Coupling Lagrangian simulation models and remote sensing to explore the environmental effect on larval growth rate: The Mediterranean case study of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) early life stages

Author:

Torri Marco,Russo Stefania,Falcini Federico,De Luca Biagio,Colella Simone,Volpe Gianluca,Corrado Raffaele,Placenti Francesco,Giaramita Luigi,Musco Marianna,Masullo Tiziana,Bennici Carmelo,Di Natale Marilena Vita,Patti Bernardo,Lacorata Guglielmo,Arculeo Marco,Cuttitta Angela

Abstract

The relationship between environmental conditions and early life-history traits of Sardinella aurita are investigated using material collected in two sites of the Central Mediterranean Sea. Individual mean daily growth during the planktonic phase has been determined by using otolith microstructure analysis, while Lagrangian simulation models allowed to estimate the daily position in space and time of each specimen from the hatching to the catch. Generalized Additive Mixed Models (GAMMs) have been implemented to explore the impact of environmental conditions at time t, t-1 day and t-2 days on the mean daily growth rate occurring at time t. Spatial analysis evidenced a wide dispersion of eggs and larvae in the coastal area of both sampling sites in correspondence to relatively warmer and chlorophyll-a enriched waters. Lagrangian simulations detected a complementary larval dispersal pathway able to transport larvae to a known retention area. Temperature at time t was the most important driver affecting the mean daily larval growth, followed by the food availability. On the other hand, models performed on lagged environmental covariates (t-1 and t-2) did not show any significant effect on the growth rate at time t. In addition to the sub-linear positive correlation between temperature and mean daily larval growth, model highlighted a decrease in the otolith core width at higher temperature that can be linked to an earlier stage of ontogeny at hatching. This study provided a useful methodological approach that takes advantage of available remote sensing data to perform ecological studies in support to fisheries management.

Funder

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Subject

Ocean Engineering,Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Global and Planetary Change,Oceanography

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