Benthic polychaete association and their relationship with sedimentary parameters at south of Samborombón Bay (Buenos Aires province, Argentina)

The present work describes the structure of benthic polychaete association of the southermost part of Samborombón Bay (Buenos Aires, Argentina)and its relationship with sediment after two decades of the last study made in the same area. Three sampling stations were established: Punta Rasa, Tapera de...

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Published inEcología austral Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 128 - 134
Main Authors Denuncio, P E, Trassens, M E, Cantatore, D M P, Lancia, J P, Bastida, R O
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Buenos Aires 01.01.2015
Subjects
Alitta succinea
Benthos
Ecological distribution
Environmental effects
Estuaries
Geographical distribution
Heteromastus similis
Laeonereis culveri
Marine
Polydora cornuta
Sedimentary environments
Sediments
PSW, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Samborombon Bay
PSW, Argentina, Rio de la Plata
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Summary:The present work describes the structure of benthic polychaete association of the southermost part of Samborombón Bay (Buenos Aires, Argentina)and its relationship with sediment after two decades of the last study made in the same area. Three sampling stations were established: Punta Rasa, Tapera de López and Arroyo San Clemente. Four species of polychaetes were identified: Laeonereis culveri, Heteromastus similis, Alitta succinea and Polydora cornuta, being L. culveri and H. similis the most abundant. Variations between stations in terms of the association and relative abundances of polychaetes with granulometry of sediment were recognized. Punta Rasa and Tapera de López were characterized almost exclusively by fine sand, observing the four species of polychaetes with dominance of H. similis. In Arroyo San Clemente the dominant sediment was medium sand, with pelites becoming important; A. succinea was absent and L. culveri was dominant. This indicates that variation in the distribution of polychaetes would be strongly influenced by the sedimentary parameters, and that this variation can arise even at small spatial scale. Both, polychaete species richness and general density (individuals/m2) by station were lower than density annual values observed in studies in the '90s. This could be because this study was conducted in the early fall, after shorebirds concentration (spring-summer), that strongly fed of these benthic organisms. This kind of studies is important since it is an environment potentially affected by human activities, taking place mainly in the inner zone of the Río de la Plata estuary
ISSN:0327-5477
1667-782X