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Partitioning of the feeding niche along spatial,seasonal and size dimensions by the fish community in a tropical Bay in Southeastern Brazil
Authors:Ana Paula P. Guedes  Francisco G. Araújo  André L. M. Pessanha  Rosana R. Milagre
Affiliation:1. Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Seropédica, RJ, Brazil;2. Laboratório de Biologia Marinha, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Abstract:Feeding guilds and spatial, seasonal and ontogenetic changes in the diets of 24 fish species in a tropical bay in Southeastern Brazil were examined. The hypotheses tested were that groups of species form specific trophic guilds and that the feeding partitioning differs along the niche dimensions. Five trophic guilds (Polychaeta, Copepoda, Teleostei, Teleostei/Crustacea and Polychaeta/Crustacea) and two species with specialised feeding, one teleost (Aspistor luniscutis) and one bivalvia (Sphoeroides testudineus), were found. Polychaeta was the most important resource for nine fish species, followed by Copepoda (6 spp.), Teleostei (5 spp.) and Caprelidae Amphipoda (3 spp.). Polychaeta was the most used resource for species in the inner bay zone, and Crustaceans in the outer bay zone. We detected a predominance of Polychaeta between the spring and autumn, whereas crustaceans were consumed at a greater rate in the winter. The most conspicuous changes in diet occurred along the spatial and seasonal dimensions, rather than the size dimensions. The hypotheses tested were accepted. Identifying and incorporating information about the bay food web is a first step towards developing management strategies that are sensitive to this particular ecosystem.
Keywords:Bays  feeding ecology  resource partitioning  trophic guilds
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