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Productivity and sea surface temperature are correlated with the pelagic larval duration of damselfishes in the Red Sea

dc.contributor.authorRobitzch, Vanessa S.N.
dc.contributor.authorLozano-Cortés, Diego
dc.contributor.authorKandler, Nora
dc.contributor.authorSalas, Eva
dc.contributor.authorBerumen, Michael L.
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-26T07:46:55Z
dc.date.available2016-01-26T07:46:55Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-01
dc.identifier.citationProductivity and sea surface temperature are correlated with the pelagic larval duration of damselfishes in the Red Sea 2015 Marine Pollution Bulletin
dc.identifier.issn0025326X
dc.identifier.pmid26654297
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.045
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10754/594792
dc.description.abstractWe examined the variation of pelagic larval durations (PLDs) among three damselfishes, Dascyllus aruanus, D. marginatus, and D. trimaculatus, which live under the influence of an environmental gradient in the Red Sea. PLDs were significantly correlated with latitude, sea surface temperature (SST), and primary production (CHLA; chlorophyll a concentrations). We find a consistent decrease in PLDs with increasing SST and primary production (CHLA) towards the southern Red Sea among all species. This trend is likely related to higher food availability and increased metabolic rates in that region. We suggest that food availability is a potentially stronger driver of variation in PLD than temperature, especially in highly oligotrophic regions. Additionally, variations in PLDs were particularly high among specimens of D. marginatus, suggesting a stronger response to local environmental differences for endemic species. We also report the first average PLD for this species over a broad geographic range (19.82 ± 2.92 days).
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.urlhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X15301958
dc.rightsNOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Marine Pollution Bulletin. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, 1 December 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.11.045
dc.subjectBiogeography
dc.subjectEndemic
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectFood availability
dc.subjectPLD
dc.subjectReef fish
dc.titleProductivity and sea surface temperature are correlated with the pelagic larval duration of damselfishes in the Red Sea
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentRed Sea Research Center (RSRC)
dc.identifier.journalMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.eprint.versionPost-print
dc.contributor.institutionCoral Reef Ecology Research Group, Department of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Apartado Aéreo 25360, Cali, Colombia
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA
dc.contributor.institutionSection of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA
dc.contributor.affiliationKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
kaust.personRobitzch, Vanessa S.N.
kaust.personLozano-Cortés, Diego
kaust.personKandler, Nora
kaust.personBerumen, Michael L.
refterms.dateFOA2017-12-01T00:00:00Z


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