4.7 Article

Model of mesopelagic fish predation on eggs and larvae shows benefits of tuna spawning under full moon

Related references

Note: Only part of the references are listed.
Article Ecology

Atlantic bluefin tuna spawn early to avoid metabolic meltdown in larvae

Oyvind Fiksen et al.

Summary: The survival and growth of bluefin tuna during early life stages are influenced by prey availability and temperature. High temperatures are not ideal for feeding larvae, but heatwaves can increase larval survival potential while shortening the viable season for them. Food resources play a key role in modulating how temperature change impacts optimal phenology for the tuna larvae.

ECOLOGY (2022)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

How moonlight shapes environments, life histories, and ecological interactions on coral reefs

Jeffrey S. Shima et al.

Summary: The lunar cycle affects nocturnal brightness of coral reef organisms, influencing reproduction, larval development, and settlement timing. The changes in nocturnal illumination are closely related to the trophic linkages between coral reefs and adjacent pelagic ecosystems.

EMERGING TOPICS IN LIFE SCIENCES (2022)

Article Limnology

Small fish eat smaller fish: A model of interaction strength in early life stages of two tuna species

Daniel Ottmann et al.

Summary: Tuna larvae have the capacity to kill other fish, particularly during the peak spawning season. However, in areas with few tuna, other factors contribute more to the survival of larval fish.

LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS (2022)

Article Biology

Lunar rhythms in growth of larval fish

Jeffrey S. Shima et al.

Summary: Research on the growth rates of larval fishes, particularly the sixbar wrasse, shows that growth is strongly linked to lunar periodicity and nocturnal brightness. Cloud cover obscuring moonlight provided a natural experiment to confirm the impact of moonlight on growth. The lunar-periodic growth of larvae may be attributed to the light-mediated suppression of diel vertical migrations of predators and prey.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2021)

Article Ecology

Abundance of Pelagia noctiluca early life stages in the western Mediterranean Sea scales with surface chlorophyll

Daniel Ottmann et al.

Summary: Pelagia noctiluca is the most successful and well-studied jellyfish in the Mediterranean Sea, with its early life stages showing a distribution correlated with warm surface temperatures and high chlorophyll concentration. Basin-scale productivity in June explains a significant portion of interannual abundance variation. Warmer water during winter and spring seasons, along with prolonged spring blooms, contribute to the increasing outbreaks of P. noctiluca observed in the western Mediterranean Sea in recent decades.

MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES (2021)

Article Environmental Sciences

Remote Predictions of Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) Spawning in the Open Ocean Using Summarized Accelerometry Data

Lela S. Schlenker et al.

Summary: Identifying complex behaviors such as spawning and fine-scale activity in highly migratory fish species is challenging, but essential for fisheries management in a warming ocean. Using remotely transmitted acceleration data, researchers were able to predict spawning events and discovered drivers of high activity in mahi-mahi, showing that this information can be extracted from PSATs to study reproductive behavior and population connectivity in highly migratory fishes. This study highlights the necessity of unveiling fine-scale activity patterns to understand the ecology of highly mobile species.

FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE (2021)

Article Environmental Sciences

Light and energetics at seasonal extremes limit poleward range shifts

Gabriella Ljungstrom et al.

Summary: By using mechanistic models, the authors demonstrate how latitudinal light gradients can constrain warming-related shifts to high latitudes and play a crucial role in this process. The research suggests that seasonality in light at high latitudes may lead to greater depletion of energy stores and higher foraging-related mortality rates, acting as barriers to poleward range expansions.

NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE (2021)

Article Limnology

Spawning site distribution of a bluefin tuna reduces jellyfish predation on early life stages

Daniel Ottmann et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates that high densities of Pelagia noctiluca at a major spawning ground in the Mediterranean Sea can have an impact on the survival of Atlantic bluefin tuna, but their patchy distribution and low spatial and temporal overlap with the tuna result in overall low predation rates. The specific distribution of spawning sites suggests that bluefin tunas may use local oceanography as cues to avoid areas with high predator densities for spawning.

LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY (2021)

Article Marine & Freshwater Biology

Seasonal, lunar, and diel patterns in spawning by the giant barrel sponge,Xestospongia muta

K. L. Neely et al.

CORAL REEFS (2020)

Article Fisheries

Enlightening the ocean's twilight zone

Stein Kaartvedt et al.

ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE (2019)

Article Fisheries

Retinal adaptations of southern bluefin tuna larvae: Implications for culture

Pollyanna E. Hilder et al.

AQUACULTURE (2019)

Article Biology

Atlantic bluefin tuna spawn at suboptimal temperatures for their offspring

P. Reglero et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2018)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Mass spawning by the date mussel Lithophaga lithophaga

Ante Zuljevic et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2018)

Article Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2)

Ronald Gelaro et al.

JOURNAL OF CLIMATE (2017)

Article Fisheries

Reproduction and larval biology in tunas, and the importance of restricted area spawning grounds

Barbara A. Muhling et al.

REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES (2017)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Light penetration structures the deep acoustic scattering layers in the global ocean

Dag L. Aksnes et al.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2017)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Biogeography of the Global Ocean's Mesopelagic Zone

Roland Proud et al.

CURRENT BIOLOGY (2017)

Article Limnology

Global patterns of diel vertical migration times and velocities from acoustic data

Daniele Bianchi et al.

LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY (2016)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Moonlight Drives Ocean-Scale Mass Vertical Migration of Zooplankton during the Arctic Winter

Kim S. Last et al.

CURRENT BIOLOGY (2016)

Article Ecology

Global effects of moon phase on nocturnal acoustic scattering layers

Perdana K. Prihartato et al.

MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES (2016)

Article Ecology

Global effects of moon phase on nocturnal acoustic scattering layers

Perdana K. Prihartato et al.

MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES (2016)

Review Oceanography

Diet and feeding strategies of mesopelagic fishes in the western Mediterranean

Ainhoa Bernal et al.

PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY (2015)

Article Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Seasonal spatial pattern and community structure of zooplankton in waters off the Baleares archipelago (Central Western Mediterranean)

M. L. Fernandez de Puelles et al.

JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS (2014)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Characteristics of Settling Coral Reef Fish Are Related to Recruitment Timing and Success

Tauna L. Rankin et al.

PLOS ONE (2014)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean

Xabier Irigoien et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2014)

Review Biology

Chronobiology by moonlight

Noga Kronfeld-Schor et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2013)

Article Oceanography

Vertical distribution, diversity and assemblages of mesopelagic fishes in the western Mediterranean

M. P. Olivar et al.

DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS (2012)

Article Ecology

Efficient trawl avoidance by mesopelagic fishes causes large underestimation of their biomass

Stein Kaartvedt et al.

MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES (2012)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Oceanic spawning ecology of freshwater eels in the western North Pacific

Katsumi Tsukamoto et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2011)

Article Fisheries

External and internal controls of lunar-related reproductive rhythms in fishes

A. Takemura et al.

JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY (2010)

Article Limnology

Nocturnal light and lunar cycle effects on diel migration of micronekton

Kelly J. Benoit-Bird et al.

LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY (2009)

Review Fisheries

Natural variability of fisheries and lunar illumination:: a hypothesis

Santiago Hernandez-Leon

FISH AND FISHERIES (2008)

Article Oceanography

Zooplankton time-series in the Balearic Sea (Western Mediterranean): Variability during the decade 1994-2003

Maria Luz Fernandez de Puelles et al.

PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY (2007)

Article Marine & Freshwater Biology

Lunar cycle of zooplankton biomass in subtropical waters:: biogeochemical implications

S Hernández-León et al.

JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH (2002)

Article Oceanography

Time variability of acoustic backscatter from zooplankton in the Ibiza Channel (western Mediterranean)

JM Pinot et al.

DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS (2001)

Article Ornithology

Predation risk and moonlight avoidance in nocturnal seabirds

F Mougeot et al.

JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY (2000)