HUMAN EXCLUSION FROM THE ROCKY INTERTIDAL ZONE OF CENTRAL CHILE - THE EFFECTS ON CONCHOLEPAS CONCHOLEPAS (GASTROPODA)

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dc.contributor.authorCASTILLA, JC
dc.contributor.authorDURAN, LR
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T19:26:57Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T19:26:57Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.description.abstractThe ecological role played by man as a top predator in a rocky intertidal environment of central Chile was studied. Human exclusion from a rocky intertidal stretch of coast (non-harvested area) at punta El Lacho, for nearly two years, resulted in a substantial density increase of the economically important high trophic level predator muricid Concholepas concholepas. This was followed by a dramatic decline in the cover of the competitive dominant intertidal mussel Perumytilus purpuratus. According to current ecological theory the removal of the competitively superior primary space dominant species led to a pattern of increasing species diversity. We conclude that in the absence of human interference C. concholepas plays the role of a key species in central Chile rocky intertidal environments. We suggest that the interpretation of the structure and dynamics of intertidal landscapes should include the key role played by man. Comparison of monitoring programs between intertidal areas with and without human interference will prove critical to our understanding of such environments.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1600-0706
dc.identifier.issn0030-1299
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/99672
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:A1985AVY5900012
dc.issue.numero3
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final399
dc.pagina.inicio391
dc.revistaOikos
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.titleHUMAN EXCLUSION FROM THE ROCKY INTERTIDAL ZONE OF CENTRAL CHILE - THE EFFECTS ON CONCHOLEPAS CONCHOLEPAS (GASTROPODA)
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen45
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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