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Upwelling intensity modifies coastal primary production and influences individual traits of habitat-forming species. Along the Peruvian coast, beds of the mytilid Perumytilus purpuratus provide structurally complex habitats that harbour many organisms. We predict that in the nutrient-rich system of Central Peru, the modification of structural complexity would have stronger effects on the Perumytilus community than nutrient addition. We experimentally examined the effects of nutrient addition on the Perumytilus-dominated assemblage and we evaluated the potential effect of varying shell size on the Perumytilus-dominated assemblage. Nutrient addition to the mussel bed with slow-release fertilizers caused no changes in the total macro- and microalgal biomass and did not affect abundances or composition of the assemblage. To explore the effect of structural complexity on the Perumytilus assemblage, we manipulated mussel size with experimental bags containing small and large individuals. Predators, grazers and mobile organisms were more abundant among smaller mussels, with smaller gap volume, whereas the barnacle Jehlius cirratus was more abundant on larger mussels. In conclusion, point-source nutrient addition to the mussel bed did not enhance primary production. However, the modification of structural characteristics related to mussel size induced changes in the faunal assemblage. Thus, it seems that in this nutrient-rich system, nutrient enhancement would not significantly affect Perumytilus and its assemblage, whereas structural habitat seems to play an important role in shaping this community. © 2010 Springer-Verlag and AWI.

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Título:Habitat structure is more important than nutrient supply in modifying mussel bed assemblage in an upwelling area of the Peruvian coast
Autor:Firstater, F.N.; Hidalgo, F.J.; Lomovasky, B.J.; Ramos, E.; Gamero, P.; Iribarne, O.O.
Filiación:Laboratorio de Ecología, Departamento de Biología, FCEyN, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, CC 573 Correo Central, B7600WAG, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Apartado 1898, Lima 100, Peru
Idioma: Inglés
Palabras clave:Bottom-up; Community structure; Peru; Perumytilus purpuratus; Rocky intertidal; biomass; community structure; fauna; habitat structure; mollusc; nutrient; predator; primary production; upwelling; Peru; Jehlius cirratus; Mytilidae; Perumytilus; Perumytilus purpuratus; Thoracica
Año:2011
Volumen:65
Número:2
Página de inicio:187
Página de fin:196
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-010-0214-3
Título revista:Helgoland Marine Research
Título revista abreviado:Helgol. Mar. Res.
ISSN:1438387X
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1438387X_v65_n2_p187_Firstater

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Firstater, F.N., Hidalgo, F.J., Lomovasky, B.J., Ramos, E., Gamero, P. & Iribarne, O.O. (2011) . Habitat structure is more important than nutrient supply in modifying mussel bed assemblage in an upwelling area of the Peruvian coast. Helgoland Marine Research, 65(2), 187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-010-0214-3
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Firstater, F.N., Hidalgo, F.J., Lomovasky, B.J., Ramos, E., Gamero, P., Iribarne, O.O. "Habitat structure is more important than nutrient supply in modifying mussel bed assemblage in an upwelling area of the Peruvian coast" . Helgoland Marine Research 65, no. 2 (2011) : 187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-010-0214-3
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Firstater, F.N., Hidalgo, F.J., Lomovasky, B.J., Ramos, E., Gamero, P., Iribarne, O.O. "Habitat structure is more important than nutrient supply in modifying mussel bed assemblage in an upwelling area of the Peruvian coast" . Helgoland Marine Research, vol. 65, no. 2, 2011, pp. 187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-010-0214-3
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Firstater, F.N., Hidalgo, F.J., Lomovasky, B.J., Ramos, E., Gamero, P., Iribarne, O.O. Habitat structure is more important than nutrient supply in modifying mussel bed assemblage in an upwelling area of the Peruvian coast. Helgol. Mar. Res. 2011;65(2):187-196.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-010-0214-3