A potential trophic role for Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) in coupling nearshore and offshore lake food webs

IF 2.2 3区 生物学 Q1 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Justin S. Lesser, Christopher J. Floreani, Allie C. Shiers, Jason D. Stockwell, J. Ellen Marsden
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Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) is an abundant, small-bodied, benthic fish species often found in deeper regions of large lake ecosystems. Historical evidence suggests that Trout-perch may participate in nearshore lake food webs by migrating from deep to shallow areas at night. However, little is known about Trout-perch ecology or their potential role in nearshore food webs. We used Trout-perch abundance estimates, diet analysis, and benthic invertebrate community surveys to (1) assess Trout-perch trophic ecology in Lake Champlain, USA/CAN, and (2) determine whether deepwater prey resources existed at sufficient densities to support Trout-perch populations or whether supplemental prey resources were required. Trout-perch showed variability in size and biomass across lake regions, but diet patterns were largely consistent across the lake, with > 50% of diets consisting of emergent insect larvae and oligochaetes. Results suggest that migrations into nearshore habitats may be required to sustain Lake Champlain’s Trout-perch populations, and therefore, Trout-perch could function as conduits of allochthonous energy across distinct lake habitat boundaries. This study is one of only a few that have examined the trophic ecology of Trout-perch in deep lakes and fundamentally improves our understanding of energy flow and coupling between distinct lake food web compartments in large lakes.

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鳟鲈鱼(Percopsis omiscomaycus)在近岸和离岸湖泊食物网耦合中的潜在营养作用
鲈鱼(Percopsis omiscomaycus)是一种丰富的小型底栖鱼类,通常生活在大型湖泊生态系统的较深区域。历史证据表明,鳟鲈可能会在夜间从深水区洄游到浅水区,从而参与近岸湖泊食物网。然而,人们对鳟鱼-鲈鱼的生态学及其在近岸食物网中的潜在作用知之甚少。我们利用鳟鱼-鲈鱼丰度估计、食性分析和底栖无脊椎动物群落调查来(1)评估美国/加拿大尚普兰湖的鳟鱼-鲈鱼营养生态学,以及(2)确定深水猎物资源的密度是否足以支持鳟鱼-鲈鱼种群,或者是否需要补充猎物资源。鳟鲈在不同湖区的体型和生物量存在差异,但整个湖区的食物模式基本一致,50%的食物由浮游昆虫幼虫和寡毛类组成。研究结果表明,香普兰湖的鳟鲈种群可能需要洄游到近岸栖息地才能维持生存,因此,鳟鲈可能是跨越不同湖泊栖息地边界的异源能量通道。这项研究是仅有的几项研究深湖鳟鲈营养生态学的研究之一,它从根本上提高了我们对大型湖泊中不同湖泊食物网组成部分之间的能量流和耦合的认识。
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Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia 生物-海洋与淡水生物学
CiteScore
5.40
自引率
11.50%
发文量
288
审稿时长
4.9 months
期刊介绍: Hydrobiologia publishes original research, reviews and opinions regarding the biology of all aquatic environments, including the impact of human activities. We welcome molecular-, organism-, community- and ecosystem-level studies in contributions dealing with limnology and oceanography, including systematics and aquatic ecology. Hypothesis-driven experimental research is preferred, but also theoretical papers or articles with large descriptive content will be considered, provided they are made relevant to a broad hydrobiological audience. Applied aspects will be considered if firmly embedded in an ecological context.
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