Trophic connectivity between intertidal and offshore food webs in Mirs Bay, China

Ning, Jiajia; Du, Feiyan; Wang, Xuehui; Wang, Lianggen; Li, Yafang

doi:10.1016/j.oceano.2018.10.001

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Trophic connectivity between intertidal and offshore food webs in Mirs Bay, China

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Ning Jiajia , Du Feiyan , Wang Xuehui , Wang Lianggen , Li Yafang

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DOI

10.1016/j.oceano.2018.10.001

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Abstrakty

Trophic interactions are common worldwide, both within and between ecosystems. This study elucidated the trophic connectivity between intertidal and offshore zone, in Mirs Bay, China. The contributions of offshore suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM), intertidal macroalgae and epiphytes to consumer biomass were assessed, and the trophic pathways were identified through the use of stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ¹³C) and nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) of basal sources and consumers. Mean δ¹³C values of basal sources had a wide range (-19.6‰ to -11.8‰) and were generally well separated in Mirs Bay. The average δ¹³C of consumers in Mirs Bay ranged from -19.2‰ to -11.8‰, reflecting a carbon source integrated from different primary producer signals. IsoSource model solutions indicated consumers assimilated organic carbon from a mixture of basal sources. Offshore SPOM carbon was the primary carbon source supporting most consumers in both intertidal and offshore zones. Intertidal macroalgae and epiphytes also accounted for a large fraction for some consumers. δ¹⁵N data indicated 5 trophic levels in Mirs Bay. Intertidal consumers, except for Capitulum mitella, had a TP (trophic position) between 2 and 3, and mainly included filter-feeders and grazers. In contrast, almost all offshore consumers had a TP of between 3 and 4 except for filter-feeders (zooplankton), planktivores (Clupanodon punctatus and Sardinella aurita) and piscivores (Gymnura japonica). The basal sources fueled consumer through two trophic pathways, each of which involved organisms of both intertidal and offshore zones, implying trophic connectivity between them in the Mirs Bay ecosystem.

Słowa kluczowe

food webs trophic connectivity carbon pathways stable isotopes Mirs Bay

Wydawca

Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology
Elsevier

Czasopismo

Oceanologia

Rocznik

2019

Tom

No. 61 (2)

Strony

208--217

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 57 poz., mapa, tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Ning Jiajia

South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, China
Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China

autor

Du Feiyan

feiyanegg@163.com

South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, China
Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China

autor

Wang Xuehui

South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, China
Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China

autor

Wang Lianggen

South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, China
Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China

autor

Li Yafang

South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, China
Key Laboratory of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation & Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).

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