Relations entre la dynamique de quelques espèces de la forêt tropicale humide et les facteurs du milieu. Évaluation de certaines imprécisions des données disponibles dans le dispositif de Paracou (Guyane) Auteur(s) : Delme, Juliette Auteurs secondaires : Ecologie des forêts de Guyane (ECOFOG) ; Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural, des Eaux et des Forêts (ENGREF) - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural des Eaux et Forêts Ecole Doctorale Sciences et Ingénierie, Procédés, Produits et Environnement Bruno Ferry Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Résumé : Diffusion du document : INRA Antilles-Guyane, UMR ECOFOG, F97387 Kourou, Guyane (France) Diplôme : DEA il s'agit d'un type de produit dont les métadonnées ne correspondent pas aux métadonnées attendues dans les autres types de produit : DISSERTATION This work on tropic al humid forest of Paracou includes 16 permanent sample plots covering a total surface of 119 hectares. Ten hectares of them are taken up by floodplains which characteristic is a continuous no-deep underground water level with phases of strong surface water logging. Three items have been studied : (i) Checking that during dry season the maps of the underground water level including its limits are reliable, (ii) Characterising the most suitable ecological niches for certain species, (iii) Additional updating the floodplains characterisation by precisely analysing the chemical soil content as well as the physiological reaction of the Symphonia Globulifera . Checking the underground water level in dry season enabled to put down to a quite good measurement reliability by GIS. The classification ecological of species proposed in this work is based on the relative density in floodplain and drain soil very similar to that which concerns a surface located ten or more kilometres further. This lets us assess that this classification is of a good reliability as long as the climate conditions are quite similar to ours in Paracou. Furthermore the presence of pneumatophores in the Symphonia Globulifera is a good biological criterion as long as it shows a long time ground moisture saturation. By analysing the life litter and the soil we mentioned that the leaf content and the soil content indicate a better nutritional value (phosphorus, calcium and potassium) in the floodplains. For phosphorus the relation between the life litter and the soil results put forward that the Olsen method gives a better explanation of the real phosphorus availability for the trees. Le dispositif de recherche sur la forêt tropicale humide de Paracou est composé de 16 parcelles permanentes couvrant au total 119 ha, dont 10 ha sont occupés par des bas-fonds, caractérisés par l'existence permanente d'une nappe peu profonde et par des périodes de fort engorgement en surface. Notre étude avait trois objectifs : (i) vérifier la fiabilité des cartes de la profondeur de nappe en saison sèche, qui délimitent ces bas-fonds, (ii) caractériser les préférences écologiques de quelques espèces et (iii) compléter la caractérisation des bas-fonds par l'analyse de la richesse chimique du sol et l'étude de la réaction physiologique du Symphonia globulifera. La vérification sur la profondeur de nappe en saison sèche a montré que les imprécisions des cartes étaient d'ampleur limitée, sans incidence forte par rapport à l'ensemble des données. Le classement écologique des espèces proposé dans cette étude, basé sur leurs densités relatives dans les bas-fonds et hors des bas-fonds, est très similaire à celui présenté par une autre étude, dans un dispositif situé à plusieurs dizaines de kilomètres. Cela suggère que ce classement a une bonne validité, tant que les conditions climatiques ne diffèrent pas trop de celles rencontrées à Paracou. Par ailleurs, la présence des pneumatophores du Symphonia globulifera est un bon critère biologique signalant un engorgement hydrique prolongé du sol. Au niveau des analyses de la litière et du sol, les teneurs foliaires et les teneurs dans le sol semblent indiquer que la nutrition en phosphore, calcium et potassium est meilleure en bas-fonds. Au niveau de la méthode de mesure du phosphore assimilable, les relations entre les résultats de la litière et celles du sol suggèrent que la méthode d'Olsen rend mieux compte de la disponibilité effective du phosphore pour les arbres de la forêt tropicale humide que la méthode de Duchaufour. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01189229 hal-01189229 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01189229 PRODINRA : 17050 | Partager |
Nesting Phenology of Marine Turtles: Insights from a Regional Comparative Analysis on Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Auteur(s) : Dalleau, Mayeul Ciccione, Stephane Mortimer, Jeanne A. Garnier, Julie Benhamou, Simon Bourjea, Jerome Éditeur(s) : Public Library Science Résumé : Changes in phenology, the timing of seasonal activities, are among the most frequently observed responses to environmental disturbances and in marine species are known to occur in response to climate changes that directly affects ocean temperature, biogeochemical composition and sea level. We examined nesting seasonality data from long-term studies at 8 green turtle (Chelonia mydas) rookeries that include 21 specific nesting sites in the South-West Indian Ocean (SWIO). We demonstrated that temperature drives patterns of nesting seasonality at the regional scale. We found a significant correlation between mean annual Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and dates of peak nesting with rookeries exposed to higher SST having a delayed nesting peak. This supports the hypothesis that temperature is the main factor determining peak nesting dates. We also demonstrated a spatial synchrony in nesting activity amongst multiple rookeries in the northern part of the SWIO (Aldabra, Glorieuses, Mohéli, Mayotte) but not with the eastern and southern rookeries (Europa, Tromelin), differences which could be attributed to females with sharply different adult foraging conditions. However, we did not detect a temporal trend in the nesting peak date over the study period or an inter-annual relation between nesting peak date and SST. The findings of our study provide a better understanding of the processes that drive marine species phenology. The findings will also help to predict their ability to cope with climate change and other environmental perturbations. Despite demonstrating this spatial shift in nesting phenology, no trend in the alteration of nesting dates over more than 20 years was found. Plos One (1932-6203) (Public Library Science), 2012-10 , Vol. 7 , N. 10 , P. 1-13 Droits : 2012 Dalleau et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00098/20940/18558.pdf DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0046920 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00098/20940/ | Partager |
Turbidity retrieval and monitoring of Danube Delta waters using multi-sensor optical remote sensing data: An integrated view from the delta plain lakes to the western-northwestern Black Sea coastal zone Auteur(s) : Guttler, Fabio Niculescu, Simona Gohin, Francis Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Science Inc Résumé : Based on multi-sensor optical remote sensing techniques, more than 80 medium and high spatial resolution satellite images were used for studying the turbidity patterns of Danube Delta waters. During a selected 4-year temporal coverage (2006 to 2009), the turbidity gradients were simultaneously analyzed in the delta plain lakes and in the Black Sea western-northwestern coastal zone. Two distinct, but complementary, methodologies for retrieving turbidity were employed, one for the lakes and the other for the coastal zone. After comparing the turbidity satellite-derived turbidity products with in-situ measurements, the inter-comparability of the products was independently verified. Then, through an integrative analysis, the initial hypothesis of turbidity control by the Danube River inputs was tested in both areas (Delta plain and coastal zone). Seasonal turbidity patterns were identified together with the mechanisms responsible for its important temporal and spatial variability. Reciprocal contributions derived from the association of multi-scale satellite products were highlighted. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Remote Sensing Of Environment (0034-4257) (Elsevier Science Inc), 2013-05 , Vol. 132 , P. 86-101 Droits : 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00135/24622/23607.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2013.01.009 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00135/24622/ | Partager |
Estimation du nombre de tortues vertes femelles adultes Chelonia mydas par saison de ponte à Tromelin et Europa (Océan Indien) (1973-1985) Auteur(s) : Le Gall, Jean-yves Bosc, Pierre Taquet, Marc Éditeur(s) : Editions de l'ORSTOM Résumé : A research programm on the marine green turtle Chelonia mydas nesting on the two major reproduction sites for the species in the Indian Ocean, conducled over last 15 years, included intensive tagging programm. Processing of these lagging data provides estimations of adult female populations {or each site and season from two independent methods. First classical method is the ratio of total number of nests produced over a define time on the mean individual number of nests by female during the same time (November, December, January). The computed mean individual number ranges from 3 to 3.5 obtained over 2 to 3 months. The second method is the multiple capture-recapture method (JOLLY, 1965; SEBER, 1965; MANLY, 1984). Il is an original tentative of applying this method for the daily estimation of females number on a nesting site. The results obtained suggest this method to be applied for the species on other sites and to other marine turtle species. Population estimates obtained by these two independent methods are coherent Roughly, the two populations through seasonal nesting activity appear in wealthy state with a mean estimation number of 850 to 1100 females for Tromelin and more variable eslimations ranging from 2000 lo 11 000 females by season for Europa, considering lhe three major nesting months: November to January Un programme d'observations sur les populations de tortue verte marine Chelonia mydas pondant sur les deux sites de ponte majeurs de l'espèce dans l'océan Indien, Tromelin et Europa, comportait notamment un programme intensif de marquage. L'exploitation de ces données de marquage a permis de réaliser des estimations du nombre de femelles pondant sur chaque site par deux méthodes différentes. La première méthode est celle, classiquement utilisée, du rapport entre le nombre total de pontes déposées pour une période donnée et le nombre moyen de pontes par femelle durant le même temps. On démontre que le nombre moyen individuel de ponte est de l'ordre de 3 à 3,5 pontes par saison. La deuxième méthode est celle des estimations par marquages-recaptures multiples (J OLL Y -SEBER, 1965; MANLY, 1984). C'est une utilisation originale de cette méthode pour l'estimation journalière des populations de tortues femelles sur un site de ponte, qui doit pouvoir être appliquée sur d'autres sites pour la même espèce et pour d'autres espèces de tortues marines. Les résultats obtenus par ces deux méthodes différentes sont cohérents. Schématiquement, on peut conclure à deux populations abondantes de 850 à 1 ZOO femelles sur Tromelin par saison et des estimations moyennes variant de 2 000 à Il 000 tortues par saison pour l'ensemble des plages d'Europa pour les trois mois principaux de ponte par saison: novembre à janvier. Océanographie tropicale (0245-9418) (Editions de l'ORSTOM), 1986 , Vol. 21 , N. 1 , P. 3-22 Droits : ORSTOM http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00113/22406/20103.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00113/22406/ | Partager Voir aussi Tortue verte Chelonia mydas Reproduckion Ponte Population Femelles Marquage recapture Océan Indien. Marine green turtle Télécharger |
The development of the purse seine fishery on drifting Fish Aggregating devices in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: 1992-1998 Auteur(s) : Lennert-cody, Ce Hall, Melanie Éditeur(s) : Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons, Caribbean-Martinique, 15-19 Oct 1999 15-19 octobre 1999 Résumé : Since the early 1990s, drifting Fish Aggregating Devices, or FADs, have rapidly become the dominant type of floating object used by the purse seine fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean to capture tunas. The development of this fishery for larger vessels is described using data collected by observers aboard vessels of more than 363 metric tons fish-carrying capacity. Bamboo rafts, equipped with radio-transmitters that allow for semi-continuous monitoring, are typically used as FADs. Old purse seine netting is often suspended below the bamboo raft to give the FAD an enhanced underwater profile. Similar to the fishery on flotsam between 1992-1998, most sets on FADs were made before 8 am, with skipjack and bigeye being the dominant tuna species caught, and yellowfin tuna captured in lesser amounts. Discard ratios of skipjack and bigeye were comparable for the two modes of fishing; however, the success rate on FADs for bigeye was more than twice that on non-FAD floating objects ("logs"). In addition, the fishery on logs was largely a coastal hshery, while the fishery on FADs extended west to 150 W, into areas that had not been significantly utilized by the purse seine fleet. The capture of tunas per set varied most with area, season and year. Nonetheless, capture per set for at least one of the three tuna species was also found to vary with the depth of the purse seine net and the amount of the netting hanging below the FAD. The effect of net depth and FAD depth on tuna capture varied by area, season and FAD color. Droits : Ifremer http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00042/15282/12668.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00042/15282/ | Partager Voir aussi Attracting techniques Seiners Seining Tuna fisheries Article Geographic Terms: ISE, Pacific Télécharger |
Gravimetry and ambient seismic noise monitoring for hydrological modeling : application to the Durzon karstic basin (Larzac, France) ; Gravimétrie et surveillance sismique pour la modélisation hydrologique en milieu karstique : application au bassin du Durzon (Larzac,France) Auteur(s) : Fores, Benjamin Auteurs secondaires : Géosciences Montpellier ; Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS) - Université de Montpellier (UM) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Université Montpellier Cédric Champollion Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Résumé : Karstic aquifers represent the most important fresh water reservoirs in many regions of the world like the Mediterranean Basin. However, because of complex processes of karstification, those aquifers are highly heterogeneous at all spatial scales and vulnerable to contamination. In this dissertation, we studied the potential of gravimetry and ambient seismic noise for hydrological modeling in karstic areas.The dolomitic area surrounding the “GEK” observatory in the Durzon catchment on the Larzac plateau, in France, is the preferred site for these studies. Inside the observatory, a superconducting gravimeter dedicated to hydrology has continuously measured gravity changes since 2011 with high precision, undertaken for the first time on a karst. From this gravity monitoring, we made conceptual hydrological models which laid the foundation of 1-D flow physical models. Indeed, gravimetry is an integrative hydro-geophysical method which allows 1) to consider the epikarst, locally heterogeneous as an equivalent tabular medium and 2) to define the types of transfer (fast & slow) occurring at the site. Especially, the lack of fast transfer through the GEK epikarst was precisely quantified for the first time at the field scale (~100m). Gravity-driven water mass balance with local meteorological data (evapotranspiration from a flux tower and precipitation) allowed setting the bottom outlet of the model to 1 mm.day-1. This flow has proved to be representative of the low-flow discharge at the only spring which represents all groundwater outflows from the catchment. This result supposes the homogeneity of the dolomitic epikarst almost at the basin scale. Model parameters were next calibrated using one year of ambient seismic noise monitored at two stations. Phase velocity changes obtained by cross-correlating the noise between 6 and 8 Hz were used as a ”timer” to follow the water infiltration between a depth of 30 and 60 meters. Thus, monitoring seismic velocity changes using ambient seismic noise demonstrates great potential for the study of deep and complex critical zones and could fill the instrumental gap currently existing in hydrology.Time-lapse gravity measurements with a spring-based portable gravimeter have also demonstrated the different behavior of two epikarsts and their variability at the scale of a few hundred meters. Monthly measurements around the observatory revealed the spatial homogeneity of this dolomitic epikarst: all the stations showed the same water storage changes. On the contrary, seasonal surface to depth gravity measurements along the underground passage of the Saint-Ferréol sinkhole, in limestone, have shown fast transfer and strong spatial variability of water storage. Lithology is then expected to play a part in the epikarst capacity to retain water. The precision needed to measure the weak hydrological induced signals during those surveys required robust methodology and an ambient temperature effect on measurements with spring-based gravimeter was observed in the field and quantified in the laboratory. Les aquifères karstiques représentent des ressources en eau essentielles dans de nombreuses régions du monde comme le bassin Méditerranéen. Cependant, de par les processus complexes de karstification, ces aquifères sont hétérogènes à de nombreuses échelles et vulnérables. Dans cette thèse, nous étudions le potentiel de la gravimétrie et du bruit sismique ambiant pour la modélisation hydrologique en milieu karstique.Le site dolomitique de l’observatoire « GEK », sur le bassin du Durzon dans le Larzac, est le site d’étude privilégié de ces travaux. Dans l’observatoire, un gravimètre supraconducteur dédié à l’hydrologie mesure depuis 2011 les variations de gravité en continu et à une très haute précision, pour la première fois sur un karst. Des modèles hydrologiques conceptuels ont été réalisés à partir de cette surveillance gravimétrique et ont permis de poser les bases de modèles physiques d’écoulements 1-D. En effet la gravimétrie, intégratrice, permet 1) de considérer l’épikarst localement hétérogène comme un milieu tabulaire équivalent et 2) de définir les types de transfert à l’œuvre sur le site. En particulier, l’absence de transfert rapide dans l’épikarst a été quantifiée avec précision pour la première fois à l’échelle du terrain (~100m). A l’aide de données météorologiques locales, un bilan de masse précis a permis de définir le flux en limite inférieure du modèle à 1 mm.jour-1. Ce flux s’est montré représentatif du débit de basses-eaux de la source drainant l’ensemble du bassin. Ce résultat suppose une homogénéité de l’épikarst dolomitique quasiment à l’échelle du bassin. Les paramètres des modèles physiques ont ensuite pu être calibrés à l’aide d’un an d’intercorrélation du bruit sismique ambiant entre deux stations. Les variations de vitesses de phase obtenues entre 6 et 8Hz nous ont servi de « chronomètre » pour suivre l’infiltration entre 30 et 60m de profondeur. La surveillance passive des variations de vitesses sismiques par intercorrélation du bruit sismique ambiant montre ainsi un fort potentiel pour l’étude des zones critiques profondes et complexes à l’échelle du terrain et peut combler la lacune instrumentale qui existe actuellement en hydrologie.Des campagnes répétées de mesures avec un gravimètre portable à ressort ont également mis en évidence le fonctionnement différent de deux épikarsts et leur variabilité à l’échelle de la centaine de mètres. Des mesures mensuelles autour de l’observatoire ont mis en évidence l’homogénéité spatiale de cet épikarst dolomitique : toutes les stations ont les mêmes variations temporelles de stock d’eau. Au contraire, des mesures saisonnières en surface et en profondeur le long de la galerie souterraine calcaire de l’abîme de Saint-Ferréol ont montré une variabilité spatiale forte du stockage ainsi que du transfert rapide. La lithologie de l’épikarst est donc suspectée de jouer un rôle dans sa capacité de stockage. Lors de ces campagnes, la faiblesse du signal recherché a nécessité une méthodologie précautionneuse et un effet de température sur les mesures des gravimètres relatifs à ressort a été observé sur le terrain et quantifié en laboratoire. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01649606 NNT : 2016MONTT128 tel-01649606 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01649606 https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01649606/document https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01649606/file/2016_FORES_archivage.pdf | Partager |
Disentangling stand and environmental correlates of aboveground biomass in Amazonian forests Auteur(s) : Baraloto, Christopher Rabaud, Suzanne Moltos, Quentin Blanc, Lilian FORTUNEL, Claire Herault, Bruno Nallarett, Davila Mesones, Italo Auteurs secondaires : Départment of biology ; University of Central Florida (UCF) Department of biology ; University of Florida Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) Botany Graduate Program ; Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia Department of integrative biology ; University of California Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana Departement of integrative biology ; University of California Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley Résumé : Tropical forests contain an important proportion of the carbon stored in terrestrial vegetation, but estimated aboveground biomass (AGB) in tropical forests varies two-fold, with little consensus on the relative importance of climate, soil and forest structure in explaining spatial patterns. Here, we present analyses from a plot network designed to examine differences among contrasting forest habitats (terra firme, seasonally flooded, and white-sand forests) that span the gradient of climate and soil conditions of the Amazon basin. We installed 0.5-ha plots in 74 sites representing the three lowland forest habitats in both Loreto, Peru and French Guiana, and we integrated data describing climate, soil physical and chemical characteristics and stand variables, including local measures of wood specific gravity (WSG). We use a hierarchical model to separate the contributions of stand variables from climate and soil variables in explaining spatial variation in AGB. AGB differed among both habitats and regions, varying from 78 Mg ha−1 in white-sand forest in Peru to 605 Mg ha−1 in terra firme clay forest of French Guiana. Stand variables including tree size and basal area, and to a lesser extent WSG, were strong predictors of spatial variation in AGB. In contrast, soil and climate variables explained little overall variation in AGB, though they did co-vary to a limited extent with stand parameters that explained AGB. Our results suggest that positive feedbacks in forest structure and turnover control AGB in Amazonian forests, with richer soils (Peruvian terra firme and all seasonally flooded habitats) supporting smaller trees with lower wood density and moderate soils (French Guianan terra firme) supporting many larger trees with high wood density. The weak direct relationships we observed between soil and climate variables and AGB suggest that the most appropriate approaches to landscape scale modeling of AGB in the Amazon would be based on remote sensing methods to map stand structure. ISSN: 1354-1013 hal-01374829 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01374829 DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02432.x PRODINRA : 183370 | Partager |
Gametogenic cycle and reproductive effort of the tropical blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera (Bivalvia : Pteriidae), cultivated in Takapoto atoll (French Polynesia) Auteur(s) : Pouvreau, Stephane Gangnery, Aline Tiapari, Jerome Lagarde, Franck Garnier, Matthieu Bodoy, Alain Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Résumé : The gametogenic cycle and the reproductive effort of the blacklip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera, cultivated in Takapoto lagoon were studied for a 1-year period (March 1997-April 1998) by bimonthly observations of gonadal sections, dry tissue weights and gonadal index in a population of pearl oyster composed of three age-groups. pearl oysters attained sexual maturity in the end of their first year (height approximate to 40 mm), implying that P. margaritifera is a late-maturing species in comparison with other Pteriidae. This species was also confirmed to be a marked protandrous successive hermaphrodite in culture, with 100 % of males at first maturity and 75 % in older pearl oyster (height > 120 mm). The general pattern of gametogenic activity, fairly synchronous in both sexes, was comparable with that of other tropical bivalves: reproduction occurs continuously throughout the year with a maximal activity during the warm season (November-May). No resting period was observed. Quantitative growth data showed that P. margaritifera exhibits an annual synchronised polymodal spawning pattern, with two spawning peaks in age-group I (height approximate to 70 mm) and five in age-groups II (height approximate to 100 mm) and III (height approximate to 120 mm). Spawning was sometimes incomplete, nevertheless a clear relationship between gamete production (P-R, g) and size (height H, mm) was obtained: P-R = 5.26 x 10(-7) H-2.91 (R-2 = 0.99, p < 0.05). Estimation of P-R was used to calculate the annual reproductive effort in P. margaritifera. Reproductive effort (%) was similar to those calculated for temperate species and showed a progressive increase with the age of pearl oyster, from 7 % in age-group I to 38 % in age-group III. This study showed that, in a fairly stable tropical environment such as the Takapoto lagoon, P. margaritifera is a multiple spawner, which uses an opportunistic reproductive strategy, allowing investment all year around, of any surplus energy into gamete production. Surplus energy is ensured by the high pumping rates developed by this non-symbiotic bivalve to succeed in low seston conditions. (C) 2000 Ifremer/Cnrs/Inra/Ird/Cemagref/Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. Le cycle et l'effort de reproduction de l'huître perlière à lèvres noires, Pinctada margaritifera, cultivée dans le lagon de Takapoto, ont été étudiés sur une période annuelle (de mars 1997 à avril 1998), par un suivi bimensuel des stades de maturation et des indices gonadiques, sur une population en élevage composée de trois groupes d'âge (1, 2 et 3 ans). Cette étude a confirmé que P. margaritifera est une espèce qui se reproduit tardivement par rapport aux autres Ptériidés (elle atteint sa maturité sexuelle à la fin de sa première année, pour une hauteur approximative de 40 mm). Par ailleurs, elle présente, en élevage, une protandrie marquée (100 % de mâles à première maturité, 75 % pour des huîtres âgées de trois ans). Le schéma général de sa gamétogenèse, relativement synchrone dans les deux sexes, est comparable à celui des autres bivalves tropicaux : la reproduction est quasiment continue (aucune période de repos sexuel) avec une activité accrue en saison chaude (de novembre à mai). L'analyse des variations du poids de la gonade suggère l'existence de deux pics d'émission de gamètes chez les huîtres de un an et cinq pics chez les huîtres de 2 et 3 ans (cycle de reproduction de type polymodal). Bien que ces émissions de gamètes soient parfois incomplètes, une relation entre la production de gamètes (PR, en g) et la taille de l'huître perlière (hauteur, H, en mm) a été établie : PR = 5,26 x 10-7 H2,91 (R2 = 0,99, p < 0,05). Ces résultats ont permis de calculer l'effort de reproduction de P. margaritifera à Takapoto et sur un bilan annuel : il augmente avec l'âge de l'huître perlière de 7 % pour le groupe d'âge I à 38% pour le groupe d'âge III. Ces valeurs annuelles sont similaires à celles calculées chez les bivalves de milieux tempérés. Cette étude a donc montré que, dans un environnement tropical assez stable tel que celui du lagon de Takapoto, P. margaritifera présente une reproduction continue, avec plusieurs pics d'émission de gamètes par an. Cette stratégie « opportuniste » permet l'investissement, de tout surplus d'énergie en production de gamètes, tout au long de l'année. Malgré la faible concentration du milieu en nourriture, ces surplus d'énergie sont assurés par les fortes capacités de filtration développées par cette espèce tropicale non-symbiotique. Aquatic Living Resources (0990-7440) (Elsevier), 2000 , Vol. 13 , N. 1 , P. 37-48 Droits : 2000 Ifremer/Cnrs/Inra/Ird/Cemagref/Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2000/publication-1391.pdf DOI:10.1016/S0990-7440(00)00135-2 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1391/ | Partager |
Investigating trophic-level variability in Celtic Sea fish predators Auteur(s) : Chassot, E Rouyer, Tristan Trenkel, Verena Gascuel, D Éditeur(s) : Blackwell science Résumé : The trophic level mean and variance, and the degree of omnivory for five Celtic Sea fish predators were estimated using a database of stomach content records characterized by a high level of taxonomic resolution. The predators occupied a high position in the food web, i.e. 4.75 for Atlantic cod Gadus morhua, 444 for haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus, 4.88 for European hake Merluccius merluccius, 5.00 for megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis and 5.27 for whiting Merlangius merlangus. The level of taxonomic resolution of the prey did not greatly affect mean T-L predator values; an effect on variance was evident, low resolution masking intra-population variability in T-L. Generalized additive models (GAM) were used to explain the variability of predator T-L caused by environmental variables (international Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES, division and season) and predator characteristics (total length, L-T). Significant year, location season and interaction effects were found for some species and with L-T, at the scale of ICES subdivision. The species-specific variability of T-L could be due to spatio-temporal variations in prey availability and in predator selectivity following ontogenetic changes. Omnivorous fish T-L. was less affected by spatio-temporal variations. In addition, results showed that the omnivory index and T-L variability provide dissimilar information on predator feeding strategy. Combining information on T-L. variability and omnivory allowed between within individual and between-individual components contributing to trophic niche width to be separated and the type of generalization of fish predators to be identified. (c) 2008 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2008 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. Journal of Fish Biology (0022-1112) (Blackwell science), 2008-09 , Vol. 73 , N. 4 , P. 763-781 Droits : 2008 Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc. The Fisheries Society of the British Isles http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4699.pdf DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01938.x http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4699/ | Partager |
Leaf, stem and root tissue strategies across 758 Neotropical tree species Auteur(s) : FORTUNEL, Claire Fine, Paul V. A. Baraloto, Christopher Auteurs secondaires : Ecologie des forêts de Guyane (ECOFOG) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - AgroParisTech - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Dept Integrat Biol ; University of California [Berkeley] NSF [DEB-0743103/0743800]; INRA Package grant Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley Résumé : 1. Trade-offs among functional traits reveal major plant strategies that can give insight into species distributions and ecosystem processes. However, current identification of plant strategies lacks the integration of root structural traits together with leaf and stem traits. 2. We examined correlations among 14 traits representing leaf, stem and woody root tissues. Traits were measured on 1084 individuals representing 758 Neotropical tree species, across 13 sites representative of the environmental variation encompassed by three widespread habitats (seasonally flooded, clay terra firme and white-sand forests) at opposite ends of Amazonia (French Guiana and Peru). 3. Woody root traits were closely aligned with stem traits, but not with leaf traits. Altogether leaf, stem and woody root traits delineated two orthogonal axes of functional trade-offs: a first axis defined by leaf traits, corresponding to a leaf economics spectrum, and a second axis defined by covarying stem and woody root traits, corresponding to a wood economics spectrum. These axes remained consistent when accounting for species evolutionary history with phylogenetically independent contrasts. 4. Despite the strong species turnover across sites, the covariation among root and stem structural traits as well as their orthogonality to leaf traits were strongly consistent across habitats and regions. 5. We conclude that root structural traits mirrored stem traits rather than leaf traits in Neotropical trees. Leaf and wood traits define an integrated whole-plant strategy in lowland South American forests that may contribute to a more complete understanding of plant responses to global changes in both correlative and modelling approaches. We suggest further meta-analyses in expanded environmental and geographic zones to determine the generality of this pattern. ISSN: 0269-8463 hal-01032415 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032415 DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02020.x | Partager |
La fête de Pâques : transgressions et instrumentalisations au sein des pratiques touristiques. Le cas de Maramureş en Roumanie Auteur(s) : Catrina, Sonia Éditeur(s) : Université des Antilles Études caribéennes Résumé : Le but de cet article est d’analyser la manière dont s’effectue la construction sociale et symbolique de l’identité des propriétaires de pensions touristiques de Maramureş en présence des touristes pendant la période d’abstinence, recueillement et préparation pour les Pâques, durant cette fête religieuse et les jours qui lui suivent. Partant d’une description socio-anthropologique des « ingrédients » de cette fête nous nous proposons d’en identifier les transgressions et leurs significations dans le contexte d’un tourisme rural de type familial. On essaie de comprendre « le comment » et « le pourquoi » des logiques qui se trouvent derrière l’instrumentalisation de certains symboles de cette fête religieuse dans la sphère privée d’identification. Nous supposons que la désobéissance à certaines pratiques coutumières liées à la fête religieuse répond à des besoins de marketing touristique. Au-delà de l’étude des mécanismes de « mise en scène » des éléments collectifs d’identification sélectionnés par les propriétaires de pensions touristiques, c’est bien la question d’identité qui est au cœur de notre propos. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the way in which the guesthouse owners from Maramureş carry out a social and symbolic construction of their identity in the presence of the tourists during the season of fasting, reflection and preparation before the celebration of Easter, during this religious holiday and the days after that. Starting from a socio-anthropological description of the “ingredients” of this religious holiday we aim at identifying its transgressions and their meanings in the context of the rural family-type tourism. We try to understand the “how” and the “why” of the logics which are behind the instrumentalisation of certain symbols of this religious holiday in the private sphere of identification. We assume that the disobedience to certain ancestral practices associated with this religious holiday answers the guesthouse owners’ tourism marketing needs. Behind the study of the mechanisms of “putting on display” items of collective identification selected by the guesthouse owners, it is the question of identity which is the heart of our reflection. Maramureş Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess urn:doi:10.4000/etudescaribeennes.5898 http://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/5898 | Partager |
Trace metal concentrations in the North-western Mediterranean atmospheric aerosol between 1986 and 2008: Seasonal patterns and decadal trends Auteur(s) : Heimbuerger, Lars-eric Migon, Christophe Dufour, Aurelie Chiffoleau, Jean-francois Cossa, Daniel Éditeur(s) : Elsevier Science Bv Résumé : Climatic and anthropogenic changes are able to engender modifications in the aerosol composition at different geographical and temporal scales The present study addresses this question for the trace metal concentrations (TM = Al, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Pb, Cd and Zn) of aerosol from the North-western Mediterranean coast of France (Cap Ferrat, nearby Nice) between 1986 and 2008. From seasonal variations (2006-08) and decadal trends (1986-2008) of TM concentrations. three groups of elements can be distinguished They consist of different aerosol sources: crustal-derived elements (Al, Fe. Mn and Co), trace metals of anthropogenic origin (Pb, Cd and Zn) and a third, intermediate, group of trace metals that presented both anthropogenic and natural/crustal influences (Ni and Cu). Reproducible seasonal patterns were observed for crustal and intermediate elements with highest concentrations between May and November. while anthropogenic trace metals did not show a pronounced seasonal cycle Nevertheless, highest concentrations of anthropogenic trace metals occurred mostly in autumn/winter. Aerosol concentrations of anthropogenic TMs decreased remarkably over the last two decades, while crustal trace metals did not show any evolution Nickel and copper aerosol concentrations remained constant, as well. Lead concentrations decreased from 1986 (29.34 ng m(-3)) to 2008 (3.33 ng m(-3)). overall by 90%. Cadmium and zinc aerosol concentrations decreased by 66 and 54%, respectively, between 1998 and 2006-08. from 0.27 to 0.09 ng m(-3) and from 23.9 to 10.9 ng m(-3). respectively. These findings demonstrate the response of the atmospheric environment to the implementation of antipollution policies Possible changes of trace metal emissions sources and local influences are discussed (C) 2010 Elsevier B V. All rights reserved. Science Of The Total Environment (0048-9697) (Elsevier Science Bv), 2010-06 , Vol. 408 , N. 13 , P. 2629-2638 Droits : 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00006/11688/8503.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.02.042 http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00006/11688/ | Partager |
Effect of water exchange on effluent and sediment characteristics and on partial nitrogen budget in semi-intensive shrimp ponds in New Caledonia Auteur(s) : Lemonnier, Hugues Faninoz, Sebastien Éditeur(s) : Blackwell science Résumé : An experiment was conducted in six earthen ponds with 20 shrimps m(-2) Litopenaeus stylirostris (Stimpson) during the warm season in New Caledonia to study the dynamics of wastes in relation with water exchange rate (WER). The nitrogen budget was established, taking into account the different forms of nitrogen in the water, sediment, feed and shrimp. Data from a wide range of treatments applied in unreplicated ponds were treated using regression analysis to establish the relationship between WER and partial nitrogen budget, sediment characteristics and shrimp performance. To compare effluent quality between treatments during the season, data were analysed using the non-parametric sign test. The water outflow was characterized by a decrease in the concentrations of N-mineral forms (TAN, NO2--NO3-), an increase in the concentration of organic soluble and sestonic organic forms (expressed in terms of particulate nitrogen, particulate organic carbon, chlorophyll a) compared with the water inflow. Increasing WER increased the amount of exported wastes and mainly in the organic forms and TAN can be considered as negligible. The nitrogen budget showed that 19-46% of nitrogen input (feed+water) was exported into the coastal environment. The results showed that the quality of the sediment decreased as WER decreased. The potential negative impact of the developing industry in New Caledonia on the costal environment could be partially reduced in a first step by decreasing WER. However, if applied in the farms, this practice should be linked to a close survey of the evolution of sediment quality. Aquaculture Research (1355-557X) (Blackwell science), 2006-06 , Vol. 37 , N. 9 , P. 938-948 Droits : 2006 Blackwell Publishing, Inc. http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-1811.pdf DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2006.01515.x http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1811/ | Partager |
An overview of the FADs fishery in the Mediterranean Sea Auteur(s) : Morales-nin, B Cannizzaro, L Massuti, E Potoschi, A Andaloro, F Éditeur(s) : Pêche thonière et dispositifs de concentration de poissons, Caribbean-Martinique, 15-19 Oct 1999 15-19 octobre 1999 Résumé : The Mediterranean small-scale fleet is highly adaptive, showing a dynamic fishing intensity and strategy, and exploiting seasonal abundant resources. In this area, the aggregatory behaviour under floats of juvenile fish has been used since ancient times to exploit oceanic migratory species such as dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), using Fish Aggregating anchored Devices (fads). A total of 2 300 boats are engaged in this fishery from August to December, the main fishing areas being those around Malta, Tunisia, Sicily and Majorca. The fads ( arrow right m2) are made of different cheap floating materials, and are moored in fixed places, ranging from shore waters to areas 60 miles off the coast (1 500 m depth). Each boat deploys an average of 20 to 100 fads. The gears used are special surrounding nets without purse line, and traditional purse seine nets. The fishery exploits young-of-the-year dolphinfish (<6 months old), originated by a pre-spawning migration of adults from Atlantic waters. Their catches show high annual and monthly variability, depending on the recruitment and the accessibility of recruits to the fishery. Pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) are also exploited in this fishery as by-catch. A total of about 1 000 metric tons of dolphinfish are yearly caught mainly in September-October. The fads are historically laid in August. Recently, the fads fishing period has increased in Sicily, and the fads are laid in July, so as to catch pilotfish and greater amberjak juveniles. In recent years, the interest for this fishing method and the study of these fisheries has increased in the Mediterranean. Though the market and its seasonality limit this exploitation, this fishery is economically profitable with good revenue. Droits : Ifremer http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00042/15286/12672.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00042/15286/ | Partager |
Adaptive aspects of phenotypic plasticity in echinoderms Auteur(s) : Ebert, Ta Éditeur(s) : Gauthier-Villars Résumé : Echinoderms show phenotypic plasticity in which variation in environmental conditions elicit graded reaction norms of morphological change. With the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus under laboratory conditions, decreases in available food caused decreases in dry weights of the gonad and gut coupled with increases in the mass of Aristotle's lantern and length of the demi-pyramids. Spine clipping caused increased spine growth as well as decreases in the gut and gonad masses. Survival rate remained unchanged over a range of feeding and clipping treatments. In the field, at Sunset Bay, Oregon, well-fed sea urchins, with relatively small demi-pyramids, showed survival rates similar to poorly fed sea urchins that had large demi-pyramids. The wide range of morphological change, coupled with the narrow range of-change in survival, suggests that morphological plasticity buffers survival and hence would increase fitness. Phenotypic plasticity shown by other sea urchins includes changes in the relative sizes of Aristotle's lantern in Diadema antillarum and Echinometra mathaei and seasonal variation in the density of pedicellariae in Echinus esculentus. Variation in body size of echinoids and asteroids in different habitats and variation in number of arms in crinoids also may be examples of adaptive plasticity. Seasonal atrophy of internal organs in the sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus has been interpreted as an adaptive response to food limitation but, given the nature of responses in other echinoderms, such an interpretation seems unlikely and the significance of seasonal atrophy of organs in holothurians remains unknown. Oceanologica Acta (0399-1784) (Gauthier-Villars), 1996 , Vol. 19 , N. 3-4 , P. 347-355 Droits : info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00094/20492/18187.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00094/20492/ | Partager |
Characterization and Stochastic Modeling of Wind Speed Sequences Auteur(s) : CALIF, Rudy Emilion, Richard Auteurs secondaires : Laboratoire de Recherche en Géosciences et Énergies (LaRGE) ; Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) Mathématiques - Analyse, Probabilités, Modélisation - Orléans (MAPMO) ; Université d'Orléans (UO) - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Martin OberlackJoachim PeinkeAlessandro TalamelliLuciano CastilloMichael Hölling Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Springer Résumé : International audience Wind energy production is very sensitive to turbulent wind, in particular when wind power variations range from few seconds to 1 hour, are considered. Indeed rapid changes in the local meteorological condition as observed in tropical climate can provoke large variations of wind speed. Consequently the electric grid security can be jeopardized due to these fluctuations. This is particularly the case of island networks as in the Guadeloupean archipelago (French West Indies) where the installed 20 MW wind power already represents 11% of the electrical consumption. From 1 million wind sequences of duration 10 minutes, sampled at 1 Hz during the trade season, we proceed toward two objectives: i) the characterization of the wind speed sequences, ii) the dynamical simulation of the wind sequences using Langevin equation. Progress in Turbulence and Wind Energy IV ISBN : 978-3-642-28968-2. hal-01527883 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01527883 DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-28968-2-50 | Partager |
Assimilation exceeds respiration sensitivity to drought : a FLUXNET synthesis Auteur(s) : Schwalm, Christopher R. Williams, Christopher A. Schaefer, Kevin Arneth, Almut Bonal, Damien Buchmann, Nina Chen, Jiquan Law, Beverly E. Auteurs secondaires : Graduate School of Geography ; Clark University Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) ; University of Colorado Boulder [Boulder] - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysis [Lund] ; Lund University [Lund] Ecologie des forêts de Guyane (ECOFOG) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) - Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) - AgroParisTech - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Institute of Plant Sciences ; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zürich) Department of Environmental Sciences ; University of Toledo College of Forestry ; Oregon State University (OSU) Department of Biology ; University of Antwerp (UA) Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Wiley Résumé : The intensification of the hydrological cycle, with an observed and modeled increase in drought incidence and severity, underscores the need to quantify drought effects on carbon cycling and the terrestrial sink. FLUXNET, a global network of eddy covariance towers, provides dense data streams of meteorological data, and through flux partitioning and gap filling algorithms, estimates of net ecosystem productivity (FNEP), gross ecosystem productivity (P), and ecosystem respiration (R). We analyzed the functional relationship of these three carbon fluxes relative to evaporative fraction (EF), an index of drought and site water status, using monthly data records from 238 micrometeorological tower sites distributed globally across 11 biomes. The analysis was based on relative anomalies of both EF and carbon fluxes and focused on drought episodes by biome and climatic season. Globally P was ≈50% more sensitive to a drought event than R. Network-wide drought-induced decreases in carbon flux averaged −16.6 and −9.3 g C m−2 month−1 for P and R, i.e., drought events induced a net decline in the terrestrial sink. However, in evergreen forests and wetlands drought was coincident with an increase in P or R during parts of the growing season. The most robust relationships between carbon flux and EF occurred during climatic spring for FNEP and in climatic summer for P and R. Upscaling flux sensitivities to a global map showed that spatial patterns for all three carbon fluxes were linked to the distribution of croplands. Agricultural areas exhibited the highest sensitivity whereas the tropical region had minimal sensitivity to drought. Combining gridded flux sensitivities with their uncertainties and the spatial grid of FLUXNET revealed that a more robust quantification of carbon flux response to drought requires additional towers in all biomes of Africa and Asia as well as in the cropland, shrubland, savannah, and wetland biomes globally. ISSN: 1354-1013 hal-01032076 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01032076 DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01991.x | Partager |
European Journal of Sport Science Influence of exercise intensity and duration on perceived exertion in adolescent Taekwondo athletes Auteur(s) : Haddad, Monoem Chaouachi, Anis Castagna, Carlo Hue, Olivier Chamari, Karim Impellizzeri, Franco M. Auteurs secondaires : ISSEP kef University of Jandouba ; ISSEP Kef, University of Jandouba Tunisian Research Laboratory ''Sport Performance Optimisation'' - National Centre of Medicine & Science in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia ; Tunisian Research Laboratory Football Training and Biomechanics Laboratory ; Technical Department, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Adaptations au Climat Tropical, Exercice et Santé (ACTES) ; Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG) ISSEP Ksar Saïd Research Centre for Sport, Mountain and Health, University of Verona , Rovereto ; Research Centre for Sport, Mountain and Health Éditeur(s) : HAL CCSD Taylor & Francis Résumé : International audience The aim of this study was to examine the influence of exercise intensity and session duration on rating of perceived exertion (RPE) in adolescent Taekwondo (TKD) athletes. Twelve male youth competitive TKD athletes, aged between 13 and 18 years took part in this study. Training data (368 individual sessions) were collected during the 12 weeks of the precompetitive TKD season. Daily training load was calculated using the heart rate and the session-RPE. Exercise intensity was also classified in five zones [i.e. 5060%, 6170%, 7180%, 8190% and 91100% of maximal heart rate (HRmax)] and the time spent in each zone was expressed as percentage of total session time. The analysis of variance showed a significantmain effect for zone (pB0.001) with most of the time (69%) spent at intensities between 61 and 90% of HRmax, and only 10% spent above 91% (mean differences compared to the other zones ranging from 6.6% versus zone 1 to 14.8% versus zone 3; pB0.0001). The individual correlation between session-RPE and HR-based methods were moderate to large. The stepwise multiple regression showed that RPE was influenced mainly by the time spent in the high intensity zone that explained 22.1% of the variance in RPE. Session duration accounted for only an additional 3.2%. The results suggest the time spent at high-intensity (i.e. between 91 and 100% HRmax) and only marginally the session duration influences theRPE referred to the whole training session. This seems to confirm that the determination of the TL multiplying the RPE andsession duration is acceptable. ISSN: 1746-1391 hal-01163939 https://hal.univ-antilles.fr/hal-01163939 DOI : 10.1080/17461391.2012.691115 | Partager |
Les pêcheries mixtes de langoustine et de merlu du golfe de Gascogne. Description, préparation à une modélisation et à une simulation des procédures de gestion Auteur(s) : Charuau, Anatole Ifremer Résumé : 1 - Study's goals review The management of Norway Lobster and Hake fisheries can be considered as the most important issue in the Gascogne gulf. Calculation methods used to evaluate prediction variations under various efforts and mesh constraints all pinpoint to the crucial role narrow mesh fishing plays in Hakes' Northern stock status. The involvement of Gascogne gulf Norway Lobster fisheries regarding Hakes over exploitation seems over dimensioned when comparing the size of both of these stocks. Hake stocks spread from Northern Great Britain to Northern Spain, while Norway Lobster stocks are located in the Gascogne gulf's mud flats. The biological solution is well known and consists in globally increasing mesh nets to 80mm which would bring up Hakes yield to its most. It would be unreal to pretend all parties involved in Hake stocks will come to use them. For now, it is mostly an economical issue since many vessels continue on with an exploitation scheme dating from the 60's and fish on coastal mud flats which are the most exploited zones and where their catch is detrimental to juvenile class Hakes and Norway Lobsters. Considering our limited time, this study will cover bio- economical modelisation preparation. You will therefore find a description of fisheries and an exploitation assessment based on 1986's available data.
2 - Accomplished work
2. 1 Fishery description
Presenting the problems and preparing ulterior analyses was first and foremost. Norway Lobster vessels supposedly, according to evaluation models used, test immature Hakes in such a manner that all stock exploitation is jeopardized. Norway Lobster distribution is closely linked to the nature of the ocean floor since it can only build its habitat on fine sediment. Hakes' habitat is not as restrictive and is linked to food supply, especially euphausiid shrimps, so they can be found on sandy and sandy-sedimental floors. Norway Lobsters are sought by a fleet of 400 to 450 ships which characteristics widely vary according to their home port. On the northern part, fisheries are close to exploitation ports where Norway Lobsters and miscellaneous catch yield is sufficient to support an older fleet. On the southern part, the structure is diversified and flexibility usually rules, more modern vessels can easily switch their target on a seasonal or daily basis. Globally, Hakes' northern stocks are slightly on the rise. This rise is probably due to global mesh size increase, even if slight and a decrease on fishing effort where immature species are caught. Norway Lobster stocks unloading is stable or slightly lower and yields, as far as northern fishery are concerned, vary and oscillate between ±15 to ±20 % at about an average of 100 kg/day. Biological parameters used in the evaluations for each species are those used in CIEM and CEE work cells. Among those parameters, those describing growth are the greatest. For Hakes, an intermediary growth equation between males and females has been used. For Norway Lobsters, both sexes are treated separately. Simulations were carried out according to 3 types of data: Norway Lobster vessels fishing effort variations. Norway Lobster vessels mesh increase. Norway Lobster vessels fishing effort decrease or mesh increasing go along in the same direction for Hake and Norway Lobster stock production (chart A and B). Lastly, a brief study on results evaluation significance was done to modify: - the size of Hake rejects by Norway Lobster vessels. The range of sizes stays the same but the amount in each class varies according to the same percentage. - Norway Lobsters growth parameters, both values used (L» = 76 mm and k = 0.11 for males, L°° = 56 mm and k = 0.14 for females) representing the "high" hypothesis. In the first case, a 20% error rate for rejects evaluation with 60 mm mesh would only bring a 3% modification rate on global stock production. Those first results are contradicting usual evaluation conclusions and it will be necessary to recalculate by modifying the size class step. In the second case, to decrease L» and increase growth speed, in time production variations remain within usual inter annual fluctuations. In all figure cases, calculations confirming greater yield for in time production through hypothetical mesh size increase to 60 mm, are definitely well founded.
1 - Rappel des buts de l'étude La gestion des pêcheries de merlu et de langoustine peut être considérée comme le problème le plus important du Golfe de Gascogne. Les méthodes de calcul employées pour évaluer les variations de la production sous diverses contraintes d'effort et de maillage mettent toutes l'accent sur le rôle capital des pêcheries à petits maillages sur l'état du stock nord de merlu. Le niveau de responsabilité des pêcheries de langoustine du Golfe de Gascogne dans la surexploitation du merlu semble démesuré eu égard aux dimensions respectives des deux stocks. Le stock de merlu s'étend du Nord des Iles Britanniques au Nord de l'Espagne alors que le stock de langoustine est localisé aux vasièrés du Golfe de Gascogne. La solution biologique du problème est connue et tient à une augmentation généralisée des maillages à 80 mm qui amènerait le rendement du stock de merlu à son maximum. Il serait illusoire de prétendre que tous les acteurs opérant sur le stock de merlu arriveront jamais à l'utiliser. Pour le moment, le problème se pose essentiellement en termes économiques car beaucoup de navires poursuivent un schéma d'exploitation hérité des années 1960 et pèchent sur des vasièrés côtières qui sont les zones les plus exploitées et où ils effectuent leurs captures au détriment des jeunes classes d'âge de merlu et de langoustine. En raison des délais impartis, cette étude constitue la préparation à une modélisation bioéconomique. On y trouvera donc une description des pêcheries et un bilan de l'exploitation sur les données disponibles en 1986. 2 - Travaux effectués 2 . 1 Description de la pêcherie Il s'agissait avant tout de poser les problèmes et de préparer les analyses ultérieures. Les langoustiniers sont présumés, d'après les modèles d'évaluation employés, effectuer sur les immatures de merlu des prélèvements tels qu'ils mettent en danger toute l'exploitation du stock. La distribution de la langoustine est très liée à la nature du fond car elle ne peut construire son terrier que sur des fonds de vase fine. Celle du merlu est beaucoup plus large et inféodée à la recherche de nourriture, crevettes euphausiacées en particulier, on le trouve donc sur les fonds sableux à sablo-vaseux. La langoustine est recherchée par une flottille de 400 à 450 bateaux dont les caractéristiques sont très variables suivant leur appartenance géographique. Au nord, la pêcherie est proche des ports exploitants et les rendements en langoustine et en prise accessoire sont suffisants pour faire vivre une flottille ancienne. Vers le sud, la structure est très diversifiée et la flexibilité est généralement la règle et les navires de construction récente peuvent changer de cible aisément de façon saisonnière ou au cours de la même journée de pêche. Globalement, les débarquements de merlu du stock nord sont en légère hausse. Ce redressement est dû probablement aux augmentations de maillage, même légères, généralisées et à une baisse de l'effort sur les pêcheries où s'effectuent des captures d'immatures. Les débarquements de langoustine sont stables ou en légère baisse et les rendements, au moins sur la pêcherie du nord, varient avec des oscillations de ±15 à ±20 % autour d'une moyenne de 100 kg/jour. Les paramètres biologiques utilisés pour chaque espèce dans les évaluations sont ceux en usage dans les groupes de travail du CIEM et de la CEE. Parmi ces paramètres, ceux décrivant la croissance sont les plus importants. Pour le merlu une équation de croissance intermédiaire entre mâles et femelles a été utilisée. Pour la langoustine les deux sexes sont traitées séparément. Les simulations ont porté sur trois types de données : Variations de l'effort des langoustiniers Augmentation du maillage des langoustiniers La diminution de l'effort des langoustiniers ou L'augmentation de maillage agisse très exactement dans le même sens sur la production des stocks de merlu et de langoustine. Enfin une étude succincte de la sensibilité des résultats des évaluations a été effectuée pour des modifications : - de la composition en taille des rejets de merlu par les langoustiniers. L'étendue des tailles reste la même mais le nombre dans chaque classe varie selon le même pourcentage. des paramètres de croissance de la langoustine, le couple de valeurs utilisées (L» = 76 mm et k = 0.11 pour les mâles, L°° = 56 mm et k = 0.14 pour les femelles) constituant l'hypothèse "haute" Dans le premier cas, une erreur de 20 % sur l'évaluation des rejets pour un cnaillage de 60 mm n'apporterait qu'une modification de 3 % dans la production globale du stock. Ces premiers résultats sont en contradiction avec les conclusions habituelles des évaluations et il sera nécessaire de reprendre les calculs en modifiant le pas des classes de taille. Dans le deuxième cas, pour une diminution de L» et une augmentation de la vitesse de croissance, les variations de la production à terme restent à l'intérieur des fluctuations interannuelles habituelles. Dans tous les cas de figure, les calculs confirmant l'augmentation de la production à terme dans l'hypothèse d'une augmentation de maillage à 60 mm sont d'une robustesse à toute épreuve. Droits : 1987 Ifremer http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1987/rapport-1763.pdf http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/1763/ | Partager |