Spatiotemporal Variation in Habitat Suitability Within a Major Producing Area for Age-0 Atlantic Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis

IF 2.3 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Rachel L. Dixon, Mary C. Fabrizio, Troy D. Tuckey, Aaron J. Bever
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Estuarine environments are recognized as critical nursery habitats that are necessary to sustain overall fish production. Striped bass Morone saxatilis support recreational and commercial fisheries along the Atlantic coast of the United States, and annual surveys to assess juvenile (age-0) abundance in Chesapeake Bay, the major producing area for the population, have long been used in management. Factors that contribute to high juvenile abundance are not fully understood. We used catch data from fishery-independent surveys coupled with hindcasts from a pair of numerical models to quantify the extent of summer habitats used by age-0 striped bass throughout Chesapeake Bay for 1996–2017. Specific conditions that defined habitat suitability for age-0 striped bass varied throughout the summer and among years, reflecting changes in water quality and habitat use. Shallow, nearshore areas throughout the Bay consistently supported suitable conditions for age-0 striped bass, but the estimated extent of suitable habitat varied annually at both regional and local, tributary-specific, scales. Although the areal extent of suitable habitat Bay-wide in early summer declined since 1996, fish production was not limited. Nonetheless, a pattern of increasing relative abundance of age-0 striped bass with greater extent of suitable habitats in Chesapeake Bay was observed, suggesting that the availability of suitable habitats at the scale of individual tributaries and Bay-wide may play an important role in production of this estuarine-dependent species.

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0 龄大西洋带鱼(Morone saxatilis)主要产区内栖息地适宜性的时空变化
河口环境被认为是维持鱼类总产量所必需的重要育苗生境。带鱼(Morone saxatilis)支撑着美国大西洋沿岸的休闲渔业和商业渔业,而切萨皮克湾是带鱼种群的主要产区,每年对切萨皮克湾的幼鱼(0 龄)丰度进行评估的调查一直被用于管理。造成幼鱼丰度高的因素尚未完全明了。我们利用独立于渔业调查的渔获量数据以及一对数值模型的后向预测,量化了 1996-2017 年切萨皮克湾 0 龄带鱼所使用的夏季栖息地范围。确定 0 龄带鱼栖息地适宜性的具体条件在整个夏季和不同年份都有所不同,反映了水质和栖息地使用的变化。整个海湾的近岸浅水区域始终支持 0 龄带鱼的适宜条件,但在区域和地方、特定支流范围内,适宜栖息地的估计范围每年都有所不同。尽管自 1996 年以来,整个海湾初夏适宜栖息地的面积有所下降,但鱼类产量并未受到限制。尽管如此,在切萨皮克湾,随着适宜栖息地范围的扩大,0 龄带鱼的相对丰度也在增加,这表明在单个支流和整个海湾范围内适宜栖息地的可用性可能对这一依赖河口的物种的产量起着重要作用。
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Estuaries and Coasts
Estuaries and Coasts 环境科学-海洋与淡水生物学
CiteScore
5.60
自引率
11.10%
发文量
107
审稿时长
12-24 weeks
期刊介绍: Estuaries and Coasts is the journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF). Begun in 1977 as Chesapeake Science, the journal has gradually expanded its scope and circulation. Today, the journal publishes scholarly manuscripts on estuarine and near coastal ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea where there are tidal fluctuations or sea water is diluted by fresh water. The interface is broadly defined to include estuaries and nearshore coastal waters including lagoons, wetlands, tidal fresh water, shores and beaches, but not the continental shelf. The journal covers research on physical, chemical, geological or biological processes, as well as applications to management of estuaries and coasts. The journal publishes original research findings, reviews and perspectives, techniques, comments, and management applications. Estuaries and Coasts will consider properly carried out studies that present inconclusive findings or document a failed replication of previously published work. Submissions that are primarily descriptive, strongly place-based, or only report on development of models or new methods without detailing their applications fall outside the scope of the journal.
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