https://socictopen.socict.org/items/show/19923
title: From fresh water to the slope: fish community ecology in the Río de la Plata and the sea beyond Desde el agua dulce hasta el talud: ecología de comunidades de peces en el Río de la Plata y el mar adyacente
subject: Argentina, Argentine, Río de la Plata, asociaciones de peces, environmental variables, estuario, estuary, fish assemblages, gradiente ribereño-marino, riverine-marine gradient, variables ambientales
description: The spatial pattern of fish assemblages and its relationship with factors along an environment gradient, from fresh to marine water environment along the Río de la Plata estuary (36ºS, 56ºW) the shelf and part of the slope, was examined using data from 22 sampling stations. Fish were sampled from all station with an Engel type trawl (200 mm stretched mesh in the wings, 120 mm stretched mesh in the cod ends, 4 m vertical opening and 15 m horizontal aperture) towed at 4 knots for 20 to 30 min per set. Cluster analysis and ordination analysis MDS were used to define spatial distribution of fish assemblages based on fish composition (abundance and biomass). BIO-ENV process was used to estimate assemblage association with depth, temperature and salinity of surface and bottom waters. The results of these analyses showed that the fish community along the riverine-marine gradient was structured in four assemblages: riverine, estuarine, shelf and slope. These assemblages were found to differ significantly in their species composition. Each assemblage was characterized by several common and discriminator species and characterized by differing environmental conditions. Bottom salinity and bottom temperature were the environmental variables most strongly associated with differences in assemblage structure across the various areas. The changes in assemblage structure between areas were gradual, with no sharp boundaries.Se analizó el patrón espacial de las asociaciones de peces y su relación con los factores ambientales a lo largo del gradiente desde el agua dulce en el Río de la Plata hasta la parte superior del talud. Los peces fueron muestreados en 22 estaciones con una red de arrastre de fondo tipo Engel (200 mm de abertura de malla en las alas, 120 en el copo, 4 m de abertura vertical y 15 m de abertura horizontal) con una velocidad de arrastre de 4 nudos durante 20 a 30 min. Para definir la distribución espacial de las asociaciones de peces basadas en la composición de la i…
creator: Mirta L García, Andrés J Jaureguizar, Lucila C Protogino
source: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
publisher: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
date: 2010
relation: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2010000100008
coverage: Biology (General), Oceanography, Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling