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Title: | Use of hierarchical designs to detect scales of heterogeneity in the invasive species <em>Sargassum muticum</em> | Authors: | Olabarria, Celia Rossi, Francesca Rodil, Ivan F. Quintas, Patricia Troncoso, Jesús S. |
Keywords: | spatial scale; morphology; fertility; distribution; invasion success; escala espacial; morfología; fertilidad; distribución; éxito de invasión; costa de Galicia; Sargassum muticum | Issue Date: | 2009 | Publisher: | CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas | Project: | Spanish Government through the Ministry of Education and Science (PROJECT CGL2005-02269) predoctoral grant (XUGA, María Barbeito) |
Serial title, monograph or event: | Scientia Marina | Volume: | 73 | Issue: | 3 | Abstract: | Invasion of alien species poses serious threats to many ecosystems. Despite the potential of Sargassum muticum to spread and invade new areas, no attention has been given to the study of variability of structural or morphological features across different spatial scales. We employed a hierarchical sampling design to examine patterns of spatial variability of fertility and morphological variables of S. muticum over different spatial scales (quadrats, sites, locations, rias) ranging from metres to tens of kilometres. We repeated the sampling in March, April and July to test for the consistency of patterns through time. There was no variability between rias (tens of kilometres apart), but substantial differences occurred at the other scales examined. Fertility and percent cover varied between locations (1.5-3 km apart), whereas morphological variables varied between sites (tens of metres apart) and quadrats (metres apart). Furthermore, patterns of variation were not consistent over time. The study demonstrated the importance of a multi-scale sampling programme for monitoring seaweed invasion. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/110418 | ISSN: | 1886-8134 0214-8358 |
DOI: | 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n3507 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FCTUC Ciências da Vida - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais I&D MARE - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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