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Esthétique et biodiversité des écosystèmes sous-marins / Aesthetics and biodiversity of marine ecosystemsTribot, Anne-Sophie 27 November 2017 (has links)
La valeur esthétique des paysages et des espèces est un élément central de la conservation de la biodiversité, puisqu’elle fait intervenir les dimensions affectives et émotionnelles de notre rapport à la nature. Le lien entre biodiversité et perception esthétique demeure cependant peu étudié dans le cadre des services écosystémiques.Suite à un premier travail de synthèse ayant permis de poser les bases conceptuelles et méthodologiques de l’esthétique des paysages, trois études menées sur des systèmes sous-marins à différentes échelles ont permis de mieux comprendre et de quantifier le lien entre les différentes facettes de la biodiversité et la perception esthétique.Les résultats ont permis de mettre en évidence que la nature du lien entre biodiversité et préférences esthétique est dépendante de l’échelle de perception : à une échelle multi-spécifique, la biodiversité et la composition en espèces ont un effet positif sur les préférences esthétiques, tandis que les préférences à l’échelle spécifiques sont déconnectées du fonctionnement écologique des écosystèmes.Ces résultats confirment l’importance de la valeur esthétique dans notre perception de la biodiversité, qui pourrait avoir des conséquences majeures sur la façon dont nous protégeons notre environnement. L’approche fonctionnaliste de l’expérience esthétique est proposée et décrite afin de promouvoir une perception esthétique basée sur la compréhension et la reconnaissance des processus écologiques. Des pistes d’éducation à la biodiversité basée sur une expérience esthétique engagée sont également proposées afin de reconnecter les besoins écologiques et les préférences esthétiques. / The aesthetic value of landscapes and species is a central element for the conservation of biodiversity, since it involves the emotional and emotional dimensions of our relationship to nature. However, the links between biodiversity and aesthetic perception remains poorly studied and recognized within the ecosystem services framework.Following a first critical review, that described the conceptual and methodological bases of landscape aesthetics, three studies on underwater systems at different scales have been computed in order to better understand the link between the different facets of biodiversity and aesthetic perception.The results revealed that the link between biodiversity and aesthetic preferences is dependent on the scale of perception: at a multi-specific scale, biodiversity and species composition have a positive effect on aesthetic preferences, while preferences at a specific scale are disconnected to the ecological functioning of ecosystems.These results confirm the importance of aesthetic value in our perception of biodiversity, which could have major consequences in the way we protect our environment. The aesthetic experience based on the understanding of ecological functioning is proposed and described in order to promote an aesthetic perception relevant to ecological processes. Education to biodiversity based on engaged aesthetic is also proposed, in order to reconnect ecological needs and aesthetic preferences.
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Beneath the sea ice : exploring elephant seal foraging strategy in Earth's extreme Antarctic polar environment / Sous la banquise Antarctique : écologie alimentaire des éléphants de mer des îles Kerguelen, influence des paramètres océanographiques et de glace de merLabrousse, Sara 09 December 2016 (has links)
Les mammifères marins de l'Océan Austral sont des éléments essentiels des écosystèmes marins antarctiques et des sentinelles de l’état des océans polaires. Comprendre comment les conditions océanographiques déterminent leurs habitats préférentiels est essentiel pour identifier de quelle façon et dans quelle région ces mammifères acquièrent les ressources nécessaires à leur déplacement, leur croissance, leur reproduction et donc leur survie. Les éléphants de mer du Sud (Mirounga leonina) se déplacent dans l’océan austral à l’échelle des bassins océaniques pour s’alimenter en plongeant en moyenne à 500 m et jusqu’à 2000 m de profondeur. En fonction de leur colonie d’origine, de leur sexe, et de leur âge, ils exploitent des régions radicalement différentes de l’océan austral, mettant ainsi en œuvre des stratégies alimentaires diversifiées. Les éléphants de mer de Kerguelen utilisent deux zones préférentiellement: la zone du Front Polaire ou la zone Antarctique couverte par la banquise. Dans cette thèse, les stratégies alimentaires des voyages post-mue Antarctiques de 46 mâles et femelles éléphants de mer de Kerguelen ont été étudiées. Une série temporelle de 11 années (2004-2014) de données de déplacement, de plongées et de données hydrologiques a été analysée pour déterminer le rôle des paramètres océanographiques et de glaces de mer impliqués dans l’acquisition des ressources alimentaires des éléphants de mer en Antarctique. L’influence de la variabilité spatio-temporelle et interannuelle de la glace de mer associée à la position des mâles et des femelles ainsi que le rôle des polynies côtières sur les stratégies alimentaires des mâles en hiver ont été examinés. / Understanding how physical properties of the environment underpin habitat selection of large marine vertebrates is crucial in identifying how and where animals acquire resources necessary for locomotion, growth and reproduction and ultimately their fitness. The Southern Ocean harbors one of the largest and most dynamic marine ecosystems on our planet which arises from the presence of two majors physical features, (i) the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and (ii) the seasonal sea ice cover region. In the Antarctic, marine predators are exposed to climate-induced shifts in atmospheric circulation and sea ice. However, because these shifts vary regionally, and because much remains to be understood about how individual animals use their environment, it has been difficult to make predictions on how animals may respond to climate variability. Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are a major consumer of Southern Ocean resources and use two main large scale foraging strategies, (i) feeding in the frontal zone of the Southern Ocean, or (ii) feeding in the seasonal sea ice region. In the present thesis I examined the winter post-moulting foraging strategies of 46 male and female Kerguelen southern elephant seals which utilized the second strategy. Using an eleven year time-series of tracking, diving, and seal-collected hydrographic data (from 2004-2014) I assessed their movements and foraging performance in relation to in situ hydrographic and sea ice conditions. The influence of both the spatio-temporal and inter-annual variability of sea ice around seal locations was investigated, and an investigation on the role of polynya for male elephant seal during winter conducted.
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Approche géographique de la compensation écologique en milieu marin : analyse de l’émergence d’un système de gouvernance environnementale / Geographical approach for marine biodiversity offset : analysis of the emergence of an environmental governance systemJacob, Céline 03 February 2017 (has links)
La réglementation actuelle, reposant sur la loi de 1976 sur la protection de la nature, impose aux maîtres d’ouvrage de respecter le principe « éviter – réduire – compenser » lors de la conception de les projets d’exploitation et d’aménagement. Lorsqu’un projet n’a pu ni éviter ni réduire les impacts environnementaux, il est nécessaire de définir des mesures compensatoires pour les impacts résiduels qualifiés de significatifs. Concernant les écosystèmes marins, ces mesures font appel à des actions écologiques ainsi qu’à des mesures de gestion et d’amélioration des connaissances sur le milieu marin. Alors que le développement de l’activité économique maritime est encouragé, en particulier, suite aux appels à la croissance bleue (e.g. tourisme maritime, EMR, pêche, aquaculture, ressources minérales marines, biotechnologies, transport maritime, construction navale), il est primordial de questionner nos capacités à prendre en compte les impacts de ces activités. A partir d’un état des lieux de la compensation sur le milieu marin en France, il s’agit d’identifier les limites du système actuel et de proposer des pistes d’amélioration. Ces dernières peuvent être méthodologiques et techniques, liées à la prise en compte de nouvelles approches ou à l’émergence de nouveaux systèmes de gouvernance. A travers l’analyse d’une cinquantaine d’études d’impacts françaises, les pressions et impacts générés par différents projets d’aménagements (infrastructures portuaires, dragages, extractions de granulats, prises et rejets d’eau, etc.) sont examinés et la pertinence des mesures ERC proposées est discutée. Ensuite, en se basant sur une revue bibliographique, la faisabilité et l’efficacité des techniques d’ingénierie écologique (écoconceptions portuaires, bio-remédiation et techniques de restauration des herbiers, macro-algues, récifs coralliens, populations d’ichtyofaune et bivalves) sont évaluées au regard des exigences de la séquence ERC. Cette analyse permet de discuter de la notion d’équivalence écologique et de proposer un arbre de décision original. D’autre part, constatant que les mesures compensatoires proposées dans les études d’impact ne sont que très rarement dimensionnées, une méthode opérationnelle permettant d’évaluer les besoins compensatoires est élaborée. Cette méthode associe une analyse multicritère de l’état de l’environnement inspirée de l’Unified Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM, méthode utilisée en Floride pour les impacts autorisés) et une évaluation plus fine à l’échelle d’un indicateur empruntée à l’Habitat Equivalency Analysis (HEA, développée par la NOAA pour la compensation des dommages accidentels). Il s’agit ensuite d’examiner l’utilisation actuelle de l’approche par les services écosystémiques dans la compensation à travers la réglementation, les standards internationaux et la littérature scientifique. L’objectif est d’étudier en quoi cette approche permettrait d’améliorer la mise en place de la compensation mais aussi d’en souligner les limites. Enfin, l’approche sociologique de l’acteur-réseau (Callon, Latour) permet d’analyser les différents types organisationnels ayant émergé autour de la compensation en Californie. L’objectif est de critiquer, à partir de situations constatées en France et aux Etats-Unis, les réponses formulées en termes de gouvernance par ces deux sociétés côtières exigeant un principe de compensation. Ce travail souligne la nécessité de mettre en place des mesures ambitieuses et efficaces de compensation afin que le développement économique maritime cesse de contribuer à l’érosion de la biodiversité. / My research topic is multidisciplinary combining geography, ecology and economics and addressing the efficiency of current marine offset practice. Building on a state of the art of current practice, I am working on a more prospective approach (compared to current research on mitigation targeting terrestrial ecosystems). By offset, I am referring to legal mitigation that consists in avoiding – reducing – offsetting adverse impacts of development projects such as dredging, port infrastructure, oil exploration, marine aggregate extraction, beach nourishment, etc. on marine and coastal ecosystems. Based on a review of around fifty French marine Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), I analyzed the assessment of impacts, the use of offset sizing methods (robust method to assess ecological losses due to development projects and ecological gains created by offset measures) and the kind of measures proposed. Within these EIAs, sizing methods were seldom used and the very few measures suggested to offset residual impacts could be questioned in terms of equivalency and appropriateness. These measures were either ecological engineering techniques (such as seagrass or coral restoration), management measures (used to reduce pressure on the impacted ecosystems through the funding of management measures in Marine Protected Areas for example) or even knowledge acquisition. Thus, I am also looking at the efficiency of ecological engineering techniques on marine and coastal ecosystems. My research mainly focuses on the offset of authorized impacts but could also deals with some aspects of the offset of accidental damages.
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Political and judicial strategies for the care of marine and coastal ecosystems. The case of Creole People in San Andrés Island, Colombia.Núñez Riaño, Miguel Ángel January 2016 (has links)
This thesis illustrates how native populations exert a crucial ecological role through deliberate strategies in order to conserve and preserve marine and coastal ecosystems. The investigation identifies political and judicial practices of the Creole people that have contributed to care of ecosystems placed in the Caribbean Archipelago of San Andrés. To this regard, this study considers how the agency of Creole people has influenced the environmental structuring of islands and seas during 20th and 21st centuries. The result is an improved comprehension, through critical analysis of cultural and judicial discourses, of the current ecological state of the Archipelago.
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Aplicação de metodologias de isolamento de bactérias ainda \'não-cultivadas\' em ecossistemas marinhos. / Applications of methods for isolating uncultured bacteria in marine environments.Ushimaru, Priscila Ikeda 12 August 2011 (has links)
Aplicou-se duas metodologias para isolamento de bactérias ainda \"não-cultivadas\" em amostras de água do mar de Ubatuba (SP, Brasil) e da Baía do Almirantado (Antártica). Pela adaptação do método de cultivo de alto desempenho (HTC), foi possível isolar 4 culturas bacterianas, nas quais duas podem ser consideradas ainda não-cultivadas e foram identificadas através das análises filogenéticas do gene rRNA 16S. Ao aplicar o método de inóculo em meio de cultura diluído 1/10, nas amostras de água do mar antártico, 81 isolados bacterianos foram identificados (gene rRNA 16S), sendo que um deles, é candidato a um isolado \"não-cultivado\". Outras abordagens fenotípicas e genômicas serão necessárias para definir a caracterização taxonômica destas bactérias \"não-cultivadas\" obtidas. A presença dos genes alk foi detectada em 11 isolados bacterianos antárticos, destes, um representante apresentou similaridade com uma sequência de gene alkM, recém-descrita em estudo prévio, em um dos clones de bibliotecas metagenômicas de sedimentos, na mesma região de amostragem. / Two different methods were applied for culturing marine bacteria in order to isolate uncultured representatives from Ubatuba seawater (SP, Brazil) and from Admiralty Bay (Antarctica). The adapted high-throughput culturing (HTC) procedures allowed to obtain four isolates. Two of them are uncultured bacteria candidates from coastal seawater studied and they were identified by phylogenetic analysis for 16S rRNA genes. The use of traditional plating on 1/10 dilution of agar media for the Antarctica seawater samples, allowed to isolate 81 cultures that were identified (16S rRNA gene), and one of these isolates is most likely to be an uncultured micro-organism. For taxonomic purposes, several others phenotypic and genomic methods must be applied for the further characterization of these uncultured bacteria. The alk genes were detected in eleven bacterial isolates from Antarctic. One of them, showed similarity to the sequence of an alkM gene, described in previous work in environmental clones libraries od sediments, from the same sampling area.
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Caracterização das especies de vibrios isoladas em amostras de água do mar, plâncton e bivalves da zona litorânea do Estado de São Paulo. / Characterization of vibrio species isolated from seawater, plankton and bivalves samples from the São Paulo State coastal zone.Lavezzo, Lígia Carolina 31 August 2015 (has links)
Neste estudo, objetivou-se caracterizar ao nível molecular os vibrios isolados de amostras de água do mar, plâncton e bivalves do Canal de São Sebastião (n=78), Baixada Santista (n=37) e Ubatuba (n=17), analisar a susceptibilidade aos antibióticos e os principais genes associados à virulência. Observou-se sensibilidade à ciprofloxaxina, meropenem e ácido nalidíxico, resistência à ampicilina e à cefalotina, e alta porcentagem de múltipla resistência (Ubatuba: 64,7%; Baixada Santista:48,6%; Canal de São Sebastião: 43%) aos antimicrobianos. Quatro isolados foram positivos para o gene de virulência stn/sto. Por MLSA, foi possível identificar V.alginolyticus, V.fluvialis, V.campbellii e V.harveyi em Ubatuba; V.fluvialis, V.alginolyticus, V.campbellii, V.rotiferianus, V.harveyi, V.diabolicus, V.atypicus, V.coralliilyticus, V.maritimus, V.parahaemolyticus e V.tubiashii no Canal de São Sebastião; e, V.alginolyticus, V.parahaemolyticus, V.rotiferianus, V.campbellii, V.harveyi, V.communis, V.maritimus, V.fluvialis, V.fortis, V.natriegens e V.navarrensis na Baixada Santista. / The aim of this study was to characterize at the molecular level Vibrio species isolated from seawater, plankton, bivalves samples from Canal de São Sebastião (n=78), Baixada Santista (n=37) and Ubatuba (n=17), to analyze antimicrobial susceptibility and the major virulence-associated genes. The results showed ciprofloxacin, meropenem, nalidixic acid sensitivity, ampicillin, and cephalothin resistance, and a significant percentage of multidrug resistance (Ubatuba: 64.7%; Baixada Santista: 48.6%; Canal de São Sebastião: 43%). Four seawater isolates were found positive for the stn/sto virulence gene. MLSA allowed the identification of V.alginolyticus, V.fluvialis, V.campbellii, V.harveyi in Ubatuba; V.fluvialis, V.alginolyticus, V.campbellii, V.rotiferianus, V.harveyi, V.diabolicus, V.atypicus, V.coralliilyticus, V.maritimus, V.parahaemolyticus and V.tubiashii in Canal de São Sebastião, and V.alginolyticus, V.parahaemolyticus, V.rotiferianus, V.campbellii, V.harveyi, V.communis, V.maritimus, V.fluvialis, V.fortis, V.natriegens, and V.navarrensis in Baixada Santista.
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Frequência e diversidade de colifagos somáticos isolados de amostras de água do mar, plâncton e bivalves da baixada santista, canal de São Sebastião e Ubatuba. / Frequency and diversity of somatic coliphages isolated from seawater, plankton and bivalves samples from baixada Santista, Canal de São Sebastião e Ubatuba.Rosero, Edith Mariela Burbano 03 July 2009 (has links)
Os colifagos somáticos (CS) são os melhores indicadores de poluição fecal. Neste trabalho, foi determinada a abundância de CS em amostras de água do mar, plâncton, e bivalves coletadas em Santos, São Sebastião e Ubatuba. Houve correlação positiva entre CS e as bactérias marinhas viáveis, coliformes termotolerantes, E.coli e enterococos intestinais, e a correlação foi negativa com a temperatura. As maiores contagens de CS foram obtidas em Santos. As freqüências das famílias encontradas nas amostras de água do mar e plâncton foram: Siphoviridae (50% e 65,8%), Podoviridae (36% e 15,8%), Microviridae (9% e 15,8%) e Myoviridae (5%, 2,6%), respectivamente. Em bivalves, só foi observada Siphoviridae. Os morfotipos observados foram A1 (3%), B1 (63%), C1 (21%) e D1 (13%). As técnicas de RFLP e rep-PCR não foram discriminatórias. 9,6% dos colifagos apresentaram os genes que codificam para as toxinas ST e/ou LT. O presente estudo está identificando os colifagos como perigos microbiológicos e gerando subsídios para avaliação de riscos microbiológicos no ecossistema marinho. / The somatic coliphages (SC) are the better indicator for fecal pollution. In this research, it was obtained the SC abundance in seawater, plankton and bivalves samples collected from Santos, São Sebastiâo and Ubatuba. SC counts were correlated with marine viable bacteria, thermotolerant coliforms, E. coli and intestinal enterococci, and the correlation was negative with the temperature. Highest SC counts were obtained from samples collected at Santos. The frequency of SC families found in seawater and plankton samples were: Siphoviridae (50% and 65.8%), Podoviridae (36% and 15.8%), Microviridae (9% and 15.8%), and Myoviridae (5%, 2.6%), respectively. In bivalves, only Siphoviridae was found. Morphotypes A1 (3%), B1 (63%), C1 (21%) and D1 (13%) were observed. The RFLP and rep-PCR techniques were not discriminatory. 9.6% of coliphages contained genes codifying for thermostable toxin (ST) and/or thermolabil toxin (LT). This study is identifying the coliphages as microbial hazard and giving support to later studies for microbial risk assessment of marine ecosystem.
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Aplicação de metodologias de isolamento de bactérias ainda \'não-cultivadas\' em ecossistemas marinhos. / Applications of methods for isolating uncultured bacteria in marine environments.Priscila Ikeda Ushimaru 12 August 2011 (has links)
Aplicou-se duas metodologias para isolamento de bactérias ainda \"não-cultivadas\" em amostras de água do mar de Ubatuba (SP, Brasil) e da Baía do Almirantado (Antártica). Pela adaptação do método de cultivo de alto desempenho (HTC), foi possível isolar 4 culturas bacterianas, nas quais duas podem ser consideradas ainda não-cultivadas e foram identificadas através das análises filogenéticas do gene rRNA 16S. Ao aplicar o método de inóculo em meio de cultura diluído 1/10, nas amostras de água do mar antártico, 81 isolados bacterianos foram identificados (gene rRNA 16S), sendo que um deles, é candidato a um isolado \"não-cultivado\". Outras abordagens fenotípicas e genômicas serão necessárias para definir a caracterização taxonômica destas bactérias \"não-cultivadas\" obtidas. A presença dos genes alk foi detectada em 11 isolados bacterianos antárticos, destes, um representante apresentou similaridade com uma sequência de gene alkM, recém-descrita em estudo prévio, em um dos clones de bibliotecas metagenômicas de sedimentos, na mesma região de amostragem. / Two different methods were applied for culturing marine bacteria in order to isolate uncultured representatives from Ubatuba seawater (SP, Brazil) and from Admiralty Bay (Antarctica). The adapted high-throughput culturing (HTC) procedures allowed to obtain four isolates. Two of them are uncultured bacteria candidates from coastal seawater studied and they were identified by phylogenetic analysis for 16S rRNA genes. The use of traditional plating on 1/10 dilution of agar media for the Antarctica seawater samples, allowed to isolate 81 cultures that were identified (16S rRNA gene), and one of these isolates is most likely to be an uncultured micro-organism. For taxonomic purposes, several others phenotypic and genomic methods must be applied for the further characterization of these uncultured bacteria. The alk genes were detected in eleven bacterial isolates from Antarctic. One of them, showed similarity to the sequence of an alkM gene, described in previous work in environmental clones libraries od sediments, from the same sampling area.
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Environmental impact on fish communities in the global ocean : a mechanistic modeling approach / Impact de l'environnement sur les communautés de poissons de l’océan global : une approche de modélisation mécanisteGuiet, Jérôme 07 March 2016 (has links)
La biosphère marine joue un rôle fondamental dans la dynamique du Système Terre (cycle du carbone, composition atmosphérique, etc.) et rend un certain nombre de services essentiels à l’humanité (pêcheries, séquestration du carbone notamment). Sa vulnérabilité aux changements globaux (changement climatique, exploitation croissante des ressources naturelles et pollution en particulier) rend nécessaire et urgente l’anticipation de ses évolutions possibles. Dans cette perspective, il s’agira dans cette thèse d’étudier comment les écosystèmes marins sont structurés par leur environnement et comment cette structuration peut influer sur leur fonctionnement jusqu'à l’échelle de l’océan global. Dans un premier temps un cadre de modélisation a été développé pour prendre en compte l'impact de l'environnement des individus aux populations aux communautés. Il est basé sur un modèle de spectre de biomasse représentant les communautés de poisson en utilisant seulement la taille des individus et la taille maximum des espèces comme variables. Issu d'un modèle détaillé par Maury O. & Poggiale J.C. (2013) il est implémenté pour la représentation d'une communauté de poisson générique. Des indicateurs de structure, diversité et métabolisme sont développés pour étudier les écosystèmes ainsi représentés. Une fois le cadre méthodologique définit le modèle est utilisé pour l'étude idéalisée des propriétés du spectre de biomasse contraint par des conditions environnementales variables. L'impact de la variation de production primaire ainsi que la variation de température du milieu sont plus particulièrement étudiés. Tout d'abord en statique, c'est à dire en imposant différents niveaux constants. Indépendamment du forçage les communautés ont des propriétés similaires en augmentant la production primaire, en diminuant la température du milieu. Quatre domaines se succèdent en augmentant la production primaire, diminuant la température, à l'intérieur desquels les communautés de poissons ont des caractéristiques similaires. Les différentes propriétés dans les différents domaines induisent diverses sensibilités des écosytèmes à des niveaux de production primaire et/ou température distincts. Afin de lier les résultats de ces expériences numériques à la réalité, les propriétés des écosystèmes à différentes latitudes sont simulées. Le spectre de communauté est calculé le long d'une section latitudinale de l'équateur au pôle en forçant avec des niveaux moyens de production primaire et température. Les propriétés des écosystèmes ainsi représentés éclairent sur l'observation de tailles d'espèces croissantes de l'équateur aux pôles, la règle de Bergmann. Après ces résultats pour des spectres statiques, les propriétés dynamiques des spectres de communauté sont étudiées par l'étude de la saisonnalité. En forçant les communautés à différentes latitudes par un cycle saisonnier de production primaire et température, la succession d'espèces au sein de celles-ci joue un rôle sur les propriétés des communauté. Des pôles à l'équateur cette succession est plus ou moins marquée et impact la capacité des écosystème à maintenir les espèces les plus larges tout au long de la période de basse production entre deux blooms. Une fois les propriétés du spectre de biomasse évaluées de façon idéalisée, le modèle est implémenté dans le modèle d'écosystème APECOSM afin de prendre en compte les interactions spatiales et les interactions avec l'habitat. Appliqué à l'échelle de l'océan global et forcé par les champs physiques et biogeochimiques du modèle NEMO-PISCES il permet la modélisation des caractéristiques des écosytèmes en fonction de leur environnement. Différentes caractéristiques connues des écosystèmes marins sont reproduites, notamment la règle de Bergmann. Les modèles actuels décrivant le fonctionnement des écosystèmes marins ne comportent que des représentations très simplifiées de la biodiversité / The marine biosphere plays a fundamental role in the earth system dynamics (carbon cycle, atmosphere composition, etc.) and provides numerous essential services to humanity (fisheries, carbon sequestration). Its vulnerability to global change (climate change, growing exploitation of natural resources, pollution) makes the study of its evolutions imperative. In this framework, the aim of this thesis is the study of the structuring of the marine biodiversity by hydro-climatic variability of the global ocean, as well as how this structuring impacts on the ecosystems functioning. First, a modelling framework is developed to account for the impact of environment from individuals to populations to communities. It is based on a biomass size spectrum model which represents fish communities with individuals size and species maximum length as only variables. Detailed in Maury O. & Poggiale J. C. (2013) the model is implemented to represent a generic fish community. Indicators of structure, diversity and metabolism are developed to study so represented ecosystems. Once the methodogical framework defined the model is used for the idealized study of the biomass size spectrum properties when constrained with different environmental conditions. The impact of distinct constant primary production and temperature levels are investigated. First the static impact, forcing ecosystems with constant levels. Communities present similar properties for increasing primary production or decreasing water temperature. A succession of four domains characterized by similar fish community features are observed with increasing primary production, decreasing temperature. These distinct charateristics will induce distinct sensitivities of ecosystems function of the level of primary production or temperature. In order to link the results of these numerical experiments to reality the properties of ecosystems along latitudes are also computed. The community biomass spectrum is simulated along stations at different latitudes from pole to equator forcing with mean primary productions and temperatures. The properties of so represented communities enlight the observation of increasing species length with latitude, the so called Bergmann's rule. After the results for static spectra, the dynamic properties of fish community spectra are analyzed through the seasonality. Forcing communities at different latitudes with a seasonal primary production and temperature cycle a more or less strong species sucession is observed. The succession impacts the capacity of communities to maintain larger species during the bad season of poor conditions between two peaks of primary production. Once the properties of the biomass community spectrum investigated in an idealized manner, the model is implemented in the ecosystem model APECOSM in order to account for the spatial interactions and the link with habitat. Applied in the global ocean and forced with physical and biogeochemical NEMO-PISCES domains the model allows the modelling of ecosystems characteristics. Different known characteristics of marine ecosystems are reproduced, especially Bergmann's rule. The current models describing marine ecosystems provide a simplified representation of biodiversity (e.g. NPZD type biochemical models, Ewe or Atlantis type box models, OSMOSE and APECOSM type models). It induces a limitation of their use in the study of the impact of climate change on biodiversity and reversely; for the study of the impact of biodiversity changes on the functioning of ecosystems. The model we describe mechanistically allows the representation of the dynamic of ecosystems from individual bioenergetic and predation interactions while keeping diversity.
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Frequência e diversidade de colifagos somáticos isolados de amostras de água do mar, plâncton e bivalves da baixada santista, canal de São Sebastião e Ubatuba. / Frequency and diversity of somatic coliphages isolated from seawater, plankton and bivalves samples from baixada Santista, Canal de São Sebastião e Ubatuba.Edith Mariela Burbano Rosero 03 July 2009 (has links)
Os colifagos somáticos (CS) são os melhores indicadores de poluição fecal. Neste trabalho, foi determinada a abundância de CS em amostras de água do mar, plâncton, e bivalves coletadas em Santos, São Sebastião e Ubatuba. Houve correlação positiva entre CS e as bactérias marinhas viáveis, coliformes termotolerantes, E.coli e enterococos intestinais, e a correlação foi negativa com a temperatura. As maiores contagens de CS foram obtidas em Santos. As freqüências das famílias encontradas nas amostras de água do mar e plâncton foram: Siphoviridae (50% e 65,8%), Podoviridae (36% e 15,8%), Microviridae (9% e 15,8%) e Myoviridae (5%, 2,6%), respectivamente. Em bivalves, só foi observada Siphoviridae. Os morfotipos observados foram A1 (3%), B1 (63%), C1 (21%) e D1 (13%). As técnicas de RFLP e rep-PCR não foram discriminatórias. 9,6% dos colifagos apresentaram os genes que codificam para as toxinas ST e/ou LT. O presente estudo está identificando os colifagos como perigos microbiológicos e gerando subsídios para avaliação de riscos microbiológicos no ecossistema marinho. / The somatic coliphages (SC) are the better indicator for fecal pollution. In this research, it was obtained the SC abundance in seawater, plankton and bivalves samples collected from Santos, São Sebastiâo and Ubatuba. SC counts were correlated with marine viable bacteria, thermotolerant coliforms, E. coli and intestinal enterococci, and the correlation was negative with the temperature. Highest SC counts were obtained from samples collected at Santos. The frequency of SC families found in seawater and plankton samples were: Siphoviridae (50% and 65.8%), Podoviridae (36% and 15.8%), Microviridae (9% and 15.8%), and Myoviridae (5%, 2.6%), respectively. In bivalves, only Siphoviridae was found. Morphotypes A1 (3%), B1 (63%), C1 (21%) and D1 (13%) were observed. The RFLP and rep-PCR techniques were not discriminatory. 9.6% of coliphages contained genes codifying for thermostable toxin (ST) and/or thermolabil toxin (LT). This study is identifying the coliphages as microbial hazard and giving support to later studies for microbial risk assessment of marine ecosystem.
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