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      Functional response of Sagitta setosa (Chaetognatha) and Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) under variable food concentration in the Gullmar fjord, Sweden Translated title: Respuesta funcional de Sagitta setosa (Chaetognatha) y Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) bajo una concentración de alimento variable en el fiordo Gullmar, Suecia

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          Gelatinous carnivores are important components of the pelagic system and potentially key organisms in trophic webs, since they prey on several groups of organisms. In the Gullmar fjord many species of gelatinous organisms have been found exerting an important predatory impact on Acartia clausi, a dominant copepod of the mesozooplankton in this ecosystem. This work aims at evaluating the predatory impact of M. leydi and S. setosa on the community of copepods of the Gullmar fjord. These experiments were of functional-response type. In addition, length-weight regressions for predator biomass estimates were obtained. S. setosa showed a functional response Type II. By contrast, M. leidyi showed a linear functional response (Type I) with maximum ingestion (Imax) rates of 7 copepods ind-1 h-1 for individuals of length size between 7 and 15 mm. Sagitta setosa exhibited an Imax of 3.96 (copepods pred-1 h-1) with individuals in the size-range between 6 and 7 mm. The predatory impact of S. setosa and M. leidyi was high, suggesting that these species exert a strong impact on the mesozooplankton community of the Gullmar fjord.

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          Los organismos gelatinosos carnívoros son importantes componentes del ecosistema pelágico y potencialmente organismos claves en las tramas tróficas pelágicas, depredando sobre varios grupos. En el fiordo Gullmar, muchas especies de gelatinosos han sido encontradas ejerciendo un gran impacto depredador sobre A. clausi, un abundante copépodo del mesozooplancton de este ecosistema. El propósito de este trabajo fue evaluar el impacto depredador de M. leydi y S. setosa sobre la comunidad de copépodos del fiordo Gullmar. Los experimentos fueron de respuesta funcional. Además, regresiones de longitud- peso seco fueron estimadas para determinar la biomasa del depredador. Sagitta setosa exhibió una respuesta funcional tipo II. Mnemiopsis leidyi mostró una respuesta funcional lineal (Tipo I) con tasas de ingestión máximas (Imax) de 7 copépodos ind-1 h-1 para individuos cuyo tamaño osciló entre 7-15 mm. Sagitta setosa exhibió un Imax de 3,96 (copépodos pred-1 h-1) en individuos de tamaños de 6 y 7 mm. El impacto depredador de ambas especies fue alto, por esto se sugiere que ambas pueden ejercer un fuerte impacto sobre la comunidad del fiordo Gullmar.

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                Journal
                revbiolmar
                Revista de biología marina y oceanografía
                Rev. biol. mar. oceanogr.
                Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar (Valparaíso, , Chile )
                0718-1957
                April 2010
                : 45
                : 1
                : 35-42
                Affiliations
                [03] Göteborg orgnameGöteborg University orgdiv1Marine Ecology Dept. orgdiv2Sven-Loven Centre for Marine Research-Kristineberg Sweden
                [02] Montevideo orgnameUniversidad de la República orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias orgdiv2Sección Oceanología Uruguay
                [01] Concepción orgnameUniversidad de Concepción orgdiv1Marine Biology Station orgdiv2Pelagic Laboratory and Mesozooplankton (PLAMZ) of COPAS Center Chile odvergar@ 123456udec.cl
                [06] Concepción orgnameUniversidad de Concepción orgdiv1Departamento de Oceanografía orgdiv2Laboratorio de Oceanografía Pesquera y Ecología Larval (LOPEL) Chile
                [04] Concepción orgnameUniversidad de Concepción orgdiv1Program for Regional Studies in Physical Oceanography and Climate (PROFC) Chile
                [05] Concepción orgnameUniversidad de Concepción orgdiv1Center for Oceanographic Research in the Eastern South Pacific (COPAS) Chile
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                S0718-19572010000100003 S0718-1957(10)04500103
                10.4067/S0718-19572010000100003
                2c7c1717-aee8-4045-b864-c48608bc0c13

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                : 13 March 2009
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