Why is Asari (=Manila) clam Ruditapes philippinarum fitness poor in Arcachon Bay: A meta-analysis to answer?. de Montaudouin, X., Lucia, M., Binias, C., Lassudrie, M., Baudrimont, M., Legeay, A., Raymond, N., Jude-Lemeilleur, F., Lambert, C., Le Goïc, N., Garabetian, F., Gonzalez, P., Hégaret, H., Lassus, P., Mehdioub, W., Bourasseau, L., Daffe, G., Paul-Pont, I., Plus, M., Do, V. T., Meisterhans, G., Mesmer-Dudons, N., Caill-Milly, N., Sanchez, F., & Soudant, P. 179:226–235.
Why is Asari (=Manila) clam Ruditapes philippinarum fitness poor in Arcachon Bay: A meta-analysis to answer? [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Asari (=Manila) clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, is the second bivalve mollusc in terms of production in the world and, in many coastal areas, can beget important socio-economic issues. In Europe, this species was introduced after 1973. In Arcachon Bay, after a decade of aquaculture attempt, Asari clam rapidly constituted neo-naturalized population which is now fished. However, recent studies emphasized the decline of population and individual performances. In the framework of a national project (REPAMEP), some elements of fitness, stressors and responses in Arcachon Bay were measured and compared to international data (41 publications, 9 countries). The condition index (CI = flesh weight/shell weight) was the lowest among all compared sites. Variation in average Chla concentration explained 30% of variation of CI among different areas. Among potential diseases, perkinsosis was particularly prevalent in Arcachon Bay, with high abundance, and Asari clams underwent Brown Muscle Disease, a pathology strictly restricted to this lagoon. Overall element contamination was relatively low, although arsenic, cobalt, nickel and chromium displayed higher values than in other ecosystems where Asari clam is exploited. Finally, total hemocyte count (THC) of Asari clam in Arcachon Bay, related to the immune system activity, exhibited values that were also under what is generally observed elsewhere. In conclusion, this study, with all reserves due to heterogeneity of available data, suggest that the particularly low fitness of Asari clam in Arcachon Bay is due to poor trophic condition, high prevalence and intensity of a disease (perkinsosis), moderate inorganic contamination, and poor efficiency of the immune system.
@article{de_montaudouin_why_2016,
	title = {Why is Asari (=Manila) clam Ruditapes philippinarum fitness poor in Arcachon Bay: A meta-analysis to answer?},
	volume = {179},
	issn = {0272-7714},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771415300871},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ecss.2015.09.009},
	series = {Special Issue: Functioning and dysfunctioning of Marine and Brackish Ecosystems},
	shorttitle = {Why is Asari (=Manila) clam Ruditapes philippinarum fitness poor in Arcachon Bay},
	abstract = {Asari (=Manila) clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, is the second bivalve mollusc in terms of production in the world and, in many coastal areas, can beget important socio-economic issues. In Europe, this species was introduced after 1973. In Arcachon Bay, after a decade of aquaculture attempt, Asari clam rapidly constituted neo-naturalized population which is now fished. However, recent studies emphasized the decline of population and individual performances. In the framework of a national project ({REPAMEP}), some elements of fitness, stressors and responses in Arcachon Bay were measured and compared to international data (41 publications, 9 countries). The condition index ({CI} = flesh weight/shell weight) was the lowest among all compared sites. Variation in average Chla concentration explained 30\% of variation of {CI} among different areas. Among potential diseases, perkinsosis was particularly prevalent in Arcachon Bay, with high abundance, and Asari clams underwent Brown Muscle Disease, a pathology strictly restricted to this lagoon. Overall element contamination was relatively low, although arsenic, cobalt, nickel and chromium displayed higher values than in other ecosystems where Asari clam is exploited. Finally, total hemocyte count ({THC}) of Asari clam in Arcachon Bay, related to the immune system activity, exhibited values that were also under what is generally observed elsewhere. In conclusion, this study, with all reserves due to heterogeneity of available data, suggest that the particularly low fitness of Asari clam in Arcachon Bay is due to poor trophic condition, high prevalence and intensity of a disease (perkinsosis), moderate inorganic contamination, and poor efficiency of the immune system.},
	pages = {226--235},
	journaltitle = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science},
	shortjournal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science},
	author = {de Montaudouin, X. and Lucia, M. and Binias, C. and Lassudrie, M. and Baudrimont, M. and Legeay, A. and Raymond, N. and Jude-Lemeilleur, F. and Lambert, C. and Le Goïc, N. and Garabetian, F. and Gonzalez, P. and Hégaret, H. and Lassus, P. and Mehdioub, W. and Bourasseau, L. and Daffe, G. and Paul-Pont, I. and Plus, M. and Do, V. T. and Meisterhans, G. and Mesmer-Dudons, N. and Caill-Milly, N. and Sanchez, F. and Soudant, P.},
	urldate = {2019-04-16},
	date = {2016-09-20},
	keywords = {Arcachon Bay, Brown Muscle Disease, Condition index, Element contamination, Immune system}
}

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