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      Recruitment patterns of 2 sea cucumber species in a Central Mexican Pacific coral reef community Translated title: Patrón de reclutamiento de 2 holoturoideos asociados a una comunidad coralina del Pacífico central mexicano

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          Holothurians are nutrient recyclers, bioturbators, and prey for other taxa in diverse marine ecosystems; thus, they directly impact the distribution of organisms with which they are associated. However, little is known about annual changes in holothurian recruitment. Islas Marietas harbors a coral community with a rich assemblage of holothurians. From March 2011 to February 2012, bimonthly samplings were performed in order to identify the annual recruitment patterns of species Pentamera chierchia and Neothyone gibber. Density (ind cm−2) was assessed for each of the 2 species, as was the micro-substrate abutting them. Both species had highest densities in the May and June period (N. gibber = 0.0903 ind cm−2; P. chierchia = 0.0396 ind cm−2); densities < 0.01 ind cm−2 were documented over the remainder of the year. This is the first record of P. chierchia in the study area. Furthermore, no correlation between species density and substrate type was found (s ≤ 0.61, n = 7, p > 0.05). The study of seasonal recruitment fluctuations of reef-associated holothurians and their relationship with factors such as reproduction and availability of coralline substrate may provide information on their life cycles, in order to initially understand some ecological patterns of these species that contribute to the maintenance of regional biodiversity.

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          Los holoturoideos cumplen funciones como recicladores de nutrientes, bioturbadores y presas de otros taxones en diversos ecosistemas marinos; por lo que afectan directamente la distribución de los organismos asociados a ellos. Pese a su importancia funcional, poco se sabe acerca de sus patrones anuales de reclutamiento. Las Islas Marietas albergan una comunidad coralina con un rico ensamblaje de holoturoideos. Con el fin de identificar los patrones de reclutamiento anuales de las especies Pentamera chierchia y Neothyone gibber, de marzo 2011 a febrero 2012 se realizaron 6 muestreos bimensuales. Se evaluó la densidad (ind cm−2) para cada especie y el micro-sustrato asociado. Ambas presentaron las mayores densidades durante mayo-junio (N. gibber = 0.0903 ind cm−2; P. chierchia = 0.0396 ind cm−2); durante el resto del año la densidad fue < 0.01 ind cm−2. Este es el primer registro de P. chierchia en el área de estudio. No hubo correlación entre densidad y micro-sustrato (s ≤ 0.61, n = 7, p > 0.05). El estudio de las fluctuaciones estacionales del reclutamiento de holoturias y su relación con factores como reproducción y disponibilidad de sustrato puede proporcionar información sobre sus ciclos de vida, dando mayor entendimiento a los patrones ecológicos de estas especies que contribuyen al mantenimiento de la biodiversidad regional.

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            Organisms living in the marine rocky intertidal zone compete for space. This, together with predation, physical disruption, and differing species tolerances to physiological stress, explains the structure of the ecological communities at some sites. At other sites the supply of larvae is limiting, and events in the offshore waters, such as wind-driven upwelling, explain the composition of intertidal communities. Whether the community ecology at a site is governed by adult-adult interactions within the site, or by limitations to the supply of larvae reaching the site, is determined by the regional pattern of circulation in the coastal waters. Models combining larval circulation with adult interactions can potentially forecast population fluctuations. These findings illustrate how processes in different ecological habitats are coupled.
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                Contributors
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                Journal
                rmbiodiv
                Revista mexicana de biodiversidad
                Rev. Mex. Biodiv.
                Instituto de Biología (México, DF, Mexico )
                1870-3453
                2007-8706
                2016
                : 87
                : 1
                : 86-91
                Affiliations
                [01] Puerto Vallarta orgnameUniversidad de Guadalajara orgdiv1Centro Universitario de la Costa orgdiv2Laboratorio de Ecología Marina Mexico
                [02] México orgnameUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México orgdiv1Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología orgdiv2Laboratorio de Sistemática y Ecología de Equinodermos Mexico
                Article
                S1870-34532016000100086
                10.1016/j.rmb.2015.09.020
                3d00e52f-a8d8-405c-9f15-c43140806e87

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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                : 05 November 2014
                : 01 September 2015
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                Echinoderms,Dendrochirotida,Holothuroidea,Marine invertebrate,Reproduction,Equinodermos,Invertebrados marinos,Reproducción

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