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Predicting zooplankton response to environmental changes in a temperate estuarine ecosystem
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A novel strategy that allows to predict the responses of zooplanktonic species to environmental conditions
in an estuarine temperate ecosystem (Mondego estuary) is presented. It uses 12 indicator species from the
zooplanktonic Mondego database (102 species) that are common members of the different habitats, characterized by their specific hydrological conditions. Indicator-species analysis (ISA) was used to define and describe which species were typical of each of the five sampling stations in a 4-year study (2003–2006). First, a canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) was carried out to objectively identify the species-habitat affinity based on the relationship between species, stations and environmental data. Response curves for each of the zooplanktonic species, generated by univariate logistic regression on each of the independent variables temperature and salinity, were generally in agreement with the descriptive statistics concerning the occurrence of those species in this particular estuarine ecosystem. Species-specific models that predict probability of occurrence relative to environmental parameters like salinity, water temperature, turbidity, chlorophyll a, total suspended solids and dissolved oxygen were then developed for the zooplanktonic species. The multiple logistic models used contained between 1 and 3 significant parameters and the percentage correctly predicted
was moderate to high, ranging from 62 to 95%. The predictive accuracy of the model was assured by direct
comparison of model predictions with the observed occurrence of species obtained in 2006 (validation) and
from data collected in the early 2000s in another Portuguese estuary - Ria de Aveiro (Canal de Mira), a complex mesotidal shallow coastal lagoon. The regression logistic model here defined, correctly suggested that the distribution of zooplankton species was mainly dependent on salinity and water temperature. The logistic regression proved to be a useful approach for predicting the occurrence of species under varying environmental conditions at a local scale. Therefore, this model can be considered of reasonable application (and should be tested in other estuarine systems) due to its ability to predict the occurrence of individual zooplanktonic species associated with habitat changes.
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The present work was supported by I.I.I. (Instituto de Investigacao Interdisciplinar of the University of Coimbra) through a Ph.D grant awarded to S. C. Marques (III/AMB/28/2005).
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Marques, S.C., Azeiteiro, U.M., Leandro, S.M. et al. Predicting zooplankton response to environmental changes in a temperate estuarine ecosystem. Mar Biol 155, 531–541 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-1052-6
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Springer