Habitat suitability modelling for sardine juveniles (Sardina pilchardus) in the Mediterranean Sea

Type Article
Date 2011
Language English
Author(s) Giannoulaki Marianna1, Pyrounaki Maria M.1, Liorzou Bernard3, Leonori Iole4, Valavanis Vasilis D.1, Tsagarakis Konstantinos1, Bigot Jean-Louis3, Roos DavidORCID3, 4, de Felice Andrea3, Campanella Fabio3, Somarakis Stylianos1, Arneri Enrico3, Machias Athanassios2
Affiliation(s) 1 : Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Inst Marine Biol Resources, GR-71003 Iraklion, Greece
2 : Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Inst Marine Biol Resources, GR-16610 Athens, Greece
3 : IFREMER, Sete, France
4 : CNR, Ist Sci Marine, I-60125 Ancona, Italy
Source Fisheries Oceanography (1054-6006) (Wiley-blackwell), 2011 , Vol. 20 , N. 5 , P. 367-382
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2011.00590.x
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Keyword(s) generalized additive models, habitat suitability modelling, Mediterranean Sea, potential juvenile habitat, sardine juveniles, small pelagic fish
Abstract Identification of potential juvenile grounds of short-lived species such as European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) in relation to the environment is a crucial issue for effective management. In the current work, habitat suitability modelling was applied to acoustic data derived from both the western and eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Early summer acoustic data of sardine juveniles were modelled using generalized additive models along with satellite environmental and bathymetry data. Selected models were used to construct maps that exhibit the probability of presence in the study areas, as well as throughout the entire Mediterranean basin, as a measure of habitat adequacy. Areas with high probability of supporting sardine juvenile presence persistently within the study period were identified throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Furthermore, within the study period, a positive relationship was found between suitable habitat extent and the changes in abundance of sardine juveniles in each study area.
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Giannoulaki Marianna, Pyrounaki Maria M., Liorzou Bernard, Leonori Iole, Valavanis Vasilis D., Tsagarakis Konstantinos, Bigot Jean-Louis, Roos David, de Felice Andrea, Campanella Fabio, Somarakis Stylianos, Arneri Enrico, Machias Athanassios (2011). Habitat suitability modelling for sardine juveniles (Sardina pilchardus) in the Mediterranean Sea. Fisheries Oceanography, 20(5), 367-382. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2011.00590.x , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00043/15390/