@article{fdi:010089550,
  title = {{R}esidency, home range and inter-annual fidelity of three coastal fish species in a {M}editerranean coastal lagoon},
  author = {{M}ignucci, {A}. and {F}orget, {F}abien and {V}illeneuve, {R}. and {D}erridj, {O}. and {M}c{K}indsey, {C}. {W}. and {M}c{K}enzie, {D}. {J}. and {B}ourjea, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the {G}ulf of {L}ion ({NW} {M}editerranean), fish species such as gilthead sea bream {S}parus aurata, {E}uropean seabass {D}icentrarchus labrax, and salema {S}arpa salpa show seasonal occupation of coastal lagoons, presumably as feeding grounds during their adult life stage. {T}he role of the lagoons in these species' life cycles remains unknown, particularly with respect to their residency, space-use, and inter-annual fidelity. {U}sing acoustic telemetry, the movements of 72 seabream, 58 seabass, and 81 salema were monitored over four years within {P}revost {L}agoon ({H}erault {D}epartment, {O}ccitania {R}egion), to characterize (1) the main seasonal patterns of space use inside the lagoon and (2) their annual migrations between the lagoon and the sea. {O}verall, all three species were highly resident in the lagoon during the spring/summer foraging season; seabass was the only species that also dis-played high residency to the lagoon throughout the winter breeding season. {T}he three species showed differences in their space use, although they all mainly inhabited the deep lagoon centre and adjacent shellfish farms, with very small individual home ranges (mean +/- {SD}, 0.12 +/- 0.06 km(2) over all species). {A}ll species showed some inter-annual fidelity to the lagoon (>43% at minimum for seabream) although these fidelity rates were probably underestimated due to fishing mortality, which is probably high during the winter breeding season. {O}verall, this study reveals that coastal lagoons are key foraging habitats for these species in the {G}ulf of {L}ion. {T}he high residency and inter-annual fidelity suggest that any increase of anthropogenic pressure within the lagoon could negatively impact these fish populations. {T}herefore, protection of such productive habitats could be beneficial for long-term management of emblematic coastal species and the fisheries that they support.},
  keywords = {{M}ulti-species ; {A}coustic telemetry ; {S}pace utilization ; {M}igration ; {F}oraging ; {R}eproduction ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {FRANCE} ; {GOLFE} {DU} {LION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}stuarine {C}oastal and {S}helf {S}cience},
  volume = {292},
  numero = {},
  pages = {108450 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {0272-7714},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108450},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089550},
}