Author: Sanvicente-Aorve Laura Snchez-Ramrez Marina Ocaa-Luna Alberto Flores-Coto Csar Ordez-Lpez Uriel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 1464-3774
Source: Journal of Plankton Research, Vol.33, Iss.1, 2011-01, pp. : 179-194
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Abstract
Understanding the effects of regional processes on local community structure is a central issue of metacommunity studies. Here we examined the relative contribution of both regional and local processes to fish larvae community structure of seven brackish lagoons located along the Mexican Atlantic coast. The database analysed includes over 982 sampling stations. Partial Mantel tests were used to determine whether among lagoon differences in species composition were related to local, and/or regional-scale factors while controlling the effects of both geographical distances and lagoon environmental characteristics. Results indicate that regional processes had significant (P < 0.05)="" influence="" on="" the="" composition="" of="" the="" ichthyoplankton="" communities,="" with="" environmental="" characteristics="" either="" included="">r
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