SUR QUELQUES CURIOSITÉS D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DANS LES PERTUIS CHARENTAIS : FAUNE DES INVERTÉBRÉS MARINS

Eight invertebrate species, rediscovered, demographically expanding or newly observed are reported from the Pertuis Charentais Sea. They were sampled from intertidal rocky shores (Alpheus macrocheles, Aslia lefevrei, Epitonium clathrulatum and Haliotis tuberculata), intertidal sand flats (Africorchestia spinifera and Arcuatula senhousia) and subtidal bottoms (Aslia lefevrei and Rapana venosa). One species is pelagic (Lepas anatifera). Most of them are within their natural range. However, R. venosa, native to Southeast Asia, has been introduced in the Pertuis Charentais since the 2010s and its populations are currently expanding. The new northern limit of Africorchestia spinifera along the Atlantic coast is defined as the Ré Island. Phoresis of Crepidula fornicata on Carcinus maenas is noted but was already described in European waters whereas it is a hitherto undescribed and unexpected association with the gastropod R. venosa.Eight invertebrate species, rediscovered, demographically expanding or newly observed are reported from the Pertuis Charentais Sea. They were sampled from intertidal rocky shores (Alpheus macrocheles, Aslia lefevrei, Epitonium clathrulatum and Haliotis tuberculata), intertidal sand flats (Africorchestia spinifera and Arcuatula senhousia) and subtidal bottoms (Aslia lefevrei and Rapana venosa). One species is pelagic (Lepas anatifera). Most of them are within their natural range. However, R. venosa, native to Southeast Asia, has been introduced in the Pertuis Charentais since the 2010s and its populations are currently expanding. The new northern limit of Africorchestia spinifera along the Atlantic coast is defined as the Ré Island. Phoresis of Crepidula fornicata on Carcinus maenas is noted but was already described in European waters whereas it is a hitherto undescribed and unexpected association with the gastropod R. venosa

Comportement migratoire de la civelle d'Anguille (Anguilla anguilla L.) dans l'estuaire de l'Adour en fonction de la variabilité des conditions environnementales

*INRA Station d'Hydrobiologie Laboratoire IFREMER BP 3 64310 Saint-Pée-sur Nivelle (FRA) Diffusion du document : INRA Station d'Hydrobiologie Laboratoire IFREMER BP 3 64310 Saint-Pée-sur Nivelle (FRA) Diplôme : Dr. d'Universit

Identification des flux de civelles (

Les caractéristiques biologiques des civelles (Anguilla anguilla) ont été étudiées entre novembre et mars lors de deux campagnes d'échantillonnage successives (1996–1997 et 1997–1998) dans l'estuaire de l'Adour. Une diminution de la longueur (en moyenne de 73,5 à 67,4 mm) et du poids (en moyenne de 3,5 à 2,6 dg) des civelles durant la saison de migration est observée comme sur les autres estuaires. Différents groupes de civelles peuvent être identifiés au cours de chaque saison étudiée. Les variations du coefficient d'allométrie statique et de l'indice de similarité indiquent l'arrivée successive de différents flux dans le bas estuaire. Ces groupes sont bien différenciés lors de la première campagne alors qu'ils se chevauchent dans le temps lors de la seconde. La conjonction de forts débits fluviaux et de faibles coefficients de marée induit des conditions de migration défavorables pour les civelles qui pénètrent en estuaire. Après accumulation des bancs de civelles dans la partie basse de l'estuaire, quand les conditions hydrologiques redeviennent favorables, les bancs mélangés remontent vers l'amont par « vagues » successives, au rythme des marées

Des compléments sur la biologie

Contenu du chapitre : Variabilité des caractéristiques du recrutement estuarien - Recrutement fluvial et phase de colonisation du bassin versant - Phases de sédentarisation plus ou moins précoces et longues - Métamorphose en anguille argentée et dévalaiso

Assessment of the impact of a wastewater treatment process including Advanced Oxidation Technique on environment using chemical and biological indicators

In a context of several directives for transitional and coastal waters masses (Water Framework Directive, Marine Strategy Framework Directive and Bathing Water Directive), the good ecological status of water but also conservation of marine ecosystem should be quickly achieved. The Basque coastline (SE of the Bay of Biscay) is subject to strong human pressures with a high density of population over the year, and especially during the summer with tourist activities. It generates nutrient discharge, water and sediment pollution and impacts the quality of the marine environment. Such pressure and the way to reduce its impacts are the main concerns of authorities Locally, in order to improve wastewater treatment process, an alternative technical solution is applied for one year to reduce bacteriological pollution fluxes. This treatment is based on the injection of a biocidal compound (performic acid) into the outlet pipe before the discharge into the sea. The impact of this new treatment on the environment was considered from chemical and biological aspects on a sedentary benthic population of Mytilus spp settled above the sewage outfall. Samples were collected at different periods of the year between February and August on this location and on an undisturbed reference site located on the artificial intertidal shore. Chemical aspects were apprehended by metal concentrations in biota. Biological aspects were based on physiological status and biometrics indicators. It enables us to look for the phenotypic variations of morphological patterns of the mussel shells in relation to environmental changes. It was completed by an ecological characterisation of the present benthic communities. The communication proposes a detailed description of the method and a presentation of first results which actually does not show any modification of the biological indicators in relation to the new process

Implementation of a new index to assess intertidal seaweed communities as bioindicators for the European Water Framework Directory

International audienceAn index CCO (cover, characteristic species, opportunistic species) has been developed for the implementation of the European Water Framework Directory (WFD) in coastal waters, using intertidal macroalgal communities as bio-indicator (Biological Quality Element). CCO is based on the calculation of three metrics corresponding to the global cover of macroalgal communities (metric 1), the number of characteristic species per topographic level/seaweed community (metric 2) and the cover of opportunistic species (metric 3). The final rating is obtained by pooling the scores of the three metrics. Results are given for 32 sites in 29 water bodies, grouped into four biogeographic regions along the Channel–Atlantic coasts of France. Over the six-year study, most of sites were sampled twice each (every three years). CCO index revealed that 25 coastal water bodies of both the Channel and the Bay of Biscay were in good or high ecological quality status (EQS), whereas only 4 of them were moderate and none in poor to bad status. However, significant differences have been found between sites and between geographic regions, water bodies located in Brittany obtaining the best EQS. No significant change occurred between the three-year sampling sets. A significant correlation has been established between a three-component anthropogenic pressure index and CCO ratings, showing the accuracy of CCO to evaluate the impact of anthropic activities on the structure and development of macroalgal communities as indicator of the ecological quality of coastal water bodies

SUR QUELQUES CURIOSITÉS D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DANS LES PERTUIS CHARENTAIS : FAUNE DES INVERTÉBRÉS MARINS

Eight invertebrate species, rediscovered, demographically expanding or newly observed are reported from the Pertuis Charentais Sea. They were sampled from intertidal rocky shores (Alpheus macrocheles, Aslia lefevrei, Epitonium clathrulatum and Haliotis tuberculata), intertidal sand flats (Africorchestia spinifera and Arcuatula senhousia) and subtidal bottoms (Aslia lefevrei and Rapana venosa). One species is pelagic (Lepas anatifera). Most of them are within their natural range. However, R. venosa, native to Southeast Asia, has been introduced in the Pertuis Charentais since the 2010s and its populations are currently expanding. The new northern limit of Africorchestia spinifera along the Atlantic coast is defined as the Ré Island. Phoresis of Crepidula fornicata on Carcinus maenas is noted but was already described in European waters whereas it is a hitherto undescribed and unexpected association with the gastropod R. venosa

SUR QUELQUES CURIOSITÉS D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DANS LES PERTUIS CHARENTAIS : FAUNE DES INVERTÉBRÉS MARINS

Eight invertebrate species, rediscovered, demographically expanding or newly observed are reported from the Pertuis Charentais Sea. They were sampled from intertidal rocky shores (Alpheus macrocheles, Aslia lefevrei, Epitonium clathrulatum and Haliotis tuberculata), intertidal sand flats (Africorchestia spinifera and Arcuatula senhousia) and subtidal bottoms (Aslia lefevrei and Rapana venosa). One species is pelagic (Lepas anatifera). Most of them are within their natural range. However, R. venosa, native to Southeast Asia, has been introduced in the Pertuis Charentais since the 2010s and its populations are currently expanding. The new northern limit of Africorchestia spinifera along the Atlantic coast is defined as the Ré Island. Phoresis of Crepidula fornicata on Carcinus maenas is noted but was already described in European waters whereas it is a hitherto undescribed and unexpected association with the gastropod R. venosa

SUR QUELQUES CURIOSITÉS D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE DANS LES PERTUIS CHARENTAIS : FAUNE DES INVERTÉBRÉS MARINS

Eight invertebrate species, rediscovered, demographically expanding or newly observed are reported from the Pertuis Charentais Sea. They were sampled from intertidal rocky shores (Alpheus macrocheles, Aslia lefevrei, Epitonium clathrulatum and Haliotis tuberculata), intertidal sand flats (Africorchestia spinifera and Arcuatula senhousia) and subtidal bottoms (Aslia lefevrei and Rapana venosa). One species is pelagic (Lepas anatifera). Most of them are within their natural range. However, R. venosa, native to Southeast Asia, has been introduced in the Pertuis Charentais since the 2010s and its populations are currently expanding. The new northern limit of Africorchestia spinifera along the Atlantic coast is defined as the Ré Island. Phoresis of Crepidula fornicata on Carcinus maenas is noted but was already described in European waters whereas it is a hitherto undescribed and unexpected association with the gastropod R. venosa