کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4396467 1618467 2010 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Complex species interaction in tropical backreef communities
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم آبزیان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Complex species interaction in tropical backreef communities
چکیده انگلیسی
A complex interaction between the sea urchin, Tripneustes ventricosus, and snail, Cerithium litteratum, has emerged in lagoonal backreefs of Jamaica. These two species are spatially correlated in most of the habitats that were examined. In field and laboratory observations, urchins pick up and cover their tests with as many as 40 live snails continuously for up to two days. I examined whether urchins cover to avoid predation, and whether growth and survival of snails is negatively affected by this behavior. The presence of predators prompted urchins to collect ten times as many snails, which gained 47% less tissue weight and 75% less shell lip thickness than snails unassociated with urchins. However, the survival rate of snails positioned on urchins was three times greater than that of free snails on sandy backreef substratum. Results of this study imply a biomass gain versus survival trade-off, and provide insights into complex interactions.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology - Volume 393, Issues 1–2, 30 September 2010, Pages 124-129
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