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TI Relationships between benthic macrofauna and habitat suitability for juvenile common sole (Solea solea, L.) in the Vilaine estuary (Bay of Biscay, France) nursery ground
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AF NICOLAS, Delphine
   LE LOCH, Francois
   DESAUNAY, Yves
   HAMON, Dominique
   BLANCHET, Aline
   LE PAPE, Olivier
AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:4;5:4;6:1;
FF 1:PDG-DOP-DCB-DYNECO-BENTHOS;2:;3:PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH;4:PDG-DOP-DCB-DYNECO-BENTHOS;5:PDG-DOP-DCB-DYNECO-BENTHOS;6:PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH;
C1 Pole Halieut, F-35042 Rennes, France.
   IRD, UR RAP, Ctr Rech Halieut, F-34203 Sete, France.
   EMH, IFREMER, Nantes, France.
   IFREMER, DYNECO Ecol Benth, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
C2 AGROCAMPUS OUEST, FRANCE
   IRD, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
   SETE
   NANTES
SE PDG-DOP-DCB-DYNECO-BENTHOS
   IRD
   PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-p187
IF 1.799
TC 50
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2609.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Vilaine estuary;Functional indicators;Benthic macrofauna;Essential fish habitat;Nursery ground;Solea solea
AB Coastal and estuarine systems are among the most threatened by human activities which damage their ecological function and, in particular, their nursery role for many marine species. In this context, the protection of these vital ecosystems is a critical issue for the management of fisheries resources. To that aim, functional approaches have to be developed that make it possible to assess habitat suitability and quality. The common sole, Solea solea (L.) was selected as an indicator species to identify the features of coastal and estuarine nursery habitats in the Bay of Biscay (France).   Previous studies have shown that young-of-the-year (YOY) sole are strongly dependent upon various abiotic factors, and especially bathymetry, sediment cover and the extent of river plumes. We investigated whether taking into account biological variables, based on benthic macrofauna biomasses aggregated into trophic group, may improve the description of the juvenile sole distribution in the Vilaine estuary nursery. Results from Generalised Linear Models demonstrated the importance of integrating these biological variables in the determination of juvenile habitats at a local scale. The abundance of YOY sole was correlated with an index of the benthic invertebrates biomass and, more specifically, with the biomass of suspension feeders. This result was reinforced by a one-dimensional spatial statistical analysis, which pointed out the similar distribution of invertebrate macrobenthos and juvenile sole along the upstream/downstream gradient of the estuary. Moreover, the inter-annual variations of abundance and distribution of juveniles were synchronous with those of the macrobenthos. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY 2007
PD JUN
SO Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
SN 0272-7714
PU Elsevier
VL 73
IS 3-4
UT 000247281500026
BP 639
EP 650
DI 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.006
ID 2609
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