浙江中南部近岸海域游泳动物功能群特征与多样性

为探明浙江中南部近岸海域游泳动物的群落结构和多样性, 作者于2016年春季进行了2个航次的底拖网调查, 应用生物多样性指数、冗余分析对游泳动物功能群组成进行了研究。结果表明, 该海域166种游泳动物依据摄食习性可分为6个功能群, 平均丰度百分比最高的为浮游动物/游泳动物食性功能群, 最低的为底栖动物食性功能群; 平均生物量百分比最高的为浮游动物食性功能群, 最低的为碎屑食性功能群。相似性分析结果显示, 该海域游泳动物的功能群结构在不同月份之间差异极显著。4月和5月的功能群多样性均值分别为1.30和1.23, 功能群多样性指数与大个体种类(体质量 > 50 g)的总生物量呈极显著正相关, 功能群多样性与物种多样性呈正相关关系。冗余分析显示该海域游泳动物食性功能群受温度变化影响较大; 底栖动物食性功能群受水深变化影响较大。上述结果表明, 浙江中南部海域游泳动物群落结构相对较稳定。     

基于稳定同位素技术的保安湖食物网结构特征研究

文章利用碳、氮稳定同位素技术对江湖阻隔典型湖泊-保安湖的食物网结构进行了研究。结果表明保安湖中鱼类消费者的主要营养级范围为2.1—3.3, 在调查到的16种鱼类中, 顶级肉食性鱼类种类很少, 杂食性鱼类的种类最多。保安湖食物网主要由两条营养传递途径构成, 即由POM、浮游植物为主要食物源的浮游牧食链与沉积物为主要食物源的底栖食物链。POM、浮游植物、浮游动物和底栖动物是保安湖水域食物网中鱼类的主要食物来源, 其次是沉积物中的碎屑和水生植物等。此外, 从基于理论食性数据的食物网与BIMM模型预测的食物网结构可以看出, 从POM、浮游植物、浮游动物到杂食性鱼类的浮游牧食链在整个食物网中具有主导性, 而从水生植物、沉积物和底栖动物到杂食性鱼类的底栖食物链相对重要性较低。     

黄海山东海域春、秋季鱼类群落多样性

根据2006年春季(5月)和秋季(10月)黄海山东海域疏目变水层双拖网调查数据,作者对该海域鱼类群落多样性、空间分布及长度谱特征进行了研究。调查共捕获鱼类61种,其中鲈形目种类最多(27种),其次为鲱形目(8种)和鲉形目(7种);按摄食类型可分为浮游动物食性、浮游动物/底栖动物食性、底栖动物食性、底栖动物/游泳动物食性、游泳动物食性、杂食性、碎屑食性7个类群,其中浮游动物食性占渔获物重量组成的82.5%。春、秋季鱼类群落均主要由小型种类占优势,春季优势种有3种,为玉筋鱼(Ammodytes personatus)、鳀(Engraulis japonicus)和方氏锦鳚(Pholis fangi),秋季优势种有5种,分别是鳀、青鳞小沙丁鱼(Sardinella zunasi)、玉筋鱼、小黄鱼(Larimichthys polyactis)和赤鼻棱鳀(Thryssa kammalensis)。丰富度指数(D)、Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(H’)、均匀度指数(J’)的空间异质性明显,表现出近岸海域(尤其是青岛-乳山南部近岸海域)较高,深水区较低的态势,但多样性指数的季节间差异不显著。资源量与Shannon-Wiener多样性指数(H’)、均匀度指数(J’)、功能团多样性指数(FD)均呈负相关关系,与种类丰富度指数(D)则无相关关系。春、秋季鱼类群落长度谱曲线斜率均小于-0.2,而截距均大于10,与该海域1985年及2000年的研究结果相比,长度谱斜率显著降低、截距显著增加,这与小型个体种类占优势密切相关。与历史资料相比,黄海山东海域鱼类群落多样性下降,小型个体比例上升,资源呈衰退趋势。     

枸杞岛近岸海域食物网的稳定同位素分析

为了探明岛礁近岸海域食物网主要生物类群之间的营养关系,对2012年11月和2013年2月枸杞岛近岸的消费者及其潜在食物源的稳定碳、氮同位素组成进行了分析,并利用氮稳定同位素数据计算了消费者的营养级。结果表明:枸杞岛近岸海域消费者潜在食源浮游植物、POM、SOM和大型海藻的δ13C值范围为-21.7‰~-14.7‰,浮游动物、大型无脊椎动物和鱼类等消费者的δ13C值范围为-21.1‰~-13.7‰。初级生产者的C/N平均值为8.5,消费者的C/N平均值3.7,差异极显著(P0.001)。根据消费者的δ15N值,可将枸杞岛近岸海域的消费者分为滤食性浮游动物、食藻或碎屑的小型底栖动物、杂食性的大型无脊椎动物和鱼类以及凶猛的肉食性鱼类4大类,消费者共有4个营养等级,黑鲷的营养级最高为4.33。     

长江口及邻近海域高营养层次生物群落功能群及其变化

通过对2006年6、8和10月在长江口及邻近海域3次调查采集样品的分析,对该水域的高营养层次生物群落的功能群组成及其变化进行了研究.结果表明：长江口及邻近海域高营养层次生物群落包括鱼食性、蟹食性、虾食性、底栖动物食性、浮游生物食性和广食性6个功能群.由于受海洋环境变化以及鱼类洄游活动的影响,各月份长江口及邻近海域高营养层次生物群落的组成及营养级都有较大的变化.6月高营养层次以鱼类、毛虾类和蟹类为主,以浮游生物食性功能群为主要功能群,营养级最低,为3.06;8月高营养层次以鱼类为主,虾食性功能群为主要功能群,营养级达到最高,为3.78;10月高营养层次虽仍以鱼类为主,虾蟹类比例增大,功能群以浮游动物食性和底栖动物食性功能群为主,营养级为3.58.     

杭州湾北岸大型围隔海域人工生态系统的能量流动和网络分析

根据2006年在杭州湾北岸大型围隔海域进行的生态调查数据,利用EwE软件构建围隔海域人工生态系统的能量流动模型.模型由13个功能组构成,分别是肉食性鱼类、底栖捕食鱼类、浮游动物性鱼类、草食性鱼类、蟹类、虾类、软体动物、底栖动物、肉食性浮游动物、植食性浮游动物、大型藻类、浮游植物和有机碎屑,每一组都代表在生态系统中具有相似地位的有机体,基本覆盖了该人工生态系统能量流动的主要过程.能量流动分析表明,围隔海域人工生态系统中能量流动主要以碎屑食物链途径为主,其中植食性浮游动物在能量从低级向高层次转换中起关键作用.人工生态系统的营养级范围为1.00～3.90级,系统的能量流动主要有6级,来自初级生产者的能流效率为9.4%,来自碎屑的转换效率为9.8%,平均能量转换效率为9.6%.经生态网络分析,直接来源于碎屑的比例占总流量的57%,而直接来源于初级生产者的比例为43%,生态系统特征参数:总初级生产计算量/总呼吸量(TPP/TR)、系统物质和能量循环率(FCI)和系统聚合度(A)值分别为2.672、0.25、0.315,表明围隔海域人工生态系统目前正处于发育时期.该研究为首次利用Ecopath模型分析大型围隔海域人工生态系统的结构和能量流动,旨在为富营养化近岸海域的生态修复提供理论依据.     

浙江七星列岛海洋特别保护区主要鱼类功能群划分及生态位分析

为揭示七星列岛省级海洋特别保护区鱼类群落现状,于2014年秋季(11月)和2015年春季(5月)进行底拖网调查。利用生态位测度、非度量多维标度排序和等级聚类等方法对该海域鱼类功能群组成及生态位特征进行了研究。结果表明,该区鱼类可划分为浮游生物食性、底栖动物食性、游泳动物食性、浮游生物/底栖动物食性、底栖动物/游泳动物食性和杂食性6个功能群。浮游生物食性、底栖动物食性和底栖动物/游泳动物食性功能群是秋季优势功能群,浮游生物食性、游泳动物食性和杂食性是春季优势功能群。秋季,主要鱼类生态位宽度值变化范围为0.28–3.84,其中龙头鱼(Harpodon nehereus)、六指马鲅(Polydactylus sexfilis)、赤鼻棱鳀(Thrissa kammalensis)、红狼牙鰕虎鱼(Odontamblyopus rubicundus)、海鳗(Muraenesox cinereus)、尖头黄鳍牙鱼或(Chrysochir aureus)和叫姑鱼(Johnius belengerii)的生态位宽度值较高;春季生态位宽度值变化范围为0.36–3.16,其中带鱼(Trichiurus lepturus)、日本鳀(Engraulis japonicus)、蓝圆鲹(Decapterus maruadsi)、刺鲳(Psenopsis anomala)、龙头鱼和镰鲳(Pampus echinogaster)的生态位宽度值较高。秋季,主要鱼类生态位重叠值在0–0.94之间波动;春季,主要鱼类生态位重叠值在0–0.92之间波动。以丰度数据平方根为基础,利用非度量多维标度排序和等级聚类分析,主要鱼类秋季可以分为4组,而春季可以分为3组。上述结果表明,保护区鱼类群落的营养结构和空间结构较好。     

长江口水生动物食物网营养结构及其变化

为研究长江口水生动物食物网营养结构及其变化, 运用胃含物分析法研究了2016—2017年长江口及其邻近水域捕获的43种水生动物的食性类型与营养结构, 并与20世纪90年代和2006年文献数据进行了比较, 结果表明, 长江口及其邻近水域捕获的水生动物分为4种食性类型: 浮游生物食性、底栖生物食性、游泳生物食性、混合食性, 其中浮游生物食性消费者占绝对优势, 为39.53%; 游泳生物食性消费者所占比例最少, 为11.63%。所分析样品的营养级可分为3级, 其中植食性消费者占优势, 为76.75%; 中级肉食性消费者所占比例最少, 为4.65%; 与20世纪90年代相比, 12种常见鱼类的平均营养级由3.80下降到2.87。长江口水生动物食物网结构较为复杂, 生产者类型包括底栖藻类、浮游植物、有机碎屑3种, 主要由牧食食物链和碎屑食物链构成复杂的食物网。     

渤海鱼类食物关系的初步研究

本文材料取自1982年4月—1983年5月在渤海逐月进行的拖网探捕调查。共分析了54种鱼的1,863个胃。用3个指标确定各种饵料在鱼类食谱中的重要性:(1)重量百分比(W);(2)尾数百分比(N);(3)出现频率(F)。根据3个指标计算每种饵料的相对重要性指标:IRI=(N+W)·F。按照IRI的大小,渤海的鱼类大体上可分成5个类群:(1)浮游动物食性;(2)浮游和底栖动物食性;(3)底栖动物食性;(4)底栖和游泳动物食性;(5)游泳动物食性。这些龟类按Odum和Heald的方法可分成3个营养级:(1)低级肉食性鱼类;(2)中级肉食性鱼类;(3)高级肉食性鱼类。 在渤海饵料生物中,起主要作用的是浮游动物、鼓虾、短尾类、尖尾鰕虎鱼、钝尖尾鰕虎鱼和(鱼是)鱼.根据主耍饵料,渤海鱼类可以分成5个类群:(1)以黄盖鲽为代表,它们主食腔肠动物、多毛类和棘皮动物;(2)以鳎类为代表,主食鼓虾和短尾类;(3)以鳐类、石首鱼类为代表,主食鼓虾和钝尖尾锻虎鱼;(4)以(鱼是)鱼为代表,主食浮游动物;(5)以牙鲆为代表,主食鱼类。5个类群之间,仅第2、3两个类群在鼓虾上有食物竞争。 在除掉渤海湾、辽东湾及5米以内浅水区外的调查海区内的54种鱼1863个消化道中,仅发现8尾对虾,它表明对虾几乎没有被其它鱼类捕食。对近岸及各湾的幼体和仔、幼虾来说,可能并非如此,需要进行专门的调查后才能弄清。     

三门湾大型底栖动物群落结构及其与环境因子的关系

为了解三门湾大型底栖动物群落的现状和动态变化,分别于2015年11月、2016年2月、5月和8月在三门湾海域用阿氏拖网对大型底栖动物进行调查。结果表明: 经鉴定,大型底栖动物有119种,主要类群为鱼类、甲壳类和软体动物,占种类总数的79%。大型底栖动物全年优势种为细螯虾、长额超刺糠虾和六丝钝尾虾虎鱼,不同季节优势种的变化明显,种类差异性较大。大型底栖动物的年平均生物量和平均栖息密度分别为0.025 g·m^-2和0.07 ind·m^-2。三门湾大型底栖动物各季节的Shannon多样性指数为2.21～3.18,Margalef物种丰富度指数为3.25～3.78,Pielou均匀度指数为0.53～0.79。ABC曲线分析显示,在春季和冬季,群落受到中等程度干扰;而在夏季和秋季,群落受到轻微扰动。典范对应分析结果显示,水深、温度、盐度和pH值是影响大型底栖动物群落的最主要环境因子。     

Trophic structure of a coastal fish community determined with diet and stable isotope analyses

A combination of dietary guild analysis and nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) and carbon (δ¹³C) stable‐isotope analysis was used to assess the trophic structure of the fish community in Rhode Island and Block Island Sounds, an area off southern New England identified for offshore wind energy development. In the autumn of 2009, 2010 and 2011, stomach and tissue samples were taken from 20 fish and invertebrate species for analysis of diet composition and δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C signatures. The food chain in Rhode Island and Block Island Sounds comprises approximately four trophic levels within which the fish community is divided into distinct dietary guilds, including planktivores, benthivores, crustacivores and piscivores. Within these guilds, inter‐species isotopic and dietary overlap is high, suggesting that resource partitioning or competitive interactions play a major role in structuring the fish community. Carbon isotopes indicate that most fishes are supported by pelagic phytoplankton, although there is evidence that benthic production also plays a role, particularly for obligate benthivores such as skates Leucoraja spp. This type of analysis is useful for developing an ecosystem‐based approach to management, as it identifies species that act as direct links to basal resources as well as species groups that share trophic roles.     

Diets and trophic‐guild structure of a diverse fish assemblage in Chesapeake Bay,U.S.A.

Dietary habits and trophic‐guild structure were examined in a fish assemblage (47 species) of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, U.S.A., using 10 years of data from >25 000 fish stomachs. The assemblage was comprised of 10 statistically significant trophic guilds that were principally differentiated by the relative amounts of Mysida, Bivalvia, Polychaeta, Teleostei and other Crustacea in the diets. These guilds were broadly aggregated into five trophic categories: piscivores, zooplanktivores, benthivores, crustacivores and miscellaneous consumers. Food web structure was largely dictated by gradients in habitat (benthic to pelagic) and prey size. Size classes within piscivorous species were more likely to be classified into different guilds, reflecting stronger dietary changes through ontogeny relative to benthivores and other guilds. Relative to predator species and predator size, the month of sampling had negligible effects on dietary differences within the assemblage. A majority of sampled fishes derived most of their nutrition from non‐pelagic prey sources, suggesting a strong coupling of fish production to benthic and demersal food resources. Mysida (predominantly the opossum shrimp Neomysis americana) contributed substantially to the diets of over 25% of the sampled predator groups, indicating that this species is a critical, but underappreciated, node in the Chesapeake Bay food web.     

Total phosphorus and piscivore mass as drivers of food web characteristics in shallow lakes

We assessed the relative influence of total phosphorus and piscivore biomass on the abundance of benthivores, soft‐rayed planktivores, spiny‐rayed planktivores, zooplankton and phytoplankton in 69 shallow lakes in the prairie and parkland areas of Minnesota, USA. Piscivore biomass was the best predictor for three of these response variables, exhibiting a negative relationship with soft‐rayed planktivores, a positive relationship with benthivores, and a weaker positive relationship with large‐bodied cladocerans. Total phosphorus and piscivores comprised the best model for predicting spiny‐rayed planktivores, while neither variable showed any strong relationship to small‐bodied cladocerans. Total phosphorus was positively related to phytoplankton abundance, and was the best predictor among all candidate models. Moreover, contrary to predictions of trophic cascade theory, the relationship between chlorophyll a and total phosphorus did not differ between lakes with and without piscivores. Our results indicated top‐down influences of piscivores extended through parts of two trophic levels, but failed to influence zooplankton – phytoplankton interactions, leaving phytoplankton abundance constrained largely by total phosphorus. Lack of a relationship between piscivores and phytoplankton was likely due to high densities of larval planktivores less susceptible to piscivory, as well as positive influences of spiny‐rayed planktivores and benthivores on algal abundance. These results support the idea that top–down influences of piscivores on phytoplankton abundance may be reduced in more diverse fish communities where some prey species are less susceptible to piscivory.     

Diets and trophic guilds of small fishes from coastal marine habitats in western Taiwan

The diets and trophic guilds of small fishes were examined along marine sandy beaches and in estuaries at depths <1·5 m in western Taiwan, Republic of China. Copepods were the most frequently identified item in fish guts, indicating they are key prey for the fish assemblages studied. Piscivore, crustacivore, detritivore, omnivore, zooplanktivore and terrestrial invertivore trophic guilds were identified. The zooplanktivore guild contained the most fish species. Maximum prey size consumption was positively correlated with standard length (L_S) in seven species and at the assemblage level and negatively correlated with L_S in a single detritivorous species. The diet data and trophic guild scheme produced by this study contribute to an understanding of coastal marine food webs and can inform ecosystem‐based fisheries management.     

Complementarity among otter trawl,cast net,and encircling gill net improves the characterization of a subtropical subtidal fish assemblage

We investigated the combined use of cast net (CN), otter trawl (OT), and encircling gill net (EG) to characterize the richness, composition, and abundance of species and functional groups of the subtidal fish assemblage in a subtropical shallow ecosystem in Brazil. Our hypothesis, that this combination would improve faunal characterization, was supported. The CN best sampled small pelagic planktivores (e.g., juvenile sardines) and detritivores (e.g., juvenile mullets); OT, small and large demersal benthivores (e.g., mojarras and croakers); and EG, large fast‐swimming species, such as piscivores (e.g., snooks and weakfishes) and large detritivores (adult mullets). The mean and total richness were best sampled with the OT. The most accurate richness estimate using non‐parametric estimators was reached by combining all three types of gear. Our findings emphasize that the careful sampling gear selection and the use of multiple gears are indispensable for solid characterizations of coastal fish fauna, and consequently, for the success of monitoring and research programs.     

Structure of tropical river food webs revealed by stable isotope ratios

Fish assemblages in tropical river food webs are characterized by high taxonomic diversity, diverse foraging modes, omnivory, and an abundance of detritivores. Feeding links are complex and modified by hydrologic seasonality and system productivity. These properties make it difficult to generalize about feeding relationships and to identify dominant linkages of energy flow. We analyzed the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of 276 fishes and other food web components living in four Venezuelan rivers that differed in basal food resources to determine 1) whether fish trophic guilds integrated food resources in a predictable fashion, thereby providing similar trophic resolution as individual species, 2) whether food chain length differed with system productivity, and 3) how omnivory and detritivory influenced trophic structure within these food webs. Fishes were grouped into four trophic guilds (herbivores, detritivores/algivores, omnivores, piscivores) based on literature reports and external morphological characteristics. Results of discriminant function analyses showed that isotope data were effective at reclassifying individual fish into their pre-identified trophic category. Nutrient-poor, black-water rivers showed greater compartmentalization in isotope values than more productive rivers, leading to greater reclassification success. In three out of four food webs, omnivores were more often misclassified than other trophic groups, reflecting the diverse food sources they assimilated. When fish δ¹⁵N values were used to estimate species position in the trophic hierarchy, top piscivores in nutrient-poor rivers had higher trophic positions than those in more productive rivers. This was in contrast to our expectation that productive systems would promote longer food chains. Although isotope ratios could not resolve species-level feeding pathways, they did reveal how top consumers integrate isotopic variability occurring lower in the food web. Top piscivores, regardless of species, had carbon and nitrogen profiles less variable than other trophic groups.     

Feeding habits and seasonal trophic guilds structuring fish community in the bay mouth region of a tropical estuarine habitat

Understanding trophic relationships of fish in estuarine ecosystem is an important element for sustainable resource management. This study examined the feeding habits of 29 dominant fish species, characterized the trophic guilds, assessed the impact of season and clarified the role of diets in structuring the fish community in the mouth region of Pattani Bay, Thailand. Samples of 5792 fishes collected monthly by gillnets from March 2019 to February 2020 were used for stomach content analyses. It was found that the number of food types and fullness index differed between fish taxa (P < 0.001). Most fishes were specialist feeders feeding on specific food components and were categorized into five trophic guilds: piscivore, shrimp-fish feeder, polychaete feeder, zooplanktivore and planktivore. Six species were piscivorous, considered as apex predators, that fed almost entirely on fishes. High diet overlaps among some species (>0.6) were recorded. Not much variation in seasonal guilds was observed: four guilds in the dry season, three in the moderate rainy season and four in the rainy season. Some species remained in the same guild the whole year round, but some fishes changed seasonally. Two fish communities from different regions of the bay were segregated based on feeding habits. The inner bay community comprised mainly copepod and plankton feeders, but there were more piscivores in the deeper bay mouth area. Results from this study help us to understand the feeding habits and trophic guilds of dominant fish species at the mouth of this tropical estuarine bay.     

The structure and components of European estuarine fish assemblages

This paper discusses the structure of fish assemblages using information from 17 European estuarine areas (in the British Isles, Portugal, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Spain). Binary (presence/absence) and quantitative data for each assemblage have been used to assess the assemblage structure according to taxonomy (i.e. species identity). Following this, a total of 29 functional guilds were created in order to describe the use made of an estuarine area for each taxon encountered: feeding preferences, reproduction type, substratum preferences (for bottom dwelling fish) and position within the water column (vertical preference guild). The paper focuses on the designation and determination of the proportions of the guild members of the fish assemblage within each estuary. Ecological guilds within the assemblage include estuarine residents, marine juvenile migrants, catadromous and anadromous migrants, marine seasonal users, and freshwater and marine adventitious species. Feeding guilds include detritivores, planktonic feeders, infaunal croppers and sediment ingesters, piscivores, and active predators of mobile crustaceans. Reproduction guilds include planktonic and demersal spawners and those using brood-protection. The substratum preference indicates the proportions of sand, mud, rock and vegetation dwellers, and the vertical preference denotes benthic, demersal or pelagic species. The analysis has allowed both the estuaries to be grouped according to taxonomic and guild similarity and the characterisation of a typical European estuarine fish assemblage. Within the limits posed by differing sampling methods, times of sampling and survey rationale, there is a high similarity between estuaries. The data indicate common patterns of estuarine usage irrespective of the differences between the estuaries although such patterns cannot be interpreted fully given the incomplete knowledge of their physical and anthropogenic characteristics.     

Fish community response to the longitudinal environmental gradient in Czech deep-valley reservoirs: Implications for ecological monitoring and management

Ecological quality assessment of non-natural water bodies is, in contrast to natural systems, less developed and requires determining biological indicators that reliably reflect environmental conditions and anthropogenic pressures. This study was motivated to propose fish indicators appropriate for assessment of reservoir ecosystems in central Europe. We analysed changes in water quality, total biomass and the taxonomic, trophic and size composition of fish communities along the longitudinal axes of four elongated, deep-valley reservoirs. Due to high nutrient inputs from their catchments, the reservoirs exhibited pronounced within-system gradients in primary productivity and water transparency. Although fish communities were similar among the reservoirs and dominated by few native species, the community structure and biomass systematically changed along the longitudinal axes of the reservoirs. The biomass and proportion of planktivores/benthivores in the fish community were highest at eutrophic sites near the river inflow and declined substantially towards deep, more oligotrophic sites close to the dam. The biomass and proportion of piscivores significantly increased downstream within the reservoirs alongside improving water quality. At species level, perch Perca fluviatilis and bream Abramis brama responded most sensitively, although in opposite directions, to the longitudinal environmental gradient. The major longitudinal changes in fish community characteristics were found to be consistent between pelagic and benthic habitats. The results of this study suggest that fish communities are appropriate indicators of eutrophication and can be used for ecological quality assessment of non-natural lentic water bodies, such as reservoirs. Moreover, our results underline the necessity to consider within-system gradients in water quality and the fish community when planning sampling programmes for deep-valley reservoirs.