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Aquaculture facilities promote populational stability throughout seasons and increase medusae size for the invasive jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda

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Author(s):
The, Jorge [1] ; Barroso, Hortencia de Sousa [1] ; Mammone, Marta [2] ; Viana, Michael [1] ; Batista Melo, Caio Servulo [1] ; Mies, Miguel [3] ; Banha, Thomas N. S. [3] ; Morandini, Andre C. [4, 5] ; Rossi, Sergio [1, 2, 6] ; Soares, Marcelo de Oliveira [1, 2, 6]
Total Authors: 10
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Ceara UFC, Inst Ciencias Mar LABOMAR, Fortaleza, Ceara - Brazil
[2] Univ Salento, DiSTeBA, Campus Ecotekne, I-73100 Lecce - Italy
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Biol Marinha, Sao Sebastiao - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Univ Autonoma Barcelona UAB, Inst Ciencia & Tecnol Ambientals ICTA, Barcelona - Spain
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; v. 162, DEC 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Cassiopea jellyfish have successfully invaded several marine ecosystems worldwide. We investigated if Cassiopea andromeda grows larger (umbrella size) and if their populations are more stable in shrimp farms than in mangroves in the Brazilian coast. Our results show that jellyfish abundance is higher in the shrimp farm during the rainy season and in the mangrove during dry season. The population is stable during both seasons in the shrimp farm, but unstable in the mangroves, as jellyfish are absent during rainy season. Shrimp farm-associated jellyfish are three times larger than those in the mangroves, regardless of season. We recorded the largest (49.2 cm of umbrella diameter) ever C. andromeda individual in the shrimp farm. Unlike the mangroves, the shrimp farm provides environmental intra-annual stability that promotes jellyfish growth and population persistence. Therefore, C. andromeda populations can be seasonally dynamic and artificial environments such as aquaculture facilities may facilitate the invasion process. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/21007-9 - Recognizing the diversity of jellyfishes (Medusozoa, Rhopaliophora)
Grantee:André Carrara Morandini
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants