Annual rhythms of temporal niche partitioning in the Sparidae family are correlated to different environmental variables.

ABSTRACT: The seasonal timing of recurring biological processes is essential for organisms living in temperate regions. While ample knowledge of these processes exists for terrestrial environments, seasonal timing in the marine environment is relatively understudied. Here, we characterized the annual rhythm of habitat use in six fish species belonging to the Sparidae family, highlighting the main environmental variables that correlate to such rhythms. The study was conducted at a coastal artificial reef through a cabled observatory system, which allowed gathering underwater time-lapse images every 30 minutes consecutively over 3 years. Rhythms of fish counts had a significant annual periodicity in four out of the six studied species. Species-specific temporal patterns were found, demonstrating a cle

SUBMITTER: Sbragaglia V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6368640 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature