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Article Dans Une Revue Marine Pollution Bulletin Année : 2023

Spatial variations of biochemical content and stable isotope ratios of size-fractionated plankton in the Mediterranean Sea (MERITE-HIPPOCAMPE campaign)

Loic Guilloux
Marc Pagano
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Daniela Bănaru
Marc Tedetti

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Plankton represents the main source of carbon in marine ecosystems and is consequently an important gateway for contaminants into the marine food webs. During the MERITE– HIPPOCAMPE campaign in the Mediterranean Sea (April–May 2019), plankton was sampled from pumping and net tows at 10 stations from the French coast to the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia) to obtain different size fractions in contrasted regions. This study combines various approaches, including biochemical analyses, analyses of stable isotope ratios (δ13C, δ15N), cytometry analyses and mixing models (MixSiar) on size-fractions of phyto- and zooplankton from 0.7 to >2000 μm. Pico- and nanoplankton represented a large energetic resource at the base of pelagic food webs. Proteins, lipids, and stable isotope ratios increased with size in zooplankton and were higher than in phytoplankton. Stable isotope ratios suggest different sources of carbon and nutrients at the base of the planktonic food webs depending on the coast and the offshore area. In addition, a link between productivity and trophic pathways was shown, with high trophic levels and low zooplankton biomass recorded in the offshore area. The results of our study highlight spatial variations of the trophic structure within the plankton size-fractions and will contribute to assess the role of the plankton as a biological pump of contaminants.
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hal-04016417 , version 1 (06-03-2023)

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Javier Angel Tesán-Onrubia, Marc Tedetti, François Carlotti, Melissa Tenaille, Loic Guilloux, et al.. Spatial variations of biochemical content and stable isotope ratios of size-fractionated plankton in the Mediterranean Sea (MERITE-HIPPOCAMPE campaign). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023, 189, pp.114787. ⟨10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114787⟩. ⟨hal-04016417⟩
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