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Diel seasonality in fish biodiversity in a sandy beach in south-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2010

Ruan Managna Vasconcellos ,
Francisco Gerson Araújo ,
Joaquim Neto de Sousa Santos  and
Márcio de Araújo Silva
Ruan Managna Vasconcellos
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal—PPGBA, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, IB/DBA, BR 465 Km 7, 23.851-970 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Francisco Gerson Araújo*
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal—PPGBA, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, IB/DBA, BR 465 Km 7, 23.851-970 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Joaquim Neto de Sousa Santos
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal—PPGBA, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, IB/DBA, BR 465 Km 7, 23.851-970 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
Márcio de Araújo Silva
Affiliation:
Agência Nacional de Águas—ANA, Setor Policial, Área 5, Quadra 3, Blocos ‘B’, ‘L’ e ‘M’, 70.610-200 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: F.G. Araújo, Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Animal—PPGBA, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, IB/DBA, BR 465 Km 7, 23.851-970 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil email: gerson@ufrrj.br
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Abstract

Diel fluctuations in nearshore fish communities were studied at a sandy beach in south-eastern Brazil. A total of 192 samples were performed by beach seines, during 3-hour intervals throughout 48-hour periods, between spring 2005 and winter 2006. Mean biomass and number of species were significantly higher at night, while number of individuals did not differ between day and night. Major disruptions in the fish community occurred during the winter when the assemblages underwent restructuring. Harengula clupeola, Sardinella janeiro, Anchoa lyoleps and Umbrina coroides were the predominant species at night, while Atherinella brasiliensis, Pomatomus saltatrix and Trachinotus carolinus peaked during the day, although significant diel changes in community structure were recorded only in the summer. Biological interactions, behavioural variations and local constraints might explain diel differences in the fish distribution. This study confirms that changes in diel activity in juvenile fish species can differ in similar areas, even for a given species, and the causes of these changes needs to be investigated.

Keywords

marine fishassemblagediel cycleshallow-water habitatscoastal habitatssandy beachesBrazil
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 91 , Special Issue 6: Fish Ecology , September 2011 , pp. 1337 - 1344
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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