Abstract

GARCIA, Camilo B.  and  DIAZ PULIDO, Guillermo. DYNAMICS OF A MACROALGAL ROCKY INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost. [online]. 2006, vol.35, n.1, pp.7-18. ISSN 0122-9761.

The macroalgal intertidal community at a tropical location (Punta de la Loma, Colombian Caribbean) was monitored at irregular intervals from 1992 to 1995. The highly diverse macroalgal community was relatively invariant in cover, taxa and biomass from small spatial scales (square centimeters). At larger spatial scales (square meters), however, there was a small but definitive seasonal pulse in dominance and composition. Sand intrusions over the rocky intertidal represents a b disturbance reducing macroalgal cover during the dry season. Interannual variation was also detected. La Punta de la Loma appears to be influenced by the regional upwelling conditions.

Keywords : Dynamics; Macroalgal landscape; Intertidal; Colombian Caribbean.

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