scholarly journals Seasonal Variation Of The Macrofauna From Three Seagrass Meadows Of Cymodocea Nodosa Off Gran Canaria (Central-Eastern Atlantic Ocean)

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Tuya
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Cymodocea Nodosa ◽  
Gran Canaria ◽  
Seagrass Meadows ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Central Eastern

scholarly journals Brachyuran Crabs (Decapoda) Associated with Rhodolith Beds: Spatio-Temporal Variability at Gran Canaria Island

Diversity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Sánchez-Latorre ◽  
Raül Triay-Portella ◽  
Marcial Cosme ◽  
Fernando Tuya ◽  
Francisco Otero-Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Temporal Pattern ◽  
Seasonal Pattern ◽  
Epiphytic Algae ◽  
Gran Canaria ◽  
Seasonal Study ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Brachyuran Crabs ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Crustaceans are a key component of the fauna living in rhodoliths, but patterns in their distribution and abundance remain largely unknown. This paper assessed spatio-temporal variability of Brachyura associated with rhodoliths. A seasonal study was conducted at three depth layers (18, 25, and 40 m), throughout two years (December 2015 to October 2017) at Gran Canaria Island (eastern Atlantic Ocean). A total of 765 crabs belonging to 10 species were collected. A larger abundance and richness of crabs at 25 m correlated with a larger biomass of epiphytic algae attached to rhodoliths. A seasonal pattern was also observed, where a higher richness of crabs occurred in the summer. The Xanthid crab, Nanocassiope melanodactylus, dominated the assemblage (83%); juveniles of this species were more abundant in deeper waters (40 m), while adults were more abundant on the shallower depth layers (18 m and 25 m). The species Pilmunus hirtellus was restricted to 25 m. Nevertheless, Pisa carinimana and Achaeus cranchii did not show any spatio-temporal pattern. In summary, this study demonstrated that two conspicuous crabs, N. melanodactylus and P. hirtellus, associated with rhodolith beds are bathymetrically segregated.

Relation between the type of wave exposure and seagrass losses (Cymodocea nodosa) in the south of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands — Spain)

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Portillo
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Cymodocea Nodosa ◽  
The South ◽  
Frictional Drag ◽  
Winter Storms ◽  
Gran Canaria ◽  
Seagrass Meadows ◽  
The North ◽  
Storm Waves

AbstractEffects of different types of wave events on Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows were observed and investigated by quantitative and qualitative evaluation of material washed ashore a few days after the events. The studied seagrass meadows are located on the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands — Spain) and they are protected from frequent swells arriving from the North Atlantic. However, sporadic phenomena associated with winter storms occasionally hit this coastline, causing the loss of entire plants (fresh leaves with rhizomes and roots attached). An unusual type of southern swells generated in the South Atlantic also reaches the Islands in spring and summer. A clear relation was observed between the wave events (southern swells and storm waves) and the material cast ashore over the following days, with differences in composition (fresh vs. decaying leaves) depending on the type of event. After southern swells, detached portions of C. nodosa consisted mostly of decaying leaves shed after senescence. These old swells cause frictional drag with moderate oscillations over a wider range at greater depths, removing only decaying leaves from the seagrass meadows and favoring the natural clean-up process.

Seasonal variability of suprabenthic crustaceans associated with Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows off Gran Canaria (eastern Atlantic)

2014 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Herrera ◽  
J.M. Landeira ◽  
F. Tuya ◽  
T. Packard ◽  
F. Espino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variability ◽  
Cymodocea Nodosa ◽  
Gran Canaria ◽  
Seagrass Meadows

scholarly journals A Checklist of the Marine Plants from the Canary Islands (Central Eastern Atlantic Ocean)

2002 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Haroun ◽  
M. C. Gil-Rodríguez ◽  
J. Díaz de Castro ◽  
W. F. Prud'homme van Reine
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Marine Plants ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Central Eastern

scholarly journals Mercury in North-Eastern Atlantic Ocean Water

Nature ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 232 (5306) ◽  
pp. 112-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. LEATHERLAND ◽  
J. D. BURTON ◽  
M. J. MCCARTNEY ◽  
F. CULKIN
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Ocean Water ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Eastern

scholarly journals Biogeochemical controls on the bacterial populations in the eastern Atlantic Ocean

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 3747-3759 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. B. Neogi ◽  
B. P. Koch ◽  
P. Schmitt-Kopplin ◽  
C. Pohl ◽  
G. Kattner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
Bacterial Abundance ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Bacterial Populations ◽  
Organic C ◽  
Cultivable Bacteria ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Vibrio Spp

Abstract. Little is known about bacterial dynamics in the oligotrophic ocean, particularly about cultivable bacteria. We examined the abundance of total and cultivable bacteria in relation to changes in biogeochemical conditions in the eastern Atlantic Ocean with special regard to Vibrio spp., a group of bacteria that can cause diseases in human and aquatic organisms. Surface, deep water and plankton (<20 μm, 20–55 μm and >55 μm) samples were collected between 50° N and 24° S. Chlorophyll-a was very low (<0.3 μg l−1) in most areas of the nutrient-poor Atlantic, except at a few locations near upwelling regions. In surface water, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (DON) concentrations were 64–95 μM C and 2–10 μM N accounting for ≥90 % and ≥76 % of total organic C and N, respectively. DOC and DON gradually decreased to ~45 μM C and <5 μM N in the bottom water. In the surface layer, culture independent total bacteria and other prokaryotes represented by 4´-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) counts, ranged mostly between 107 and 108 cells l−1, while cultivable bacterial counts (CBC) and Vibrio spp. were found at concentrations of 104–107 and 102–105 colony forming units (CFU) l−1, respectively. Most bacteria (>99 %) were found in the nanoplankton fraction (<20 μm), however, bacterial abundance did not correlate with suspended particulates (chlorophyll-a, particulate organic C [POC] and N [PON]). Instead, we found a highly significant correlation between bacterial abundance and temperature (p < 0.001) and a significant correlation with DOC and DON (p < 0.005 and <0.01, respectively). In comparison to CBC and DAPI-stained prokaryotes, cultivable Vibrio showed a stronger and highly significant correlation with DOC and DON (p < 0.0005 and p < 0.005, respectively). In cold waters of the mesopelagic and abyssal zones, CBC was 50 to 100-times lower than in the surface layer; however, cultivable Vibrio spp. could be isolated from the bathypelagic zone and even near the seafloor (average ~10 CFU l−1). The depth-wise decrease in CBC and Vibrio coincided with the decrease in both DOC and POC. Our study indicates that Vibrio and other bacteria may largely depend on dissolved organic matter to survive in nutrient-poor oceanic habitats.

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