Diet of 0+ brown trout (Salmo trutta L., 1758) from the river Erro (Navarra, north of Spain)

The diet composition of 41 0+ brown trout (Salmo trutta L., 1758) (33-97 mm TL) captured in August 2002 in the Erro River (North of Spain) is described. The diet was mainly composed by aquatic invertebrates. Excluding nematodes because they are possible parasites, the most consumed prey items were m...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Oscoz, J., Leunda, P. M., Campos, Francisco|||0000-0001-8665-1039, Escala, María del Carmen, Miranda, R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:26236
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/26236
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alevins
Truita de riu
Alimentació
Selecció de preses
Alevines
Trucha común
Alimentación
Selección de presas
Deriva
Bentos
Fingerling
Brown trout
Feeding
Prey selection
Drift
Benthos
Descripción
Sumario:The diet composition of 41 0+ brown trout (Salmo trutta L., 1758) (33-97 mm TL) captured in August 2002 in the Erro River (North of Spain) is described. The diet was mainly composed by aquatic invertebrates. Excluding nematodes because they are possible parasites, the most consumed prey items were mayflies, dipterans, and crustaceans. Fingerling brown trout refused Chironomidae, Elmidae, and terrestrial invertebrates from the drift, and Elmidae, Heptageniidae, and Leuctridae from the benthos, while they showed preference for Rhyacophilidae from the benthos. Fingerling brown trout seems to act as an opportunistic predator, and the consumption of different preys seems to be influenced by their accessibility, predation risk, and their energetic value.