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Article Dans Une Revue Aquatic Invasions Année : 2015

Are mussel beds a favourable habitat for settlement of Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1835)?

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Along the French coast of the English Channel, Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1835) is abundant under boulders on exposed shores that have high-energy hydrodynamic conditions in the intertidal zone. However, small individuals (< 6 mm) are rare in the muddy gravel sediments under boulders and the settlement habitat for post-larvae is largely unknown. This study explored whether mussel beds could represent a settlement zone for H. sanguineus. At the end of the summer of 2013, there were many post-larvae and small crabs in some mussel beds, with up to 528 individuals/m². However, at one location, no juveniles of H. sanguineus were found in mussel bed habitat despite the presence of adults on the same shore. We conclude that mussel beds are an important habitat for the settlement of juvenile crabs.
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hal-01540860 , version 1 (16-06-2017)

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Jean-Philippe Pezy, Jean-Claude Dauvin. Are mussel beds a favourable habitat for settlement of Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1835)?. Aquatic Invasions, 2015, 10 (1), pp.51-56. ⟨10.3391/ai.2015.10.1.05⟩. ⟨hal-01540860⟩
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