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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Lab Biol Camaroes Marinhos & Agua Doce, Fac Ciencias, Dept Ciencias Biol, Av Engn Luiz Edmundo Corrijo Coube 14-01, BR-17033360 Bauru, SP - Brazil
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Biota Neotropica; v. 19, n. 1 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Abstract: Crabs of the genus Persephona are intensely captured in shrimp fisheries as bycatch in the Cananéia region off the coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of Persephona punctata and Persephona mediterranea could provide information about variation in the abundance of these species, as well as the environmental variables affecting their distribution and the existence of a possible habitat partitioning. Using a shrimp fishery boat equipped with double-rig nets, crabs were monthly captured from July 2012 to June 2014 in seven sites: four in the coastal area adjacent to the Cananéia region and three in the Mar Pequeno estuarine area. The abundances of both species were compared according to spatial (among sites) and temporal (years and seasons) scale distribution. A total of 396 individuals of P. punctata and 64 of P. mediterranea were captured. The abundance of both species was higher in the second sampling year (July 2013-June 2014) and in coastal areas; only one individual of each species was captured in the estuarine area due to the low salinity at this location (approximately 27.7‰). The temperature was the environmental variable that most affected the distribution of both species, which was more abundant in warmer periods. The temporal variation in abundance was modulated by temperature, while salinity modulated the spatial distribution of P. punctata and P. mediterranea. The spatial-temporal distribution of both species differered in Cananéia, pointing to a similar use of the environment's resources. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/27210-8 - Spatial-temporal distribution and abundance of two species within the genus Persephona (Decapoda: Brachyura: Leucosiidae) in Cananéia region, on the southern coast of São Paulo State |
| Grantee: | Júlia Fernandes Perroca |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/50188-8 - Decapod crustaceans: multi-disciplinary characterization of the sea biodiversity of the State of São Paulo (taxonomy, spermiotaxonomy, molecular biology and population dynamics) |
| Grantee: | Fernando Luis Medina Mantelatto |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |