Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras

Vol. 52 Núm. 1 (2023)
Articulos de investigación

Sobrevivencia y respuestas fisiológicas de corales expuestos a elevada turbidez en el arrecife Varadero, Caribe colombiano

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  • Tomás López-Londoño,
  • Kelly Gómez-Campo,
  • Claudia T. Galindo-Martínez,
  • Luis A. González-Guerrero,
  • Sofia Roitman,
  • F. Joseph Pollock,
  • Valeria Pizarro,
  • Mateo López-Victoria,
  • Mónica Medina,
  • Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Tomás López-Londoño
Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania
Kelly Gómez-Campo
Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania
Claudia T. Galindo-Martínez
Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania
Luis A. González-Guerrero
Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania
Sofia Roitman
Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania
F. Joseph Pollock
The Nature Conservancy
Valeria Pizarro
Perry Institute for Marine Science
Mateo López-Victoria
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Mónica Medina
Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2023.52.1.1192

Publicado 2023-06-15

Palabras clave

  • Varadero,
  • Canal del Dique,
  • Corales simbióticos,
  • Propiedades ópticas,
  • Trasplante recíproco

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López-Londoño T, Gómez-Campo K, Galindo-Martínez CT, González-Guerrero LA, Roitman S, Pollock FJ, et al. Sobrevivencia y respuestas fisiológicas de corales expuestos a elevada turbidez en el arrecife Varadero, Caribe colombiano. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 15 de junio de 2023 [citado 13 de mayo de 2025];52(1):135-58. Disponible en: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/1192

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El deterioro de las propiedades ópticas del agua, o aumento de turbidez, debido a perturbaciones antropogénicas es un fenómeno
generalizado en zonas costeras. Los efectos sobre el ambiente lumínico submarino y la fisiología de corales simbióticos, que
dependen principalmente de la luz para sobrevivir y mantener elevada calcificación, han sido poco explorados. En este estudio
se describen los efectos de la pluma del Canal del Dique sobre el ambiente lumínico, sobrevivencia y fisiología de corales en el arrecife
Varadero. Se realizó un trasplante recíproco con fragmentos de Orbicella faveolata entre una zona somera en Varadero (3.5 m) y un sitio contrastante con aguas más claras a mayor profundidad (12 m) con intensidad de luz comparable. La columna de agua en Varadero se  encontró fuertemente estratificada, favoreciendo el aislamiento del arrecife de la pluma. Corales trasplantados a Varadero mostraron mayor sobrevivencia posiblemente debido a reducción de estrés lumínico y mayor heterotrofía. Su fisiología indicó aclimatación a poca luz y limitado potencial autotrófico, evidenciando un riesgo para la sobrevivencia de corales a mayor profundidad. Los resultados indican que un mayor deterioro de las propiedades ópticas del agua en la bahía de Cartagena por perturbaciones antropogénicas en la cuenca del río Magdalena y en la zona costera pone en riesgo la prevalencia del arrecife Varadero.

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