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AuthorAl-Maslamani, I.
AuthorWalton, M.E.M.
AuthorKennedy, H.
AuthorLe Vay, L.
Available date2024-03-25T04:28:08Z
Publication Date2012
Publication NameMarine Biology
ResourceScopus
ISSN253162
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-1963-0
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/53391
AbstractPenaeid shrimp can be useful ecological indicators of linkages between shallow tropical coastal habitats, acting as integrators of carbon and nitrogen sources due to their generalist feeding habits and their mobility between habitats and with tidal cycles. In the current study, the contribution of mangrove, seagrass and microbial mat to the nutrition of two penaeid shrimp species, Penaeus semisulcatus and Metapeneus ensis, in a shallow arid embayment in the Arabian Gulf was assessed through a combination of analysis of stomach contents and dual carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures. Shrimp tissue stable isotope signatures identified seagrass as a major source of carbon and nitrogen for both species, contributing 21–38 % (1–99 ‰). Microbial mat was also detected as a significant nutritional source for early-stage Metapenaeus affinis postlarvae (1–27 %). However, mangroves were not identified as a significant source, with the range of results including the possibility of a zero contribution. Moreover, the greatest possible contribution of mangroves as source of carbon was less than for the other primary producers. This may be due the high salinity and wide temperature range limiting mangrove productivity as well as the low export of dissolved and particulate organic material out of the mangroves due to low rainfall.
SponsorAcknowledgments This research was supported by the Qatar National Research Foundation, National Priorities Research Programme research grant 09-129-018.
Languageen
PublisherSpringer Nature
Subjectarid region
coastal zone
crustacean
dissolved organic matter
environmental indicator
food web
isotopic analysis
mangrove
microbial mat
motility
nutrition
particulate organic matter
primary production
salinity
seagrass
stable isotope
stomach content
temperature effect
temperature profile
tidal cycle
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Decapoda (Crustacea)
Ensis
Metapenaeus affinis
Penaeidae
Penaeus
Penaeus semisulcatus
Rhizophoraceae
TitleSources of primary production supporting food webs in an arid coastal embayment
TypeArticle
Pagination1753-1762
Issue Number8
Volume Number159
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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