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Marine habitat use and feeding ecology of introduced anadromous brown trout at the colonization front of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen archipelago

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91405-x

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  1. French Polar Institute (IPEV, Institut Polaire Paul-Emile Victor)
  2. LTSER (Zone Atelier Antarctique et Terres Australes)
  3. NTNU University Museum
  4. Dalhousie University's Ocean Tracking Network
  5. NSERC

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The study found that brown trout in the Kerguelen archipelago mainly utilize marine habitats, rarely entering uncolonized watersheds, and have a good nutritional condition, mainly feeding on amphipods and fish. With suitable habitats and rich foraging opportunities, the trout can meet their resource needs close to home, explaining the slowed expansion of brown trout at Kerguelen.
In 1954, brown trout were introduced to the Kerguelen archipelago (49 degrees S, 70 degrees E), a pristine, sub-Antarctic environment previously devoid of native freshwater fishes. Trout began spreading rapidly via coastal waters to colonize adjacent watersheds, however, recent and unexpectedly the spread has slowed. To better understand the ecology of the brown trout here, and why their expansion has slowed, we documented the marine habitat use, foraging ecology, and environmental conditions experienced over one year by 50 acoustically tagged individuals at the colonization front. Trout mainly utilized the marine habitat proximate to their tagging site, ranging no further than 7 km and not entering any uncolonized watersheds. Nutritional indicators showed that trout were in good condition at the time of tagging. Stomach contents and isotope signatures in muscle of additional trout revealed a diet of amphipods (68%), fish (23%), isopods (6%), and zooplankton (6%). The small migration distances observed, presence of suitable habitat, and rich local foraging opportunities suggest that trout can achieve their resource needs close to their home rivers. This may explain why the expansion of brown trout at Kerguelen has slowed.

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