FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Benthic-pelagic coupling under juvenile oyster influence in a French Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Thau Lagoon) BT AF Lacoste, Elise Bec, Beatrice Le Gall, Patrik Boufahja, Fehmi Raimbault, Patrick Messiaen, Gregory Ouisse, Vincent ROQUE D'ORBCASTEL, Emmanuelle Munaron, Dominique Fiandrino, Annie Lagarde, Franck Mas, Sébastien Callier, Myriam Gaertner-Mazouni, Nabila Richard, Marion AS 1:8;2:3;3:1;4:4;5:5;6:1;7:1;8:1;9:1;10:1;11:1;12:6;13:7;14:2;15:1; FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;4:;5:;6:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;7:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;8:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;9:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;10:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;11:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;12:;13:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LAAAS;14:;15:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR; C1 MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France Univ. Polynésie Française, IFREMER, ILM, IRD, EIO UMR, 241, Tahiti, French Polynesia MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France Laboratory of Biomonitoring of the Environment, Coastal Ecology and Ecotoxicology Unit, Carthage University, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Zarzouna, 7021, Tunisia Aix Marseille Univ., Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, UM 110, 13288, Marseille, France MEDIMEER (Mediterranean Platform for Marine Ecosystems Experimental Research), OSU OREME, CNRS, Univ Montpellier, IRD, IRSTEA, Sète, France MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Palavas, France MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV POLYNESIE FRANCAISE, FRANCE UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE UNIV CARTHAGE, TUNISIA UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE CNRS, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE SI SETE PALAVAS SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LAAAS UM MARBEC EIO IN WOS Ifremer UMR WOS Cotutelle UMR copubli-france copubli-univ-france copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 2.8 TC 2 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00751/86264/91714.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Shellfish farming;Phytoplankton;Biodeposition;Benthic fluxes;Coastal lagoon AB The aim of the present work was to test the influence of juvenile oyster culture on benthic-pelagic coupling in the French Mediterranean Thau Lagoon. Although the period of juvenile growth induces the introduction of millions of juvenile oysters in the lagoon over a short duration, the effects on the water-column and on the benthic ecosystem are poorly known. Using a multiple ecological approach, water column parameters, sedimentation rates, sediment characteristics and benthic fluxes were monitored on three occasions during the oyster pre-growth period, from October to December, at two sites inside the farming area and two sites outside the farming area that served as reference. In the water column, results showed a significant lower ratio between total phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll-a) and degraded pigments (pheopigment), a significant increase in the contribution of phytoplankton containing chlorophyll-b (ie chlorophytes) to total phytoplankton biomass and a significant decrease in the contribution of phytoplankton containing chlorophyll-c (mainly diatoms) to the total phytoplankton biomass at farm sites, attributed to the grazing pressure caused by juvenile oysters on large particles, as described for adult oysters. No significant effect was observed at the benthic interface during this period, due to the dispersion of the small quantities of biodeposit produced by juveniles in the low water temperature conditions. A multivariate approach supported the effect of juvenile oysters on the water column and revealed a trend in benthic conditions with farm sites being distinct from the reference ones. The long farming history of the lagoon could have shaped sediment properties such that farming areas maintain different benthic conditions. PY 2022 PD APR SO Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science SN 0272-7714 PU Elsevier BV VL 267 UT 000806349800001 DI 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107779 ID 86264 ER EF