Shoalgrass Halodule wrightii (Ascherson, 1868) meadows in El Salvador:  distribution and associated macroinvertebrates at the estuary complex  of Bahía de Jiquilisco

Ramírez, Enriqueta; Menjívar, Jenny; Cerén, Gabriel; Rivera, Ana; Henríquez, Ana V.; Liles, Michael J.

dc.contributor	N/A	en-US
dc.creator	Ramírez, Enriqueta
dc.creator	Menjívar, Jenny
dc.creator	Cerén, Gabriel
dc.creator	Rivera, Ana
dc.creator	Henríquez, Ana V.
dc.creator	Liles, Michael J.
dc.date	2017-10-23
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-05T13:36:09Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-05T13:36:09Z
dc.identifier	http://lajar.ucv.cl/index.php/rlajar/article/view/vol45-issue4-fulltext-26
dc.identifier	10.3856/vol45-issue4-fulltext-26
dc.identifier.uri	https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/158971
dc.description	Seagrasses are aquatic angiosperms that grow submerged in shallow marine and estuarine environments worldwide. Halodule wrightii is a circumtropically distributed seagrass species found primarily in the Atlantic Ocean, but also in parts of the Indian Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean. Along the Pacific coast of Central America, large swaths of the reported distribution of H. wrightii are assumptions based on interpolation between known seagrass point locations, and despite confirmation of H. wrightii occurrence in Bahía de Jiquilisco in El Salvador, little is known about its distribution and associated species, which can hamper efforts to conserve this seagrass ecosystem. To address these gaps in data, we provide the first assessment of H. wrightii distribution and associated macroinvertebrate species in Bahía de Jiquilisco. We identified six areas where seagrasses occurred and two of these were selected for monitoring. At the two sampled areas, heterogeneous patches of H. wrightii covered 27.1 km2 with 22 associated macroinvertebrate species from three taxonomic groups in three phyla. We conclude by discussing local threats to H. wrightii, including implications for endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata and green (Chelonia mydas agassizii) turtles that depend on these ecosystems, and describe opportunities for conservation in Bahía de Jiquilisco.	en-US
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	en-US
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dc.source	Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research; Vol 45, No 4 (2017); 864-869	en-US
dc.source	Plataforma para envío de artículos - Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research; Vol 45, No 4 (2017); 864-869	es-ES
dc.source	0718-560X
dc.source	0718-560X
dc.subject	Halodule wrightii; associated fauna; foundation species; mangroves; seagrass; biogeography; environmental policy	en-US
dc.title	Shoalgrass Halodule wrightii (Ascherson, 1868) meadows in El Salvador: distribution and associated macroinvertebrates at the estuary complex of Bahía de Jiquilisco	en-US
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dc.type		es-ES

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