Habitat selection of juvenile sole ( Solea solea L.): Consequences for shoreface nourishment

Post, Marjolein H.M.; Blom, E.; Chen, Chun; Bolle, L.J.; Baptist, M.J.

doi:10.1016/j.seares.2017.02.011

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“…Flounder larvae settle in relatively muddy areas at low salinities, or in fresh water in rivers or canals (Berghahn 1984, van der Veer et al 1991, Jager et al 1995. Settlement of sole larvae occurs more widely in coastal areas, and within the Wadden Sea mainly in sandy and muddy habitats (Rijnsdorp et al 1992), with a preference for finer sediments (Post et al 2017). Dab larvae settle mainly in coastal waters in the North Sea, and the size range of 0-group dab observed within the Wadden Sea indicates that they migrate into the Wadden Sea after settlement (Bolle et al 1994).…”

Section: Spatial Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in functioning of the largest coastal North Sea flatfish nursery, the Wadden Sea, over the past half century

Veer

Tulp

Witte

et al. 2022

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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The international Wadden Sea is an important flatfish nursery. Information from the Dutch Wadden Sea indicates that the flatfish nursery function of the area has been affected during the last decades. Increased seawater temperature has affected settling, habitat suitability for and growth performance of the various flatfish species. Settling of plaice, flounder and to a lesser extent sole larvae occurs earlier nowadays. In the 1960s, 0-, I-, II- and III-group plaice were present, but since 2000, II-group has disappeared and densities of I-group have decreased. For juvenile flounder, II-group almost disappeared, and for dab, a decline in densities of all age groups was observed from the 1990s onwards. Summer temperatures exceed the optimum for the cold-water species (plaice, flounder and dab) with increasing frequency, level and duration. Only for 0-group sole, the period with optimal growth conditions has become longer and has resulted in increased growth. Mortality rates in 0-group plaice have increased, coinciding with an increase in water temperatures and an increase in the abundance of predators. The decrease in density of juvenile plaice and dab in the Wadden Sea has not affected recruitment to North Sea stocks, suggesting that other areas have taken over part of the nursery function. The predicted increase in seawater temperature in the next decades will continue to improve the conditions for sole. The temperature tolerance of plaice and dab and to a lesser extent flounder will further reduce their scope for growth and may ultimately result in their disappearance from the Wadden Sea.

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Section: Spatial Distributionmentioning

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Changes in functioning of the largest coastal North Sea flatfish nursery, the Wadden Sea, over the past half century

Veer

Tulp

Witte

et al. 2022

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…Likewise, the fact that P. marmoratus juveniles showed a marked affinity for the MI and SW sampling sites, with high sediment but low macrophyte cover (L3D-HWP microhabitat type), is probably due to the fact that Gobiids are morphologically adapted to bare soft substrates, on which they can easily hide and camouflage (Anne-Marie et al 1980). The same applies to the few juveniles of S. solea that we captured in this study (Post et al 2017). However, species' microhabitat preferences in the Prévost lagoon apparently also depended on their diet and feeding behavior.…”

Section: Differences In Juvenile Microhabitat Preferencesmentioning

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Spatio-temporal Variation of Shallow Microhabitats and Associated Juvenile Fish Assemblages in a Mediterranean Lagoon

Iotti

Darnaude

Bouriat

et al. 2022

Estuaries and Coasts

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Coastal lagoons are known to host numerous resident and migrant fish species. Spatio-temporal variation in abiotic and biotic conditions in these ecosystems results, however, in a mosaic of microhabitats that could differently affect juvenile growth and survival. To deepen our understanding of juvenile fish habitat requirements and their spatio-temporal use of lagoons, microhabitat characteristics and fish assemblages were monitored jointly in a small temperate lagoon (the Prévost lagoon), from March to October 2019. A total of 2206 juvenile fishes belonging to 22 species were collected. Resident lagoon species, especially Atherina boyeri, dominated the assemblage (74%), while, among migrant species, Sparus aurata (8%) and Liza aurata (5%) were the most represented. Changes in overall juvenile abundance were mainly temporal, following the seasonal shifts in water temperature, salinity, and chlorophyll a concentration (44.9% of the co-inertia). However, our results revealed that distinct types of microhabitats exist in small lagoons and that juvenile fish distribution among them is non-random. Indeed, fish species richness mainly differed among sampling sites in relation to their distance from the inlet and the complexity of the three-dimensional habitat structure (36.5% of the co-inertia). Juveniles preferentially selected microhabitats with medium to high structural complexity, which were essentially created by macroalgae. However, microhabitat preferences were both species and ontogenetic stage dependent, with more contrasting microhabitat requirements in young juveniles. These results underline the need for conservation measures to consider each lagoon as a dynamic mosaic of microhabitats with radically different importance for the juveniles of the various fish species that colonize them.

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“…Newly metamorphosed juveniles settle in coastal areas for around two years until they reach maturity (Post et al, 2017). These areas serve as nursery grounds, where abundant food (epi and endobenthic prey) favors growth.…”

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A review of the effects of contamination and temperature in Solea solea larvae. Modeling perspectives in the context of climate change

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Bégout²,

Cousin³

et al. 2021

Journal of Sea Research

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Habitat selection of juvenile sole ( Solea solea L.): Consequences for shoreface nourishment

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Changes in functioning of the largest coastal North Sea flatfish nursery, the Wadden Sea, over the past half century

Changes in functioning of the largest coastal North Sea flatfish nursery, the Wadden Sea, over the past half century

Spatio-temporal Variation of Shallow Microhabitats and Associated Juvenile Fish Assemblages in a Mediterranean Lagoon

A review of the effects of contamination and temperature in Solea solea larvae. Modeling perspectives in the context of climate change

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