Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream

Mediterranean streams are characterised by seasonal droughts, the frequency and intensity of which vary spatially and are expected to increase with global change. We studied the potential effects of drought and climate change on the fish assemblage and its trophic ecology in a Mediterranean stream b...

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Autores: Mas-Martí, Esther, García-Berthou, Emili, Sabater, Sergi, Tomanova, Sylvie, Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel
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Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Ecologia fluvial
Stream ecology
Ecologia d'aigua dolça
Freshwater ecology
Biologia aquàtica
Aquatic biology
Ecosistemes mediterranis
Mediterranean-type ecosystems
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spelling Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean streamMas-Martí, EstherGarcía-Berthou, EmiliSabater, SergiTomanova, SylvieMuñoz Gràcia, IsabelEcologia fluvialStream ecologyEcologia d'aigua dolçaFreshwater ecologyBiologia aquàticaAquatic biologyEcosistemes mediterranisMediterranean-type ecosystemsMediterranean streams are characterised by seasonal droughts, the frequency and intensity of which vary spatially and are expected to increase with global change. We studied the potential effects of drought and climate change on the fish assemblage and its trophic ecology in a Mediterranean stream by comparing an intermittent tributary with two more permanent neighbouring reaches. Although the three sites were dominated by the same two fish species, Mediterranean barbel (Barbus meridionalis) and chub (Squalius laietanus), the intermittent tributary had a lower overall fish density and fewer eel (Anguilla anguilla). The intermittent tributary had macroinvertebrates with lower density, smaller taxa and higher diversity. Fish in the intermittent tributary had significantly lower biomasses in their gut contents (adjusted for fish length) and more negative electivities than those in the permanent reaches, as well as significantly lower taxonomic diversity. These results indicate that there was reduced resource availability in the intermittent tributary, which resulted in significantly lower condition and gonadal weight (adjusted for length) of barbel and chub. The data obtained in this Mediterranean stream support the observation that reduced water flow may affect fish at both individual and assemblage levelsThis study was financially supported by projects CGL2007-65549/BOS, CGL2008-05618-C02-02, CGL2009-12877-C02-01 and Consolider-Ingenio 2010 CSD2009-00065 of the Spanish Ministry of Science. Catalan Water Agency, the Government of Catalonia and the Barcelona Provincial Council (‘Observatori de la Tordera’)Springer VerlagMinisterio de Educación y Ciencia (Espanya)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Espanya)infoinfo2010info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/12984http://hdl.handle.net/10256/12984© Hydrobiologia, 2010, vol. 657, núm. 1, p. 167-180Articles publicats (D-CCAA)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10750-010-0292-xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0018-8158info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1573-5117info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MEC//CGL2007-65549info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CSD2009-00065Tots els drets reservatsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/129842026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
title Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
spellingShingle Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
Mas-Martí, Esther
Ecologia fluvial
Stream ecology
Ecologia d'aigua dolça
Freshwater ecology
Biologia aquàtica
Aquatic biology
Ecosistemes mediterranis
Mediterranean-type ecosystems
title_short Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
title_full Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
title_fullStr Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
title_full_unstemmed Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
title_sort Comparing fish assemblages and trophic ecology of permanent and intermittent reaches in a Mediterranean stream
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mas-Martí, Esther
García-Berthou, Emili
Sabater, Sergi
Tomanova, Sylvie
Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel
author Mas-Martí, Esther
author_facet Mas-Martí, Esther
García-Berthou, Emili
Sabater, Sergi
Tomanova, Sylvie
Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel
author_role author
author2 García-Berthou, Emili
Sabater, Sergi
Tomanova, Sylvie
Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Espanya)
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Espanya)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecologia fluvial
Stream ecology
Ecologia d'aigua dolça
Freshwater ecology
Biologia aquàtica
Aquatic biology
Ecosistemes mediterranis
Mediterranean-type ecosystems
topic Ecologia fluvial
Stream ecology
Ecologia d'aigua dolça
Freshwater ecology
Biologia aquàtica
Aquatic biology
Ecosistemes mediterranis
Mediterranean-type ecosystems
description Mediterranean streams are characterised by seasonal droughts, the frequency and intensity of which vary spatially and are expected to increase with global change. We studied the potential effects of drought and climate change on the fish assemblage and its trophic ecology in a Mediterranean stream by comparing an intermittent tributary with two more permanent neighbouring reaches. Although the three sites were dominated by the same two fish species, Mediterranean barbel (Barbus meridionalis) and chub (Squalius laietanus), the intermittent tributary had a lower overall fish density and fewer eel (Anguilla anguilla). The intermittent tributary had macroinvertebrates with lower density, smaller taxa and higher diversity. Fish in the intermittent tributary had significantly lower biomasses in their gut contents (adjusted for fish length) and more negative electivities than those in the permanent reaches, as well as significantly lower taxonomic diversity. These results indicate that there was reduced resource availability in the intermittent tributary, which resulted in significantly lower condition and gonadal weight (adjusted for length) of barbel and chub. The data obtained in this Mediterranean stream support the observation that reduced water flow may affect fish at both individual and assemblage levels
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dc.source.none.fl_str_mv © Hydrobiologia, 2010, vol. 657, núm. 1, p. 167-180
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