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TI Interspecific differences in feeding selectivity shape isotopic niche structure of three ophiuroids in the Arctic Ocean
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AF Yunda-Guarin, G
   Michel, Loic
   Nozais, C
   Archambault, P
AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:1;
FF 1:;2:PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP;3:;4:;
C1 ArcticNet, Université Laval, Québec Océan, Takuvik (UMI 3376), Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
   Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), Centre de Bretagne, REM/EEP, Laboratoire Environnement Profond, 29280 Plouzané, France
   Québec-Océan, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada
C2 UNIV LAVAL, CANADA
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV QUEBEC (UQAR), CANADA
SI BREST
SE PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP
UM BEEP-LM2E
IN WOS Ifremer UMR
   copubli-int-hors-europe
IF 2.5
TC 2
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00750/86195/91830.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Benthic community;Ophiuroidea;Trophic ecology;Isotopic niche;Canadian Arctic Ocean
AB Understanding the mechanisms that support feeding interactions and species co-occurrence in regions subject to rapid environmental changes is becoming increasingly important to predict future trends in population dynamics. However, there is still little information available on the trophic ecology for many benthic species to help us better understand trophic interactions and individual trophic roles. Here, we used stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) in conjunction with the Bayesian ellipses approach to explore spatial trends in isotopic niche width and overlap of 3 syntopic arctic brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea; Ophiacantha bidentata, Ophiocten sericeum, and Ophiopleura borealis) in Baffin Bay (BB), the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA), and the North Water Polynya (NOW). These 3 coexisting ophiuroids displayed great interspecific plasticity in foraging behaviors and showed a high degree of inter-individual dietary flexibility. However, differences in surface carbon composition drove the variability of resource utilization at the individual level across stations, which in turn affected trophic interactions, niche overlaps, and isotopic niche breadth of ophiuroids. Greater niche overlap was found in the highly productive region of the NOW, where consumers exhibited similar food selectivity, whereas an increase in niche segregation occurred in regions with greater sea-ice concentration. These results suggest that isotopic niche size reflects individual responses to fluctuations in food availability and possibly past competition, both induced by local oceanographic features. Our study indicates that niche parameters of ophiuroids can respond quickly to ecological and environmental gradients, which suggests an important adaptability of these species facing multiple stressors. 
PY 2022
PD FEB
SO Marine Ecology Progress Series
SN 0171-8630
PU Inter-Research Science Center
VL 683
UT 000752973500006
BP 81
EP 95
DI 10.3354/meps13965
ID 86195
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