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Effects of different intertidal hard substrates on the recruitment of Crassostrea gigas

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Physical properties, distribution, and abundance of natural hard substrates are important variables modulating the potential distribution of sessile aquatic species. In this study, we analyze the effects of the geological origin of different rock types common in intertidal environments of Argentina on the recruitment success of the nonindigenous Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, accounting for spatial and interannual variation. A series of experiments showed that although recruitment occurs on all of the five most widespread hard substrates in the region (i.e., pelitic mudstone, limestone, conglomeradic sabulitic sandstone, gray sandstone, and volcanic rock) it is significantly higher on pelitic mudstone. Accounting for the geographic distribution of these substrate types along the coast of Argentina, it is concluded that the Valdés Peninsula and central San Jorge Gulf areas, where pelitic mudstone outcrops are the dominant intertidal hard substrate, are the regions with highest potential for C. gigas intertidal reef formation. Pelitic mudstone displayed the highest mean values of specific heat and porosity as well as high values of luminosity.

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We dedicate this paper to the memories of José María “Lobo” Orensanz (CENPAT) and Norberto “Cacho” Arcella. We express our sincere gratitude to Manfred Relling, Tomás Barón, Nicolás Sarrá, Andrea Laumann, Pablo Fimpel, Angos family (Bahía San Blas), Betty Arcella, and Mónica Burguener for their collaboration in field work. Also, we thank Mariano Coscarella (CESIMAR, CONICET), Fernando Hidalgo (Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina), the Handling Editor, and the Associate Editor-in-Chief of Hydrobiologia, and an anonymous reviewer for their comments on an earlier draft of the manuscript. This work was supported by the project PIP CONICET (Proyecto de Investigación Plurianual del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina) 2010-2012 GI 11220090101059, and is part of the research plan for the doctoral thesis of Mauro Carrasco, supported by a fellowship from CONICET.

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Carrasco, M.F., Venerus, L.A., Weiler, N.E. et al. Effects of different intertidal hard substrates on the recruitment of Crassostrea gigas. Hydrobiologia 827, 263–275 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3774-x

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