436
Views
20
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Biodiversity and trophic structure of invertebrate assemblages associated with understorey red algae in a Laminaria digitata bed

, , , &
Pages 513-523 | Received 15 Sep 2015, Accepted 10 Feb 2016, Published online: 25 May 2016

References

  • Anderson MJ. 2001. A new method for non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance. Austral Ecology 26:32–46.
  • Anderson MJ, Diebel CE, Blom WM, Landers TJ. 2005. Consistency and variation in kelp holdfast assemblages: spatial patterns of biodiversity for the major phyla at different taxonomic resolutions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 320:35–56. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2004.12.023
  • Anderson MJ, Gorley RN, Clarke KR. 2008. PERMANOVA+ for PRIMER: Guide to Software and Statistical Methods. Plymouth, UK: PRIMER-E. 214 pages.
  • Arzel P. 1998. Les laminaires sur les côtes bretonnes. Evolution de l’exploitation et de la flotille de pêche, état actuel et perspectives. Plouzané, France: Ifremer. 139 pages.
  • Bedford AP, Moore PG. 1984. Macrofaunal involvment in the sublittoral decay of kelp debris: the detritivore community and species interactions. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 18:97–111. doi:10.1016/0272-7714(84)90009-X
  • Benedetti-Cecchi L, Trussell G. 2014. Rocky intertidal communities. In: Bertness MD, Bruno JF, Silliman BR, Stachowicz JJ, editors. Marine Community Ecology and Conservation. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Press, p 203–25.
  • Bertness MD, Leonard GH, Levine JM, Schmidt PR, Ingraham AO. 1999. Testing the relative contribution of positive and negative interactions in rocky intertidal communities. Ecology 80:2711–26. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[2711:TTRCOP]2.0.CO;2
  • Burrows MT, Harvey R, Robb L. 2008. Wave exposure indices from digital coastlines and the prediction of rocky shore community structure. Marine Ecology Progress Series 353:1–12. doi:10.3354/meps07284
  • Carlier A, Riera P, Amouroux J-M, Bodiou J-Y, Grémare A. 2007. Benthic trophic network in the Bay of Banyuls-sur-Mer (northwest Mediterranean, France): an assessment based on stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes analysis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 72:1–15. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.10.001
  • Christie H, Fredriksen S, Rinde E. 1998. Regrowth of kelp and colonization of epiphyte and fauna after kelp trawling at the coast of Norway. Hydrobiologia 375/376:49–58. doi:10.1023/A:1017021325189
  • Christie H, Jørgensen NM, Norderhaug KM, Waage-Nielsen E. 2003. Species distribution and habitat exploitation of fauna associated with kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) along the Norwegian coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 83:687–99. doi:10.1017/S0025315403007653h
  • Christie H, Jørgensen NM, Norderhaug KM. 2007. Bushy or smooth, high or low; importance of habitat architecture and vertical position for distribution of fauna on kelp. Journal of Sea Research 58:198–208. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2007.03.006
  • Christie H, Norderhauf KM, Fredriksen S. 2009. Macrophytes as habitat for fauna. Marine Ecology Progress Series 396:221–33. doi:10.3354/meps08351
  • Dayton PK. 1985. Ecology of kelp communities. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 16:215–45. doi:10.1146/annurev.es.16.110185.001243
  • Dean RL, Connell JH. 1987. Marine invertebrates in an algal succession. II. Tests of hypotheses to explain changes in diversity with succession. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 109:217–47. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(87)90056-6
  • Derrien-Courtel S, Le Gal A, Grall J. 2013. Regional-scale analysis of subtidal rocky shore community. Helgoland Marine Research 67:697–712. doi:10.1007/s10152-013-0355-2
  • Duggins DO, Eckman JE. 1997. Is kelp detritus a good food for suspension-feeders? Effects of kelp species, age and secondary metabolites. Marine Biology 128:489–95. doi:10.1007/s002270050115
  • Fleurence J. 1999. Seaweed proteins: biochemical, nutritional aspects and potential uses. Trends in Food Science and Technology 10:25–28. doi:10.1016/S0924-2244(99)00015-1
  • Fredriksen S. 2003. Food web studies in a Norwegian kelp forest based on stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 260:71–81. doi:10.3354/meps260071
  • Guerra-García JM, Tierno de Figueroa JM, Navarro-Barranco C, Ros M, Sánchez-Moyano JE, Moreira J. 2014. Dietary analysis of the marine Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Iberian Peninsula. Journal of Sea Research 85:508–17. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2013.08.006
  • Hill JM, McQuaid CD. 2009. Variability in the fractionation of stable isotopes during degradation of two intertidal red algae. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 82:397–405. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2009.02.001
  • Hily C, Jean F. 1997. Macrobenthic diversity in intertidal habitats of the Iroise biosphere reserve (Brittany, France). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 77:311–23. doi:10.1017/S0025315400071691
  • Jackson AL, Inger R, Parnell AC, Bearhop S. 2011. Comparing isotopic niche widths among and within communities: SIBER – Stable Isotope Bayesian Ellipses in R. Journal of Animal Ecology 80:595–602. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01806.x
  • Jenkins SR, Moore P, Burrows MT, Garbary DJ, Hawkins SJ, Ingólfsson A, et al. 2008. Comparative ecology of North Atlantic shores: do differences in players matter for process? Ecology 89(Suppl):S3–S23. doi:10.1890/07-1155.1
  • Jones CG, Lawton JH, Shachak M. 1994. Organisms as ecosystem engineers. Oikos 69:373–86. doi:10.2307/3545850
  • Kelaher BP, Castilla JC. 2005. Habitat characteristics influence macrofaunal communiuties in coralline turf more than mesoscale coastal upwelling on the coast of Northern Chile. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 63:155–65. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2004.10.017
  • Kovalenko KE, Thomaz SM, Warfe DM. 2012. Habitat complexity: approaches and future directions. Hydrobiologia 685:1–17. doi:10.1007/s10750-011-0974-z
  • Larson BR, Vadas RL, Keser M. 1980. Feeding and nutritional ecology of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus drobachiensis in Maine, USA. Marine Biology 59:49–62. doi:10.1007/BF00396982
  • Layman CA, Arrington DA, Montaña CG, Post DM. 2007. Can stable isotope ratios provide for community-wide measures of trophic structure? Ecology 88:42–48. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2007)88[42:CSIRPF]2.0.CO;2
  • Le Hir M, Hily C. 2005. Macrofaunal diversity and habitat structure in intertidal boulder fields. Biodiversity and Conservation 14:233–50. doi:10.1007/s10531-005-5046-0
  • Le Loc’h F, Hily C, Grall J. 2008. Benthic community and food web structure on the continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay (North Eastern Atlantic) revealed by stable isotopes analysis. Journal of Marine Systems 72:17–34. doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.05.011
  • Leclerc J-C. 2013. Biodiversité, structure et fonctionnement trophique des communautés associées à Laminaria hyperborea, en conditions naturelles et exploitées, en Bretagne. Doctoral Thesis. Paris 6. 248 pages.
  • Leclerc J-C, Riera P, Leroux C, Lévêque L, Davoult D. 2013. Temporal variation in organic matter supply in kelp forests: linking structure to trophic functioning. Marine Ecology Progress Series 494:87–105. doi:10.3354/meps10564
  • Leclerc J-C, Riera P, Laurans M, Leroux C, Lévêque L, Davoult D. 2015. Community, trophic structure and functioning in two contrasting Laminaria hyperborea forests. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 152:11–22. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2014.11.005
  • Maneveldt GW, Wilby D, Potgieter M, Hendricks MGJ. 2006. The role of encrusting coralline algae in the diets of selected intertidal herbivores. Journal of Applied Phycology 18:619–27. doi:10.1007/s10811-006-9059-1
  • McQuaid CD. 1996. Biology of the gastropod family Littorinidae. 1. Evolutionary aspects. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 34:233–62.
  • Nicotri ME. 1980. Factors involved in herbivore food preference. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 42:13–26. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(80)90163-X
  • Norderhaug KM. 2004. Use of red algae as hosts by kelp-associated amphipods. Marine Biology 144:225–30. doi:10.1007/s00227-003-1192-7
  • Norderhaug KM, Christie H, Rinde E. 2002. Colonisation of kelp imitations by epiphyte and holdfast fauna; a study of mobility patterns. Marine Biology 141:965–73. doi:10.1007/s00227-002-0893-7
  • Norderhaug KM, Fredriksen S, Nygaard K. 2003. Trophic importance of Laminaria hyperborea to kelp forest consumers and the importance of bacterial degradation to food quality. Marine Ecology Progress Series 255:135–44. doi:10.3354/meps255135
  • Norderhaug KM, Christie H, Fossa JH, Fredriksen S. 2005. Fish-macrofauna interactions in a kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) forest. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85:1279–86.
  • Norderhaug KM, Nygaard K, Fredriksen S. 2006. Importance of phlorotannin content and C:N ratio of Laminaria hyperborea in determining its palatability as food for consumers. Marine Biology Research 2:367–71. doi:10.1080/17451000600962789
  • Norderhaug KM, Christie H, Rinde E, Gundersen H, Bekkby T. 2014. Importance of wave and current exposure to fauna communities in Laminaria hyperborea kelp forests. Marine Ecology Progress Series 502:295–301. doi:10.3354/meps10754
  • O’Reilly CM, Hecky RE, Cohen AS, Plisnier P-D. 2002. Interpreting stable isotopes in food webs: recognizing the role of time averaging at different trophic levels. Limnology and Oceanography 47:306–09. doi:10.4319/lo.2002.47.1.0306
  • Pedersen MF, Nejrup LB, Fredriksen S, Christie H, Norderhaug KM. 2012. Effects of wave exposure on population structure, demography, biomass and productivity of the kelp Laminaria hyperborea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 451:45–60. doi:10.3354/meps09594
  • Pedersen MF, Nejrup LB, Pedersen TM, Fredriksen S. 2014. Sub-canopy light conditions only allow low annual net productivity of epiphytic algae on kelp Laminaria hyperborea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 516:163–76. doi:10.3354/meps11019
  • Rigolet C, Thiébaut E, Brind’Amour A, Dubois S. 2015. Investigating isotopic functional indices to reveal changes in the structure and functioning of benthic communities. Functional Ecology 29:1350–60. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12444
  • Schaal G. 2009. Structure et Fonctionnement des Réseaux Trophiques Associées aux Écosystèmes Littoraux Rocheux en Situations Écologiques Contrastées. Approches Isotopiques et Biochimiques Combinées. Doctoral Thesis. Université Pierre et Marie Curie. 179 pages.
  • Schaal G, Riera P, Leroux C. 2009. Trophic signifiance of the kelp Laminaria digitata (Lamour.) for the associated food web: a between-sites comparison. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 85:565–72. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2009.09.027
  • Schaal G, Riera P, Leroux C. 2010a. Trophic ecology in a Northern Brittany (Batz Island, France) kelp (Laminaria digitata) forest, as investigated through stable isotopes and chemical assays. Journal of Sea Research 63:24–35. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2009.09.002
  • Schaal G, Riera P, Leroux C, Grall J. 2010b. A seasonal stable isotope survey of the food web associated to a peri-urban rocky shore. Marine Biology 157:283–94. doi:10.1007/s00227-009-1316-9
  • Schaal G, Riera P, Leroux C. 2012. Food web structure within kelp holdfasts (Laminaria): a stable isotope study. Marine Ecology 33:370–76. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2011.00487.x
  • Smale DA, Burrows MT, Moore PJ, O’Connor N, Hawkins SJ. 2013. Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast Atlantic perspective. Ecology and Evolution 3:4016–38. doi:10.1002/ece3.774
  • Stål J, Pihl L, Wennhage H. 2007. Food utilization by coastal fish assemblages in rocky and soft bottoms on the Swedish west coast: inference for identification of essential fish habitats. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 71:593–607. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.09.008
  • Steneck RS, Watling L. 1982. Feeding capabilities and limitation of herbivorous molluscs: a functional group approach. Marine Biology 68:299–319. doi:10.1007/BF00409596
  • Tenore KR, Hanson RB, McClain J, Maccubbin AE, Hodson RE. 1984. Changes in composition and nutritional value to a benthic deposit-feeder of decomposing detritus pools. Bulletin of Marine Science 35:299–311.
  • Waage-Nielsen E, Christie H, Rinde E. 2003. Short-term dispersal of kelp fauna to cleared (kelp-harvested) areas. Hydrobiologia 503:77–91. doi:10.1023/B:HYDR.0000008490.51745.a9
  • Watanabe JM. 1984. Food preference, food quality and diets of 3 herbivorous gastropods (Trochidae, Tegula) in a temperate kelp forest habitat. Oecologia 62:47–52. doi:10.1007/BF00377371

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.