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Seasonal pattern of the coastal fish assemblage in Anegada Bay, Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2013

Facundo Manuel Llompart ,
Darío César Calautti ,
Adriana Milena Cruz-Jiménez  and
Ckaudio Rafael Mariano Baigún
Facundo Manuel Llompart*
Affiliation:
Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Darío César Calautti
Affiliation:
Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Laboratorio de Ecología y Producción Pesquera (IIB-INTECH), Intendente Marino, km 8.200, CC164 (B7130IWA) Chascomús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Adriana Milena Cruz-Jiménez
Affiliation:
Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ckaudio Rafael Mariano Baigún
Affiliation:
Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Bernardo Houssay 200, V9410CAB Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina Laboratorio de Ecología y Producción Pesquera (IIB-INTECH), Intendente Marino, km 8.200, CC164 (B7130IWA) Chascomús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Correspondence should be addressed to: F.M. Llompart, Laboratorio de Ecología, Fisiología y Evalución de Organismos Acuáticos, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas (CADIC-CONICET), Rernardo Houssay 200, Ushuaia (9410), Tierra del Fuego, Argentina email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The seasonal variation of the inshore fish assemblage of Anegada Bay, North Patagonia, Argentina is described here. Three areas were seasonally sampled from 2007 to 2009 by means of a gang of bottom gill-nets. We found 21 coastal fish species, but species richness and fish number and weight changed throughout the year. The six species classified as dominant have national and regional value for artisanal and recreational fishing and were responsible for the seasonal variation in the fish assemblage. Both cluster and non-metric multidimensional scaling analyses based on fish number and fish weight indicated two major sample groups encompassing spring and summer (the warmer seasons) and autumn and winter (the colder seasons). The fish assemblage had higher species richness, dominance and abundance during the warmer seasons than during the colder seasons in the same years and at the same sites. Water temperature was the main environmental factor structuring the fish assemblage in Anegada Bay. We suggest that partial breeding migration toward the bay during warmer months could explain the seasonal pattern observed. Nevertheless, variation in temperature conditions agreed well with the pattern of seasonal changes, leading to an interaction between abiotic and biotic influences in determining the variability in this seasonal fish assemblage. We conclude that an understanding of species temporal and spatial patterns in areas of high ecological and economic value, as exemplified by Anegada Bay, are essential for the implementation of a management approach oriented toward ecosystem sustainability.

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seasonal variationcoastal speciesspatio-temporal dynamicsfish assemblageNorth Patagonia
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 93 , Issue 8 , December 2013 , pp. 2273 - 2285
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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