scholarly journals Trophodynamic similarities of three sympatric clupeoid species throughout their life histories in the Kii Channel as revealed by stable isotope approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naotaka Yasue ◽  
Ryu Doiuchi ◽  
Akinori Takasuka
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Isotopic Composition ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Climate Impacts ◽  
Japanese Sardine ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Interspecific Differences ◽  
Etrumeus Teres ◽  
Kii Channel

Abstract Yasue, N., Doiuchi R., and Takasuka, A. 2013. Trophodynamic similarities of three sympatric clupeoid species throughout their life histories in the Kii Channel as revealed by stable isotope approach. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 71: . Trophic similarity/difference among multispecies pelagic fish is a focal point in understanding the processes of climate impacts on their population dynamics. We tested trophic overlap of Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus, Japanese sardine Sardinops melanostictus, and Pacific round herring Etrumeus teres in the Kii Channel, Japan, by comparing the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios among these clupeoid species from the larval to adult stages throughout the year. Space and time were both significant factors of variations of the isotopic composition values for the three species, and fish size was also significant for sardine and round herring. The isotopic composition values of the three species were homogeneous when compared with those of plankton and some other non-clupeoid species. Moreover, the isotopic composition values of the three clupeoid species collected simultaneously showed closer similarities than those in different areas and dates in all life stages. Thus, spatial and temporal differences in food availability were more apparent compared with interspecific differences in prey items specific to each species. Our analysis indicated strong trophic overlaps throughout the life histories among the three clupeoid species. Hence, they are concluded to be ecologically congeneric (directly competing) species in terms of trophic positions in the pelagic ecosystem.

scholarly journals Stable isotope (C, N, O, and H) study of a comprehensive set of feathers from two Setophaga citrina

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samiksha Deme ◽  
Laurence Y. Yeung ◽  
Tao Sun ◽  
Cin-Ty A. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotopes ◽  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Isotopic Composition ◽  
Neotropical Migrants ◽  
Nitrogen Stable Isotopes ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Breeding Grounds ◽  
Hooded Warblers

AbstractOxygen, hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes were measured on a comprehensive sampling of feathers from two spring Hooded Warblers (Setophaga citrina) in Texas to evaluate isotopic variability between feathers and during molt. Isotopic homogeneity within each bird was found across all four isotopic systems, supporting the hypothesis that molt in these neotropical migrants is fully completed on the breeding grounds. Moreover, this homogeneity suggests that the isotopic composition of a single feather is typically representative of the whole songbird. However, each bird also has outlier feathers, which could signify regrowth of lost feathers after prebasic molt.

scholarly journals Stable isotope (C, N, O, and H) study of a comprehensive set of feathers from two Setophaga citrina

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0236536
Author(s):  
Samiksha Deme ◽  
Laurence Y. Yeung ◽  
Tao Sun ◽  
Cin-Ty A. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotopes ◽  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Isotopic Composition ◽  
Neotropical Migrants ◽  
Nitrogen Stable Isotopes ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Breeding Grounds ◽  
Hooded Warblers

Oxygen, hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes were measured on a comprehensive sampling of feathers from two spring Hooded Warblers (Setophaga citrina) in Texas to evaluate isotopic variability between feathers and during molt. Isotopic homogeneity within each bird was found across all four isotopic systems, supporting the hypothesis that molt in these neotropical migrants is fully completed on the breeding grounds. This homogeneity suggests that the isotopic composition of a single feather is may be representative of the whole songbird. However, each bird was found to have one or two outlier feathers, which could signify regrowth of lost feathers after prebasic molt.

TRANSFER EFFICIENCY FROM PRIMARY PRODUCERS TO RUDITAPES PHILIPPINARUM ON AN INTERTIDAL FLAT IN HIROSHIMA BAY, JAPAN

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sosuke Otani ◽  
Sosuke Otani ◽  
Akira Umehara ◽  
Akira Umehara ◽  
Haruka Miyagawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Secondary Production ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Ruditapes Philippinarum ◽  
Transfer Efficiency ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Stable Isotope Ratios ◽  
Primary Producers ◽  
Nitrogen Stable Isotope ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

Fish yields of Ruditapes philippinarum have been decreased and the resources have not yet recovered. It needs to clarify food sources of R. philippinarum, and relationship between primary and secondary production of it. The purpose on this study is to reveal transfer efficiency from primary producers to R. philippinarum and food sources of R. philippinarum. The field investigation was carried out to quantify biomass of R. philippinarum and primary producers on intertidal sand flat at Zigozen beach in Hiroshima Bay, Japan. In particular, photosynthetic rates of primary producers such as Zostera marina, Ulva sp. and microphytobenthos were determined in laboratory experiments. The carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios for R. philippinarum and 8 potential food sources (microphytobenthos, MPOM etc) growing in the tidal flat were also measured. In summer 2015, the primary productions of Z. marina, Ulva sp. and microphytobenthos were estimated to be 70.4 kgC/day, 43.4 kgC/day and 2.2 kgC/day, respectively. Secondary production of R. philippinarum was 0.4 kgC/day. Contribution of microphytobenthos to R. philippinarum as food source was 56-76% on the basis of those carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios. Transfer efficiency from microphytobenthos to R. philippinarum was estimated to be 10-14%. It was suggested that microphytobenthos might sustain the high secondary production of R. philippinarum, though the primary production of microphytobenthos was about 1/10 compared to other algae.

scholarly journals Trophic Relationships and Habitat Preferences of Delphinids from the Southeastern Brazilian Coast Determined by Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Composition

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e82205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Lemos Bisi ◽  
Paulo Renato Dorneles ◽  
José Lailson-Brito ◽  
Gilles Lepoint ◽  
Alexandre de Freitas Azevedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Isotope Composition ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Trophic Relationships ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Stable Isotope Composition ◽  
Nitrogen Stable Isotope ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures of deep-sea meiofauna follow oceanographical gradients across the Southern Ocean

2013 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gritta Veit-Köhler ◽  
Katja Guilini ◽  
Ilka Peeken ◽  
Petra Quillfeldt ◽  
Christoph Mayr
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Southern Ocean ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Nitrogen Stable Isotope ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Stable Isotope Signatures
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