Comunidad íctica de un arrecife artificial sobre pradera de Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 en las islas Baleares (Mediterráneo occidental).

The fish assemblage associated with an artificial reef composed of small blocks (12 m³) with high structural complexity set in a Posidonia oceanica (L) Delile, 1813 meadow has been studied for 2 years by means of visual censuses. The fish assemblage was dominated qualitatively by species with medium...

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Autores: Reñones, Olga, Moranta, Joan, Coll Montserrat, Josep, Moreno, I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2001
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/318504
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/318504
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arrecifes artificiales
Medio Marino
comunidad íctica
islas Baleares
Mediterráneo occidental
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Sumario:The fish assemblage associated with an artificial reef composed of small blocks (12 m³) with high structural complexity set in a Posidonia oceanica (L) Delile, 1813 meadow has been studied for 2 years by means of visual censuses. The fish assemblage was dominated qualitatively by species with medium home ranges living; in the surrounding areas of the blocks (mainly Labridae species), and numerically by schooling mid water species. After 38 months of deployment the progressive colonisation of species living on the blocks and the surrounding areas was still ongoing. The colonisation process interacts with seasonal changes, and no clear variations in the fish community variables were observed. The type of block used and the situation of the reef seem inappropriate to the aims for which it was deployed.