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Variación de la talla de Eunicea flexuosa y Plexaura kuekenthali (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) en arrecifes coralinos cercanos a fuentes contaminantes en La Habana, Cuba
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2012
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Size variation of Eunicea flexuosa and Plexaura kuekenthali (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) in coral reefs close to pollution sources in Havana, CubaAbstract
Se determinó la variación de la talla de los octocorales Eunicea flexuosa y Plexaura kuekenthali en arrecifes coralinos con diferente grado de contaminación urbana en la ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. Se midió la altura de las colonias encontradas a lo largo de un transepto de banda (100 x 1 m). La distribución por tallas de ambas especies mostró una tendencia a que las colonias alcancen una mayor frecuencia relativa en los menores intervalos de tallas en los sitios cercanos a las cuencas fluviales con mayor carga contaminante (medido por el número de fuentes contaminantes y carga dispuesta, DBO). La talla media de E. flexuosa fue significativamente menor en los dos sitios cercanos a las cuencas con mayor carga contaminante. Sus mayores tamaños de efecto (diferencia entre pares de altura media en el análisis de Monte Carlo) se detectaron entre los sitios cercanos a las cuencas con menor (SA y CH) y mayor (AM y ES) carga contaminante. La talla media de P. kuekenthali fue significativamente mayor en el sitio cercano a la cuenca con menor carga contaminante. Sin embargo, la segunda mayor talla media se encontró inesperadamente en el sitio cercano a la cuenca con mayor carga contaminante, lo que probablemente esté relacionado con mecanismos heterotróficos y/o fototrópicos en el crecimiento, lo que merece ser investigado. La contaminación urbana al parecer afecta el crecimiento en altura de E. flexuosa y P. kuekenthali. Sin embargo, a pesar de que la contaminación urbana afecta la distribución por tallas de P. kuekenthali, no queda claro que afecte su altura mediaVariation in size of octocorals Eunicea flexuosa and Plexaura kuekenthali was determined in coral reefs with different levels of urban pollution facing Havana city, Cuba. The height of the colonies found along a belt transect (100 x 1 m) was measured. Size distribution of both species showed a tendency of colonies to reach a higher relative frequency in the lower size ranges at sites near river basins with the highest pollutant load (measured by the number of pollution sources and disposed load, BOD). The average size of E. flexuosa was significantly smaller in the two sites near the river basin with the highest pollutant load. Its bigger effect sizes (difference between pairs of average height in Monte Carlo analysis) were detected between sites near basins with lower (SA and CH) and higher (AM and ES) pollutant load. The average size of P. kuekenthali was significantly bigger in the site near the basin with lower pollutant load. However, the second biggest average size was unexpectedly found at the site near the basin with the highest pollutant load, which is probably due to heterotrophic and/or phototropic mechanisms in the growth, fact that requires future research. Urban pollution seems to affect height growth of E. flexuosa and P. kuekenthali. However, in spite that urban pollution affects size distribution of P. kuekenthali, it is unclear whether it affects its average height
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Serie OceanológicaIssue/Article Nr
No. 11Publisher or University
Instituto de OceanologíaResource/Dataset Location
http://oceanologia.redciencia.cu/articulos/talla_octocorales_118.pdfCollections
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