Abstract

MARTINEZ-DARANAS, Beatriz et al. Soft bottom macrophytobenthos from northern coast of Matanzas, Cuba. Hidrobiológica [online]. 2003, vol.13, n.4, pp.299-308. ISSN 0188-8897.

An inventory of the macrophytobenthos from soft bottoms of the northern coast of the Matanzas province, Cuba, is presented. A total of 163 species was obtained: 77 red algae (Rhodophyta), 12 brown algae (Phaeophyta), 70 green algae (Chlorophyta) and 4 seagrasses (Magnoliophyta). In comparison with a phycological survey carried out in 1989, 114 species are new records for the studied area. The largest number of species was registered in sites with more exchange of oceanic waters, while sites affected by the industrial and urban development, or with a limited exchange with the ocean, presented the smallest values.

Keywords : Cuba; Northern Matanzas; Inventory; phytobenthos; seaweeds; seagrasses.

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