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Dissolved oxygen and fish distribution in a Florida spring
Authors:Deborah M McKinsey  Lauren J Chapman
Institution:(1) Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, U.S.A.
Abstract:This study examined the distribution and relative abundance of fishes along a dissolved oxygen gradient in Singing Springs, Florida. Over the 1-year study, dissolved oxygen concentration in the spring exhibited a strong gradient ranging from an average of 0.20 mg l–2AM1 at the boil to 1.81 mg l–2AM1 110 meters downstream. Seasonal variation in dissolved oxygen was very low relative to the spatial variation along the spring gradient. Fish community composition was evaluated monthly at the boil of the spring, 45 m downstream just after the confluence of the spring and the main river, and 110 m downstream. The fish community in the spring was characterized by species generally considered to be tolerant of low oxygen. Gambusia holbrooki was the most abundant species at all sites comprising an average of 88.1% of the fish captured at the boil, 63.2% of the fish captured at 45 m, and 74.8% of the fish captured at 110 m downstream. The diversity of fishes (G. holbrooki, Heterandria formosa, Notropis harperi, Lucania goodei, and Poecilia latipinna) increased with distance from the boil. Although there were some seasonal differences in patterns of diversity and community structure, the inter-site differences were much more apparent throughout the study. It is likely that the pattern of variation in dissolved oxygen interacts with the respiratory abilities of the fishes to affect the distribution pattern and community composition along the gradient.
Keywords:artesian spring  Poeciliidae  respiratory ecology  hypoxia  fish
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