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FISH AND FISHERIES
卷 22, 期 3, 页码 605-622出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/faf.12540
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cormorant; effect; management; meta‐ analysis; Phalacrocorax; predation; wildlife‐ conflict
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
- Department of Aquatic Resources
This paper presents the results of the first meta-analysis examining the impact of cormorant predation on fish populations. While there is extensive research on cormorant diet, few studies use statistical hypotheses testing to analyze the effects on fish populations. The meta-analysis shows a complex interaction between cormorants and fish, emphasizing the importance of considering cormorant predatory effects in conservation efforts and environmental monitoring.
This paper provides the results from the first meta-analysis to examine the impact of cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae) predation on fish. It is based on a systematic search of literature, covering studies using significance-based hypotheses tests on the relation between fish parameters and cormorant abundance. The results show that extensive research on cormorant diet exists, but few studies use statistical hypotheses testing to examine the effect on fish populations. In total, 603 publications were identified from titles and abstracts, to include the interaction between cormorants and fish. From these, 27 articles tested fish population parameters against cormorant predation, whereof 22 could be included in analyses. The effect size was defined negative in cases when cormorant numbers or presence reduced fish numbers or biomasses, or when individual fish sizes decreased, and vice versa for a positive effect. In a hierarchical dependence model, the combined effect of cormorant predation on fish was negative, but the overall effect was not significant at the 95% confidence level (-0.169, 95% C.L. -0.505 to 0.167, p = .256, df = 5.26). A covariate analysis revealed a difference in predatory effects between fish prey taxa (p = .006, df = 5.73), but no difference in effect sizes between study type, foraging habitat, or response variable measured. The meta-analysis reveals a complex interaction between cormorants and fish, but adds to the consensus on the importance of considering cormorant predatory effects in research, conservation actions, ecosystem-based management, and environmental monitoring.
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