Interannual and seasonal variability of the diversity and structure of ichthyoplankton assemblages in the central Mexican Pacific
We examined larval fish diversity and assemblage structure off the central coast of the Mexican Pacific from December 1995 through December 1998, including the 1997-98 El Niño event. A total of 132 taxa were recorded, the dominant species being Bregmaceros bathymaster, Dormitator latifrons, and Harengula thrissina (90, 1.9, and 0.8% of the total abundance, respectively). Only B. bathymaster, D. latifrons, and Gobionellus sp. occurred in all samples. The effects of the 1997-98 El Niño on ichthyoplankton diversity were significant, but typical seasonal patterns were also detected. Diversity null models were used to determine the structural changes in the assemblage related to El Niño; both richness and evenness of the species were highest during this event. The most parsimonious models of assemblage organization include El Niño and seasonality as the most significant environmental variability sources. The small-scale spatial variability expressed as the cross-shore gradient was not significant.
Main Authors: | Franco Gordo, María del Carmen Doctora 15077, Godínez Domínguez, Enrique Doctor autor/a 15078, Suárez Morales, Eduardo Doctor autor/a 2036, Freire, J. autor/a |
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
Subjects: | Variación estacional, El Niño oscilación del Sur, Larvas de peces, Taxonomía, |
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