Map of the lagoon of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin in Guadeloupe showing the location of the mangroves (F-Fajou islet, G-Rivière à Goyaves) and seagrass beds (S) sites.

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... island is located in the Lesser Antilles and is formed by two islands ("Grande-Terre" and "Basse- Terre") separated by a narrow channel named "Rivière Salée" (Figure 1). The study was carried out in the lagoon of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin (GCSM) located in the north part of Guadeloupe Island (Figure 1). ...

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... island is located in the Lesser Antilles and is formed by two islands ("Grande-Terre" and "Basse- Terre") separated by a narrow channel named "Rivière Salée" (Figure 1). The study was carried out in the lagoon of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin (GCSM) located in the north part of Guadeloupe Island (Figure 1). This shallow lagoon of 11 000 ha is limited seaward by a 30 km long coral reef, one of the longest barrier reef of the Lesser Antilles ( Bouchon and Laborel 1990), and landward by mangrove forests, dominated by Rhizophora mangle (Linnaeus), covering an area of 2 700 ha ( Chauvaud et al. 2001) (Figure 1). ...

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... study was carried out in the lagoon of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin (GCSM) located in the north part of Guadeloupe Island (Figure 1). This shallow lagoon of 11 000 ha is limited seaward by a 30 km long coral reef, one of the longest barrier reef of the Lesser Antilles ( Bouchon and Laborel 1990), and landward by mangrove forests, dominated by Rhizophora mangle (Linnaeus), covering an area of 2 700 ha ( Chauvaud et al. 2001) (Figure 1). The depth of the lagoon varies from a few decimetres on shallows and corals keys to 20 meters in the channels. ...

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... depth of the lagoon varies from a few decimetres on shallows and corals keys to 20 meters in the channels. Several of these cays (Fajou, Carénage, Christophe and Macou islets) are colonized by mangroves (Figure 1). The climate is typical of tropical areas and is characterized by a dry season (from December to April) and a wet season (from July to November). ...

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... determine the relative importance of mangroves and seagrass beds as fish feeding grounds, two mangrove stations (F-Fajou islet, G-Grande Rivière à Goyaves) and one seagrass site (S) were sampled between September and December 2007 (Figure 1). Fishes were collected in mangrove sites using a net called "capéchade" (Figure 2a) and in seagrass beds with a seine-net (Figure 2b). ...