Distribución actual de las poblaciones de Patella candei D’Orbigny, 1840 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) en las islas Canarias. Una especie en peligro de extinción

A report on the conditions and the spatial distribution of the assemblages of an intertidal limpet Patella candei D´Orbigny, 1840 is presented. The study of this species, classified as a species in danger of extinction, was carried out in order to take steps about its recovery and preservation. This...

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Autores: Núñez, J., Brito, M.C., Riera, R., Docoito, J.R., Monterroso, O.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/319511
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/319511
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Moluscos
Medio Marino
gasterópodos
lapas
Patella candei
Fuerteventura
islas Canarias
Macaronesia
Atlántico
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Sumario:A report on the conditions and the spatial distribution of the assemblages of an intertidal limpet Patella candei D´Orbigny, 1840 is presented. The study of this species, classified as a species in danger of extinction, was carried out in order to take steps about its recovery and preservation. This dangerous situation, due to the shellfish exceedings of the canarian limpet species, has caused an important decrease in their assemblages. A total of 3 617 specimens of Patella candei were found around the littoral of Fuerteventura and Lobos islet. The best structured assemblages were located in areas far away from centres of population, Monumento Natural de los Cuchillos de Vigán in the east, Parque Natural de Jandía in the south.