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Changes in the composition of ichthyoplankton assemblage and plastic debris in mangrove creeks relative to moon phases
Journal of Fish Biology2015
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Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
M. Barletta
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
M. Barletta
Anne K.S. Justino,
M. Barletta
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
David Valença Dantas,
Anne K.S. Justino,
J. A. A. Ramos,
André R. A. Lima,
André R. A. Lima,
André R. A. Lima,
André R. A. Lima,
André R. A. Lima,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Mônica F. Costa,
M. Barletta
David Valença Dantas,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
André R. A. Lima,
André R. A. Lima,
J. A. A. Ramos,
Anne K.S. Justino,
David Valença Dantas,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
M. Barletta
André R. A. Lima,
Mônica F. Costa,
M. Barletta
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Mônica F. Costa,
André R. A. Lima,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
André R. A. Lima,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Anne K.S. Justino,
André R. A. Lima,
André R. A. Lima,
David Valença Dantas,
André R. A. Lima,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
David Valença Dantas,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
M. Barletta
J. A. A. Ramos,
André R. A. Lima,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
David Valença Dantas,
David Valença Dantas,
M. Barletta
M. Barletta
Mônica F. Costa,
Pedro Augusto Mendes de Castro Melo,
Mônica F. Costa,
David Valença Dantas,
Mônica F. Costa,
Anne K.S. Justino,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
Mônica F. Costa,
David Valença Dantas,
David Valença Dantas,
Mônica F. Costa,
Guilherme V.B. Ferreira,
Pedro Augusto Mendes de Castro Melo,
M. Barletta
Summary
Researchers studied how lunar phases influence the distribution of fish larvae and plastic debris in mangrove creek waters in Brazil, finding that moon phase affected where both larvae and plastic particles accumulated. The study highlights how tidal and lunar dynamics shape where plastic debris concentrates in ecologically important coastal nursery habitats.
Lunar influence on the distribution of fish larvae, zooplankton and plastic debris in mangrove creeks of the Goiana Estuary, Brazil, was studied over a lunar cycle. Cetengraulis edentulus, Anchovia clupeoides and Rhinosardinia bahiensis were the most abundant fish larvae (56·6%), independent of the moon phase. The full moon had a positive influence on the abundance of Gobionellus oceanicus, Cynoscion acoupa and Atherinella brasiliensis, and the new moon on Ulaema lefroyi. The full and new moons also influenced the number of zoeae and megalopae of Ucides cordatus, protozoeae and larvae of caridean shrimps, and the number of hard and soft plastic debris, both <5 and >5 mm. Micro and macroplastics were present in samples from all 12 creeks studied, at densities similar to the third most abundant taxon, R. bahiensis. Cetengraulis edentulus and R. bahiensis showed a strong positive correlation with the last quarter moon, when there was less zooplankton available in the creeks and higher abundance of microplastic threads. Anchovia clupeoides, Diapterus rhombeus, U. lefroyi and hard microplastics were positively associated with different moon phases, when calanoid copepods, Caridean larvae and zoeae of U. cordatus were highly available in the creeks. Cynoscion acoupa, G. oceanicus and A. brasiliensis were strongly associated with the full moon, when protozoeae of caridean shrimps and megalopae of U. cordatus were also highly available, as were hard and soft macroplastics, paint chips (<5 mm) and soft microplastics. The results reinforce the role of mangrove creeks as nursery habitats. The moon phases influenced the distribution of fish larvae species, zooplankton and plastic debris by changing their compositions and abundances in the mangrove creeks of the Goiana Estuary when under the influence of different tidal current regimes.