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Habitat modelling of Electrona antarctica (Myctophidae, Pisces) in Kerguelen by generalized additive models and geographic information systems

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Electrona antarctica is one of the most abundant mesopelagic fishes in the oceanic zone surrounding the Kerguelen Archipelago in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean. Generalized additive models (GAM) combined with geographical information systems (GIS) were used to predict and map the abundance of this species according to three environmental variables: sea surface temperature, bathymetry and surface chlorophyll a. The model was applied on the Antarctic Polar Front in the eastern part of Kerguelen Archipelago. E. antarctica seems to be linked to areas presenting low chlorophyll a concentrations, depths greater than 500 m and temperatures lower than 5°C. The model was then applied to the Kerguelen’s plateau for three different years: 1998, 1999 and 2000. The position of Antarctic Polar Front and the intensity of an upwelling play an important role in the abundance variability of E. antarctica. Furthermore, the model allows the understanding of the habitat of E. antarctica and its trophic place in the pelagic ecosystem.

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The authors thank the crew of “La Curieuse” for their help during the cruise and Antoine Wouters, Romain Vergé and Jérôme Boutain for their field work. The work at sea forms part of the programme “ICHTYOKER” and was supported by the Institut Paul Emile Victor (IPEV). We also want to thank Patrice Pruvost for the database, Emmanuelle Sultan and Christophe Menkes for “SeaWifs” data and Jean-Benoit Charassin for temperature data.

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  1. Laboratoire d’ichtyo-écologie marine (LIMUL), Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Bassin Napoléon, Quai Masset, B.P. 120, 62327, Boulogne-sur-mer Cedex, France

    Christophe Loots & Philippe Koubbi

  2. Département des milieux et peuplements aquatiques, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), USM 403, CP 26. 43, rue Cuvier, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    Guy Duhamel

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Loots, C., Koubbi, P. & Duhamel, G. Habitat modelling of Electrona antarctica (Myctophidae, Pisces) in Kerguelen by generalized additive models and geographic information systems. Polar Biol 30, 951–959 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-007-0253-7

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