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Characterization of the northernmost spawning habitat of Dosidicus gigas with implications for its northwards range extension

2017; Inter-Research; Volume: 572; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps12140

1616-1599

Jorge E. Ramos, A. Rodrı́guez, Gastón A. Bazzino Ferreri, JA Kurczyn, David Rivas, CA Salinas-Zavala,

Cephalopods and Marine Biology

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 572:179-192 (2017) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12140 Characterization of the northernmost spawning habitat of Dosidicus gigas with implications for its northwards range extension Jorge E. Ramos1,*, Alejandro Ramos-Rodríguez2,3, Gastón Bazzino Ferreri4, J. Alejandro Kurczyn5, David Rivas6, César A. Salinas-Zavala4 1Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia 2Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada—Unidad La Paz, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23050, Mexico 3Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23080, Mexico 4Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C., Instituto Politécnico Nacional No. 195, Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23096, Mexico 5CONACYT–Instituto Epomex, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Avenida Agustín Melgar s/n Col. Buenavista, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche 24039, Mexico 6Departamento de Oceanografía Biológica, Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana no. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada, Baja California 22860, Mexico *Corresponding author: jeramos@utas.edu.au ABSTRACT: The jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas is an ecologically and commercially important species whose northernmost geographic limit is the Gulf of California. However, over the last decades this species has extended its geographic distribution polewards, with associated impacts on the ecosystem. The origin of range-shifting individuals is poorly understood; therefore, we aimed to identify and characterize the northernmost spawning habitat of this species. Implications of the location and oceanographic conditions of the spawning habitats, migration capacity and life history characteristics of D. gigas are also discussed to elucidate its migration pattern. The northernmost spawning area was located between the biological activity centres (BACs) around the Gulf of Ulloa at the west coast of southern Baja California Peninsula during winter, summer and autumn 2005. Generalized linear models indicated that the interaction of sea surface salinity and thermocline depth, and the effect of latitude and sea surface temperature explained most of the variability in paralarval presence, whereas chlorophyll a and latitude explained paralarval abundance. Simulations indicated that paralarvae were dispersed towards the southwest or temporarily remained between BACs. The northwards incursion of D. gigas may be favoured by BACs and upwelling events along the coast of the northeastern Pacific. In warm years, D. gigas is likely to spawn off the Baja California Peninsula, it may actively migrate as far north as Alaska (USA) tracking BACs and upwelling conditions in search of feeding grounds, and it may return from different areas along the northeastern Pacific to spawn off the Baja California Peninsula. KEY WORDS: Spawning habitat · Range shift · Biological activity centres · BACs · Jumbo/Humboldt squid · Paralarvae Full text in pdf format Supplementary material PreviousNextCite this article as: Ramos JE, Ramos-Rodríguez A, Bazzino Ferreri G, Kurczyn JA, Rivas D, Salinas-Zavala CA (2017) Characterization of the northernmost spawning habitat of Dosidicus gigas with implications for its northwards range extension. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 572:179-192. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12140 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 572. Online publication date: May 31, 2017 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2017 Inter-Research.