@article{fdi:010086293, title = {{M}ismatch between the ecological processes driving early life-stage dynamics of bivalves at two contrasting {F}rench {P}olynesian lagoons}, author = {{L}o -{Y}at, {A}. and {M}onaco, {C}. {J}. and {T}homas, {Y}oann and {C}zorlich, {Y}. and {L}e {B}orgne, {F}. and {M}uylaert, {M}. and {L}e {M}oullac, {G}. and {V}anaa, {V}. and {B}eliaeff, {B}. and {G}aren, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he pearl-farming industry depends mostly on the natural recruitment of pearl oysters. {L}ittle is known about the relative influence of different ecological processes on the natural recruitment of pearl oysters across biogeographical scales. {S}patio-temporal dynamics of bivalve larvae and spats were described at {A}he and {M}angareva, 1500 km apart across {F}rench {P}olynesia. {W}e quantified the effect of candidate environmental predictors on the dynamics of larvae. {B}oth lagoons showed similar temporal dynamics with twice more larvae and 6 times more spat in {A}he. {P}inctada maculata spat were more abundant than for {P}. margaritifera at both lagoons. {W}hile the temporal dynamics in larvae abundance were best explained by a positive effect of temperature in {A}he, the dynamics in {M}angareva were poorly predicted by the environmental variables, meaning bivalve early-life stages perform better in {A}he than {M}angareva suggesting a mismatch between the relevant environmental forces driving larval dynamics at these two contrasting lagoons.}, keywords = {{B}ivalve larvae ; {S}pat ; {D}ynamics ; {A}toll ; {P}inctada margaritifera ; {P} maculata ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {TUAMOTU} ; {GAMBIER} ; {AHE} ; {MANGAREVA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {183}, numero = {}, pages = {114099 [11 p.]}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114099}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086293}, }