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Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens Scott Gifford Stephen M. Bollens 《Estuaries and Coasts》2011,34(5):1026-1038
Decline of native pelagic species in estuarine systems is an increasing problem, especially for native fishes in the San Francisco
Estuary and Delta (SFE-D). Addressing these losses depends on understanding trophodynamics in the food web that supports threatened
species. We quantified the role of microzooplankton (heterotrophic–mixotrophic protists <200 μm) in the food web of the upper
SFE-D. We sampled protist plankton abundance and composition at two sites (Suisun Bay and Grizzly Bay) approximately monthly
from February 2004 to August 2005 and conducted dilution experiments during spring and summer of both years in Suisun Bay.
Heterotrophs dominated the protist community in Suisun Bay and Grizzly Bay, particularly in the <20 μm size range, and peaks
in protistan microzooplankton biomass were associated with high phytoplankton biomass. In both years, microzooplankton grazing
rates were high (0.5–0.7 day−1) during the spring and lower (~0.2 day−1) during summer. Phytoplankton growth rates peaked in April 2004 (~0.7 day−1) but were much lower (<0.1 day−1) in spring 2005, despite relatively high abundance. Thus, microzooplankton grazing consumed as much as 73% of phytoplankton
standing stock during spring and ~15% of standing stock during summer of both years. Combined with earlier results, we conclude
that microzooplankton can be important mediators of carbon and energy flow in the upper SFE-D and may be a “source” to the
metazoan food web. 相似文献
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Changes in plankton community structure and function in response to variable freshwater flow in two tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The biomass of phytoplankton, microzooplankton, copepods, and gelatinous zooplankton were measured in two tributaries of the
Chesapeake Bay during the springs of consecutive dry (below average freshwater flow), wet (above average freshwater flow),
and average freshwater flow years. The potential for copepod control of microzooplankton biomass in the dry and wet years
was evaluated by comparing the estimated grazing rates of microzooplankton by the dominant copepod species (Acartia spp. andEurytemora affinis) to microzooplankton growth rates and by calculating the percent of daily microzooplanton standing stock removed through
copepod grazing. There were significant increases in phytoplankton and copepod biomass, but not for microzooplankton biomass
in the wet year as compared to the dry year. The ctenophoreMnemiopsis leidyi was present during the dry year but was absent during the sampling period of the wet and average freshwater flow years. Grazing
pressure on microzooplankton was greatest in the wet year, withAcartia spp. andE. affinis ingesting 0.21–2.64 μg of microzooplankton C copepod−1 d−1 and removing up to 60% of the microzooplankton standing stock per day. In the dry year, these copepod species ingested 0.10–0.73
μg of microzooplankton C copepod−1 d−1 with a maximum daily removal of approximately 3% of the microzooplankton standing stock. Potential copepod grazing pressure
was significantly less than microzooplankton growth in the dry year, but was equivalent to microzooplankton growth in the
wet year, implying strong top-down control of the microzooplankton community in the wet year. These results suggest that increased
grazing control of microzooplankton populations by more copepods in the wet year released top-down control of phytoplankton.
Reduced microzooplankton grazing, in conjunction with increased nutrient availability, resulted in large increases in phytoplankton
biomass in the wet year. Increased freshwater flow has the potential to influence trophic cascades and the partitioning of
plankton production in estuarine systems. 相似文献
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The role of the microzooplankton community in regulating phytoplankton biomass was examined across a gradient from a river-dominated
estuary to an oceanic-influenced coastal zone. Three stations located along a salinity gradient from the central region of
Mobile Bay to 10 km off the coast were sampled from May 1994 to August 1995. Microzooplankton herbivory rates on phytoplankton
and microzooplankton excretion of nitrogen derived from phytoplankton were estimated using the dilution technique. Microzooplankton
grazing rates (range of station means=0.57–1.10 d−1) and phytoplankton growth rates (0.70–1.62 d−1) both increased across the salinity gradient from the bay station to the offshore station. However, the percent of primary
production grazed per day was highest at the bay station (mean=83%) and decreased to a low at the offshore station (mean=64%).
Excretion of phytoplankton-derived nitrogen by the microzooplankton was greatest at the bay and bay mouth stations. Excreted
nitrogen could potentially supply 39%, 29%, and 20% of phytoplankton nitrogen demand at the bay, bay mouth, and offshore stations,
respectively. These results support the idea that herbivorous microzooplankton are important in mediating nitrogen flow to
both lower and higher trophic levels. *** DIRECT SUPPORT *** A01BY085 00012 相似文献
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Jennifer A. Goleski Florian Koch Maria A. Marcoval Charles C. Wall Frank J. Jochem Bradley J. Peterson Christopher J. Gobler 《Estuaries and Coasts》2010,33(5):1202-1215
Florida Bay is Florida’s (USA) largest estuary and has experienced harmful picocyanobacteria blooms for nearly two decades.
While nutrient loading is the most commonly cited cause of algal blooms in Florida Bay, the role of zooplankton grazing pressure
in bloom occurrence has not been considered. For this study, the spatial and temporal dynamics of cyanobacteria blooms, the
microbial food web, microzooplankton and mesozooplankton grazing rates of picoplankton, and the effects of nutrients on plankton
groups in Florida Bay were quantified. During the study, cyanobacteria blooms (>3 × 105 cells mL−1) persisted in the eastern and central regions of Florida Bay for more than a year. Locations with elevated abundance of cyanobacteria
hosted microzooplankton grazing rates on cyanobacteria that were significantly lower (p < 0.001) and less frequently detectable compared to sites without blooms. Consistent with this observation, cyanobacteria
abundances were significantly correlated with ciliates and heterotrophic nanoflagellates at low cyanobacteria densities (p < 0.001) but were not correlated during bloom events. The experimental enrichment of mesozooplankton abundance during blooms
yielded a significant decrease in the net growth rate of picoplankton but had the opposite effect when blooms were absent,
suggesting that the cascading effect of mesozooplankton grazing on the microbial food web was also altered during blooms.
While inorganic nutrient enrichment significantly increased the net growth rates of eukaryotic phytoplankton and heterotrophic
bacteria, such nutrient loading had no effect on the net growth rates of cyanobacteria. Hence, this study demonstrates that
low rates of zooplankton grazing and low rates of inorganic nutrient loading contribute to the persistence of cyanobacteria
blooms in Florida Bay. 相似文献
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We measured seasonal variations in microzooplankton grazing in Long Island Sound (LIS) and San Francisco Bay (SFB). There
was consistent evidence of nutrient limitation in LIS, but not SFB. We found higher chlorophyll a concentrations in LIS compared with SFB. In spite of differences in phytoplankton, there were no differences in microzooplankton
abundance (summer: LIS, 12.4 ± 1.8 × 103 indiv. L−1; SFB, 14.1 ± 3.0 × 103 indiv. L−1), biomass (summer: LIS, 30.4 ± 5.0 μg C L−1; SFB, 26.3 ± 5.9 μg C L−1), or grazing rates (summer: LIS, 0.66 ± 0.19 day−1; SFB, 0.65 ± 0.18 day−1) between the two estuaries. In common with many other investigators, we found many instances of saturated as well as insignificant
grazing. We suggest that saturation in some cases may result from high particle loads in turbid estuarine systems and that
insignificant grazing may result from extreme saturation of the grazing response due to the need to process non-food particles. 相似文献
6.
Twenty-one dilution method experiments were used to measure phytoplankton growth rate, grazing rate by microzooplankton, and phytoplankton concentrations that saturate grazing in Tuggerah Lake??a large lagoon in New South Wales, Australia. Individual experiments conformed to the saturating grazing model with no evidence of a threshold phytoplankton concentration to initiate grazing. Phytoplankton concentrations that saturated grazing were highly variable between experiments and were positively correlated with chlorophyll a concentration in the lagoon. Plankton models often use a saturating grazing function that includes several constants, but constants are found to be variable from one dilution experiment to the next. Another formulation is proposed in which grazing is a quadratic function of phytoplankton growth. This enables the 21 measurements of zooplankton grazing to be fitted using only two invariant parameters. No evidence is found for saturation of microzooplankton grazing when it is calculated as a function of phytoplankton growth. When phytoplankton growth is high, about 80% of it is grazed. When phytoplankton growth is low, about 45% is grazed. Calculations illustrate that this type of grazing stabilizes the planktonic producers and grazers, as expected. 相似文献
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We estimated the influence of planktonic and benthic grazing on phytoplankton in the strongly tidal, river-dominated northern San Francisco Estuary using data from an intensive study of the low salinity foodweb in 2006–2008 supplemented with long-term monitoring data. A drop in chlorophyll concentration in 1987 had previously been linked to grazing by the introduced clam Potamocorbula amurensis, but numerous changes in the estuary may be linked to the continued low chlorophyll. We asked whether phytoplankton continued to be suppressed by grazing and what proportion of the grazing was by benthic bivalves. A mass balance of phytoplankton biomass included estimates of primary production and grazing by microzooplankton, mesozooplankton, and clams. Grazing persistently exceeded net phytoplankton growth especially for larger cells, and grazing by microzooplankton often exceeded that by clams. A subsidy of phytoplankton from other regions roughly balanced the excess of grazing over growth. Thus, the influence of bivalve grazing on phytoplankton biomass can be understood only in the context of limits on phytoplankton growth, total grazing, and transport. 相似文献
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Edward J. Buskey Hongbin Liu Christopher Collumb Jose Guilherme F. Bersano 《Estuaries and Coasts》2001,24(3):337-346
The Laguna Madre has experienced a persistent bloom ofAureoumbra lagunensis for over eight years. The persistence of this bloom may be due in part to the often hypersaline conditions in Laguna Madre (40–60 psu) that favor the growth ofA. lagunensis. Above-normal rainfall in the fall of 1997 reduced the salinities in Baffin Bay from >40 to<20 psu.A. lagunensis cell densities dropped from>106 cells ml−1 in July 1997 to c. 200 cells ml−1 in January 1998. During this time of low brown tide density, phytoplankton biomass generally remained high and the Laguna Madre experienced successive blooms of diatoms (Rhizosolenia spp.) and cyanobacteria. Hypersaline conditions returned in 1998 and brown tide densities increased to>0.5 × 106 cells ml−1 by summer. The extraordinary persistence of the brown tide and the unusual sequence of intense blooms may be related in part to the reduction of zooplankton populations. Microzooplankton populations declined following the above-normal rain in the fall of 1997; populations did not recover until fall 1998. Copepod populations also declined sharply and remained low in Laguna Madre, but recovered by summer 1998 in Baffin Bay. Dilution experiments indicated that microzooplankton grazing and phytoplankton growth were usually balanced when measured during our cruises. The rapid recovery of theA. lagunensis bloom suggests that this alga may be a more resilient component of the Laguna Madre flora than previously suspected. 相似文献
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Phytoplankton productivity and the factors that influence it were studied in the Logan River and southern Moreton Bay, a large embayment on the east coast of Australia. Phytoplankton productivity, dissolved and total nutrient concentrations, and turbidity were determined throughout high and low rainfall periods to characterize light and nutrient influences on productivity. Turbidity and nutrient concentrations were highest at upriver sites, but productivity was highest at the river mouth and within the river plume. Phytoplankton productivity peaked after rainfall events (>150 mg C m?3 h?1), commensurate with a decrease in dissolved nitrogen concentrations. Productivity responses to increased nutrient concentrations and light availability were determined in laboratory incubations. During summer, productivities at the bay sites were stimulated by nitrogen (N) enrichment, while productivities at upriver sites were stimulated by phosphorus (P) addition. Light stimulation of productivities was more pronounced at upriver sites than bay sites. The relative magnitude of nutrient and light stimulation of productivities indicate a predominance of light limitation upriver, significant N limitation within the Logan River plume, and little effect of light, N, or P at sites beyond the Logan River plume. Productivity decreased with seasonal decreases in temperature. Lower water temperatures in winter probably helped determine maximum rates of phytoplankton productivity. The combination of light and N limitation of productivity during summer, and temperature limitation during winter, account for low areal productivities (<0.6 g C m?2 d?1), compared with other rivers and estuaries worldwide. 相似文献
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Rebecca C. Jordan Angela M. Gospodarek Eric T. Schultz Robert K. Cowen Kamazima Lwiza 《Estuaries and Coasts》2000,23(5):683-689
Estuaries are critical habitats for larvae and juveniles of many marine fishes, possibly because they promote high growth
rates and survival rates. We investigated spatial and temporal changes in growth rate of larval bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli), in the middle Hudson River estuary where abundance of larvae is high. In two consecutive summer seasons, we sampled larvae
at 4 sites evenly spaced over 45 km, at weekly intervals for up to a month. We examined otoliths to determine age in days
and then used age-length regressions to estimate growth rate. In 1995, larval anchovy growth rates varied from 0.39 to 0.88
mm d−1 (median=0.48 mm d−1). In 1996, growth rates varied from 0.41 to 0.77 mm d−1 (median=0.55 mm d−1). In both years, we found significant spatial and temporal variation in growth rate. Larvae collected in the upper portion
of Haverstraw Bay tended to grow more slowly than larvae collected in other sites. The dates on which the most rapidly growing
larvae were collected varied from site to site. Neither temperature nor salinity variations explained growth rate differences.
Growth rate variation, probably governed by patches of zooplankton, occurred on temporal scales of a week and spatial scales
of 15 km. 相似文献
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Yongsik Sin Bonggil Hyun Quang-Dung Bach Sungryull Yang Chul Park 《Estuaries and Coasts》2012,35(3):839-852
Temporal and spatial variations in phytoplankton in Asan Bay, a temperate estuary under the influence of monsoon, were investigated
over an annual cycle (2004). Phytoplankton blooms started in February (>20 μg chl l−1) and continued until April (>13 μg chl l−1) during the dry season, especially in upstream regions. The percentage contribution of large phytoplankton (micro-sized)
was high (78–95%) during the blooms, and diatoms such as Skeletonema costatum and Thalassiosira spp. were dominant. The precipitation and freshwater discharge from embankments peaked and supplied nutrients into the bay
during the monsoon event, especially in July. Species that favor freshwater, such as Oscillatoria spp. (cyanobacteria), dominated during the monsoon period. The phytoplankton biomass was minimal in this season despite nutrient
concentrations that were relatively sufficient (enriched), and this pattern differed from that in tropical estuaries affected
by monsoon and in temperate estuaries where phytoplankton respond to nutrient inputs during wet seasons. The flushing time
estimated from the salinity was shorter than the doubling time in Asan Bay, which suggests that exports of phytoplankton maximized
by high discharge directly from embankments differentiate this bay from other estuaries in temperate and tropical regions.
This implies that the change in physical properties, especially in the freshwater discharge rates, has mainly been a regulator
of phytoplankton dynamics since the construction of embankments in Asan Bay. 相似文献
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Wim J. Kimmerer Nissa Ferm Mary Helen Nicolini Carolina Peñalva 《Estuaries and Coasts》2005,28(4):541-550
Egg production of planktonic copepods, is commonly measured as a proxy for secondary production in population dynamics studies
and for quantifying food limitation. Although limitation of copepod egg production by food quantity or quality is common in
natural waters, it appears less common or severe in estuaries where food concentrations are often high. San Francisco Estuary,
California, has unusually low concentrations of chlorophyll compared to other estuaries. We measured egg production rates
of three species ofAcartia, with dominate the zooplankton biomass at salinity above 15 psu, on 36 occasions during 1999–2002. Egg production was determined
by incubating up to 40 freshly collected individual copepods for 24 h in 140 ml of ambient water. Egg production was less
than 10 eggs female−1 d−1 most of the year, but as high as 52 eggs female−1 d−1 during month-long spring phytoplankton blooms. Egg production was a saturating function of total chlorophyll concentration
with a mean of 30 eggs female−1 d−1 above a chlorophyll concentration of 12±6 mg chl m−3. We take chlorophyll to be a proxy for total food ofAcartia, known to feed on microzooplankton as well as phytoplankton. These findings, together with long-term records of chlorophyll,
concentration and earlier studies of abundance of nauplius larvae in the estuary, imply chronic food limitation ofAcartia species, with sufficient food for maximum egg production <10% of the time over the last 25 yr. These results may show the
most extreme example of food limitation of copepod reproduction in any temperate estuary. They further support the idea that
estuaries may provide suitable habitat forAcartia species by virtue of other factors than high food concentration. 相似文献
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Photosynthetically available radiation (PAR; 400–700 nm, E m−2 d−1) is the fraction of the total solar energy (Mjoules m−2 d−1) that is used by organisms for photosynthesis and vision. We present a statistical summary of a 17-yr time series of PAR
data (1982–1998) collected near Chesapeake Bay as well as a second set of data on PAR and total solar energy gathered over
a shorter time span (1997–1998). The time series data (5,126 daily totals) varied between 1–67 E m−2 d−1 and were used to estimate the minimum and maximum values of PAR as a function of day of the year. In monthly frequency distributions
of the PAR data, three modes were observed corresponding to sunny, partly cloudy, and overcast days. The second set of PAR
and total solar energy data were used to examine the ratio of PAR to total solar energy, which was 2.04 E Mjoule−1 for PAR between 10 and 70 E m−2 d−1. On overcast days, the ratio increased to as high as 3 E Mjoule−1 as PAR increased in importance as a fraction of the total solar energy. These values were consistent with others in the literature,
and the relationships reported here can be used to predict the climatology of PAR and total solar energy within the Chesapeake
region. The PAR data were also combined with reported minimum values of PAR for net primary production in the surface mixed
layer of the water column of aquatic systems to estimate the combinations of mixed layer depth and diffuse attenuation coefficient
(number of optical depths) under which light limitation of phytoplankton primary production is expected to occur. 相似文献
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Michael C. Murrell James D. Hagy Emile M. Lores Richard M. Greene 《Estuaries and Coasts》2007,30(3):390-402
The relationships between phytoplankton productivity, nutrient distributions, and freshwater flow were examined in a seasonal
study conducted in Escambia Bay, Florida, USA, located in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Five sites oriented along the salinity
gradient were sampled 24 times over the 28-mo period from 1999 to 2001. Water column profiles of temperature and salinity
were measured along with surface chlorophyll and surface inorganic nutrient concentrations. Primary productivity was measured
at 2 sites on 11 dates, and estimated for the remaining dates and sites using an empirical regression model relating phytoplankton
net production to the product of chlorophyll, euphotic zone depth, and daily solar insolation. Freshwater flow into the system
varied markedly over the study period with record low flow during 2000, a flood event in March 2001, and subsequent resumption
of normal flow. Flushing times ranged from 1 d during the flood to 20 d during the drought. Freshwater input strongly affected
surface salinity distributions, nutrient flux, chlorophyll, and primary productivity. The flood caused high turbidity and
rapid flushing, severely reducing phytoplankton production and biomass accumulation. Following the flood, phytoplankton biomass
and productivity sharply increased. Analysis of nutrient distributions suggested Escambia Bay phytoplankton alternated between
phosphorus limitation during normal flow and nitrogen limitation during low flow periods. This study found that Escambia Bay
is a moderately productive estuary, with an average annual integrated phytoplankton production rate of 290 g C m−2 yr−1. 相似文献
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John Rapaglia 《Estuaries and Coasts》2005,28(5):705-713
Venice Lagoon, Italy, rests on a series of aquifers that are 1,000 m thick. Measurements of submarine groundwater discharge
(SGD) were made in Venice Lagoon using benthic chambers vented to a plastic collection bag. Two hundred measurements taken
in a pristine northern lagoon site (Isola la Cura) revealed flow rates as high as 200 cm d−1 with an average of 30 cm d−1. Over 100 measurements taken adjacent to a bulkhead shoreline in the Porto Marghera industrial zone (Fusina) showed flow
rates as high as 30 cm d−1 and averaging 6 cm d−1. These flow rates, if representative of even a fraction of the lagoon floor, are easily able to account for the 15% deficit
previously calculated between precipitation and runoff for the entire Venice Lagoon drainage basin. Land elevation surrounding
the Venice Lagoon is < 10 m within 20 km of the shoreline and is unable to support any substantial onshore water table. Submarine
groundwater discharge most likely represents upward artesian discharge from deeper partially confined aquifers. Over 60 samples
were collected in total from both sites for nutrient analysis. Ammonium concentration was found to be 2–8 fold higher in the
device water than in the lagoon water at the northern site depending on season, and 10–30 times higher at the industrial zone
site. These numbers suggest that SGD may be the primary pathway for nutrients and perhaps other contaminants to enter Venice
Lagoon. 相似文献
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James H. Cowan Ray S. Birdsong Edward D. Houde Jonathan S. Priest William C. Sharp George B. Mateja 《Estuaries and Coasts》1992,15(3):392-402
Experiments in 2.2 m3, in situ mesocosm enclosures indicate that black drum, Pogonias cromis, eggs and larvae potentially can survive in the lower Chesapeake Bay at ambient microzooplankton prey levels (≈200 prey 1?1) in the absence of predators. In growth experiments, larva mean growth rates to 10 d posthatch were similar (0.17 mm d?1 and 0.18 mm d?1) when fed at prey levels of 50 prey 1?1 and 200 prey 1?1. Individual growth rates, however, were more variable at 50 prey 1?1. Mortality rates also were comparable in 50 (27% d?1) and 200 (23% d?1) prey 1?1 enclosures. In a second experiment, the predation potentials of the hydromedusa Nemopsis bachei and the lobate ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi were estimated in relation to initial black drum egg prey density, presence of alternative <1 mm zooplankton prey, and estimated daily abundance of the jellyfish on the black drum spawning grounds. Mortality rates per medusa and ctenophore were similar (0.02–0.03 d?1), were not affected by presence of alternative prey, and were directly related to initial egg density. Results suggest that the gelatinous predators, especially the hydromedusa, could have cleared a high (≈38%) but variable fraction of the water column daily of fish eggs and yolk-sac larvae during the black drum spawning season. We hypothesize that the poor or episodic recruitment success of black drum in Chesapeake Bay results from a short spawning season that often coincides with abundance peaks of gelatinous predators and that predation on eggs and yolk-sac larvae may control recruitment. 相似文献
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Melissa L. Ranhofer Evelyn Lawrenz James L. Pinckney Claudia R. Benitez-Nelson Tammi L. Richardson 《Estuaries and Coasts》2009,32(5):943-957
Alkaline phosphatase expression by phytoplankton from two sites in Winyah Bay, SC, USA was investigated using nutrient-addition
bioassays and cell-specific enzyme-labeled fluorescence (ELF) measurements. Our aim was to determine whether expression was
group- or species-specific within the phytoplankton community. Diatoms dominated the riverine site in May, the coastal site
in July, and both sites in August. Phytoplankton growth was limited by nitrogen (N) availability at the coastal site in May
and the riverine site in August, but phosphate limitation was not observed. Alkaline phosphatase expression ranged from ∼30%
of cells enumerated to less than 1% and was significantly reduced by inorganic phosphorus (P; 10 μM P) additions. Expression
was restricted to species with low abundance, and there were no shifts in community composition consistent with alkaline phosphatase
expression. Lack of phosphate limitation at higher-than-Redfield N/P ratios (up to 40:1), however, points to a potentially
wider role of dissolved organic phosphorus in nutrition of Winyah Bay phytoplankton than indicated by the ELF assay. 相似文献
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We used growth rates of juvenile winter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanus to assess anthropogenic influence on habitat quality at three sites in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The upper bay site,
Gaspee Point, had the highest population density and concentration of total nitrogen; human inputs decreased down bay. Growth
rates of individually marked fish were measured in three 15-d experiments from June 8 to July 6, 1998 in 1-m2 cages placed at upper, middle, and lower bay sites. Water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen (DO), and benthic food
were also measured. Stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon were measured in experimental fish as possible indicators of nutrient
enrichment and to identify organic carbon sources. Growth rates were 0.22–0.60 mm d−1, with the highest average at the mid-bay site. Growth was initially fastest at Gaspee Point, but dropped off as DO concentrations
fell. Step-wise multiple regression indicated that location (upper, middle, or lower bay) explained most of the variability
in fish growth (40%). Coefficients of other significant variables indicated that fish grew faster at lower salinities, smaller
sizes, and with decreased time that DO was below 2.3 mg l−1. Benthic prey varied among sites and there was significantly less food and fewer species at Gaspee Point.Polydora cornuta was a favored food at all sites and was found in over half the stomachs. Values of δ15N in fish and sediments did not reflect differences in total nitrogen concentrations recorded near the sites. We suggest that
anthropogenic influences, such as nutrients and sewage, affected habitat quality by reducing DO, which lowered fish growth
rates. 相似文献
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We examined relative abundance of juvenile weakfish,Cynoscion regalis, collected during 1986 and 1987 and tested for spatial differences in growth and survival within Delaware Bay. Juvenile weakfish recruit to all areas of Delaware Bay, and two cohorts were present during each year of the study. Although catch per unit effort (CPUE) varied among areas within the bay, there was a general trend of higher CPUE at lower salinities; abundance quickly declined near the end of September in all areas of the bay. Estimated growth rates from otolith increment analysis of juvenile weakfish ranged from 0.69 mm d−1 to 0.97 mm d−1. Spatial and temporal patterns in recent growth rate followed a general pattern: highest in the middle bay, lowest in the upper bay, and intermediate in the lower bay. Mortality rates were usually lowest in the low salinity region of the middle and upper bay during both years. There was no difference in mortality between cohorts in the middle bay, while in the upper bay the later-spawned fish had lower mortality and in the lower bay the early-spawned fish had lower mortality. Analysis of spatial and temporal patterns in growth and mortality suggests that there is a seasonal trade-off between habitat usage and resource availability for juvenile weakfish. The function of oligohaline and mesohaline waters as optimal nursery areas (in terms of growth and survival) changes due to the seasonally dynamic physicochemical characteristics in Delaware Bay. 相似文献
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The effects of advection, dispersion, and biological processes on nitrogen and phytoplankton dynamics after a storm event
in December 2002 are investigated in an estuary located on the northern New South Wales coast, Australia. Salinity observations
for 16 d after the storm are used to estimate hydrodynamic transports for a one-dimensional box model. A biological model
with nitrogen limited phytoplankton growth, mussel grazing, and a phytoplankton mortality term is forced by the calculated
transports. The model captured important aspects of the temporal and spatial dynamics of the bloom. A quantitative analysis
of hydrodynamic and biological processes shows that increased phytoplankton biomass due to elevated nitrogen loads after the
storm was not primarily regulated by advection or dispersion in spite of an increase in river flow from <1 to 928×103 m3 d−1. Of the dissolved nitrogen that entered the surface layer of the estuary in the 16 d following the storm event, the model
estimated that 28% was lost through exchange with the ocean or bottom layers, while 15% was removed by the grazing of just
one mussel species,Xenostrobus securis, on phytoplankton, and 50% was lost through other biological phytoplankton loss processes.X. securis grazing remained an important loss process even when the estimated biological parameters in the model were varied by factors
of ± 2. The intertidal mangrove pneumatophore habitat ofX. securis allows filtering of the upper water column from the lateral boundaries when the water column is vertically stratified, exerting
top-down control on phytoplankton biomass. 相似文献