Seasonal growth and diet of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in demonstration channels and the main channel of the Waitaki River, New Zealand, 1982–1983

Abstract– Juvenile chinook salmon in the Waitaki River, New Zealand and demonstration channels, living at about 16°C, increased in length by 0.32 mm day⁻¹ between 4 November and 4 March. They gained weight quickly, accumulated large visceral fat deposits and had high conditions factors. At 1600 h, stomachs averaged half full. The number of prey tended to decline as the fish grew and consumed larger items. Initially the diet was based mainly on chironomid larvae, but by December it included a diversity of prey in more equal proportions. These included Deleatidium in the Waitaki; amphipods in the demonstration channels; various trichopterans, hemipterans, elmid beetles, zooplankton. terrestrial dipterans and a variety of other prey. There were significant differences between sites in numbers of prey consumed and these probably reflected differences in the benthos. Diets in the Waitaki differ from those in the Rakaia River and the food of juvenile salmon appears closely linked to the availability of a diverse range of possible prey.     

Growth of the fourspine sculpin <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cottus kazika</Emphasis> in the Gonokawa River,Japan, and effects of water temperature on growth

ABSTRACT:   The fourspine sculpin Cottus kazika is indigenous to Japan and found in Honshu except for the waters facing the Seto Inland Sea, and was also found in southern Shikoku and eastern Kyushu. This species has a catadromous lifestyle and migrates as juveniles from the sea to the middle reaches of rivers to grow. The growth pattern of this fish was investigated by a mark-and-recapture method from July 1994 to December 1996, in the Nigorikawa River, a tributary of the Gonokawa River system, Shimane Prefecture. 0-year-old fish of 50–70 mm total length ( TL ) occurred in the study area from June to July, grew to 90–140 mm  TL by the following April, and attained 160–210 mm  TL by December. This fish grew rapidly in September–November and April–July, almost ceasing to grow in July–September. It seems that this stagnant growth phase in summer is a characteristic of the seasonal growth pattern of C. kazika . A rearing experiment indicated that the growth rate of C. kazika was higher at 16–22°C than at 12–14 and 24–26°C. This result supports the field evidence of a stagnant growth phase in summer in the Nigorikawa River.     

Escaped farmed salmon, Salmo salar L., in the Glenarm River, Northern Ireland: genetic status of the wild population 7 years on

A previous study described genetic changes in a wild Atlantic salmon , Salmo salar L., population resulting from the spawning of escaped farmed salmon in the Glenarm River, Northern Ireland, in 1990. This study reports an extension of the original investigation with a further follow-up sample that was taken from the river in 1997 to assess the genetic status of the wild population two generations after the original hybridization between the wild population and the farmed strain. Overall genetic variation across eight polymorphic allozyme loci indicated that the wild population remains significantly different from the pre-escape population and from the immediate post-escape population, the presence of an allele not having been previously detected in this population ( GPI-1,2*140 ), suggesting that further incursion(s) of farmed salmon may have taken place.     

Use of stable isotopes to distinguish farmed from wild Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar

Abstract –  Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen ( δ ¹³C and δ ¹⁵N) were examined in wild and aquaculture origin Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar , to evaluate their utility to identify escaped farmed fish. Samples of muscle tissue obtained from wild Conne River, Newfoundland, salmon were significantly more enriched in nitrogen ( δ ¹⁵N: mean = 12.75; SD ± 0.38‰) but depleted in lipid corrected carbon ( δ ¹³C': mean = −20.51; SD ± 0.23‰) by comparison with aquaculture specimens obtained from Bay d'Espoir, Newfoundland ( δ ¹⁵N = 10.96 ± 0.19‰;  δ ¹³C' = −19.25 ± 0.17‰) resulting in a complete separation of the two groups. Aquaculture specimens differed in δ ¹³C' from analyses of commercial salmon diet by 0.24‰, within the enrichment range associated with trophic transfers, while the δ ¹⁵N values in salmon muscle were enriched by 5.01‰. Although differences occurred in direct comparisons of white muscle and adipose tissue ( N  = 49), the average δ ¹³C' and δ ¹⁵N signatures varied in absolute amounts by only 0.5‰, supporting the use of adipose tissue as a nonlethal means to determine isotopic signatures of Atlantic salmon.     

The status of habitat of great white and pink-backed pelicans in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa: a review

Habitat change, mainly through the actions of humans, poses a threat to great white (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and pink-backed (P. rufescens) pelicans in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, the southernmost distributions of these species on Africa’s eastern seaboard. This study assessed the relative importance and state of the potential pelican habitat in the northeastern KwaZulu-Natal region, focusing particularly on Lake St Lucia and the Phongolo River floodplain. Great white pelicans breed on islands in Lake St Lucia. Should these islands be lost through falling water levels or their becoming joined to mainland by deposits of silt, or by flooding, no suitable habitat for their breeding will remain in the region. By contrast, the pink-backed pelican nests in trees, and there appears to be plentiful alternative habitat. Lake St Lucia and, to a lesser extent, the Phongolo River floodplain, are important foraging areas for both pelican species. The hydrology of both these systems has been affected by human activities.     

石羊河灌区几种制种玉米节水高效栽培模式比较

对石羊河灌区制种玉米节水高效栽培模式应用情况和制种企业生产经营情况进行前期调研,并就不同模式在技术参数、灌水效果、经济及节水效益进行了分析,提出了存在的问题及建议。     

马莲河流域水土保持世行贷款项目监测方法及效果

甘肃省马莲河流域水土保持世行贷款项目实施8年,监测作为项目管理的重要手段,开展了治理进度与质量、经济效益、社会效益、生态效益和保水保土效益5大监测,取得了大量监测资料和技术成果,为提高项目管理水平,促进项目治理,发挥了重要作用,并为今后的水土保持项目带了一个好头。同时由于马莲河项目之前没有成熟、系统、各方面都适用的技术规范,项目监测是在探索中前进,从而导致项目监测尚存在技术手段落后、资料精度不高等问题,有待于进一步完善与提高。     

引江济汉工程起始段面源污染现状及防治对策

指出了防治面源污染是保护水源地的重要措施。对引江济汉工程起始段面源污染现状进行了调查分析,结果表明:引江济汉工程运行后,农田面积减少了40%,其中部分农田改为蔬菜等经济作物用地;化肥使用总量下降了41.7%,农药的使用总量也呈相同趋势下降,但农用地的平均化肥、农药使用量未发生显著变化,工程前后基本持平;区内水渠、沟渠阻塞严重,配套基础水利设施匮乏,灌溉条件差,地表径流与灌溉用水任意流失,面源污染的潜在威胁大,急需采取有针对性的治理措施。有针对性地提出了面源污染防治对策建议。     

新疆巩乃斯河中岛屿植物成分的组合结构

在新疆巩乃斯河中岛屿所设的3个样地54个样方中,共有62种植物,隶属于28个科,6个株生长型,3个根生长型,5个生活型,5个水分生态类型和5个饲用价值类型。其中,菊科和禾本科种类最多,各占14.5%,豆科占9.7%。株生长型结构以直立型种类最多,占50%。根生长型结构以直根型的种类最多,占56.5%。生活型结构以地下芽植物最多,占41.9%。水分生态类型结构以中生型种类最多,占59.7%。饲用价值类型结构以良等的种类为多,占22.6%。以上结论表明,巩乃斯河中岛屿植物群落具有如下特点:①生长型和生活型结构表明岛屿植物群落具有中温带草本群落植株和根系特点,也具有典型的地下芽植物气候特征。②水分生态型和饲用价值类型的统计分析说明,岛屿植物群落具有中生生境条件、饲用价值类型高的特征。