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Latitudinal patterns in abundance and life-history traits of the mole crab Emerita brasiliensis on South American sandy beaches Defeo, O.; Cardoso, R.S. (2004). Latitudinal patterns in abundance and life-history traits of the mole crab Emerita brasiliensis on South American sandy beaches. Diversity Distrib. 10(2): 89-98. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00070.x In: Diversity and Distributions. Blackwell: Oxford. ISSN 1366-9516; e-ISSN 1472-4642

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VLIZ: Open access 352844 [ download pdf ]

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Trefwoorden

Abundance Body size Body weight Brazil Demography Distribution > Ecological distribution Geographical coordinates > Latitude Life history Mortality causes Population characteristics > Population density Population characteristics > Population structure Population dynamics Properties > Biological properties > Sexual maturity South America Species diversity Statistics > Demography Topographic features > Landforms > Coastal landforms > Beaches Uruguay Emerita brasiliensis Schmitt, 1935 [WoRMS] Brazil [Marine Regions]; South America [Marine Regions]; Uruguayan Exclusive Economic Zone [Marine Regions] Marien/Kust

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Defeo, O. Cardoso, R.S.

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Abstract

Demographic and life-history attributes of the mole crab Emerita brasiliensis were analysed along 2700 km of the Atlantic coast of South America, including sandy beaches at the southernmost limit (Uruguay) and at the core of its geographical range (Brazil). Population features varied markedly within this range and exhibited systematic geographical patterns of variation. Abundance significantly increased from temperate to subtropical beaches, and the same held true for the asymptotic weight of males. Conversely, length at maturity and asymptotic weight of females increased from subtropical to temperate beaches, being inversely related to sea water temperature. Macroecological patterns in abundance and body weight showed the first large-scale evidence of scaling of population density to body size for a sandy beach population. Mortality rates (both sexes) followed a nonlinear increase from low-density temperate beaches to high-density subtropical beaches. The effect of habitat quality and availability could explain discontinuities in the species distribution within its range, and also differential responses in life-history attributes at a local scale. Asymmetries and converse latitudinal trends between sexes suggest that there is not a single general factor determining large-scale patterns in life-history traits of this species. Our results reinforce the view that density-dependent and environmental factors operating together regulate sandy beach populations. The need to develop macroecological studies in sandy beach ecology is highlighted, as knowledge acquired from local to large spatial scales throws light on population structure and regulation mechanisms.

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