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Does rock type account for variation in mussel attachment strength? A test with Brachidontes rodriguezii in the southwestern Atlantic
Helgoland Marine Research ( IF 2.217 ) Pub Date : 2018-06-26 , DOI: 10.1186/s10152-018-0514-6
Jorge L. Gutiérrez , María Bagur , Lorena P. Arribas , M. Gabriela Palomo

Mussel attachment strength varies in space and time, frequently in association with variations in wave exposure. Yet, it remains uninvestigated whether different rock types can contribute to variation in mussel attachment. Here we compared the attachment strength of the mussel Brachidontes rodriguezii between soft and hard intertidal rock substrates that are typical of coastal Buenos Aires Province, Argentina: Pampean loess cemented by calcium carbonate and orthoquartzite, respectively. Overall comparisons of mussel attachment across natural platforms of either rock type (10 loess sites and 4 orthoquartzite sites) indicated stronger mussel attachment to orthoquartzite. However, mussel attachment strength did not differ when compared across natural loess platforms and introduced orthoquartzite blocks (i.e., groins and revetments) occurring within the same site. Mussels attaching to loess showed more byssal threads than those attaching to orthoquartzite at the same site. These findings suggest, first, that rock type does not influence mussel attachment strength in our study system, secondly, that overall differences in mussel attachment strength with rock type across natural platforms in our study range are due to confounding influences of co-varying factors (e.g., wave exposure) and, finally, that mussels can increase byssus production to counteract potential substrate failure when attaching to soft, friable rock. The latter likely explains the ability of mussels to maintain relatively stable cover across rocks of contrasting hardness.

中文翻译:

岩石类型是否解释贻贝附着强度的变化?在西南大西洋用Brachidontes rodriguezii进行的测试

贻贝的附着强度在空间和时间上会发生变化,通常会与波浪暴露的变化有关。但是,尚未调查不同类型的岩石是否会造成贻贝附着的变化。在这里,我们比较了阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯省沿海典型的软硬硬潮间带岩石基质之间的贻贝贻贝的附着强度:分别由碳酸钙和正石英岩胶结的黄土黄土。贻贝附着在两种岩石类型的天然平台上的总体比较(10个黄土位点和4个正石英岩位点)表明,贻贝对正石英石的附着力更强。但是,与天然黄土平台和引入的方石英岩块相比,贻贝的附着强度没有差异(即 腹股沟和护岸)发生在同一地点。附着在黄土上的贻贝比附着在同一地点的原石英上的贻贝显示出更多的基底线。这些发现表明,首先,岩石类型不会影响我们研究系统中的贻贝附着强度;其次,我们研究范围内跨自然平台的贻贝附着强度与岩石类型的总体差异是由于共同变化因素的混杂影响(例如,暴露在波浪中),最后,贻贝会增加附着物的产量,以抵消附着在柔软易碎岩石上时潜在的基材破坏。后者可能解释了贻贝在硬度不同的岩石上保持相对稳定的覆盖的能力。附着在黄土上的贻贝比附着在同一地点的原石英上的贻贝显示出更多的基底线。这些发现表明,首先,岩石类型不会影响我们研究系统中的贻贝附着强度;其次,我们研究范围内跨自然平台的贻贝附着强度与岩石类型的总体差异是由于共同变化因素的混杂影响(例如,暴露在波浪中),最后,贻贝会增加附着物的产量,以抵消附着在柔软易碎岩石上时潜在的基材破坏。后者可能解释了贻贝在硬度不同的岩石上保持相对稳定的覆盖的能力。附着在黄土上的贻贝比附着在同一地点的原石英上的贻贝显示出更多的基底线。这些发现表明,首先,岩石类型不会影响我们研究系统中的贻贝附着强度;其次,我们研究范围内跨自然平台的贻贝附着强度与岩石类型的总体差异是由于共同变化因素的混杂影响(例如,暴露在波浪中),最后,贻贝会增加附着物的产量,以抵消附着在柔软易碎岩石上时潜在的基材破坏。后者可能解释了贻贝在硬度不同的岩石上保持相对稳定的覆盖的能力。在我们的研究范围内,跨自然平台的贻贝附着强度与岩石类型的总体差异是由于共同变化的因素(例如,波浪暴露)的混杂影响所致,最后,贻贝可以增加附着物的产量以抵消附着时潜在的基材破坏到柔软易碎的岩石上。后者可能解释了贻贝在硬度不同的岩石上保持相对稳定的覆盖的能力。在我们的研究范围内,跨自然平台的贻贝附着强度与岩石类型的总体差异是由于共同变化的因素(例如,波浪暴露)的混杂影响所致,最后,贻贝可以增加附着物的产量以抵消附着时潜在的基材破坏到柔软易碎的岩石上。后者可能解释了贻贝在硬度不同的岩石上保持相对稳定的覆盖的能力。
更新日期:2018-06-26
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