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| Marques, Raquel; Darnaude, Audrey M.; Schiariti, Agustin; Tremblay, Yann; Molinero, Juan-carlos; Soriano, Solenn; Hatey, Elise; Colantoni, Sébastien; Bonnet, Delphine. |
| For many jellyfish, the magnitude and timing of medusae blooms are recognized to result from the benthic stage dynamics. However, information on the scyphistomae of jellyfish populations in the wild remains scarce. Here, bi-mensual underwater photoquadrat surveys were combined with scyphistomae sampling and observation to describe the annual (February 2017–January 2018) benthic stage dynamics and asexual reproduction strategy of Aurelia coerulea in the Thau lagoon (43°25′31.1″N; 03°42′0.9″E). Our results revealed unexpected seasonal patterns of variation: scyphistoma coverage peaked in the spring (11.6 ± 3.7% on 21st April) and was minimal in the summer and autumn (1.4 ± 1.3% on 10th October). The increase in scyphistoma coverage mainly resulted from an... |
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| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00497/60902/66960.pdf |
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| Marques, Raquel; Bouvier, Corinne; Darnaude, Audrey M.; Molinero, Juan-carlos; Przybyla, Cyrille; Soriano, Solenn; Tomasini, Jean-antoine; Bonnet, Delphine. |
| Although scientific interest on jellyfish ecology has substantially increased in the last decades, little is known on the role of potential predators shaping their population dynamics. Jellyfish were long considered as ‘dead ends’ within food webs, and therefore overlooked as potential food source for higher trophic levels, e.g. fishes. Here this question is tackled by using comprehensive laboratory experiments assessing fish predation on jellyfish. The approach included all the life stages (polyps, ephyrae and medusa) of Aurelia sp. versus more traditional aquaculture feeds in an easily farmed opportunistic fish, the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata (L.). Results revealed that all life stages of Aurelia sp. were accepted as a source of food by S. aurata,... |
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Palavras-chave: Aurelia sp.; Predation; Fish; Sparus aurata; Ingestion rate; Energy pathways. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00349/46018/46026.pdf |
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| Marques, Raquel; Darnaude, Audrey M.; Crochemore, Sandrine; Bouvier, Corinne; Bonnet, Delphine. |
| Until recently, jellyfish have been ignored as an important source of food, due to their low nutritional value. Here, quantitative PCR was used to detect and quantify the DNA of the jellyfish Aurelia coerulea in the gut contents of commercially important fish species from the Thau Lagoon. Individuals from five fish species were collected during two different periods: the bloom period, when the pelagic stages of A. coerulea are abundant, and the post-bloom period, when only the benthic stage – polyps – is present in the lagoon. The DNA of A. coerulea was detected in the guts of 41.9% of the fish analysed, belonging to four different species. The eel Anguilla anguilla and the seabream Sparus aurata were important jellyfish consumers during the bloom and... |
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Palavras-chave: Predation; Aurelia coerulea; Eel; Seabream; Polyps; Medusae; Quantitative PCR; Gut content; Thau lagoon. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00513/62469/66986.pdf |
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