Differences in temperature conditions and somatic growth rate of larval and early juvenile spring‐spawned herring from the Vistula Lagoon, Baltic Sea manifested in the otolith to fish size relationship

Fey, Dariusz P.

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb02284.x

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“…Otolith growth trajectories vary among larvae experiencing different temperature regimes (Moksness 1992, Fossum & Moksness 1993, Stenevik et al 1996, Fey 2001. Similar growth trajectories are further identified in otoliths of adults and have been successfully used to identify fish forming their first increment during the year (Zhang & Moksness 1993, Mosegaard & Madsen 1996.…”

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“…Still, some otolith growth trajectories may be slightly underrepresented if selective mortality occurs, given that sprat larvae with well-defined increments were first caught in July even if their first increment was formed at colder temperatures. The available time series of daily temperatures in this study provided a detailed description of short-term changes in temperature over time, so that back-calculated dates had a high temporal resolution compared to the seasonal resolution in other studies (Moksness 1992, Fossum & Moksness 1993, Zhang & Moksness 1993, Mosegaard & Madsen 1996, Stenevik et al 1996, Fey 2001. The method may lose resolution in exceptional years when temperatures are homogeneous over time, such as in 1998, or early in the season, with stable temperatures over an extended period of time.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Date of otolith first increment formation in Baltic sprat Sprattus sprattus and its relation to onset of maturity

Reglero¹,

Mosegaard²,

Hinrichsen³

2007

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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This study explores the date of first otolith increment formation in Baltic sprat Sprattus sprattus and relates the onset of maturity at Age 1 to the larval traits that are tied to the formation of the first increment. From the otolith microstructure analyses in larvae we found that regular deposition of increments is closely related to larval length, the first clear increment being identified at 16 mm length. Otolith distance from the centre to the first clear increment was independent of temperature, whereas the width of subsequent regular increments increased with increasing temperatures. These results are interpreted in the context of the interaction of larval length, somatic growth and environmental temperature. The date of first increment formation was further estimated in mature and immature Age 1 sprat caught from 1998 to 2000 using a technique that we developed, based on the effect of temperature on larval-stage otolith microstructure after first increment formation. The overall result was that larvae that reach the length of 16 mm early (late) in the season in warm years are more (less) likely to mature the following year. In cold years, like 1998, the probability of maturating at Age 1 was independent of the date at which larvae became 16 mm long, and other processes such as juvenile growth rates, feeding conditions and year-class abundance are suggested as factors that may influence the onset of maturity.

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Date of otolith first increment formation in Baltic sprat Sprattus sprattus and its relation to onset of maturity

Reglero¹,

Mosegaard²,

Hinrichsen³

2007

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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“…These papers discussed fish species present in the Lagoon (Stolarski 1995), their growth rate (Fey 2001, Trella 2003, spawning (Krasovskaya 2002), fry development (Maciejewska et al 2004), production effectiveness (Psuty, Draganik 2008), and fish culture (Psuty, Borowski 1997;Draganik et al 2004;Psuty-Lipska, Draganik 2005;Bzoma et al 2008;Wilkońska, Psuty 2008). The impact of environmental factors on fish was also researched (Goździejewska et al 2006;Psuty, Wilkońska 2009).…”

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A review of biological research in the Vistula Lagoon

Paturej

Gutkowska

Mierzejewska

2012

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The Vistula Lagoon, a brackish water body that offers unique living conditions to aquatic organisms, is an interesting object of hydrobiological investigations. This paper presents a review of biological research conducted on the Vistula Lagoon, from simple floristic and faunistic analyses to satellite-based comprehensive environmental analyses. Changes that occurred in the studied aquatic ecosystem due to human pressure over the last century are discussed. Innovative research technologies determined what measures should be taken to preserve the unique biocenoses in the Vistula Lagoon.

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“…In contrast, conditions in coastal habitats such as lagoons and estuaries are highly variable, including changing salinities and subsequent changes in prey composition (e.g., [8,29,42,61,64]). Small waterbodies and low water depths are typical for such areas, leading to strong short-term changes in temperature during spring time (e.g., [24,52]), potentially with qualitative and quantitative implications for prey availability [2].…”

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Food-limited growth of larval Atlantic herring Clupea harengus recurrently observed in a coastal nursery area

Paulsen

Clemmesen

Hammer³

et al. 2016

Helgol Mar Res

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Food-limited growth of larval fish, defined as growth rates lower than observed in other habitats or from laboratory experiments at a given temperature, is rarely reported in field studies. This would imply that either larval fishes are living in an environment characterized by plenty of food, that nutritional condition selective mortality (i.e., eliminating the weak) is very strong, or this impression is caused by misinterpretation of data concerning e.g., poor taxonomical resolution of potential prey items, i.e., total potential prey abundance is high, but positively selected food is actually scarce. We analyzed RNA:DNA derived growth rates of herring larvae (Clupea harengus L.) and taxonomically differentiated prey field data of six consecutive spring seasons from the Kiel Canal, an artificial waterway in northern Germany, in order to test if food-limited growth in larval fish can occur recurrently in coastal habitats. In all years analyzed, larval growth rates decreased simultaneously with prey abundance at the end of each larval season. Furthermore, larval growth rates were observed to be lower than mean growth rates observed in another herring larvae nursery area at temperatures above 15 °C. Asymptotic relationships between prey abundance and larval growth rates were observed, further supporting the hypothesis of food-limitation. As larval growth was best explained by the abundance of the numerically dominant calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis, the paramount importance of the dominant prey item is highlighted. We conclude that food limitation can be a severe and re-occurring issue for larval fish in coastal habitats, and that certain prey items play a crucial role in determining larval growth rates, and therefore potentially recruitment.

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Differences in temperature conditions and somatic growth rate of larval and early juvenile spring‐spawned herring from the Vistula Lagoon, Baltic Sea manifested in the otolith to fish size relationship

Cited by 42 publications

References 64 publications

Date of otolith first increment formation in Baltic sprat Sprattus sprattus and its relation to onset of maturity

Date of otolith first increment formation in Baltic sprat Sprattus sprattus and its relation to onset of maturity

A review of biological research in the Vistula Lagoon

Food-limited growth of larval Atlantic herring Clupea harengus recurrently observed in a coastal nursery area

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