FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Pearl Oysters Pinctada margaritifera grazing on natural plankton in Ahe atoll lagoon (Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia) BT AF FOURNIER, Jonathan DUPUY, Celie BOUVY, Marc COURAUDON-REALE, Marine CHARPY, Loic POUVREAU, Stephane LE MOULLAC, Gilles LE PENNEC, Marie-Annick COCHARD, Jean-Claude AS 1:1;2:2,3;3:4;4:1;5:5,6;6:7;7:1;8:8;9:9; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:PDG-RBE-EMH;5:;6:PDG-RBE-PFOM-PI;7:PDG-RBE-RMPF-EP;8:;9:PDG-ODE-LER; C1 IFREMER, Ctr Pacifique, Taravao 98719, Tahiti, Fr Polynesia. Univ La Rochelle, LIENSs, UMR 6250, F-17000 La Rochelle, France. CNRS, F-17000 La Rochelle, France. Univ Montpellier 2, IRD, UMR 5119, ECOSYM, F-34095 Montpellier 5, France. Univ Aix Marseille 2, UMR UPB, Papeete 98713, Fr Polynesia. IRD, CNRS, Papeete 98713, Fr Polynesia. IFREMER, RBE, LPI, UMR 100, Presquile Du Vivier 29840, Argenton, France. Univ Polynesie Francaise, EA42639, Faaa 98702, Tahiti, Fr Polynesia. IFREMER, ODE, ER, F-29280 Plouzane, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE CNRS, FRANCE UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE IRD, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV POLYNESIE FRANCAISE, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI TAHITI NANTES ARGENTON SETE BREST SE PDG-RBE-RMPF-EP PDG-RBE-EMH PDG-RBE-PFOM-PI PDG-ODE-LER-LERLR PDG-ODE-LER IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-p187 copubli-univ-france IF 2.53 TC 27 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00078/18888/16599.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Pinctada margaritifera;Clearance rates;French Polynesia;Phytoplankton;Protists AB In atoll lagoons of French Polynesia, growth and reproduction of pearl oysters are mainly driven by plankton concentration. However, the actual diet of black-lip pearl oysters P. margaritifera in these lagoons is poorly known. To fill this gap, we used the flow through chamber method to measure clearance rates of P. margaritifera in Ahe atoll lagoon (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia). We found : (i) that pearl oysters cleared plankton at a rate that was positively related to plankton biovolume, (ii) that nanoflagellates were the main source of carbon for the pearl oysters, (iii) that the quantity and origin of carbon filtrated by pearl oysters was highly dependent on the concentration and composition of plankton. These results provide essential elements for the comprehension of growth and reproduction variability of pearl oysters in atoll lagoons of French Polynesia. PY 2012 SO Marine Pollution Bulletin SN 0025-326X PU Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd VL 65 IS 10-12 UT 000309086500009 BP 490 EP 499 DI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.026 ID 18888 ER EF