FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI How membrane fatty acids influence sardine size across diverse marine environments BT AF Mathieu-Resuge, Margaux Brosset, Pablo Sardenne, Fany Soudant, Philippe Le Grand, Fabienne Schull, Quentin Lebigre, Christophe AS 1:1,2,3;2:2,4;3:7;4:6;5:1;6:5;7:2; FF 1:PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM;7:PDG-RBE-HALGO-LBH; C1 Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzane, France UMR DECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability), Ifremer, INRAE, Institut Agro, Plouzané, France Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6197, Biologie et Ecologie des Ecosystèmes marins Profonds, F-29280 Plouzané, France UMR DECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability), Institut Agro, Ifremer, INRAE, Rennes, France MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, Ifremer, IRD, CNRS, Sète, France Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzane, France Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzane, France C2 UBO, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE INST AGRO RENNES-ANGERS, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE CNRS, FRANCE IRD, FRANCE SI BREST SETE SE PDG-REM-BEEP-LEP PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM PDG-RBE-HALGO-LBH UM BEEP-LM2E LEMAR MARBEC DECOD IN WOS Ifremer UMR WOS Cotutelle UMR copubli-france copubli-p187 copubli-univ-france IF 4.1 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00875/98724/108228.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00875/98724/108275.docx LA English DT Article CR CGFS : CHANNEL GROUND FISH SURVEY EVHOE EVALUATION HALIEUTIQUE OUEST DE L'EUROPE PELMED - PELAGIQUES MEDITERRANÉE DE ;Ecophysiology;European sardines;Fatty acids;Lipids AB Differences in diet quality and quantity may influence trophodynamic processes in small pelagic fish. Yet, we currently lack direct and comprehensive information on how large-scale areas differ in dietary resources and the degree to which these differences influence fish physiological performances (i.e., growth), ultimately influencing entire fish stocks. Fatty acid composition is one of the bioindicator that can provide insights on how dietary provisions of essential lipids influence the structure of the membrane fatty acids and subsequently fish growth among contrasted habitats. To address this issue, we conducted a large-scale sampling of European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) a species with major socio-economic importance that plays a key role as an energy pathway linking lower and upper trophic levels in pelagic ecosystems. We sampled individuals from the Gulf of Lions (Mediterranean Sea), the Bay of Biscay, and the English Channel (Atlantic Ocean) of age-0 to -3+and found clear spatial differences in the quantity and quality of dietary lipids. Sardines from the Gulf of Lions fed on trophic food web based on dinoflagellates, with greater proportions of DHA (22:6n-3; docosahexaenoic acid) in reserve lipids. Sardines’ reserve lipids had important proportions of zooplankton biomarkers in the English Channel (e.g., 20:1n-9 and 20:1n-11), and diatoms biomarkers such as 16C fatty acids and EPA (20:5n-3; eicosapentaenoic acid) in the Bay of Biscay. The relationship between sardines’ membrane fatty acid composition and individuals’ length changed progressively with individuals’ age, a result consistent across areas, indicating ontogenetic abilities between largest and smallest individuals. Before maturity, largest sardines had higher DHA proportions, followed after maturity by higher proportions of ARA (20:4n-6; arachidonic acid), EPA and DPA (22:5n-3; docosapentaenoic acid). Finally, the study highlights the importance of considering the quality and diversity of dietary resources to better understand how individuals cope with their physiological needs. It is thus important to consider combined aspects (e.g., diet quality and diversity, influence of particular nutrients on length) to better understand the underlying mechanistic processes influencing fish physiology, likely cascading to different expression of their life history traits and affecting fisheries stocks. PY 2024 PD FEB SO Progress In Oceanography SN 0079-6611 PU Elsevier BV VL 221 UT 001178770400001 DI 10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103209 ID 98724 ER EF