Estructura de la comunidad de peces arrecifales de Playa Mero, Parque Nacional Morrocoy, Venezuela / Reef fishes community structure from Playa Mero, Parque Nacional Morrocoy, Venezuela
Rev. biol. trop
;
48(Supl.1): 107-113, dic. 2000.
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-503273
ABSTRACT
The coral reef fish community was studied in Playa Mero, Morrocoy National Park, after the mass mortality of January, 1996 with a systematic sampling design. Transects and quadrates were used for corals, and a visual census for fishes. The coral community is highly disturbed with extensive areas of dead coral covered by algae, and low coverage and richness of coral species, gorgonians, sponges and briozooans. These factors have generated a relatively homogeneous environment with respect to the fish community, which was dominated by Scaridae and Pomacentridae that represented 75% of fish. Dominant fishes were mainly herbivorous (75.4% of all fish) apparently because of the disturbance that caused the settling of algae.
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Main subject:
Fishes
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Venezuela
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. biol. trop
Journal subject:
Biology
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Tropical Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Venezuela
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Central de Venezuela/VE
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