Seaweed diversity associated with a Brazilian tropical rhodolith bed

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dc.contributor.authorAmado-Filho, Gilberto M.
dc.contributor.authorManeveldt, Gavin
dc.contributor.authorPereira-Filho, G.H.
dc.contributor.authorManso, R.C.C.
dc.contributor.authorBahia, Ricardo
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-30T14:22:14Z
dc.date.available2014-05-30T14:22:14Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis study describes the predominantly tropical, subtidal seaweed populations growing on rhodoliths between 4 and 18 m depth in the southern part of Espírito Santo State (Brazil). Qualitative and quantitative sampling revealed species-rich algal communities, comprising 167 species. Three species of rhodophytes represent new records for the Brazilian marine flora (Lithothamnion muelleri, Scinaia aborealis, and Mesophyllum engelhartii). Marked seasonal differences in fleshy algal species composition and abundance were related to seasonal instabilities caused by winter-storm disturbance over the rhodolith beds. In relation to depth, rhodolith density appears to be an important factor for the variation in the abundance of fleshy algae. The rhodolith community is composed of at least seven nongeniculate crustose coralline algal species. Rhodolith beds in southern Espírito Santo State, in an area of 150 km2, provide an important habitat for epibenthic communities, supporting 25% of the known macroalgal species richness along the Brazilian coast.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationAmado-Filho, G.M., et al. (2010). Seaweed diversity associated with a Brazilian tropical rhodolith bed. Ciencias Marinas, 36(4): 371-391en_US
dc.identifier.issn0185-3880
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1093
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherUniversidad Autónoma de Baja Californiaen_US
dc.rights© 2010 Amado-Filho, et al; licensee Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectRhodolithsen_US
dc.subjectMarine algae of Brazilen_US
dc.subjectBenthic algal communityen_US
dc.subjectEspírito Santo Stateen_US
dc.subjectCrustose coralline algaeen_US
dc.titleSeaweed diversity associated with a Brazilian tropical rhodolith beden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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