A Method for a Long-Term Marking of Spotted Lanternfly (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) Using a Stable Isotope of Nitrogen

Abstract Developing a lifelong marking method for Lycorma delicatula (White, 1845) is crucial to investigate ecological processes. Here we validate a marking method using stable isotope enrichment (15N) of host plants to track spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive species causing economic damage on grapes, hardwood forest and landscape tree species. To validate this method, we first determined the isotope dosage to be sprayed on the host plants and subsequently detected in SLF. Second, we examined whether 15N mark remains detectable from the nymphal to adult stage. We demonstrated that two stable isotope dosages applied to the host plants were assimilated by the insect and equally detectable in the exoskeleton, wings, and mature eggs ready to be oviposited. This safe and reliable method can be used to examine fundamental processes of the biology and ecology of SLF that range from dietary resources and resource allocation to food-web structure and dispersal patterns.

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Stable isotope evidence of long-term changes in the North Sea food web structure

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps07635 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 368 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

JT Christensen ◽

K Richardson

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Food Web ◽

North Sea ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

The North ◽

Web Structure ◽

Long Term Changes ◽

The North Sea ◽

Isotope Evidence

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The long-term changes in food web structure and ecosystem functioning of a shallow lake: Implications for the lake management

Journal of Environmental Management ◽

10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113804 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 301 ◽

pp. 113804

Author(s):

Xiaoxin Zhang ◽

Yujun Yi ◽

Zhifeng Yang

Keyword(s):

Food Web ◽

Shallow Lake ◽

Ecosystem Functioning ◽

Lake Management ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

Web Structure ◽

Long Term Changes

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Analysis of Food Web Structure of Nakdong River Using Quantitative Food Web Parameters Obtained from Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Ratios.

Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment ◽

10.11614/ksl.2019.52.1.050 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 50-64

Author(s):

Hye-Ji Oh ◽

Mei-Yan Jin ◽

Bohyung Choi ◽

Kyung-Hoon Shin ◽

Geung-Hwan La ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Food Web ◽

Isotope Ratios ◽

Stable Isotope Ratios ◽

Nakdong River ◽

Nitrogen Stable Isotope ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

Carbon And Nitrogen ◽

Web Structure

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Stable isotope analyses revealed high seasonal dynamics in the food web structure of a peatbog

International Review of Hydrobiology ◽

10.1002/iroh.201501788 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 100 (5-6) ◽

pp. 141-150 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Tomasz Mieczan ◽

Niedźwiecki Michał ◽

Małgorzata Adamczuk ◽

Irena Bielańska-Grajner

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Food Web ◽

Seasonal Dynamics ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

Stable Isotope Analyses ◽

Web Structure ◽

Isotope Analyses

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Food web structure of a shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China) assessed by stable isotope analysis

Hydrobiologia ◽

10.1007/s10750-011-0954-3 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 683 (1) ◽

pp. 173-183 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Zhigang Mao ◽

Xiaohong Gu ◽

Qingfei Zeng ◽

Luhong Zhou ◽

Mingbo Sun

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Food Web ◽

Stable Isotope Analysis ◽

Lake Taihu ◽

Isotope Analysis ◽

Eutrophic Lake ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

Web Structure ◽

Shallow Eutrophic Lake

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Food web structure prior to and following construction of artificial reefs, based on stable isotope analysis

Regional Studies in Marine Science ◽

10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101354 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 101354 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zhipeng Zhang ◽

Mingqi Wang ◽

Jingjing Song ◽

Wenxi Zhao ◽

Daode Yu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Food Web ◽

Stable Isotope Analysis ◽

Isotope Analysis ◽

Artificial Reefs ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

Web Structure

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Spatio-Temporal Variation in Stable Isotope and Elemental Composition of Key-Species Reflect Environmental changes in the Baltic Sea

10.21203/rs.3.rs-550723/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Camilla LIENART ◽

Andrius GARBARAS ◽

Susanne QVARFORDT ◽

Jakob WALVE ◽

Agnes ML Karlson

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Baltic Sea ◽

Elemental Composition ◽

Nutrient Dynamics ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Nutrient Concentrations ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

Open Sea ◽

Key Species

Abstract Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios are increasingly used to study long-term change in food web structure and nutrient cycling. Whether isotope composition in primary producers and consumers (so-called isotope baselines) reflect environmental changes in a similar manner is largely unknown. We take advantage of long-term oceanographic monitoring data and archived biological samples for the well-studied Baltic Sea to retrospectively analyse elemental composition (C, N and P) and stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N) in the filamentous ephemeral macroalgae Cladophora spp. and in blue mussel Mytilus edulis trossulus from three contrasting regions (coastal Bothnian Sea and Baltic proper, open sea central Baltic) with the aim to statistically link the observed spatial and interannual (8–24 years’ time-series) variability in elemental and isotope baselines with environmental changes. We find clear differences in isotope baselines between the two major Baltic Sea basins. However, the temporal development in Mytilus δ13C was remarkably similar among regions and, at the open sea station, mussels and algae δ13C also correlated over time, likely reflecting a global Baltic Sea or Northern Hemisphere pattern. In contrast, δ15N of both taxa responded to regional and local drivers (water nutrient concentrations). δ15N in source amino acids allowed detection of diazotrophic N signal in Mytilus, which was masked in bulk δ15N. Finally, Cladophora N:P reflected regional nutrient levels in the water while P %, which differed for both taxa, was linked to food quality for Mytilus. This study highlights the potential of a multi-taxa and multi-stable isotope approach to understand nutrient dynamics and monitor long-term environmental changes.

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A meta-collection of nitrogen stable isotope data measured in Arctic marine organisms from the Canadian Beaufort Sea, 1983–2013

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-021-05743-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ashley Ehrman ◽

Carie Hoover ◽

Carolina Giraldo ◽

Shannon A. MacPhee ◽

Jasmine Brewster ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Stable Isotope ◽

Continental Shelf ◽

Food Web ◽

Isotope Ratios ◽

Marine Organisms ◽

The Arctic ◽

Stable Isotope Ratios ◽

Food Web Structure ◽

Web Structure ◽

Shelf Region

Abstract Objectives Existing information on Arctic marine food web structure is fragmented. Integrating data across research programs is an important strategy for building a baseline understanding of food web structure and function in many Arctic regions. Naturally-occurring stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) measured directly in the tissues of organisms are a commonly-employed method for estimating food web structure. The objective of the current dataset was to synthesize disparate δ15N, and secondarily δ13C, data in the Canadian Beaufort continental shelf region relevant to trophic and ecological studies at the local and pan-Arctic scales. Data description The dataset presented here contains nitrogen and carbon stable isotope ratios (δ15N, δ13C) measured in marine organisms from the Canadian Beaufort continental shelf region between 1983 and 2013, gathered from 27 published and unpublished sources with associated sampling metadata. A total of 1077 entries were collected, summarizing 8859 individual organisms/samples representing 333 taxa across the Arctic food web, from top marine mammal predators to primary producers.

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