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DOI | 10.1093/ICESJMS/FSN030 | ||||
Año | 2008 | ||||
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This study is based on 3 years (August 2002-July 2005) of monthly zooplankton sampling at a fixed station located 18 km off Coliumo Bay (36 degrees S), Chile. The reproduction of Sagitta enflata, its feeding rate, specific daily ration, and prey selectivity were analysed and related to several environmental variables: temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a concentrations, and both meso- and micro-zooplankton abundance. The main predatory activity of S. enflata was centred on the copepods Paracalanus parvus, Oithona spp., and Calanus chilensis. These three species were consumed at different rates, depending mainly on the maturity of the S. enflata population. When Stages I and II individuals dominated, predation focused on the small P. parvus and Oithona spp., whereas more mature populations (Stages III and IV) preyed selectively on C. chilensis. The mean specific daily ration of 0.1 d(-1) increased to 0.5 d(-1) before and during maturation. The reproductive phase of S. enflata was closely coupled with the abundance of nauplii, suggesting that chaetognath reproduction paralleled that of copepods, most likely to diminish the mortality of its offspring resulting from starvation. The relationships between these were included in a conceptual model and their ecological significance is discussed.
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1 | Giesecke, R. | Hombre |
Centro de investigación Oceanográfica en el Pacífico Sur Oriental - Chile
Universidad de Concepción - Chile |
2 | GONZALEZ-ESTAY, HUMBERTO | Hombre |
Centro de investigación Oceanográfica en el Pacífico Sur Oriental - Chile
Universidad Austral de Chile - Chile Universidad de Concepción - Chile |
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Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica |
Comisión Nacional de Investigación CientÃfica y Tecnológica |
FONDAP-COPAS |
FONDAP-Chile |
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We thank FONDAP-COPAS Research Programme 3, which kindly provided the copepod abundance data, and Ruben Escribano, Pamela Hidalgo, and Alvaro Araneda who collected the samples included in this study. We thank the COPAS time-series team and the crew of the RV “Kay Kay”. Two anonymous reviewers greatly improved an earlier version of the manuscript. The study was supported by a CONICYT Doctoral fellowship grant and the FONDAP-COPAS Centre funded by FONDAP-Chile grant 15010007. |