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    Publication Date: 2021-05-19
    Description: La distribución espacial de los pastos marinos depende de las condiciones ambientales presentes, destacándose la profundidad, temperatura, salinidad, sustrato y nutrientes. La plataforma continental de La Guajira presenta extensas praderas de pastos marinos dominadas por Thalassia testudinum, las cuales representan más del 80 % del total nacional. Con el fin de caracterizar su distribución en función de la profundidad, materia orgánica y tipo de sustrato, se midieron algunas variables estructurales de T. testudinum en 15 estaciones situadas en uno de los tres siguientes intervalos de profundidad: somero (0-2 m), medio (2-4 m) y profundo (〉4 m). Mediante cuadrantes de 20 x 20 cm se determinó la densidad de vástagos, en subcuadrantes de 20 x 10 cm se tomaron muestras para biomasa foliar, peso de epífitos, pastoreo y área foliar; y mediante un corazonador se extrajo el material para la biomasa total. Altos valores en densidad de vástagos (437.5 m-2), biomasa foliar (84.8 g m-2), biomasa total (5.9 kg m-2) y área foliar (24.8 cm2) están asociados con profundidades menores a 3.5 m; mientras que a mayor profundidad las plantas son más dispersas (137.5 m2), con poca biomasa (7.5 g m-2) y hojas pequeñas (4.6 cm2). La biomasa de epífitos alcanzó más del doble del peso húmedo de las hojas, presentando valores altos en praderas profundas (52.5 %) donde el pastoreo fue menor (53.3 %). Adicionalmente, fueron encontradas praderas de alto desarrollo en zonas protegidas, alto contenido de materia orgánica y predominancia de sedimentos finos.
    Description: The spatial distribution of seagrass beds depends on environmental factors such as light, temperature, salinity, substrate type, and nutrient availability. There is an extensive area of seagrass beds dominated by Thalassia testudinum along the shallow continental shelf of La Guajira, representing more than 80 % of the seagrass beds in Colombia. In order to describe seagrass distribution and its relation to organic matter, substrate type and depth structural variables of T. testudinum were measured at l5 locations placed at one of the following depth ranges: shallow (0-2 m), intermediate (2-4 m), and deep (〉4 m). Shoot density was measured with 20 x 20 cm quadrants while shoot samples were collected from 20 x 10 cm sub-quadrants in order to measure leaf biomass, epiphyte weight, grazing and leaf area. Total biomass and sediment core were measured from sediments core samples. High values of shoot density (437.5 m-2), leaf biomass (84.8 g m-2), total biomass (5.9 kg m-2) and leaf area (24.8 cm2), were related with depths less than 3.5 m while at higher depths plants presented lower shoot density (137.5 m2), biomass (7.5 g m-2) and leaf area (4.6 cm2). The epiphyte weight registered high values in deeper seagrass beds (52.5 %) where grazing had lesser impact (53.3 %). Additionally, better devolped seagrass beds were found in areas of organic matter content, fine sediments and protected areas.
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    Description: Thalassia testudinum, Vegetative structure
    Keywords: Environmental factors ; Environmental factors ; Sea grass
    Repository Name: AquaDocs
    Type: Journal Contribution , Non-Refereed , Article
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