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Cuif M., Kaplan David, Lefèvre Jérôme, Faure V.M., Caillaud M., Verley Philippe, Vigliola Laurent, Lett Christophe. (2014). Wind-induced variability in larval retention in a coral reef system : a biophysical modelling study in the South-West Lagoon of New Caledonia. Progress in Oceanography, 122, p. 105-115. ISSN 0079-6611.

Titre du document
Wind-induced variability in larval retention in a coral reef system : a biophysical modelling study in the South-West Lagoon of New Caledonia
Année de publication
2014
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000334006100008
Auteurs
Cuif M., Kaplan David, Lefèvre Jérôme, Faure V.M., Caillaud M., Verley Philippe, Vigliola Laurent, Lett Christophe
Source
Progress in Oceanography, 2014, 122, p. 105-115 ISSN 0079-6611
In the present work, a biophysical dispersal model is used to understand the role of the physical environment in determining reef fish larval dispersal patterns in the South-West Lagoon of New Caledonia. We focus on a reef fish species, the humbug damselfish Dascyllus aruanus, to investigate seasonal variability of simulated larval retention at the scale of a reef patch and at the scale of the lagoon, and to explore links between larval retention and wind variability. The model shows that retention exhibits considerable temporal variability and periodically reaches values much larger than anticipated. Non-zero larval settlement occurs over a large part of the lagoon. Nevertheless, settlement values decrease quickly away from the natal reef and mean dispersal distances are of order 25-35 km. Cross-correlation analyses indicate that weather conditions characterized by strong south east trade winds lead to low retention rates at both local (reef) and regional (lagoon) scales. By contrast, subtropical weather conditions characterized by weak winds result in high retention rates. These results suggest that large-scale weather regimes can be used as proxies for larval retention of the humbug damselfish in the South-West Lagoon of New Caledonia. Nevertheless, relatively small mean dispersal distances suggest that metapopulation dynamics occur on relatively small spatial scales.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020] ; Ecologie, systèmes aquatiques [036]
Description Géographique
NOUVELLE CALEDONIE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010061913]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010061913
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