FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Trophic structure in the Gulf of Lions marine ecosystem (north-western Mediterranean Sea) and fishing impacts BT AF BANARU, Daniela MELLON, Capucine ROOS, David BIGOT, Jean-Louis SOUPLET, Arnauld JADAUD, Angelique BEAUBRUN, P. FROMENTIN, Jean-Marc AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:1;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:3;8:1; FF 1:PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE;2:PDG-RBE-HM;3:PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE;4:PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE;5:PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE;6:PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE;7:;8:PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE; C1 IFREMER, Ctr Halieut Mediterraneen & Trop, Lab Ressources Halieut, F-34203 Sete, France. Aix Marseille Univ, Mediterranean Inst Oceanog, UMR 7294, UR 235, F-13288 Marseille 09, France. Univ Montpellier, Ecole Prat Hautes Etud, Montpellier, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE SI SETE SE PDG-RBE-HM-RHSETE PDG-RBE-HM IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 2.476 TC 62 TU Aix-Marseille université Centre national de la recherche scientifique Institut de recherche pour le développement Université du Sud Toulon - Var UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00116/22758/20614.pdf LA English DT Article CR MEDITS / FR MEDITS 2004 MEDITS 2005 MEDITS 2006 MEDITS 2007 MEDITS 2008 MEDITS 2009 MEDITS 2010 MEDITS FR MEDITS FR MEDITS-FR2000 MEDITS-FR97 MEDITS-FR98 MEDITS-FR99 PELMED 2001 PELMED 2002 PELMED 2003 PELMED 2004 PELMED 2005 PELMED 2006 PELMED 2007 PELMED 2008 PELMED 2009 PELMED 93 PELMED 94 PELMED 95 PELMED 96 PELMED 97 PELMED 98 PELMED 99 PELMED2M BO L'Europe Thalassa DE ;Gulf of Lions;Ecopath with Ecosim;Food web;Fishing impacts AB The Gulf of Lions ecosystemwas described using the Ecopath mass-balancemodel to characterise its structure and functioning and to examine the effects of themultispecific fisheries operating in this area. The model is composed of 40 compartments, including 1 group of seabirds, 2 groups of etaceans, 18 groups of fish, 12 groups of invertebrates, 5 groups of primary producers, detritus and discards. Input datawere based on several recurrent scientific surveys, two alternative datasets for fishing data, stock assessment outputs, stomach content analyses and published information. Results showed that the functional groups were organised into five trophic levels with the highest one represented by dolphins, anglerfish, Atlantic bluefin tuna, European hake and European conger. European pilchard and European anchovy dominated in terms of fish biomass and catch. Other fish with high biomass such as Atlantic mackerel and blue whiting were highly important in the food web. Seabirds, dolphins and cuttlefish–squids represented keystone species. Important coupled pelagic–demersal–benthic interactions were described. The 7 different fisheries analysed were operating at mean trophic levels situated between 2.6 for small artisanal boats, and 4.1 for purse seines (>24 m) targeting large pelagic fish, indicating an intensively exploited ecosystem. Large trawlers (24–40 m) had the highest impact on most of the groups considered; while purse seines (12–24 m) targeting small pelagic fish had the lowest impact. Preliminary results highlighted the importance of data sources for further ecosystem and fisheries analyses and management scenarios. PY 2013 PD FEB SO Journal Of Marine Systems SN 0924-7963 PU Elsevier Science Bv VL 111 UT 000314375500005 BP 45 EP 68 DI 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.09.010 ID 22758 ER EF