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Raoux, Aurore; Baux, Noémie; Pezy, Jean-philippe; Balay, Pierre; Lesourd, Sandric; Dauvin, Jean-claude. |
The impact of 70 years of dumping harbour dredged material on ecosystem functioning was compared to a control site (non-impacted zone). A combination of indices (Shannon-Wiener diversity, Pielou evenness, BO2A, AMBI benthic indices) and modelling (Ecopath models) generated Ecological Network Analysis indices were used to detect the dumping operations effects. ENA indices showed that dumping operations appear to have a relatively limited impact on the structure and flow pattern of the local food web. In fact, only small variations between the two sites are revealed by a comparison of ENA indices between the impacted and non-impacted zone. This result could be explained by the fact that the Bay of Seine is historically characterized by a high level of human... |
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Palavras-chave: Dredged material disposal; Harbour activities; Ecopath model; Ecological Network; Analysis; Benthic indicators; Impacted zone; Non-impacted zone; Bay of Seine. |
Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00622/73393/72610.pdf |
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Valls, Audrey; Coll, Marta; Christensen, Villy. |
Various definitions and indices have been proposed in the literature to identify keystone species. In this study, we intended to make the concept of keystone species operational for marine biodiversity conservation. We used an exclusive definition of keystone species, based on the original concept of keystone predator, and derived a new functional index of keystoneness (KS) from an ecosystem-modeling approach. First, several KS indices were formulated, by combining measures of the mixed-trophic impact (MTI) and biomass of species. Then, a meta-analysis was performed, based on 101 published Ecopath food-web models, selected with a scoring method, and representative of the variety of marine ecosystems worldwide. The indices were applied to the models, and... |
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Palavras-chave: Classification tree; Ecopath model; Food-web structure; Index of keystoneness; Keystone species; Marine ecosystems; Meta-analysis; Mixed-trophic impact; Rank correlation tests; Scoring method. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00627/73869/73736.pdf |
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