| Feeding by larvae of intertidal invertebrates: assessing their position in pelagic food webs. | |
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PMID: 16637369 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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One of the leading determinants of the structure and dynamics of marine populations is the rate of arrival of new individuals to local sites. While physical transport processes play major roles in delivering larvae to the shore, these processes become most important after larvae have survived the perils of life in the plankton, where they usually suffer great mortality. The lack of information regarding larval feeding makes it difficult to assess the effects of food supply on larval survival, or the role larvae may play in nearshore food webs. Here, we examine the spectrum of food sizes and food types consumed by the larvae of two intertidal barnacle species and of the predatory gastropod Concholepas concholepas. We conducted replicated experiments in which larvae were exposed to the food size spectrum (phytoplankton, microprotozoan and autotrophic picoplankton) found in nearshore waters in central Chile. Results show that barnacle nauplii and gastropod veligers are omnivorous grazers, incorporating significant fractions of heterotrophs in their diets. In accordance with their feeding mechanisms and body size, barnacle nauplii were able to feed on autotrophic picoplankton (<5 microm) and did not consume the largest phytoplankton cells, which made the bulk of phytoplankton biomass in spring-summer blooms. Balanoid nauplii exhibited higher ingestion rates than the smaller-bodied chthamaloid larvae. Newly hatched C. concholepas larvae also consumed picoplankton cells, while competent larvae of this species ingested mostly the largest phytoplankton cells and heterotrophic protozoans. Results suggest that persistent changes in the structure of pelagic food webs can have important effects on the species-specific food availability for invertebrate larvae, which can result in large-scale differences in recruitment rates of a given species, and in the relative recruitment success of the different species that make up benthic communities. |
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Authors:
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Cristian A Vargas; Patricio H Manríquez; Sergio A Navarrete |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Ecology Volume: 87 ISSN: 0012-9658 ISO Abbreviation: Ecology Publication Date: 2006 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-04-26 Completed Date: 2006-08-11 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0043541 Medline TA: Ecology Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 444-57 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas, Las Cruces, Chile. |
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Animals Feeding Behavior* Food Chain* Invertebrates / growth & development, physiology* Larva / physiology |
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