Food sources for the bivalve Corbicula japonica in the foremost fishing lakes estimated from stable isotope analysis |
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Authors: | Akihide Kasai Haruhiko Toyohara Akiko Nakata Tsunehiro Miura Nobuyuki Azuma |
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Institution: | Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502,;Shimane Prefectural Inland Fisheries Experimental Station, Hirata, Shimane 691-0076 and;Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Bunkyo, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT: Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in tissue of the bivalve corbicula Corbicula japonica and particulate organic matter (POM) were measured in Lake Jusan, Lake Ogawara and Lake Shinji, which are the foremost fishing grounds for the corbicula in Japan, to determine their food sources. The bivalves in Lake Ogawara and Lake Shinji showed enriched isotope composition, while those in Lake Jusan were depleted. In addition, the difference in the isotope ratios between the sampling sites was remarkable in Lake Jusan. Chlorophyll concentrations were significantly higher in Lake Ogawara and Lake Shinji than those in the inflow rivers, although that in Lake Jusan was equivalent to that in the river. Residence time of river water was estimated at 1 day, 455 days and 88 days in Lake Jusan, Lake Ogawara and Lake Shinji, respectively. These values indicate that the bivalves in Lake Ogawara and Lake Shinji assimilate autochthonous phytoplankton, while those in Lake Jusan assimilate terrestrial matter in the upper reaches and marine phytoplankton in the lower reaches because of low production in the lake. |
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Keywords: | bivalve brackish lake Corbicula japonica food source particulate organic matter stable isotope |
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