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Space utilization by key species of the pelagic fish community in an upwelling ecosystem of the Mediterranean Sea

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Most of the studies carried out in the past on economically important fish species rely on single species approach. Ecosystem dynamics are characterized by complex interaction among species, sharing common habitat needs and thus forming characteristic assemblages. The analysis of spatio-temporal variability of fish community, coupled to the analysis of spatial indices, provides a synthetic view of the fish community status evidencing, if any, the way a community changes. Such considerations drive also to the development of ecosystem-based fishery management paradigm. In the present study changes in pelagic fish community structure in an upwelling ecosystem of the central Mediterranean Sea during the last 10 years was analysed, by focusing the attention on the five most abundant small pelagic species: Engraulis encrasicolus, Sardina pilchardus, Sardinella aurita, Trachurus trachurus and Boops boops. Our results evidenced a quite stable community structure, characterized by spatial occupation strongly driven by ecosystem characteristics and modulated according to specie-specific behaviour. Obtained results lead us to hypothesize that the observed stability of community could be linked to the presence of different environments leading to efficient space partitioning and resources utilization among species.

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Acknowledgements

Surveys were co-funded by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and the European Union through the Data Collection Framework (DCF – Reg. Ce. No. 199/2008, No. 665/2008 and Commission Decision No. 949/2008). This study was also supported by the FAO Project MedSudMed ‘‘Assessment and Monitoring of the Fishery Resources and the Ecosystems in the Straits of Sicily’’, funded by the Italian Ministry MiPAAF and co-funded by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission (DG MARE). The Masters of the R/V “G. Dallaporta” and the R/V “Maria Grazia” and their crew are thanked for their work.

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    A. Bonanno, M. Barra, G. Basilone, S. Genovese, S. Aronica, G. Giacalone, I. Fontana, S. Mangano, R. Ferreri, M. Pulizzi, P. Rumolo, A. Gargano, G. Buscaino, P. Calandrino, A. Di Maria & S. Mazzola

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Bonanno, A., Barra, M., Mifsud, R. et al. Space utilization by key species of the pelagic fish community in an upwelling ecosystem of the Mediterranean Sea. Hydrobiologia 821, 173–190 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3350-9

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