Fish assemblages of small estuaries of the Portuguese coast: A functional approach   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Inês Cardoso  Susana França  Miguel Pessanha Pais  Sofia Henriques  Luis Cancela da Fonseca  Henrique N. Cabral 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011

The importance of estuaries for coastal environments is widely acknowledged but their role, structure and ecological status have been the focus of recent scientific efforts mainly concerning large estuarine areas. In this work we used fish assemblages to establish, for the first time, the functional and ecological role of five small estuarine systems along the Portuguese south and southwest coasts. Our results showed that, at a functional approach, fish communities did not differ between estuaries, and that all systems presented a seasonal pattern in diversity values, ecological and feeding guilds. These small estuaries contribute to the support of coastal fish populations by providing temporary habitats to the critical life stages of marine species, shelter and feeding grounds, and should be considered in an ecological and conservation perspective.  相似文献   

Nekton migration and feeding location in a coastal area – A stable isotope approach     

C. Vinagre  C. Mguas  H.N. Cabral  M.J. Costa 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011,91(4):525-550

Stable isotope analysis was used to investigate nekton movements and feeding location in a coastal area adjacent to a major European river, the Tagus, Portugal. Particulate organic matter isotopic signatures presented a gradient from the river towards the sea. Phytoplankton, zooplankton, polychaetes and the crab, Polybius henslowii, provided evidence of the incorporation of terrestrial organic matter into the lower levels of the food web, reflecting local isotopic signatures. Two fish species reflected the coastal isotopic gradient in δ¹³C, Diplodus vulgaris and Arnoglossus imperialis and the latter also presented isotopic differerences among the sites for δ¹⁵N. Alloteuthis subulata, Trisopterus luscus and Callionymus lyra were isotopicaly distinct among sites for δ¹⁵N. An increase of δ¹⁵N with length was detected for T. luscus and C. lyra, possibly showing ontogenic trophic level changes. Since A. subulata did not present differences in length and still showed isotopic distinction for δ¹⁵N, among areas, it was concluded that local biogeochemical factors may also have an influence. Diplodus bellottii and Dicologlossa cuneata did not reflect any isotopic signature reflecting their wide migration and feeding across the coastal area. Central isotopic ranges, defined as the site mean values for δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N ± 1‰ were determined for each species and site and those deviating from these were considered transient individuals. Central isotopic ranges accounted for 87% of A. imperialis, 80% of A. subulata, 77% of T. luscus, 67% of C. lyra and 50% of D. vulgaris. The number of individuals within each central isotopic range was surprisingly high for an open coastal area and comparable to those of more structured environments.  相似文献   

Salinity-related variation in gene expression in wild populations of the black-chinned tilapia from various West African coastal marine,estuarine and freshwater habitats   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Mbaye Tine  David J. McKenzie  François Bonhomme  Jean-Dominique Durand 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011

This study measured the relative expression of the genes coding for Na⁺, K⁺-ATPase 1α(NAKA), voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), cytochrome c oxidase-1 (COX), and NADH dehydrogenase (NDH), in gills of six wild populations of a West African tilapia species, acclimatised to a range of seasonal (rainy or dry) salinities in coastal, estuarine and freshwater sites. Previous laboratory experiments have demonstrated that these genes, involved in active ion transport, oxidative phosphorylation, and intra-cellular ATP transport, are relatively over-expressed in gill tissues of this species acclimated to high salinity. Positive correlations between relative expression and ambient salinity were found for all genes in the wild populations (Spearman rank correlation, p < 0.05), although for some genes these were only significant in either the rainy season or dry season. Most significantly, however, relative expression was positively correlated amongst the four genes, indicating that they are functionally interrelated in adaptation of Sarotherodon melanotheron to salinity variations in its natural environment. In the rainy season, when salinity was unstable and ranged between zero and 37 psu across the sites, overall mean expression of the genes was higher than in the dry season, which may have reflected more variable particularly sudden fluctuations in salinity and poorer overall water quality. In the dry season, when the salinity is more stable but ranged between zero and 100 psu across the sites, NAKA, NDH and VDAC expression revealed U-shaped relationships with lowest relative expression at salinities approaching seawater, between 25 and 45 psu. Although it is not simple to establish direct relationship between gene expression levels and energy requirement for osmoregulation, these results may indicate that costs of adaptation to salinity are lowest in seawater, the natural environment of this species. While S. melanotheron can colonise environments with extremely high salinities, up to 100 psu, this was related to high relative expression for all genes studied, indicating that this imposes increased energy demand for osmotic homeostasis in gill tissues. This study is the first to demonstrate, in fish and in wild populations, that expression of NAKA, VDAC, NDH and COX are interrelated in gill tissues, and are involved in long-term acclimatisation to a salinity range between 0 and 100 psu.  相似文献   

Long-term trends in the structure of eastern Adriatic littoral fish assemblages: Consequences for fisheries management     

N. Stagli?i?S. Mati?-Skoko  A. PallaoroR. Grgi?evi?  M. Kraljevi?P. Tutman  B. Dragi?evi?J. Dul?i? 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》2011,94(3):263-271

Long-term interannual changes in abundance, biomass, diversity and structure of littoral fish assemblages were examined between 1993 and 2009 by experimental trammel net fishing up to six times per year, within the warm period - May to September, at multiple areas along the eastern Adriatic coast with the aim of testing for the consistency of patterns of change across a large spatial scale (∼600 km). The results revealed spatially consistent increasing trends of total fish abundance and biomass growing at an average rate of 15 and 14% per year, respectively. Of the diversity indices analysed, the same pattern of variability was observed for Shannon diversity, while Pielou evenness and average taxonomic distinctness measures Δ^∗ and Δ⁺ showed spatial variability with no obvious temporal trends. Multivariate fish assemblage structure underwent a directional change displaying a similar pattern through time for all the areas. The structural change in fish assemblages generally involved most of the species present in trammel net catches. A large pool of fish species responsible for producing the temporal pattern of assemblage change was relatively different in each of the areas reflecting a large geographic range covered by the study. An analysis of 4 fish species (Symphodus tinca, Pagellus erythrinus, Mullus surmuletus, Scorpaena porcus) common to each of the study areas as the ones driving the temporal change indicated that there were clear increasing trends of their mean catches across the years at all the study areas. A common pattern among time trajectories across the spatial scale studied implies that the factor affecting the littoral fish assemblages is not localised but regional in nature. As an underlying factor having the potential to induce such widespread and consistent improvements in littoral fish assemblages, a more restrictive artisanal fishery management that has progressively been put in place during the study period, is suggested and discussed.  相似文献   

Tidal flushing time of marine fish culture zones in Hong Kong     

毛劲乔  黄子文  李行伟  蔡景华 《中国海洋工程》2011,25(4):625-643

Accurate determination of flushing time is crucial for maintaining sustainable production in fish culture zones(FCZs),as it represents the physical self-purification capability via tidal exchange with clean water in the outer sea.However,owing to the temporal and spatial complexity of the coastal flushing process,existing methods for determining flushing time may not be generally applicable.In this paper,a systematic method for determining the flushing time in FCZs is presented,in which bathymetry,runoff,tidal range and stratification are properly accounted for.We determine the flushing time via numerical tracer experiments,using robust 3D hydrodynamic and mass transport models.For FCZs located in sheltered and land-locked tidal inlets,the system boundary can be naturally defined at the connection with the open sea.For FCZs located in open waters,hydrodynamic tracking is first used to assess the extent of tidal excursion and thus delimit the initial boundary between clean water and polluted water.This general method is applied to all designated marine FCZs in Hong Kong for both the dry and wet seasons,including 20 sheltered FCZs(in semi-enclosed waters of Tolo Harbour,Mirs Bay,and Port Shelter) and 6 FCZs in open waters.Our results show that flushing time is the longest in inner Port Shelter(about 40 days in dry season),and the shortest for the FCZs in open waters(less than one week in dry season).In addition,the flushing time in dry season is commonly longer than that in wet season:20%~40% for most well-sheltered FCZs;2.6~4 times for the others.Our results indicate a positive correlation between the flushing time and distance to open boundary,supporting the view that the flushing time of a FCZ is closely related to its location.This study provides a solid basis for mariculture management such as the determination of carrying capacity of FCZs.  相似文献   

柘林湾网箱鱼类养殖环境氮磷负何研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1       下载免费PDF全文

靳祖雷  许忠能  林小涛  马叶胜  杨远航 《海洋科学》2011,35(4):55-60

通过建立模型估算了柘林湾网箱养殖因投饵所产生的环境氮磷总负荷及不同来源、形式的氮磷负荷组成.结果显示,2006年柘林湾网箱养殖因投喂冰鲜鱼饵料产生的氮负荷为2760.39t、磷负荷为679.11t,其中残饵氮1695.24 t,占氮负荷的61.4%,残饵磷441.36 t,占磷负荷的65.0%,残饵是构成氮磷负荷的主要...  相似文献   

九段沙湿地鱼类群落结构与管护现状分析     

朱敏  孙瑛 《海洋湖沼通报》2011,(3):117-122

通过2008-2010年期间对上海市九段沙湿地自然保护区及周边水域的鱼类资源调查结果数据,分析了九段沙湿地鱼类的组成及主要经济鱼类的捕捞时间和捕捞方式.目前,九段沙湿地共记录到鱼类133种,隶属于18目49科,鱼类组成以鲈形目和鲤形目为主,生态类型以河口鱼类和近海鱼类最多.同时,分析了九段沙湿地渔业资源在管理和保护方面...  相似文献   

渍涝洼地鱼塘中浮游动物的变化   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：2  

谷孝鸿 《湖泊科学》1992,(1)

1987—1989年对山东省禹城渍涝洼地新开鱼塘水体中浮游动物进行了调查。1987、1988、1989年成鱼养殖期间共检出浮游动物种类分别为29、34、52种,平均数量为11911、39366.1、77889.2个/L,平均生物量为5.145、5.7675、9.6285mg/L。1988、1989年,鱼塘水体中浮游动物的数量高峰在7月。新开鱼塘养鱼前,只检出5种。数量为600个/L,生物量为0.0585mg/L。养鱼后三年来,鱼塘水体中浮游动物种类、数量及生物量的逐年增加,表明了新开鱼塘富营养化的演变程度。鱼塘施肥前后,水体中原生动物与轮虫的数量均有明显变化,其中原生动物变化更为明显。  相似文献   

Comparisons between the ichthyofaunas of a temperate lagoonal-like estuary and the embayment into which that estuary discharges     

I. C. Potter  D. Tiivel  F. J. Valesini  G. A. Hyndes 《International Journal of Salt Lake Research》1996,5(4):337-358

Leschenault Estuary consists of a large lagoonal-like water body, which opens into Koombana Bay through a short and deep entrance channel at its southern end. Since the only major tributary discharges into the estuary opposite the entrance channel, much of the freshwater discharge in the winter passes directly out to sea. Consequently, during the year of the present study, the mean monthly salinities in the main body of the estuary remained above 20 per mil. This presumably accounts for the fact that the ichthyofaunal composition in the shallows of the estuary did not undergo the type of marked changes that are exhibited in other south-western Australian estuaries, in which salinities often fall below 10 per mil in winter. Despite the maintenance of high salinities in Leschenault Estuary and a close proximity to Koombana Bay, the estuary contained a far greater density and markedly different species composition of fish than that found in that marine embayment. This difference reflected, in part, the high abundance in Leschenault Estuary of some species whose entire life cycle is confined to estuaries,e.g. the atherinidsAtherinosoma elongata andLeptatherina wallacei and the gobiesPseudogobius olorum andAfurcagobius suppositus, and the fact that the juveniles of several marine species,e.g. Hyperlophus vittatus, Sillaginodes punctata, Mugil cephalus andGymnapistes marmoratus were also largely or entirely restricted to the estuary. In contrast,Lesueurina platycephala, which was by far the most abundant species in Koombana Bay, was absent in the estuary. Furthermore, the relatively protected region of Koombana Bay contained a greater density and different composition of fish than the more exposed region of this embayment. This reflected the greater use that was made of the protected region as a nursery area by certain marine species,e.g. Aldrichetta forsten andSillago bassensis. Our data, when taken in conjunction with those collected on the fish fauna in other south-western Australian estuaries, demonstrate that, within this geographical region, some fish species are specifically adapted to the estuarine environment, and that certain marine species apparently have a strong preference for using the highly protected and productive waters of this type of environment as a nursery area.  相似文献   

Reaction of fish larvae to the water of the River Elbe at Hamburg harbour     

Andreas Rieckhoff  Walter Nellen 《Aquatic Sciences - Research Across Boundaries》1993,55(3):161-172

The River Elbe is one of the biggest streams carrying pollutants of all kinds into the North Sea. However, investigations of direct effects of the Elbe water on river life are not numerous. Early life stages of common whitefish and carp were reared under comparable conditions in water of the River Elbe, and in tap water, respectively. No direct effects on the viability of the fry could be found by observing mortality and growth rates in both treatments. Whitefish larvae were severely infested by parasitic ciliates which were able to build up a dense population in the river water. In these experiments life conditions for the protozoa seemed to be much better than in tap water. Mortality rates of early larvae of common whitefish were lower in the Elbe water than in tap water. Mortality, growth rate and starvation resistance of carp fry was equal in river and tap water.  相似文献