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Disruption of endogenous tidal rhythms of larval release linked to food supply and heat stress in an intertidal barnacle

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Author(s):
Kasten, Paula [1] ; Flores, Augusto A. V. [1]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Biol Marinha, BR-11600000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES; v. 472, p. 185-198, 2013.
Web of Science Citations: 11
Abstract

The timing of larval release may greatly affect the survivorship and distribution of pelagic stages and reveal important aspects of life history tactics in marine invertebrates. Endogenous rhythms of breeding individuals and populations are valuable indicators of selected strategies because they are free of the neutral effect of stochastic environmental variation. The high-shore intertidal barnacle Chthamalus bisinuatus exhibits endogenous tidal and tidal amplitude rhythms in a way that larval release would more likely occur during fortnightly neap periods at high tide. Such timing would minimize larval loss due to stranding and promote larval retention close to shore. This fully explains temporal patterns in populations facing the open sea and inhabiting eutrophic areas. However, rhythmic activity breaks down to an irregular pattern in a population within the Sao Sebastiao Channel subjected to large variation of food supply around a mesotrophic average. Peaks of chl a concentration precede release events by 6 d, suggesting resource limitation for egg production within the channel. Also, extreme daily temperatures imposing mortality risk correlate to release rate just 1 d ahead, suggesting a terminal reproductive strategy. Oceanographic conditions apparently dictate whether barnacles follow a rhythmic trend of larval release supported by endogenous timing or, alternatively, respond to the stochastic variation of key environmental factors, resulting in an erratic temporal pattern. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/10085-5 - Processes regulating larval settlement, vertical distribution, somatic growth and reproductive output of intertidal rocky shore barnacles
Grantee:Augusto Alberto Valero Flores
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 09/12645-0 - Rhythmicity in the emission of propagules in Chthamalus bisinuatus (Pilsbry, 1916): endogenous and exogenous components
Grantee:Paula Kasten
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master