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TI Large spatial scale variation of demersal fish assemblage structure on the continental shelf of the NW Mediterranean Sea
BT 
AF GAERTNER, J
   BERTRAND, Jacques
   DE SOLA, L
   DURBEC, J
   FERRANDIS, E
   SOUPLET, Arnauld
AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:1;5:4;6:5;
FF 1:;2:PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH;3:;4:;5:;6:PDG-DOP-DCM-HMT-RHSETE;
C1 Ctr Oceanol Marseille, LMGEM, UMR 6117, CNRS, F-13007 Marseille, France.
   IFREMER, Lab Ecol Halieut, F-44311 Nantes, France.
   Ctr Oceanog Malaga, IEO, Fuengirola 29640, Malaga, Spain.
   Univ Alicante, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
   IFREMER, Lab Ressources Halieut, F-34203 Sete, France.
C2 UNIV MARSEILLE, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   IEO, SPAIN
   UNIV ALICANTE, SPAIN
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI NANTES
   SETE
SE PDG-DOP-DCN-EMH
   PDG-DOP-DCM-HMT-RHSETE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
IF 2.315
TC 37
TU CNRS
   IFREMER
   IRD
   UNIVERSITE AIX-MARSEILLE
   UNIVERSITE TOULON
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2005/publication-3623.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR MEDITS / FR
   MEDITS 2004
   MEDITS 2005
   MEDITS FR
   MEDITS FR
   MEDITS-FR2000
   MEDITS-FR2001
   MEDITS-FR2002
   MEDITS-FR2003
   MEDITS-FR97
   MEDITS-FR98
   MEDITS-FR99
BO L'Europe
DE ;Mediterranean Sea;Management units;Species diversity;Assemblage structure;Demersal fishes
AB The spatial structure of demersal fish assemblages on the continental shelf of the NW Mediterranean Sea was examined on a large scale between the Straits of Gibraltar and the Gulf of Lions. In contrast to its predominant role in the spatial distribution of species composition, described worldwide, it seems depth has only a limited effect on the distribution patterns of the total abundance and diversity of demersal fishes. In addition, evidence is provided for the division of the whole study area into 3 geographical fish assemblages. The influence of Atlantic inputs and the semi-permanent Almena-Oran hydrographic front play a key role in defining the Alboran Sea as a specific fish fauna area. Moreover, the clear differentiation between 2 distinct assemblages in the Gulf of Lions and the Catalan Sea could be partly linked to the North Balearic front. These results contribute to the current debate on the definition of spatial units for the purpose of demersal fisheries management. They also stress the complexity of developing an ecosystem approach which deals simultaneously with species composition and biodiversity aspects of ecosystems management.
PY 2005
PD AUG
SO Marine Ecology Progress Series
SN 0171-8630
PU Inter-Research
VL 297
UT 000231718800021
BP 245
EP 257
DI 10.3354/meps297245
ID 3623
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