Temporal patterns in the post-larval supply of two crustacean taxa in Rangiroa Atoll,French Polynesia |
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| Authors: | Raphael Santos Craig A Radford Joseph Poupin Christophe Brié Suzanne C Mills René Galzin David Lecchini |
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| Institution: | 1.Laboratoire d’Excellence “CORAIL”, USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE,CRIOBE,Papetoai,French Polynesia;2.Leigh Marine Laboratory,University of Auckland,Warkworth,New Zealand;3.Institut de Recherche de l’Ecole Navale,BrestArmées,France;4.Tropical Fish Tahiti,Avatoru,French Polynesia;5.Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UR 227,Nouméa,New Caledonia |
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| Abstract: | The post-larval supply of two crustacean taxa (Brachyura and Stomatopoda) was monitored using one crest net over three lunar
months at Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia. We captured a total of 37,068 brachyuran and 12,697 stomatopod post-larvae during
the study. Post-larval supply was higher during the warm season (February–April) than during the cold season (June–July) for
both Brachyura (warm season: 85% of total post-larval supply) and Stomatopoda (warm season: 92%). Moreover, the pulse of the
brachyuran post-larval supply occurred predominantly around the last quarter, while the pulse of stomatopods occurred predominantly
around the new moon. However, for both taxa, the post-larval supply was lowest around the full moon and the first quarter.
Overall, our monitoring highlighted that the post-larval supply of Brachyura and Stomatopoda was modulated by seasons and
lunar phases at Rangiroa. |
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