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ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
卷 187, 期 -, 页码 31-42出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.12.021
关键词
Ichthyoplankton abundance; Fatty acids; Nutritional condition; Estuaries; Prey selection; Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases activity
资金
- Marie-Curie Incoming Fellowship [MIF2-CT-2006-980072]
- Comision Sectorial de Investigation Cientifica [CSIC] [1037]
- PEDECIBA [Programa para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Basicas]
- CSIC
Survival of fish larvae is influenced by the suitability of the prey field and its variability in time and space. Relationships among food quality, quantity and recruitment have been explored in temperate ecosystems where spawning and secondary production are strongly seasonal, but for subtropical estuaries the mechanisms responsible for larval survival remain poorly identified. This study evaluated the nutritional condition (feeding incidence and AARS activity) and abundance of a multi-specific assemblage of fish larvae from a subtropical estuary in South America (Solis Grande, Uruguay) during the fish reproductive season; and related both variables to prey abundance, composition, size and fatty acids content. The larval assemblage was composed of 13 species belonging to different functional groups and composition varied seasonally. Contrary to expectations larval condition did not match an increase in prey quality. Food availability was high throughout the study period, although significant changes existed in the size and taxonomic structure of the prey assemblage. The temporal succession of complementary factors temperature, prey composition, abundance and quality - promoted a wide window of opportunity for larvae, where quality seemed to have compensated quantity. Such combination of factors could allow an extended larval survival along the spawning season. These findings underline the importance of a better understanding of subtropical estuaries as nursery areas. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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