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Trophic model of lagoonal communities in a large open atoll (Uvea, Loyalty islands, New Caledonia)*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2004

Yves-Marie Bozec ,
Didier Gascuel  and
Michel Kulbicki
Yves-Marie Bozec
Affiliation:
Département Halieutique, UPR Mesh, Ensar, 65 rue de St-Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France Unité de recherche CoRéUs, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), BP A5, 98848 Nouméa Cedex, New Caledonia
Didier Gascuel
Affiliation:
Département Halieutique, UPR Mesh, Ensar, 65 rue de St-Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
Michel Kulbicki
Affiliation:
Unité de recherche CoRéUs, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), BP A5, 98848 Nouméa Cedex, New Caledonia
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Abstract

A mass-balanced trophic model was developed for the coral reef lagoon of Uvea atoll (New Caledonia) using the Ecopath software. The model accounts for both pelagic and soft-bottom communities to describe the whole trophic structure and biomass flows in the shallowest part of the atoll lagoon. Phytoplankton production approximately equals the benthic primary production. Benthic biomass accounts for more than 80% of the total living biomass in the shallow lagoon. The benthic domain requires input of food from the pelagic system (mainly zooplankton) and from adjacent areas to sustain the biomass of predatory fishes. Predation pressure was found to be a major force structuring the food web, but it is also suggested that water circulation within the lagoon influences the amount of primary resources, such as plankton, benthic microphytes and detritus.

Keywords

Atoll lagoonFood webTrophic structurePelagic and demersal fishesSoft-bottom communities
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Research Article
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Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 151 - 162
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© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD, 2004

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