@article{fdi:010078100,
  title = {{I}mportance of various marine coastal habitats during the life cycle of {S}pratelloides delicatulus in {C}on {D}ao, the oldest {MPA} in {V}ietnam},
  author = {{P}ham, {M}. {H}. and {D}urand, {J}ean-{D}ominique and {L}e, {M}. {P}. and {V}o, {B}. {T}. {T}. and {H}oang, {D}. {H}. and {P}anfili, {J}acques},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}arine protected areas ({MPA}s) are set up to conserve biodiversity, but their design is not always based on strictly scientific considerations. {I}deally, an {MPA} should protect all key habitats necessary for a marine species to complete its life cycle. {T}he identification of these key habitats is complex, especially during the early life of marine fishes. {A} widely distributed tropical and important low trophic-level fish species, {S}pratelloides delicatulus ({C}lupeidae), was used to evaluate the significance of various coastal habitats for its larvae and juveniles in the {C}on {D}ao {A}rchipelago {MPA} in {V}ietnam. {E}arly stages (larvae and juveniles) were sampled monthly over one year ({J}une 2016 to {M}ay 2017) using light traps in three main habitats (seagrass beds, coral reefs and harbour). {T}he species was identified using morphometry and {DNA} barcoding. {A}ge and growth variables were estimated using otolith daily growth increments. {A} total of 3,581 fish were caught. {T}he species was not found in captures between {J}anuary and {F}ebruary, directly linked to the decrease in seawater temperature and was most abundant from {A}pril to {J}une. {F}or a subsample of 248 fish (7-38 mm standard length), ages ranged from 7 to 108 days. {C}aptures and back-calculated birthdates using otolith daily increments showed that {S}. delicatulus spawns during the period of high seawater temperature, from {M}arch to {O}ctober. {T}he species colonizes all three habitats during the early stages (0-26 days old), with growth rate lowest on the seagrass beds. {N}evertheless, the species occupies seagrass beds exclusively during the older stages. {T}he conservation of seagrass beds in the {C}on {D}ao archipelago is essential for protection of juvenile stages of this species but this habitat is presently not included in the {MPA} patches. {E}stablishment of a continuum of protected areas linking habitats, rather than the existing patches is needed to conserve the complete life cycle of this species in the {C}on {D}ao {MPA}. 1.2.3.4.5.},
  keywords = {{C}lupeidae ; conservation ; coral reef ; growth ; otolith ; seagrass ; {VIET} {NAM}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {C}onservation : {M}arine and {F}reshwater {E}cosystems},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1626--1637},
  ISSN = {1052-7613},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1002/aqc.3361},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078100},
}