Spatial distribution in marine invertebrates in rocky shore of Araucania Region (38° S, Chile)

Abstract The rocky shores in Chile have a wide invertebrate species diversity, that include species with marked abundances in determined regions. The aim of the present study is to analyse the spatial distribution pattern in different marine invertebrate species in rocky shore of Araucania region, considering if these species have random, uniform or associated patterns, and extrapolate if these patterns have Poisson, binomial or negative binomial distribution respectively. The results revealed the presence mainly of gastropods molluscs that would graze on benthic algae, these species have mainly aggregated pattern that has a robust negative binomial distribution pattern. The obtained results agree with observations for marine benthic fauna that mentioned the presence of aggregated pattern, has negative binomial distribution. Other ecological topics about spatial distribution were discussed.

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Auteurs principaux: De los Ríos,P., Carreño,E.
Format: Digital revista
Langue:English
Publié: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2020
Accès en ligne:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842020000200362
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