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Tidal effects on ichthyoplankton aggregation and dispersion in the Southern Gulf of Mexico

Abstracts

The role of vertical barotropic and baroclinic tidal forcing in the aggregation and dispersion of ichthyoplankton in the Southern Gulf of Mexico was analyzed in this study. Samplings of ichthyoplankton and the determination of hydrographic parameters were performed during September 1992 at a single point of 180 m depth, near the shelf break (19º32'N - 92º38.5'W). A 24 h CTD yo-yoing casting and biological samples were taken every 2 h and these measurements were combined with water velocity and density simulations from the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS). One thermocline and two haloclines were depicted. The Froude number increased with a 2 h lag with respect to the maximal barotropic tide, suggesting the existence of a baroclinic tide. Aggregation and dispersion of the ichthyoplankton showed vertical oscillations in the abundance and the numbers of taxa and larvae with a 5 h lag with respect to the maximal barotropic tide and were in phase with the thermocline oscillation. The vertical oscillation was attributed to a hydraulic control forced by the internal tide.

Ichthyoplankton distribution; Internal tides; Internal waves; Bay of Campeche; Gulf of Mexico


Este estudo analisou o papel das forçantes barotrópica e baroclínicadas marés na agregação e dispersão do ictioplâncton no sul do Golfo do México. A amostragem do ictioplâncton e o cálculo dos parâmetros hidrográficos foram realizados durante Setembro de 1992 num ponto fixo de 180 m de profundidade, perto da quebra de plataforma (19º32'N - 92º38.5'W). Uma amostragem de tipo yoyo com CTD foi realizada durante 24 h e amostras biológicas foram tomadas a cada 2 h. Estas medidas foram combinadas com dados de densidade da água e velocidade obtidas de simulações do modelo do Sistema Regional de Modelo dos Oceanos (ROMS). Uma termoclina e duas haloclinas foram detectadas. O número de Froude aumentou com uma defasagem de 2 h com relação à maré barotrópica, sugerindo a existência de uma maré baroclínica. A agregação e a dispersão do ictioplancton mostraram variações verticais tanto em abundância quanto no número de taxa e larvas, com defasagem de 5 h em relação à máxima maré barotrópica e esteve em fase com a oscilação da termoclina. A oscilação vertical foi atribuída a um controle hidráulico forçado pela maré interna.

Distribuição do ictioplâncton; Marés internas; Ondas internas; Baía de Campeche; Golfo do México


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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    10 Apr 2014
  • Date of issue
    Dec 2013

History

  • Received
    31 Jan 2013
  • Accepted
    07 Nov 2013
  • Reviewed
    23 Sept 2013
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