Baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) intertidal Mytilus species complex (Mytilus spp.)
Abstract Mussels (Mytilus spp.) are abundant in the North Atlantic, sessile, and sensitive to environmental change, and suitable as sentinels of environment and climate change of costal ecosystems. We aimed to determine the baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) Mytilus species complex, and t...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2fb5706b670c47018f215253b10748df 2024-09-15T18:23:54+00:00 Baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) intertidal Mytilus species complex (Mytilus spp.) Tore Strohmeier Øivind Strand Barbro Taraldset Haugland Antonio Agüera 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70197 https://doaj.org/article/2fb5706b670c47018f215253b10748df EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70197 https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758 2045-7758 doi:10.1002/ece3.70197 https://doaj.org/article/2fb5706b670c47018f215253b10748df Ecology and Evolution, Vol 14, Iss 8, Pp n/a-n/a (2024) abundance baseline bivalve distribution intertidal method Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70197 2024-09-02T15:34:37Z Abstract Mussels (Mytilus spp.) are abundant in the North Atlantic, sessile, and sensitive to environmental change, and suitable as sentinels of environment and climate change of costal ecosystems. We aimed to determine the baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) Mytilus species complex, and to show the present distribution to surveys conducted 60 years ago. Baseline was obtained by investigating a total of 509 stations in the intertidal zone, in four regions comprising the environmental gradient from head of fjord to coast, and distributed over the latitudinal gradient from 58 to 70°N. The baseline shows a range in continuous abundance of mussels from 12% to 36%, patchy abundance from 26% to 57% and no or very limited mussel abundance from 26% to 46% between the four regions. The presence of mussels in the southeast and west region was visualized to previous surveys conducted 60 years ago. The data points to similar past and present presence of mussels in both regions, yet past major mussel fields in the inner section of region southeast was not detected in this study. The baseline of Mytilus spp. in the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) is now available for future reference. The baseline, plotted to surveys conducted 60 years ago, points to awareness of the population situated in the southeast section of the investigated region. Continued monitoring and modeling are needed to clarify drivers of temporal and spatial variation in the mussel populations along the Northeastern Atlantic coast. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Ecology and Evolution 14 8 |
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Abstract Mussels (Mytilus spp.) are abundant in the North Atlantic, sessile, and sensitive to environmental change, and suitable as sentinels of environment and climate change of costal ecosystems. We aimed to determine the baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) Mytilus species complex, and to show the present distribution to surveys conducted 60 years ago. Baseline was obtained by investigating a total of 509 stations in the intertidal zone, in four regions comprising the environmental gradient from head of fjord to coast, and distributed over the latitudinal gradient from 58 to 70°N. The baseline shows a range in continuous abundance of mussels from 12% to 36%, patchy abundance from 26% to 57% and no or very limited mussel abundance from 26% to 46% between the four regions. The presence of mussels in the southeast and west region was visualized to previous surveys conducted 60 years ago. The data points to similar past and present presence of mussels in both regions, yet past major mussel fields in the inner section of region southeast was not detected in this study. The baseline of Mytilus spp. in the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) is now available for future reference. The baseline, plotted to surveys conducted 60 years ago, points to awareness of the population situated in the southeast section of the investigated region. Continued monitoring and modeling are needed to clarify drivers of temporal and spatial variation in the mussel populations along the Northeastern Atlantic coast. |
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Baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) intertidal Mytilus species complex (Mytilus spp.) |
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Baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) intertidal Mytilus species complex (Mytilus spp.) |
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Baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) intertidal Mytilus species complex (Mytilus spp.) |
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Baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) intertidal Mytilus species complex (Mytilus spp.) |
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Baseline for the Northeast Atlantic (58–70°N) intertidal Mytilus species complex (Mytilus spp.) |
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baseline for the northeast atlantic (58–70°n) intertidal mytilus species complex (mytilus spp.) |
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