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Barrier, Céline. "Modélisation biophysique de la dispersion larvaire pour l’étude de la connectivité des zones fonctionnelles halieutiques en Méditerranée." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Corte, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024CORT0017.
Full textThe concept of connectivity, which is both vast and multidimensional, plays a crucial role in understanding interactions within ecosystems, whether terrestrial or marine. Connectivity refers to the movement of materials, energy, and organisms across habitats, influencing population dynamics and ecosystem resilience to disturbances. This thesis focuses on connectivity in Mediterranean coastal marine ecosystems, emphasizing larval dispersal in species with biphasic life cycles. The primary objective of this research is to predict larval dispersal and connectivity patterns for key species, highlighting particularly the role of islands in this process through a biophysical modelling approach. This research project aims to enhance understanding of population dynamics and provide essential insights for the sustainable management of Mediterranean marine ecosystems. These complex systems are subject to human activities that exert significant pressure on natural populations, particularly those targeted by fisheries. A preliminary study was conducted to select the most suitable modelling tool for this context, identifying Ichthyop, developed by the MARBEC laboratory team. This software, which simulates larval transport, was enhanced during this thesis with specific features tailored to the studied species, including oriented swimming behaviour and varying proportions of particles in release zones. The core of this thesis centers around four model species representative of Mediterranean coastal ecosystems: Paracentrotus lividus (the edible sea urchin), Callinectes sapidus (the invasive blue crab), Maja squinado (the European spider crab), and Diplodus sargus (the white seabream). Each species illustrates distinct ecological dynamics influenced by their larval behaviours. Whether exploited or invasive, these species represent major economic and ecological challenges for the Mediterranean region. Simulation results indicated that Paracentrotus lividus exhibited high self-recruitment rates, notably in Corsica and Sardinia, highlighting consistent and enduring connectivity between these rocky habitats. The model for Callinectes sapidus revealed stable connectivity clusters over time between Corsica, Sardinia, and Tunisia, contributing to the rapid spread of this invasive species in the Western Mediterranean. For Maja squinado, simulations demonstrated that its limited larval dispersal capacity, associated with a short pelagic larval duration (PLD), could jeopardize the survival of local populations under poor management, emphasizing the need for increased stock monitoring, particularly in Corsica. Lastly, results for Diplodus sargus confirmed that oriented larval swimming plays a critical role in connectivity and recruitment, validated by field data collected over several decades along the coastal zones of the Eastern Pyrenees (France). These findings underscore the utility of Lagrangian transport models and biophysical modelling as predictive tools to anticipate connectivity patterns. Their predictive power will continue to be strengthened by coupling with other scientific approaches and by improving the quality of the input data
Jean, Natacha. "Etude du DMSP et du DMS dans deux écosystèmes littoraux marins de niveaux trophiques différents (Méditerranée Occidentale, France) : relations avec les facteurs abiotiques et biotiques." Toulon, 2002. http://www.theses.fr/2002TOUL0016.
Full textLaghdass, Mélissa. "Réponse de la communauté bactérienne marine à différentes sources nutritives : lien entre activité et diversité." Paris 6, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010PA066463.
Full textDuport, Eric Marc Yann. "Quantification de la bioturbation dans les écosystèmes marins côtiers : caractérisation des groupes fonctionnels responsables du remaniement sédimentaire." Aix-Marseille 2, 2006. http://theses.univ-amu.fr.lama.univ-amu.fr/2006AIX22054.pdf.
Full textIn order to define the biological and environmental factors playing a role in the sediment reworking intensity changes, works have been carried out both on monospecific Nereis diversicolor population (in vitro) and in situ macrobenthic communities. The studies about in situ communities were realised over time in contrasted Mediterranean environments : St. Antoine canal (Gulf of Fos) and Thau Lagoon. The first part of this work was to characterize the species and more particularly their belonging bioturbation functional group according to their tropic and locomotive behaviors. In the second part, using particle tracers (luminophores), intensity of sediment reworking induced by organisms was quantified. The impact of the different studied factors on sediment reworking intensity was assessed with 1-D model. The results of the in vitro experiment showed the existence of a non-linear relationship between density of gallery-diffusor N. Diversicolor and sediment reworking intensity. The intensity of biodiffusive transport (Db) and the biotransport (r) first increased with the density and then reached a maximal value. This experimentation showed the importance of the population density which appears as a key factor in the sedimentary ecosystem functioning. The studies related to in situ communities allowed to highlight the crucial importance of the species functional traits and the functional diversity of the communities on the sediment mixing dynamics. This work has enabled us to show that temporal changes in sediment reworking are a complex phenomenon which can be explain by combined influence of biological factors (functional composition and density of the community), associated with the direct and indirect influence of environmental (temperature of water, oxygen concentration in the sediments, organic quantity of matter in the sedimentary column and particle size)
Bandeira, Benjamim. "Ecologie des communautés zooplanctoniques au sein de deux écosystèmes littoraux méditerranéens : traitement des séries temporelles." Phd thesis, Toulon, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00920257.
Full textHolon, Florian. "Interactions entre écosystèmes marins et pressions anthropiques : Applications au suivi et à la gestion des eaux côtières de la mer Méditerranée." Thesis, Montpellier, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015MONTS030/document.
Full textDuring the last century, human activities were at the origin of increasing pressures impacting marine coastal ecosystems. Scientific data concerning this phenomena are fragmentary and the grid scale (1 x 1 km pixel) is insufficient to permit relevant local decision making. The management of these multiple and simultaneous threats necessitates reliable and accurate data concerning the distribution of pressures and the localization of the most sensitive ecosystems. This is at the origin of two European directives: the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). In response to these directives, the objectives of this work were to characterize the vulnerability and sensitivity of two priority ecosystems: Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds and coralligenous reefs. Focusing on the French Mediterranean coastline (depth ranging from 0 to – 100 m), results were: the fine-scale (20 x 20 m pixel size) quantification and localization of the encountered anthropogenic pressures, the quantification and localization of these two priority ecosystems, and the assessment of their ecological state. Seagrass beds decline was modelled in link with depth and pressures; resistance thresholds to pressures, but also management priority areas were defined. This work should contribute to improve the development of indicators for the ecological state of coastal ecosystems. It should also help to better apply and coordinate management actions at a relevant scale for biodiversity conservation
Sánchez-Pérez, Elvia Denisse. "Rôle des mécanismes biotiques et abiotiques dans la dynamique de la matière organique dissoute dans les écosystèmes marins pélagiques (Méditerranée Nord Occidentale)." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 6, 2015. https://accesdistant.sorbonne-universite.fr/login?url=https://theses-intra.sorbonne-universite.fr/2015PA066474.pdf.
Full textChromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) is a major fraction of dissolved organic matter (DOM). CDOM absorbs light over a broad range of ultraviolet (UV-R) and visible wavelengths. A small fraction of CDOM can emit fluorescence when excited by ultraviolet radiation; so called fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM). CDOM plays a key role in regulating light penetration into the ocean, absorbing high-energy electromagnetic spectrum (visible and ultraviolet light) waves. On one hand, it protects aquatic organisms of potential photo-damage; in the other hand it induces a negative effect by reducing light for photosynthesis. The optical properties of the CDOM are sensitive to biological (biotic) and physical (abiotic) processes and for this reason the colored matter can provide valuable information about the biogeochemical processes in aquatic environments. CDOM monitoring in Mediterranean coastal areas has shown different temporal trends, which go from weak to strong seasonality. Interestedly, these temporal trends were uncoupled with those of the total dissolved organic carbon. In temperate areas, episodic meteorological events can induce much more abrupt changes in the littoral than in the open sea, where changes tend to be more gradual along the year. In addition, the input of nutrients and pollutants in coastal areas is strongly influenced by the anthropogenic activity on land, and those inputs do not necessarily follow seasonal trends. In the present study, weekly and monthly samplings were performed to investigate the temporal variability in SOLA and MOLA stations, respectively. The fluctuation of different fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) was evaluated from February 2013 to April 2014 and referred to long time-frame databases of SOLA and MOLA stations. Inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll shown the classical seasonal patterns, with a winter period characterized by an enrichment of surface waters favoring the spring bloom, followed by a calm period that allows the summer stratification and the depletion of nutrients in the photic zone. The stratification extended until autumn winds and low temperatures eroded the thermocline. In contrast, colored DOM fractions did not follow a clear temporal trend. Interestingly, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) exhibited the highest variability in summer, when the rest of parameters showed minimum variations. To explain this mismatch we proposed a sequence of abiotic and biotic phenomena driving the DOC dynamics. In the suggested conceptual frame, DOC dynamics depended strongly on episodic meteorological events (winds, rains, etc.) along the year, except in summer, where the biological factors were more relevant. In order to better understand the influence of biological factors, we examined the temporal trends of phytoplankton composition in relation to those of the different colored DOM fractions. We found that both phytoplankton and CDOM were strongly influenced by abiotic factors such as the intrusions of fresh waters, the vertical mixing due to convection and the light exposure. However we did not find a correlation between any of the CDOM fractions and any of phytoplankton groups. In addition, we use the dust deposition database of ADEPT project (ICM-CSIC, Barcelona) to investigate the potential role of atmospheric deposition in the CDOM temporal variability, and also performed two dust addition experiments with natural plankton communities collected in the Catalan coast
Bockel, Thomas. "Une approche innovante de l’étude et de la gestion des pressions anthropiques et de leurs impacts sur les écosystèmes marins côtiers de méditerranée française." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Montpellier (2022-....), 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UMONG027.
Full textThe Mediterranean coastal area is home to treasures of biodiversity. Posidonia meadows are one of them. It is also an area of intense human activity. This doctoral project arose from the realization that detailed knowledge of anthropogenic pressures and their impacts is essential for effective protection of the marine environment. This knowledge is made possible by the exponential increase in available data, computing capacity and algorithm performance.As a first step, maps of multiple anthropogenic pressures in the French Mediterranean sea have been updated, refined and shared with the scientific community and the public (IMPACT project on the Medtrix platform). A focus was then set on the pressures resulting from anchoring and urban discharges.The anchoring pressure of large yachts (≥ 24 m) and their impact on the Posidonia meadow in the French Mediterranean Sea were then estimated using AIS position analysis. This work demonstrated the effectiveness of anchoring regulations (Decrees 155/2016 and 123/2019) in protecting the Posidonia meadow.A comparative study of the various existing technologies for estimating the anchoring pressure of small yachts (< 24 m) was then carried out. This work demonstrated the impact of small yachts anchoring on the Posidonia meadow, and provided the opportunity to develop an innovative tool for detecting and locating anchored vessels using images from a variety of sources. Recommendations were formulated for marine protection stakeholders, to ensure effective monitoring of small yachts anchoring.The first map of anchoring pressure on the Posidonia meadow in the Mediterranean Sea was then produced using AIS data. This work made it possible to quantify the spatio-temporal differences in anchoring pressure in the Mediterranean Sea, and to highlight areas with high management challenges.Urban wastewater effluents and their impact on the Posidonia meadow were finally analyzed using a dataset of over 10 years of monitoring, showing a correlation between the progression of the meadow's lower limit and the compliance of urban wastewater treatments in the French Mediterranean Sea.A number of research and management needs were raised by this doctoral work, summarized in the form of project sheets
Sánchez-Pérez, Elvia Denisse. "Rôle des mécanismes biotiques et abiotiques dans la dynamique de la matière organique dissoute dans les écosystèmes marins pélagiques (Méditerranée Nord Occidentale)." Thesis, Paris 6, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA066474/document.
Full textChromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) is a major fraction of dissolved organic matter (DOM). CDOM absorbs light over a broad range of ultraviolet (UV-R) and visible wavelengths. A small fraction of CDOM can emit fluorescence when excited by ultraviolet radiation; so called fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM). CDOM plays a key role in regulating light penetration into the ocean, absorbing high-energy electromagnetic spectrum (visible and ultraviolet light) waves. On one hand, it protects aquatic organisms of potential photo-damage; in the other hand it induces a negative effect by reducing light for photosynthesis. The optical properties of the CDOM are sensitive to biological (biotic) and physical (abiotic) processes and for this reason the colored matter can provide valuable information about the biogeochemical processes in aquatic environments. CDOM monitoring in Mediterranean coastal areas has shown different temporal trends, which go from weak to strong seasonality. Interestedly, these temporal trends were uncoupled with those of the total dissolved organic carbon. In temperate areas, episodic meteorological events can induce much more abrupt changes in the littoral than in the open sea, where changes tend to be more gradual along the year. In addition, the input of nutrients and pollutants in coastal areas is strongly influenced by the anthropogenic activity on land, and those inputs do not necessarily follow seasonal trends. In the present study, weekly and monthly samplings were performed to investigate the temporal variability in SOLA and MOLA stations, respectively. The fluctuation of different fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) was evaluated from February 2013 to April 2014 and referred to long time-frame databases of SOLA and MOLA stations. Inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll shown the classical seasonal patterns, with a winter period characterized by an enrichment of surface waters favoring the spring bloom, followed by a calm period that allows the summer stratification and the depletion of nutrients in the photic zone. The stratification extended until autumn winds and low temperatures eroded the thermocline. In contrast, colored DOM fractions did not follow a clear temporal trend. Interestingly, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) exhibited the highest variability in summer, when the rest of parameters showed minimum variations. To explain this mismatch we proposed a sequence of abiotic and biotic phenomena driving the DOC dynamics. In the suggested conceptual frame, DOC dynamics depended strongly on episodic meteorological events (winds, rains, etc.) along the year, except in summer, where the biological factors were more relevant. In order to better understand the influence of biological factors, we examined the temporal trends of phytoplankton composition in relation to those of the different colored DOM fractions. We found that both phytoplankton and CDOM were strongly influenced by abiotic factors such as the intrusions of fresh waters, the vertical mixing due to convection and the light exposure. However we did not find a correlation between any of the CDOM fractions and any of phytoplankton groups. In addition, we use the dust deposition database of ADEPT project (ICM-CSIC, Barcelona) to investigate the potential role of atmospheric deposition in the CDOM temporal variability, and also performed two dust addition experiments with natural plankton communities collected in the Catalan coast
Rossi, Nadège. "Ecologie des communautés planctoniques méditerranéennes et étude des métaux lourds (Cuivre, Plomb, Cadmium) dans différents compartiments de deux écosystèmes côtiers (Toulon, France)." Toulon, 2008. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00439972/fr/.
Full textEcological studies of bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton are of major interest because these organisms constitute the food web basis. In coastal ecosystems, plankton communities are subjected to anthropogenic inputs which could influence their ecology. The framework of this study is plankton ecology and measurments of metal concentrations in different compartments of coastal ecosystems. An annual study (sampling twice a month) and a diel cycle were made in two neighbouring ecosystems differently affected by anthropogenic inputs, Little Bay and Large Bay of Toulon (France, north-west Mediterranean Sea), considering bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton communities. During the annual cycle, copper, lead and cadmium concentrations were measured in seawater, suspended particulate matter, bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton. Results showed that plankton ecology was principally influenced by meteorological conditions, both bays showing a different functioning because of their geomorphology. Plankton density was higher in Little Bay than in Large Bay, whereas diversity was higher in Large Bay than in Little Bay. Concerning metals, the in situ study showed metal concentrations higher in Little Bay than in Large Bay whatever the compartment studied. Some biological factors as density, taxonomic composition and the place where organisms live, showed an influence on the metal composition of plankton communities. Bacteria and phytoplankton showed great capacities to concentrate metals, in particular for copper and lead. In contrast, zooplankton constituted a break in the metal bioaccumulation along the food web. Finally, the important role of the suspended particulate matter as a metal trap was confirmed, showing the importance of working on pure plankton samples to have a good estimation of metal concentrations in the different plankton compartments
Renaud, Florent. "Accumulation, distribution, transformation et élimination par certains organismes marins côtiers d'un agent tensioactif anionique : le sulfonate d'alkylbenzene linéaire (LAS)." La Rochelle, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008LAROS228.
Full textLAS (Linear alkylbenzene Sulfonate) represent the group of synthetic surfactants that is most wide spread in detergent formulation and is used in most household (cleaning?) products. With more than one million tonnes produced annually, surfactants are largely disposed of in waste water and have been discharged into the aquatic environment with effluent for over 40 years. The fate of LAS in the marine environment is not well understood and the risk for organisms is thought to be negligible. Before drawing a contamination map of Mediterranean coasts by using existing biomonitoring programs, it is necessary to understand how marine species deal with LAS. This focus of this thesis is on characterising LAS bioaccumulation and elimination kinetics under controlled laboratory conditions, for organisms representative of the North-Occidental Mediterranean coast. Tested species come from different trophic levels: 5 species of microalgae, the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the sea bream Sparus aurata. Results show LAS accumulation in all organisms exposed to natural concentration observed in the environment (< 10 µg l-1). Accumulation varies according to biotic (weight or physiological stat of organisms) and abiotic (temperature or exposure concentration). LAS are accumulated heterogeneously in organs and mainly in visceral mass or gall bladder. Whatever the contamination pathway (food or waterborne exposure) elimination from the body is fast when animals are placed in normal conditions
Striby, Laurent. "Biogéochimie de la matière organique dans deux écosystèmes marins : Cas d'une structure physique unidimensionnelle verticale (mer Ligure) et d'une structure physique frontale (front Alméria-Oran) : Variations spatio-temporelles de la fraction lipidique à petite échelle." Aix-Marseille 2, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2000AIX22057.
Full textPrato, Giulia. "Stratégie d'échantillonnage et modélisation trophique : des outils de gestion pour évaluer le fonctionnement des écosystèmes et le statut des prédateurs de haut niveau trophique dans les aires marines protégées méditerranéennes." Thesis, Nice, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016NICE4000/document.
Full textThe overexploitation of high trophic level predators (HTLP) may trigger trophic cascades, often leading to a simplification of marine food-webs and reducing their resilience to human impacts. Marine protected areas (MPAs) can foster increases of HTLP abundance and biomass, but long time frames are needed to observe a recovery, when possible, of lost trophic interactions. This PhD aimed to propose integrated management-tools to monitor HTLP recovery and the restoration of trophic interactions in Mediterranean MPAs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of these tools at assessing fishing impacts upon HTLP and the associated food-web. Two often distant approaches were combined: field monitoring and food-web modelling. First, to survey the fish assemblage, we proposed to improve the traditional underwater visual census technique of one size-transects with variable size transects adapted to fish mobility. This improvement increased the accuracy of density and biomass estimates of HTLP at three Mediterranean MPAs. We then evaluated the potential of food-web modelling with the Ecopath with Ecosim and Ecotroph approach as a tool to inform ecosystem-based management in Mediterranean MPAs. We proposed a standard model structure as the best compromise between model complexity, feasibility of model construction in terms of data collection, and reliability of model outputs. Key functional groups for which local accurate biomass data should be collected in priority in order to get reliable model outputs were identified
Faget, Daniel. "Le milieu marin méditerranéen : conflits, usages et représentations : le cas du golfe de Marseille (début XVIIIe-début XXe siècles)." Aix-Marseille 1, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009AIX10045.
Full textGalès, Philippe. "Origine et devenir d'une bactérie pathogène (Salmonella) dans les compartiments eau, sédiment, coquillages filtreurs d'un écosystème méditerranéen marin côtier (étang de Thau, France)." Montpellier 2, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994MON20249.
Full textAlbouy, Camille. "Modélisation de scénarios pour la biodiversité ichtyologique en mer Méditerranée : influence du changement global et conséquences trophiques, application aux réserves marines et aux écosystèmes exploités." Thesis, Montpellier 2, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012MON20137/document.
Full textOne of the main goals in ecology is to understand the effects of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In marine environments the overexploitation of resources by human activities is another forcing factor on species assemblages. This PhD thesis suggested, within a multicomponentsbiodiversity approach, to project expected changes in the structure of Mediterranean coastal fish assemblages under climate change but also under different fishing pressures. The originality of this work is to consider the dynamics of size structure, diversity of species, but also lineages (phylogenetic diversity), functional traits (functional diversity) and interactions (diversity of trophic links) in fish assemblages at different scales within the Mediterranean basin, the latter three components being largely ignored in climate change projections whereas they are essential for maintaining the viability of ecosystems and associated services beyond the simple number of species. We therefore projected future geographic ranges of Mediterranean coastal fish through theimplementation of a new climate model (NEMOMED8) and based on bioclimatic envelopes models. Projected range shifts of Mediterranean coastal fish show that for the end of the century (i) 54 species would lose their climatic niche, (ii) species richness may decline on 70.4% of the continental shelf, particularly in the Western Mediterranean basin and in the Aegean Sea, and (iii) the average maximum size of fish assemblages would increase on 74.8% of the continental shelf. The small species, not targeted by fishing activities, would be the species most threatened by climate change, while larger species are most vulnerable to fishing effort.Our projections at the whole Mediterranean scale show a decrease of 13.6% for the phylogenetic diversity (PD) of coastal fish and 12.6% for their functional diversity (FD) by the end of this century and suggest a significant erosion of some lineages like the gobidae family. While erosion of PD and FD is partly due to the loss of species richness (fewer species implies less lineage and functions) we obseved, especially in the western basin, that the fish assemblages would loss more phylogenetic and functional diversity than expected simply due to the erosion of species richness. These two components, were largely ignored in conservation of marine species assemblages and appear to be strongly impacted by global change.To understand the effects of climate change on food web structure we developed a new methodology based on the robust relationship between the size of preys and predators. We were able to highlight potential changes in food webs of fish assemblages under climate change for the Mediterranean continental shelf. We found that a significant portion of the Mediterranean continental shelf would face a reduction in the number of trophic links, vulnerability (number of predators per prey) and generality (number of preys per predator) of species on average, while connectance and trophic level within fish assemblages would increase by the end of the XXIth century.Beyond changes in species richness, the Mediterranean coastal fish assemblages may be modified, in the functions that they play in ecosystem, in the amount evolutionary history they support, as well as in their interactions structuring food webs. This PhD thesis paves the way towards the biogeography of ecosystem functioning using parsimonious and hybrid models to integrate different components of biodiversity, physical oceanography, and the level of exploitation of ressouces to infer the futur of marine systems cfunctioning facing multiple pressures that are already there
Verlaque, Marc. "Contributions à l'étude du phytobenthos d'un écosystème photophile thermophile marin en Méditerranée occidentale : étude structurale et dynamique du phytobenthos et analyse des relations faune - flore." Aix-Marseille 2, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987AIX22052.
Full textOuba, Anthony. "Variabilité saisonnière et interannuelle (2000-2013) de l'abondance, de la biomasse et du spectre de taille du zooplancton dans le bassin Levantin." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 6, 2015. https://accesdistant.sorbonne-universite.fr/login?url=https://theses-intra.sorbonne-universite.fr/2015PA066545.pdf.
Full textThe occurring of the cyclic Eastern Mediterranean Transient and the climatic change have effects on the Levantine marine ecosystem. Understanding the response of zooplankton to such variations is of importance for ecosystem services. This thesis represents a pioneer study in enlightening the seasonality and the interannuality, as well as the spectra size of the zooplankton at a fix point B2 (N34º14.856; E35º36.067, North Lebanon). In this context, a 14 years unique time-series was conducted by a 52 µm mesh size net and analyzed with a powerful synthetic index, the Zooscan to monitor changes in the pelagic system. The results found that the maximum zooplankton biomass was coupled to the phytoplankton spring bloom, whereas abundances increased in the summer possibly due to the recruitment. Following the EMT-like in 2005, the salinity increased in the study area and the whole basin. Zooplankton abundance and biomass increased abruptly possibly related to the enhanced primary production which is hidden by the "top down" control by zooplankton. Moreover, the nutrients enrichment of anthropogenic origin at the sea surface characterized the site by more or less productive occasional periods. The zooplankton size structure has also changed along the period depending on the hydrological factors. The spectral slope analysis showed an interannual variability according to the abundances. While the spectra shape analysis displayed a domination of big size individuals during winter and spring seasons. This automatic measurement highlighted the efficiency of detecting changes in zooplankton that can be related to broader ecosystem perturbation
Ouba, Anthony. "Variabilité saisonnière et interannuelle (2000-2013) de l'abondance, de la biomasse et du spectre de taille du zooplancton dans le bassin Levantin." Thesis, Paris 6, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA066545/document.
Full textThe occurring of the cyclic Eastern Mediterranean Transient and the climatic change have effects on the Levantine marine ecosystem. Understanding the response of zooplankton to such variations is of importance for ecosystem services. This thesis represents a pioneer study in enlightening the seasonality and the interannuality, as well as the spectra size of the zooplankton at a fix point B2 (N34º14.856; E35º36.067, North Lebanon). In this context, a 14 years unique time-series was conducted by a 52 µm mesh size net and analyzed with a powerful synthetic index, the Zooscan to monitor changes in the pelagic system. The results found that the maximum zooplankton biomass was coupled to the phytoplankton spring bloom, whereas abundances increased in the summer possibly due to the recruitment. Following the EMT-like in 2005, the salinity increased in the study area and the whole basin. Zooplankton abundance and biomass increased abruptly possibly related to the enhanced primary production which is hidden by the "top down" control by zooplankton. Moreover, the nutrients enrichment of anthropogenic origin at the sea surface characterized the site by more or less productive occasional periods. The zooplankton size structure has also changed along the period depending on the hydrological factors. The spectral slope analysis showed an interannual variability according to the abundances. While the spectra shape analysis displayed a domination of big size individuals during winter and spring seasons. This automatic measurement highlighted the efficiency of detecting changes in zooplankton that can be related to broader ecosystem perturbation
Poher, Yoann. "Dynamique de la biodiversité et changements environnementaux en Corse depuis 7000 ans : éclairages paléoentomologiques et paléobotaniques." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AIXM0435/document.
Full textThis thesis aims to define the multi-millennial trajectories of Corsican ecosystems under the climatic, eustatic and anthropic factors via the study of fossil insect assemblages and previous or new palaeobotanical data. This multidisciplinary approach was carried out at low and middle elevation on three sedimentary archives from the Greco pond on Cavallo Island, the Cannuta marsh and the Bagliettu peat-bog. The results reveal major changes in the structure of the vegetation cover over the last 7000 years. Signs of more open landscapes occurred on Cavallo and in Cannuta from 5500-5000 cal. BP. They coincide with bio-markers of insular societies activities, which increased from 3000 cal. BP onward and more particularly during the last 1000 years at Bagliettu.This study also suggests that the sensitivity and the response of coastal wetlands to the relative sea-level rise depend on the geomorphological context. On the low-lying Cavallo Island, marine transgression induced an increase of salt conditions in the Greco pond from 3700 cal. BP, which in turn, caused an irreversible loss of aquatic and hygrophilous beetle diversity. In Cannuta marsh, erosion on catchment slopes favoured the progradation of the coastal floodplain and the results reveal a progressive decrease of the marine influence from 5000 cal. BP as well as a diversification of this entomofauna over the last 1200 years. In Bagliettu, the results show how hydro-morphological changes of the rivers impact the dynamics of adjacent peaty ecosystems and beetle diversity