Laura Sanvicente-Añorve, Rodrigo Rodríguez-Vázquez, Elia Lemus-Santana, Miguel Alatorre-Mendieta, Martha Reguero
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espanolResumen: La costa sur del Golfo de Mexico es tipicamente una llanura costera que alterna con salientes rocosas. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo comparar la estructura comunitaria de los quitones del litoral rocoso de Montepio, durante los periodos meteorologicos de secas y nortes y proporcionar datos sobre el crecimiento relativo de las especies dominantes. Se muestreo sobre un transecto de 100 x 2 m en la zona intermareal y se recolectaron 83 individuos. Se identificaron 6 especies: Lepidochitona rosea, Chaetopleura apiculata, Ischnochiton kaasi, Lepidochitona pseudoliozonis, Lepidochitona liozonis y Acanthochitona andersoni. Las 2 epocas fueron muy similares en riqueza de especies (S= 4) y diversidad de Shannon (1,36 y 1,29 bits ind-1 en secas y nortes); sin embargo, solo 2 especies ocurrieron en ambos periodos, lo que indica un fuerte recambio estacional de especies (50%). Esta dinamica estacional se deberia a la discontinuidad del sustrato rocoso, que no permitiria una recuperacion rapida de las poblaciones despues del impacto de los nortes. La densidad de organismos fue baja ( EnglishAbstract: The southern Gulf of Mexico is typically a coastal plain where rocky shores are scattered distributed. The goal of this study was to compare the chiton community structure of the rocky shore of Montepio during the dry and ‘nortes’ (stormy) weather periods, and to gather data on the relative growth of the dominant species. Sampling was carried out along a transect of 100 x 2 m in the intertidal zone and 83 individuals were collected. Six species were identified: Lepidochitona rosea, Chaetopleura apiculata, Ischnochiton kaasi, Lepidochitona pseudoliozonis, Lepidochitona liozonis and Acanthochitona andersoni. Species richness (S= 4) and Shannon diversity (1.36 and 1.29 bits ind-1 in dry and stormy seasons) were very similar between the 2 seasons; however, only 2 species occurred in both periods, suggesting a strong seasonal exchange of species (50%). This seasonal dynamics could be due to the discontinuity of the rocky substrate, which would not allow a rapid recovery of the populations after the impact of storms. Density of individuals was low (