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      Relationship between zooplankton biomass and continental water discharges in the southern Gulf of Mexico (1984-2001) Translated title: Relación entre la biomasa zooplanctónica y las descargas de aguas continentales, en el sur del Golfo de México (1984-2001)

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          Zooplankton biomass is recognized as an important indicator of secondary production, its spatial and temporal variation in neritic zones is particularly affected by discharges of the rivers, and the spatial-temporal effect of continental water discharges on the distribution of zooplankton biomass in the southern Gulf of Mexico was analyzed for 5 areas off the coasts of Veracruz, Tabasco and Campeche. The analyzed material was obtained from 534 samples collected during different climatic seasons from 1984 to 2001. The discharge volumes of 5 hydrological regions were obtained from the government's data base. The results obtained indicated that biomass variation throughout the seasons in the different areas was very similar to the pattern of discharges. The greater biomass values were recorded off Tabasco and the lower values off Veracruz, where the greater and lower continental water discharges were recorded respectively. Biomass variation depended on the discharges, not only in terms of an annual cycle, but was also directly related to the volumes discharged into the ocean. A Tree analysis made it possible to conclude that biomass is always low on the outer shelf and oceanic region of the southern Gulf of Mexico, independently of the season of the year or of a particular area. A greater biomass was recorded on the shallow shelf, with a magnitude that varied in relation to the area and season. The biomass off Campeche did not depend on the continental water discharges, but was generated on the Yucatán shelf.

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          La biomasa zooplanctónica es reconocida como un importante indicador de la producción secundaria; su variación espacio-temporal en zonas neríticas es afectada particularmente por las descargas de los ríos, por lo que se analiza el efecto espacio temporal de las descargas de aguas continentales en la distribución de la biomasa zooplanctónica en el sur del Golfo de México, en 5 áreas frente a las costas de Veracruz, Tabasco y Campeche. El material analizado proviene de 534 muestras recolectadas en diferentes estaciones climáticas entre 1984 y 2001. Los volúmenes de descargas de 5 regiones hidrológicas se obtuvieron de la base de datos gubernamentales. Los resultados muestran que las variaciones de la biomasa durante las estaciones del año en las diferentes áreas son muy similares al patrón de las descargas. Los mayores valores de biomasa ocurren enfrente de las costas de Tabasco y los menores frente a Veracruz, donde se tienen las mayores y menores descargas de aguas continentales respectivamente. La variación de la biomasa depende de las descargas, no sólo en términos de un ciclo anual, sino también directamente relacionada con el tamaño del volumen vertido al océano. El análisis de árbol permitió concluir que en el sur del Golfo de México sobre la parte externa de la plataforma y zona oceánica, la biomasa siempre es baja, independiente de la estación del año o del área de que se trate. La mayor biomasa ocurre sobre la plataforma en profundidades bajas, pero su magnitud varía dependiendo del área y de la época. La biomasa frente a Campeche no depende de las descargas de aguas continentales sino se genera sobre la plataforma de Yucatán.

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                Journal
                revbiolmar
                Revista de biología marina y oceanografía
                Rev. biol. mar. oceanogr.
                Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
                0718-1957
                April 2016
                : 51
                : 1
                : 21-31
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                [1 ] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México México
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                S0718-19572016000100003
                fba93c67-f966-4fb5-a691-93473567f59c

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                Categories
                MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
                OCEANOGRAPHY

                Oceanography & Hydrology,Ecology
                Zooplankton biomass,Gulf of Mexico,continental water discharges,CART technique,Biomasa zooplancton,Golfo de México,agua de descargas continentales,técnica CART

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