期刊
HYDROBIOLOGIA
卷 849, 期 19, 页码 4357-4375出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-022-04995-6
关键词
Macroinvertebrate; Drift; Lake sturgeon; Predator-prey dynamics; Lotic system; Abiotic factors
资金
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Great Lakes Fishery Trust
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program
- Michigan State University Ag Bio Research
This study investigated the abiotic factors influencing drift communities during larval lake sturgeon dispersal in a river system. Cumulative water temperature was found to be a strong predictor of drift for larval lake sturgeon, suckers, and macroinvertebrates. The abundance and biomass of drifting macroinvertebrates varied with lunar phases and lunar illumination, potentially reducing predation on larval fish.
Predation during the downstream dispersal of larval stages represents a major recruitment bottleneck for fish populations. The co-occurrence of other organisms in river drift may reduce predation, but our knowledge of the factors influencing the composition and abundance of drift communities during post-hatch dispersal of larval fish remain limited. A multi-year (2011-2018) study was conducted to investigate abiotic factors influencing drift communities during larval lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) dispersal in the Upper Black River (Cheboygan, MI, USA). Cumulative water temperature was a strong predictor of drift for larval lake sturgeon, suckers (Catostomidae) and macroinvertebrates, with reduced macroinvertebrate drift during lunar phases with higher lunar illumination. Nights with a new moon had on average, three times the drifting macroinvertebrate biomass as nights during a full moon, with Heptageniidae and Isonychiidae displaying higher abundances during lower light conditions. Favorable conditions for other taxa to reduce larval lake sturgeon predation through predator swamping were common, though variability in timing (overlap between drifting taxa), biomass, and abundances likely alters the strength of such effects among years. A better understanding of the conditions influencing drifting communities during larval fish dispersal may assist in predicting larval mortality and year-class strength for managed fish populations.
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