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Savelli, Raphael; Dupuy, Christine; Barille, Laurent; Lerouxel, Astrid; Guizien, Katell; Philippe, Anne; Bocher, Pierrick; Polsenaere, Pierre; Le Fouest, Vincent. |
Microphytobenthos (MPB) from intertidal mudflats are key primary producers at the land–ocean interface. MPB can be more productive than phytoplankton and sustain both benthic and pelagic higher trophic levels. The objective of this study is to assess the contribution of light, mud temperature, and gastropod Peringia ulvae grazing pressure in shaping the seasonal MPB dynamics on the Brouage mudflat (NW France). We use a physical–biological coupled model applied to the sediment first centimetre for the year 2008. The simulated data compare to observations, including time-coincident remotely sensed and in situ data. The model suggests an MPB annual cycle characterised by a main spring bloom, a biomass depression in summer, and a moderate fall bloom. In early... |
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Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00471/58226/60732.pdf |
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Compton, Tanya J.; Troost, Tineke A.; Van Der Meer, Jaap; Kraan, Casper; Honkoop, Pieter J. C.; Rogers, Danny I.; Pearson, Grant B.; De Goeij, Petra; Bocher, Pierrick; Lavaleye, Marc S. S.; Leyrer, Jutta; Yates, Mick G.; Dekinga, Anne; Piersma, Theunis. |
Diverse species assemblages are often associated with a diversity of habitat structures. Sedimentary systems seem to be no exception, as within sedimentary systems benthic species diversity within a sample point appears to correlate with sediment grain size complexity. However, it remains to be shown whether total benthic species diversity relates to a system's sediment heterogeneity across multiple systems. In the present paper we examined whether bivalve diversity is associated with: (1) sediment heterogeneity across systems and (2) sediment grain size complexity within systems, at 9 temperate and tropical tidal flat systems. Although bivalve life-history strategies, like post-settlement habitat selection, might suggest that sediment heterogeneity should... |
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Palavras-chave: Aiguillon Bay; Marennes Oleron Bay; Mont Saint Michel Bay; Wadden Sea; The Wash; Roebuck Bay; Banc d'Arguin; Sediment diversity. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-6141.pdf |
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