@article{fdi:010082668,
  title = {{M}odelling marine predator habitat using the abundance of its pelagic prey in the tropical {S}outh-{W}estern {P}acific},
  author = {{R}eceveur, {A}. and {A}llain, {V}. and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {L}ebourges {D}haussy, {A}nne and {L}aran, {S}. and {R}avache, {A}. and {B}ourgeois, {K}. and {V}idal, {E}ric and {H}are, {S}. {R}. and {W}eimerskirch, {H}. and {B}orsa, {P}hilippe and {M}enk{\`e}s, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}nderstanding the ecological mechanisms underpinning distribution patterns is vital in managing populations of mobile marine species. {T}his study is a first step towards an integrated description of the habitats and spatial distributions of marine predators in the {N}atural {P}ark of the {C}oral {S}ea, one of the world's largest marine-protected areas at about 1.3 million km(2), covering the entirety of {N}ew {C}aledonia's pelagic waters. {T}he study aims to quantify the benefit of including a proxy for prey abundance in predator niche modelling, relative to other marine physical variables. {S}patial distributions and relationships with environmental data were analysed using catch per unit of effort data for three fish species (albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna and dolphinfish), sightings collected from aerial surveys for three cetacean guilds ({D}elphininae, {G}lobicephalinae and {Z}iphiidae) and foraging locations identified from bio-tracking for three seabird species (wedge-tailed shearwater, {T}ahiti petrel and red-footed booby). {P}redator distributions were modelled as a function of a static covariate (bathymetry), oceanographic covariates (sea surface temperature, chlorophyll-a concentration and 20 degrees {C}-isotherm depth) and an acoustically derived micronekton preyscape covariate. {W}hile distributions were mostly linked to bathymetry for seabirds, and chlorophyll and temperature for fish and cetaceans, acoustically derived prey abundance proxies slightly improved distribution models for all fishes and seabirds except the {T}ahiti petrel, but not for the cetaceans. {P}redicted spatial distributions showed that pelagic habitats occupied by predator fishes did not spatially overlap. {F}inally, predicted habitats and the use of the preyscapes in predator habitat modelling were discussed.},
  keywords = {{M}icronekton ; {A}coustic ; niche modelling ; {C}oral {S}ea {N}atural {P}ark ; cetacean ; seabird ; predator fish ; {MER} {DE} {CORAIL} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} {OUEST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}cosystems},
  volume = {25},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {757--779},
  ISSN = {1432-9840},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10021-021-00685-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082668},
}