Spatial variability of macrozoobenthic community and trophic structure of a subtropical lagoon on southeastern Brazil's Atlantic coast

Ricevuto, Elena; Vizzini, Salvatrice; Lardicci, Claudio; Gomes, Abilio Soares

Abstracts

The objective of this study was to investigate the macrobenthic community of two compartments of the Maricá-Guarapina lagoon system, along the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in relation to its abiotic sediment factors. An additional discrimination between sites was made, wherever the macrophyte Typha domingensis was found. This vegetation supposedly represents a potentially important food source for consumers. Furthermore, the trophic pathways were analyzed functionally by means of stable isotope analysis to assess the role of organic matter sources for consumers in the study area. In conclusion, the results showed differences between abiotic features in the compartments of the lagoon system, which, although they have affected the different species' distribution, have led to a homogeneous low-diversity system. Macrozoobenthic species tend to change with increasing distance from the sea, with a slightly different distribution in the two compartments. The macrophyte T. domingensis did not exercise any great influence on the biotic distribution and was not the main food source for consumers in the lagoon system, where, instead, sedimentary organic matter and macrophyte detritus also seem to play an important role in the trophic web.

Brazil; Macrozoobenthos; Stable Isotopes; Subtropical Coastal Lagoon

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a comunidade macrobentônica em dois compartimentos do sistema lagunar Maricá-Guarapina, situado na costa sudeste do Brazil, relacionando com fatores abióticos do sedimento. Adicionalmente, foi feita uma discriminação entre locais com e sem a presença da macrofita Thypha dominguensis, que supostamente representa uma importante fonte alimentar para os consumidores dos sistemas lagunares. A contribuição das macrofitas e outras fontes primárias de alimento para a rede trófica local foi investigada através do método das análises isotópicas. In conclusão, os resultados obtidos mostraram que os fatores abióticos diferiram pouco entre os compartimentos estudados, embora pareçam influenciar a distribuição do macrobentos local, que se caracteriza por uma baixa diversidade específica. As espécies do macrobentos tendem a mudar com o distanciamento do canal de conexão com o mar, existindo pouca diferença na estrutura da comunidade nos dois compartimentos. Igualmente, a presença da macrófita não influenciou a distribuição do macrobentos e os resultados da análise isotópica indicaram que a referida macrófita não representa fonte alimentar importante para os consumidores locais. Por sua vez, a matéria orgânica sedimentar e detritos de macrófitas parecem exercer um papel importante na rede trófica desse sistema lagunar.

Brasil; Macroozoobenthos; Isótopos Estáveis; Sistema Lagunar Costeiro Subtropical

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