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Título: | The role of Mediterranean sponges in benthic-pelagic coupling processes: Aplysina aerophoba and Axinella polypoides case studies |
Autor: | Coppari, Martina; Gori, Andrea CSIC ORCID; Viladrich, Nuria CSIC ORCID; Saponari, Luca; Canepa, Antonio CSIC ORCID CVN; Grinyó, Jordi CSIC ORCID; Olariaga, Alejandro CSIC; Rossi, Sergio CSIC ORCID | Palabras clave: | Active suspension feeders Carbon flux ROV survey Seascape ecology Species distribution Trophic ecology ROV |
Fecha de publicación: | abr-2016 | Editor: | Elsevier | Citación: | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 477: 57-68 (2016) | Resumen: | Sponges are important components of marine benthic communities with a worldwide distribution ranging from polar to tropical regions. They play a key role in benthic–pelagic coupling processes through their active suspension feeding, providing a trophic link between the benthos and the overlying water column. Little is known about their broad-scale distribution and feeding ecology. The general tendency is to quantify their trophic impact through small patch estimations. In this work, two of the most abundant sponges in Mediterranean coastal bottoms (Aplysina aerophoba and Axinella polypoides) were studied combining remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey with in situ feeding experiments. Spatial, bathymetrical distribution and population size structure of these species were analysed, together with their trophic ecology, in spring and autumn. We found that A. aerophoba is distributed between 5 and 20 m depth, with maximum densities of 1.6 sponges m− 2. This species ingested 0.12–0.39 mg of carbon (C) g AFDW− 1 (ash free dry weight) day− 1 in spring and 0.09–0.13 mg C g AFDW− 1 day− 1 in autumn. Conversely, A. polypoides was found between 10 and 70 m depth, with maximum densities of 7.6 sponges m− 2. This species ingested 0.07–0.17 mg C g AFDW− 1 day− 1 in spring, and 0.18–0.60 mg C g AFDW− 1 day− 1 in autumn. The highest uptake of C concentrated between 5 and 15 m depth for A. aerophoba and between 65 and 70 m depth for A. polypoides. In the 1.14 ha of studied coastal bottom, A. aerophoba ingested 1.87 g C during spring and 0.19 g C during autumn, whereas A. polypoides 13.60 g C and 29.36 g C during spring and autumn, respectively. The present approach allowed a spatially explicit quantification of benthic–pelagic coupling processes produced by two of the most common sponges in a Mediterranean coastal area. This methodology, applied to benthic communities, mirrors similar approaches used in terrestrial forestry studies for C flux estimation | Descripción: | 12 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables, supplementary data http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.01.004 | Versión del editor: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.01.004 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/131915 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jembe.2016.01.004 | Identificadores: | doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2016.01.004 issn: 0022-0981 |
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