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Effects of vehicle traffic and trampling on the macrobenthic community of Amazonian macrotidal sandy beaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2022

T. M. T. Santos Open the ORCID record for T. M. T. Santos [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Petracco  and
V. Venekey
T. M. T. Santos*
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Monitoramento Ambiental Marinho (LAPMAR), Grupo de Estudos de Nematoda Aquáticos (GENAQ), Belem, Brazil Laboratório de Pesquisa em Monitoramento Ambiental Marinho (LAPMAR), Faculdade de Oceanografia, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Pará. Av. Augusto Corrêa s/n, Guamá, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
M. Petracco
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Monitoramento Ambiental Marinho (LAPMAR), Faculdade de Oceanografia, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Pará. Av. Augusto Corrêa s/n, Guamá, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil Laboratory of Biological Oceanography, Geosciences Institute, Universidade Federal do Pará. Av. Augusto Corrêa 01, Guamá, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
V. Venekey
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Monitoramento Ambiental Marinho (LAPMAR), Grupo de Estudos de Nematoda Aquáticos (GENAQ), Belem, Brazil Laboratório de Pesquisa em Monitoramento Ambiental Marinho (LAPMAR), Faculdade de Oceanografia, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Pará. Av. Augusto Corrêa s/n, Guamá, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
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Author for correspondence: T. M. T. Santos, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

We report for the first time the effects of vehicle traffic and beachgoer trampling on macrobenthic communities of Amazonian sandy beaches. Sampling was performed during four consecutive months with different beach use intensity in 2017 (before, during vacation, and two months after the vacation period) on three contrasting beaches with regard to disturbance (Urban: Atalaia; Intermediate: Farol-Velho; and Protected: Corvinas) in the intertidal zone along two equidistant transects at seven equidistant sampling stations from the high-tide water mark to the swash zone. At each sampling station, four biological and sediment samples were randomly collected. Also, in each station, the sediment compaction was determined using a manual penetrometer. Physical sediment variables remained constant over time in all beaches, whereas differences were found in sediment compaction over the months. Macrobenthic community differences in density and richness among months were observed at Atalaia and Farol-Velho beaches. In contrast, Corvinas beach remained constant throughout the study period. Furthermore, the vulnerability of the polychaetes Thoracophellia papillata, Scolelepis squamata and Paraonis sp. indicates that they might be potential indicators of recreational activity impact.

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Amazon coastenvironmental impactsmacrofaunasandy shorestourism
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 102 , Issue 3-4 , June 2022 , pp. 285 - 307
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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