Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea
Biological monitoring of planktonic animals is greatly dependent on the deployment of traps. A variety of specialized traps have been designed for surface plankton and vertebrates. However, certain groups, such as planktonic larvae of benthic marine invertebrates remain underrepresented in sampling...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:58728 2024-06-02T08:06:16+00:00 Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea Leiva, Laura Giménez, Luis Boersma, Maarten 2024-06 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58728/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58728/1/2024_Leiva_et_al_JSR.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102497 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.011f74d3-0ffe-4e21-a3ff-2985ee547886 unknown Elsevier https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58728/1/2024_Leiva_et_al_JSR.pdf Leiva, L. , Giménez, L. and Boersma, M. orcid:0000-0003-1010-026X (2024) Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea , Journal of Sea Research, 199 , p. 102497 . doi:10.1016/j.seares.2024.102497 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102497> , hdl:10013/epic.011f74d3-0ffe-4e21-a3ff-2985ee547886 EPIC3Journal of Sea Research, Elsevier, 199, pp. 102497-102497, ISSN: 1385-1101 Article isiRev 2024 ftawi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102497 2024-05-07T23:37:52Z Biological monitoring of planktonic animals is greatly dependent on the deployment of traps. A variety of specialized traps have been designed for surface plankton and vertebrates. However, certain groups, such as planktonic larvae of benthic marine invertebrates remain underrepresented in sampling efforts. Catching them has proven to be more challenging because of their size, swimming ability, location, and abundance. In the present study a successful light trap for sampling American lobster larvae in New Brunswick, Canada, is evaluated on the island of Helgoland (German Bight, North Sea). Our results showed the traps were successful in catching larvae in laboratory experiments but were unable to catch European lobster larvae in the field. Traps deployed in the field were successful in capturing other benthic and pelagic zooplankton predominantly consisting of crustaceans from the orders: Cumacea, Amphipoda, Mysida and Isopoda. The low density of lobster larvae, the island's topography, and their unique photactic response possibly limited the success rate of the light traps. Future research is needed to construct a specialized trap to sample Helgoland's lobster larvae and provide information on the current larval fitness and population numbers. Article in Journal/Newspaper European lobster Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Canada Helgoland Journal of Sea Research 199 102497 |
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Biological monitoring of planktonic animals is greatly dependent on the deployment of traps. A variety of specialized traps have been designed for surface plankton and vertebrates. However, certain groups, such as planktonic larvae of benthic marine invertebrates remain underrepresented in sampling efforts. Catching them has proven to be more challenging because of their size, swimming ability, location, and abundance. In the present study a successful light trap for sampling American lobster larvae in New Brunswick, Canada, is evaluated on the island of Helgoland (German Bight, North Sea). Our results showed the traps were successful in catching larvae in laboratory experiments but were unable to catch European lobster larvae in the field. Traps deployed in the field were successful in capturing other benthic and pelagic zooplankton predominantly consisting of crustaceans from the orders: Cumacea, Amphipoda, Mysida and Isopoda. The low density of lobster larvae, the island's topography, and their unique photactic response possibly limited the success rate of the light traps. Future research is needed to construct a specialized trap to sample Helgoland's lobster larvae and provide information on the current larval fitness and population numbers. |
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Leiva, Laura Giménez, Luis Boersma, Maarten |
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Leiva, Laura Giménez, Luis Boersma, Maarten Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea |
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Leiva, Laura Giménez, Luis Boersma, Maarten |
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Leiva, Laura |
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Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea |
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Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea |
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Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea |
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Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea |
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Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea |
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evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the german bight, north sea |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58728/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58728/1/2024_Leiva_et_al_JSR.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102497 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.011f74d3-0ffe-4e21-a3ff-2985ee547886 |
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EPIC3Journal of Sea Research, Elsevier, 199, pp. 102497-102497, ISSN: 1385-1101 |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/58728/1/2024_Leiva_et_al_JSR.pdf Leiva, L. , Giménez, L. and Boersma, M. orcid:0000-0003-1010-026X (2024) Evaluation of light traps for sampling lobster larvae in the German Bight, North Sea , Journal of Sea Research, 199 , p. 102497 . doi:10.1016/j.seares.2024.102497 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102497> , hdl:10013/epic.011f74d3-0ffe-4e21-a3ff-2985ee547886 |
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