Spatial distribution patterns of the sponge community in the Menorca Channel (Balearic Island), a new Marine Protected Area in the Western Mediterranean

dc.contributor.advisorGili, Josep-Maria
dc.contributor.advisorAlmeida, Pedro Raposo de
dc.contributor.authorCorbalán García, Maria Del Carmen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-05T11:55:31Z
dc.date.available2016-04-05T11:55:31Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractO projeto INDEMARES produziu uma extensa base de dados obtida a partir das análises de 73 transectos de vídeo gravados com ROV e submersíveis tripulados durante os cruzeiros INDEMARES 3-­‐4-­‐5-­‐6 e 0811 (período de 2010-­‐2012) no Canal de Menorca, localizado entre as ilhas de Mallorca e Menorca. A informação proveniente dos transectos de vídeo foi processado e analisado pela equipa ICM durante os últimos anos. No âmbito da presente dissertação de mestrado, os dados sobre as várias espécies de esponjas foram processados com enfoque na distribuição espacial e batimétrica na plataforma e talude continental. O padrão de distribuição de cada espécie de esponja foi diferente, no entanto, houve uma acentuada preferência para a plataforma continental profunda norte e talude onde as espécies ocorrem com maior frequência e abundância. Os resultados deste estudo são destinadas a completar o conhecimento científico sobre as diferentes espécies de esponjas, a fim de definir as bases para a gestão e proteção eficiente do ecossistema do Canal de Menorca; ABSTRACT: The INDEMARES project has produced an extensive database obtained from the analyses of 73 video transects recorded with ROV and manned submersible during the cruises INDEMARES 3-­‐4-­‐5-­‐6 and 0811 (years 2010 to 2012) in the Menorca Channel, located between the islands of Mallorca and Menorca. The information derived from the video transects has been processed and analyzed by the ICM team during the past years. Within the framework of my thesis, data concerning several sponge species was processed focusing in the spatial and bathymetric distribution on the continental shelf and slope. The distribution pattern of each sponge species was different, however there was a marked preference for the northern deep continental shelf and slope where species reach highest occurrence and abundances. The results of this study are aimed to complete the scientific knowledge about the different sponge species in order to set the bases toward efficient management and protection of the Menorca Channel ecosystem.por
dc.identifier.authoremailm-cor@hotmail.com
dc.identifier.scientificarea404por
dc.identifier.sharewithDepartamento de Biologiapor
dc.identifier.tid201255375
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/18226
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.publisherUniversidade de Évorapor
dc.rightsopenAccesspor
dc.titleSpatial distribution patterns of the sponge community in the Menorca Channel (Balearic Island), a new Marine Protected Area in the Western Mediterraneanpor
dc.typemasterThesis
thesis.degree.nameDissertação de mestrado - Gestão e Conservação dos Recursos Naturaispor

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