@article{fdi:010077396,
  title = {{M}odeling larval dispersal for the gilthead seabream in the northwestern {M}editerranean {S}ea},
  author = {{L}ett, {C}hristophe and {B}arrier, {N}icolas and {O}urmi{\`e}res, {Y}. and {P}etit, {C}{\'e}cile and {L}abonne, {M}aylis and {B}ourjea, {J}. and {D}arnaude, {A}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o investigate dispersal and connectivity between spawning and lagoon nursery habitats of the gilthead seab-ream, {S}parus aurata, in the {G}ulf of {L}ions (northwestern {M}editerranean {S}ea), we modeled the potential transport of the species' larvae between its supposed main spawning site in the region (the {P}lanier {I}sland) and two of its main local nursery areas (the coastal lagoons of {T}hau and {S}alses-{L}eucate). {P}assive larval drift simulations using a dispersal biophysical model showed a large variability in the possible trajectories from spawning to nursery areas and in the predicted ages for larvae arrival on the two nursery sites. {T}he most common ages at arrival obtained in the simulations (20-60 days) are broadly consistent with previous modeling studies but contrast with the actual ages of the {S}. aurata post-larvae collected in 2016 and 2017 at time of the lagoon entrances (60-90 days, from otolith readings). {T}he period between 25 and 70 days being critical for gilthead seabream larvae to acquire sufficient swimming, osmoregulatory, and olfactory abilities to enter coastal lagoons, we argue that ontogenic development plays a crucial role in the transport and local retention of {S}. aurata larvae in the studied region, explaining the discrepancy between simulation results and observed data.},
  keywords = {{S}parus aurata ; {G}ulf of {L}ions ; {F}ish ; {L}arvae ; {M}odels-hydrodynamic ; {B}iophysical model ; {C}onnectivity ; {O}tolith ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {LION} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}nvironmental {R}esearch},
  volume = {152},
  numero = {},
  pages = {104781 [15 ]},
  ISSN = {0141-1136},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104781},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077396},
}