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| Species distribution models describe spatial variability in mesopelagic fish abundance in the Southern Ocean Woods, B.L.; Van de Putte, A.P.; Hindell, M.A.; Raymond, B.; Saunders, R.A.; Walters, A.; Trebilco, R. (2023). Species distribution models describe spatial variability in mesopelagic fish abundance in the Southern Ocean. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 981434. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.981434
In: Frontiers in Marine Science. Frontiers Media: Lausanne. e-ISSN 2296-7745, meer
Is gerelateerd aan: Woods, B.L.; Trebilco, R.; Walters, A.; Hindell, M.; Duhamel, G.; Flores, H.; Moteki, M.; Pruvost, P.; Reiss, C.; Saunders, R.A.; Sutton, C.; Gan, Y.-M.; Van de Putte, A. (2022). Myctobase, a circumpolar database of mesopelagic fishes for new insights into deep pelagic prey fields. Scientific Data 9: 404. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01496-y, meer
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Myctophidae Gill, 1893 [WoRMS] Marien/Kust |
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Methods: Here, we used data from Myctobase – a new circumpolar database of mesopelagic fishes – to model patterns in abundance of eight key myctophid species (family Myctophidae) and the genus Bathylagus in the Southern Ocean south of 45°S. We developed species-specific boosted regression tree models to obtain circumpolar predictions of abundance. Average daytime and night-time summer predictions for the period 1997 to 2011 at 0 to 200m depths were generated for each species. Results: Depth and solar position were important predictors and species were stratified in their depth distribution. For all species, except for G. nicholsi, there was an interaction between depth of capture and solar position, reflecting diel vertical migration. Other important variables included sea surface temperature, dissolved oxygen at 200 m, chlorophyll a, and sea surface height, indicating an association with water mass properties. Circumpolar patterns of abundance varied between species with some displaying affinities for oceanic regions at Antarctic latitudes (e.g., E. antarctica and Bathylagus spp.) or sub-Antarctic latitudes (e.g., K. anderssoni and P. tenisoni); and affinities for shelf regions (e.g., P. boliniand G. nicholsi). Discussion: Our findings suggest that the abundance of mesopelagic fish is influenced by diel vertical migration and meso- and sub-mesoscale oceanographic features, with the Polar Front being a major delimiting feature. Our study showed contrasting patterns in community composition with higher species diversity north of the Polar Front that might be indicative of latitudinal variability in food web structure. Our spatial analysis is an important step toward resolving what determines important habitat for mesopelagic fishes, providing foundational information for understanding shifting food web dynamics into the future. |
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