Are assemblages of the fireworm <i>Hermodice carunculata</i> enhanced in sediments beneath offshore fish cages?

Rodrigo Riera; Oscar P&#233;rez; Myriam Rodr&#237;guez; Eva Ramos; &#211;scar Monterroso

doi:10.1007/s13131-014-0449-y

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Rodrigo Riera, Oscar Pérez, Myriam Rodríguez, Eva Ramos, Óscar Monterroso. Are assemblages of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata enhanced in sediments beneath offshore fish cages?[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(4): 108-111. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0449-y

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Rodrigo Riera, Oscar Pérez, Myriam Rodríguez, Eva Ramos, Óscar Monterroso. Are assemblages of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata enhanced in sediments beneath offshore fish cages?[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(4): 108-111. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0449-y

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Are assemblages of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata enhanced in sediments beneath offshore fish cages?

doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0449-y

Centro de Investigaciones Medioambientales del Atlántico (CIMA SL), Arzobispo Elías Yanes 44, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Received Date: 2012-03-17
Rev Recd Date: 2013-06-09

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Abundances of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata were counted through a monitoring assessment study of fish cages in Barranco Hondo (NE Tenerife). Seven campaigns were conducted from November 2007 to June 2010 and temporal variations were found, as well as differences among sampling stations. The polychaete H. carunculata obtained its highest abundance in sediments beneath fish cages throughout the study period. Thus, the assemblages of this omnivorous species were favoured by the presence of fish cages.
- aquaculture,
- organic enrichment,
- environmental impact,
- Polychaeta,
- Hermodice carunculata,
- Tenerife,
- Canary Islands,
- Atlantic Ocean

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