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TI The potential of marginal coastal nursery habitats for the conservation of a culturally important Caribbean marine species
BT 
AF STIEGLITZ, Thomas C.
   DUJON, Antoine M.
   PEEL, Joanne R.
   AMICE, Erwan
AS 1:1,2,3;2:1,4;3:5;4:1;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;
C1 CNRS, Inst Univ Europeen Mer, Lab Sci Environm Marin, UMR 6539, Plouzane, France.
   James Cook Univ, Ctr Trop Water & Aquat Ecosyst Res, Townsville, Qld, Australia.
   Aix Marseille Univ, CEREGE Ctr Rech & Enseignement Geosci Environm, Coll France, CNRS,IRD,INRAE, Aix En Provence, France.
   Deakin Univ, Sch Life & Environm Sci, Ctr Integrat Ecol, Geelong, Vic, Australia.
   Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Cordemex, Mexico.
C2 CNRS, FRANCE
   UNIV JAMES COOK, AUSTRALIA
   UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE
   UNIV DEAKIN, AUSTRALIA
   INST POLITECN NACL, MEXICO
UM LEMAR
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 5.139
TC 0
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00657/76872/78114.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00657/76872/78115.xlsx
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00657/76872/78116.docx
LA English
DT Article
DE ;connectivity;dispersal;fisheries;marine protected area;movement ecology;sub-optimal habitats
AB Aim Identifying the potential of marginal habitats for species conservation is of key importance when their core high-quality habitats are under substantial disturbances and threats. However, there is currently a knowledge gap on how useful marine marginal habitats may be for conserving endangered marine species. Here, we investigate the potential of groundwater-fed coastal areas for the conservation of the queen conch, an economically and culturally important marine gastropod. Location The inlet of Xel-Ha, typical of groundwater-fed coastal areas widely distributed along the Yucatan Peninsula coast in Mexico and partially protected by a network of marine protected areas. Methods We tracked 66 queen conchs (Lobatus gigas) using acoustic telemetry over a period of 3.5 years. We investigated for ontogenetic niche shift using a network analysis and by modelling their growth. Results The queen conchs exhibited the same ontogenetic niche shift required to complete their life cycle in this marginal habitat as they do in offshore core habitats. A total of 33 individuals departed the inlet and migrated from shallow groundwater-affected nursery grounds to deeper marine habitats more suitable for breeding aggregation. Main conclusions As the broad-scale movement behaviour of queen conch in this inlet is similar to that observed on the overfished core habitats, our findings suggest that groundwater-fed coastal areas should be included in conservation planning for an effective management of this species within a network of marine protected areas.
PY 2020
PD MAY
SO Diversity And Distributions
SN 1366-9516
PU Wiley
VL 26
IS 5
UT 000518173600001
BP 565
EP 574
DI 10.1111/ddi.13044
ID 76872
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