Connectivity and larval dispersal pathways of Panulirus argus in the Gulf of Mexico: A numerical study

Lara-Hernández, Julio Antonio; Zavala‐Hidalgo, Jorge; Sanvicente‐Añorve, Laura; Briones‐Fourzán, Patricia

doi:10.1016/j.seares.2019.101814

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“…The onshore transport of pueruli can be further enhanced by the dominant trade winds, which blow toward the coast, and by large waves generated by extreme weather events (Caputi and Brown 1993; Briones‐Fourzán et al 2008). In contrast, pueruli metamorphosing farther away than 30 km from this coast or closer to the Yucatan Channel are more likely to be carried by the swift YC into the Gulf of Mexico, riding on the Loop Current, and potentially settle elsewhere, for example, along the Florida Keys or the Cuban coast (Merino 1986; Lara‐Hernández et al 2019; Segura‐García et al 2019). Others might enter the eddy system east of the YC, eventually reaching the southern coast of Cuba or recirculating within the eddies (Martín et al 2017), and others would undoubtedly be lost due to exhausted energetic reserves and a declining swimming response with increasing pueruli age (Wilkin and Jeffs 2011; Fitzgibbon et al 2014).…”

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Metamorphosis of spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus and Panulirus guttatus) in the Yucatan Current as inferred from the distribution of pueruli and final stage phyllosomata

Briones‐Fourzán

Candela

Carrillo

et al. 2021

Limnology & Oceanography

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For spiny lobsters (Palinuridae), the co‐occurrence of final‐stage larvae (phyllosomata) and postlarvae (pueruli) in sampling stations over oceanic waters is indicative of metamorphosis zones, some of which have been found in boundary currents. We hypothesized that metamorphosis of Panulirus argus and P. guttatus off the Mexican Caribbean coast, which has a very narrow shelf, occurs in the swift Yucatan Current (YC). During two cruises conducted in autumn 2012 and spring 2013, a mid‐water trawl and a neuston net were simultaneously towed in night samplings along transects up to ~ 100 km across the YC. Hydrographic and current fields were derived from Conductivity, Temperature and Depth, and altimetry data. Metamorphosis occurred mainly within the YC core. However, velocity and distance to the coast of the YC varied with cruise, and features that may favor retention (a persistent coastal eddy and a countercurrent) were detected. Despite differences in size and condition of pueruli between cruises, their energy stores did not appear to decline during the shoreward migration, suggesting that metamorphosing within strong boundary currents may increase the chances of pueruli arriving more quickly to a shore. Based on previously reported current features and swimming speeds, pueruli metamorphosing up to 12 km offshore are more likely to reach the Mexican Caribbean coast without much loss of energetic reserves. This could also occur for some pueruli metamorphosing up to 30 km offshore if encountering the features favoring retention. In contrast, pueruli metamorphosing > 30 km offshore are more likely to be carried into the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere.

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Metamorphosis of spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus and Panulirus guttatus) in the Yucatan Current as inferred from the distribution of pueruli and final stage phyllosomata

Briones‐Fourzán

Candela

Carrillo

et al. 2021

Limnology & Oceanography

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“…Similarly, studies concerning the dispersal of juvenile sea turtle and lobster larvae have mentioned two contrasting circulation processes along the Florida coast, one associated with the Loop Current, which allows juvenile sea turtles to be transported outside the GoM, while the second supports the retention capacity of juvenile sea turtle and lobster larvae in the GoM by eddies along the western edge of the Loop Current (Lamont et al, 2015; Lara‐Hernández et al, 2019). Similarly, our paralarvae show dispersion to the west of the GoM due to wind‐driven westward circulation along the Yucatan shelf and mesoscale anticyclone advection to the west in deeper waters (Enriquez et al, 2010).…”

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“…Paralarvae of O . insularis tend to remain near Veracruz and neighboring states due to a quasi‐permanent cyclonic eddy in that region (Athié et al, 2019; Lara‐Hernández et al, 2019). However, there are months during which paralarval transport paths reach the Texas coast and beyond, even though these are areas unsuitable for settlement.…”

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“…They emphasize that coral larvae's greatest connectivity occurs in the south of the GoM between the Tuxpan‐Lobos Reef System, the Veracruz Reef System, and the Campeche Reef System. Sanvicente‐Añorve et al (2018) and Lara‐Hernández et al (2019) highlighted the self‐recruitment and connectivity of larvae in the Tuxpan‐Lobos Reef System and the Veracruz Reef System (west of the GoM). In our study, a lower abundance of O .…”

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“…Lagrangian particle tracking methods are usually used to simulate particle dispersal in general circulation oceanic models, thereby tracking particles’ transport via currents and simultaneously assessing the ocean's hydrodynamic mechanisms (Ross, 2016). Applications of these models have been used to estimate the dispersal of sea turtles (Naro‐Maciel et al, 2017), sargassum (Putman et al, 2018), fish larvae (Catalán et al, 2013), corals (Garavelli et al, 2018), and lobsters (Lara‐Hernández et al, 2019). To the best of our knowledge, the dispersal pathways of octopus paralarvae have yet to be addressed.…”

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Dispersal modeling of octopoda paralarvae in the Gulf of Mexico

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Ardisson

González

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The dynamics and population structure of octopus species in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) can be studied by analyzing dispersal paralarvae mechanisms. Accordingly, this study focused on understanding octopus paralarval dispersal using numerical modeling. A Lagrangian approach was implemented using the transport model ICHTHYOP and surface currents from a GoM simulation of the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM). We modeled the dispersal of four octopus species from the GoM (Octopus “vulgaris”, Octopus insularis, Macrotritopus defilippi, and Amphioctopus burryi), considering two regions as the source of larvae in the southern GoM, namely the Yucatan shelf and the Veracruz coastal waters. Additionally, an environmental suitability analysis was incorporated using the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model to establish potential settlement areas under the influence of the water masses’ thermal conditions. The simulation results supported the hypothesis that the abundances recorded in the GoM were influenced by the fertility (egg‐laying) of each species, surface water circulation (the Loop Current, eddies, and wind), and sea surface temperature. Greater dispersal was obtained throughout the GoM for Yucatan species O. “vulgaris”, registering the highest settlement rates. In contrast, in Veracruz, O. insularis dispersed and settled only in the western portion of the GoM. The relevance of the ecological descriptors proposed to influence the dispersal and abundance of octopods throughout the GoM's coastal waters are discussed.

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Connectivity of coastal and neritic fish larvae to the deep waters

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Pérez-Brunius

Jiménez-Rosenberg

et al. 2021

Limnology & Oceanography

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Four ichthyoplankton cruises and backward tracking experiments were conducted to study the connectivity of coastal and neritic fish larvae over the continental slope and to the oceanic deep‐water region of the western Gulf of Mexico. Distribution patterns of larval abundance at oceanic stations showed higher abundance and the presence of larvae at oceanic stations during two cruises. Larval transport was simulated using outputs of a data assimilation model that represented the flow conditions during each cruise. Higher abundances of larvae of coastal and neritic species at oceanic stations agreed with offshore transport inferred from numerical experiments seeding particles over different spatial scales (stations vs. transects). Satellite images of surface chlorophyll were consistent with the circulation patterns indicated by the model, indicating filaments of shelf waters were transported toward the transects with higher larval abundances. Particle tracking experiments indicated that the northwestern shelf provinces of Perdido, Tamaulipas, and Texas were the main source of propagules to the oceanic region, while shelf provinces of northern Veracruz, Campeche, Yucatan, Louisiana, and Mississippi‐Alabama contributed much less. The length and intensity of the shelf front limited ichthyoplankton cross‐shelf exchange during some cruises, and mesoscale anticyclonic and cyclonic eddies advected larvae to the deep‐water region during others. The agreement between the spatial distribution of fish larvae and the simulated larval transport confirm that circulation models are a valuable tool for examining potential dispersal pathways of neritic species, as long as similar spatial and temporal scales as the ones used in this study are considered.

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Connectivity and larval dispersal pathways of Panulirus argus in the Gulf of Mexico: A numerical study

Cited by 18 publications

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Metamorphosis of spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus and Panulirus guttatus) in the Yucatan Current as inferred from the distribution of pueruli and final stage phyllosomata

Metamorphosis of spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus and Panulirus guttatus) in the Yucatan Current as inferred from the distribution of pueruli and final stage phyllosomata

Dispersal modeling of octopoda paralarvae in the Gulf of Mexico

Connectivity of coastal and neritic fish larvae to the deep waters

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