This thesis aimed to identify and analyse processes involved in the functioning of sole Solea solea (L.) nurseries in the Pertuis Charentais, the most important oyster cultivation basin in Europe and a major nursery for the Bay of Biscay sole. Juveniles concentrate in coastal and estuarine habitats, which are essential in the biological cycle of this species but implies (i) adaptation to environmental variability and (ii), accessibility to habitat resources. Assuming that effective nurseries account for what fish must perform in response to habitat constraints, especially in selecting feeding, resting or refuge areas, we used both field works and mesocosm experiments to obtain integrative indicators of the nursery quality (growth rate, Fulton's condition... |