期刊
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 129, 期 -, 页码 180-188出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.05.007
关键词
Taxonomic indices; Ecological status; Coastal fishes; Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Monitoring; Tropics
资金
- CNPq - Brazilian National Agency for Scientific and Technological Development [304954/2011-0]
- FAPERJ - Foundation of Rio de Janeiro State to Research Development [E-26/102.997/2011]
Several species of marine fish use different coastal systems especially during their early development. However, these habitats are jeopardized by anthropogenic influences threatening the success of fish populations, and urgent measures are needed to priorize areas to protect their sustainability. We applied taxonomic (Delta+) and functional (X+) distinctiveness indices that represent taxonomic composition and functional roles to assess biodiversity of three different costal systems: bays, coastal lagoons and oceanic beaches. We hypothesized that difference in habitat characteristics, especially in the more dynamism and habitat homogeneity of oceanic beaches compared with more habitat diversity and sheltered conditions of bays and coastal lagoons results in differences in fish richness and taxonomic and functional diversity. The main premise is that communities phylogenetically and functionally more distinct have more interest in conservation policies. Significant differences (P < 0.004) were found in the species richness, Delta+ and X+ among the three systems according to PERMANOVA. Fish richness was higher in bays compared with the coastal lagoons and oceanic beaches. Higher Delta+ was found for the coastal lagoons compared with the bays and oceanic beaches, with the bays having some values below the confidence limit. Similar patterns were found for X+, although all values were within the confidence limits for the bays, suggesting that the absence of some taxa does not interfere in functional diversity. The hypothesis that taxonomic and functional structure of fish assemblages differ among the three systems was accepted and we suggest that coastal lagoons should be priorized in conservation programs because they support more taxonomic and functional distinctiveness. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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