Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, México
<abstract language="eng">The benthic community structure of the Colorado River delta, Mexico, was studied by digging cores in six points along a line perpendicular to the coastline. Three communities were found. The external community is influenced by human activities, but the commun...
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Universidad de Costa Rica
1999-12-01
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| author | Guillermo Villarreal Chávez Carlos Melecio Carmona Cedillo |
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| description | <abstract language="eng">The benthic community structure of the Colorado River delta, Mexico, was studied by digging cores in six points along a line perpendicular to the coastline. Three communities were found. The external community is influenced by human activities, but the community indexes are similar to others reported in the literature for equivalent areas. The middle community has the highest density and biomass in the area, apparently because of bioturbation created by the crab Uca princeps. The internal community is poor in density and biomass, possibly because of the instability caused by erosion related to the tide flux. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb024ea0f4de42beab9dca44b250fb092024-08-03T06:51:34ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaRevista de Biología Tropical0034-77442215-20751999-12-01474809812Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, MéxicoGuillermo Villarreal ChávezCarlos Melecio Carmona Cedillo<abstract language="eng">The benthic community structure of the Colorado River delta, Mexico, was studied by digging cores in six points along a line perpendicular to the coastline. Three communities were found. The external community is influenced by human activities, but the community indexes are similar to others reported in the literature for equivalent areas. The middle community has the highest density and biomass in the area, apparently because of bioturbation created by the crab Uca princeps. The internal community is poor in density and biomass, possibly because of the instability caused by erosion related to the tide flux.http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000400018MacrobenthoscommunitiesColorado River deltaMexico |
| spellingShingle | Guillermo Villarreal Chávez Carlos Melecio Carmona Cedillo Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, México Revista de Biología Tropical Macrobenthos communities Colorado River delta Mexico |
| title | Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, México |
| title_full | Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, México |
| title_fullStr | Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, México |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, México |
| title_short | Estructura de la comunidad bentónica (infaunal) en el delta del Río Colorado, México |
| title_sort | estructura de la comunidad bentonica infaunal en el delta del rio colorado mexico |
| topic | Macrobenthos communities Colorado River delta Mexico |
| url | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441999000400018 |
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