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Kostecki, Caroline; Roussel, J. M.; Desroy, Nicolas; Roussel, G.; Lanshere, J.; Le Bris, H.; Le Pape, Olivier. |
Coastal and estuarine nurseries are essential habitats for juvenile flatfish. These small but productive areas provide food supply and sustain adult fish populations. The Mont-Saint-Michel Bay (MSMB) supports an important flatfish nursery ground but differs from many other nursery habitats due to limited freshwater inputs. The objectives of the present study in the MSMB were to (1) use gut content analysis to identify prey of the 2 most abundant flatfish species (common sole Solea solea and plaice Pleuronectes platessa) for different juvenile age-classes (0-group and 1-group for sole, 0-group for plaice), (2) use C and N stable isotope analysis to model the production sources sustaining juvenile flatfish production, and (3) compare these results with... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Microphytobenthos; Organic matter origin; Benthic food web; Coastal nursery ground; Juvenile flatfish. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00073/18438/15976.pdf |
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