Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective最新文献

{"title":"Unusual formations in the B. R. Chinchorro Bank: Miniature atolls","authors":"Daniel Torruco,&nbsp;Alicia González-Solís","doi":"10.1111/maec.12817","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12817","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There are unique reef patches in the Biosphere Reserve Banco Chinchorro reef lagoon that have an unusual formation. They appear to be miniature atolls. These formations are at a depth of 2–6 m, and present flourishing coral growth, whereas a few meters away others are strongly decayed. To define the cause of this phenomenon, an analysis of three of these formations was carried out to try to relate the structure of the corals that make up these formations to environmental factors. We recorded in tidal cycles, 12 environmental parameters, and micronutrients. Despite their closeness, two patches show high biodiversity, whereas the third shows low diversity. These results show notable differences between the three patches resulting from position on the reef (leeward and windward), in addition, these patterns relate to the undercurrent of possible relict water that drains from the lagoon microsystem of the main island of the reef, Cayo Centro, toward the miniature atolls.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/maec.12817","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141365901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Environmental-driven dynamics of phytoplankton assemblages in the Bay of Bengal, Southeast coast of India","authors":"Vajravelu Manigandan,&nbsp;Ranjit Kumar Sarangi,&nbsp;Danaraj Jeyapragash,&nbsp;Saravanakumar Ayyappan","doi":"10.1111/maec.12812","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12812","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A study conducted from January to December 2018 examined seasonal variations in horizontal phytoplankton communities. A total of 93 species were identified, including 63 Coscinodiscophyceae, 4 Fragilariophyceae, 7 Bacillariophyceae, 15 Dinophyceae, and 4 Cyanophyceae. The highest species diversity and abundance occurred during the postmonsoon and premonsoon periods. Environmental parameters (viz., temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, ammonia, nitrite, silicate, total suspended solids) were all statistically significant except for nitrite (<i>p</i> &gt; .05). Multivariate statistical analyses (PCA and CCA) revealed that in the postmonsoon period, silicate and nitrate were responsible for the proliferation of phytoplankton abundance, species composition and density, while in the premonsoon period, temperature, salinity, and pH significantly influenced and favored specific phytoplankton groups (such as Chaetocerotaceae) in terms of species composition and abundance.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141190594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feeding ecology of the Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides, in Ecuadorian waters","authors":"Alfredo Ordiano-Flores,&nbsp;Katherine E. Méndez Gudiño,&nbsp;Marcos D. Calle-Morán,&nbsp;Ana R. Hernández-Téllez,&nbsp;Jacqueline M. Cajas-Flores","doi":"10.1111/maec.12811","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12811","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Patagonian toothfish or Chilean sea bass, <i>Dissostichus eleginoides</i>, is an ecological and commercially important species captured by the Equatorian fleet in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. This study aimed to determine this species' diet composition and feeding habits captured in three geographical zones from Ecuador during 2017 and 2018. The total length and corporal mass were measured during this period, and the sex and sexual maturity states were determined from 328 individuals. A hypoallometric growth was evidenced by the size-weight relationship in <i>D. eleginoides</i>, with an allometry coefficient <i>b</i> = 2.34, suggesting that it increases in size more than in weight. The stomach content analysis expressed as the Prey Specific Index of Relative Importance (PSIRI) indicated that <i>D. eleginoides</i> mainly feeds on teleost fish (88.2%) and less on cephalopods (9%) and crustaceans (2.8%). Males and females evidenced a similar diet; however, adults consumed more teleost fish than juveniles. The trophic position ⁓ 4 indicates that the Patagonian toothfish is a secondary carnivore predator with a wide geographic and diet variation related to prey availability. This is the first study regarding the trophic ecology of <i>D. eleginoides</i> in Ecuador, as other studies are lacking. Understanding nutrient and energy flows in ecosystems is crucial for effective fishing management with an ecosystemic approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141111381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The climate-induced changes in the life history of the common cuttlefish in the English Channel","authors":"Vladimir Laptikhovsky,&nbsp;Christopher J. Barrett,&nbsp;Peter J. Barry,&nbsp;Chris Firmin,&nbsp;Eleanor MacLeod,&nbsp;Samantha Stott,&nbsp;Rui Vieira","doi":"10.1111/maec.12810","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12810","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The population of common cuttlefish <i>Sepia officinalis</i> in the English Channel recently developed two life cycles: annual (spawning 1 y.o.) and biennial (spawning 2 y.o.) instead of the biennial strategy known before, associated with increasing environmental temperatures in recent decades because of climate changes. Both groups differ in the size of mature animals (110–196 mm mantle length vs. 140–262 mm) and the number of chambers in the cuttlebone (60–97 in annual vs. 93–152 in biennial). The annual group represented some 15%–20% of the population, and the proportion of early spawners increased during the reproductive period, from 3%–5% in February/March to 50%–70% in June/July. Among spawning cuttlefish males predominated as ~2:1. Such environmentally driven changes in historical ecology as exemplified by the cuttlefish might be a critical link in the adaptation of the cephalopod life cycles to changing ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140965294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Serpentinite-hosted chemosynthetic community of South Chamorro Seamount, Mariana Forearc","authors":"Chong Chen,&nbsp;Hiromi Kayama Watanabe,&nbsp;Hikaru Sawada,&nbsp;Hisanori Iwamoto,&nbsp;Ken Takai","doi":"10.1111/maec.12808","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12808","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems are ‘oases’ of life powered by reducing geofluids, of which serpentinite-hosted seeps are among the least studied. South Chamorro Seamount, a serpentine mud volcano on the Mariana Arc, has been known to host chemosynthesis-based assemblages since 1996, but no detailed information on the fauna was published. Here, we revisited South Chamorro to characterise its biodiversity. We located two regions of chemosynthetic communities dominated by bathymodioline mussels, vesicomyid clams, and chaetopterid parchment worms: one on the northwestern flank (‘Fryer Site’) and one on the southern summit (‘Summit Site’). We sampled a total of 20 species including 13 molluscs, five annelids, and two crustaceans – all present on the more active Summit Site but only a subset being found at Fryer Site. A mussel bed surrounding the Fryer Site was drilled by the Ocean Drilling Program in 2001 resulting in six holes, the deepest being 266 m (Hole 1200C). Cuttings ~50 cm deep still cover an approximately 60 m radius around Hole 1200C even 22 years later, and there is no sign of recovery. Low geofluid supply in serpentinite-hosted seamounts may not allow decadal recovery of animal colonies, unlike a previous drilling site in an Okinawa Trough vent.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/maec.12808","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140939887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genetic connectivity of the common octopus (Octopus insularis) along the southwestern Caribbean","authors":"Alejandra Puentes-Sayo,&nbsp;Julian F. Quintero-Galvis,&nbsp;Nestor H. Campos,&nbsp;Arturo Acero P,&nbsp;Juan Carlos Narváez-Barandica","doi":"10.1111/maec.12809","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Octopus insularis</i> is a shallow-water octopus distributed throughout the western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. To evaluate its phylogeographic pattern, mitochondrial markers (16S rRNA and COIII) and genome-wide nuclear markers (SNP's) were analyzed in individuals from artisanal fishing in different locations of the Colombian Caribbean coast. Mitochondrial analyzes displayed novel haplotypes (16S = H2, H3 and H4; COIII = H2–H7) and haplotypes shared with distant geographic areas (16S = H1 COIII = H1). The COIII gene did not show genetic differentiation between the analyzed localities, while the 16S gene showed significant differences between Santa Marta and Isla Fuerte. COIII's demographic analysis indicated that the species' effective population size has remained constant. Inferences were made from next-generation genomic data with restriction site-associated DNA (ddRAD-seq) and 6769 polymorphic loci. The pairwise <i>F</i>_ST test indicated that there are low but significant differences between localities; however, the general molecular analysis of variance (AMOVA) and the principal coordinate analysis showed a lack of spatial structure in the populations analyzed. The Mantel test found no correlation between genetic distance and geographic distance, and the genetic structure analyses showed the presence of one genetic stock. The information obtained in this study indicates the genetic connectivity of <i>O. insularis</i> in the southwestern Caribbean, the absence of putative biogeographic barriers that affect its gene flow, and the crucial role played by life history strategies (planktonic paralarvae) and oceanographic factors to define the current distribution of its genetic diversity in this region.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140939824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluation of fate of organic matter in sediment through microcosm experiments","authors":"Laxman Gardade,&nbsp;Lidita Khandeparker","doi":"10.1111/maec.12807","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12807","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Laboratory microcosm experiments help to understand the degradation pattern of different sources derived from organic matter (OM) at the sediment–water interface and relate it to field processes. Microcosm experiments were carried out for 65 days to assess the degradation of organic materials such as diatoms, zooplankton, and mangrove leaves using source-specific fatty acid (FA) biomarkers. The viable bacterial population in the microcosm sediment was low on day 1, but on day 3, it increased substantially by two to threefold in all the treatments. An increase in the bacterial population resulted in a decrease in the FAs specific to organic materials during the initial incubation phase (10 days), suggesting the degradation of organic materials derived from different sources. The FAs specific to diatoms showed faster degradation when compared to zooplankton and mangrove-specific FAs. The degradation of FAs was influenced by the nature of the source material, unsaturation of FAs, and the sediment type. Sandy sediment facilitated higher degradation of diatom and zooplankton-specific FAs, whereas mangrove-specific FAs showed higher degradation in silty-clay sediment. Thus, bacterial community composition coupled with the habitat characteristics, the OM composition, and the grain size of the sediment, influenced the degradation of FAs. The degradation of mangrove-specific long-chain FAs was ~1.11–2.5 times higher when spiked with plankton-derived labile OM from mixed sources, which otherwise took a longer time for degradation pointing toward co-metabolism (priming effect), which could play a significant role in the cycling of terrestrial plant-derived OM in an estuarine ecosystem.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140939822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An in silico study to identify stress-induced microRNAs and their targets from a mangrove Avicennia marina","authors":"Anjali Sharma,&nbsp;Mousumi Datta,&nbsp;Prajita Kundu,&nbsp;Aditi Nayak","doi":"10.1111/maec.12806","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12806","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Abiotic stresses encompass different environmental stimuli and constantly affect plant sustainability throughout their lifetime. Plants have developed several complex mechanisms to respond against these abiotic stresses. Studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) effectively reduce stress-responsive genes that significantly help plants tolerate abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature, and heavy metals. The regulation of such genes by miRNAs not only aids in plant growth and development but also controls physiological processes such as identifying floral organs, leaf morphogenesis, and root development. As per the information, miRNA plays an important role in stress regulation and regulates homeostasis in mangrove plants such as <i>Rhizophore apiculata.</i> Several modern technologies and approaches have been developed to determine these stress response miRNAs. The targeted genes of miRNAs are transcription factors that further control a set of down and upstream genes to affect physiological response. This paper explores the miRNAs found in a mangrove plant <i>Avicennia marina</i>. The plant contains many miRNAs and knowledge of miRNAs – their development, roles, functions, and target genes under abiotic stress conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140887237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the timing of spawning of two sea urchins (Tripneustes gratilla and Toxopneustes pileolus)","authors":"Shih-jie Lin,&nbsp;Chia-Hsuan Hsu,&nbsp;Keryea Soong","doi":"10.1111/maec.12802","DOIUrl":"10.1111/maec.12802","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Many marine organisms broadcast gametes for external fertilization, thus conspecifics need to concentrate the time of gamete release through synchronization with environmental factors. We investigated the timing of spawning in two sea urchin species, <i>Tripneustes gratilla</i> and <i>Toxopneustes pileolus</i>, by assessing the spawning potential of individuals using both surveys and experiments in southern Taiwan from March to November 2010. We developed a new method to observe the spawning potential without sacrificing any individuals, defining those individuals-initiated spawning within 30 min after 10 s of exposure to air as having the spawning potential. We discovered that the percentage of individuals with spawning potential, that is, the spawning ratios of the population, varied greatly from 0% to 80% in <i>To. pileolus</i> and from 0% to 50% in <i>Tr. gratilla</i> within the reproductive seasons. We evaluated the possibility of a lunar/semilunar rhythm of spawning ratios of the population and tested three environmental factors, that is, light intensity, tide, and temperature that could potentially affect the spawning potential of the sea urchins by experiments. Individuals with spawning potential were neither randomly nor evenly distributed among days but were aggregated on certain days; however, no lunar/semilunar rhythm of the spawning ratios was detected within the reproductive season. The possible role of the tidal factor within a day was not found in experiments in either species. However, when water temperature was &gt;27°C in our surveys, significantly higher spawning ratios were observed in <i>To. pileolus</i>, but not in <i>Tr. gratilla</i> in the reproductive season. A further temperature experiment in <i>To. pileolus</i> supported the positive role of high temperature on the spawning ratios of individuals. In addition, <i>To. pileolus</i> was more likely to spawn during the day than at night, and the light/dark experiments suggested that the spawning potential was controlled by an endogenous biological clock rather than by the ambient light conditions directly. The lack of rhythmic pattern and yet concentrated spawning of these sea urchins may be adaptive to avoid predation.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140590355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quantifying direct and indirect linkages between seagrasses, environment and associated macrofauna in a temperate lagoon","authors":"Cloverley M. Lawrence","doi":"10.1111/maec.12804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12804","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Seagrass ecosystems play a vital role in marine environments, providing essential services, including physical habitat that supports a species diversity critical to robust trophic structures. However, seagrass loss due to various influences raises concerns about the persistence of these ecosystems. Seagrass-associated macrofauna serve as indicators of environmental health, noting change or stability. This study investigated the structural and environmental drivers influencing macrofaunal communities associated with seagrass (<i>Zostera capensis</i>) in a temperate lagoon. Variation in macrofaunal community structure across phenotypically distinct seagrass populations found large-leaved morphotypes in deeper intertidal stands to support higher species diversity and richness. Conversely, small-leaved populations in higher shore positions had a greater abundance of desiccation-resistant gastropods. Seasonal differences were significant, with higher abundances generally observed during spring and summer, while diversity and richness peaked in autumn and winter. Structural equation modelling revealed shoot densities and leaf width to have positive direct effects on macrofaunal abundance, while temperature and tidal exposure produced significant indirect effects. Temperature had a direct effect on seagrass structure and significantly influenced five out of six seagrass metrics measured. Observations of seagrass distribution in the lagoon indicate significant declines in large-leaved populations with likely adverse consequences for associated macrofauna and related trophic levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":49883,"journal":{"name":"Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective","volume":"45 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/maec.12804","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140546756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}