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Observation of juvenile dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) in artificial habitats of North-Western Mediterranean harbors

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We thank the Agence de l’Eau for financial support of the settlement network (RESPIRE).

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  1. Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, F-66860, Perpignan, France

    Manon Mercader, Alexandre Mercière, Gilles Saragoni, Jérémy Pastor & Philippe Lenfant

  2. CNRS, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, F-66860, Perpignan, France

    Manon Mercader, Alexandre Mercière, Gilles Saragoni, Jérémy Pastor & Philippe Lenfant

  3. ECOCEAN, 33 rue Chaptal, 34000, Montpellier, France

    Amélie Fontcuberta, Lucas Bérenger, Rémy Dubas & Gilles Lecaillon

  4. Agence de l’Eau Rhône-Méditerranée-Corse, Immeuble le Noailles, 62, La Canebière, 13001, Marseille, France

    Pierre Boissery

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Mercader, M., Fontcuberta, A., Mercière, A. et al. Observation of juvenile dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) in artificial habitats of North-Western Mediterranean harbors. Mar Biodiv 47, 371–372 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0498-x

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Keywords

  • Marine Protect Area
  • Littoral Habitat
  • Shallow Coastal Water
  • Artificial Habitat
  • French Coast