Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican Pacific
Differences in fish assemblages’ structures and their relations with environmental variables (due to the variations in sampled seasons, habitats, and zones) were analyzed in two adjacent estuaries on the north Pacific coast of Mexico. Environmental variables and fish catches were registered monthly...
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| author | Victor Muro-Torres Felipe Amezcua Georgina Ramírez-Ortiz Francisco Flores-de-Santiago Felipe Amezcua-Linares Yareli Hernández |
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| description | Differences in fish assemblages’ structures and their relations with environmental variables (due to the variations in sampled seasons, habitats, and zones) were analyzed in two adjacent estuaries on the north Pacific coast of Mexico. Environmental variables and fish catches were registered monthly between August 2018 and October 2020. Multivariate analyses were conducted to define habitats and zones based on their environmental characteristics, and the effect of this variability on fish assemblages’ composition, biomass, and diversity (α and β) was evaluated. A total of 12,008 fish individuals of 143 species were collected using different fishing nets. Multivariate analyses indicated that fish assemblages’ structures were different between zones due to the presence, height, and coverage of distinct mangrove species. Additionally, depth and salinity showed effects on fish assemblages’ diversity (α and β-nestedness), which presented higher values in the ocean and remained similar in the rest of the analyzed zones and habitats. These results and the differences in species replacement (β-turnover) indicate the singularity of fish assemblages at estuaries (even in areas close to the ocean) and the necessity to establish local management strategies for these ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9812b3a913247f7881fab47c5539c942023-11-30T21:14:22ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-08-0114861910.3390/d14080619Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican PacificVictor Muro-Torres0Felipe Amezcua1Georgina Ramírez-Ortiz2Francisco Flores-de-Santiago3Felipe Amezcua-Linares4Yareli Hernández5CONACYT-Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noreste, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, La Paz 23096, MexicoUnidad Académica Mazatlán, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, Mazatlan 82000, MexicoUnidad Académica Mazatlán, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, Mazatlan 82000, MexicoInstituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510, MexicoInstituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 04510, MexicoPosgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cto. de los Posgrados S/N, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, MexicoDifferences in fish assemblages’ structures and their relations with environmental variables (due to the variations in sampled seasons, habitats, and zones) were analyzed in two adjacent estuaries on the north Pacific coast of Mexico. Environmental variables and fish catches were registered monthly between August 2018 and October 2020. Multivariate analyses were conducted to define habitats and zones based on their environmental characteristics, and the effect of this variability on fish assemblages’ composition, biomass, and diversity (α and β) was evaluated. A total of 12,008 fish individuals of 143 species were collected using different fishing nets. Multivariate analyses indicated that fish assemblages’ structures were different between zones due to the presence, height, and coverage of distinct mangrove species. Additionally, depth and salinity showed effects on fish assemblages’ diversity (α and β-nestedness), which presented higher values in the ocean and remained similar in the rest of the analyzed zones and habitats. These results and the differences in species replacement (β-turnover) indicate the singularity of fish assemblages at estuaries (even in areas close to the ocean) and the necessity to establish local management strategies for these ecosystems.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/619mangrove forestsmarine protected areasalpha diversitybeta diversitymultivariate analyses |
| spellingShingle | Victor Muro-Torres Felipe Amezcua Georgina Ramírez-Ortiz Francisco Flores-de-Santiago Felipe Amezcua-Linares Yareli Hernández Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican Pacific Diversity mangrove forests marine protected areas alpha diversity beta diversity multivariate analyses |
| title | Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican Pacific |
| title_full | Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican Pacific |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican Pacific |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican Pacific |
| title_short | Assessing the Spatiotemporal Relationship between Coastal Habitats and Fish Assemblages at Two Neotropical Estuaries of the Mexican Pacific |
| title_sort | assessing the spatiotemporal relationship between coastal habitats and fish assemblages at two neotropical estuaries of the mexican pacific |
| topic | mangrove forests marine protected areas alpha diversity beta diversity multivariate analyses |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/8/619 |
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