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Factors limiting the establishment of canopy-forming algae on artificial structures

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dc.contributor.authorCacabelos, Eva
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Gustavo M.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Richard C.
dc.contributor.authorPrestes, Afonso L.
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, José M. N.
dc.contributor.authorNeto, Ana I.
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-24T16:59:02Z
dc.date.available2017-05-24T16:59:02Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractMacroalgal canopies are important ecosystem engineers, contributing to coastal productivity and supporting a rich assemblage of associated flora and fauna. However, they are often absent from infrastructures such as coastal defences and there has been a worldwide decline in their distribution in urbanised coastal areas. The macroalga Fucus spiralis is the only high-shore canopy forming species present in the Azores. It is widely distributed in the archipelago but is never found on coastal infrastructures. Here we evaluate factors that may potentially limit its establishment on artificial structures. A number of observational and manipulative experiments were used to test the hypotheses that: (i) limited-dispersal ability limits the colonisation of new plants onto artificial structures, (ii) vertical substratum slope negatively influences the survivorship of recruits, and (iii) vertical substratum slope also negatively influences the survivorship and fitness of adults. Results showed that the limited dispersal from adult plants may be a more important factor than slope in limiting the species ability to colonise coastal infrastructures, since the vertical substratum slope does not affect its fitness or survivorship.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF); COMPETE - Operational Competitiveness Programme; FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology; cE3c funding. GMM was supported by a postdoctoral grant awarded by FCT (SFRH/BDP/63040/2009). ACLP was funded by a FRCT research grant M3.1.5/F/098/2012. Support was also provided by CIRN/UAc (Centre of Natural Resources of University of the Azores).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationCacabelos, E., Martins, G. M., Thompson, R., Prestes, A. C., Azevedo, J. M. N., & Neto, A. I. (2016). Factors limiting the establishment of canopy-forming algae on artificial structures. "Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science", 181, 277-283. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.08.036en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecss.2016.08.036pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1096-0015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/4166
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.subjectCoastal Defencesen
dc.subjectIntertidalen
dc.subjectRocky Shoresen
dc.subjectMacroalgaeen
dc.subjectBenthic Communitiesen
dc.subjectCoastal Urbanisationen
dc.titleFactors limiting the establishment of canopy-forming algae on artificial structuresen
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage283pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage277pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume181pt_PT
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