%0 Journal Article %J Marine Pollution Bulletin %D 2024 %T Trace element variations in mussels' shells from continent to sea: The St. Lawrence system, Canada %A Guillot, Alice %A Barrat, Jean-Alix %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Saint-Louis, Richard %A Rouget, Marie-Laure %A Ben Salem, Douraied %K Rare earth elements Trace elements Estuary Bivalve Shell Environmental proxy Pollution %X Rare Earth Elements (REE) and several trace elements abundances in mussel's shells collected along the St. Lawrence River, the Estuary, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence (EGSL) reveal coherent chemical variations, with a sharp contrast between freshwater and seawater bivalves. In freshwater mussel's shells, Rare Earth Elements and Y (REY) patterns are rather flat. Their Mn and Ba concentrations are higher than those of EGSL mussel shells, which are much richer in Sr. Shale-normalized REY abundances in mussel's shells from the EGSL show positive anomalies in La and Y and well-marked negative anomalies in Ce, reflecting those of seawater. Prince Edward Island shells show light REE depletion relative to PAAS, positive La and Y anomalies, and negative Ce anomalies. Our data confirm the lack of detectable Gd pollution in the St. Lawrence River and in the EGSL, as well as Pb pollution at the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord and near Rimouski. %B Marine Pollution Bulletin %V 199 %P 116034 %8 Jan-02-2024 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X24000110 %! Marine Pollution Bulletin %R 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116034 %0 Journal Article %J Aquat Toxicol %D 2023 %T Aluminium-based galvanic anode impacts the photosynthesis of microphytobenthos and supports the bioaccumulation of metals released. %A Levallois, Alexandre %A Vivier, Baptiste %A Caplat, Christelle %A Goux, Didier %A Orvain, Francis %A Lebel, Jean-Marc %A Claquin, Pascal %A Chasselin, Léo %A Basuyaux, Olivier %A Serpentini, Antoine %K Aluminum %K Bioaccumulation %K Ecosystem %K Electrodes %K Photosynthesis %K Water Pollutants, Chemical %K Zinc %X

Very few studies have looked at the potential biological effects of degradation products of galvanic anodes particularly on primary producers which are central to food webs in marine ecosystems. The galvanic anode cathodic protection system (GACP) is widely used to protect submerged metallic structures from corrosion. Aluminium (Al) and zinc (Zn) are the main constituents of galvanic anodes and are therefore released in the marine environment by oxidation process to form ions or oxy-hydroxides. The main objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of the metals released from an aluminium-based galvanic anode on microphytobenthos performance in term of biofilm growing through the analysis of photosynthetic parameters, the determination of chlorophyll and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The bioaccumulation of Al and Zn were measured in the microphytobenthic compartment collected at the surface of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plates exposed during 13 days to seawaters enriched in different concentrations of metals released from dissolution of one anode. Determination of bioconcentration factors confirmed that the microphytobenthos has incorporated Al. A significative effect was observed on the Chl a concentration for the higher tested concentration ([Al] = 210.1 ± 60.2 µg L  ; [Zn] = 20.2 ± 1.4 µg L  ). The seawater exposed to the anode affected the MPB productivity (ETRII) with consequences on acclimatation light (Ek), absorption cross section of PSII (σ), F/F and NPQ. Regarding the EPS production, the anode degradation presented an impact on high and low molecular weight of both carbohydrates and protein fractions of microphytobenthos suggesting that EPS play an essential role in sequestering metal contaminants to maintain the integrity of the biological membranes and the functionality of the cellular organelles. The accumulation of Al released by GACP in microphytobenthos cells could lead to physiologic problems in photosynthetic organisms.

%B Aquat Toxicol %V 258 %P 106501 %8 2023 May %G eng %R 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106501 %0 Journal Article %J Limnology and Oceanography: Methods %D 2023 %T Assessing the impacts of anthropogenic sounds on early stages of benthic invertebrates: The 'Larvosonic system'. %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Gigot, Mathilde %A Mathias, Delphine %A Jézéquel, Youenn %A Meziane, Tarik %A L'Her, Christophe %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Bonnel, Julien %X Noise produced by human activities has increased in the oceans over the last decades. Whereas most studies have focused on the impact of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals and fishes, those focusing on marine invertebrates  are  rarer  and  more  recent,  especially  when  considering  peri-metamorphic  benthic  stages,  highly sensitive to  anthropogenic perturbations. A  careful review  of the literature reveals  a  simplistic characterization of the acoustics within the containers used to quantify larval and juvenile responses to noise, thus weakening the conclusions of such works. To address this problem, we developed the Larvosonic system, a laboratory tank equipped  with  acoustic assets  to  assess  the  impacts  of  noise  on  young  stages  of  marine  invertebrates.  We  first provide  a  careful  analysis  of  the  tank  sound  field  using  different  sound types,  and  we  assess  the  effects  of expanded polystyrene units on the sounds emitted by a professional audio system in order to dampen reverbera- tion  and  resonance. Then,  we  apply  this  acoustic  calibration  to  the  effects  of  both  pile  driving  and  drilling noises on postlarvae of the scallop bivalve Pecten maximus. Acoustic recordings highlight that diffuser and bass trap  components  constitute  effective  underwater  sound  absorbents,  reducing  the  reflection  of  the  whole  fre- quency bandwidth. Scallop experiments reveal that both type and level of the tested noise influenced postlarval growth,  with  interactive  effects  between  trophic  environment  and  noise  level/spectra. The  Larvosonic  system thus constitutes an efficient tool for bioacoustics research on bentho-planktonic invertebrate species."

  %B Limnology and Oceanography: Methods %8 Mar-12-2023 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lom3.10527 %! Limnology & Ocean Methods %R 10.1002/lom3.10527 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Crustacean Biology %D 2023 %T Benchmarking global biodiversity of decapod crustaceans (Crustacea: Decapoda) %A De Grave, Sammy %A Decock, Wim %A Dekeyzer, Stefanie %A Davie, Peter J F %A Fransen, Charles H J M %A Boyko, Christopher B %A Poore, Gary C B %A Macpherson, Enrique %A Ahyong, Shane T %A Crandall, Keith A %A de Mazancourt, Valentin %A Osawa, Masayuki %A Chan, Tin-Yam %A Ng, Peter K L %A Lemaitre, Rafael %A van der Meij, Sancia E T %A Santos, Sandro %B Journal of Crustacean Biology %V 43 %8 Aug-01-2023 %G eng %U https://academic.oup.com/jcb/article/doi/10.1093/jcbiol/ruad042/7234762 %N 3 %R 10.1093/jcbiol/ruad042 %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Sciences %D 2023 %T Biogeographical snapshot of life-history traits of European silver eels: insights from otolith microchemistry %A Teichert, Nils %A Bourillon, Bastien %A Suzuki, Kyoko %A Acou, Anthony %A Alexandre Carpentier %A Kuroki, Mari %A Righton, David %A Thomas Trancart %A Virag, Laure-Sarah %A Walker, Alan %A Otake, Tsuguo %A Eric Feunteun %K Anguilla anguilla %K Biogeography %K Brackish habitat %K otolith %K phenotypic plasticity %K Sr:Ca ratio %X Life-history traits of eels display a high level of phenotypic plasticity in response to large-scale biogeographical drivers, as well as local conditions encountered during the continental phase. Here, we provided a biogeographical snapshot of the variability of life-history traits of eels (Anguilla anguilla), across a large proportion of their natural distribution range. Silver eels (n = 99) were collected across eleven European catchments to investigate how life-history traits vary along geographical and saline habitats, as it was inferred from the Sr:Ca ratio in otoliths. Among 13 life-history traits tested, 3 of them such as total length, body or liver weight were related to geographical coordinates. Overall, eels grow faster in southern Europe and migrate earlier suggesting that the silvering process is related to the local growth conditions more than fish age. The salinity profiles revealed by the otoliths’ Sr:Ca ratios indicate that eels with a brackish life-history generally grow faster, reach larger size-at-age, and have a better condition than eels living in freshwater. This observation associated with the lower abundance of the sanguivorous swimbladder nematode, Anguillicola crassus, confirms the importance of brackish areas for sustaining the eel production. A large proportion of the observed variation of life-history traits remained unexplained by the biogeographical trends and salinity condition, which suggests that other drivers act at the catchment scale.
%B Aquatic Sciences %V 85 %8 Jan-04-2023 %G eng %U https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00027-023-00940-4 %N 2 %! Aquat Sci %R 10.1007/s00027-023-00940-4 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Environmental Research %D 2023 %T Effects of anthropogenic magnetic fields on the behavior of a major predator of the intertidal and subtidal zones, the velvet crab Necora puber %A Albert, Luana %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Chauvaud, Sylvain %K Behavior %K Crustaceans %K Magnetic fields %K Magneto-sensitivity %K Marine renewable energy devices %K Submarine power cables %X With the progress of the offshore renewable energy sector and electrical interconnection projects, a substantial rise in the number of submarine power cables is expected soon. Such cables emit either alternating or direct current magnetic fields whose impact on marine invertebrates is currently unknown and hardly studied. In this context, this study aimed to assess potential short-term exposure (30 min) effects of both alternating and direct magnetic fields of increasing intensity (72–304 μT) on the behavior of the high-ecological value velvet crab (Necora puber). Three experiments were designed to evaluate whether the strongest magnetic field intensities induce crabs’ attraction or repulsion responses, and whether foraging and sheltering behaviors may be modified. We extracted from video analyses several variables as the time budgets crabs spent immobile, moving, feeding, or sheltering as well as total and maximal distance reached in the magnetic field (MF) gradient. The crabs exposed to artificial MF did not exhibit significant behavioral changes compared with those exposed to the “natural” MF. Overall, our results suggest that, at such intensities, artificial magnetic fields do not significantly alter behaviors of N. puber. Nevertheless, future studies should be conducted to examine the effects of longer exposure periods and to detect potential habituation or resilience processes. %B Marine Environmental Research %V 190 %P 106106 %8 Jan-09-2023 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0141113623002349 %! Marine Environmental Research %R 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106106 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Marine Science %D 2023 %T Effects of anthropogenic sounds on the behavior and physiology of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) %A Ledoux, Tamara %A Clements, Jeff C. %A Comeau, Luc A. %A Cervello, Gauthier %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Bernier, Renée Y. %A Lamarre, Simon G. %K animal behavior %K coastal ecosystem %K energetic physiology %K environmental stressors %K global change biology %K noise pollution %X Introduction: Noise pollution is a major stressor in the marine environment; however, responses of economically and ecologically important invertebrates, such as oysters, are largely unknown. Methods: Under laboratory conditions, we measured acute behavioral and physiological responses of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) to sound treatments mimicking human activity in the environment.
Results: Oysters immediately reduced their valve gape under simulated pile driving sound, but not drilling or boating sound. Pile-driving sound also reduced adductor muscle glycogen, but not triglyceride. None of the sound treatments affected longer-term (12 hours) valve activity levels after the administration of sounds. Interestingly, neither acute nor longer-term valve gaping responses were correlated with glycogen content on the individual level, suggesting that the observed behavioral responses to sound were not mechanistically driven by energetic physiology.
Discussion: Our results suggest that C. virginica responds to some, but not all, anthropogenic sounds. Future studies assessing downstream effects on growth, reproduction, and survival in the wild are needed to better understand the effects of anthropogenic sounds on oyster populations and the biological communities they support. %B Frontiers in Marine Science %V 10 %8 Apr-03-2024 %G eng %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1104526/full %! Front. Mar. Sci. %R 10.3389/fmars.2023.1104526 %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Toxicology %D 2023 %T The goby fish Sicydium spp. as valuable sentinel species towards the chemical stress in freshwater bodies of West Indies %A Bony, S. %A Labeille, M. %A Lefrancois, E. %A Noury, P. %A Olivier, J.M. %A Santos, R. %A Teichert, Nils %A Besnard, A. %A Devaux, A. %X Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive in tropical areas such as the French West Indies (FWI) requires to select relevant aquatic sentinel species for investigating the ecological status of surface waters. The present work aimed to study the biological response of the widespread fish Sicydium spp. towards river chemical quality in Guadeloupe island through a set of proper biomarkers. During a 2-year survey, the hepatic EROD activity, the micronucleus formation and the level of primary DNA strand breaks in erythrocytes were measured respectively as an enzymatic biomarker of exposure and genotoxicity endpoints in fish living upstream and downstream of two chemically-contrasted rivers. Hepatic EROD activity was shown to be variable along the time but always significantly higher in fish from the most contaminated river (Rivière aux Herbes) compared to the low contaminated one (Grande Rivière de Vieux-Habitants). Fish size did not influence EROD activity. Female fish exhibited a lower EROD activity compared to males depending on the catching period. We observed significant temporal variation in micronucleus frequency and primary DNA damage level measured in fish erythrocytes that did not depend on the fish size. Micronucleus frequency and to a lesser extent DNA damage were significantly higher in fish from the Rivière aux Herbes compared to the Grande Rivière de Vieux-Habitants. Our results argue for the interest of using Sicydium spp. as sentinel species to assess river quality and chemical pressures in FWI. %B Aquatic Toxicology %V 261 %P 106623 %8 Jan-08-2023 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0166445X23002266 %! Aquatic Toxicology %R 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106623 %0 Journal Article %J Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries %D 2023 %T How ocean warming and acidification affect the life cycle of six worldwide commercialised sea urchin species: A review %A Uboldi, Thomas %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Tremblay, Rejean %K Aquaculture %K ecophysiology %K fishery %K Ocean acidification %K ocean warming %K sea urchin %X Ongoing global changes are expected to affect the worldwide production of many fisheries and aquaculture systems. Because invertebrates represent a relevant industry, it is crucial to anticipate challenges that are resulting from the current environmental alterations. In this review, we rely on the estimated physiological limits of six commercialised species of sea urchins (Loxechinus albus, Mesocentrotus franciscanus, Paracentrotus lividus, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, Strongylocentrotus  intermedius and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) to define the vulnerability (or resilience) of their populations facing ocean warming and acidification (OW&A). Considering that coastal systems do not change uniformly and that the populations’ response to stressors varies depending on their origin, we investigate the effects of OW&A by including studies that estimate future environmental mutations within their distribution areas. Crossreferencing 79 studies, we find that several sea urchin populations are potentially vulnerable to the predicted OW&A as environmental conditions in certain regions are expected to shift beyond their estimated physiological limit of tolerance. Specifically, while upper thermal thresholds seem to be respected for L. albus along the SW American coast, M. franciscanus and S. purpuratus southern populations appear to be vulnerable in NW America. Moreover, as a result of the strong warming expected in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, the local productivity of S. droebachiensis is also potentially largely affected. Finally, populations of S. intermedius and P. lividus found in northern Japan and eastern Mediterranean respectively, are supposed to decline due to large environmental changes brought about by OW&A. This review highlights the status and the potential of local adaptation of a number of sea urchin populations in response to changing environmental conditions, revealing possible future challenges for various local fishing industries. %B Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries %8 Jul-04-2023 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aff2.107 %! Aquaculture Fish & Fisheries %R 10.1002/aff2.107 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Marine Science %D 2023 %T Impact of anthropogenic sounds (pile driving, drilling and vessels) on the development of model species involved in marine biofoulingTable_1.docx %A Cervello, Gauthier %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Winkler, Gesche %A Mathias, Delphine %A Juanes, Francis %A Tremblay, Rejean %K anthropogenic sounds %K Benthic diatoms %K Bioacoustics %K Biofouling %K larval development %K settlement %X The uncontrolled colonization of benthic organisms on submerged surfaces, also called biofouling, causes severe damage in the shipping and aquaculture industries. Biofouling starts with a benthic biofilm composed of a complex assemblage of microbes, bacteria and benthic diatoms, calledmicrofouling, on whichmacrofouling invertebrate species settle and grow. Invertebrate larvae may use natural soundscapes to orientate inshore and choose their optimal habitat. Recent studies have demonstrated that ship sounds enhance the larval settlement and growth of several invertebrate species, such as mussels, associated with biofouling. Among invertebrates, effects of sound generated by offshore human activities are still poorly studied. This study aims to assess the effect of pile driving, drilling and vessel sounds on model species associated with micro and macrofouling. First, the biofilm development of Navicula pelliculosa and Amphora coffeaeformis was assessed, then, the larval development of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) was evaluated from the D-veliger to the postlarval stage. Mussel larvae and microalgae were exposed 12 h each day in tanks (Larvosonic) adapted to sound experiments under controlled conditions. All anthropogenic sounds induced a thinner N. pelliculosa biofilm coupled with a lower microalgae concentration. The drilling sound had a stronger effect on the biofilm thickness. The drilling sound significantly reduced the pediveliger settlement and the postlarvae clearance rate by 70.4% and tended to diminish settler sizes compared to control sound. Contrary to our expectation, pile driving tended to enhance larval recruitment by 22% (P=0.077) and the boat sound did not stimulate larval settlements or recruitment. Drilling sound generated a stressful acoustic environment for pediveliger settlements and postlarvae seem to maintain their shell valves closed to preserve energy. We identify potential causes andmechanisms involved in these impacts of anthropophony on larval ecology and microfouling dynamics. %B Frontiers in Marine Science %V 10 %P 1111505 %8 May-05-2023 %G eng %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1111505/full %! Front. Mar. Sci. %R 10.3389/fmars.2023.111150510.3389/fmars.2023.1111505.s001 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Marine Science %D 2023 %T Impact of vessel noise on feeding behavior and growth of zooplanktonic species %A Aspirault, Ariane %A Winkler, Gesche %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Audet, Céline %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Juanes, Francis %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Tremblay, Rejean %K bioacoustic %K clearance rate %K Growth %K vessel noise emission %K Zooplankton %X Anthropogenic noise is a pervasive feature of the coastal ocean soundscape and is intensifying as vessel traffic activity increases. Low-frequency sounds from wave action on coastal reefs or anthropogenic noise have been shown to initiate larval settlement of marine invertebrates and accelerate metamorphosis to juvenile stages. These results suggest that some planktonic species can perceive and be impacted by anthropogenic sound. Hence, we tested the hypothesis that vessel noise has an impact on the feeding behavior of blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) veligers and of the copepod Eurytemora herdmani as well as on the growth of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. The results show that microalgae and feeding behavior of early life stages of mussels and copepods are not influenced by the presence of vessel noise. The growth of the rotifers was similar between the two sound treatments, but rotifers’ egg production in the absence of vessel noise was higher and eggs were also larger. Our results suggest that the effects of noise on plankton are complex; much more work is needed to unravel these often subtle effects. %B Frontiers in Marine Science %V 10 %P 1111466 %8 Mar-05-2024 %G eng %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1111466/full %! Front. Mar. Sci. %R 10.3389/fmars.2023.1111466 %0 Journal Article %J Biofouling %D 2023 %T Influence of nutrient enrichment on colonisation and photosynthetic parameters of hard substrate marine microphytobenthos %A Vivier, Baptiste %A Faucheux-Bourlot, Caroline %A Orvain, Francis %A Chasselin, Léo %A Jolly, Orianne %A Navon, Maxime %A Boutouil, Mohamed %A Goux, Didier %A Dauvin, Jean-Claude %A Pascal Claquin %X This study aimed to assess the influence of nutrient enrichment on the development of microalgal biofilm on concrete and PVC cubes. Three mesocosms were utilized to create a nutrient gradient over a period of 28 days. Various parameters including biomass, photosynthetic activity, microtopography, and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were measured. Imaging PAM techniques were employed to obtain surface-wide data. Results revealed that nutrient availability had no significant impact on Chl a biomass and the maximum quantum efficiency of PSII (Fv/Fm). The photosynthetic capacity and efficiency were minimally affected by nutrient availability. Interestingly, the relationship between microphytobenthic (MPB) biomass and photosynthesis and surface rugosity exhibited distinct patterns. Negative reliefs showed a strong correlation with Fv/Fm, while no clear pattern emerged for biomass on rough concrete structures. Overall, our findings demonstrate that under conditions of heightened eutrophication, biofilm photosynthesis thrives in the fissures and crevasses of colonized structures regardless of nutrient levels. This investigation provides valuable insights into the interplay between nutrient availability and surface rugosity. %B Biofouling %P 1 - 18 %8 Feb-10-2023 %G eng %U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08927014.2023.2261852 %! Biofouling %R 10.1080/08927014.2023.2261852 %0 Journal Article %J Ocean Science Journal %D 2023 %T Influence of Nutrient Gradient on Phytoplankton Size Structure, Primary Production and Carbon Transfer Pathway in a Highly Productive Area (SE Mediterranean) %A Chkili Oumayma %A Meddeb Marouan %A Mejri Kousri Kaouther %A Melliti Ben Garali Sondes %A Makhlouf Belkhahia Nouha %A Tedetti Marc %A Pagano Marc %A Belaaj Zouari Amel %A Belhassen Malika %A Niquil Nathalie %A Sakka Hlaili Asma %K Phytoplankton size-structure · Primary production · Zooplankton grazing · Planktonic food web · Mediterranean gulf %X We assessed the spatial variability in the size structure of phytoplankton, community composition, primary production and carbon fluxes through the planktonic food web of the Gulf of Gabès (GG; Southeastern Mediterranean Sea) in the fall of 2017 during the MERMEX-MERITE cruise. High concentrations in nutrients, chlorophyll a (~ 2–6 μg L −1 ) and primary production (1816–3674 mg C m −2 d −1 ) revealed an eutrophic status of the studied stations in the GG. In accordance with hydrodynamic features, inorganic nutrients showed increases in concentrations from North to South and from coast to off- shore, these nutrient gradients impacting the spatial distribution of phytoplankton community. Size-fractioned phytoplankton biomass and production were the lowest in the northernmost zone where they were mainly sustained by pico-sized fraction. Concomitantly, in this area, small aloricate ciliates were dominant leading to a high microbivory. Conversely, higher biomass and production were measured towards the South and offshore with prevalence of larger phytoplankton (nano- and/or micro- sized fractions) supported by diatoms. The herbivorous protozooplankton and metazooplankton were more abundant in these zones, resulting in an increase of the herbivory. The vertical particulate organic carbon flux followed also a north–south and coast-offshore increasing gradient, with a higher contribution of phytoplankton, and zooplankton fecal pellets to the sink- ing organic matter in the southernmost area. Our results suggest that even in nutrient-rich and highly productive waters, a continuum of trophic pathways, ranging from microbial to multivorous and herbivorous food webs, may exist, which implies different efficiencies in carbon export and carrying capacity within the ecosystem. %B Ocean Science Journal %V 58 %8 Jan-03-2023 %G eng %U https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12601-023-00101-6 %N 1 %! Ocean Sci. J. %R 10.1007/s12601-023-00101-6 %0 Journal Article %J Endangered Species Research %D 2023 %T Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions %A Fuentes, MMPB %A McMichael, E %A Kot, CY %A Silver-Gorges, I %A Wallace, BP %A Godley, BJ %A Brooks, AML %A Ceriani, SA %A Cortés-Gómez, AA %A Dawson, TM %A Dodge, KL %A Flint, M %A Jensen, MP %A Komoroske, LM %A Kophamel, S %A Lettrich, MD %A Long, CA %A Nelms, SE %A Patrício, AR %A Robinson, NJ %A Seminoff, JA %A Ware, M %A Whitman, ER %A Chevallier, Damien %A Clyde-Brockway, CE %A Korgaonkar, SA %A Mancini, A %A Mello-Fonseca, J %A Monsinjon, JR %A Neves-Ferreira, I %A Ortega, AA %A Patel, SH %A Pfaller, JB %A Ramirez, MD %A Raposo, C %A Smith, CE %A Abreu-Grobois, FA %A Hays, GC %B Endangered Species Research %V 52 %P 303 - 341 %8 Feb-12-2024 %G eng %U https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v52/p303-341/ %! Endang. Species. Res. %R 10.3354/esr01278 %0 Journal Article %J Sustainability %D 2023 %T Local Food Systems under Global Influence: The Case of Food, Health and Environment in Five Socio-Ecosystems %A Rapinski, Michael %A Raymond, Richard %A Davy, Damien %A Herrmann, Thora %A Bedell, Jean-Philippe %A Ka, Abdou %A Odonne, Guillaume %A Chanteloup, Laine %A Pascal Jean Lopez %A Foulquier, Eric %A da Silva, Eduardo Ferreira %A El Deghel, Nathalie %A Boëtsch, Gilles %A Coxam, Véronique %A Joliet, Fabienne %A Guihard-Costa, Anne-Marie %A Tibère, Laurence %A Nazare, Julie-Anne %A Duboz, Priscilla %B Sustainability %V 15 %P 2376 %8 Jan-02-2023 %G eng %U https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/3/2376 %N 3 %! Sustainability %R 10.3390/su15032376 %0 Journal Article %J Science of The Total Environment %D 2023 %T Major declines in NE Atlantic plankton contrast with more stable populations in the rapidly warming North Sea %A Holland, Matthew M. %A Louchart, Arnaud %A Artigas, Luis Felipe %A Ostle, Clare %A Atkinson, Angus %A Rombouts, Isabelle %A Graves, Carolyn A. %A Devlin, Michelle %A Heyden, Birgit %A Machairopoulou, Margarita %A Bresnan, Eileen %A Schilder, Jos %A Jakobsen, Hans H. %A Llody-Hartley, Hannah %A Tett, Paul %A Best, Mike %A Goberville, Eric %A McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail %X Plankton form the base of marine food webs, making them important indicators of ecosystem status. Changes in the abundance of plankton functional groups, or lifeforms, can affect higher trophic levels and can indicate important shifts in ecosystem functioning. Here, we extend this knowledge by combining data from Continuous Plankton Recorder and fixed-point stations to provide the most comprehensive analysis of plankton time-series for the North-East Atlantic and North-West European shelf to date. We analysed 24 phytoplankton and zooplankton datasets from 15 research institutions to map 60-year abundance trends for 8 planktonic lifeforms. Most lifeforms decreased in abundance (e.g. dinoflagellates: −5 %, holoplankton: −7 % decade−1), except for meroplankton, which increased 12 % decade−1, reflecting widespread changes in large-scale and localised processes. K-means clustering of assessment units according to abundance trends revealed largely opposing trend direction between shelf and oceanic regions for most lifeforms, with North Sea areas characterised by increasing coastal abundance, while abundance decreased in North-East Atlantic areas. Individual taxa comprising each phytoplankton lifeform exhibited similar abundance trends, whereas taxa grouped within zooplankton lifeforms were more variable. These regional contrasts are counterintuitive, since the North Sea which has undergone major warming, changes in nutrients, and past fisheries perturbation has changed far less, from phytoplankton to fish larvae, as compared to the more slowly warming North-East Atlantic with lower nutrient supply and fishing pressure. This more remote oceanic region has shown a major and worrying decline in the traditional food web. Although the causal mechanisms remain unclear, declining abundance of key planktonic lifeforms in the North-East Atlantic, including diatoms and copepods, are a cause of major concern for the future of food webs and should provide a red flag to politicians and policymakers about the prioritisation of future management and adaptation measures required to ensure future sustainable use of the marine ecosystem. %B Science of The Total Environment %P 165505 %8 Jan-07-2023 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969723041281 %! Science of The Total Environment %R 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165505 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Marine Science %D 2023 %T Marine invertebrates and noise %A Solé, Marta %A Kaifu, Kenzo %A Mooney, T. Aran %A Nedelec, Sophie L. %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Radford, Andrew N. %A Vazzana, Mirella %A Wale, Matthew A. %A Semmens, Jayson M. %A Simpson, Stephen D. %A Buscaino, Giuseppa %A Hawkins, Anthony %A Aguilar de Soto, Natacha %A Akamatsu, Tomoari %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Day, Ryan D. %A Fitzgibbon, Quinn %A McCauley, Robert D. %A André, Michel %K marine invertebrates %K marine noise pollution %K noise effects %K particle motion %K sound detection %K sound pressure %K sound production %K statocyst %X Within the set of risk factors that compromise the conservation of marine biodiversity, one of the least understood concerns is the noise produced by human operations at sea and from land. Many aspects of how noise and other forms of energy may impact the natural balance of the oceans are still unstudied. Substantial attention has been devoted in the last decades to determine the sensitivity to noise of marine mammals—especially cetaceans and pinnipeds— and fish because they are known to possess hearing organs. Recent studies have revealed that a wide diversity of invertebrates are also sensitive to sounds, especially via sensory organs whose original function is to allow maintaining equilibrium in the water column and to sense gravity. Marine invertebrates not only represent the largest proportion of marine biomass and are indicators of ocean health but many species also have important socio-economic values. This review presents the current scientific knowledge on invertebrate bioacoustics (sound production, reception, sensitivity), as well as on how marine invertebrates are affected by anthropogenic noises. It also critically revisits the literature to identify gaps that will frame future research investigating the tolerance to noise of marine ecosystems. %B Frontiers in Marine Science %V 10 %8 March-07-2023 %G eng %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1129057/full %! Front. Mar. Sci. %R 10.3389/fmars.2023.1129057 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Marine Science %D 2023 %T Physiological condition of the warty venus (Venus verrucosa L. 1758) larvae modulates response to pile driving and drilling underwater sounds %A Gigot, Mathilde %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Bonnel, Julien %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Olivier, Frédéric %K Anthropophony %K energetic metabolism %K fatty acids %K larval recruitment %K Metamorphosis trigger %X Noise is now recognized as a new form of pollution in marine coastal habitats. The development of marine renewable energies has introduced new sonorous perturbations, as the wind farm installation requires pile driving and drilling operations producing low frequency sounds at high sound pressure levels. Exponential expansion of offshore wind farms is occurring worldwide, making impact studies, particularly on benthic species highly abundant and diverse in the coastal area used for wind farming, a necessity. As larval recruitment is the basis for establishing a population, we conducted an experimental study to assess the interactive effects of pile driving or drilling sounds and larval rearing temperature on the endobenthic bivalve Venus verrucosa. In ectothermic animals, temperature modifies the organism’s physiology, resulting in performance variability. We hypothesize that temperature modulation could change larval responses to noise and explore the potential interacting effects of temperature and noise. Using two distinct rearing temperatures, physiologically different batches of larvae were produced with contrasting fatty acid content and composition in the neutral and polar lipid fractions. Without defining any absolute audition threshold for the larvae, we demonstrate that the effects of temperature and noise were ontogenic-dependent and modulated larval performance at the peri-metamorphic stage, acting on the metamorphosis dynamic. At the pediveligers stage, a strong interaction between both factors indicated that the response to noise was highly related to the physiological condition of the larvae. Finally, we suggest that underwater noise reduces the compensatory mechanisms established to balance the temperature increase. %B Frontiers in Marine Science %V 10 %8 Jul-06-2024 %G eng %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1117431/full %! Front. Mar. Sci. %R https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1117431 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Pollution Bulletin %D 2023 %T Pile driving and drilling underwater sounds impact the metamorphosis dynamics of Pecten maximus (L., 1758) larvae %A Gigot, Mathilde %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Cervello, Gauthier %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Mathias, Delphine %A Meziane, Tarik %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Bonnel, Julien %K Anthropophony %K larval settlement %K Metamorphosis trigger %K Pecten maximus %K recruitment %K Wind turbine %X One of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is to reduce carbon emissions and offshore wind turbines seem to be an efficient solution. However, during the installation phase, high levels of noise are emitted whose impacts remain not well known, particularly on benthic marine invertebrates displaying a bentho-planktonic life-cycle. For one century, larval settlement and subsequent recruitment has been considered as a key topic in ecology as it determines largely population renewal. Whereas several recent studies have shown that trophic pelagic but also natural soundscape cues could trigger bivalve settlement, the role of anthropogenic noise remains poorly documented. Therefore, we conducted experiments to assess potential interacting effects of diet and pile driving or drilling sounds on the great scallop (Pecten maximus) larval settlement. We demonstrate here that pile driving noise stimulates both growth and metamorphosis as well as it increases the total lipid content of competent larvae. Conversely, drilling noise reduces both survival and metamorphosis rates. For the first time, we provide evidence of noise impacts associated to MREs installation on P. maximus larvae and discuss about potential consequences on their recruitment. %B Marine Pollution Bulletin %V 191 %P 114969 %8 Jan-06-2023 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X23004010 %! Marine Pollution Bulletin %R 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114969 %0 Journal Article %J Polar Biology %D 2023 %T Recruitment dynamics of Hiatella arctica within a high Arctic site (Young Sound Fjord, NE Greenland) %A Veillard, Delphine %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Sejr, Mikael K. %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Cam, Emmanuelle %A Olivier, Frédéric %K Arctic %K Bivalve recruitment %K Lipids classes %K prodissoconch II %X Recruitment dynamics including what determines the success or failure of Arctic benthic invertebrates are poorly known despite their important role for population dynamics. The main objective of this study was to assess the potential influence of extreme physical constraints related to freshwater discharge on the recruitment of a dominant bivalve Hiatella arctica within a High Arctic fjord (Young Sound, NE Greenland). We collected young recruits over several sampling periods from 2016 to 2018 at two contrasting sites (inner vs. middle fjord) for 5-weeks to 12-months and measured their abundance, size at metamorphosis and lipid class composition. Young stages of H. arctica settled from June to the end of October, when trophic conditions are optimal. We hypothesize that growth stops during winter due to poor trophic conditions. Data suggest that abundance of recruits, their total lipid concentration and composition of lipid classes are similar at both sites. However, size classes were different with six separate cohorts detected at one station and one at the inner station, which may be attributed to discrete spawning events and possible secondary migration. Based on an assessment of their potential age, we hypothesize that spat batches recruiting earlier in the summer exhibit better growth performance probably related to better food quality and quantity. %B Polar Biology %V 46 %P 1275 - 1286 %8 Jan-12-2023 %G eng %U https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00300-023-03201-0 %N 12 %! Polar Biol %R 10.1007/s00300-023-03201-0 %0 Journal Article %J Ecology and Evolution %D 2023 %T Seasonal lipid dynamics of four Arctic bivalves: Implications for their physiological capacities to cope with future changes in coastal ecosystemsAbstract %A Bridier, Guillaume %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Grall, Jacques %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Sejr, Mikael K. %A Tremblay, Rejean %K Arctic coastal ecosystems %K Bivalve %K Climate Change %K energy reserves %K fatty acids %K homeoviscous adaptation %K meltwater inputs %K metabolic rate depression %X The Arctic is exposed to unprecedented warming, at least three times higher than the global average, which induces significant melting of the cryosphere. Freshwater inputs from melting glaciers will subsequently affect coastal primary production and organic matter quality. However, due to a lack of basic knowledge on the physiology of Arctic organisms, it remains difficult to understand how these future trophic changes will threaten the long-term survival of benthic species in coastal habitats. This study aimed to gain new insights into the seasonal lipid dynamics of four dominant benthic bivalves (Astarte moerchi, Hiatella arctica, Musculus discors, and Mya truncata) collected before and after sea ice break-up in a high-Arctic fjord (Young Sound, NE Greenland). Total lipid content and fatty acid composition of digestive gland neutral lipids were analyzed to assess bivalve energy reserves while the fatty acid composition of gill polar lipids was determined as a biochemical indicator of interspecies variations in metabolic activity and temperature acclimation. Results showed a decrease in lipid reserves between May and August, suggesting that bivalves have only limited access to fresh organic matter until sea ice break-up. The lack of seasonal variation in the fatty acid composition of neutral lipids, especially essential ω3 fatty acids, indicates that no fatty acid transfer from the digestive glands to the gonads occurs between May and August, and therefore, no reproductive investment takes place during this period. Large interspecies differences in gill fatty acid composition were observed, which appear to be related to differences in species life span and metabolic strategies. Such differences in gill fatty acid composition of polar lipids, which generally influence metabolic rates and energy needs, may imply that not all benthic species will be equally sensitive to future changes in primary production and organic matter quality in Arctic coastal habitats. %B Ecology and Evolution %V 13 %8 Jan-11-2023 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/20457758/13/11 %N 11 %! Ecology and Evolution %R 10.1002/ece3.v13.1110.1002/ece3.10691 %0 Journal Article %J Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science %D 2023 %T Spatiotemporal variations of Chlamys islandica larval shell morphometry between 2000 and 2018 in a depleted coastal scallop fishing area %A Poitevin, Pierre %A Roy, Virginie %A Cervello, Gauthier %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Tremblay, Rejean %K Chlamys islandica %K Icelandic scallop %K larval morphometry %K prodissoconch %K recruitment %B Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science %P 108322 %8 Jan-03-2023 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0272771423001129 %! Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science %R 10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108322 %0 Journal Article %J Chemical Geology %D 2023 %T Trace elements in bivalve shells: How “vital effects” can bias environmental studies %A Barrat, Jean-Alix %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Olivier, Frédéric %A Poitevin, Pierre %A Rouget, Marie-Laure %X We report on the concentrations of rare earths (REE), Y, Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn, Sr, Ba, Pb and U in a series of wild scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) collected alive on the same day in Saint Pierre et Miquelon (a French archipelago located south of Newfoundland) and ranging in age from 2 to about 20 years. We analyzed representative fragments from the entire last annual shell growth increment of each animal to assess changes in trace element incorporation with age. No correlation with the age of the animals was obtained for Sr and Mn concentrations, which are quite variable from one individual to another, even of similar age. On the other hand, for REE, Y, Cu, Zn, Ba and U, the concentrations measured in the last annual growth increment formed by animals aged 2 to 7 years are similar. From 8 years of age, the concentrations of these elements increased very strongly (for example for Yb, almost by an order of magnitude between 8 and 20 years of age), and possibly with some variation between individuals of the same age. Two elements show a different behavior: Mg concentrations in the shell margins increase continuously with the age of the animals; Pb concentrations are scattered but seem to decrease with the age of the animals.This turning point in the behavior of the elements from 8 years of age coincides with major metabolic changes, since at this age wild P. magellanicus from Newfoundland reduce their growth, in favor of gamete production. Our results demonstrate that metabolic activity of the animals largely controls the incorporation of many trace elements into the shells. These results demonstrate that the age of the animals must be taken into account when their shells are used to study pollution or (paleo) %B Chemical Geology %P 121695 %8 Jan-08-2023 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0009254123003959 %! Chemical Geology %R 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121695 %0 Journal Article %J Environmental Evidence %D 2023 %T What are the toxicity thresholds of chemical pollutants for tropical reef-building corals? A systematic review %A Ouédraogo, Dakis-Yaoba %A Mell, Hugo %A Perceval, Olivier %A Burga, Karen %A Domart-Coulon, Isabelle %A Hédouin, Laetitia %A Delaunay, Mathilde %A Mireille M.M. Guillaume %A Castelin, Magalie %A Calvayrac, Christophe %A Kerkhof, Odile %A Sordello, Romain %A Reyjol, Yorick %A Ferrier-Pages, Christine %B Environmental Evidence %V 12 %8 Jan-12-2023 %G eng %U https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-023-00298-y %N 1 %! Environ Evid %R 10.1186/s13750-023-00298-y %0 Journal Article %J Progress in Oceanography %D 2022 %T Bi-decadal changes in nutrient concentrations and ratios in marine coastal ecosystems: The case of the Arcachon bay, France %A Lheureux, A. %A David, V. %A Del Amo, Y. %A Soudant, D. %A Auby, I. %A Ganthy, F. %A Blanchet, H. %A Cordier, M-A. %A Costes, L. %A Ferreira, S. %A Mornet, L. %A Nowaczyk, A. %A Parra, M. %A D'Amico, F. %A Gouriou, L. %A Meteigner, C. %A Oger-Jeanneret, H. %A Rigouin, L. %A Rumebe, M. %A Tournaire, M-P. %A Trut, F. %A Trut, G. %A Savoye, N. %B Progress in Oceanography %V 201 %P 102740 %8 Jan-02-2022 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0079661122000027 %! Progress in Oceanography %R 10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102740 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Biology %D 2022 %T Can artificial magnetic fields alter the functional role of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis? %A Albert, Luana %A Maire, Olivier %A Frédéric Olivier %A Lambert, Christophe %A Romero-Ramirez, Alicia %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Chauvaud, Sylvain %K Coastal environments %K Ecosystem engineers %K Filter-feeders %K Magnetic fields %K Mytilus edulis %K Submarine power cables %X Along European coasts, the rapid expansion of marine renewable energy devices and their buried power cables, raises major societal concerns regarding the potential effects of their magnetic field emissions (MFs) on marine species and ecosystem functioning. MFs occur at a local spatial scale, which makes sessile species the primary target of chronic and high-intensity exposures. Some of them, as ecosystem engineers, have critical functions in coastal habitats whose behavioral alteration may drive profound consequences at the ecosystem level. In this context, the present experimental study explored the effects of short exposure to direct current MFs, on the feeding behavior of a widespread ecosystem engineer, the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). A repeated measure design was carried out with adult mussels successively exposed to control treatment (ambient magnetic field of 47 μT) and artificial MF treatment (direct current of 300 μT produced by Helmholtz coils), as measured around power cables. The filtration activity was assessed through valve gap monitoring using an automated image analysis system. The clearance rate was estimated simultaneously by measuring the decrease in algal concentration using flow cytometry. Our findings revealed that mussels placed in MF treatment did not exhibit observable differences in valve activity and filtration rate, thus suggesting that, at such an intensity, artificial MFs do not significantly impair their feeding behavior. However, additional research is required to investigate the sensitivity of other life stages, the effects of mid to long-term exposure to alternative and direct current fields and to test various MF intensities. %B Marine Biology %V 169 %8 Jan-06-2022 %G eng %U https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00227-022-04065-4 %N 6 %! Mar Biol %R 10.1007/s00227-022-04065-4 %0 Book Section %B Carbon Mineralization in Coastal Wetlands %D 2022 %T CO2 and CH4 emissions from coastal wetland soils %A Marchand, Cyril %A Frank David %A Jacotot, Adrien %A Leopold, Audrey %A Ouyang, Xiaoguang %B Carbon Mineralization in Coastal Wetlands %I Elsevier %P 55–91 %@ 978-0-12-819220-7 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780128192207000066 %R 10.1016/B978-0-12-819220-7.00006-6 %0 Journal Article %J Biofouling %D 2022 %T Colonisation of artificial structures by primary producers: competition and photosynthetic behaviour %A Vivier, Baptiste %A Navon, Maxime %A Dauvin, Jean-Claude %A Chasselin, Léo %A Deloor, Maël %A Orvain, Francis %A Rusig, Anne-Marie %A Mussio, Isabelle %A Boutouil, Mohamed %A Pascal Claquin %B Biofouling %P 1 - 14 %8 Apr-06-2023 %G eng %U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08927014.2022.2088285 %! Biofouling %R 10.1080/08927014.2022.2088285 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Fish Biology %D 2022 %T Insights into the behavioural responses of juvenile thornback ray %A Albert, Luana %A Frédéric Olivier %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Chauvaud, Sylvain %X As part of energy transition, marine renewable energy devices (MRED) are currently expanding in developed countries inducing the deployment of dense networks of submarine power cables. Concern has thus raised about the cable magnetic emissions (direct or alternating current) because of potential interference with the sensorial environment of magneto-sensitive species, such as sharks and rays. This study sought to assess the short-term behavioural responses of juvenile thornback rays (Raja clavata) (n = 15) to direct and alternating (50 Hz) uniform 450-μT artificial magnetic fields using 1 h focal-sampling design based on a detailed ethogram. Careful control of magnetic fields' temporal and spatial scales was obtained in laboratory conditions through a custom-made Helmholtz coil device. Overall, qualitative or quantitative behavioural responses of juvenile rays did not significantly vary between control vs. exposed individuals over the morning period. Nonetheless, rays under direct current magnetic field increased their activity over the midday period. Synchronisation patterns were also observed for individuals receiving alternating current exposure (chronologic and qualitative similarities) coupled with a high interindividual variance. Further studies should consider larger batches of juveniles to address the effect of long-term exposure and explore the sensitivity range of rays with dose-response designs. %B Journal of Fish Biology %8 Apr-01-2022 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.14978 %! Journal of Fish Biology %R 10.1111/jfb.14978 %0 Journal Article %J Science of The Total Environment %D 2022 %T Linking eutrophication to carbon dioxide and methane emissions from exposed mangrove soils along an urban gradient %A Barroso, Glenda C. %A Gwenaël Abril %A Machado, Wilson %A Abuchacra, Rodrigo C. %A Peixoto, Roberta B. %A Bernardes, Marcelo %A Marques, Gabriela S. %A Sanders, Christian J. %A Oliveira, Gabriela B. %A Oliveira Filho, Silvio R. %A Amora-Nogueira, Leonardo %A Marotta, Humberto %B Science of The Total Environment %V 850 %P 157988 %8 Jan-12-2022 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969722050872 %! Science of The Total Environment %R 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157988 %0 Journal Article %J Diversity and Distributions %D 2022 %T Methods to detect spatial biases in tracking studies caused by differential representativeness of individuals, populations and time %A Morera‐Pujol, Virginia %A Catry, Paulo %A Magalhães, Maria %A Clara Péron %A Reyes‐González, José Manuel %A Granadeiro, José Pedro %A Militão, Teresa %A Dias, Maria P. %A Oro, Daniel %A Dell'Omo, Giacomo %A Müller, Martina %A Paiva, Vitor H. %A Metzger, Benjamin %A Neves, Verónica %A Navarro, Joan %A Karris, Georgios %A Xirouchakis, Stavros %A Cecere, Jacopo G. %A Zamora‐López, Antonio %A Forero, Manuela G. %A Ouni, Ridha %A Romdhane, Mohamed Salah %A De Felipe, Fernanda %A Zajková, Zuzana %A Cruz‐Flores, Marta %A Grémillet, David %A González‐Solís, Jacob %A Ramos, Raül %B Diversity and Distributions %8 Mar-10-2024 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ddi.13642 %! Diversity and Distributions %R 10.1111/ddi.13642 %0 Journal Article %J ICES Journal of Marine Science %D 2022 %T Multi-method approach shows stock structure in Loligo forbesii squid %A Sheerin, Edel %A Barnwall, Leigh %A Abad, Esther %A Larivain, Angela %A Oesterwind, Daniel %A Petroni, Michael %A Perales-Raya, Catalina %A Jean-Paul Robin %A Sobrino, Ignacio %A Valeiras, Julio %A O'Meara, Denise %A Pierce, Graham J %A Allcock, A Louise %A Power, Anne Marie %X Knowledge of stock structure is a priority for effective assessment of commercially-fished cephalopods. Loligo forbesii squid are thought to migrate inshore for breeding and offshore for feeding and long-range movements are implied from past studies showing genetic homogeneity in the entire neritic population. Only offshore populations (Faroe and Rockall Bank) were considered distinct. The present study applied mitchondrial and microsatellite markers (nine loci) to samples from Rockall Bank, north Scotland, North Sea, various shelf locations in Ireland, English Channel, northern Bay of Biscay, north Spain, and Bay of Cadiz. No statistically significant genetic sub-structure was found, although some non-significant trends involving Rockall were seen using microsatellite markers. Differences in L. forbesii statolith shape were apparent at a subset of locations, with most locations showing pairwise differences and statoliths from north Ireland being highly distinct. This suggests that (i) statolith shape is highly sensitive to local conditions and (ii) L. forbesii forms distinguishable groups (based on shape statistics), maintaining these groups over sufficiently long periods for local conditions to affect the shape of the statolith. Overall evidence suggests that L. forbesii forms separable (ecological) groups over short timescales with a semi-isolated breeding group at Rockall whose distinctiveness varies over time. %B ICES Journal of Marine Science %8 03 %G eng %U https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac039 %R 10.1093/icesjms/fsac039 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Marine Science %D 2022 %T Multiple phytoplankton community responses to environmental change in a temperate coastal system: A trait-based approach %A Elsa Breton %A Goberville, Eric %A Benoit Sautour %A Ouadi, Anis %A Skouroliakou, Dimitra-Ioli %A Seuront, Laurent %A Grégory Beaugrand %A Kléparski, Loïck %A Crouvoisier, Muriel %A Pecqueur, David %A Salmeron, Christophe %A Cauvin, Arnaud %A Poquet, Adrien %A Garcia, Nicole %A Gohin, Francis %A Christaki, Urania %X The effect of environmental change in structuring the phytoplankton communities of the coastal waters of the Eastern English Channel was investigated by applying a trait-based approach on two decades (1996-2019) of monitoring on diatoms and Phaeocystis. We show that phytoplankton species richness in an unbalanced nutrient supply context was influenced by wind-driven processes, ecological specialization for dissolved inorganic phosphorous, temporal niche differentiation, and a competition-defense and/or a growth-defense trade-off, a coexistence mechanism where weak competitors (i.e., slower growing) are better protected against predation. Under the influence of both environmental perturbations (e.g., wind-driven processes, freshwater influence, unbalanced nutrient levels) and biotic interactions (e.g., competition, predation, facilitation), phytoplankton species exhibited specific survival strategies such as investment on growth, adaptation and tolerance of species to environmental stresses, silicification and resource specialization. These strategies have led to more speciose communities, higher productivity, functional redundancy and stability in the last decade. Our results revealed that the unbalanced nutrient reduction facilitated Phaeocystis blooms and that anthropogenic climate warming and nitrate reduction may threaten the diatom communities of the eastern English Channel in a near future. Our results provide strong support for biogeographical historical and niche-based processes in structuring the phytoplankton community in this temperate region. The variety of species responses that we characterized in this region may help to better understand future changes in pelagic ecosystems, and can serve as a basis to consider functional approaches for future ecosystem management. %B Frontiers in Marine Science %V 9 %8 Jun-10-2022 %G eng %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.914475/full %! Front. Mar. Sci. %R https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.914475 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Microbiology %D 2022 %T Organic Phosphorus Scavenging Supports Efficient Growth of Diazotrophic Cyanobacteria Under Phosphate DepletionData_Sheet_1.docx %A Rabouille, Sophie %A Tournier, Lauralie %A Duhamel, Solange %A Pascal Claquin %A Crispi, Olivier %A Talec, Amélie %A Landolfi, Angela %A Oschlies, Andreas %B Frontiers in Microbiology %V 13 %8 Jan-03-2024 %G eng %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.848647/full %! Front. Microbiol. %R 10.3389/fmicb.2022.84864710.3389/fmicb.2022.848647.s001 %0 Journal Article %J Polar Biology %D 2022 %T Passive acoustics suggest two different feeding mechanisms in the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) %A Jézéquel, Youenn %A Mathias, Delphine %A Frédéric Olivier %A Amice, Erwan %A Chauvaud, Sylvain %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Bonnel, Julien %A Sejr, Mikael K. %A Chauvaud, Laurent %K Bioacoustics %K bivalves %K Feeding Behavior %K Marine mammal %K Young Sound fjord %X The vocal repertoire of walruses has been widely described in the bioacoustic literature. These marine mammals produce several distinct types of vocalizations for intraspecific communication during the breeding season. In this study, we provide the first evidence of walrus-generated sounds during foraging dives when they feed on bivalves. We recorded two types of sounds that we associated to different feeding mechanisms. The first sound type was brief and low in frequency that we relate to the suction of soft parts from the bivalves’ shells through the use of walrus powerful tongues, which is the common feeding behavior reported in the walrus literature. We also recorded a second sound type composed of multiple broadband pulse trains. We hypothesize the latter were associated with bivalve shell cracking by walruses, which would represent a new feeding mechanism in the walrus literature. This new feeding mechanism is either related to bivalves’ ecology or to walruses removing the sediment when searching for food. During this study, we observed bivalves lying on the seafloor instead of being buried in the sediment in walrus feeding areas while scuba diving. As a result, walruses cannot use suction to feed on soft body part of bivalves and have to use another strategy, mastication. Our findings provide a first step towards using passive acoustics to quantify walrus behavior and feeding ecology. %B Polar Biology %8 Sep-06-2023 %G eng %U https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00300-022-03055-y %! Polar Biol %R 10.1007/s00300-022-03055-y %0 Journal Article %J Scientific Reports %D 2022 %T Phylogeography of the veined squid, Loligo forbesii, in European watersAbstract %A Göpel, Anika %A Oesterwind, Daniel %A Barrett, Christopher %A Cannas, Rita %A Caparro, Luis Silva %A Carbonara, Pierluigi %A Donnaloia, Marilena %A Follesa, Maria Cristina %A Larivain, Angela %A Laptikhovsky, Vladimir %A Lefkaditou, Evgenia %A Jean-Paul Robin %A Santos, Maria Begoña %A Sobrino, Ignacio %A Valeiras, Julio %A Valls, Maria %A Vieira, Hugo C. %A Wieland, Kai %A Bastrop, Ralf %B Scientific Reports %V 12 %8 Jan-12-2022 %G eng %U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11530-z %N 1 %! Sci Rep %R 10.1038/s41598-022-11530-z %0 Journal Article %J Ecosphere %D 2022 %T Pull the trigger: interplay between benthic and pelagic cues driving the early recruitment of a natural bivalve assemblage %A Androuin, Thibault %A Barbier, Pierrick %A Foret, Martin %A Tarik Meziane %A Thomas, Mathilde %A Archambault, Philippe %A Winkler, Gesche %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Frédéric Olivier %K bacteria %K bivalves %K Chausey Archipelago %K early larval recruitment %K fatty acids %K picoeucaryotes %K trophic settlement trigger %X Larval settlement and recruitment are crucial phases in the benthic-pelagic life cycle of marine benthic invertebrates that controls population dynamic and habitat connectivity. Our study investigated potential triggers driving the settlement of bivalve larvae in a highly dynamic intertidal coarse sand habitat. The early recruitment rate of five dominant bivalve families and abiotic conditions, particulate (<20 µm) organic matter and sediment organic matter, were monitored from May to October 2014. Pelagic particulate organic matter (<20 µm) was dominated by picoplankton throughout the sampling period, with a substantial diatom bloom in spring. Sediment was characterized by fresh organic matter in spring, as suggested by the dominant contribution of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and by a higher proportion of bacterial fatty acid markers during late summer. Different dynamics were also observed in early bivalve recruitment rates, with four different patterns observed over the sampling period. Multiple regression analysis on selected bivalve families showed species-specific responses to trophic settlement triggers. Indeed, the larva recruitment rate of Mytilidae paralleled pelagic concentration of picoeucaryotes, with the peak early recruitment rate occurring in spring. Surprisingly, the early recruitment rate of Mactridae larvae showed a significant relation to bacterial concentration in the surficial sediment at the end of summer. While the Mytilidae results in such a eutrophic system confirmed those of a previous study in oligotrophic lagoons, therefore supporting the trophic settlement trigger hypothesis, more work is needed to understand the potential role of bacteria in the early recruitment of Mactridae. These results highlight for the first-time inter-specific differences in trophic cues that potentially trigger primary settlement in natural bivalve assemblages. %B Ecosphere %V 13 %8 Jan-01-2022 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925/13/1 %N 1 %! Ecosphere %R 10.1002/ecs2.v13.110.1002/ecs2.3672 %0 Journal Article %J Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta %D 2022 %T Rare earth elements and yttrium in suspension-feeding bivalves (dog cockle, Glycymeris glycymeris L.): Accumulation, vital effects and pollution %A Barrat, Jean-Alix %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Frédéric Olivier %A Poitevin, Pierre %A Bayon, Germain %A Ben Salem, Douraied %B Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta %V 339 %P 12 - 21 %8 Jan-12-2022 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S001670372200583X %! Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta %R 10.1016/j.gca.2022.10.033 %0 Journal Article %J Science of The Total Environment %D 2022 %T On the road: Anthropogenic factors drive the invasion risk of a wild solitary bee species %A Lanner, Julia %A Dubos, Nicolas %A Geslin, Benoît %A Leroy, Boris %A Hernández-Castellano, Carlos %A Dubaić, Jovana Bila %A Bortolotti, Laura %A Calafat, Joan Diaz %A Ćetković, Aleksandar %A Flaminio, Simone %A Le Féon, Violette %A Margalef-Marrase, Jordi %A Orr, Michael %A Pachinger, Bärbel %A Ruzzier, Enrico %A Smagghe, Guy %A Tuerlings, Tina %A Vereecken, Nicolas J. %A Meimberg, Harald %B Science of The Total Environment %V 827 %P 154246 %8 Jan-06-2022 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969722013389 %! Science of The Total Environment %R 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154246 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2022 %T Temporal characteristics of plankton indicators in coastal waters: High-frequency data from PlanktonScope %A Bi, Hongsheng %A Song, Junting %A Zhao, Jian %A Liu, Hui %A Cheng, Xuemin %A Wang, Linlin %A Cai, Zhonghua %A Benfield, Mark C. %A Otto, Saskia %A Goberville, Eric %A Keister, Julie %A Yang, Yong %A Yu, Xinglong %A Cai, Jun %A Ying, Kezhen %A Alessandra Conversi %X Plankton are excellent indicators of ecosystem status and fisheries because of their pivotal role in marine food webs and their core values in the integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA). Monitoring plankton is essential to understand their dynamics and underlying processes. Recent advances in imaging technologies have enabled in situ, high-frequency, real-time observations of plankton in coastal waters. While high-frequency plankton time series have provided unprecedented fundamental information about physical and biological processes, understanding and identifying the underlying mechanisms that influence plankton dynamic remains a major challenge. We use high-frequency plankton data from PlanktonScope as an example to examine the impacts of physical and biological processes on plankton dynamics at different temporal scales. Frequency patterns were identified for both environmental factors and different plankton groups that matched in time. Using logistic regression models on the selected daily peaks for different plankton groups, we found that diurnal cycle, monsoon season, and major episodic events, such as typhoons, had major impacts on the dynamics of plankton, as proxied by our indicators. We further synthesized, across multiple spatiotemporal scales in the study area, the impacts of various processes on plankton with different mobility. Our study demonstrates that the suite of plankton indicators simultaneously generated from PlanktonScope provides a robust holistic view of pelagic ecosystem status over a broad range of spatiotemporal scales. In situ imaging systems like PlanktonScope are promising tools for near real-time plankton monitoring and a deep understanding of plankton dynamics. %B Journal of Sea Research %V 189 %P 102283 %8 Jan-11-2022 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1385110122001216 %! Journal of Sea Research %R 10.1016/j.seares.2022.102283 %0 Journal Article %J Global Change Biology %D 2021 %T Are we ready to track climate‐driven shifts in marine species across international boundaries? ‐ A global survey of scientific bottom trawl data %A Maureaud, Aurore %A Frelat, Romain %A Pécuchet, Laurène %A Shackell, Nancy %A Mérigot, Bastien %A Pinsky, Malin L. %A Amador, Kofi %A Anderson, Sean C. %A Arkhipkin, Alexander %A Auber, Arnaud %A Barri, Iça %A Bell, Richard J. %A Belmaker, Jonathan %A Beukhof, Esther %A Camara, Mohamed L. %A Guevara‐Carrasco, Renato %A Choi, Junghwa %A Christensen, Helle T. %A Conner, Jason %A Cubillos, Luis A. %A Diadhiou, Hamet D. %A Edelist, Dori %A Emblemsvåg, Margrete %A Ernst, Billy %A Fairweather, Tracey P. %A Fock, Heino O. %A Friedland, Kevin D. %A Garcia, Camilo B. %A Gascuel, Didier %A Gislason, Henrik %A Goren, Menachem %A Guitton, Jérôme %A Jouffre, Didier %A Hattab, Tarek %A Hidalgo, Manuel %A Kathena, Johannes N. %A Knuckey, Ian %A Kidé, Saïkou O. %A Koen‐Alonso, Mariano %A Koopman, Matt %A Kulik, Vladimir %A León, Jacqueline Palacios %A Levitt‐Barmats, Ya’arit %A Lindegren, Martin %A Llope, Marcos %A Massiot-Granier, Félix %A Masski, Hicham %A McLean, Matthew %A Meissa, Beyah %A Mérillet, Laurène %A Mihneva, Vesselina %A Nunoo, Francis K. E. %A O'Driscoll, Richard %A O'Leary, Cecilia A. %A Petrova, Elitsa %A Ramos, Jorge E. %A Refes, Wahid %A Román‐Marcote, Esther %A Siegstad, Helle %A Sobrino, Ignacio %A Sólmundsson, Jón %A Sonin, Oren %A Spies, Ingrid %A Steingrund, Petur %A Stephenson, Fabrice %A Stern, Nir %A Tserkova, Feriha %A Tserpes, Georges %A Tzanatos, Evangelos %A Rijn, Itai %A Zwieten, Paul A. M. %A Vasilakopoulos, Paraskevas %A Yepsen, Daniela V. %A Ziegler, Philippe %A Thorson, James %B Global Change Biology %V 27 %P 220 - 236 %8 Jan-01-2021 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652486/27/2 %N 2 %! Glob. Change Biol. %R 10.1111/gcb.v27.210.1111/gcb.15404 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Marine Science %D 2021 %T Born With Bristles: New Insights on the Kölliker's Organs of Octopus Skin %A Villanueva, Roger %A Coll-Lladó, Montserrat %A Laure Bonnaud-Ponticelli %A Carrasco, Sergio %A Escolar, Oscar %A Fernández-Álvarez, Fernando Á. %A Gleadall, Ian %A Nabhitabhata, Jaruwat %A Ortiz, Nicolás %A Rosas, Carlos %A Sánchez, Pilar %A Voight, Janet %A Swoger, Jim %B Frontiers in Marine Science %V 8 %G eng %U https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03326946 %R 10.3389/fmars.2021.645738 %0 Conference Proceedings %B Radiocarbon %D 2021 %T Establishing water sample protocols for radiocarbon analysis at LAC-UFF, Brazil %A Bragança, Daniela %A Oliveira, Fabiana %A Macario, Kita %A Nunes, Vinicius %A Muniz, Marcelo %A Lamego, Fernando %A Gwenaël Abril %A Nepomuceno, Aguinaldo %A Solís, Corina %A Rodríguez-Ceja, María %X Since the establishment of the first radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry facility in Latin America in 2009, the Radiocarbon Laboratory team of Universidade Federal Fluminense (LAC-UFF) has worked to improve sample preparation protocols and increase the range of environmental matrices to be analyzed. We now present the preliminary results for DIC sample preparation protocols. The first validation tests include background evaluation with pMC value (0.35 ± 0.04) using bicarbonate dissolved in water. We also analyzed surface seawater resulting in pMC value (101.38 ± 0.38) and a groundwater previously dated from LEMA AMS-Laboratory with pMC value (12.30 ± 0.15). %B Radiocarbon %P 1-8 %8 09/2021 %G eng %U https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0033822221000011/type/journal_article %! Radiocarbon %R 10.1017/RDC.2021.1 %0 Journal Article %J Environmental Evidence %D 2021 %T Estimating ecotoxicological effects of chemicals on tropical reef-building corals; a systematic review protocol %A Ouédraogo, Dakis-Yaoba %A Perceval, Olivier %A Ferrier-Pages, Christine %A Domart-Coulon, Isabelle %A Hédouin, Laetitia %A Burga, Karen %A Mireille M.M. Guillaume %A Calvayrac, Christophe %A Castelin, Magalie %A Reyjol, Yorick %A Sordello, Romain %B Environmental Evidence %V 10 %8 Dec-11-2021 %G eng %U https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-021-00250-y %N 1 %! Environ Evid %R 10.1186/s13750-021-00250-y %0 Journal Article %J Environmental Evidence %D 2021 %T Evidence on the impacts of chemicals arising from human activity on tropical reef-building corals; a systematic map %A Ouédraogo, Dakis-Yaoba %A Delaunay, Mathilde %A Sordello, Romain %A Hédouin, L. %A Castelin, Magalie %A Perceval, Olivier %A Domart-Coulon, Isabelle %A Burga, Karen %A Ferrier-Pages, Christine %A Multon, Romane %A Mireille M.M. Guillaume %A Léger, Clément %A Calvayrac, Christophe %A Joannot, Pascale %A Reyjol, Yorick %B Environmental Evidence %V 10 %8 Sep-22-2021 %G eng %U https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-021-00237-9 %N 1 %! Environ Evid %R 10.1186/s13750-021-00237-9 %0 Journal Article %J Limnology and Oceanography %D 2021 %T Food source diversity, trophic plasticity, and omnivory enhance the stability of a shallow benthic food web from a high-Arctic fjord exposed to freshwater inputs %A Bridier, Guillaume %A Frédéric Olivier %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Sejr, Mikael K. %A Grall, Jacques %X
Under climate change, many Arctic coastal ecosystems receive increasing amounts of freshwater, with ecological consequences that remain poorly understood. In this study, we investigated how freshwater inputs may affect the small-scale structure of benthic food webs in a low-production high-Arctic fjord (Young Sound, NE Greenland). We seasonally sampled benthic invertebrates from two stations receiving contrasting freshwater inputs: an inner station exposed to turbid and nutrient-depleted freshwater flows and an outer station exposed to lower terrestrial influences. Benthic food web structure was described using a stable isotope approach (δ13C and δ15N), Bayesian models, and community-wide metrics. The results revealed the spatially and temporally homogeneous structure of the benthic food web, characterized by high trophic diversity (i.e., a wide community isotopic niche). Such temporal stability and spatial homogeneity mirrors the high degree of trophic plasticity and omnivory of benthic consumers that allows the maintenance of several carbon pathways through the food web despite different food availability. Furthermore, potential large inputs of shelf organic matter together with local benthic primary production (i.e., macroalgae and presumably microphytobenthos) may considerably increase the stability of the benthic food web by providing alternative food sources to locally runoff-impacted pelagic primary production. Future studies should assess beyond which threshold limit a larger increase in freshwater inputs might cancel out these stability factors and lead to marked changes in Arctic benthic ecosystems.
%B Limnology and Oceanography %V 66 %P S259-S272 %8 01/2021 %G eng %U https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/lno.11688 %N S1 %9 Research %! Food-web structure of a Greenland fjord %R https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11688 %0 Journal Article %J Fisheries Research %D 2021 %T Identification of benthic egg masses and spawning grounds in commercial squid in the English Channel and Celtic Sea: Loligo vulgaris vs L. forbesii %A Laptikhovsky, Vladimir %A Cooke, Gavan %A Barrett, Christopher %A Lozach, Sophie %A MacLeod, Eleanor %A Oesterwind, Daniel %A Sheerin, Edel %A Petroni, Michael %A Barnwall, Leigh %A Jean-Paul Robin %A Allcock, Louise %A Power, Anne Marie %B Fisheries Research %V 241 %P 106004 %8 Jan-09-2021 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165783621001326 %! Fisheries Research %R 10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106004 %0 Journal Article %J Biofouling %D 2021 %T Influence of infrastructure material composition and microtopography on marine biofilm growth and photobiology %A Vivier, Baptiste %A Pascal Claquin %A Lelong, Christophe %A Lesage, Quentin %A Peccate, Mathias %A Hamel, Bastien %A Georges, Marine %A Bourguiba, Amel %A Sebaibi, Nassim %A Boutouil, Mohamed %A Goux, Didier %A Dauvin, Jean-Claude %A Francis Orvain %B Biofouling %P 1 - 17 %8 Apr-08-2022 %G eng %U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08927014.2021.1959918 %! Biofouling %R 10.1080/08927014.2021.1959918 %0 Journal Article %J Global Ecology and Conservation %D 2021 %T Marine artificial reefs, a meta-analysis of their design, objectives and effectiveness %A Vivier, Baptiste %A Dauvin, Jean-Claude %A Navon, Maxime %A Anne-Marie Rusig %A Isabelle Mussio %A Francis Orvain %A Boutouil, Mohamed %A Pascal Claquin %B Global Ecology and Conservation %P e01538 %8 Jan-03-2021 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2351989421000883 %! Global Ecology and Conservation %R 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01538 %0 Journal Article %J Aquaculture %D 2021 %T Mytilus edulis and Styela clava assimilate picophytoplankton carbon through feces and pseudofeces ingestion %A Sonier, R. %A Comeau, L.A. %A Tremblay, R. %A Frédéric Olivier %A Tarik Meziane %A Genard, B. %X Picophytoplankton (PPP) may contribute to the bulk of primary production in nutrient-rich marine ecosystems. In this study, we quantified the capacity of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) and clubbed tunicates (Styela clava) to exploit PPP. In the water, we introduced PPP cells that were isotopically labelled with 13C and using the same enrichment approach, we measured the secondary transfer (recycling) of carbon via the assimilation of pseudofeces and feces. Results show that both M. edulis and S. clava assimilate PPP carbon by ingesting PPP cells directly from water. In addition, PPP assimilation rates were similar in both species. Most interesting was our observation that both species assimilated PPP carbon contained in pseudofeces and feces, including large fecal pellets produced by S. clava. We conclude that within cultured and invasive filter feeders, PPP carbon is recycled via ingestion of feces and pseudofeces among individuals growing in close proximity. In aquaculture settings, cultured bivalves and fouling tunicates may provide an ecological service by removing excess PPP in nutrient-rich systems via direct and secondary ingestion.
Keywords: Picophytoplankton, Isotopic labelling, Aquaculture, Feces, Carbon cycling, Blue mussel, Tunicate
  %B Aquaculture %V 531 %P 735868 %8 Jan-01-2021 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0044848620305779 %! Aquaculture %R 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735868 %0 Journal Article %J eLife %D 2021 %T The rise and fall of the ancient northern pike master sex-determining gene %A Pan, Qiaowei %A Feron, Romain %A Jouanno, Elodie %A Darras, Hugo %A Herpin, Amaury %A Koop, Ben %A Rondeau, Eric %A Goetz, Frederick W %A Larson, Wesley A %A Bernatchez, Louis %A Tringali, Mike %A Curran, Stephen S %A Saillant, Eric %A Denys, Gaël %A von Hippel, Frank A %A Chen, Songlin %A López, J Andrés %A Verreycken, Hugo %A Ocalewicz, Konrad %A Guyomard, Rene %A Eche, Camille %A Lluch, Jerome %A Roques, Celine %A Hu, Hongxia %A Tabor, Roger %A DeHaan, Patrick %A Nichols, Krista M %A Journot, Laurent %A Parrinello, Hugues %A Klopp, Christophe %A Interesova, Elena A %A Trifonov, Vladimir %A Schartl, Manfred %A Postlethwait, John %A Guiguen, Yann %B eLife %V 10 %8 Apr-01-2023 %G eng %U https://elifesciences.org/articles/62858 %R 10.7554/eLife.62858 %0 Journal Article %J Progress in Oceanography %D 2021 %T Sources, quality and transfers of organic matter in a highly-stratified sub-Arctic coastal system (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, NW Atlantic) %A Bridier, Guillaume %A Tarik Meziane %A Grall, Jacques %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Donnet, Sébastien %A Lazure, Pascal %A Frédéric Olivier %X In response to ongoing global climate change, marine ecosystems in the northwest Atlantic are experiencing one of the most drastic increases in sea surface temperatures in the world. This warming can increase water column stratification and decrease surface nutrient concentrations, in turn impacting primary productivity and phytoplankton assemblages. However, the exact impacts of these changes on sources and quality of organic matter as well as its transfers to the benthic compartment remain uncertain. This survey characterized organic matter sources and quality within a highly-stratified sub-Arctic coastal system (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) and described its transfer towards a biomass-dominant primary consumer, the sand dollar Echinarachnius parma. This study analyzed fatty acid and stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) composition of surface and bottom Particulate Organic Matter (s-POM and b-POM, respectively), Sedimentary Organic Matter (SOM) and sand dollar tissue along a near shore to offshore gradient during two contrasting seasons associated either with sharp or weak water column stratification (i.e. High vs Low Stratification Periods). Results revealed high relative abundances of polyunsaturated fatty acids (notably macro- and microalgae markers) in POM during the Low Stratification Period while the High Stratification Period was characterized by elevated relative abundance of saturated fatty acids indicating a higher organic matter degradation state. In addition, strong seasonal differences were also observed in food availability with four-fold higher concentrations in total suspended solids during Low vs High Stratification Periods. These results suggested thus multiple negative effects of stratification on pelagic-benthic coupling and POM quality. Lower nutrient repletion of surface waters during period of sharp stratification diminishes pelagic-benthic coupling by reducing food availability, POM quality and vertical transfer of organic matter. By contrast, the sediment-based diet of E. parma showed a low spatiotemporal variability reflecting the homogenous composition of the SOM. This study suggests that intensified water column stratification due to increasing sea surface temperatures may modify the pelagic-benthic coupling and future quality and composition of POM pools. %B Progress in Oceanography %P 102483 %8 Jan-11-2021 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0079661120302184 %! Progress in Oceanography %R 10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102483 %0 Journal Article %J Ecology of Freshwater Fish %D 2021 %T Water temperature influences larval survival of the amphidromous goby Sicyopterus lagocephalus %A Teichert, Nils %A Lagarde, Raphaël %A Occelli, Nicolas %A Ponton, Dominique %A Gaudin, Philippe %K amphidromy %K Early life history %K larval survival %K mixed feeding period %K starvation %K water warming %X Water warming induced by human activities can impact fish larvae survival, notably because it influences larval development and prey abundances. Amphidromous gobies of the subfamily Sicydiinae are particularly sensitive to this threat as the newly hatched free embryos are poorly developed and the first feeding opportunity only occurs after they reach the ocean. Here, we studied how water temperature (21, 23, 25, 29 and 31°C) impacts early development stages of Sicyopterus lagocephalus in both freshwater and marine aquaria (salinity 35). We monitored survival time, larval condition and the occurrence of critical developmental events such as mouth opening, yolk sac and oil globule resorption. In freshwater, the survival exceeded 150 hours at 21°C, while it dropped below 50 hours at 31°C. In seawater, the larval development of unfed larvae was significantly affected by temperature, survival time being greatly reduced in warmer waters. Accounting for the observed duration between mouth opening and the resorption of the oil globule, we estimated that larvae need to find suitable prey in seawater within a short time: around 30 hours during the peak of reproduction in summer. Otherwise, their endogenous reserves become depleted and their condition degrades. This study emphasises the sensitivity of free embryos to stream flow alterations, which contributes to the increase in water temperature and to the slowing down of larvae drift to the ocean. We conclude that once in seawater the temperature and feeding conditions experienced by amphidromous larvae are critical for survival. %B Ecology of Freshwater Fish %8 May-02-2022 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eff.12602 %! Ecol Freshw Fish %R 10.1111/eff.12602 %0 Journal Article %J Environmental Biology of Fishes %D 2020 %T Anthropogenic boat noise reduces feeding success in winter flounder larvae (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) %A Gendron, Gilberte %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Frédéric Olivier %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Winkler, Gesche %A Audet, Céline %K Feeding behaviour %X The aim of this study was to explore an emerging discipline addressing the impact of anthropogenic noise on larval stages of marine organisms. We assessed the influence of boat noise on the feeding behaviour of the pelagic larvae of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Walbaum, 1792). The hypothesis was that boat noise influences the feeding behaviour of P. americanus flounder larvae independently of prey  density. Aquaria containing P. americanus larvae were placed in water baths in which boat noise was diffused for the “noise” treatment and compared to control aquaria with no sound emissions. Larvae were filmed  using cameras placed above the aquaria and their behaviour was recorded. Larvae exposed to anthropogenic noise displayed significantly fewer hunting events than controls, and their stomach volumes were  significantly smaller. This noise effect was the same at all prey densities used, suggesting that larval feeding behaviour is negatively impaired by anthropogenic noise. %B Environmental Biology of Fishes %V 103 %P 1079 - 1090 %8 Jan-09-2020 %G eng %U http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10641-020-01005-3 %N 9 %! Environ Biol Fish %R 10.1007/s10641-020-01005-3 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Environmental Research %D 2020 %T A current synthesis on the effects of electric and magnetic fields emitted by submarine power cables on invertebrates %A Luana Albert %A François Deschamps %A Aurélie Jolivet %A Frédéric Olivier %A Laurent Chauvaud %A Sylvain Chauvaud %X The goal of clean renewable energy production has promoted the large-scale deployment of marine renewable energy devices, and their associated submarine cable network. Power cables produce both electric and magnetic fields that raise environmental concerns as many marine organisms have magneto and electroreception abilities used for vital purposes. Magnetic and electric fields‚Äô intensities decrease with distance away from the cable. Accordingly, the benthic and the sedimentary compartments are exposed to the highest field values. Although marine invertebrate species are the major fauna of these potentially exposed areas, they have so far received little attention. We provide extensive background knowledge on natural and anthropogenic marine sources of magnetic and electric fields. We then compile evidence for magneto- and electro-sensitivity in marine invertebrates and further highlight what is currently known about their interactions with artificial sources of magnetic and electric fields. Finally we discuss the main gaps and future challenges that require further investigation. %B Marine Environmental Research %V 159 %P 104958 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113619307706 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104958 %0 Journal Article %J Scientific data %D 2020 %T A database of freshwater fish species of the Amazon Basin %A Jézéquel, Céline %A Tedesco, Pablo A %A Bigorne, Remy %A Maldonado-Ocampo, Javier A %A Ortega, Hernan %A Hidalgo, Max %A Martens, Koen %A Torrente-Vilara, Gislene %A Zuanon, Jansen %A Acosta, Astrid %A others %B Scientific data %V 7 %P 1–9 %G eng %U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-0436-4 %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems %D 2020 %T Development of an accurate model to predict the phenology of Atlantic salmon smolt spring migration %A Teichert, Nils %A Benitez, Jean‐Philippe %A Dierckx, Arnaud %A Tétard, Stéphane %A Oliveira, Eric %A Thomas Trancart %A Eric Feunteun %A Ovidio, Michaël %X Changes in migration timing, resulting from the alteration in river continuity or the effect of climate change, can have major consequences on the population dynamics of diadromous fish. Forecasting the phenology of fish migration is thus critically important to implement management actions aimed at protecting fish during their migration.
In this study, an 11‐year monitoring survey of Atlantic salmon smolts (Salmo salar ) from the Ourthe River, Belgium, was analysed within a European Special Area of Conservation to improve the understanding of environment‐induced spring migration. A logistic model was fitted to forecast smolt migration and to calculate phenological indicators for management, i.e. the onset, end, and duration of migration, while accounting for the influence of photoperiod, water temperature, and hydrological conditions.
The results indicated that the photo‐thermal units accumulated by smolts above a 7°C temperature threshold was a relevant proxy to reflect the synergistic effect between temperature and photoperiod on smolt migration. After integrating the effect of river flow pulses, the model accurately explained the inter‐annual changes in migration timing (R2 = 0.95). The model predictions provide decisive management information to identify sensitive periods during which mitigation measures (e.g. hydropower turbine shutdown, river discharge management) should be conducted to promote smolt survival.
The model was used to predict phenological characteristics under future scenarios of climate change. The results suggest a joint effect of hydrological alterations and water warming. Temperature increases of 1–4°C were associated with earlier initiation of migration, 6–51 days earlier, and spring flood events greatly influenced the duration of the migration period. Accordingly, the combined effects of human‐induced modifications of the hydrological regimes and increasing temperatures could result in a mismatch between the smolt and favourable survival conditions in the marine environment. %B Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems %8 Apr-07-2021 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/aqc.3382 %! Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst %R 10.1002/aqc.3382 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Physiology %D 2020 %T Diversity of Light Sensing Molecules and Their Expression During the Embryogenesis of the Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) %A Bonadè, Morgane %A Ogura, Atsushi %A Corre, Erwan %A Bassaglia, Yann %A Laure Bonnaud-Ponticelli %K arrestin %K cryptochrome %K Development %K Eye %K opsin %K Sepia officinalis %B Frontiers in Physiology %V 11 %P 521989 %G eng %U https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02989850 %R 10.3389/fphys.2020.521989 %0 Journal Article %J Science of The Total Environment %D 2020 %T Does parasitism influence sediment stability? Evaluation of trait-mediated effects of the trematode Bucephalus minimus on the key role of cockles Cerastoderma edule in sediment erosion dynamics %A Dairain, Annabelle %A Maire, Olivier %A Meynard, Guillaume %A Francis Orvain %B Science of The Total Environment %V 733 %P 139307 %8 Jan-09-2020 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969720328242 %! Science of The Total Environment %R 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139307 %0 Journal Article %J PLOS ONE %D 2020 %T Evidence for better microphytobenthos dynamics in mixed sand/mud zones than in pure sand or mud intertidal flats (Seine estuary, Normandy, France) %A Morelle, Jérôme %A Pascal Claquin %A Francis Orvain %X Understanding the dynamics of microphytobenthos biomass and photosynthetic performances in intertidal ecosystems will help advance our understanding of how trophic networks function in order to optimize ecological management and restoration projects. The main objective of this study was to investigate microphytobenthic biomass and photosynthetic performances as a function of the sedimentary and environmental variabilities in the range of intertidal habitats in the downstream Seine estuary (Normandy, France). Our results highlight higher biomass associated with more stratified biofilms and better photosynthetic performances in areas characterized by a sand/mud mixture (40–60% of mud) compared to pure sand or pure mud environments. This type of sediment probably offers an efficient trade-off between the favorable characteristics of the two types of sediments (sand and mud) with respect to light penetration and nutrient accessibility. Moreover, the large quantities of exopolysaccharides produced in sand/mud mixtures emphasizes the functional role played by microphytobenthos in promoting sediment stability against erosion. This allows us to show that despite the strong increase in sand content of the downstream Seine estuary, intertidal flats are still productive since microphytobenthic biomass, photosynthetic performances and exopolysaccharides secretion are highest in sand-mud mixtures. This study also underlines the impact of ecosystem modifications due to human disturbance and climate change on the dynamics of key primary producers in estuaries. %B PLOS ONE %V 15 %P e0237211 %8 08/2020 %G eng %N 8 %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0237211 %0 Journal Article %J General and Comparative Endocrinology %D 2020 %T Identification and structural characterization of the factors involved in vitellogenesis and its regulation in the African Osteoglossiforme of aquacultural interest Heterotis niloticus (Cuvier, 1829) %A Daniel Koua, N'Zi %A Jesus Nuñez-Rodriguez %A Orjuela, Julie %A Céline Zatylny-Gaudin %A Dubos, Marie-Pierre %A Bernay, Benoît %A Pontin, Julien %A Corre, Erwan %A Henry, Joël %B General and Comparative Endocrinology %P 113532 %8 Jan-06-2020 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0016648020302859 %! General and Comparative Endocrinology %R 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113532 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Ecology Progress Series %D 2020 %T Influence of the physiological condition of bivalve recruits on their post-settlement dispersal potential %A Martin Forêt %A Frédéric Olivier %A Miner, P %A Gesche Winkler %A Nadalini, J-B %A Réjean Tremblay %K Behavior %K Bivalves recruits %K Energetic reserves %K Physiology %K secondary migrations %K Venus verrucosa %X Secondary dispersal (= migration) of bivalves occurs after metamorphosis and is a key recruitment process that can radically change patterns of primary settlement. An example of secondary dispersal is active migration behavior of bivalve recruits such as in bysso-pelagic drift. We hypothesize that these active migrations represent an energy cost for recruits and that the ability to actively migrate will depend upon the recruit¬ís physiological profile (quantity and quality of energy reserves). In lab experiments, we hatched 4 batches of recruits of Venus verrucosa with different physiological profiles by varying rearing temperature and diet composition. We then introduced these recruits into a fall velocity tube (5 m height) to estimate their vertical fall velocity as a proxy of their dispersal potential: slower fall velocity implies enhanced dispersal potential. We also compared alive vs. passive (dead) recruits to assess behavioral differences. Fall velocity increased logarithmically with recruit volume for each treatment, and no differences between active and passive individuals were observed for batches reared at 20°C with a mixture of Tisochrysis lutea and Chaetoceros gracilis. By contrast, active recruits in 2 other treatments (T. lutea at 20°C and a mix of C. gracilis and T. lutea at 15°C) significantly decreased their fall velocity regardless of their volume. Moreover, the ability of recruits to control their fall velocity by their behavior was correlated with triglyceride content. Recruits with the highest energy reserves had the greatest capacity to decrease their fall velocity, which suggests a major role of physiological conditions on potential secondary dispersal. We also used a benthic flume to test the substrate selection ability of recruits depending on their physiological profile and found no differences between physiologically different batches. However, V. verrucosa recruits preferred fine sediments, unlike adults, which live mainly in coarse sediment habitats; such difference in substrate preference suggests potential secondary migrations between nursery and adult areas. %B Marine Ecology Progress Series %V 636 %P 77 - 89 %G eng %U https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v636/p77-89 %! Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. %R 10.3354/meps13223 %0 Journal Article %J Progress in Oceanography %D 2020 %T Microbial functional structure and stable isotopic variation of leptocephali across three current zones in the western South Pacific %A Leopold Ghinter %A Christine Dupuy %A Michael J. Miller %A Alexandre Carpentier %A Christel Lefrançois %A Anthony Acou %A Jun Aoyama %A Mari Kuroki %A Liénart, Camilla %A Shun Watanabe %A Katsumi Tsukamoto %A Tsuguo Otake %A Eric Feunteun %K Isotopic signature %K Leptocephali %K Meso-macro-zooplankton %K Microbial loop %K Micronekton %K POM %K Western South Pacific %X The ecology of leptocephali remains poorly known but they appear to feed on marine snow that can vary spatially and temporally according to the food web dynamics. This study provided new information about the position of leptocephali within the functional structure of microbial plankton and other food web components of the western South Pacific (WSP) region at a large geographic scale including the New Caledonia, Fiji, and Samoa islands. The hydrographic structure varied with latitude, and nutrient levels were generally low but somewhat variable. Stable isotopic signatures were examined in relation to the 3 current zones of the eastward flowing South Equatorial Countercurrent (SECC; north), the westward South Equatorial Current (SEC; mid-latitudes), and the eastward South Tropical Countercurrent (STCC; south), and all zones were found to be primarily based on a heterotrophic planktonic functioning that were co-limited by inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus, with biomasses of planktonic groups varying with depth. Isotopic signatures of leptocephali were compared to the signatures of other mesozoplankton, micronekton, and Trichodesmium components of the food web, and in relation to the signatures of particulate organic matter (POM) that varied among the 3 collection depths. The isotopic signatures of six taxa of leptocephali, other taxonomic groups and POM showed interesting variability according to latitude and among some stations. The presence of Trichodesmium at the surface in the STCC zone influenced the isotopic signatures of POM and thus the signatures of leptocephali. The signatures of leptocephali were therefore linked with the overall food web and were consistent with the larvae feeding on marine snow components of POM. The two apparent groups of leptocephali with different isotopic signatures that have also been observed in other oceanic areas may be explained by feeding behavior at different depths or on different types of marine snow. %B Progress in Oceanography %V 182 %P 102264 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079661120300021 %R 10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102264 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Pollution Bulletin %D 2020 %T Respective contribution of urban wastewater and mangroves on nutrient dynamics in a tropical estuary during the monsoon season %A Taillardat, Pierre %A Marchand, Cyril %A Friess, Daniel A. %A Widory, David %A Frank David %A Ohte, Nobuhito %A Nakamura, Takashi %A Van Vinh, Truong %A Thanh-Nho, Nguyen %A Ziegler, Alan D. %X Estuaries of Southeast Asia are increasingly impacted by land-cover changes and pollution. Here, our research objectives were to (1) determine the origins of nutrient loads along the Can Gio estuary (Vietnam) and (2) identify the processes that affect the nutrient pools during the monsoon. We constructed four 24-h time-series along the salinity gradient measuring nutrient concentrations and stable isotopes values. In the upper estuary, urban effluents from Ho Chi Minh City were the main input of nutrients, leading to dissolved oxygen satura­ tion < 20%. In the lower estuary, ammonium and nitrite concentration peaks were explained by mangrove export. No contribution from aquaculture was detected, as it represents < 0.01% of the total river discharge. Along the salinity gradient, nutrient inputs were rapidly consumed, potentially by phytoplankton while nitrate dual-stable isotopes indicated that nitrification occurred. Thus, even in a large and productive estuary, urban wastewater can affect nutrient dynamics with potentially important ecological risks. %B Marine Pollution Bulletin %V 160 %P 111652 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0025326X20307700 %R 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111652 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Environmental Research %D 2020 %T Sediment stability: can we disentangle the effect of bioturbating species on sediment erodibility from their impact on sediment roughness? %A Dairain, Annabelle %A Maire, Olivier %A Meynard, Guillaume %A Richard, Anaïs %A Rodolfo-Damiano, Tiffany %A Francis Orvain %B Marine Environmental Research %V 162 %P 105147 %8 Jan-12-2020 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0141113620305055 %! Marine Environmental Research %R 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105147 %0 Journal Article %J Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences %D 2020 %T Shells of the bivalve Astarte moerchi give new evidence of a strong pelagic-benthic coupling shift occurring since the late 1970s in the North Water polynya %A Frédéric Olivier %A Gaillard, Blandine %A Thebault, Julien %A Tarik Meziane %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Dumont, Dany %A Bélanger, Simon %A Gosselin, Michel %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Martel, André L. %A Rysgaard, Søren %A Olivier, Anne-Hélène %A Pettré, Julien %A Mars, Jérôme %A Gerber, Silvain %A Archambault, Philippe %X Climate changes in the Arctic may weaken the currently tight pelagic-benthic coupling. In response to decreasing sea ice cover, arctic marine systems are expected to shift from a ‘sea-ice algae–benthos' to a ‘phytoplankton-zooplankton’ dominance. We used mollusc shells as bioarchives and fatty acid trophic markers to estimate the effects of the reduction of sea ice cover on the food exported to the seafloor. Bathyal bivalve Astarte moerchi living at 600 m depth in northern Baffin Bay reveals a clear shift in growth variations and Ba/Ca ratios since the late 1970s, which we relate to a change in food availability. Tissue fatty acid compositions show that this species feeds mainly on microalgae exported from the euphotic zone to the seabed. We, therefore, suggest that changes in pelagic-benthic coupling are likely due either to local changes in sea ice dynamics, mediated through bottom-up regulation exerted by sea ice on phytoplankton production, or to a mismatch between phytoplankton bloom and zooplankton grazing due to phenological change. Both possibilities allow a more regular and increased transfer of food to the seabed.

This article is part of the theme issue ‘The changing Arctic Ocean: consequences for biological communities, biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning'. %B Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences %V 378 %P 20190353 %8 Feb-10-2020 %G eng %U https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2019.0353 %N 2181 %! Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A. %R 10.1098/rsta.2019.0353 %0 Journal Article %J Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science %D 2020 %T Swinging boat moorings: Spatial heterogeneous damage to eelgrass beds in a tidal ecosystem %A Vincent Ouisse %A Irina Marchand-Jouravleff %A Annie Fiandrino %A Eric Feunteun %A Frédéric Ysnel %K Anthropogenic disturbances %K Boat mooring %K Modeling approach %K SCUBA-Diving %K Seagrass ecology %X Seagrass meadows are currently known to be subjected to huge physical disturbances including boat moorings in shallow bays. We aimed to identify the impact of permanent swing mooring on the fast-growing seagrass Zostera marina in a mega-tidal area. Coupling the hydrodynamic MARS3D model to simulate mooring chain movements and in situ measurements of plant traits, we analyzed the structural responses of the eelgrass bed to scraping disturbance in the western English Channel (France). A comparison of the results with a reference site without any permanent swing boat mooring showed a significant impact on eelgrass structure (shoot density, leaf size, leaf dry weight), depending on the direction and distance from the mooring. Zostera marina was absent close to the mooring fixation point in three out of the four directions we evaluated. Beyond 5 m, the canopy height remained lower than in the reference site, most likely due to regular disturbances by mooring chains. Conversely, shoot density beyond 5 m was higher than in the reference site. This adaptive response counter-balanced the decrease in canopy height at these distances. The fluctuations of the structure of the eelgrass cover (number of shoots, leaf length) at a small spatial scale was clearly in accordance with the scraping intensity simulated by the MARS3D model. The tidal currents coupled to tidal amplitude variability imply a small-scale heterogeneous effect of permanent mooring on the benthic compartment, previously undetected by an aerial survey. The present results highlight the interest of coupling approaches so as to understand how physical pressure influences fast-growing species traits. The resulting important modifications could imply a more functional impact such as biodiversity loss and carbon sequestration, which is beyond the scope of the present paper. %B Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science %V 235 %P 106581 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027277141930068X %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106581 %0 Journal Article %J Environmental Evidence %D 2020 %T What evidence exists on the impacts of chemicals arising from human activity on tropical reef-building corals? A systematic map protocol %A Ouédraogo, Dakis-Yaoba %A Sordello, Romain %A Brugneaux, S. %A Burga, K. %A Calvayrac, C. %A Castelin, Magalie %A Domart-Coulon, Isabelle %A Ferrier-Pages, C %A Mireille M.M. Guillaume %A Hédouin, L. %A Joannot, P. %A Perceval, O. %A Reyjol, Yorick %K Contamination %K Hermatypic %K Nutrients %K pollution %K Scleractinian %X Background: Tropical coral reefs cover ca. 0.1% of the Earth’s surface but host an outstanding biodiversity and provide important ecosystem services to millions of people living nearby. However, they are currently threatened by both local (e.g. nutrient enrichment and chemical pollution of coastal reefs, arising from poor land management, agriculture and industry) and global stressors (mainly seawater warming and acidification, i.e. climate change). Global and local stressors interact together in different ways, but the presence of one stressor often reduces the tolerance to additional stress. While global stressors cannot be halted by local actions, local stressors can be reduced through ecosystem management, therefore minimizing the impact of climate change on reefs. To inform decision-makers, we propose here to systematically map the evidence of impacts of chemicals arising from anthropogenic activities on tropical reef-building corals, which are the main engineer species of reef ecosystems. We aim to identify the combinations of chemical and coral responses that have attracted the most attention and for which evidence can be further summarized in a systematic review that will give practical information to decision-makers.
Methods: The systematic map will follow the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Guidelines and Standards for Evidence Synthesis in Environmental Management. We will search the relevant literature using English terms combined in a tested search string in two publication databases (Web Of Science Core Collection and Scopus). The search string will combine terms describing the population (tropical reef-building corals) and the exposure (chemicals). We will supplement this literature with some more obtained through search engines, specialist websites, and through a call to local stakeholders. Titles, abstracts, and full-texts will then be successively screened using pre-defined eligibility criteria. A list of pre-defined variables will then be extracted from full-texts. Finally, a database of all studies included in the map with coded metadata will be produced. The evidence will be described in a map report with text, figures and tables, and a matrix showing the distribution and frequency of included study into types of exposure and types of outcomes will be computed to identify potential knowledge gaps and knowledge clusters. %B Environmental Evidence %V 9 %8 Aug-03-2020 %G eng %U https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-020-00203-x %N 1 %! Environ Evid %R 10.1186/s13750-020-00203-x %0 Journal Article %J Marine Chemistry %D 2019 %T Assessing nutrient dynamics in mangrove porewater and adjacent tidal creek using nitrate dual-stable isotopes: A new approach to challenge the Outwelling Hypothesis? %A Taillardat, Pierre %A Ziegler, Alan D. %A Friess, Daniel A. %A Widory, David %A Frank David %A Ohte, Nobuhito %A Nakamura, Takashi %A Evaristo, Jaivime %A Thanh-Nho, Nguyen %A Van Vinh, Truong %A Marchand, Cyril %X The importance of mangrove-derived material in sustaining coastal food webs (i.e. the Outwelling Hypothesis) is often invoked in support of mangroves conservation. Biogeochemical cycling, particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in mangrove ecosystems, however, is poorly understood because of high spatial heterogeneity and temporal variability of sources, sinks, and transformation pathways. Here we show that the distribution of N and P are intimately related to vegetation distribution, tidal cycles, and seasonality. We examined the dynamics of N and P in sediments and in a tidal creek of the Can Gio Mangrove Forest, Vietnam. Our objectives were to (1) determine the spatial distribution of dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus in the mangrove forest along a Rhizophora-Avicennia-mudflat transect; and (2) identify the respective inputs and transformation pathways of N and P in the water column via 24-h time series measurements in a tidal creek. Sediment porewater had N-NH4+ and N-NO3− concentrations < 11 μM, except in the mudflat where N-NH4+ was as high as 162 μM. This difference was likely due to N-NH4+ uptake by trees in the vegetated areas and suggests that mangrove sediments can be a zone of NH4+ production via ammonification of organic nitrogen. In all stands, P-PO43− concentrations were three-fold higher during the wet season, with a maximum of 34.4 μM. This can be explained by enhanced microbial activity during the rainy season. The phosphorus seasonal trend was also observed in the creek water but with a maximum P-PO43− value of 4.3 μM only. In the tidal creek, NNH4+ was highly variable (0 to 51 μM), with the higher values measured at low tide and related to porewater discharge from the mudflat. Our data suggest that mangroves act both as a sink of dissolved inorganic nutrients via vegetation uptake and a source of ammonium from unvegetated mudflat porewater towards the tidal creek. The dual stable isotopes approach (δ15NNO3 & δ18ONO3) revealed that this ammonium was later nitrified within the water column. Moreover, the approach showed that some nitrate originated from the river-estuarine system during rising tides. The export of ammonium from mangrove porewater is presumably entirely consumed before exiting the tidal creek, thereby limiting the spatial extent of mangrove Outwelling. Nevertheless, our multi-isotope approach leads us to conclude that nutrients recycling via mangrove-derived organic matter mineralization may play a fundamental role in sustaining coastal food web. %B Marine Chemistry %V 214 %P 103662 %G eng %U https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0304420319300489 %R 10.1016/j.marchem.2019.103662 %0 Journal Article %J Polar Biology %D 2019 %T Biochemical composition and energy content of size-fractionated zooplankton east of the Kerguelen Islands %A Harmelin-Vivien, Mireille %A Bӑnaru, Daniela %A Charlotte R. Dromard %A Ourgaud, Mélanie %A Carlotti, François %B Polar Biology %V 42 %P 603 - 617 %8 Jan-03-2019 %G eng %U http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00300-019-02458-8 %N 3 %! Polar Biol %R 10.1007/s00300-019-02458-8 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Ecology Progress Series %D 2019 %T Coastal waters freshening and extreme seasonality affect organic matter sources, quality, and transfers in a High Arctic fjord (Young Sound, Greenland) %A Bridier, Guillaume %A Tarik Meziane %A Grall, Jacques %A Laurent Chauvaud %A Sejr, Mikael K. %A Menneteau, Sylvain %A Frédéric Olivier %X

Arctic benthic ecosystems are expected to experience strong modifications in the dynamics of primary producers and/or benthic-pelagic coupling under climate change. However, lack of knowledge about the influence of physical constraints (e.g. ice-melting associated gradients) on organic matter sources, quality, and transfers in systems such as fjords can impede predictions of the evolution of benthic-pelagic coupling in response to global warming. Here, sources and quality of particulate organic matter (POM) and sedimentary organic matter (SOM) were characterized along an inner-outer gradient in a High Artic fjord (Young Sound, NE Greenland) exposed to extreme seasonal and physical constraints (ice-melting associated gradients). The influence of the seasonal variability of food sources on 2 dominant filter-feeding bivalves (Astarte moerchi and Mya truncata) was also investigated. Results revealed the critical impact of long sea ice/snow cover conditions prevailing in Young Sound corresponding to a period of extremely poor and degraded POM and SOM. Freshwater inputs had a very local impact during summer, with relatively more degraded POM at the surface compared to bottom waters that were less nutritionally depleted but more heterogeneous among the sampled stations. Terrestrial inputs contributed to the SOM composition but showed a large variability along the fjord. Finally, diet analyses underlined the contrasted nutritional conditions, showing much higher lipid reserves in A. moerchi than in M. truncata during winter. Under a scenario with increased freshwater input, such results suggest a decline in organic matter quality and production in Young Sound, with subsequent impacts on benthic food webs.

%B Marine Ecology Progress Series %V 610 %P 15-31 %G eng %U https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v610/p15-31/ %R 10.3354/meps12857 %0 Journal Article %J Deep Sea Research Part II: Tropical Studies in Oceanography %D 2019 %T Contrasting biodiversity of eel larvae across the central Indian Ocean subtropical gyre %A Miller, Michael J %A Wouthuyzen, Sam %A Eric Feunteun %A Aoyama, Jun %A Watanabe, Shun %A Syahailatua, Augy %A Kuroki, Mari %A Robinet, Tony %A Hagihara, Seishi %A Otake, Tsuguo %A others %X The unique semi-enclosed Indian Ocean basin includes large Mascarene Plateau banks, offshore coral-reef islands, seasonal equatorial current jets, and cross-basin westward South Equatorial Current (SEC) flow, making it interesting for studying long larval-duration eel larvae (leptocephali) and regional eel biodiversity. Three surveys for leptocephali (in 2003, 2006, 2010) included sampling west of the Mascarene Plateau (west), a major survey and other stations off Sumatra and Java (east), and 2 cross-basin transects across the SEC. The highest numbers of leptocephali species were observed along Sumatra (2003: ~143 species; 2006: 72 species) and south of Java (2010: 69), with intermediate numbers being collected in the western Indian Ocean (2006: 71; 2010: 53) compared to low numbers in the hydrographically variable offshore zones (2006, 2010: 3–27). The larger continental shelf areas along Sumatra including the Mentawai Islands provide more coral reef and other habitats for species such as congrid, muraenid, ophichthid, and chlopsid eels compared to the Mascarene Plateau banks. Some larvae in these areas get transported offshore, but the majority of offshore larvae were of Nemichthyidae and Serrivomeridae mesopelagic eels that were spawning across the basin. Habitat differences between the southern Mascarene Plateau and Sumatra and southern Indonesia along the edge of the high biodiversity Coral Triangle likely explain the higher biodiversity of eel larvae observed along the western side of the basin, which for the Congridae and Ophichthidae included more species than observed previously within the central Indonesian Seas. In addition to local spawning, seasonal currents likely transport larger larvae towards Sumatra from the north or west and larvae may enter the basin from the Indonesian Throughflow in the east, but it is unknown if equatorial jets or the SEC can transport larvae across the whole basin. %B Deep Sea Research Part II: Tropical Studies in Oceanography %V 161 %P 120–131 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064517304393 %R doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2018.02.012 %0 Journal Article %J Progress in Oceanography %D 2019 %T Distribution of anguillid leptocephali and possible spawning areas in the South Pacific Ocean %A Mari Kuroki %A Michael J. Miller %A Eric Feunteun %A Pierre Sasal %A Timothy Pikering %A Yu-San Han %A Elisabeth Faliex %A Anthony Acou %A Aurélie Dessier %A Robert Schabetsberger %A Shun Watanabe %A Tatsuya Kawakami %A Hiroaki Onda %A Takatoshi Higuchi %A Aya Takeuchi %A Madoka Shimizu %A Chinthaka A. Hewavitharane %A Seishi Hagihara %A Terumasa Taka %A Shingo Kimura %A Noritaka Mochioka %A Tsuguo Otake %A Katsumi Tsukamoto %K Early life history %K Freshwater eels %K Migration %K otolith %K South Pacific %K Spawning %X Seven South Pacific anguillid eel species live from New Guinea to French Polynesia, but their spawning areas and life histories are mostly unknown despite previous sampling surveys. A July–October 2016 research cruise was conducted to study the spawning areas and times, and larval distributions of South Pacific anguillid eels, which included a short 155°E station-line northeast of New Guinea and five long transects (5–25°S, 160°E–140°W) crossing the South Equatorial (SEC) and other currents. This survey collected nearly 4000 anguilliform leptocephali at 179 stations using an Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl accompanied by 104 CTD casts. Based on morphometric observations and DNA sequencing, 74 anguillid leptocephali were collected, which in the southern areas included 29 larvae of six species: Anguilla bicolor pacifica, A. marmorata, A. australis, A. reinhardtii, A. megastoma,and A. obscura (all anguillid species of the region were caught except A. dieffenbachii). Small A. australis (9.0–16.8 mm) and A. reinhardtii (12.4, 12.5 mm) leptocephali were collected south of the Solomon Islands, other A. australis (10.8–12.0 mm) larvae were caught northwest of Fiji along with an A. obscura (20.0 mm) larva, and an A. marmorata (7.8 mm) larva was collected near Samoa. Considering collection sites, larval ages from otolith analysis, and westward SEC drift, multiple spawning locations occurred from south of the Solomon Islands and the Fiji area (16–20 days old larvae) to near Samoa (19 days old larva) during June and July in areas where high-salinity Subtropical Underwater (STUW, 150 m depth) and the warm, low-salinity surface Fresh Pool were present. Five long hydrographic sections showed the strong Fresh Pool in the west and the STUW formation area in the east. %B Progress in Oceanography %V 180 %P 102234 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079661119304148 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102234 %0 Journal Article %J Movement Ecology %D 2019 %T Exploration during early life: distribution, habitat and orientation preferences in juvenile king penguins %A Orgeret, F. %A Clara Péron %A Enstipp, M. R. %A Delord, K. %A Weimerskirch, H. %A Bost, C. A. %X Background

The early life of marine apex predators is poorly known, particularly for diving species. The orientation and foraging skills are presumably less developed in juveniles than in adults, especially during their first year at sea when juveniles might disperse further than adults.

Methods

Over two years of monitoring, we tracked the movements of 17 juvenile king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus, ~ 1 year old) using satellite relay tags from Crozet Archipelago (Southern Indian Ocean), starting when birds left their natal colony for the first time. For comparison we also tagged 6 non-breeding adults, which at that stage, similar to juveniles, are unhampered by reproductive constraints and might roam further than breeders. We used a combination of cluster analysis and habitat modelling to investigate and compare the movement patterns and habitat use of experienced (non-breeding adults) and non-experienced (juveniles) individuals.

Results

While juvenile penguins and non-breeding adults followed similar routes, the movements by adults started later in the season and ranged over a considerably smaller area than juveniles. Net squared displacement analysis revealed that both groups did not move to a specific wintering area. Changes in direction of juveniles in respect to their departure island were similar and synchronous for both years. Habitat models revealed that foraging behaviour was affected by environmental variables such as wind or current speeds, sea surface temperature, or oceanic productivity, for both stages. Analysis of tracks revealed that birds moved predominately perpendicular or against the main direction of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the prevailing wind during austral summer (juveniles only) and autumn (juveniles and non-breeding adults). However, both juveniles and adults were more likely to move against the prevailing winds if productivity increased along their trajectories.

Conclusions

The exceptional duration of our tracking study provided unprecedented insights into the distribution, habitat preferences and orientation of two poorly known life history stages of an expert avian diver. Our study suggests that juveniles might use both innate and learnt skills to reach profitable foraging areas during their first year at sea, which is critical in long-lived species. %B Movement Ecology %V 7 %8 Jan-12-2019 %G eng %U https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40462-019-0175-3#citeas %N 1 %! Mov Ecol %R 10.1186/s40462-019-0175-3 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Environmental Research %D 2019 %T Functional traits unravel temporal changes in fish biomass production on artificial reefs %A Cresson, Pierre %A Le Direach, Laurence %A Rouanet, Elodie %A Goberville, Eric %A Astruch, Patrick %A Ourgaud, Mélanie %A Mireille Harmelin-Vivien %K Artificial reefs %K Fish biomass production %K Isotopic functional indices %K Mediterranean sea %X

Artificial reefs (ARs) are deployed worldwide as they are expected to support fisheries management. While the underlying mechanisms remain widely debated, production was recently determined as the most probable cause of increases in fish biomass. Changes in fish biomass in a temperate AR system were investigated from December 2008 to November 2015 by considering seven distinct functional groups, and isotopic functional indices were used to identify how these changes may have affected organic matter (OM) fluxes. Contrasting patterns of change were observed between functional trophic groups, highlighting that combining the biomass of all species present in a community is inappropriate for assessing AR-induced effects. Benthic sedentary species predominated (>75% of the total biomass) through massive production, with a 68-fold increase in mean biomass over the study period. Mobile species tended to vary seasonally, suggesting only a slight influence of AR. Zooplanktivores biomass decreased over the 6-year period, as a possible result of changes in environmental conditions. Isotopic indices helped to reveal both the community maturation and the importance of local OM sources not only in supporting fish biomass production but also in attracting pelagic species. Our results corroborate that production and attraction are two extremes of a range of contrasting patterns and highlight the importance of considering the specific responses of functional components of fish communities to accurately describe changes in AR functioning. Functional attributes such as trophic traits, habitat use and dispersal abilities must not be overlooked as they modulate fish species responses to the deployment of man-made rocky substrates.

%B Marine Environmental Research %V 145 %P 137-146 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113618307979 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.02.018 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Biogeography %D 2019 %T Global biogeographical regions of freshwater fish species %A Leroy, Boris %A Dias, Murilo S. %A Giraud, Emilien %A Hugueny, Bernard %A Jézéquel, Céline %A Leprieur, Fabien %A Oberdorff, Thierry %A Pablo Tedesco %B Journal of Biogeography %V 46 %P 2407 - 2419 %8 Jun-11-2019 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jbi.13674 %N 11 %! J Biogeogr %R 10.1111/jbi.13674 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Environmental Research %D 2019 %T Modelling the functioning of a coupled microphytobenthic-EPS-bacterial system in intertidal mudflats %A Rakotomalala, C %A Katell Guizien %A Karine Grangeré %A Sébastien Lefebvre %A Christine Dupuy %A Francis Orvain %K Bacillariophyta %K bacteria %K Bacteria (microorganisms) %K bacterial growth %K bacterium %K Biogeochemical modeling %K biogeochemistry %K Biomass %K Carbon %K Carbon and nitrogen %K Carbon and nitrogen ratios %K Diatom %K diel vertical migration %K exopolymer %K Experimental conditions %K Extracellular polymeric substances %K intertidal environment %K intertidal zone %K light %K mesocosm %K microbial community %K Microphytobenthos %K Migration %K modeling %K mudflat %K Nitrogen %K nonhuman %K Nutrient availability %K Nutrients %K nutritional requirement %K organic carbon %K organismal interaction %K Photosynthesis %K Phytobenthos %K Phytoplankton %K polymer %K Review %K simulation %K tide %K vertical migration %X A mechanistic and biogeochemical model was developed to analyze the interactions between microphytobenthos (MPB), bacteria and nutrients in a tidal system. Behavioral vertical migration was hypothesized as being controlled by exogenous factors (tide and light) but also by endogenous factors (carbon and nitrogen requirements). The secretion of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) during photosynthesis (overflow metabolism) and migration of diatoms was also formulated. Similarities in MPB dynamics between observations and simulations support the assumption that carbon and nitrogen ratios are additional key processes behind the vertical migration of diatoms in the sediment. The model satisfactorily reproduced the three growth phases of the MPB development observed in a mesocosm (the lag phase, the logarithmic growth, and the plateau). Besides, nutrient availability, which could be induced by faunal bioturbation, significantly determined the extent of MPB biomass and development. The plateau phase observed in the last days of simulations appeared to be attributed to a nutrient depletion in the system, emphasizing the importance of nutrient availability. The model, although improvable especially on the formulation of the EPS excretion and bacteria development, already updated understanding of several aspects of benthic-system functioning during experimental conditions. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd %B Marine Environmental Research %V 150 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141113619300704 %R 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104754 %0 Journal Article %J Biological Reviews %D 2019 %T The phylogenetic origin and evolution of acellular bone in teleost fishes: insights into osteocyte function in bone metabolism %A Davesne, Donald %A François J Meunier %A Schmitt, Armin D. %A Friedman, Matt %A Otero, Olga %A Benson, Roger B. J. %K acellular bone %K Actinopterygii %K ancestral state reconstruction %K anosteocytic bone %K bone remodelling %K endothermy %K osteocyte %K Salmoniformes %K Scombridae %K teleostei %X

ABSTRACT Vertebrate bone is composed of three main cell types: osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocytes, the latter being by far the most numerous. Osteocytes are thought to play a fundamental role in bone physiology and homeostasis, however they are entirely absent in most extant species of teleosts, a group that comprises the vast majority of bony ‘fishes’, and approximately half of vertebrates. Understanding how this acellular (anosteocytic) bone appeared and was maintained in such an important vertebrate group has important implications for our understanding of the function and evolution of osteocytes. Nevertheless, although it is clear that cellular bone is ancestral for teleosts, it has not been clear in which specific subgroup the osteocytes were lost. This review aims to clarify the phylogenetic distribution of cellular and acellular bone in teleosts, to identify its precise origin, reversals to cellularity, and their implications. We surveyed the bone type for more than 600 fossil and extant ray-finned fish species and optimised the results on recent large-scale molecular phylogenetic trees, estimating ancestral states. We find that acellular bone is a probable synapomorphy of Euteleostei, a group uniting approximately two-thirds of teleost species. We also confirm homoplasy in these traits: acellular bone occurs in some non-euteleosts (although rarely), and cellular bone was reacquired several times independently within euteleosts, in salmons and relatives, tunas and the opah (Lampris sp.). The occurrence of peculiar ecological (e.g. anadromous migration) and physiological (e.g. red-muscle endothermy) strategies in these lineages might explain the reacquisition of osteocytes. Our review supports that the main contribution of osteocytes in teleost bone is to mineral homeostasis (via osteocytic osteolysis) and not to strain detection or bone remodelling, helping to clarify their role in bone physiology.

%B Biological Reviews %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/brv.12505 %R 10.1111/brv.12505 %0 Journal Article %J Nature Climate Change %D 2019 %T Prediction of unprecedented biological shifts in the global ocean %A Grégory Beaugrand %A Alessandra Conversi %A Angus Atkinson %A Jim E. Cloern %A Sanae Chiba %A Serena Fonda-Umani %A Richard R Kirby %A Greene, C. H. %A Goberville, Eric %A Otto, S. A. %A Philip Chris Reid %A Stemmann, L. %A Martin Edwards %X

Impermanence is an ecological principle1 but there are times when changes occur nonlinearly as abrupt community shifts (ACSs) that transform the ecosystem state and the goods and services it provides2. Here, we present a model based on niche theory3 to explain and predict ACSs at the global scale. We test our model using 14 multi-decadal time series of marine metazoans from zooplankton to fish, spanning all latitudes and the shelf to the open ocean. Predicted and observed fluctuations correspond, with both identifying ACSs at the end of the 1980s4,5,6,7 and 1990s5,8. We show that these ACSs coincide with changes in climate that alter local thermal regimes, which in turn interact with the thermal niche of species to trigger long-term and sometimes abrupt shifts at the community level. A large-scale ACS is predicted after 2014—unprecedented in magnitude and extent—coinciding with a strong El Niño event and major shifts in Northern Hemisphere climate. Our results underline the sensitivity of the Arctic Ocean, where unprecedented melting may reorganize biological communities5,9, and suggest an increase in the size and consequences of ACS events in a warming world.

%B Nature Climate Change %V 9 %P 237–243 %8 mar %G eng %U http://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-019-0420-1 %R 10.1038/s41558-019-0420-1 %0 Journal Article %J Estuaries and Coasts %D 2018 %T Annual Phytoplankton Primary Production Estimation in a Temperate Estuary by Coupling PAM and Carbon Incorporation Methods %A Morelle, Jérôme %A Mathilde Schapira %A Francis Orvain %A Riou, Philippe %A Pascal Jean Lopez %A Duplessix, Olivier %A Rabiller, Emilie %A Maheux, Franc %A Simon, Benjamin %A Pascal Claquin %K High frequency . Electron requirement for carbon fixation . Electron transport rate (ETR) . Seine estuary %X

Phytoplankton primary production varies considerably with environmental parameters especially in dynamic ecosystems like estuaries. The aimof this study was to investigate short-term primary production along the salinity gradient of a temperate estuary over the course of 1 year. The combination of carbon incorporation and fluorescence methods enabled primary production estimation at short spatial and temporal scales. The electron requirement for carbon fixation was investigated in relation with physical-chemical parameters to accurately estimate primary production at high frequency. These results combined with the variability of the photic layer allowed the annual estimation of primary production along the estuary. Phytoplankton dynamics was closely related to salinity and turbidity gradients, which strongly influenced cells physiology and photoacclimatation. The number of electrons required to fix 1 mol of carbon (C) was ranged between 1.6 and 25 mol electron mol C−1 with a mean annual value of 8 ± 5 mol electron mol C−1. This optimum value suggests that in nutrient replete conditions like estuaries, alternative electron flows are low, while electrons transfer from photosystem II to carbon fixation is highly efficient. A statistical model was used to improve the estimation of primary production from electron transport rate as a function of significant environmental parameters. Based on this model, daily carbon production in the Seine estuary (France) was estimated by considering light and photic zone variability. A mean annual daily primary production of 0.12 ± 0.18 g C m−2 day−1 with a maximum of 1.18 g C m−2 day−1 in summer was estimated which lead to an annual mean of 64.75 g C m−2 year−1. This approach should be applied more frequently in dynamic ecosystems such as estuaries or coastal waters to accurately estimate primary production in those valuable ecosystems.

%B Estuaries and Coasts %8 02/2018 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Living Resources %D 2018 %T Cultured eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica): retention and assimilation of picophytoplankton using a multi-biomarker approach %A Rémi Sonier %A Réjean Tremblay %A Frédéric Olivier %A Tarik Meziane %A Comeau, Luc Andre %K Aquaculture %K fatty acids %K Picophytoplankton %K Shellfish} %K Stable isotopes %K {Crassostrea virginica %X

{In this study, we investigated the food sources of eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica cultivated in Atlantic Canada. Stable isotopes (C-13 and N-15) and fatty acid biomarkers were used to identify these sources under in situ conditions for suspended (similar to 0.5 m below surface) and bottom(similar to 2 m) culture stocks. It was found that particulate organic matter represented the main food source, with major contributions from live phytoplankton. Higher lipid contents were detected in the digestive glands of suspended oysters compared to bottom oysters (p < 0.05). Bottom oysters did not show significant preference for detrital or bacterial organic matter. Near-surface waters contained an elevated picophytoplankton biomass (PPP, 0.2-2 mu m, 1.93 +/- 0.16mg l(-1), mean +/- SEM) compared to nanophytoplankton biomass (NPP, > 2 mu m, 1.05 +/- 0.15 mu g l(-1), mean +/- SEM). To determine whether the small size PPP was captured and assimilated by C. virginica, feeding trials were conducted in the laboratory using three PPP/NPP diets (20%, 50%, and 80% PPP), consisting of isotopically-labelled (delta C-13) PPP cells (Nannochloropsis oculata) and non-labelled NPP cells (Tisochrysis lutea). An isotopically-labelled fatty acids analysis indicated PPP assimilation in various tissues (digestive gland, gills, mantle, and abductor muscle), including from oysters fed the reduced (20%) PPP diet. Isotopic enrichment (C-13) in the FA 22:2 (non-methylene-interrupted or NMI) showed that precursors of NMIs utilized PPP carbon in its biosynthesis process. In conclusion, C. virginica assimilated primarily particulate organic matter (POM), including PPP, which dominated the phytoplankton community in near surface waters. C. virginica can exploit PPP carbon during fatty acid production and further biosynthesis.}

%B Aquatic Living Resources %V 30 %8 08/2018 %G eng %9 Article %R {10.1051/alr/2017031} %0 Journal Article %J Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science %D 2018 %T Dynamics of exopolymeric carbon pools in relation with phytoplankton succession along the salinity gradient of a temperate estuary (France) %A Morelle, Jérôme %A Mathilde Schapira %A Françoise, Sylvaine %A Courtay Gaëlle %A Francis Orvain %A Pascal Claquin %K Exopolymeric substances Species %K Nanophytoplankton %K Picophytoplankton %K richness %X

In parallel to phytoplankton community dynamics, transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP) and exopolymeric
substances (EPS) were investigated along the salinity gradient of a temperate estuary (Seine estuary, Normandy,
France) over the course of a year. The phytoplankton community was mainly dominated by marine diatom
species (especially Skeletonema sp., Nitzschia sp., and Paralia sulcata) associated with a spring bloom of picoeukaryotes
and the development of Cryptophyceae in summer. The decreases in species richness and salinity were
correlated along the estuary and a significant exponential relationship between species richness and primary
production was identified. Concentrations of TEP and EPS (soluble and bound carbohydrates) are highly dynamic
in this estuary and can reach respectively 69 mgC L−1, and 33 mgC L−1. TEP distribution was mainly
related to physical factors (hydrodynamics, maximum turbidity zone formation and sediment resuspension)
probably produced by stressed or dying phytoplankton, while EPS appeared to be excreted during the phytoplankton
spring bloom. Soluble and bound EPS appear to be related to Skeletonema sp. and Cryptophyceae occurrences.
This paper presents the dynamic pattern of these carbon pools, which play an important role in the
trophic network and influence the flocculation processes involved in the fate of both organic and inorganic
matter.

%B Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science %V 209 %P 18-29 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Environmental Biology of Fishes %D 2018 %T Effect of sediment, salinity, and velocity on the behavior of juvenile winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) %A Provencher, T %A Frédéric Olivier %A Audet, C %A Réjean Tremblay %K Current %K salinity %K Sediment %K Swimming behavior %K Winter flounder %X

Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) is a benthic flatfish that is economically important for recreational and commercial fishing in North America. In the last twenty years, the species has undergone a drastic decline, mainly due to anthropic influence. The goal of this study was to gain knowledge on habitat preferences and behavior of juvenile winter flounder to improve the management of natural stocks and optimize release sites of juveniles produced for stock enhancement. Three abiotic factors (sediment, current, and salinity) potentially influencing the distribution of flatfish species were tested in a recircurlating flume with juvenile winter flounder. Time budgets of observed behaviors including swimming, orientation, and burying capacity were analyzed. Sediment texture was the only factor that significantly influenced the burying behavior of winter flounder juveniles; shear velocity, salinity, and sediment had no effect on the orientation of juveniles.

%B Environmental Biology of Fishes %P 1-10 %8 07/2018 %G eng %U https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10641-018-0793-4 %R https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0793-4 %0 Journal Article %J Cybium %D 2018 %T Histological study of the jaw teeth in the Devonian actinopterygian †Cheirolepis canadensis (Whiteaves) %A Meunier, Francois J. %A Otero, Olga %A Laurin, Michel %B Cybium %V 42 %P 067-074 %G eng %U http://sfi-cybium.fr/fr/histological-study-jaw-teeth-devonian-actinopterygian-†cheirolepis-canadensis-whiteaves %N 1 %R 10.26028/cybium/2018-421-005 %0 Journal Article %J Cybium %D 2018 %T A histological study of the lingual molariform teeth in Hyperopisus bebe (Mormyridae; Osteoglossomorpha) %A Meunier, Francois J. %A Germain, Damien %A Otero, Olga %B Cybium %V 42 %P 087-090 %G eng %U http://sfi-cybium.fr/fr/histological-study-lingual-molariform-teeth-hyperopisus-bebe-mormyridae-osteoglossomorpha %N 1 %R 10.26028/cybium/2018-421-008 %0 Journal Article %J Biology Letters %D 2018 %T Histology of the endothermic opah (Lampris sp.) suggests a new structure function relationship in teleost fish bone %A Davesne, Donald %A Meunier, Francois J. %A Friedman, Matt %A Benson, Roger B. J. %A Otero, Olga %X

Endothermy, production and retention of heat by the body, appeared convergently in mammals, birds and four spiny-rayed teleost fish lineages. Of these, red-muscle endothermy over most or all of the body has only appeared in two groups: tunas and the opah (Lampris). Hitherto, tunas have been the only spiny-rayed fishes known to have bones containing embedded osteocyte cells; others have acellular bone. We examined bone histology in Lampris for the first time, demonstrating the presence of cellular bone very similar to that of tunas. This contrasts with the acellular condition of its ectothermic close relatives. The distribution of this character suggests that it co-evolved with red-muscle endothermy, hinting at a common physiological mechanism that would link bone histology to endothermy in these distantly related teleost lineages.

%B Biology Letters %V 14 %P 20180270 %G eng %R 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0270} URL = {https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0270 %0 Journal Article %J Frontiers in Plant Science %D 2018 %T Latitudinal Patterns in European Seagrass Carbon Reserves: Influence of Seasonal Fluctuations versus Short-Term Stress and Disturbance Events %A L.M. Soissons %A E.P. Haanstra %A M.M. van Katwijk %A R. Asmus %A I. Auby %A L. Barillé %A F.G. Brun %A P.G. Cardoso %A Nicolas Desroy %A Jérôme Fournier %A F. Ganthy %A J.M. Garmendia %A Laurent Godet %A T.F. Grilo %A P. Kadel %A B. Ondiviela %A G. Peralta %A A. Puente %A M. Recio %A L. Rigouin %A M. Valle %A P.M.J. Herman %A T.J. Bouma %X

Seagrass meadows form highly productive and valuable ecosystems in the marine environment. Throughout the year, seagrass meadows are exposed to abiotic and biotic variations linked to (i) seasonal fluctuations, (ii) short-term stress events such as, e.g., local nutrient enrichment, and (iii) small-scale disturbances such as, e.g., biomass removal by grazing. We hypothesized that short-term stress events and smallscale disturbances may affect seagrass chance for survival in temperate latitudes. To test this hypothesis we focused on seagrass carbon reserves in the form of starch stored seasonally in rhizomes, as these have been defined as a good indicator for winter survival. Twelve Zostera noltei meadows were monitored along a latitudinal
gradient in Western Europe to firstly assess the seasonal change of their rhizomal starch content. Secondly, we tested the effects of nutrient enrichment and/or biomass removal on the corresponding starch content by using a short-term manipulative field experiment at a single latitude in the Netherlands. At the end of the growing season, we observed a weak but significant linear increase of starch content along the latitudinal gradient from south to north. This agrees with the contention that such reserves are essential for regrowth after winter, which is more severe in the north. In addition, we also observed a weak but significant positive relationship between starch content at the beginning of the growing season and past winter temperatures. This implies a lower regrowth potential after severe winters, due to diminished starch content at the beginning of the growing season. Short-term stress and disturbances
may intensify these patterns, because our manipulative experiments show that when nutrient enrichment and biomass loss co-occurred at the end of the growing season, Z. noltei starch content declined. In temperate zones, the capacity of seagrasses to accumulate carbon reserves is expected to determine carbon-based regrowth after winter. Therefore, processes affecting those reserves might affect seagrass resilience. With increasing human pressure on coastal systems, short- and small-scale stress events are expected to become more frequent, threatening the resilience of seagrass ecosystems, particularly at higher latitudes, where populations tend to have an annual cycle highly dependent on their storage capacity.

%B Frontiers in Plant Science %V 9 %G eng %N 88 %R doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00088 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology %D 2018 %T A simple, user friendly tool to readjust raw PAM data from field measurements to avoid over- or underestimating of microphytobenthos photosynthetic parameters %A Morelle, Jérôme %A Francis Orvain %A Pascal Claquin %X

Intertidal mudflats are among the most productive ecosystems and microphytobenthic (MPB) biofilms play a key role in primary production. MPB primary production varies at short spatial and temporal scales. Accurate measurements thus require rapid non-intrusive methods like pulse amplitude modulate (PAM) fluorescence. However, the effect of granulometry and chl a concentration profile in light attenuation on irradiance and on fluorescence signal in the photic layer need to be taken into account when primary production is estimated using PAM. We propose a tool to readjust raw photosynthetic parameters (rETRmax, α, Ik) estimated from PAM measurements on the field, to avoid over- or underestimation. To develop the tool, we used models previously designed by Kühl and Jørgensen (1992), Serôdio (2004) and Forster and Kromkamp (2004) by integrating the chl a distribution profiles and sediment granulometry from pure sand to pure mud. The sensitivity of the correction to sediment granulometry and the shape of chl a profile were evaluated theoretically using a typical fluorescence data set obtained using PAM measurements. Our results confirm the importance of accounting for both the chl a profile and sediment granulometry when estimating a light attenuation coefficient. We show that, with the same chl a profile, the photosynthetic parameters are more underestimated in mud than in a sandy environment. Thus, granulometry and the chl a profile need to be systematically quantified and used to correct raw data measured in field studies using PAM before estimating photosynthetic parameters. The numerical tool is available as an e-document that is simple and easy to apply to any PAM data.

%B Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology %V 503 %P 136-146 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022098117303325 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.02.007 %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Living Resources %D 2018 %T Temporal variation of secondary migrations potential: concept of temporal windows in four commercial bivalve species %A Martin Forêt %A Réjean Tremblay %A Urs Neumeier %A Frédéric Olivier %K Bivalves recruits %K drifting %K secondary migrations %K temporal windows %X

Post-settlement dispersal potential of four commercial bivalve species (Mytilus edulis, Pecten maximus, Venus verrucosa and Ruditapes philippinarum) were studied through the assessment of recruits' sinking velocities by using a sinking velocity tube of five meters height. In parallel, dynamics of shear stress were monitored for five months on a tidal habitat characterized by the presence and the dispersal of the four species. By coupling both datasets we propose first theoretical estimates of temporal windows of secondary migrations. These experiments revealed interspecific differences in migration potential relate to shell shapes and behaviour, especially to secretion of byssal threads. The sensitivity to passive and active post-settlement migrations seems to rely on the synchronisation between the arrival on the sediment, the tidal regime (spring tide, neap tide), but also the rate of growth of the recruits. The present study confirms that patterns of secondary migrations of bivalve recruits result from a close physical-biological coupling involving benthic boundary layer (BBL) hydrodynamics and shell morphology as well as eco-ethological responses to environmental conditions but clearly modulated by the growth dynamics until a threshold size when drifting is no longer possible.

%B Aquatic Living Resources %V 31 %P 1-9 %8 08/2018 %G eng %U https://www.alr-journal.org/articles/alr/abs/2018/01/alr170158/alr170158.html %N 19 %R https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2018007 %0 Journal Article %J Ecosphere %D 2018 %T Trophic cues promote secondary migrations of bivalve recruits in a highly dynamic temperate intertidal system %A Foret, Martin %A Barbier, Pierrick %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Tarik Meziane %A Neumeier, Urs %A Duvieilbourg, Eric %A Olivier, Frédéric %B Ecosphere %V 9 %P e02510 %8 Apr-12-2018 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925/9/12 %N 12 %! Ecosphere %R 10.1002/ecs2.2018.9.issue-1210.1002/ecs2.2510 %0 Journal Article %J Ecosphere %D 2018 %T Trophic cues promote secondary migrations of bivalve recruits in a highly dynamic temperate intertidal system %A Foret, Martin %A Barbier, Pierrick %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Meziane, Tarik %A Neumeier, Urs %A Duvieilbourg, Eric %A Olivier, Frédéric %B Ecosphere %V 9 %P e02510 %8 Apr-12-2018 %G eng %U https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925/9/12 %N 12 %! Ecosphere %R 10.1002/ecs2.2018.9.issue-1210.1002/ecs2.2510 %0 Journal Article %J Scientific Reports %D 2018 %T The unique functioning of a pre-Columbian Amazonian floodplain fishery %A Rumsaïs Blatrix %A Bruno Roux %A Philippe Béarez %A Gabriela Prestes-Carneiro %A Marcelo Amaya %A Jose Luis Aramayo %A Leonor Rodrigues %A Umberto Lombardo %A Jose Iriarte %A Jonas Gregorio de Souza %A Mark Robinson %A Cyril Bernard %A Marc Pouilly %A Mélisse Durécu %A Carl F. Huchzermeyer %A Mashuta Kalebe %A Alex Ovando %A Doyle McKey %B Scientific Reports %V 8 %G eng %U https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24454-4 %R 10.1038/s41598-018-24454-4 %0 Report %D 2017 %T Cross-linking plankton indicators to better define GES of pelagic habitats - EcApRHA Deliverable WP1.4 %A Budria, Alexandre %A Anais Aubert %A Rombouts, Isabelle %A Ostle, Clare %A Angus Atkinson %A Widdicombe, Claire %A Goberville, Eric %A Luis Felipe Artigas %A Johns, David %A Padegimas, Bernardas %A Corcoran, Emily %A McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail %X The multimetric approach is a methodological tool which can be used to study a range of systems, including GES assessment of marine waters. Three indicators (PH1, PH2 and PH3) are currently being developed in the frame of the OSPAR convention for the pelagic habitat component. The three PH indicators provide information on different and complementary aspects of the plankton community that, only when considered altogether, provide a holistic vision of the ecosystem which is central to GES assessment. The present document aims at combining their information for the first time, following a multimetric approach. For this purpose, it was decided that the Plymouth Marine Laboratory L4 station would be the focus of this deliverable for the period 2000-2014.

Different results were obtained from PH1, PH2 and PH3 regarding dates characterized by atypical plankton community structures, stressing their complementarity. However, similar results were also found for some sampling dates, suggesting that the complementary information conveyed by the three PH indicators shows potential for generating a higher-level indicator.

This work has also evidenced a number of gaps and issues in the integration of the three PH indicators that we address with guidelines. In particular, efforts should be devoted to overcome technical difficulties in the integration the PH3 indicators, especially regarding differences in temporal resolution. Future development of the indicators could involve complementary techniques to classical methods to overcome taxonomic constraints. In the frame of this project, the access to data in certain format was identified also found problematic. Creating a central database of pre-formatted data managed by a group of experts could also benefit the regional calibration of the indicators for areas where appropriate data are available. Establishing a clear and easily accessible report which details all the monitoring guidelines concerning the metrics used for the OSPAR PH indicators could also be beneficial for homogenising the monitoring and inter-comparability of data among contracting parties in the goal of regional marine management. %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Living Ressources %D 2017 %T Cultured eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica): retention and assimilation of picophytoplankton using a multi-biomarker approach %A Rémi Sonier %A Réjean Tremblay %A Frédéric Olivier %A Tarik Meziane %A Comeau, L. A. %B Aquatic Living Ressources %V 30 %P 1-13 %8 08/2017 %G eng %U https://www.alr-journal.org/articles/alr/abs/2017/01/alr170056/alr170056.html %R doi.org/10.1051/alr/2017031 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Ecology Progress Series %D 2017 %T Dietary plasticity in the bivalve Astarte moerchi revealed by a multimarker study in two Arctic fjords %A De Cesare, S %A Tarik Meziane %A Laurent Chauvaud %A Richard, J %A Sejr, M K %A Thébault, J %A Winkler, G %A Frédéric Olivier %X

ABSTRACT: Arctic coastal ecosystems are likely to be strongly affected by predicted environmental changes such as sea-ice decline and increase in freshwater input and turbidity. These changes are expected to impact primary production dynamics and consequently benthic consumers. The trophic relationship between primary producers and benthic primary consumers were compared in 2 Arctic fjords with different seasonal ice-cover: Young Sound (NE Greenland, a high-Arctic fjord) and Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Archipelago, a sub-Arctic fjord). For comparison, we selected the filter-feeding bivalve Astarte moerchi (belonging to the complex A. borealis), which has a broad geographical distribution in the Arctic. The bivalve digestive glands and food sources were characterized with fatty acids (FAs), bulk stable isotopes, and compound-specific stable isotopes of individual FAs. Our results suggest that diatoms of pelagic and/or benthic origin are the main contributors to the A. moerchi diet in Young Sound and make up a less important fraction of the diet in the Kongsfjorden population. A contribution by sympagic diatoms is clearly excluded in the sub-Arctic fjord and needs to be further assessed in the Arctic fjord. The A. moerchi diet in sub-Arctic Kongsfjorden is more diversified, varies with season, and has contributions from dinoflagellates and macroalgal detritus. These results, together with higher concentrations of total FAs in the Young Sound population, demonstrated and characterized the trophic plasticity of this bivalve species. Based on these results, we discuss potential effects of environmental factors (shifts in trophic resources, increase in turbidity) for A. moerchi populations in changing Arctic ecosystems.

%B Marine Ecology Progress Series %V 567 %P 157-172 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Marine Ecology Progress Series %D 2017 %T Food resources of the bivalve Astarte elliptica in a sub-Arctic fjord: a multi-biomarker approach %A Gaillard, B %A Tarik Meziane %A Réjean Tremblay %A P Archambault %A Blicher, M E %A Laurent Chauvaud %A Rysgaard, S %A Frédéric Olivier %X

ABSTRACT: It is generally agreed that pelagic-benthic coupling is tight on Arctic shelves, i.e. that organic matter produced in the surface layers supports the seafloor and benthos. However, this paradigm is mainly based on the assumption that phytoplankton and ice algae are the main sources of carbon for the benthic communities. Climate change is expected to alter the relative contribution of food sources for benthic organisms. Macroalgal biomass is predicted to increase in near-shore systems in response to increased temperature and reduced sea ice cover. Thus, a better understanding of the relative contribution of benthic and pelagic components in benthic food webs in the Arctic is needed. In this study, a multi-biomarker approach (stable isotopes, fatty acid trophic markers, and compound-specific stable isotope analysis) was applied to link potential sources of carbon, including particulate organic matter from subsurface and bottom waters, sediment organic matter, and 6 macroalgal species to the diet of the bivalve Astarte elliptica collected below the euphotic zone in a sub-Arctic fjord (Kobbefjord, Greenland). Results showed that A. elliptica feeds on particulate and sediment organic matter and that brown macroalgae significantly support the Arctic benthic food web. Multi-biomarker approaches can be used to determine the diet of benthic organisms and track temporal variability in sources of food. It therefore appears to be an interesting method to study food regime strategies in response to changing primary production dynamics.

%B Marine Ecology Progress Series %V 567 %P 139-156 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2017 %T Nursery function of coastal temperate benthic habitats: New insight from the bivalve recruitment perspective %A Pierrick Barbier %A Tarik Meziane %A Forêt, M %A Réjean Tremblay %A Robert, R %A Frédéric Olivier %X


Marine habitat function has been typically investigated in terms of biogeochemical regulation but rarely in terms of population renewal, which is mainly controlled by recruitment dynamics. The recruitment phase is crucial for
organisms with a bentho-pelagic life cycle, such as bivalves, and it regulates the population renewal success. This study provides new insight on the role of temperate benthic habitats on bivalve recruitment, as a function of
nursery areas. Six dominant benthic habitats of the Chausey archipelago (Normandy, France) were studied. In each habitat, bivalve recruit assemblages were described at the end of two reproductive seasons. Furthermore, Ostrea edulis
juveniles were immerged on each habitat during two months to compare growth performances and feeding status, estimated by fatty acid composition. Recruit assemblages differ from each habitat according to sediment grain-size composition and bathymetrical levels. Subtidal habitats, and especially Crepidula fornicata banks and Glycymeris glycymeris coarse sands, supported the highest species abundance and richness of recruits. All O. edulis juveniles fed on the same trophic resources but digestive glands of juveniles from C. fornicata banks were more concentrated in total fatty acids than those from subtidal G. glycymeris coarse sands and maerl banks. Our results depict the key role of subtidal and structured habitats, composed of ecosystem engineers, in enhancing bivalve recruitment and extending the bivalve population renewal. This study suggests that the crucial role of
these habitats as bivalve nurseries must be integrated in management perspectives

%B Journal of Sea Research %V 121 %P 11-23 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2017 %T Regional and latitudinal patterns of soft-bottom macrobenthic invertebrates along French coasts: Results from the RESOMAR database %A Régis K. Gallon %A Nicolas Lavesque %A Jacques Grall %A Céline Labrune %A Antoine Grémare %A Guy Bachelet %A Hugues Blanchet %A Paulo Bonifácio %A Vincent M.P. Bouchet %A Jean-Claude Dauvin %A Nicolas Desroy %A Franck Gentil %A Laurent Guerin %A Céline Houbin %A Jérôme Jourde %A Sandrine Laurand %A Michel Le Duff %A Vincent Le Garrec %A Xavier de Montaudouin %A Frédéric Olivier %A Francis Orvain %A Pierre-Guy Sauriau %A Eric Thiébaut %A Olivier Gauthier %K France %K Latitudinal pattern %K Regional pattern %K Soft-bottom %K Species richness %K Zoobenthos %X

This study aims to describe the patterns of soft bottom macrozoobenthic richness along French coasts. It is based on a collaborative database developed by the “Réseau des Stations et Observatoires Marins” (RESOMAR). We investigated patterns of species richness in sublittoral soft bottom habitats (EUNIS level 3) at two different spatial scales: 1) seaboards: English Channel, Bay of Biscay and Mediterranean Sea and 2) 0.5° latitudinal and longitudinal grid. Total observed richness, rarefaction curves and three incidence-based richness estimators (Chao2, ICE and Jacknife1) were used to compare soft bottom habitats species richness in each seaboard. Overall, the Mediterranean Sea has the highest richness and despite higher sampling effort, the English Channel hosts the lowest number of species. The distribution of species occurrence within and between seaboards was assessed for each major phylum using constrained rarefaction curves. The Mediterranean Sea hosts the highest number of exclusive species. In pairwise comparisons, it also shares a lower proportion of taxa with the Bay of Biscay (34.1%) or the English Channel (27.6%) than that shared between these two seaboards (49.7%). Latitudinal species richness patterns along the Atlantic and English Channel coasts were investigated for each major phylum using partial LOESS regression controlling for sampling effort. This showed the existence of a bell-shaped latitudinal pattern, highlighting Brittany as a hotspot for macrobenthic richness at the confluence of two biogeographic provinces.

%B Journal of Sea Research %V 130 %P 96 - 106 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385110116302660 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2017.03.011 %0 Journal Article %J Eos %D 2017 %T Saving Our Marine Archives %A Dassié, Emilie %A DeLong, Kristine %A Kilbourne, Hali %A Williams, Branwen %A Abram, Nerilie %A Brenner, Logan %A Brahmi, Chloé %A Cobb, Kim %A Corrège, Thierry %A Dissard, Delphine %A Emile-Geay, Julien %A Evangelista, Heitor %A Evans, Michael %A Farmer, Jesse %A Felis, Thomas %A Gagan, Michael %A Gillikin, David %A Goodkin, Nathalie %A Khodri, Myriam %A Lavagnino, Ana %A LaVigne, Michèle %A Claire E. Lazareth %A Linsley, Braddock %A Lough, Janice %A McGregor, Helen %A Nurhati, Intan %A Ouellette, Gilman %A Perrin, Laura %A Raymo, Maureen %A Rosenheim, Brad %A Sandstrom, Michael %A Schöne, Bernd %A Sifeddine, Abdelfettah %A Stevenson, Samantha %A Thompson, Diane %A Waite, Amanda %A Wanamaker, Alan %A Wu, Henry %B Eos %8 Dec-02-2018 %G eng %U https://eos.org/project-updates/saving-our-marine-archives %! Eos %R 10.1029/2017EO068159 %0 Journal Article %J Limnology and Oceanography %D 2017 %T Seasonal and latitudinal variation in seagrass mechanical traits across Europe: The influence of local nutrient status and morphometric plasticity %A L.M. Soissons %A M.M. van Katwijk %A G. Peralta %A F.G. Brun %A P.G. Cardoso %A T.F. Grilo %A B. Ondiviela %A M. Recio %A M. Valle %A J.M. Garmendia %A F. Ganthy %A I. Auby %A L. Rigouin %A Laurent Godet %A Jérôme Fournier %A Nicolas Desroy %A L. Barillé %A P. Kadel %A R. Asmus %A P.M.J. Herman %A T.J. Bouma %X

Seagrasses are marine flowering plants distributed worldwide. They are however threatened, mostly due to the increase of human activities. Seagrasses have the capacity to adapt their morphological, physiological, and mechanical traits to their local conditions. Mechanical traits have been identified as a good tool to investigate a plant-species capacity to withstand physical forces or disturbances but are still sparsely studied in seagrasses. With this study, we aimed to assess how the mechanical traits of a broadly spread seagrass species vary along a latitudinal gradient in relation to its morphometric plasticity and nutrient status. We found that seagrasses acclimate their mechanical traits in relation to their physiological or morphological traits, both over the growing season and across a latitudinal range: leaves were weaker and thinner in northern areas, particularly at the end of the growing season. Besides the influence of the latitudinal gradient, leaf mechanical strength and stiffness were both strongly affected by their morphometric plasticity. Moreover, we showed that leaves mechanical traits change depending on their nutrient status: leaves were stronger and stiffer in oligotrophic conditions as compared to more eutrophic conditions. Thus, our results imply that, under eutrophication, leaves become weaker and thus more vulnerable to physical forces. This vulnerability is higher in the north at the end of the growing season. The latter is consistent with the more ephemeral character of northern seagrass meadows, in contrast to the more evergreen southern meadows.

%B Limnology and Oceanography %G eng %U http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lno.10611/full %R 10.1002/lno.10611 %0 Journal Article %J PLOS ONE %D 2017 %T †Sorbinicharax verraesi: An unexpected case of a benthic fish outside Acanthomorpha in the Upper Cretaceous of the Tethyan Sea %A Mayrinck, D. %A Brito, Paulo M. %A Meunier, Francois J. %A Alvarado-Ortega, J. %A Otero, Olga %X

†Sorbinicharax verraesi is a marine teleostean fish from the Upper Cretaceous of Nardò (Italy). It was first attributed to the otophysan order Characiformes, which represents potential evidence for the controversial marine origin of the clade. Through a review of all the available material, we demonstrate that this species is not an otophysan since it lacks key structures that would allow for its inclusion in this group. †Sorbinicharax has a body shape that recalls ground fishes classically assigned to Acanthomorpha. However, no unambiguous feature allows us to relate it to this clade. In fact, the presence of cellular bony tissue supports its exclusion from Eurypterygii. Since no feature permits the definitive attribution of †Sorbinicharax to any teleost group, it remains as Teleostei incertae sedis. We infer that the morphology of †Sorbinicharax indicates a benthic ecology. It displays: an anteriorly wide body with enlarged ribs; large pectoral fins, while anal and dorsal fins are reduced; a large head measuring ¼ of the total body length; and a mouth opening dorsally in a high position. Such morphology was so far undescribed in Nardo. It is surprisingly displayed by a non-eurypterygian teleost fish which means by a fish which does not belong to the clades that diversify since the upper Cretaceous and include the extant families that show ground ecomorphologies.

%B PLOS ONE %V 12 %P 1-15 %8 08 %G eng %U https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183879 %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0183879 %0 Journal Article %J Progress in Oceanography %D 2017 %T Trophic position increases with thermocline depth in yellowfin and bigeye tuna across the Western and Central Pacific Ocean %A Houssard, P. %A Lorrain, A. %A Tremblay-Boyer, L. %A Allain, V. %A Graham, B.S. %A Menkes, C.E. %A Pethybridge, H. %A Couturier, L.I.E. %A Point, D. %A Leroy, Bruno %A Receveur, A. %A Hunt, B.P.V. %A Vourey, E. %A Bonnet, S. %A Rodier, M. %A Raimbault, P. %A Eric Feunteun %A Kuhnert, P.M. %A Munaron, J.-M. %A Lebreton, B. %A Otake, T. %A Letourneur, Y. %B Progress in Oceanography %V 154 %P 49-63 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007966111630177X %R 10.1016/j.pocean.2017.04.008 %0 Journal Article %J Current Biology %D 2016 %T A 365-Million-Year-Old Freshwater Community Reveals Morphological and Ecological Stasis in Branchiopod Crustaceans. %A Pierre Gueriau %A Nicolas Rabet %A Clément, Gaël %A Linda Lagebro %A Vannier, Jean %A Briggs, Derek E G %A Charbonnier, Sylvain %A Olive, Sébastien %A Béthoux, Olivier %X

Branchiopod crustaceans are represented by fairy, tadpole, and clam shrimps (Anostraca, Notostraca, Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata), which typically inhabit temporary freshwater bodies, and water fleas (Cladoceromorpha), which live in all kinds of freshwater and occasionally marine environments [1, 2]. The earliest branchiopods occur in the Cambrian, where they are represented by complete body fossils from Sweden such as Rehbachiella kinnekullensis [3] and isolated mandibles preserved as small carbonaceous fossils [4-6] from Canada. The earliest known continental branchiopods are associated with hot spring environments [7] represented by the Early Devonian Rhynie Chert of Scotland (410 million years ago) and include possible stem-group or crown-group Anostraca, Notostraca, and clam shrimps or Cladoceromorpha [8-10], which differ morphologically from their modern counterparts [1, 2, 11]. Here we report the discovery of an ephemeral pool branchiopod community from the 365-million-year-old Strud locality of Belgium. It is characterized by new anostracans and spinicaudatans, closely resembling extant species, and the earliest notostracan, Strudops goldenbergi [12]. These branchiopods released resting eggs into the sediment in a manner similar to their modern representatives [1, 2]. We infer that this reproductive strategy was critical to overcoming environmental constraints such as seasonal desiccation imposed by living on land. The pioneer colonization of ephemeral freshwater pools by branchiopods in the Devonian was followed by remarkable ecological and morphological stasis that persists to the present day.

%B Current Biology %V 26 %P 383-390 %8 02/2016 %G eng %N 3 %R 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.039 %0 Journal Article %J Freshwater Biology %D 2016 %T Determinants of local and regional communities in intermittent and perennial headwaters of the Bolivian Amazon %A T. Datry %A N. Moya %A J. Zubieta %A Thierry Oberdorff %X

SUMMARY

1. The effect of drying events on aquatic biodiversity is still overlooked in wet Neotropical systems. Yet, the responses of local communities and metacommunities in these biodiversity hotspots may differ from what is reported in other areas.
2. We addressed the effect of drying events on local and regional fish and macroinvertebrate communities in the headwaters of the Chipiriri River basin, in the wet Neotropical piedmont of Bolivia. According to current knowledge in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) ecology, we predicted that intermittent (INT) sites would harbour lower a-diversity, but higher b-diversity, than perennial (PER) sites, due to local, negative effect of drying combined with the existence of multiple recovery stages at the network scale.

3. Although habitat variables were similar between INT and PER sites, local and regional diversity patterns differed. Local invertebrate communities were not different between site types as soon as 4–6 weeks after flow resumption. The proximity of colonist sources and frequent rainfall probably enhanced persistence through dry periods and high resilience. In contrast, fish communities were still poorer at INT than PER sites, indicating they were still in the process of recolonising upstream INT reaches.

4. b-diversity analyses confirmed that invertebrate and fish metacommunities were not at the same recovery stage because (i) b-diversity of invertebrates was best explained by physical and environmental distances at both INT and PER sites, whereas that of fish was explained only by physical distances at INT sites; (ii) fish b-diversity was higher at INT than at PER sites, but invertebrate b-diversity was similar; and (iii) physical distances were correlated with the turnover component of invertebrate b-diversity but with the nestedness component for fish.

5. Exploring regional community patterns in IRES and across biota with different dispersal abilities and modes can advance metacommunity theory and improve our ability to predict local community composition in dynamic ecosystems.

%B Freshwater Biology %G eng %R doi:10.1111/fwb.12706 %0 Journal Article %J Science Advances %D 2016 %T Empirical observations of the spawning migration of European eels: The long and dangerous road to the Sargasso Sea. %A D. Righton %A H. Westerberg %A Eric Feunteun %A F. Okland %A P. Gargan %A E. Amilhat %A J. Metcalfe %A J. Lobon-Cervia %A N. Sjöberg %A J. Simon %A Anthony Acou %A M. Vedor %A A. Walker %A Thomas Trancart %A U Brämick %A K. Aarestrup %X The spawning migration of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) to the Sargasso Sea is one of the greatest animal migrations. However, the duration and route of the migration remain uncertain. Using fishery data from 20 rivers across Europe, we show that most eels begin their oceanic migration between August and December. We used electronic tagging techniques to map the oceanic migration from eels released from four regions in Europe. Of 707 eels tagged, we received 206 data sets. Many migrations ended soon after release because of predation events, but we were able to reconstruct in detail the migration routes of >80 eels. The route extended from western mainland Europe to the Azores region, more than 5000 km toward the Sargasso Sea. All eels exhibited diel vertical migrations, moving from deeper water during the day into shallower water at night. The range of migration speeds was 3 to 47 km day−1. Using data from larval surveys in the Sargasso Sea, we show that spawning likely begins in December and peaks in February. Synthesizing these results, we show that the timing of autumn escapement and the rate of migration are inconsistent with the century-long held assumption that eels spawn as a single reproductive cohort in the springtime following their escapement. Instead, we suggest that European eels adopt a mixed migratory strategy, with some individuals able to achieve a rapid migration, whereas others arrive only in time for the following spawning season. Our results have consequences for eel management. %B Science Advances %G eng %U https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/10/e1501694 %R 10.1126/sciadv.1501694 %0 Journal Article %J Ecology of Freshwater Fish %D 2016 %T Environmental correlates of body size distribution in Cyprinidae (Actinopterygians) depend on phylogenetic scale %A G. Denys %A Pablo Tedesco %A Thierry Oberdorff %A P. Gaubert %X

ABSTRACT: The pattern of increasing species body size with increasing latitude has been noticed in different groups of animals. Here, we used seven key environmental factors and independent contrasts to assess body size latitudinal clines in Cyprinidae at two phylogenetic levels (inter- and intragenera), which were defined using a genus-level supertree. Model selection procedures revealed that environmental factors shaping body size variation in Cyprinidae differed according to the phylogenetic scale considered. At the higher phylogenetic level, we found that both temperature (negative effect) and habitat availability (positive effect of drainage basin surface area) constituted mechanistic explanations of large-scale body size distribution. No temperature-related body size cline was observed at the intragenus level. Instead, competitive interaction (negative effect of species richness), habitat availability (positive effect of drainage basin surface area), migration ability and available energy (positive effects of glacial coverage and actual evapotranspiration) constitute alternative explanations at this lower phylogenetic scale. We conclude that (i) at the intergenus level, cyprinids do show a tendency to be smaller at high temperatures and larger at low temperatures, (ii) this tendency no longer exists at the intragenus level, (iii) latitude per se is a weak predictor of body size clines whatever the taxonomic level analysed, (iv) generalising geographical body size patterns may be rendered difficult by the superimposition of a series of mechanisms across different taxonomic scales, and (v) habitat size, here acting positively at both taxonomic scales, may play a major role in shaping riverine species body size clines.
 

%B Ecology of Freshwater Fish %V 25 %P 125-132 %G eng %R DOI:10.1111/eff.12196 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Ecology and Progress Series %D 2016 %T Geographic variation in stable isotopic and fatty acid composition of anguilliform leptocephali and particulate organic matter in the South Pacific %A Liénart, Camilla %A Eric Feunteun %A Miller, M J %A Aoyama, J %A Jean-Michel Mortillaro %A Cédric Hubas %A Kuroki, M %A Watanabe, S %A Christine Dupuy %A Alexandre Carpentier %A Otake, T %A Tsukamoto, K %A Tarik Meziane %K Leptocephali · Fatty acids · Stable isotopes · Biomarkers · Trophic ecology · Oceanic currents %X

The feeding ecology of leptocephali has remained poorly understood because they apparently feed on particulate organic matter (POM), which varies in composition, and it is unclear which components of the POM they assimilate. The δ13C and δ15N stable isotope (SI) and fatty acid (FA) compositions of 3 families of leptocephali and POM were compared in 3 latitudinal current zones of the western South Pacific. The δ15N signatures of leptocephali and POM overlapped, with both having their lowest values in the southern current zone. POM in general (across all zones) contained 38 FAs and was rich in saturated FAs (SFA) (16:0, 18:0, 14:0), while leptocephali contained 50 FAs, with high proportions of 16:0, and higher contributions of 22:6ω3, 20:5ω3, 18:1ω9, 16:1ω7 and other FAs than found in the POM. Serrivomeridae leptocephali in the north had higher δ15N signatures and were also distinguished from Nemichthyidae and Muraenidae larvae by their FA compositions (higher SFAs, lower 22:6ω3 and 20:5ω3). Although SI signatures of the Serrivomeridae larvae did not clearly vary with size, 16:0 and 18:0 FA proportions decreased with increasing larval size, and 22:6ω3 and 16:1ω7 increased in larger larvae. Correspondences between the latitudinal variations in nitrogen SI signatures and FA compositions of POM with those of leptocephali and the presence of FA markers of both autotrophic and heterotrophic organisms were consistent with leptocephali feeding on POM. POM can contain various materials from primary producers and heterotrophic microorganisms, but differences in the SI signatures and FA compositions in leptocephali remain to be explained through further research.

%B Marine Ecology and Progress Series %V 544 %P 225-241 %@ doi:10.3354/meps11575 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Marine Environmental Research %D 2016 %T Influence of intertidal recreational fisheries and ‘bouchot’ mussel culture on bivalve recruitment %A Nicolas Toupoint %A Pierrick Barbier %A Réjean Tremblay %A P Archambault %A Christopher W. McKindsey %A Gesche Winkler %A Tarik Meziane %A Frédéric Olivier %K ‘Bouchot’ %X

Abstract In coastal environments, fishing and aquaculture may be important sources of disturbance to ecosystem functioning, the quantification of which must be assessed to make them more sustainable. In the Chausey Archipelago, France, recreational fishing and commercial shellfish farming are the only two evident anthropogenic activities, dominated by bivalve hand-raking and ‘bouchot’ mussel culture, respectively. This study evaluates the impact of both activities on bivalve recruitment dynamics by comparing primary recruitment intensity (short-term effect) and recruitment efficiency (medium-term effect) by sampling bivalves in reference (undisturbed) and disturbed (i.e. subjected to hand-raking or in ‘bouchot’ mussel culture areas) parcels throughout and at the end of the recruitment season, respectively. Specific hypotheses evaluated were that (H1) bivalve hand-raking negatively affects bivalve recruitment and that (H2) ‘bouchot’ mussel culture promotes bivalve recruitment. Patterns in bivalve community structure in reference parcels (i.e. natural pattern) differed between initial and final recruitment, underlining the great importance of early post-settlement processes, particularly secondary dispersal. Primary recruitment intensity was inhibited in hand-raking parcels whereas it was promoted in ‘bouchot’ mussel culture parcels, but the effect on recruitment efficiency was muted for both activities due to post-settlement processes. Nevertheless, the importance of effects that occur during the first step of recruitment should not be ignored as they may affect bivalve communities and induce immediate consequences on the trophic web through a cascade effect. Finally, it is highlighted that hand-raking damages all life stages of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, one of the major target species, suggesting that this activity should be managed with greater caution than is currently done.

%B Marine Environmental Research %V 117 %P 1 - 12 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113616300319 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.03.006 %0 Journal Article %J Fisheries %D 2016 %T International Perspectives on the Effects of Climate Change on Inland Fisheries %A I.J. Winfield %A C. Baigun %A P.A. Balykin %A B. Becker %A Y. Chen %A A.F. Filipe %A Y.V. Gerasimov %A A.L. Godinho %A R.M. Hugues %A J.D. Koehn %A D.N. Kutsyn %A V. Mendoza-Portillo %A Thierry Oberdorff %A A.M. Orlov %A A.P. Pedchenko %A F. Pletterbauer %A I.G. Prado %A R. Rösch %A S.J. Vatland %B Fisheries %V 41 %P 399-405 %8 07/2016 %G eng %N 7 %R 10.1080/03632415.2016.1182513 %0 Journal Article %J Freshwater Biology %D 2016 %T Metacommunity patterns across three Neotropical catchments with varying environmental harshness %A T. Datry %A A.S. Melo %A N. Moya %A J. Zubieta %A E. De La Barra %A Thierry Oberdorff %X

SUMMARY

1. Most metacommunity studies indicate that dispersal processes play a minor role compared with species sorting in explaining metacommunity organisation, in particular, in stream systems. However, the role of dispersal could vary with environmental harshness, as a result of frequent resetting of community succession by disturbances and the selection of generalist species from regional species pools. The importance of dispersal may also be mitigated by species dispersal ability.

2. In this study, we explored how species sorting and dispersal shaped invertebrate and fish metacommunities across streams in three tropical headwater catchments in Bolivia with contrasting environmental harshness, including flow regime, altitude and climate conditions. We addressed the hypothesis that the relative roles of dispersal and species sorting vary with environmental harshness: we predicted that the role of species sorting would predominate in benign conditions, whereas that of dispersal would predominate under moderate environmental harshness, and that neither dispersal nor species sorting would be relevant to explain metacommunities under high environmental harshness. We also hypothesised that the role of dispersal would decrease with increasing species dispersal ability.

3. Although there was little or no spatial autocorrelation of environmental distances (i.e. environmental differences) across the headwater catchments, community similarity correlated more strongly with environmental than spatial distances among headwater sites that had low environmental harshness, but the opposite pattern was observed among sites with moderate environmental harshness. Under high environmental harshness, neither environmental harshness nor spatial distances between sites explained community similarity.
4. Under moderate environmental harshness, the correlation between community similarity and spatial distances was the strongest for moderate dispersers of both invertebrates and fish. Yet, in contrast to fish, strongly dispersing invertebrate taxa were spatial structured, suggesting that they were not able to reach all sites as predicted.
5. Our results suggest the role of dispersal might be underestimated, notably in systems prone to environmental harshness. Better proxies for dispersal, along with the use of spatial distances to account for resistance to animal movements in river systems and that account for flow magnitude and directionality, slope, riparian vegetation, wind and streambed roughness, may promote a more realistic integration of dispersal processes in basic and applied metacommunity research.

%B Freshwater Biology %V 61 %P 277-292 %G eng %R doi:10.1111/fwb.12702 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom %D 2016 %T A new species and four new records of sedentary polychaetes from the Canadian High Arctic %A Eduardo Lopez %A Frédéric Olivier %A Cindy Grant %A P Archambault %X

During ArcticNet surveys aboard ‘CCGS Amundsen’ in 2011, several subtidal stations located in Canadian Archipelago were sampled in order to study the composition of their benthic communities. Among the abundant material sampled, several specimens of rare polychaete species were found. Examination of this material showed four species not previously recorded in the area, and a new species described herein. Descriptions of these specimens are given in this work. Ophelina brattegardi Kongsrud et al., 2011 is characterized by a body composed of 27–28 chaetigers, by having the parapodia of the last four chaetigers shifted to the ventral side of the body, and by lacking branchiae in mid-body chaetigers. Macrochaeta polyonix Eliason, 1962 is unique within the genus in having several (instead of one or two) compound neurochaetae in anterior parapodia. Chaetozone acuta Banse & Hobson, 1968 is characterized by having spines from anterior third of the body and arranged in bundles composed of " # "just a few chaetae. Chaetozone jubata Chambers & Woodham, 2003 can be distinguished from similar species by having very long capillary chaetae from chaetiger 2 or 3. Finally, Dialychone hervyae n. sp. is characterized by bearing four pairs of radioles with narrow flanges, by the bilobed tip of its first peristomial ring that projects beyond the collar, and by the paleate thoracic notochaetae bearing long mucros.

%B Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom %P 1-10 %8 007 %G eng %U https://www.cambridge.org/core/article/div-class-title-a-new-species-and-four-new-records-of-sedentary-polychaetes-from-the-canadian-high-arctic-div/3950848DE7205A141D2159F4FA91FDA2 %R 10.1017/S0025315416000953 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Biology %D 2016 %T Picophytoplankton contribution to Mytilus edulis growth in an intensive culture environment %A Rémi Sonier %A Filgueira, R. %A Guyondet, T. %A Réjean Tremblay %A Frédéric Olivier %A Tarik Meziane %A Starr, M. %A LeBlanc, A. R. %A Comeau, L. A. %B Marine Biology %V 163 %P 1–15 %G eng %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2845-7 %R 10.1007/s00227-016-2845-7 %0 Journal Article %J Oecologia %D 2016 %T Pollen limitation may be a common Allee effect in marine hydrophilous plants: implications for decline and recovery in seagrasses %A B.I. Van Tussenbroek %A L.M. Soissons %A T.J. Bouma %A R. Asmus %A I. Auby %A F.G. Brun %A P.G. Cardoso %A Nicolas Desroy %A Jérôme Fournier %A F. Ganthy %A J.M. Garmendia %A Laurent Godet %A T.F. Grilo %A P. Kadel %A B. Ondiviela %A G. Peralta %A M. Recio %A M. Valle %A T. Van der Heide %A van Katwijk, M M %B Oecologia %P 1-15 %G eng %R 10.1007/s00442-016-3665-7 %0 Journal Article %J Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences %D 2016 %T Present-day African analogue of a pre-European Amazonian floodplain fishery shows convergence in cultural niche construction %A McKey, Doyle B. %A Durécu, Mélisse %A Marc Pouilly %A Bearez, Philippe %A Ovando, Alex %A Kalebe, Mashuta %A Carl F. Huchzermeyer %X

Erickson [Erickson CL (2000) Nature 408 (6809):190–193] interpreted features in seasonal floodplains in Bolivia’s Beni savannas as vestiges of pre-European earthen fish weirs, postulating that they supported a productive, sustainable fishery that warranted cooperation in the construction and maintenance of perennial structures. His inferences were bold, because no close ethnographic analogues were known. A similar present-day Zambian fishery, documented here, appears strikingly convergent. The Zambian fishery supports Erickson’s key inferences about the pre-European fishery: It allows sustained high harvest levels; weir construction and operation require cooperation; and weirs are inherited across generations. However, our comparison suggests that the pre-European system may not have entailed intensive management, as Erickson postulated. The Zambian fishery’s sustainability is based on exploiting an assemblage dominated by species with life histories combining high fecundity, multiple reproductive cycles, and seasonal use of floodplains. As water rises, adults migrate from permanent watercourses into floodplains, through gaps in weirs, to feed and spawn. Juveniles grow and then migrate back to dry-season refuges as water falls. At that moment fishermen set traps in the gaps, harvesting large numbers of fish, mostly juveniles. In nature, most juveniles die during the first dry season, so that their harvest just before migration has limited impact on future populations, facilitating sustainability and the adoption of a fishery based on inherited perennial structures. South American floodplain fishes with similar life histories were the likely targets of the pre-European fishery. Convergence in floodplain fish strategies in these two regions in turn drove convergence in cultural niche construction.

%B Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences %G eng %U http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/12/09/1613169114.abstract %R 10.1073/pnas.1613169114 %0 Journal Article %J Limnology and Oceanography %D 2016 %T Spatial and temporal dynamics of nano- and pico-size particulate organic matter (POM) in a coastal megatidal marine system %A Moynihan, Molly A. %A Pierrick Barbier %A Frédéric Olivier %A Nicolas Toupoint %A Tarik Meziane %X

Surface water samples of size-selected seston (0.7–20 μm) were collected from April 2013 to September 2013 at three similar coarse-sand benthic habitats. Additionally, seston sampling was performed at a fixed location throughout a complete tidal cycle (2014). A combination of fatty acid (FA), isotope, and flow cytometry analyses were used to determine the quality and quantity of nano- and pico-sized particulate organic matter (POM). High variability was found between fatty acid replicate samples. Similar temporal patterns were observed at two sheltered sites, while the exposed site displayed less pronounced seasonal changes. Lower concentrations of 16C and 18C polyunsaturated fatty acids were found during low tide sampling. Globally, POM was dominated by picoeukaryotes, with concentrations exceeding 50,000 cells mL−1, and (16:4ω3 + 18:3ω3)/Σω3 is proposed as novel biomarker of picoeukaryotes in this region.

%B Limnology and Oceanography %V 61 %P 1087-1100 %8 05/2016 %G eng %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.10276 %N 3 %R 10.1002/lno.10276 %0 Journal Article %J Scientific Reports %D 2016 %T Validation of trophic and anthropic underwater noise as settlement trigger in blue mussels %A Jolivet, Aurélie %A Réjean Tremblay %A Frédéric Olivier %A Gervaise, Cédric %A Rémi Sonier %A Genard, Bertrand %A Laurent Chauvaud %B Scientific Reports %V 6 %P 33829 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Revista de Biologia Tropical %D 2016 %T Which factors determine the altitudinal distribution of tropical Andean riverine fishes? %A E. De La Barra %A J. Zubieta %A G. Aguilera %A M. Maldonado %A Marc Pouilly %A Thierry Oberdorff %X

Abstract: Which factors determine the altitudinal distribution of tropical Andean riverine fishes?

Altitudinal gradients represent an appropriate system to assess whether there is a relationship between richness patterns, environmental variables, and the ecological processes that determine the species type and number inhabiting a given area. In mountain streams freshwater fishes, the most prevalent relationship is a monotonic decrease in species richness with elevation. The objective of this study was to evaluate four hypotheses that can explain the negative relationship between local fish species richness and altitude, 1) the hypothesis of decreasing energy availability, 2) the hypothesis of increasing climate severity, 3) the hypothesis of habitat diversity, and 4) the hypothesis of isolation by physical severity of the environment. Fish and macro-invertebrates were col- lected following standard methods from 83 sites (between 200-4 000 meters) of two river basins in the Bolivian Amazon. The first hypothesis was tested by analyzing relationships between the density of macro-invertebrates, the richness of invertivorous fish species and altitude; while the second and third hypotheses were assessed by a multiple regression analysis (GLM) between fish species richness and several local and regional factors. Besides, assemblage dissimilarity between sites along the altitudinal gradient was analyzed using βsim and βness indices. Fish richness decreases linearly with increasing altitude. The density of macro-invertebrates tends to increase at higher altitudes, contrary to invertivorous fish species richness, suggesting that energy availability is not a limiting factor for fish species colonization. The GLM explained 86 % of the variation in fish species richness, with a significant contribution of water temperature, maximum slope in the river mainstem, and stream width. There is a higher species turnover (βsim) between sites at low elevation. Inversely, βness shows higher values in the upper parts, corresponding to change in assemblages mainly due to species loss. Taken together, these results suggest that climatic and physical severities create strong barriers to colonization, further explaining the decrease in fish richness along the altitudinal gradient.

%B Revista de Biologia Tropical %V 64 %P 173-192 %8 03/2016 %G eng %N 1 %0 Journal Article %J Biological Invasions %D 2016 %T Worldwide freshwater fish homogenization is driven by a few widespread non-native species %A A. Toussaint %A O. Beauchard %A Thierry Oberdorff %A S. Brosse %A S. Villéger %X

Introduction of non-native species have changed the composition of freshwater fish assem- blages throughout the world and hence the dissimilar- ity between them, either toward homogenization (i.e. decrease in dissimilarity) or differentiation (i.e. increase in dissimilarity). However, there is still no assessment of individual contributions of non-native species to this overall trend at the global scale. Here, we disentangle individual non-native species effect from the global effect of the whole introduced species pool at the biogeographic realm scale and test which determinant can explain the effect of non-native species on changes in assemblage dissimilarity. Our results show that the contribution of introduced species on changes in dissimilarity is highly variable and all directions of changes are observed through the introduction process, i.e. either toward homogeniza- tion, differentiation or no change. Overall, only a few widespread species contribute to the worldwide homogenization pattern, whereas most of introduced species slightly contribute to the global change in dissimilarity. The effect of species on change in dissimilarity was influenced by the introduction pres- sure but also by whether introduced species were translocated (i.e. introduced to other basins within their biogeographic realm) or exotic (i.e. introduced from other biogeographic realms). Homogenization is strongly determined by the species translocated within a realm and only by few widespread exotic species whereas the majority of exotics contribute to a differentiation effect. Nevertheless, under future intensified human pressure, the exotic species spread across realms is predicted to increase and their differentiation effect might turn towards homogeniza- tion, and might trigger the global homogenization trend.

%B Biological Invasions %G eng %R DOI 10.1007/s10530-016-1067-8 %0 Conference Proceedings %B Proceedings of the Congress on artificial reefs : from materials to ecosystems %D 2015 %T Artificial reef: Multiscale monitoring of colonization and primary production - Récif artificiel: mise en place d’un suivi de la colonisation a plusieurs échelles %A Pascal Claquin %A Leroy, Fanny %A Anne-Marie Rusig %A Isabelle Mussio %A Eric Feunteun %A Foveau, Aurélie %A Jean-Claude Dauvin %A Régis Gallon %A Lebrun, J-L %A Lestarquit, Mabel %A Francis Orvain %A Anne-Sophie Martinez %A Desoche, E %A Napoléon, Camille %A Roussel, Déborha %A Boutoil, Mohamed %B Proceedings of the Congress on artificial reefs : from materials to ecosystems %7 M. Boutouil & S. Leboulanger %C ESITC Caen %V 1 %P 103-110 %8 01/2015 %@ 978-2-95517664-0-5 %G eng %6 1 %0 Journal Article %J Progress in Oceanography %D 2015 %T Biodiversity and distribution of leptocephali west of the Mascarene Plateau in the southwestern Indian Ocean %A Miller, M.J. %A Eric Feunteun %A Aoyama, J. %A Watanabe, S. %A Kuroki, M. %A Lecomte-Finiger, R. %A Minegishi, Y. %A Robinet, T. %A Réveillac, E. %A Gagnaire, P.-A. %A Berrebi, P. %A Tsukamoto, K. %A Otake, T. %B Progress in Oceanography %V 137 %P 84-102 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079661115001317 %R 10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.026 %0 Journal Article %J Mol Ecol Resour %D 2015 %T Bushmeat genetics: setting up a reference framework for the DNA typing of African forest bushmeat. %A Gaubert, Philippe %A Njiokou, Flobert %A Olayemi, Ayodeji %A Pagani, Paolo %A Dufour, Sylvain %A Danquah, Emmanuel %A Nutsuakor, Mac Elikem K %A Ngua, Gabriel %A Missoup, Alain-Didier %A Pablo Tedesco %A Dernat, Rémy %A Antunes, Agostinho %X

The bushmeat trade in tropical Africa represents illegal, unsustainable off-takes of millions of tons of wild game - mostly mammals - per year. We sequenced four mitochondrial gene fragments (cyt b, COI, 12S, 16S) in >300 bushmeat items representing nine mammalian orders and 59 morphological species from five western and central African countries (Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea). Our objectives were to assess the efficiency of cross-species PCR amplification and to evaluate the usefulness of our multilocus approach for reliable bushmeat species identification. We provide a straightforward amplification protocol using a single 'universal' primer pair per gene that generally yielded >90% PCR success rates across orders and was robust to different types of meat preprocessing and DNA extraction protocols. For taxonomic identification, we set up a decision pipeline combining similarity- and tree-based approaches with an assessment of taxonomic expertise and coverage of the GENBANK database. Our multilocus approach permitted us to: (i) adjust for existing taxonomic gaps in GENBANK databases, (ii) assign to the species level 67% of the morphological species hypotheses and (iii) successfully identify samples with uncertain taxonomic attribution (preprocessed carcasses and cryptic lineages). High levels of genetic polymorphism across genes and taxa, together with the excellent resolution observed among species-level clusters (neighbour-joining trees and Klee diagrams) advocate the usefulness of our markers for bushmeat DNA typing. We formalize our DNA typing decision pipeline through an expert-curated query database - DNAbushmeat - that shall permit the automated identification of African forest bushmeat items.

%B Mol Ecol Resour %V 15 %P 633-651 %8 2014 Sep 26 %G eng %R 10.1111/1755-0998.12334 %0 Conference Proceedings %B Proceedings of the Congress on artificial reefs : from materials to ecosystems %D 2015 %T Chemical interaction between epilitic microphytobenthic biofilm and larval development of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus %A Francis Orvain %A Anne-Sophie Martinez %A Desoche, E %A Pascal Claquin %B Proceedings of the Congress on artificial reefs : from materials to ecosystems %7 M. Boutouil & S. Leboulanger %C ESITC Caen %V 1 %P 239-247 %8 01/2015 %@ 978-2-95517664-0-5 %G eng %6 1 %0 Journal Article %J Marine Ecology Progress Series %D 2015 %T Dietary tracers in Bathyarca glacialis from contrasting trophic regions in the Canadian Arctic %A Gaillard, B %A Tarik Meziane %A Réjean Tremblay %A P Archambault %A Layton, KKS %A Martel, AL %A Frédéric Olivier %K Bathyarca glacialis %K Bivalve %K Canadian Arctic Archipelago %K FATMs %K Fatty acid trophic markers %K Non-methylene-interrupted fatty acid %K Pelagic – benthic coupling %B Marine Ecology Progress Series %V 536 %P 175-186 %8 09/2015 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Diversity and Distributions %D 2015 %T From current distinctiveness to future homogeneization of the world’s freshwater fish faunas %A S. Villéger %A S. Blanchet %A O. Beauchard %A Thierry Oberdorff %A S. Brosse %B Diversity and Distributions %V 21 %P 223-235 %8 02/2015 %G eng %N 2 %R DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12242 %0 Journal Article %J Biological Journal of the Linnean Society %D 2015 %T Genetic variation among Corsican and continental populations of the Eurasian treecreeper (Aves: Certhia familiaris) reveals the existence of a palaeoendemic mitochondrial lineage %A Jean-Marc Pons %A Jean-Claude Thibault %A Jérôme Fournier %A Georges Olioso %A Marko Rakovic %A Guido Tellini Florenzano %A Jérôme Fuchs %X

In this study we investigated the phylogenetics of the Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris), a forest passerine with a wide Palaearctic range including Corsica, using three mitochondrial genes and three nuclear introns, and
its phylogeographic history using the COI gene. Our phylogenetic results, including eight of the ten sub-species currently recognized, support the monophyly of C. familiaris with respect to its Indo-Asian sister species
C. hodgsoni. C. familiaris comprises two lineages that diverged during the mid-Pleistocene (c. 1 Myr): one palaeoendemic lineage has an allopatric range nowadays restricted to the Corsica island and the Caucasus region
whereas the second one, more recent and widespread, is distributed over most of Eurasia and in northern China. The most likely scenario that may explain such a pattern is a double colonization of the western Palaearctic from
the eastern range of the species. During the middle Pleistocene period, a first lineage expanded its range up into Europe but did not persist through glacial cycles except in Corsica and the Caucasus region. Later, during the
upper Pleistocene, a second lineage began to diversify around 0.09 Myr, spreading towards the western Palaearctic from a unique refuge likely located in the eastern Palaearctic [correction added on 6 March 2015 after first online
publication: 0.9 Myr amended to 0.09 Myr]. Apart from C. f. corsa, our results do not suggest any distinct evolutionary history for other sub-species previously described on morphological grounds in Europe. Our study
highlights the important conservation value of the Corsican treecreeper and emphasizes the major role of mature pine forests in the evolution of endemic bird taxa in Corsica.

%B Biological Journal of the Linnean Society %V 115 %P 134-153 %8 04/2015 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Chemosphere %D 2015 %T Gonadal transcriptome analysis of wild contaminated female European eels during artificial gonad maturation. %A Baillon, Lucie %A Oses, Jennifer %A Pierron, Fabien %A Bureau du Colombier, Sarah %A Caron, Antoine %A Normandeau, Eric %A Lambert, Patrick %A Couture, Patrice %A Labadie, Pierre %A Budzinski, Hélène %A Sylvie Dufour %A Bernatchez, Louis %A Baudrimont, Magalie %X

Since the early 1980s, the population of European eels (Anguilla anguilla) has dramatically declined. Nowadays, the European eel is listed on the red list of threatened species (IUCN Red List) and is considered as critically endangered of extinction. Pollution is one of the putative causes for the collapse of this species. Among their possible effects, contaminants gradually accumulated in eels during their somatic growth phase (yellow eel stage) would be remobilized during their reproductive migration leading to potential toxic events in gonads. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of organic and inorganic contaminants on the gonad development of wild female silver eels. Female silver eels from two sites with differing contamination levels were artificially matured. Transcriptomic analyses by means of a 1000 candidate gene cDNA microarray were performed on gonads after 11weeks of maturation to get insight into the mechanisms of toxicity of contaminants. The transcription levels of several genes, that were associated to the gonadosomatic index (GSI), were involved in mitotic cell division but also in gametogenesis. Genes associated to contaminants were mainly involved in the mechanisms of protection against oxidative stress, in DNA repair, in the purinergic signaling pathway and in steroidogenesis, suggesting an impairment of gonad development in eels from the polluted site. This was in agreement with the fact that eels from the reference site showed a higher gonad growth in comparison to contaminated fish.

%B Chemosphere %V 139 %P 303-309 %8 2015 Jul 6 %G eng %R 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.007 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Experimental Biology and ecology %D 2015 %T Impact of sediment grain-size and biofilm age on epipelic microphytobenthos resuspension %A Martin Ubertini %A Sébastien Lefebvre %A Rakotomalala, C %A Francis Orvain %B Journal of Experimental Biology and ecology %V 467 %P 52-64 %8 03/2015 %G eng %9 Journal article %0 Journal Article %J Ecological Modelling %D 2015 %T Modelling the effect of Cerastoderma edule bioturbation on microphytobenthos resuspension towards the planktonic food web of estuarine ecosystem %A Rakotomalala, C %A Karine Grangeré %A Martin Ubertini %A Forêt, M %A Francis Orvain %X

Microphytobenthos (MPB) represents an important food source for primary consumers in estuarine ecosystems and the availability of MPB as food items results from complex physical, chemical, and biological interactions. In Baie des Veys (Lower Normandy, France), the common cockle Cerastoderma edule constitutes the major bioturbator in the ecosystem in terms of biomass. In this ecosystem, cockle bioturbation is a key process regulating the MPB erosion flux in the water column. This bivalve intensely modifies the top layer of the sediment by increasing the sediment erodibility and the fluxes of suspended chlorophyll a through the valve movements. More precisely, cockle bioturbation destabilizes the sediment surface by creating a biogenic layer that is easily eroded with tidal hydrodynamic forces. Associated MPB can then be exported to the water column to fuel higher trophic levels of the planktonic food web. The aim of this study was to develop a numerical model that reproduces the export of MPB associated to the biogenic layer erosion. Kinetics of suspended MPB, in response to increasing stress, were obtained from flume experiments in lab controlled conditions and in situ natural conditions. Following this, the suspended MPB were analyzed to respectively parameterize the model by (1) a calibration approach, and (2) an independent validation. The analysis has highlighted that the higher the biomass of cockles, the higher the MPB resuspension rates. Our model consistently reproduces the tendency encountered in laboratory analysis and with in situ natural conditions. During the validation, a small site-specific lack of adjustment was identified, but, among the macrozoobenthic community, the model can be significantly improved by considering the bioturbation activities of another ecosystem engineer, Pygospio elegans. This study thus provides reliable estimates of the daily food availability from benthic primary consumers in an estuarine system where cockles dominate the bioturbating assemblage. This model can be inserted in various model designs (0D, 1D-vertical or 3D).

%B Ecological Modelling %V 316 %P 155-167 %8 09/2015 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Ecography %D 2015 %T Multi-causality and spatial non-stationarity in the determinants of groundwater crustacean diversity in Europe %A D. Eme %A M. Zagmajster %A C. Fiser %A D. Galassi %A P. Marmonier %A F. Stoch %A J. F. Cornu %A Thierry Oberdorff %A F. Malard %B Ecography %V 38 %P 531–540 %8 05/2015 %G eng %N 5 %9 Research %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Applied Ichthytology %D 2015 %T Opinion Paper: how vulnerable are Amazonian freshwater fishes to ongoing climate change? %A Thierry Oberdorff %A Jézéquel, Céline %A Campero, Melina %A Carvajal-Vallejos, Fernando %A Cornu, Jean-François %A Dias, Murilo S %A Fabrice Duponchelle %A Maldonado, Mabel %A H. Ortega %A Renno, Jean-Francois %A Pablo Tedesco %B Journal of Applied Ichthytology %V 31 %P 4-9 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Applied Ichthyology %D 2015 %T Opinion Paper: how vulnerable are Amazonian freshwater fishes to ongoing climate change? %A Thierry Oberdorff %A C. Jézéquel %A M. Campero %A F. Carvajal-Vallejos %A J.F. Cornu %A M.S. Dias %A Fabrice Duponchelle %A J.A. Maldonado-Ocampo %A H. Ortega %A J.F. Renno %A Pablo Tedesco %X

With around 15% of all described freshwater fish species in the world, the Amazon Basin is by far the most fish species- rich freshwater ecosystem on the planet. In this opinion paper, a rough evaluation is given on just how vulnerable Amazonian freshwater fishes are to ongoing climate change. And to argue that current anthropogenic threats through rapid expansion of human infrastructure and economic activ- ities in the basin could be a far greater threat to fish commu- nities than those anticipated by any future climate change. Conservation actions in the Amazon Basin should focus preferentially on reducing the impacts of present-day anthro- pogenic threats.

%B Journal of Applied Ichthyology %V 31 %P 4-9 %G eng %N (Suppl. 4) %R doi: 10.1111/jai.12971 %0 Journal Article %J Royal Society Open Science %D 2015 %T The potential for climate-driven bathymetric range shifts: sustained temperature and pressure exposures on a marine ectotherm, Palaemonetes varians %A Morris, J. P. %A Thatje, S. %A Cottin, D. %A Oliphant, A. %A Brown, A. %A Bruce Shillito %A Juliette Ravaux %A Hauton, C. %B Royal Society Open Science %V 2 %P 150472 %8 Jan-11-2015 %G eng %U https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.150472 %N 11 %! R. Soc. open sci. %R 10.1098/rsos.150472 %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Sciences %D 2015 %T Stable isotopes reveal food web modifications along the upstream– downstream gradient of a temperate stream %A N. Hette %A Jérôme Belliard %A E. Tales %A Thierry Oberdorff %X

ABSTRACT: The upstream–downstream gradient (UDG) is a key feature of streams. For instance food webs are assumed to change from upstream to downstream. We tested this hypothesis in a small European river catchment (937 km 2), and examined whether food web modifications are related to structural (i.e. food web composition) or functional changes (i.e. alteration of linkages within the web). We adopted a double approach at two levels of organisation (assemblage and species levels) using two isotopic metrics (isotopic space area and isotopic niche overlap), and proposed a new hypothesis-testing framework for exploring the dominant feeding strategy within a food web. We confirmed that the UDG influenced stream food webs, and found that food web modifications were related to both structural and functional changes. The structural change was mainly related to an increase in species richness, and induced functional modifications of the web (indirect effect). In addition, the UDG also modified the functional features of the web directly, without changing the web composition. The proposed framework allowed relating the direct effect of the UDG to a diet specialisation of the species, and the indirect effect via the structural changes to a generalist feeding strategy. The framework highlights the benefits of conducting the double approach, and provides a foundation for future studies investigating the dominant feeding strategy that underlies food web modifications.

%B Aquatic Sciences %G eng %R DOI 10.1007/s00027-015-0421-8 %0 Journal Article %J Progress in Oceanography %D 2015 %T Stable isotopic composition of anguilliform leptocephali and other food web components from west of the Mascarene Plateau %A Eric Feunteun %A Miller, M.J. %A Alexandre Carpentier %A Aoyama, J. %A Christine Dupuy %A Kuroki, M. %A Pagano, M. %A Réveillac, E. %A Sellos, D. %A Watanabe, S. %A Tsukamoto, K. %A Otake, T. %B Progress in Oceanography %V 137 %P 69-83 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079661115001299 %R 10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.024 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Applied Ichthyology %D 2015 %T Variations in reproductive strategy of the silver Arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Cuvier, 1829 from four sub-basins of the Peruvian Amazon %A Fabrice Duponchelle %A Ruiz-Arce Adela %A Waty, A. %A García-Vasquez, Aurea %A Renno, J-F %A Chu-Koo, F %A García-Dávila, C. %A Vargas, Gladys %A Salvador Tello %A Ortiz, A. %A Pinedo, R. %A Manzanares Vásquez, R. %A Jesus Nuñez-Rodriguez %B Journal of Applied Ichthyology %V 31 %P 19-30 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Revista de Biolog{ía Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation %D 2015 %T Which factors determine the altitudinal distribution of tropical Andean riverine fishes? %A De La Barra, Evans %A Zubieta, José %A Aguilera, Gastón %A Maldonado, Mabel %A Marc Pouilly %A Oberdorff, Thierry %B Revista de Biolog{ía Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation %V 64 %P 157–176 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Bacterial dynamics in a microphytobenthic biofilm: A tidal mesocosm approach %A Hélène Agogué %A Clarisse Mallet %A Francis Orvain %A Margot de Crignis %A Françoise Mornet %A Christine Dupuy %B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 144-157 %8 09/2014 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Invert Neurosci %D 2014 %T Cephalopods in neuroscience: regulations, research and the 3Rs. %A Fiorito, Graziano %A Affuso, Andrea %A Anderson, David B %A Basil, Jennifer %A Laure Bonnaud-Ponticelli %A Botta, Giovanni %A Cole, Alison %A D'Angelo, Livia %A De Girolamo, Paolo %A Dennison, Ngaire %A Dickel, Ludovic %A Di Cosmo, Anna %A Di Cristo, Carlo %A Gestal, Camino %A Fonseca, Rute %A Grasso, Frank %A Kristiansen, Tore %A Kuba, Michael %A Maffucci, Fulvio %A Manciocco, Arianna %A Mark, Felix Christopher %A Melillo, Daniela %A Osorio, Daniel %A Palumbo, Anna %A Perkins, Kerry %A Ponte, Giovanna %A Raspa, Marcello %A Shashar, Nadav %A Smith, Jane %A Smith, David %A Sykes, António %A Villanueva, Roger %A Tublitz, Nathan %A Zullo, Letizia %A Andrews, Paul %K 3Rs %K Animal welfare %K Cephalopods %K Directive2010/63/EU %K Neuroscience %X

Cephalopods have been utilised in neuroscience research for more than 100 years particularly because of their phenotypic plasticity, complex and centralised nervous system, tractability for studies of learning and cellular mechanisms of memory (e.g. long-term potentiation) and anatomical features facilitating physiological studies (e.g. squid giant axon and synapse). On 1 January 2013, research using any of the about 700 extant species of "live cephalopods" became regulated within the European Union by Directive 2010/63/EU on the "Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes", giving cephalopods the same EU legal protection as previously afforded only to vertebrates. The Directive has a number of implications, particularly for neuroscience research. These include: (1) projects will need justification, authorisation from local competent authorities, and be subject to review including a harm-benefit assessment and adherence to the 3Rs principles (Replacement, Refinement and Reduction). (2) To support project evaluation and compliance with the new EU law, guidelines specific to cephalopods will need to be developed, covering capture, transport, handling, housing, care, maintenance, health monitoring, humane anaesthesia, analgesia and euthanasia. (3) Objective criteria need to be developed to identify signs of pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm particularly in the context of their induction by an experimental procedure. Despite diversity of views existing on some of these topics, this paper reviews the above topics and describes the approaches being taken by the cephalopod research community (represented by the authorship) to produce "guidelines" and the potential contribution of neuroscience research to cephalopod welfare.

%B Invert Neurosci %V 14 %P 13-36 %8 2014 Mar %G eng %N 1 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24385049?dopt=Abstract %R 10.1007/s10158-013-0165-x %0 Journal Article %J Aquaculture Nutrition %D 2014 %T The effect of dietary oxidized lipid levels on growth performance, antioxidant enzyme activities, intestinal lipid deposition and skeletogenesis in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae %A Boglino, A %A Darias, Maria %A Estévez, A %A Andree, K B %A Sarasquete, Carmen %A Ortiz-Delgado, Juan Bosco %A Solé, M %A Gisbert, E %K antioxidant enzymes %K lipid peroxidation %K live prey enrichment %K skeletogenesis %K Solea senegalensis larvae %K vitamin E %X

Fish tissues, particularly rich in n-3 PUFA, are prone to lipid peroxidation that can damage cellular membranes, cause severe lesions and subsequently incidences of disease and mortality. However, fish possess antioxidant defences, such as vitamin E (VE) and antioxidant enzymes, to protect them against oxidative damage. This study investigated the effects of an increasing gradient of oxidized dietary lipid on the survival, growth performance, skeletogenesis and antioxidant defensive processes occurring in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae. Four groups of fish were fed live prey enriched with experimental emulsions containing an increasing gradient of oxidized oil: non-oxidized, NO+VE, 34.5 nmol MDA g−1 w.w.; mildly oxidized, MO+VE, 43.1 nmol MDA g−1 w.w.; highly oxidized, HO+VE, 63.3 nmol MDA g−1 w.w. and highly oxidized without VE, HO-VE, 78.8 nmol MDA g−1 w.w. The oxidation levels increased in enriched rotifers following the oxidation gradient of the emulsions, but were not affected in enriched Artemia metanauplii. The oxidation status of Senegalese sole larvae increased during development, but this was not related to the dietary treatments. The increasing dietary oxidation levels did not affect the fatty acid profile, survival, growth performance and metamorphosis processes of sole larvae. Senegalese sole seem to activate antioxidant defence mechanisms in response to the increasing amounts of dietary peroxidized lipids, in a manner efficiently enough to prevent detection of any alterations of these physiological processes. Antioxidant systems and detoxification mechanisms appeared to occur through the consumption of dietary α-tocopherol, the activation of the antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase) and the retention of oxidized fat in the intestinal enterocytes for detoxification prior to their utilization. However, fish fed the highest oxidized diet presented a reduction in bone mineralization, but lower incidence of deformities in the vertebral and caudal regions than fish fed the other diets. This study exemplifies the importance of rearing Senegalese sole larvae on non-oxidized diets during the early larval development to avoid detrimental consequences in older fish, most notably in the process of skeletogenesis.

%B Aquaculture Nutrition %V 20 %P 692–711 %G eng %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anu.12123 %R 10.1111/anu.12123 %0 Journal Article %J Hyrobiologia %D 2014 %T Fish-AMAZBOL: a database on freshwater fishes of the Bolivian Amazon %A Carvajal-Vallejos, F M %A Rémy Bigorne %A Zeballos Fernandez, América J. %A Sarmiento, Jaime %A Barrera Soraya %A Yunoki, T %A Marc Pouilly %A Zubieta José %A De La Barra, Evans %A Michel Jégu %A Maldonado, Mabel %A Van Damme, Paul %A Céspedes, Ricardo %A Thierry Oberdorff %K Amazon River basin %K Bolivia %K Checklist %K Freshwater fishes %K Madera River %K South America %X The Bolivian part of the Amazon Basin contains a mega diverse and well-preserved fish fauna. Since the last decade, this fish fauna has received an increasing attention from scientists and the national authorities as fishes represent one of the most important sources of proteins for local human communities. However, this fish fauna still remains poorly documented. Here, we present a database for fishes from the Bolivian Amazon. To build the database, we conducted an extensive literature survey of native and non-native (exotic) fishes inhabiting all major sub-drainages of the Bolivian Amazon. The database, named Fish-AMAZBOL, contains species lists for 13 Amazonian hydrological units, covering 100% of the Bolivian Amazon and approximately 65% (722,137 km2) of the all territory. Fish-AMAZBOL includes 802 valid species, 12 of them being non-native, that have been checked for systematic reliability and consistency. To put this number in perspective, this represents around 14% of the all Neotropical ichthyofauna and around 6% of all strictly freshwater fishes inhabiting the planet. This database is currently the most comprehensive database of native and non-native fish species richness available so far for the Bolivian Amazon. %B Hyrobiologia %V 732 %P pp. 19-27 %8 07/2014 %G eng %U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-014-1841-5 %N 1 %R 10.1007/s10750-014-1841-5 %0 Journal Article %J Ecol Lett %D 2014 %T Global imprint of historical connectivity on freshwater fish biodiversity. %A Dias, Murilo S %A Thierry Oberdorff %A Bernard Hugueny %A Leprieur, Fabien %A Jézéquel, Céline %A Cornu, Jean-François %A Brosse, Sébastien %A Grenouillet, Gael %A Pablo Tedesco %K Animals %K Biodiversity %K Environment %K Fishes %K Fresh Water %K Models, Biological %X

The relative importance of contemporary and historical processes is central for understanding biodiversity patterns. While several studies show that past conditions can partly explain the current biodiversity patterns, the role of history remains elusive. We reconstructed palaeo-drainage basins under lower sea level conditions (Last Glacial Maximum) to test whether the historical connectivity between basins left an imprint on the global patterns of freshwater fish biodiversity. After controlling for contemporary and past environmental conditions, we found that palaeo-connected basins displayed greater species richness but lower levels of endemism and beta diversity than did palaeo-disconnected basins. Palaeo-connected basins exhibited shallower distance decay of compositional similarity, suggesting that palaeo-river connections favoured the exchange of fish species. Finally, we found that a longer period of palaeo-connection resulted in lower levels of beta diversity. These findings reveal the first unambiguous results of the role played by history in explaining the global contemporary patterns of biodiversity.

%B Ecol Lett %V 17 %P 1130-40 %8 2014 Sep %G eng %N 9 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25039890?dopt=Abstract %R 10.1111/ele.12319 %0 Journal Article %J Animal %D 2014 %T Histological development of the digestive system of the Amazonian pimelodid catfish Pseudoplatystoma punctifer. %A Gisbert, E %A Moreira, C %A Castro-Ruiz, D %A Oztürk, S %A Fernández, C %A Gilles, S %A Jesus Nuñez-Rodriguez %A Fabrice Duponchelle %A Salvador Tello %A Renno, J F %A García-Dávila, C %A Darias, Maria %X

The organogenesis of the digestive system was described in the Amazonian pimelodid catfish species Pseudoplatystoma punctifer from hatching (3.5 mm total length, TL) to 41 days post-fertilization (dpf) (58.1 mm TL) reared at 28°C. Newly hatched larvae showed a simple digestive tract, which appeared as a straight undifferentiated and unfolded tube lined by a single layer of columnar epithelial cells (future enterocytes). During the endogenous feeding period, comprised between 20 and 96 h post-fertilization (3.5 to 6.1 mm TL), the larval digestive system experienced a fast transformation with the almost complete development and differentiation of most of digestive organs (buccopahrynx, oesophagus, intestine, liver and exocrine pancreas). Yolk reserves were not completely depleted at the onset of exogenous feeding (4 dpf, 6.1 mm TL), and a period of mixed nutrition was observed up to 6 to 7 dpf (6.8 to 7.3 mm TL) when yolk was definitively exhausted. The stomach was the organ that latest achieved its complete differentiation, characterized by the development of abundant gastric glands in the fundic stomach between 10 and 15 dpf (10.9 to 15.8 mm TL) and the formation of the pyloric sphincter at the junction of the pyloric stomach and the anterior intestine at 15 dpf (15.8 mm TL). The above-mentioned morphological and histological features observed suggested the achievement of a digestive system characteristic of P. punctifer juveniles and adults. The ontogeny of the digestive system in P. punctifer followed the same general pattern as in most Siluriform species so far, although some species-specific differences in the timing of differentiation of several digestive structures were noted, which might be related to different reproductive guilds, egg and larval size or even different larval rearing practices. According to present findings on the histological development of the digestive system in P. punctifer, some recommendations regarding the rearing practices of this species are also provided in order to improve the actual larval rearing techniques of this fast-growing Neotropical catfish species.

%B Animal %V 8 %P 1765-76 %8 2014 Nov %G eng %N 11 %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25045855?dopt=Abstract %R 10.1017/S1751731114001797 %0 Journal Article %J Global Ecology and Biogeography %D 2014 %T Historical assemblage distinctiveness and the introduction of widespread non-native species explain worldwide change in freshwater fish taxonomic dissimilarity %A A. Toussaint %A O. Beauchard %A Thierry Oberdorff %A S. Brosse %A S. Villéger %B Global Ecology and Biogeography %V 23 %P 574-584 %8 05/2014 %G eng %N 5 %R DOI: 10.1111/geb.12141 %0 Journal Article %J Global Ecology and Biogeography %D 2014 %T Historical assemblage distinctiveness and the introduction of widespread non-native species explain worldwide change in freshwater fish taxonomic dissimilarity %A A. Toussaint %A O. Beauchard %A Thierry Oberdorff %A S. Brosse %B Global Ecology and Biogeography %V 23 %P 574-584 %8 05/2014 %G eng %N 5 %R DOI: 10.1111/geb.12141 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T How does the resuspension of the biofilm alter the functioning of the benthos-pelagos coupled food web of a bare mudflat in Marennes-Oléron Bay (NE Atlantic)? %A Saint-Béat, B. %A Christine Dupuy %A Agogué, H. %A Alexandre Carpentier %A Chalumeau, J. %A Como, S. %A David, V. %A De Crignis, M. %A Duchêne, J.-C. %A Fontaine, C. %A Eric Feunteun %A Katell Guizien %A Hartmann, H. %A Lavaud, J. %A Sébastien Lefebvre %A Lefrançois, C. %A Mallet, C. %A Montanié, H. %A Mouget, J.-L. %A Francis Orvain %A Ory, P. %A Pascal, P.-Y. %A Radenac, G. %A Richard, P. %A Vézina, A.F. %A Nathalie Niquil %B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 144-157 %G eng %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S138511011400029X %R 10.1016/j.seares.2014.02.003 %0 Journal Article %J BioScience %D 2014 %T Interacting Regional Scale Regime Shifts for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services %A P. Leadley %A V. Proença %A Juan F. Fernández-Manjarrés %A H.M. Pereira %A R. Alkemade %A R. Biggs %A E. Bruley %A W. Cheung %A D. Cooper %A J. Figueiredo %A E. Gilman %A S. Guénette %A G. Hurtt %A C. Mbow %A Thierry Oberdorff %A C. Revenga %A J. Scharlemann %A R. Scholes %A M. Stafford-Smith %A R. Sumaila %A M. Walpole %B BioScience %V 64 %P 665-679 %8 08/2014 %G eng %N 8 %R doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu093 %0 Journal Article %J Marine biology %D 2014 %T Irreplaceable area extends marine conservation hotspot off Tunisia: insights from GPS-tracking Scopoli’s shearwaters from the largest seabird colony in the Mediterranean %A Grémillet, David %A Clara Péron %A Pons, Jean-Baptiste %A Ouni, Rhida %A Authier, Matthieu %A Thévenet, Matthieu %A Fort, Jérôme %B Marine biology %V 161 %P 2669–2680 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Multiscale patterns in the diversity and organization of benthic intertidal fauna among French Atlantic estuaries %A Hugues Blanchet %A Benoît Gouillieux %A Sandrine Alizier %A Jean-Michel Amouroux %A Guy Bachelet %A Anne-Laure Barillé %A Jean-Claude Dauvin %A Xavier de Montaudouin %A Valérie Derolez %A Nicolas Desroy %A Jacques Grall %A Antoine Grémare %A Pascal Hacquebart %A Jérôme Jourde %A Céline Labrune %A Nicolas Lavesque %A Antoine Meirland %A Thiebaut Nebout %A Frédéric Olivier %A Corine Pelaprat %A Thierry Ruellet %A Pierre-Guy Sauriau %A Sébastien Thorin %K Diversity %K Estuaries %K Macrozoobenthos %K Structuring Factors %K WFD %X

Based on a parallel sampling conducted during autumn 2008, a comparative study of the intertidal benthic macrofauna among 10 estuarine systems located along the Channel and Atlantic coasts of France was performed in order to assess the level of fauna similarity among these sites and to identify possible environmental factors involved in the observed pattern at both large (among sites) and smaller (benthic assemblages) scales. More precisely this study focused on unraveling the observed pattern of intertidal benthic fauna composition and diversity observed at among-site scale by exploring both biotic and abiotic factors acting at the among- and within-site scales. Results showed a limited level of similarity at the among-site level in terms of intertidal benthic fauna composition and diversity. The observed pattern did not fit with existing transitional water classification methods based on fish or benthic assemblages developed in the frame of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). More particularly, the coastal plain estuaries displayed higher among-site similarity compared to ria systems. These coastal plain estuaries were characterized by higher influence of river discharge, lower communication with the ocean and high suspended particulate matter levels. On the other hand, the ria-type systems were more dissimilar and different from the coastal plain estuaries. The level of similarity among estuaries was mainly linked to the relative extent of the intertidal “Scrobicularia plana–Cerastoderma edule” and “Tellina tenuis” or “Venus” communities as a possible consequence of salinity regime, suspended matter concentrations and fine particles supply with consequences on the trophic functioning, structure and organization of benthic fauna. Despite biogeographical patterns, the results also suggest that, in the context of the WFD, these estuaries should only be compared on the basis of the most common intertidal habitat occurring throughout all estuarine systems and that the \{EUNIS\} biotope classification might be used for this purpose. In addition, an original inverse relation between γ-diversity and area was shown; however, its relevance might be questioned.

%B Journal of Sea Research %V 90 %P 95 - 110 %8 07/2014 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385110114000495 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2014.02.014 %0 Journal Article %J BMC Genomics %D 2014 %T Neuropeptides encoded by the genomes of the Akoya pearl oyster Pinctata fucata and Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas: a bioinformatic and peptidomic survey. %A Stewart, Michael J %A Pascal Favrel %A Rotgans, Bronwyn A %A Wang, Tianfang %A Zhao, Min %A Sohail, Manzar %A O'Connor, Wayne A %A Elizur, Abigail %A Joël Henry %A Cummins, Scott F %X

BACKGROUND: Oysters impart significant socio-ecological benefits from primary production of food supply, to estuarine ecosystems via reduction of water column nutrients, plankton and seston biomass. Little though is known at the molecular level of what genes are responsible for how oysters reproduce, filter nutrients, survive stressful physiological events and form reef communities. Neuropeptides represent a diverse class of chemical messengers, instrumental in orchestrating these complex physiological events in other species.

RESULTS: By a combination of in silico data mining and peptide analysis of ganglia, 74 putative neuropeptide genes were identified from genome and transcriptome databases of the Akoya pearl oyster, Pinctata fucata and the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, encoding precursors for over 300 predicted bioactive peptide products, including three newly identified neuropeptide precursors PFGx8amide, RxIamide and Wx3Yamide. Our findings also include a gene for the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and two egg-laying hormones (ELH) which were identified from both oysters. Multiple sequence alignments and phylogenetic analysis supports similar global organization of these mature peptides. Computer-based peptide modeling of the molecular tertiary structures of ELH highlights the structural homologies within ELH family, which may facilitate ELH activity leading to the release of gametes.

CONCLUSION: Our analysis demonstrates that oysters possess conserved molluscan neuropeptide domains and overall precursor organization whilst highlighting many previously unrecognized bivalve idiosyncrasies. This genomic analysis provides a solid foundation from which further studies aimed at the functional characterization of these molluscan neuropeptides can be conducted to further stimulate advances in understanding the ecology and cultivation of oysters.

%B BMC Genomics %V 15 %P 840 %8 2014 %G eng %R 10.1186/1471-2164-15-840 %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Organisms as cooperative ecosystem engineers in intertidal flats %A Passarelli, C %A Frédéric Olivier %A Paterson, D M %A Tarik Meziane %A Cédric Hubas %K Biogenic Structure %K Cooperative Ecosystem Engineers %K Habitat Cascade %K Sediment stability %K tidal flats %X

The importance of facilitative interactions and organismal ecosystem engineering for establishing the structure of communities is increasingly being recognised for many different ecosystems. For example, soft-bottom tidal flats host a wide range of ecosystem engineers, probably because the harsh physico-chemical environmental conditions render these species of particular importance for community structure and function. These environments are therefore interesting when focusing on how ecosystem engineers interact and the consequences of these interactions on community dynamics. In this review, we initially detail the influence on benthic systems of two kinds of ecosystem engineers that are particularly common in tidal flats. Firstly, we examine species providing biogenic structures, which are often the only source of habitat complexity in these environments. Secondly, we focus on species whose activities alter sediment stability, which is a crucial feature structuring the dynamics of communities in tidal flats. The impacts of these engineers on both environment and communities were assessed but in addition the interaction between ecosystem engineers was examined. Habitat cascades occur when one engineer favours the development of another, which in turn creates or modifies and improves habitat for other species. Non-hierarchical interactions have often been shown to display non-additive effects, so that the effects of the association cannot be predicted from the effects of individual organisms. Here we propose the term of “cooperative ecosystem engineering” when two species interact in a way which enhances habitat suitability as a result of a combined engineering effect. Finally, we conclude by describing the potential threats for ecosystem engineers in intertidal areas, potential effects on their interactions and their influence on communities and ecosystem function.

%B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 92-101 %8 09/2014 %G eng %R 10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.010 %0 Book %D 2014 %T Peces de Bolivia/Bolivian Fishes %A Sarmiento, Jaime %A Rémy Bigorne %A Carvajal-Vallejos, F M %A Maldonado, Mabel %A Leciak, Elisabeth %A Thierry Oberdorff %X

Desde la última década, el creciente interés por parte de científicos y autoridades nacionales ha dado lugar a avances considerables en el conocimiento de los peces de Bolivia, llegando a una lista de más de 900 especies. Esta riqueza representa el 7 % de todas las especies de agua dulce descritas en el mundo, haciendo de Bolivia uno de los países con mayor diversidad de peces.

Este libro, primero de su categoría en Bolivia, presenta una compilación de informaciones sobre una centena de especies de peces, entre las más conocidas o notables, incluyendo fotos, informaciones sobre sus rasgos biológicos y mapas de distribución.

Está dirigido a quienes quieren descubrir o conocer más sobre los peces de Bolivia y la biodiversidad en general. Esperamos que el presente trabajo resalte la necesidad de preservar la singularidad que representan las aguas bolivianas con su diversa fauna, y que ayude al pueblo boliviano a conocer mejor y valorar su patrimonio natural.

 

Since the last decade, an increasing attention from scientists and national authorities has led to significant advances in our knowledge of Bolivian fishes. To date, more than 900 fish species are known to inhabit Bolivian waters. This richness represents 7 % of all freshwater fish species described worldwide, making Bolivia one of the most species rich countries.

This book, first of its kind for Bolivia, presents a compilation of information on the most well-known species, including pictures, details on life history traits and maps of distribution. We hope this book will participate in demonstrating the need to preserve the uniqueness that represents the Bolivian waters and their diverse fish fauna, and helping Bolivian people in discovering their natural heritage.

%I Plural editores %C La Paz, Bolivia %P 211 pages %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Relevance of macrozoobenthic grazers to understand the dynamic behaviour of sediment erodibility and microphytobenthos resuspension in sunny summer conditions %A Francis Orvain %A Katell Guizien %A Sébastien Lefebvre %A Martine Bréret %A Christine Dupuy %B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 46-55 %8 09/2014 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Seasonal dynamics of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in surface sediments of a diatom-dominated intertidal mudflat (Marennes–Oléron, France) %A Guillaume Pierre %A Jean-Michel Zhao %A Francis Orvain %A Christine Dupuy %A Géraldine Klein %A Marianne Graber %A Thierry Maugard %B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 26-35 %8 09/2014 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Sequential resuspension of biofilm components (viruses, prokaryotes and protists) as measured by erodimetry experiments in the Brouage mudflat (French Atlantic coast) %A Christine Dupuy %A Clarisse Mallet %A Katell Guizien %A Hélène Montanié %A Martine Bréret %A Françoise Mornet %A Camille Fontaine %A Caroline Nérot %A Francis Orvain %B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 56-65 %8 09/2014 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Structures of benthic prokaryotic communities and their hydrolytic enzyme activities resuspended from samples of intertidal mudflats: An experimental approach %A Clarisse Mallet %A Hélène Agogué %A Frédérique Bonnemoy %A Katell Guizien %A Francis Orvain %A Christine Dupuy %B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 158-169 %8 09/2014 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Sea Research %D 2014 %T Tidal and seasonal effects on the short-term temporal patterns of bacteria, microphytobenthos and exopolymers in natural intertidal biofilms (Brouage, France) %A Francis Orvain %A Margot de Crignis %A Katell Guizien %A Sébastien Lefebvre %A Clarisse Mallet %A Takahashi, E %A Christine Dupuy %B Journal of Sea Research %V 92 %P 6-18 %8 09/2014 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Journal of Shellfish Research %D 2014 %T Veliger Size at Metamorphosis and Temporal Variability in Prodissoconch II Morphometry in the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis): Potential Impact on Recruitment %A Martel, André L. %A Réjean Tremblay %A Nicolas Toupoint %A Frédéric Olivier %A Myrand, B %K blue mussel %K delayed metamorphosis %K larval settlement %K Mytilus edulis %K prodissoconch II %K recruitment %K veligers %X

Examination of the larval shell (prodissoconch) of molluscs with planktotrophic development can provide valuable information on their planktonic and early benthic life. We examined temporal variability of abundance and size among 11,994 veligers of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) in a coastal lagoon during settling periods between 1995 and 2009. Size and date at metamorphosis during the recruitment season were determined for 1,925 postlarvae (shell length, 255–900 µm) with prodissoconch II (PII) measurements. Emphasizing the recurrence of metamorphosis delay in the field, our study reveals a net increase in mean size at metamorphosis through time, with means for PII size ranging from 255–288 µm early in summer (after peak spawning events) to 400–422 µm (PII) during late July to early September. By estimating the “true” settlement date using the amount of dissoconch secreted after metamorphosis, such time-series analyses appropriately recapitulated the temporal pattern of mean pediveliger (competent larvae) size in the plankton. Our results demonstrate that greater settlement success rates were related to small size at metamorphosis—in particular, less than 320 µm. Seasonal increase in mean PII size occurring during the latter part of the settling period may be explained by competent veligers remaining adrift and delayed metamorphosis as a result of the lack of favorable encounters with a suitable substrate or the absence of specific trophic signals, or cues, required for stimulating settlement, thus forcing larvae to continue planktonic growth. The difference between the smallest and largest means for PII size corresponds to 122 µm of larval shell growth, or 47.8%, potentially representing a 322% difference in larval body mass at settlement.

%B Journal of Shellfish Research %V 33 %P 443-455 %8 08/2014 %G eng %U http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2983/035.033.0213 %N 2 %R http://dx.doi.org/10.2983/035.033.0213 %0 Journal Article %J mBio %D 2013 %T Highly Dynamic Cellular-Level Response of Symbiotic Coral to a Sudden Increase in Environmental NitrogenABSTRACT %A Kopp, C. %A Pernice, M. %A Domart-Coulon, I. %A Djediat, C. %A Spangenberg, J. E. %A Alexander, D. T. L. %A Hignette, M. %A Tarik Meziane %A Meibom, A. %E Orphan, Victoria %E McFall-Ngai, Margaret J. %B mBio %V 4 %8 Jan-07-2013 %G eng %U https://mbio.asm.org/content/4/3/e00052-13 %N 3 %! mBio %R 10.1128/mBio.00052-13 %0 Journal Article %J Aquatic Living Resources %D 2013 %T Trophic resources of the bivalve, Venus verrucosa , in the Chausey archipelago (Normandy, France) determined by stable isotopes and fatty acids %A Perez, Véronique %A Frédéric Olivier %A Tremblay, Rejean %A Neumeier, Urs %A Thebault, Julien %A Chauvaud, Laurent %A Tarik Meziane %B Aquatic Living Resources %V 26 %P 229 - 239 %8 Jan-01-2013 %G eng %U http://www.alr-journal.org/10.1051/alr/2013058 %N 3 %! Aquat. Living Resour. %R 10.1051/alr/2013058