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TI Potential use of marinas as nursery grounds by rocky fishes: insights from four Diplodus species in the Mediterranean
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AF BOUCHOUCHA, Marc
   DARNAUDE, A. M.
   GUDEFIN, A.
   NEVEU, R.
   VERDOIT-JARRAYA, M.
   BOISSERY, P.
   LENFANT, P.
AS 1:1,2,3,4;2:2;3:3,4;4:3,4;5:3,4;6:5;7:3,4;
FF 1:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;
C1 Ctr Ifremer Mediterranee ZP Bregaillon, Lab Environm Ressources Provence Azur Corse, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne Sur Mer, France.
   Univ Montpellier, UMR 9190, MARBEC, CNRS,IRD,Ifremer,CC093, Pl Eugene Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier, France.
   Univ Perpignan Via Domitia, Ctr Format & Rech Environm Mediterraneens, UMR 5110, 58 Ave Paul Alduy, F-66860 Perpignan, France.
   CNRS, Ctr Format & Rech Environm Mediterraneens, UMR 5110, 58 Ave Paul Alduy, F-66860 Perpignan, France.
   Agence Eau Rhone Mediterranee Corse, Delegat Marseille, Immeuble Noailles 62, F-13001 Marseille, France.
C2 IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
   UNIV PERPIGNAN, FRANCE
   CNRS, FRANCE
   AGENCE EAU RHONE MEDITERRANEE & CORSE, FRANCE
SI TOULON
SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 2.292
TC 28
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00334/44501/44189.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00334/44501/44196.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Coastal areas;Habitat anthropization;Fish juveniles;Sparids;Habitat preferences;Ecological engineering;Biohut
AB The construction of marinas along the shoreline has caused substantial habitat destruction within the sheltered coastal areas previously used as nursery grounds by many fish species. However, although the negative ecological impacts of these constructions have been reported extensively, their potential roles in the functioning of the coastal zone remain largely unknown. Here, we surveyed the juveniles of 4 Diplodus species in 5 marinas located along the French Mediterranean coast to assess whether rocky fishes can successfully settle inside these artificialized coastal areas. Inter-specific differences in the spatiotemporal use of the various artificial habitats provided by marinas were investigated between April and August over 2 consecutive years. We also tested the potential benefit of pegging additional artificial habitats (Biohuts) on docks and pontoons to increase their value as fish nursery grounds. Our results suggest that although variations in marina and artificial habitat preferences exist between species, Diplodus juveniles repeatedly colonize marinas. Their average abundances on added Biohut habitats were twice as high as on nearby bare surfaces. This suggests that increasing the complexity of the vertical structures of marinas can considerably enhance their suitability for juvenile rocky fishes, especially at the youngest stages, when mortality is highest. Therefore, as long as marina water quality is well controlled, ecological engineering within these man-made habitats might reduce the ecological consequences of urban development by providing suitable alternative artificial nursery grounds for rocky fishes.
PY 2016
PD APR
SO Marine Ecology Progress Series
SN 0171-8630
PU Inter-research
VL 547
UT 000374241200014
BP 193
EP 209
DI 10.3354/meps11641
ID 44501
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