¿Puede la contaminación orgánica afectar la tasa de crecimiento de los octocorales en el Caribe?

Néstor Rey-Villiers; Alberto Sánchez

doi:10.4067/S0717-65382018000200166

Vol. 82 No. 2 (2018), Short Communications

Vol. 82 No. 2 (2018)

Can organic pollution affect the growth rate of octocorals in the Caribbean?

Short Communications

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382018000200166

Published 2018-12-31

Néstor Rey-Villiers⁺⁻
Alberto Sánchez

Néstor Rey-Villiers

Estudiante de Doctorado en CICIMAR-IPN

Alberto Sánchez

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Keywords

growth rate
organic matter
octocorals
heterotrophy
Caribbean coral reefs tasa de crecimiento
materia orgánica
octocorales
heterotrofía
arrecifes coralinos del Caribe

How to Cite

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Rey-Villiers, N.; Sánchez, A. Can Organic Pollution Affect the Growth Rate of Octocorals in the Caribbean?. Gayana 2018, 82, 166-170.

Abstract

Organic pollution in the Havana coastline is affecting octocorals assemblages, and little is known about its effect on the growth rate (GR). A fixed belt transect (250 x 2 m) was used to locate the colonies. The GR of Eunicea flexuosa and Plexaura kuekenthali was significantly higher in the reef with more organic pollution (3,6 cm/año y 4,1 cm/año, respectively) vs. reference sites, which seems to be related to their heterotrophy.