Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes

Marshes are considered exporters of organic material, with tides being one of the most studied transport mechanisms. However, animal movements can enhance this energy transport and even, in some cases, import energy to marshes by fecal deposition. In this work, we analyze if Neohelice (Chasmagnathus...

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Autores principales: Mendez Casariego, A., Luppi, T., Iribarne, O., Daleo, P.
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Materias:
Crabs
Energy transfer
Feces
Marsh
Mudflats
burrowing
coastal lagoon
crab
deposit feeder
diet
energy flow
herbivore
movement
organic matter
saltmarsh
sediment transport
tidal cycle
tidal flat
Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean (Southwest)
Cordoba [Argentina]
Mar Chiquita
Animalia
Chasmagnathus
Decapoda (Crustacea)
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spelling todo:paper_00220981_v401_n1-2_p110_MendezCasariego2023-10-03T14:26:21Z Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes Mendez Casariego, A. Luppi, T. Iribarne, O. Daleo, P. Crabs Energy transfer Feces Marsh Mudflats burrowing coastal lagoon crab deposit feeder diet energy flow herbivore movement organic matter saltmarsh sediment transport tidal cycle tidal flat Argentina Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean (Southwest) Cordoba [Argentina] Mar Chiquita Animalia Chasmagnathus Decapoda (Crustacea) Marshes are considered exporters of organic material, with tides being one of the most studied transport mechanisms. However, animal movements can enhance this energy transport and even, in some cases, import energy to marshes by fecal deposition. In this work, we analyze if Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata, an abundant intertidal burrowing crab that changes its diet between marsh (herbivorous) and tidal flat (deposit feeder) zones and moves between zones during the tidal cycle, enhance energy transfer between marshes and tidal flats by fecal deposition. Given that higher tidal levels increase these movements, two intertidal habitats with different tidal amplitudes were compared (Mar Chiquita Coastal lagoon 37° 40' S -MCCL, max 2. m and San Antonio Bay 40° 46' S -SAB, max 9. m). The seasonal and tidal movements between zones were studied using movement traps. Crabs moving towards each direction were kept in containers to calculate fecal production and the total organic matter (OM) release and OM% of their feces. With these data, a resampling technique was performed to compare with a 3 way ANOVA the net transport of feces seasonally, between zones, in both intertidals. The results showed that the movement of N. granulata enhances the exchange of OM among habitats by fecal deposition between marsh and tidal flats with seasonal variations in its importance. Fecal transport showed differences between locations being 10 times higher in winter and decreasing towards summer in MCCL, while the opposite trend was found in SAB. There were no differences in the OM deposited in each zone in SAB but in MCCL there was 45% more feces deposited in the marsh than in the tidal flat. The fecal OM% is higher in SAB than in MCCL suggesting that biodeposition in SAB, where it can reach 40%OM (surrounding sediment is lower than 2%) could be more important. The fecal production in MCCL is about 80% of the rate of detritus production in the marsh. In conclusion, fecal deposition is a very important input of energy in marsh zones, being crabs an important mechanism in transporting OM mainly towards the marsh zones. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. JOUR English info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00220981_v401_n1-2_p110_MendezCasariego
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topic Crabs
Energy transfer
Feces
Marsh
Mudflats
burrowing
coastal lagoon
crab
deposit feeder
diet
energy flow
herbivore
movement
organic matter
saltmarsh
sediment transport
tidal cycle
tidal flat
Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean (Southwest)
Cordoba [Argentina]
Mar Chiquita
Animalia
Chasmagnathus
Decapoda (Crustacea)
spellingShingle Crabs
Energy transfer
Feces
Marsh
Mudflats
burrowing
coastal lagoon
crab
deposit feeder
diet
energy flow
herbivore
movement
organic matter
saltmarsh
sediment transport
tidal cycle
tidal flat
Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean (Southwest)
Cordoba [Argentina]
Mar Chiquita
Animalia
Chasmagnathus
Decapoda (Crustacea)
Mendez Casariego, A.
Luppi, T.
Iribarne, O.
Daleo, P.
Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes
topic_facet Crabs
Energy transfer
Feces
Marsh
Mudflats
burrowing
coastal lagoon
crab
deposit feeder
diet
energy flow
herbivore
movement
organic matter
saltmarsh
sediment transport
tidal cycle
tidal flat
Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean (Southwest)
Cordoba [Argentina]
Mar Chiquita
Animalia
Chasmagnathus
Decapoda (Crustacea)
description Marshes are considered exporters of organic material, with tides being one of the most studied transport mechanisms. However, animal movements can enhance this energy transport and even, in some cases, import energy to marshes by fecal deposition. In this work, we analyze if Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata, an abundant intertidal burrowing crab that changes its diet between marsh (herbivorous) and tidal flat (deposit feeder) zones and moves between zones during the tidal cycle, enhance energy transfer between marshes and tidal flats by fecal deposition. Given that higher tidal levels increase these movements, two intertidal habitats with different tidal amplitudes were compared (Mar Chiquita Coastal lagoon 37° 40' S -MCCL, max 2. m and San Antonio Bay 40° 46' S -SAB, max 9. m). The seasonal and tidal movements between zones were studied using movement traps. Crabs moving towards each direction were kept in containers to calculate fecal production and the total organic matter (OM) release and OM% of their feces. With these data, a resampling technique was performed to compare with a 3 way ANOVA the net transport of feces seasonally, between zones, in both intertidals. The results showed that the movement of N. granulata enhances the exchange of OM among habitats by fecal deposition between marsh and tidal flats with seasonal variations in its importance. Fecal transport showed differences between locations being 10 times higher in winter and decreasing towards summer in MCCL, while the opposite trend was found in SAB. There were no differences in the OM deposited in each zone in SAB but in MCCL there was 45% more feces deposited in the marsh than in the tidal flat. The fecal OM% is higher in SAB than in MCCL suggesting that biodeposition in SAB, where it can reach 40%OM (surrounding sediment is lower than 2%) could be more important. The fecal production in MCCL is about 80% of the rate of detritus production in the marsh. In conclusion, fecal deposition is a very important input of energy in marsh zones, being crabs an important mechanism in transporting OM mainly towards the marsh zones. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
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author Mendez Casariego, A.
Luppi, T.
Iribarne, O.
Daleo, P.
author_facet Mendez Casariego, A.
Luppi, T.
Iribarne, O.
Daleo, P.
author_sort Mendez Casariego, A.
title Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes
title_short Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes
title_full Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes
title_fullStr Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes
title_full_unstemmed Increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab Neohelice (Chasmagnathus) granulata Dana in SW Atlantic salt marshes
title_sort increase of organic matter transport between marshes and tidal flats by the burrowing crab neohelice (chasmagnathus) granulata dana in sw atlantic salt marshes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00220981_v401_n1-2_p110_MendezCasariego
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