Research article2017Peer reviewed
Feeding range of age 1+ year Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis in the Baltic Sea
Bergendahl, I. Ahlbeck; Holliland, P. B.; Hansson, S.; Karlof, O.
Abstract
Using the widespread Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis as a model organism, feeding ranges were investigated using stable-isotope ratios (N-15 and C-13) and body condition. Differences were found between closely located sampling sites in a littoral area without obvious migration barriers, indicating that individual fish had small feeding ranges. Body condition differences between sampled stations were consistent over 4 years. Such sedentary behaviour is important to consider in, e.g. fisheries management and environmental monitoring, as local catch regulations may be meaningful or geographic stability in sampling locations may reduce noise in data.
Keywords
body condition; food web; littoral; sedentary; spatial scale; stable isotopes
Published in
Journal of Fish Biology
2017, Volume: 90, number: 5, pages: 2060-2072
Publisher: WILEY
UKÄ Subject classification
Ecology
Fish and Wildlife Management
Publication identifier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13285
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/83529