Publicação

Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions

Ver documento

Detalhes bibliográficos
Resumo:Patterns of interannual variation are described for an inshore fish assemblage off the Arrábida rocky coast (Portugal). During an 11 yr period, the fish assemblage showed pronounced changes especially within its tropical, warm-temperate and cold-temperate elements. These changes followed a fluctuating pattern connected with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) with a series of years where the modifications were slight, interspersed with years where faunal changes were very rapid, affecting up to 35% of the total number of species recorded in those years. After a transition year from a cold to a warm period or vice versa, the majority of the newcomers from the preceding phase were eliminated. Winter conditions, but not summer conditions, were good predictors of the observed patterns. Increases in sea surface temperature (SST) were associated with increases in the proportions of tropical and warm-temperate fish and with decreases in the proportion of cold-temperate elements, the reverse being true for decreases in SST. Interannual variation in faunal composition was not simply a consequence of changes in SST. Changes in other factors such as current flow direction and transport mechanisms, capable of bringing fishes from different biogeographical sources, may also play a role in the observed patterns. The influence of the NAO is therefore not only mediated by its effects on SST but also by the changes it induces in wind and current patterns along the Portuguese shore. Long-term trends caused by persistent changes, like those involving global warming, may be masked by the fact that at an intermediate time scale, faunal changes are characterised by a succession of oscillations rather than by a steady modification in a single direction. This outlines the importance of long-term monitoring data, since short-term studies may only capture single phases of a complex oscillation, giving a false picture of the overall pattern of change.
Autores principais:Henriques, Miguel
Outros Autores:Gonçalves, Emanuel João; Almada, Vítor Carvalho
Assunto:Faunal changes Portugal North Atlantic Oscillation NAO Sea surface temperature SST Wind stress Temperate fish assemblage
Ano:2007
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Ispa-Instituto Universitário
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório do Ispa - Instituto Universitário
_version_ 1866252814509932544
author Henriques, Miguel
author2 Gonçalves, Emanuel João
Almada, Vítor Carvalho
author2_role author
author
author_facet Henriques, Miguel
Gonçalves, Emanuel João
Almada, Vítor Carvalho
author_role author
contributor_name_str_mv Repositório do ISPA
country_str PT
creators_json_txt [{\"Person.name\":\"Henriques, Miguel\"},{\"Person.name\":\"Gonçalves, Emanuel João\"},{\"Person.name\":\"Almada, Vítor Carvalho\"}]
datacite.contributors.contributor.contributorName.fl_str_mv Repositório do ISPA
datacite.creators.creator.creatorName.fl_str_mv Henriques, Miguel
Gonçalves, Emanuel João
Almada, Vítor Carvalho
datacite.date.Accepted.fl_str_mv 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
datacite.date.available.fl_str_mv 2012-05-28T20:01:37Z
datacite.date.embargoed.fl_str_mv 2012-05-28T20:01:37Z
datacite.rights.fl_str_mv http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
datacite.subjects.subject.fl_str_mv Faunal changes
Portugal
North Atlantic Oscillation
NAO
Sea surface temperature
SST
Wind stress
Temperate fish assemblage
datacite.titles.title.fl_str_mv Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório do ISPA
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Henriques, Miguel
Gonçalves, Emanuel João
Almada, Vítor Carvalho
dc.date.Accepted.fl_str_mv 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.available.fl_str_mv 2012-05-28T20:01:37Z
dc.date.embargoed.fl_str_mv 2012-05-28T20:01:37Z
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1427
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Inter-Research
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Faunal changes
Portugal
North Atlantic Oscillation
NAO
Sea surface temperature
SST
Wind stress
Temperate fish assemblage
dc.title.fl_str_mv Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
description Patterns of interannual variation are described for an inshore fish assemblage off the Arrábida rocky coast (Portugal). During an 11 yr period, the fish assemblage showed pronounced changes especially within its tropical, warm-temperate and cold-temperate elements. These changes followed a fluctuating pattern connected with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) with a series of years where the modifications were slight, interspersed with years where faunal changes were very rapid, affecting up to 35% of the total number of species recorded in those years. After a transition year from a cold to a warm period or vice versa, the majority of the newcomers from the preceding phase were eliminated. Winter conditions, but not summer conditions, were good predictors of the observed patterns. Increases in sea surface temperature (SST) were associated with increases in the proportions of tropical and warm-temperate fish and with decreases in the proportion of cold-temperate elements, the reverse being true for decreases in SST. Interannual variation in faunal composition was not simply a consequence of changes in SST. Changes in other factors such as current flow direction and transport mechanisms, capable of bringing fishes from different biogeographical sources, may also play a role in the observed patterns. The influence of the NAO is therefore not only mediated by its effects on SST but also by the changes it induces in wind and current patterns along the Portuguese shore. Long-term trends caused by persistent changes, like those involving global warming, may be masked by the fact that at an intermediate time scale, faunal changes are characterised by a succession of oscillations rather than by a steady modification in a single direction. This outlines the importance of long-term monitoring data, since short-term studies may only capture single phases of a complex oscillation, giving a false picture of the overall pattern of change.
dirty 0
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
format article
fulltext.url.fl_str_mv https://repositorio.ispa.pt/bitstreams/696cfa29-718d-430a-a83e-92bc37f1721a/download
id ispa_58690fbb0450d2ad01e70cff9c38c8cd
identifier.url.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1427
instacron_str ispa
institution Ispa-Instituto Universitário
instname_str Ispa-Instituto Universitário
language eng
network_acronym_str ispa
network_name_str Repositório do Ispa - Instituto Universitário
oai_identifier_str oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1427
organization_str_mv urn:organizationAcronym:ispa
person_str_mv Henriques, Miguel
Gonçalves, Emanuel João
Almada, Vítor Carvalho
publishDate 2007
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Inter-Research
reponame_str Repositório do Ispa - Instituto Universitário
repository_id_str urn:repositoryAcronym:ispa
service_str_mv urn:repositoryAcronym:ispa
spelling engInter-ResearchporPatterns of interannual variation are described for an inshore fish assemblage off the Arrábida rocky coast (Portugal). During an 11 yr period, the fish assemblage showed pronounced changes especially within its tropical, warm-temperate and cold-temperate elements. These changes followed a fluctuating pattern connected with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) with a series of years where the modifications were slight, interspersed with years where faunal changes were very rapid, affecting up to 35% of the total number of species recorded in those years. After a transition year from a cold to a warm period or vice versa, the majority of the newcomers from the preceding phase were eliminated. Winter conditions, but not summer conditions, were good predictors of the observed patterns. Increases in sea surface temperature (SST) were associated with increases in the proportions of tropical and warm-temperate fish and with decreases in the proportion of cold-temperate elements, the reverse being true for decreases in SST. Interannual variation in faunal composition was not simply a consequence of changes in SST. Changes in other factors such as current flow direction and transport mechanisms, capable of bringing fishes from different biogeographical sources, may also play a role in the observed patterns. The influence of the NAO is therefore not only mediated by its effects on SST but also by the changes it induces in wind and current patterns along the Portuguese shore. Long-term trends caused by persistent changes, like those involving global warming, may be masked by the fact that at an intermediate time scale, faunal changes are characterised by a succession of oscillations rather than by a steady modification in a single direction. This outlines the importance of long-term monitoring data, since short-term studies may only capture single phases of a complex oscillation, giving a false picture of the overall pattern of change.application/pdfporRapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditionsHenriques, MiguelGonçalves, Emanuel JoãoAlmada, Vítor CarvalhoHostingInstitutionOrganizationalRepositório do ISPAe-mailmailto:repositorio@ispa.ptrepositorio@ispa.ptISSNIsPartOf0171-8630DOIIsPartOf10.3354/meps3402592012-05-28T20:01:37Z20072007-01-01T00:00:00ZHandlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1427http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2open accessFaunal changesPortugalNorth Atlantic OscillationNAOSea surface temperatureSSTWind stressTemperate fish assemblage424234 bytesliteraturehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2application/pdffulltexthttps://repositorio.ispa.pt/bitstreams/696cfa29-718d-430a-a83e-92bc37f1721a/downloadMarine Ecology Progress Series259270Oldendorf/Luhe
spellingShingle Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
Henriques, Miguel
Faunal changes
Portugal
North Atlantic Oscillation
NAO
Sea surface temperature
SST
Wind stress
Temperate fish assemblage
status SINGLETON
subject.fl_str_mv Faunal changes
Portugal
North Atlantic Oscillation
NAO
Sea surface temperature
SST
Wind stress
Temperate fish assemblage
title Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
title_full Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
title_fullStr Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
title_full_unstemmed Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
title_short Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
title_sort Rapid shifts in a marine fish assemblage follow fluctuations in winter sea conditions
topic Faunal changes
Portugal
North Atlantic Oscillation
NAO
Sea surface temperature
SST
Wind stress
Temperate fish assemblage
topic_facet Faunal changes
Portugal
North Atlantic Oscillation
NAO
Sea surface temperature
SST
Wind stress
Temperate fish assemblage
url http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1427
visible 1