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Fish on the roof of the world: densities, habitats and trophic position of stone loaches (Triplophysa) in Tibetan streams

  1. TitleFish on the roof of the world: densities, habitats and trophic position of stone loaches (Triplophysa) in Tibetan streams
    Author infoDean Jacobsen, Soren Kock Laursen, Ladislav Hamerlík, Karen Moltesen, Anders Michelsen, Kirsten Seestern Christoffersen
    Author Jacobsen Dean (30%)
    Co-authors Kock Laursen Søren (30%)
    Hamerlík Ladislav 1974- (30%) UMBFP09 - Katedra biológie a environmentálnych štúdií
    Moltesen Hansen Karen (2%)
    Michelsen Anders (6%)
    Christoffersen Kirsten Seestern (2%)
    Source document Marine and Freshwater Research. Vol. 68, no. 1 (2017), pp. 53-64. - Clayton : CSIRO Publishing, 2017
    Keywords vodné živočíchy - aquatic animals   potravinové reťazce - food chains (ecology)   stable isotopes   bystrinné toky   aquatic ecosystems  
    Headings Geogr. Tibetská náhorná plošina - (Tibet)
    LanguageEnglish
    CountryAustralia
    systematics 574
    AnnotationThe fast increase in temperature on the Tibetan Plateau, with anticipated future changes in aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity, highlights the urgent need for ecological data on the sparsely studied Tibetan running waters. In the present study we surveyed eight Tibetan streams to obtain data on densities, feeding selectivity and trophic position of the stone loach Triplophysa. Benthic algae, detritus, macroinvertebrates and fish were quantified and collected for stable isotope and stomach content analysis. Triplophysa density (mean 0.70 individuals m(-2), maximum 1.6 individuals m(-2)) decreased with altitude and increased with the percentage cover of fine substratum. Glacier-fed sites tended to have the lowest fish densities, whereas the highest densities were found near lakes. Mean fish length (4.1-9.6 cm) was positively related to the percentage cover of coarse substratum. Triplophysa was omnivorous, but the composition of the stomach contents varied greatly between sites and among individuals. Algal matter was ingested at most sites, but macroinvertebrates (Chironomidae, Baetidae and Simuliidae) dominated the ingestion (average 50-100%). The trophic position of Triplophysa, identified from delta N-15 (%) of the biota, varied between 2.6 and 4.2 among localities (mean 3.6) and was inversely related to the biomass of benthic algae, but unrelated to quantities of other potential food sources.
    Public work category ADC
    No. of Archival Copy39054
    Repercussion category HUANG, Tai-Fu - ZHANG, Pei-Ling - HUANG, Xing-Long - WU, Tao - GONG, Xiao-Yan - ZHANG, You-Xiang - PENG, Qing-Zhong - LIU, Zhi-Xiao. A new cave-dwelling blind loach, Triplophysa erythraea sp. nov. (Cypriniformes : Nemacheilidae), from Hunan province, China. In Zoological research. ISSN 2095-8137, 2019, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 331-336.
    Catal.org.BB301 - Univerzitná knižnica Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici
    Databasexpca - PUBLIKAČNÁ ČINNOSŤ
    ReferencesPERIODIKÁ-Súborný záznam periodika
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