Indonesian coral reef habitats reveal exceptionally high species richness and biodiversity of diatom assemblages

2021 ◽  
pp. 107551
Author(s):  
Yenny Risjani ◽  
Andrzej Witkowski ◽  
Adrian Kryk ◽  
Yunianta ◽  
Ewa Górecka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Diatom Assemblages ◽  
High Species Richness

scholarly journals Unexpected high vulnerability of functions in wilderness areas: evidence from coral reef fishes

2016 ◽  
Vol 283 (1844) ◽  
pp. 20160128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie D'agata ◽  
Laurent Vigliola ◽  
Nicholas A. J. Graham ◽  
Laurent Wantiez ◽  
Valeriano Parravicini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Large Species ◽  
Wilderness Areas ◽  
High Species Richness

High species richness is thought to support the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions and services under changing environments. Yet, some species might perform unique functional roles while others are redundant. Thus, the benefits of high species richness in maintaining ecosystem functioning are uncertain if functions have little redundancy, potentially leading to high vulnerability of functions. We studied the natural propensity of assemblages to be functionally buffered against loss prior to fishing activities, using functional trait combinations, in coral reef fish assemblages across unfished wilderness areas of the Indo-Pacific: Chagos Archipelago, New Caledonia and French Polynesia. Fish functional diversity in these wilderness areas is highly vulnerable to fishing, explained by species- and abundance-based redundancy packed into a small combination of traits, leaving most other trait combinations (60%) sensitive to fishing, with no redundancy. Functional vulnerability peaks for mobile and sedentary top predators, and large species in general. Functional vulnerability decreases for certain functional entities in New Caledonia, where overall functional redundancy was higher. Uncovering these baseline patterns of functional vulnerability can offer early warning signals of the damaging effects from fishing, and may serve as baselines to guide precautionary and even proactive conservation actions.

scholarly journals POTENSI IKAN KARANG DI PERAIRAN PESISIR NEGERI HUKURILA, KECAMATAN LEITIMUR SELATAN KOTA AMBON

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
Dicky Sahetapy ◽  
Debby Selanno ◽  
Novianty Tuhumury
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Standing Stock ◽  
Stable Condition ◽  
Underwater Visual Census ◽  
Species Dominance ◽  
Reef Fish Species ◽  
High Species Richness

The Study was conducted on April to May 2019 in the coastal waters of Hukurila village, Leitimur Selatan District of Ambon city with the aims to analyzed taxon composition, species diversity, density, standing stock, potency of target species  and status of reef fish. Reef fish data were collected at four reef stations using UVC method. The result showed that there were 192 species of reef fish inhabit coral reef of Hukurila village. Pomacentridae, Labridae and Chaetodontidae have high species richness, while other seven families have low species richness. Relative diversity of reef fish in the study area can be classified in poor to moderate category, and the estimated number of species of reef fish was 369 species. Species diversity of reef fish is high, with low species dominance  in the community and species evenness of reef fish in their community is in stable condition. Density of reef fish between reef station ranged of 2.9-4.0 ind. m-2. Furthermore, the standing stock of reef fish ranged of 28,840-40,400 ind.ha-1 and biomass of target reef fish species ranged of 1.67-5.14 (± 3.53) tons ha-1 of coral reefs. Status of reef fish in the coral reef of Hukurila village belong to high category. ABSTRAK Penelitian dilakukan dari April sampai Mei 2019 di perairan pesisir Negeri Hukurila, Kecamatan Leitimur Selatan Kota Ambon dengan tujuan menganalisis komposisi taksa, diversitas spesies, densitas, sediaan cadang, potensi ikan karang spesies target dan status ikan karang. Data ikan karang dikumpulkan dari 4 stasiun dengan metode underwater visual census (UVC). Ditemukan 192 spesies ikan karang Menempati terumbu karang Hukurila. Famili Pomacentridae, Labridae, Chaetodontidae memiliki kekayaan spesies tinggi, sementara tujuh famili memiliki kekayaan spesies rendah. Diversitas relatif ikan karang di areal studi termasuk  kategori miskin hingga moderat, dan diestimasi jumlah spesies ikan karang pada habitat terumbu Negeri Hukurila sebanyak 369 spesies. Diversitas spesies ikan karang tinggi, dengan dominansi spesies rendah dalam komunitas dan keserasian spesies ikan karang dalam kondisi Stabil. Densitas ikan karang antara stasiun terumbu berkisar antara 2.9 - 4.0 ind/m2. Sediaan cadang ikan karang antara stasiun terumbu berkisar antara 28.840 - 40.400 ind/ha dan potensi spesies target berkisar 1,67-5,14 (± 3,53) ton/ha terumbu karang. Kondisi ikan karang di terumbu Negeri Hukurila termasuk kategori tinggi. Kata kunci:   Ikan karang, keanekaragaman spesies, kepadatan, sediaan cadang, potensi

scholarly journals Drivers of Macrophyte and Diatom Diversity in a Shallow Hypertrophic Lake

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1569
Author(s):  
Kateřina Šumberová ◽  
Ondřej Vild ◽  
Michal Ducháček ◽  
Martina Fabšičová ◽  
Jan Potužák ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Farming ◽  
Spatial Diversity ◽  
Spatiotemporal Variability ◽  
Water Level Fluctuations ◽  
Nutrient Requirements ◽  
Diatom Assemblages ◽  
Climatic Extremes ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Different Parts

We studied macrophyte and diatom assemblages and a range of environmental factors in the large hypertrophic Dehtář fishpond (Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic) over the course of several growing seasons. The spatial diversity of the environment was considered when collecting diatoms and water samples in three distinct parts of the fishpond, where automatic sensor stations continually measuring basic factors were established. Macrophytes were mapped in 30 segments of the fishpond littoral altogether. High species richness and spatiotemporal variability were found in assemblages of these groups of autotrophs. Water level fluctuations, caused by the interaction of fish farming management and climatic extremes, were identified as one of the most important factors shaping the structure and species composition of diatom and macrophyte assemblages. The distance of the sampling sites from large inflows reflected well the spatial variability within the fishpond, with important differences in duration of bottom drainage and exposure to disturbances in different parts of the fishpond. Disturbances caused by intensive wave action are most probably a crucial factor allowing the coexistence of species with different nutrient requirements under the hypertrophic conditions of the Dehtář fishpond. Due to a range of variables tested and climatic extremes encountered, our study may be considered as a basis for predictive model constructions in similar hypertrophic water bodies under a progressing climate change.

scholarly journals Biodiversity hanging by a thread: the importance of fungal litter-trapping systems in tropical rainforests

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jake L. Snaddon ◽  
Edgar C. Turner ◽  
Tom M. Fayle ◽  
Chey V. Khen ◽  
Paul Eggleton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Habitat Complexity ◽  
Tropical Rainforests ◽  
Dramatic Reduction ◽  
Experimental Removal ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Vital Resource

The exceptionally high species richness of arthropods in tropical rainforests hinges on the complexity of the forest itself: that is, on features such as the high plant diversity, the layered nature of the canopy and the abundance and the diversity of epiphytes and litter. We here report on one important, but almost completely neglected, piece of this complex jigsaw—the intricate network of rhizomorph-forming fungi that ramify through the vegetation of the lower canopy and intercept falling leaf litter. We show that this litter-trapping network is abundant and intercepts substantial amounts of litter (257.3 kg ha −1 ): this exceeds the amount of material recorded in any other rainforest litter-trapping system. Experimental removal of this fungal network resulted in a dramatic reduction in both the abundance (decreased by 70.2 ± 4.1%) and morphospecies richness (decreased by 57.4 ± 5.1%) of arthropods. Since the lower canopy levels can contain the highest densities of arthropods, the proportion of the rainforest fauna dependent on the fungal networks is likely to be substantial. Fungal litter-trapping systems are therefore a crucial component of habitat complexity, providing a vital resource that contributes significantly to rainforest biodiversity.

Seasonality in a taxocoenosis of molluscs from soft bottoms in the Bay of Cádiz (southern Spain)

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 903-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose L. Rueda ◽  
Manuel Fernández-Casado ◽  
Carmen Salas ◽  
Serge Gofas
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Soft Bottoms ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
Bay Of Cadiz ◽  
Bay Of Cádiz ◽  
Autumn And Winter

The macrofauna of molluscs associated with soft bottoms in the Bay of Cádiz (southern Spain) was studied monthly from February 1994 to January 1996. The number of species (63) is high for a soft bottom and is related to environmental characteristics (growth of macrophytes) and the biogeographical setting of the studied area. Corbula gibba (∼90%) was the dominant species in this taxocoenosis together with the gastropod Nassarius pygmaeus and the bivalves Pandora inaequivalvis, Parvicardium exiguum and Macoma melo. The most frequent species during the two years was also the bivalve Corbula gibba (100%) followed by the gastropods Nassarius pygmaeus, Tricolia tenuis, Rissoa membranacea and the bivalve Macoma melo. Total abundance of the taxocoenosis in both years reached higher values in spring. The dynamics of the ecological indices such as diversity or evenness, and the species richness showed a similar pattern in both years, with low values of diversity and evenness together with high species richness in spring and summer months and the reverse in autumn and winter. The qualitative correspondence analysis of monthly samples shows an ordination related to seasonality in both studied years, however the values of Jaccard's coefficient do not indicate significant boundaries among the monthly samples. The quantitative correspondence analysis shows an ordination and grouping of samples related to the biology of species, particularly with the recruitment of C. gibba, the dominant species. The existence of similar trends in the structure of the taxocoenoses over both years, and the seasonality highlighted by the qualitative correspondence analysis, seems to indicate a certain stability of the ecosystem.

scholarly journals Species delimitation at a global scale reveals high species richness with complex biogeography and patterns of symbiont association in Peltigera section Peltigera (lichenized Ascomycota: Lecanoromycetes)

Taxon ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 836-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Magain ◽  
Camille Tniong ◽  
Trevor Goward ◽  
Dongling Niu ◽  
Bernard Goffinet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Species Delimitation ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
High Species Richness

scholarly journals Complementarity of Rotating Video and Underwater Visual Census for Assessing Species Richness, Frequency and Density of Reef Fish on Coral Reef Slopes

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e84344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delphine Mallet ◽  
Laurent Wantiez ◽  
Soazig Lemouellic ◽  
Laurent Vigliola ◽  
Dominique Pelletier
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Visual Census ◽  
Underwater Visual Census

scholarly journals Is polychaete diversity in the deep sublittoral of an Antarctic fiord related to habitat complexity?

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Pabis ◽  
Jacek Siciński
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Habitat Complexity ◽  
Feeding Guilds ◽  
Depth Range ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Admiralty Bay ◽  
Sea Floor ◽  
Species Richness And Diversity ◽  
South Shetlands ◽  
High Species Richness

Is polychaete diversity in the deep sublittoral of an Antarctic fiord related to habitat complexity?Seventy-six species of Polychaeta were found in 19 quantitative samples collected in the deep sublittoral (200-500 m) of Admiralty Bay (South Shetlands). Three assemblages were distinguished by similarity analysis (clustering, nMDS). The soft bottom in depths from 200 to 300m was strongly dominated byMaldane sarsi antarcticaand had very low species richness and diversity. The second assemblage was distinguished in the areas of the sea floor in the same depth range but with aggregations of Ascidiacea and Bryozoa. It was again characterized by high abundance ofMaldane sarsi antarctica, but showed significantly higher species richness and diversity. Diversity of polychaete feeding guilds was also high in these areas. This pattern was probably associated with an increased habitat complexity due to the presence of dense aggregations of large suspension feeders. High species richness and diversity was also noted in the third assemblage, associated with the deepest sublittoral (400-500 m) of Admiralty Bay. This is the area characterized by very stable environmental conditions, where the assemblage was dominated byTharyx cincinnatus, Sternaspissp.,Maldane sarsi antarctica, andAsychis amphiglypta.

scholarly journals Arctiinae moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) of the Emas National Park, Goiás, Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Moreno ◽  
Viviane G Ferro
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Records ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Semideciduous Forest ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Center Of Diversity ◽  
High Species Richness

Arctiinae are a species-rich subfamily of moth, with approximately 1,400 species in Brazil and 723 recorded in the Cerrado biome. A list of species of these moths was compiled during three years of sampling in four vegetation types within the Emas National Park. A total of 5,644 individuals belonging to 149 species were collected. About 67% of these species are new records for the Emas National Park, 31% for the State of Goiás and 9% for the Cerrado biome. Cerrado sensu stricto and semideciduous forests have higher species richness, followed by campo cerrado and campo sujo. The vegetation type with the highest number of exclusive species was the semideciduous forest, followed by cerrado sensu stricto, campo cerrado and campo sujo. The high species richness and the high proportion of new species records for Goiás and Cerrado reinforce the importance of the Emas National Park region as a center of diversity for this group of moths. The conservation of areas not yet cleared around the Park, including the creation of new protected areas, and the establishment of ecological corridors between these areas and the Park would be strategies to preserve the fauna of these moths.

scholarly journals Experimental reef communities persist under future ocean acidification and warming

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Jury ◽  
Keisha Bahr ◽  
Evan Barba ◽  
Russell Brainard ◽  
Annick Cros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Coral Reef ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Functional State ◽  
Reef Communities ◽  
Paris Climate Agreement

Abstract Coral reefs are among the most sensitive ecosystems affected by ocean acidification and warming, and are predicted to shift from net accreting calcifier-dominated systems to net eroding algal-dominated systems over the coming decades. Here we present a long-term experimental study examining the responses of entire mesocosm coral reef communities to acidification (-0.2 pH units), warming (+ 2°C), and combined future ocean (-0.2 pH, + 2°C) treatments. We show that under future ocean conditions, net calcification rates declined yet remained positive, corals showed reduced abundance yet were not extirpated, and community composition shifted while species richness was maintained. Our results suggest that under Paris Climate Agreement targets, coral reefs could persist in an altered functional state rather than collapse.

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