@article{fdi:010065590,
  title = {{G}etting a good start in life ? : a comparative analysis of the quality of lagoons as juvenile habitats for the gilthead seabream {S}parus aurata in the {G}ulf of {L}ions},
  author = {{I}snard, {E}. and {T}ournois, {J}. and {M}c{K}enzie, {D}.{J}. and {F}erraton, {F}. and {B}odin, {N}athalie and {A}liaume, {C}. and {D}arnaude, {A}.{M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}emperate coastal lagoons are considered key habitats for several highly prized marine fishes, which colonise them as nurseries. {L}agoons can, however, exhibit diverse abiotic and biotic conditions, with potential consequences for their quality as habitats. {T}o investigate this, we compared size, body condition ({F}ulton's condition factor {K} and lipid classes), past growth rate (from otoliths) and sources of food web organic matter ({OM}), among group 0 juveniles of the gilthead sea bream {S}parus aurata {L}. 1758, captured at the end of their first summer of residence in four lagoons of the {G}ulf of {L}ions in the {NW} {M}editerranean ({M}auguio, {T}hau, {B}ages and {S}alses-{L}eucate). {T}hese lagoons have different environmental conditions and freshwater inputs. {A}lthough age was similar for all lagoons, juveniles from {M}auguio and {B}ages were significantly larger and heavier than those from {T}hau and {S}alses-{L}eucate. {T}hey were also in better condition, with higher white muscle triacylglycerol/sterol ratio (mean±{SD} 35.7±20.1 in {M}auguio and 23.2±9.8 in {B}ages versus 15.1±15.2 in {T}hau and 7.4±7.9 in {S}alses-{L}eucate). {A}ll exhibited similar otolith growth rates for their larval marine phase (2.8 +/- 0.4 mu m day(-1)), but significant differences were found for the lagoon phase, with higher values in {M}auguio and {B}ages (10.1±0.9 and 9.7± 1.0 μm day-1, respectively) than those in {T}hau and {S}alses-{L}eucate (8.4 +/- 1.2 and 8.9 +/- 0.8 mu m day(-1), respectively). {W}hite muscle stable isotope analysis revealed that terrestrial carbon use by the juveniles was >33 % in {M}auguio and <5 % in {S}alses-{L}eucate, with intermediate values (~15 %) in {T}hau and {B}ages. {A}lthough these effects on fish condition and growth rate may relate in part to differences in water salinity and dissolved oxygen in the four lagoons, it is probable that they are mostly related to differences in food web enrichment with terrestrial {OM}.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {GOLFE} {DU} {LION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}stuaries and {C}oasts},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1937--1950},
  ISSN = {1559-2723 ; 1559-2731},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12237-014-9939-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065590},
}