Temporal variability of larval growth, size, stage duration and recruitment of a wrasse, <i>Coris julis</i> (Pisces: Labridae), from the Azores

Jorge Fontes; Pedro Afonso; Ricardo S. Santos; Jennifer E. Caselle

doi:10.3989/scimar.2010.74n4721

Autores/as

Jorge Fontes IMAR / Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores
Pedro Afonso IMAR / Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores
Ricardo S. Santos IMAR / Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores
Jennifer E. Caselle Marine Science Institute, University of California

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2010.74n4721

Palabras clave:

Coris julis, Azores, patrón estacional, crecimiento larvario, reclutamiento

Resumen

La variabilidad temporal en la talla de reclutamiento (SAS), edad de reclutamiento (PLD), crecimiento larvario y patrón de reclutamiento en un lábrido de aguas templadas, Coris julis, fueron examinados en dos épocas de reclutamiento consecutivas, en una isla de las Azores (Atlántico nordeste). Se examinaron también las relaciones entre estas características y la variabilidad de reclutamiento temporal. La PLD y la SAS medios aumentaron significativamente a lo largo del período de reclutamiento en los dos veranos consecutivos. La PLD y la SAS se correlacionaron positivamente, pero el crecimiento larvario no fue un buen predictor de estas características. Las diferencias en magnitud de reclutamiento entre fechas de muestreo sucesivas no fueron explicadas por las SAS/PLD medias, ni tampoco por el crecimiento larvario. En cambio, encontramos que los reclutas cuyos primeros estadios de desarrollo pelágico (30 días) se solapaban, en parte, con un periodo de crecimiento intenso (por encima del promedio e independiente de de edad) resultaron en los mayores reclutamientos; que tienden a suceder a mitad de la estación. Las larvas de asentamientos tempranos o tardíos (periodos de solapamiento, con crecimiento disminuido), se asociaron a reclutamientos modestos. Se plantea la hipótesis de que las PLD cortas, con las resultantes pequeñas SAS deberían ser favorecidas en la fase más temprana del período de reclutamiento, cuando la densidad de juveniles es menor. A lo largo del período de asentamiento, a medida que los reclutas se acumulan, la competición puede aumentar, y las mayores SAS (asociadas a mayores PLD), pueden proporcionar una ventaja competitiva o de supervivencia.

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