Advances in population monitoring of the mangrove ‘uçá’-crab (Ucides cordatus): reduction of body size variance for better evaluation of population structure and extractive potential
M. Pinheiro, Fernanda V. B. Sousa, J. F. Perroca, Mauro M. T. Silva, Raimundo L. M. Souza, T. A. Mota, S. S. Rocha
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ABSTRACT Monitoring focusing on target species is an important tool to better understand biodiversity. The density, size, extractive potential and population structure of Ucides cordatus reflects the conservation of the mangrove ecosystem. The Federal Brazilian Institution of Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) defined a protocol to standardize and estimate these parameters using an indirect method that does not depend on the capture of individuals of a species. In this protocol are used models to adjust diameter of crabs' gallery (DG) measures into largest carapace width (LC). Because this relationship (LC vs. DG) can differ according to geographic positions, the present study assessed it in three Brazilian mangrove areas (north, north-east, and south-east regions). Linear models of this relationship were compared between sexes, and also applied as a single model considering these Brazilian localities as a fixed factor and in three independent models for each locality separately. Equations did not differ significantly between sex and could be represented as one to each locality. However, a simpler linear model not including mangroves as fixed factors can be used to represent the entire latitudinal gradient, promoting a homogeneity of the estimation error, due to cover the entire body size (LC) variation of the Ucides cordatus crab. HIGHLIGHTS Body size and population structure of Ucides cordatus can be successfully estimated by measurements of the burrows, using an indirect method. Indirect method is advantageous in continuous monitoring, avoiding the higher impact promoted by capture in a specific mangrove area. Regional models can be more accurate, but a single and simpler model representing the entire latitudinal gradient can promote homogeneity of the estimation error and is more manageable.
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Marine Biology Research (MBRJ) provides a worldwide forum for key information, ideas and discussion on all areas of marine biology and biological oceanography. Founded in 2005 as a merger of two Scandinavian journals, Sarsia and Ophelia, MBRJ is based today at the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway. The Journal’s scope encompasses basic and applied research from all oceans and marine habitats and on all marine organisms, the main criterium for acceptance being quality.