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Schaal, Gauthier; Nerot, Caroline; Grall, Jacques; Chouvelon, Tiphaine; Lorrain, Anne; Mortillaro, Jean-michel; Savoye, Nicolas; Brind'Amour, Anik; Paulet, Yves-marie; Le Bris, Herve. |
Although stable isotope ratios are increasingly used to investigate the trophic ecology of marine organisms, their spatial variations are still poorly understood in the coastal environment. In this study, we measured the stable isotope composition (δ13C, δ15N) of suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM) (primary producer), a suspension feeder, the great scallop Pecten maximus (primary consumer), megabenthic decapods and benthic fishes (secondary consumers) along a depth gradient (from 5m to 155m depth) across the continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay. Although the three trophic levels exhibited similar δ13C patterns along the gradient, the δ15N patterns varied between SPOM, scallops and carnivores. The δ15N difference between SPOM and scallops... |
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Palavras-chave: Trophic; Coastal; Bivalves; Food web; Bay of Biscay. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00288/39921/38481.pdf |
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Dupuy, Christine; Mallet, Clarisse; Guizien, Katell; Montanie, Helene; Breret, Martine; Mornet, Francoise; Fontaine, Camille; Nerot, Caroline; Orvain, Francis. |
Resuspension thresholds in terms of friction velocity were experimentally quantified for the prokaryotes, protists and for the first time, viruses of intertidal mudflat biofilms. Differences in resuspension thresholds could be related to the type, behaviour and size of microorganisms and their association with particles. Free microorganisms (viruses, bacteria and some nanoflagellates) were resuspended by weak flow at friction velocities lower than 2 cm s- 1. Chlorophyll a, some nanoflagellates and attached bacteria were resuspended together with the bed’s muddy sediment, which required friction velocities larger than 3 cm s- 1. Diatoms smaller than 60 μm were resuspended at velocities between 3 and 5 cm s- 1, while those larger than 60 μm were resuspended... |
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Palavras-chave: Viruses; Microorganisms; Resuspension; Benthic-pelagic coupling; Spatial distribution; Mudflat. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00168/27922/26196.pdf |
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