Projecting future habitat quality of three midwestern reservoir fishes under warming conditions

Rising temperatures caused by climate change are likely to affect cool‐water and warm‐water fishes differently. Yet, forecasts of anticipated temperature effects on fishes of different thermal guilds are lacking, especially in freshwater ecosystems. Towards this end, we used spatially explicit, growth rate potential (GRP) models to project changes in seasonal habitat quality for a warm‐water piscivore (largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides), a cool‐water piscivore (walleye Sander vitreus) and a hybrid piscivore (saugeye S. vitreus × S. canadensis) in two Midwestern reservoirs. We assessed habitat quality for two periods (early and middle 21st century) under two realistic greenhouse gas emission scenarios (a mid‐century emissions peak and a rapid continuous increase in emissions). Largemouth bass were projected to experience enhanced or slightly reduced habitat during all seasons, and throughout the mid‐21st century. By contrast, walleye habitat was projected to decline with anticipated warming, except during the spring in the smaller of our two study reservoirs and during the fall in the larger of our two study reservoirs. Saugeye habitat was projected to either increase modestly or decline slightly during the spring and fall and declines in habitat quality and quantity that were smaller than those for walleye were identified during summer. Collectively, our findings indicate that climate warming will differentially alter habitat suitability for reservoir piscivores, favouring warm‐water species over cool‐water species. We expect these changes in habitat quality to impact the dynamics of reservoir fish populations to varying degrees necessitating the consideration of climate when making future management decisions.     

Relationships among condition indices, feeding and growth of walleye in Lake Erie

Abstract  Condition indices are often used as surrogates of fish health, growth, and feeding and to compare ecological well-being among fish populations. In an effort to identify easily measured indices, growth and food consumption were compared with gonadal-somatic index, liver-somatic index (LSI), fat-somatic index and relative weight ( W _r) for ages 1–3 walleye, Sander vitreus (Mitchill), in Lake Erie from 1986 to 1988. The LSI and W _r were significantly correlated with growth rate or food consumption, but correlations were too small to be considered biologically meaningful. Furthermore, no consistent relationships between condition indices and growth or consumption were found among combinations of fish age and season. None of the indices are considered reliable surrogates for more laborious estimates of growth and food consumption for Lake Erie walleye. Significant relationships between W _r and relative abundance of key prey species warrant further investigation.     

热胁迫对白梭吻鲈鳃组织结构及抗氧化指标的影响

温度是导致鱼类生理变化的最重要的环境因素之一。热应激导致氧化应激,破坏抗氧化防御系统,并导致脂质和组织病理学的损害。白梭吻鲈(Sander lucioperca)属于亚冷水性鱼类,最适生长水温20～24℃。近年来,由于夏季气温极高,中国池塘出现了大量的白梭吻鲈死亡,白梭吻鲈的水产养殖业一直面临着高温的严峻挑战。鱼鳃参与鱼类许多重要功能,如呼吸,渗透调节和排泄,与外部环境保持密切接触,对水质变化特别敏感。为探究热胁迫对白梭吻鲈鳃组织结构及抗氧化指标的影响,将100尾鱼暴露于28℃,31℃,34℃,36℃热应激2h,以23℃作为对照组。收集鳃用于石蜡切片制备,并将苏木精伊红（HE）染色用于一般组织学观察。测定超氧化歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GPX）活性和丙二醛（MDA）等抗氧化指标。结果显示,28 ℃组鳃小片发生充血,31 ℃组部分鳃小片末端卷曲变形、上皮细胞水肿,34 ℃组鳃小片变形加重,且有少量融合,上皮细胞水肿加重、明显隆起,鳃小片之间粘液细胞肥大、增生,36 ℃组相邻鳃小片大量融合且严重变形,卷曲混乱排列,大量上皮细胞坏死、脱落,鳃丝粘液细胞增生、肥大;随着胁迫温度升高,鳃中SOD、CAT、GPX、MDA均整体呈现先升高、后降低的变化趋势,且在36℃时显著下降。这表明在热应激后,鱼体内ROS增加,脂质过氧化增加。由于体内产生大量的ROS和H2O2,机体也增加了GPX和CAT的合成。当暴露在36℃时,胁迫强度超过白梭吻鲈的适应能力,抗氧化系统功能无法正常进行。表明热胁迫对白梭吻鲈鳃组织有损伤,且随着热胁迫温度的升高,其鳃受损情况越发严重。     

Muscle protein expression of pikeperches (Stizostedion lucioperca and S. volgense)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the muscle protein expression in two pikeperches (Stizostedion lucioperca and S. volgense) through intra‐ and intermyomeric composition of white muscles. Using denaturing 10% sodium dodecylsulfate‐polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, muscle protein expression was studied in relation to within‐ and between‐species morphological development, sex, maturity and age of pikeperches. Myosin, actin and troponin have a distinct role in the contraction and length tension of muscle fibers of these species. No obvious intramyomeric differences were found in the myosin heavy chain of both species. Myosin light chains (15–38 kDa) have different expression in different age groups. The muscle protein of the fingerling and adult S. lucioperca had high molecular weight (50 kDa) myosin in contrast to the other Percid species. The molecular weight of actins increased comparatively in low‐age‐group fish. ATP is stored in myosin and released to cause contraction when myosin comes in contact with actin of the experimental fish. Troponin regulates increasing concentration of light‐chain myosin in mature fish. Because troponin T has been implicated in the regulation of skeletal muscle kinetics, muscle contraction kinetics was predicted in different age groups. The muscle proteins of both sexes of these species have polymorphism in various age groups but have no difference in similar aged fish. No muscle protein dimorphism was found in these Percid species. The white muscle protein composition and contractile properties affect power production during fast, unsteady movement and swimming.     

Temperature dependent growth and yield of pikeperch, Sander lucioperca, in Finnish lakes

Abstract  A non-linear growth model was used to evaluate the effects of temperature and age on annual length increments of pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L.), in seven lakes in Finland. Length increments were derived by back-calculation using the Fraser–Lee method. Annual length increments increased from age 1 to age 3 and then decreased, while at the same time length increments and air temperature had positive correlation until age 12. Age- and size-structured yield per recruit models were used in two lakes to evaluate the effects of temperature and gillnet mesh size on pikeperch yield. In these two lakes maximum yield could be obtained with 60 and 70 mm (bar length) gill nets. In the second lake, as typically in Finland, 45–50 mm gill nets are the most frequently used. The use of larger mesh size gill nets would increase pikeperch yield from 685 to 1000 g per recruit based on the present mean temperature. In both lakes increase in temperatures would increase yield if mesh size is simultaneously increased. Higher pikeperch yield can be expected in the future because of climate warming.     

Satiation effects in piscivore prey size selection

Abstract –  We present a functional response model that primarily evaluates effects of satiation in piscivore prey-size selection. The model also includes other passive processes, such as prey-size-dependent encounter rate and prey-size-dependent capture success, where capture success decreases and encounter rate increases with prey size. The model generates a wide variety of outcomes, where small, intermediate or large prey is positively selected for. These very different selectivity patterns are generated without any active prey choice included in the model. The results stress the importance of controlling for satiation and other passive processes in empirical studies on prey-size selection, especially if the aim is to test active prey choice in piscivores.     

Rearing of pike-perch larvae using formulated diets – first success with starter feeds

The present study evaluated the performance of two commercial diets: AgloNorse (AN) and BioKyowa (BK), and two experimental, formulated diets based on casein (C) or casein plus casein hydrolysates (CH) in rearing of pike‐perch larvae (Sander lucioperca L.). All fish were 5 day old and control group was fed live Artemia nauplii. Fish were sampled periodically for histological comparison of morphological changes in the digestive tracts. Survival of fish fed Artemia nauplii, BK and AN was similar: 54.4%, 50.8% and 52.4%, respectively, while the fish fed formulated diets C and CH showed considerably lower survival: 28.4% and 21.6% respectively. After 5 weeks of rearing, the average body mass of fish ranged from 212±32 mg in Artemia fed group to 53.8±6.8 mg in C diet fed group. A considerable vacuolization of supranuclear zone in enterocytes of posterior intestine was observed in the larvae fed commercial diets. No anomalies in liver development were found. Hepatocytes of fish fed BK diet showed larger glycogen storage areas, compared with those occupied by lipids. The highest zymogen accumulation of pancreatic cytoplasm was observed in fish fed Artemia. In fish fed C and CH diets, anomalies in digestive system development were indicated by lower and less numerous intestinal folds, smaller hepatocytes, retarded development of gastric glands, and in CH group – also local fatty degeneration of liver.     

梭鲈的淋巴细胞培养及其核型研究

采用RPMI l640全培养基对梭鲈(Sander luciopercaLinnaeus)淋巴细胞进行体外培养,经空气干燥制备染色体玻片标本并对其核型进行分析。结果表明,梭鲈染色体数目为48条,包括2条中部着丝点染色体、10条亚中部着丝点染色体、12条亚端部着丝粒染色体和24条端部着丝粒染色体,未发现异型性染色体对和随体。梭鲈核型公式为2n=48,2m+10sm+12st+24t,其染色体总臂数(NF)为60。