Reduced abundance of banded kokopu (Galaxias fasciatus) and other native fish in turbid rivers of the North Island of New Zealand     

David Rowe  Murray Hicks  Jody Richardson 《新西兰海洋与淡水研究杂志》2013,47(3):547-558

Laboratory experiments demonstrated that migrant juvenile banded kokopu (Galaxias fasciatus Gray) were more sensitive to suspended sediment (SS) than other native fish species. If juvenile migrants avoid waters made turbid by SS and their recruitment to adult habitats up stream is reduced, then adult abundance may decline in turbid rivers. To test this, we compared the abundance of diadromous native fish between turbid and clear rivers. The duration (% time) for which SS concentrations exceeded 120 mg litre^‐1 (a critical level from laboratory experiments) during the migration season (August‐December) was estimated for over 150 New Zealand river sites. Turbid rivers were defined as those where SS concentrations exceeded 120 mg litre^‐1 for over 20% of the time and clear rivers as those where SS concentrations exceeded 120 mg litre^‐1 for less than 10% of the time. Eight turbid rivers and seven clear ones were identified where sufficient data on SS and native fish populations existed to permit a comparison. The mean occurrence of banded kokopu was reduced by 89.5% in turbid rivers and, although other diadromous fish species were also less common, banded kokopu was most affected. Densities of adult banded kokopu were also significantly lower in optimal stream habitats in three turbid compared with three matched clear rivers. We therefore concluded that the abundance of adult banded kokopu was reduced in turbid rivers and propose that this is because of reduced recruitment of juveniles in turbid rivers.  相似文献   

A vessel‐deployed passive postlarval collector to assess settlement of the American lobster Homarus americanus     

Richard A. Wahle  Carl Wilson  Matthew Parkhurst  Charlene E. Bergeron 《新西兰海洋与淡水研究杂志》2013,47(1):465-474

Passive collectors are used widely in postlarval settlement and recruitment monitoring of spiny lobsters and crabs, but they have only been used in a limited way with clawed lobsters. For nearly two decades, diver‐based suction sampling has served to monitor spatial‐temporal patterns of American lobster (Homarus americanus) postlarval settlement and early juvenile abundance in shallow near‐shore nurseries. Collectors could reveal settlement patterns in zones beyond the practical limits of diving. In 2005, we launched a fisher‐scientist collaboration to evaluate the performance of passive collectors designed to extend the reach of sampling, and to be deployable from a vessel equipped with a standard pot‐hauler. Building on previous designs, our collectors comprised wire mesh trays lined with fine screening on the floor and walls and filled with cobble to simulate natural nursery habitat. Results indicate that no newly settled lobsters were lost during the retrieval process, and densities of young‐of‐year lobsters found in the collectors were similar to those in directly adjacent natural cobble habitat sampled by divers with suction samplers. The collectors also proved to be effective samplers of juvenile fish and crabs, suggesting a possibility for wider application. This success bodes well for expanded deployment of cobble collectors to broaden our understanding of the recruitment processes of lobster and other cobble‐dwelling fauna along the coast of New England, United States and Atlantic Canada.  相似文献   

Golden perch Macquaria ambigua are flexible spawners in the Darling River,Australia     

B.C. Ebner  O. Scholz  B. Gawne 《新西兰海洋与淡水研究杂志》2013,47(2):571-578

The role of flow and floodplains for the recruitment of fishes in the Murray‐Darling Basin, Australia, remains a contentious issue. In this context, the reproductive ecology of golden perch Macquaria ambigua, a widespread, high‐profile angling species with a propensity to produce large numbers of semi‐pelagic eggs remains to be resolved. Back‐calculation of spawning dates from otoliths of juvenile golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) collected in August and November 1997 from the Menindee Lakes on the floodplain of the Darling River, in western New South Wales, Australia, advances understanding of spawning of this species in three ways: (1) golden perch spawned at lower temperatures (≤18.8°C) than has previously been reported from the Murray‐Darling Basin; (2) golden perch in the Menindee Lakes can be derived from spawning in all seasons of the year in contrast to what is apparent in more southerly locations of the Murray‐Darling Basin; and (3) spawning can occur in the absence of floods.  相似文献   

Population biology of the portunid crab Callinectes arcuatus Ordway in the Gulf of Nicoya,Costa Rica,Central America     

Ana I. Dittel  C.E. Epifanio  Juan Bautista Chavarria 《Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science》1985,20(5):593-602

Tropical blue crabs Callinectes arcuatus were collected by trawling in the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Central America. The gulf population was generally dominated by females. Adult females were common in the upper, more estuarine regions of the gulf during rainy season, but appeared to migrate to the lower gulf during dry season for spawning. Biomass varied with seasonal changes in abundance, but was generally similar to biomass of C. sapidus in Chesapeake Bay. Analysis of size frequency indicated that the population is numerically dominated by adults during January and February and that juveniles are common during the remainder of the year. Extrapolation of available data suggests that female crabs reach maturity in approximately one year after hatching.  相似文献   

Environmental variability in the North Atlantic and Iberian waters and its influence on horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) dynamics     

Lavin  Alicia; Moreno-Ventas  Xabier; Ortiz de Zarate  Victoria; Abaunza  Pablo; Cabanas  Jose Manuel 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2007,64(3):425-438

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Biological oceanography and fisheries management: perspective after 10 years   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Platt  Trevor; Sathyendranath  Shubha; Fuentes-Yaco  Cesar 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2007,64(5):863-869

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Applied and theoretical considerations for constructing spatially explicit individual-based models of marine larval fish that include multiple trophic levels   总被引：3，自引：2，他引：3  

Hermann  Albert J.; Hinckley  Sarah; Megrey  Bernard A.; Napp  Jeffrey M. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2001,58(5):1030-1041

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The links between functionally distinct adult assemblages of Sardinops sagax: larval advection across management boundaries   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Gaughan  D. J.; White  K. V.; Fletcher  W. J. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》2001,58(3):597-606

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Recruitment overfishing and resilience in spiny lobster populations     

Pollock  David E. 《ICES Journal of Marine Science》1993,50(1):9-14

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Water Quality Improvements in Liverpool Docks: The Role of Filter Feeders in Algal and Nutrient Dynamics     

Stephen B.  Wilkinson  Weizhong  Zheng  Janette R.  Allen  Nicola J.  Fielding  Vanessa C.  Wanstall  George  Russell Stephen J.  Hawkins 《Marine Ecology》1996,17(1-3):197-211

Abstract. The redevelopment of disused docks around Liverpool into areas suitable for shops, offices, housing and recreational watersports has necessitated the maintenance of good water quality in these areas. The main source of water to the docks is the River Mersey, which contains high concentrations of nutrients, encouraging algal blooms - including potentially nuisance species - in the enclosed dock basins. Since 1988 an extensive monitoring programme has been run sampling the hydrography, plankton and benthos of the docks. During this period there has been an improvement in water quality, including a reduction in summer phytoplankton biomass and anoxic bottom water. There are strong indications that phytoplankton biomass has been severely reduced by the filter feeding of Mytifus edulis . Changes in the composition of the benthic community since 1988 suggest that the large population of M. edulis is now suffering from limited recruitment. The long-term development and stability of the system is discussed with reference to community succession and its link to ecosystem functioning.  相似文献