FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Contrasting reproductive biology of two hydrothermal gastropods from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: implications for resilience of vent communities BT AF Marticorena, Julien Matabos, Marjolaine Sarrazin, Jozee Ramirez-Llodra, E. AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:2,3; FF 1:PDG-REM-EEP-LEP;2:PDG-REM-EEP-LEP;3:PDG-REM-EEP-LEP;4:; C1 REM/EEP, Ifremer, 29280, Plouzané, France Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Gaustadalleen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway REV Ocean, Oksenøyveien 10, 1366, Lysaker, Norway C2 IFREMER, FRANCE NIVA, NORWAY REV OCEAN, NORWAY SI BREST SE PDG-REM-EEP-LEP IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-europe IF 2.573 TC 6 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00640/75235/75647.pdf LA English DT Article CR MOMARSAT : MONITORING THE MID ATLANTIC RIDGE MOMARSAT2015 MOMARSAT2017 MOMARSAT2018 BO Pourquoi pas ? L'Atalante AB The recovery of populations and their ability to recolonise a disturbed habitat is mainly dependent on their reproductive biology (e.g., fecundity, frequency of reproduction, and time to maturity) and recruitment success. To assess recolonisation processes and connectivity of vent communities, and infer their resilience to natural and anthropogenic disturbances, we studied the life-history traits of two dominant species of vent gastropods from the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Protolira valvatoides and Pseudorimula midatlantica. Gonad morphology, gametogenesis, and reproductive outputs related to shell length were described using histological analyses, and population structure was assessed from individuals’ size–frequency distributions. Samples were collected at different locations of the Montségur and Eiffel Tower edifices (Lucky Strike vent field) in April 2015, July 2017, and August 2018 to inform on spatial and temporal variations of their reproductive outputs and demography. All stages of oocyte development were found in the gonads of both species, suggesting a continuous gametogenesis and asynchronous reproduction. However, the two species showed contrasting reproductive strategies. Indeed, while P. midatlantica is gonochoric with a fecundity of up to 327 mature oocytes, P. valvatoides is hermaphrodite with an extremely low fecundity including a maximum of eight vitellogenic oocytes. Maximum oocyte size was 176 µm for P. midatlantica and 272 µm for P. valvatoides. We infer from previous knowledge and our results that both species exhibit a lecithotrophic development of larvae. There was no evidence of temporal variability of reproductive traits, but environmental conditions seem to affect gametogenetic maturity and oocyte size of P. midatlantica limpets. Variations in population structure at the edifice scale suggest habitat selection of individuals related to biotic and abiotic factors. PY 2020 PD JUN SO Marine Biology SN 0025-3162 PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC VL 167 IS 8 UT 000548856600005 DI 10.1007/s00227-020-03721-x ID 75235 ER EF