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<journal-id>0034-7744</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Biología Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. biol. trop]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7744</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0034-77442019000400784</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/rbt.v67i4.34822</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Modelación del efecto de la reproducción colonial de Bubulcus ibis (Aves: Ardeidae) en el flujo de biomasa y energía de los manglares costeros]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Modeling the effect of colonial breeding in Bubulcus ibis (Aves: Ardeidae) on biomass and energy flows of coastal mangrove]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Denis Ávila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dennis]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Curbelo Benitez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Emerio Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferrer-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yarelys]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Habana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>67</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>784</fpage>
<lpage>809</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-77442019000400784&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-77442019000400784&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-77442019000400784&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Las colonias de aves zancudas alcanzan miles de nidos densamente agrupados, que influyen marcadamente sobre las características del suelo o el agua que las rodea por un efecto de hiperfertilización. Esto provoca la acumulación nociva de compuestos nitrogenados, alterando la química del sustrato y produciendo defoliación y muerte de la vegetación. El impacto de estas colonias en los manglares de Cuba no se ha evaluado, por las dificultades logísticas que implica y la complejidad de sus procesos. Objetivo: En el presente trabajo se realizó la estimación de las cantidades de biomasa, energía y nutrientes movilizados en una colonia de Bubulcus ibis, durante una etapa de cría, a través de un modelo bioenergético de dinámica de sistemas. Métodos: Se emplearon 29 variables primarias, 3 ecuaciones bioenergéticas y la ecuación de crecimiento postnatal de esta especie, implementadas en el programa STELLA 9.1.3. De la interacción de estas variables se obtuvieron: la energía requerida por ciclo de reproducción, la biomasa consumida y los nutrientes depositados en la colonia. Se realizó un análisis de sensibilidad y un análisis de incertidumbre para explorar las variables que más influencia tienen sobre los resultados. El modelo fue validado mediante la consistencia en las unidades, la prueba de valores extremos y la comparación con valores registrados en la literatura. Finalmente, se simularon escenarios de disturbios que pueden afectar a una colonia real. Resultados: Según el modelo, para el crecimiento cada pichón requiere de 10 219.2 kcal totales. La colonia debe invertir en total 6.71x106 kcal, lo que representa un consumo cercano a 2.2 toneladas de presas en una etapa de cría. Debido a este consumo, los nutrientes depositados en la colonia mediante las excretas estuvieron compuestos de 49 kg de nitrógeno, 7 kg de fósforo y 56 kg de calcio. Según el análisis de sensibilidad, las variables que producen cambios más fuertes en el resultado son el número de adultos de la colonia y el tamaño medio de puesta. El análisis de incertidumbre mostró poca influencia de las variables seleccionadas sobre las variables respuesta. Los disturbios simulados más dañinos para la colonia fueron las afectaciones al reclutamiento y el aumento de la mortalidad de los pichones.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction: The colonies of wading birds reach thousands of highly grouped nests, which have a marked influence on the characteristics of the soil or the water that surrounds them due to a hyperfertilization effect. This causes the harmful accumulation of nitrogen compounds altering the chemistry of the substrate and causing defoliation and death of vegetation. The impact of these colonies on the mangroves in Cuba has not been evaluated, due to the logistical difficulties involved and the complexity of their processes. Objective: Mathematical modeling is a useful tool in these situations, so in this work the estimation of the quantities of biomass, energy and nutrients mobilized in a colony of herons was carried out, through a bioenergetic model of system dynamics. Methods: We used 29 primary variables, 3 bioenergetic equations and the postnatal growth equation of this species, implemented in the STELLA 9.1.3 program. From the interaction of these variables, the energy required by the reproduction cycle, the biomass consumed and the nutrients deposited in the colony were obtained. A sensitivity analysis and an uncertainty analysis were carried out to explore the variables that have the most influence on the results. The model was validated by the consistency in the units, the test of extreme values and the comparison with values recorded in the literature. Finally, disturbances scenarios that can affect a real colony were simulated. Results: According to the model, each nestling require 10 219.2 kcal to growth. The colony must totally invest 6.71x106 kcal, which represents consumption close to 2.2 tons of dams. Due to this consumption, the nutrients deposited in the colony by the excreta were 49 kg of nitrogen, 7 kg of phosphorus and 56 kg of calcium. According to the sensitivity analysis, the variables that produce the strongest changes in the result are the number of adults in the colony and the average clutch size. The uncertainty analysis showed little influence of the variables selected on the response variables. The most harmful simulated disturbances for the colony were the affectations to the recruitment and the increase of the mortality of the nestlings.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bioenergética]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[aves acuáticas]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[waterbirds]]></kwd>
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