Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs

Trophic networks are the way by which energy is distributed through the ecosystem and out of it. Each ecosystem at a particular functional developmental state (FDS) has attributes that can be measured and understood through the food web. Trophic interactions can further our understanding of the FDS...

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Autores principales:	Jimmy Argüelles-Jiménez, Fabián A. Rodríguez-Zaragoza, Carlos González-Gándara, Jorge C. Alva-Basurto, Jesús E. Arias-González, Roberto Hernández-Landa, Alfonso Aguilar-Perera, Yuri B. Okolodkov, Ana Lilia Gutiérrez-Velázquez, Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón, Robert Ulanowicz, Horacio Pérez-España
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Coral reef Developmental attribute Functional developmental state Ecological model Ecosystem maturity Greater Caribbean Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6ae825bce136434ba5288a17ccb85b262021-12-01T04:37:17ZFunctional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107170https://doaj.org/article/6ae825bce136434ba5288a17ccb85b262021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20311092https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XTrophic networks are the way by which energy is distributed through the ecosystem and out of it. Each ecosystem at a particular functional developmental state (FDS) has attributes that can be measured and understood through the food web. Trophic interactions can further our understanding of the FDS of coral reefs that can be associated with their geomorphological structure; however, the number of the states is presently unknown. Thus, we investigated the geomorphology of a set of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs, describing gradients of coral reef FDS. Eleven coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and 17 reefs in the Caribbean Sea were examined, including fringing reefs and platform reefs (submerged and emergent with and without sandy-island cay). For each coral reef, nine ecosystem developmental attributes and five topological indices were estimated from trophic models. Using non-metric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarities, we found a gradient of maturity consisting of eight FDS. Early states correspond to fringing reefs (Punta Nizuc, Mahahual) in the Mexican Caribbean, and later states correspond to emerging platform reefs without (Palo Seco, Blanquilla) and with sandy-island cay (Cayo Cochinos, Media Luna). Using topological indices as variables and the eight FDS as nominal variables in a partial redundancy analysis, we confirmed that energy flow control increases with maturity and degree of geomorphological and physical structural complexity. On the contrary, betweenness centrality, the number of connections, and the number of predator–prey interactions decrease with functional maturity.Jimmy Argüelles-JiménezFabián A. Rodríguez-ZaragozaCarlos González-GándaraJorge C. Alva-BasurtoJesús E. Arias-GonzálezRoberto Hernández-LandaAlfonso Aguilar-PereraYuri B. OkolodkovAna Lilia Gutiérrez-VelázquezManuel J. Zetina-RejónRobert UlanowiczHoracio Pérez-EspañaElsevierarticleCoral reefDevelopmental attributeFunctional developmental stateEcological modelEcosystem maturityGreater CaribbeanEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 121, Iss , Pp 107170- (2021)
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topic	Coral reef Developmental attribute Functional developmental state Ecological model Ecosystem maturity Greater Caribbean Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Coral reef Developmental attribute Functional developmental state Ecological model Ecosystem maturity Greater Caribbean Ecology QH540-549.5 Jimmy Argüelles-Jiménez Fabián A. Rodríguez-Zaragoza Carlos González-Gándara Jorge C. Alva-Basurto Jesús E. Arias-González Roberto Hernández-Landa Alfonso Aguilar-Perera Yuri B. Okolodkov Ana Lilia Gutiérrez-Velázquez Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón Robert Ulanowicz Horacio Pérez-España Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs
description	Trophic networks are the way by which energy is distributed through the ecosystem and out of it. Each ecosystem at a particular functional developmental state (FDS) has attributes that can be measured and understood through the food web. Trophic interactions can further our understanding of the FDS of coral reefs that can be associated with their geomorphological structure; however, the number of the states is presently unknown. Thus, we investigated the geomorphology of a set of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs, describing gradients of coral reef FDS. Eleven coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico and 17 reefs in the Caribbean Sea were examined, including fringing reefs and platform reefs (submerged and emergent with and without sandy-island cay). For each coral reef, nine ecosystem developmental attributes and five topological indices were estimated from trophic models. Using non-metric multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarities, we found a gradient of maturity consisting of eight FDS. Early states correspond to fringing reefs (Punta Nizuc, Mahahual) in the Mexican Caribbean, and later states correspond to emerging platform reefs without (Palo Seco, Blanquilla) and with sandy-island cay (Cayo Cochinos, Media Luna). Using topological indices as variables and the eight FDS as nominal variables in a partial redundancy analysis, we confirmed that energy flow control increases with maturity and degree of geomorphological and physical structural complexity. On the contrary, betweenness centrality, the number of connections, and the number of predator–prey interactions decrease with functional maturity.
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author	Jimmy Argüelles-Jiménez Fabián A. Rodríguez-Zaragoza Carlos González-Gándara Jorge C. Alva-Basurto Jesús E. Arias-González Roberto Hernández-Landa Alfonso Aguilar-Perera Yuri B. Okolodkov Ana Lilia Gutiérrez-Velázquez Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón Robert Ulanowicz Horacio Pérez-España
author_facet	Jimmy Argüelles-Jiménez Fabián A. Rodríguez-Zaragoza Carlos González-Gándara Jorge C. Alva-Basurto Jesús E. Arias-González Roberto Hernández-Landa Alfonso Aguilar-Perera Yuri B. Okolodkov Ana Lilia Gutiérrez-Velázquez Manuel J. Zetina-Rejón Robert Ulanowicz Horacio Pérez-España
author_sort	Jimmy Argüelles-Jiménez
title	Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs
title_short	Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs
title_full	Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs
title_fullStr	Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs
title_full_unstemmed	Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs
title_sort	functional developmental states of the greater caribbean coral reefs
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6ae825bce136434ba5288a17ccb85b26
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Functional developmental states of the Greater Caribbean coral reefs

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