scholarly journals Cardiorespiratory adjustments to chronic environmental warming improve hypoxia tolerance in European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

2021 ◽  
pp. jeb.241554
Author(s):  
Andreas Ekström ◽  
Erika Sundell ◽  
Daniel Morgenroth ◽  
Tristan McArley ◽  
Anna Gårdmark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Warming ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Acute Hypoxia ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Thermal Acclimation ◽  
Hypoxia Tolerance ◽  
Physiological Traits ◽  
European Perch ◽  
Environmental Warming

Aquatic hypoxia will become increasingly prevalent in the future due to eutrophication combined with climate warming. While short-term warming typically constrains fish hypoxia tolerance, many fishes cope with warming by adjusting physiological traits through thermal acclimation. Yet, little is known about how such adjustments affect tolerance to hypoxia.We examined European perch (Perca fluviatilis) from the Biotest enclosure (23°C, Biotest population), a unique ∼1 km2 ecosystem artificially warmed by cooling water from a nuclear power plant, and an adjacent reference site (16-18°C, Reference population). Specifically, we evaluated how acute and chronic warming affect routine oxygen consumption rate (MO2routine) and cardiovascular performance in acute hypoxia, alongside assessments of the thermal acclimation of the aerobic contribution to hypoxia tolerance (critical O2 tension for MO2routine; Pcrit) and absolute hypoxia tolerance (O2 tension at loss of equilibrium; PLOE).Chronic adjustments (possibly across lifetime or generations) alleviated energetic costs of warming in Biotest perch by depressing MO2routine and cardiac output, and by increasing blood O2 carrying capacity relative to reference perch acutely warmed to 23°C. These adjustments were associated with improved maintenance of cardiovascular function and MO2routine in hypoxia (i.e., reduced Pcrit). However, while Pcrit was only partially thermally compensated in Biotest perch, they had superior absolute hypoxia tolerance (i.e., lowest PLOE) relative to reference perch irrespective of temperature.We show that European perch can thermally adjust physiological traits to safeguard and even improve hypoxia tolerance during chronic environmental warming. This points to cautious optimism that eurythermal fish species may be resilient to the imposition of impaired hypoxia tolerance with climate warming.

Chronic environmental warming alters cardiovascular and haematological stress responses in European perch (Perca fluviatilis)

2016 ◽  
Vol 186 (8) ◽  
pp. 1023-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Ekström ◽  
Fredrik Jutfelt ◽  
L. Fredrik Sundström ◽  
Anders Adill ◽  
Teija Aho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Responses ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
European Perch ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Environmental Warming

scholarly journals Occurrence of parasites of the genus Eustrongylides spp. (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in fish caught in Trasimeno lake, Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaella Branciari ◽  
David Ranucci ◽  
Dino Miraglia ◽  
Andrea Valiani ◽  
Fabrizia Veronesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Carassius Auratus ◽  
Micropterus Salmoides ◽  
Abdominal Cavity ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Tinca Tinca ◽  
European Perch ◽  
Black Bass ◽  
Zoonotic Parasites ◽  
Edible Fish

<em>Eustrongylides</em> spp. is considered a freshwater fish zoonotic nematode. In the present study, the prevalence of <em>Eustrongylides</em> spp. in six edible fish (European perch - <em>Perca fluviatilis</em>, goldfish - <em>Carassius auratus</em>, largemouth black bass - <em>Micropterus salmoides</em>, tench- <em>Tinca tinca</em>, carp - <em>Cyprinus carpio</em> and sand smelt - Atherina boyeri) of Trasimeno lake was surveyed. The investigations were conducted from October 2014 to September 2015 and 384 specimens per species for each season were caught in Trasimeno lake and examined for the presence of larvae in the abdominal cavity and muscle. The presence of nematodes in the abdominal cavity and musculature was revealed in three fish species. The prevalence of Eustrongylides spp. infection was 6.84, 1.89 and 0.13% in perch, largemouth black bass and sand smelt, respectively. The number of parasites per fish was only one in largemouth black bass and sand smelt and ranged from one up to three in perch. This study states that the European perch, largemouth black bass and sand smelt of Trasimeno lake are infected with zoonotic parasites; therefore, food business operators have to take appropriate measures to guarantee the health of consumers.

scholarly journals Ion chromatographic analysis of aqueous iodine species by conductivity and radioactivity measurements

2005 ◽  
Vol 93 (9-10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothea Schumann ◽  
R. Grasser ◽  
R. Dressler ◽  
H. Bruchertseifer
Keyword(s):  
Chromatographic Analysis ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Radioactive Iodine ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Molecular Iodine ◽  
New Device ◽  
Iodine Species ◽  
Radioactivity Measurements

SummaryA new device was developed for the identification of several iodine species in aqueous solution using ion chromatography. Iodide, iodate and molecular iodine can be determined. (The equipment allows both conductivity and radioactivity detections.) The method is applicable for the determination of radioactive iodine contaminations in the cooling water of nuclear power plants.

scholarly journals Adult female European perch (Perca fluviatilis) from the Baltic Sea show no evidence of thiamine deficiency

2021 ◽  
pp. 102081
Author(s):  
Johan Gustafsson ◽  
Karin Ström ◽  
Linus Arvstrand ◽  
Lars Förlin ◽  
Lillemor Asplund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Thiamine Deficiency ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
European Perch ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
The Baltic

scholarly journals Certification of European perch from the Irikla Reservoir (basin of the Ural River) according to the standards of the Marine Stewardship Council

Trudy VNIRO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 124-148
Author(s):  
D. L. Lajus ◽  
I. A. Belyanin ◽  
E. P. Ermolova ◽  
P. V. Golovin
Keyword(s):  
Fisheries Management ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
World Market ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
European Perch ◽  
Certification Programs ◽  
Marine Stewardship Council ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Seafood Products ◽  
Reservoir Basin

Certification according to the standards of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is highly demanded in the world market of seafood products. In Russia, a number of fisheries already have MSC certificates, but still there is a significant potential for certification of other fisheries. This requires analysis of the experience of companies that have successfully obtained the certification. Special attention should be paid to small-scale fisheries, whose financial opportunities to participate in certification programs, unlike large fisheries, are seriously limited. In the present work, process of ecological certification of fishery is considered on an example of the gillnet fishery of European perch Perca fluviatilis in the Irikla Reservoir, located in the middle course of the river Ural in the Orenburg Province. The catch volume of perch is 200–250 metric tons during the recent years. Fishing companies that fish in this reservoir have been working on MSC certification for over ten years. Process of certification has shown that the fishery meets the necessary standards, but even after the certification completed in 2016, there is a need for certain activities to support certification. These are in-depth analysis of the recreational fisheries, development of research plans in cooperation with scientific fishery institutes, specifically aimed at informing the certification process, independent analysis of the fisheries management system, detailed study of various bycatch species. It can be concluded that positive experience of this small-scale fishery with ecological certification can be important in improving fisheries management not only in Russia but also worldwide.

scholarly journals Factors determining parasite abundance in European perch, Perca fluviatilis, European whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus, and Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, in an oligotrophic lake, southern Norway

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 109-129
Author(s):  
Tom Robin Olk ◽  
Ann-Cecilie Henriksen ◽  
Solveig Irene Dolven ◽  
Mathias Leithe Haukø ◽  
Espen Lydersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salvelinus Alpinus ◽  
Arctic Charr ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Coregonus Lavaretus ◽  
Host Age ◽  
European Perch ◽  
Parasite Abundance ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Southern Norway ◽  
Benthic Animals

Time and spatial variations in macroparasite status were investigated in European perch, Perca fluviatilis, European whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus, and Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus in Lake Norsjø (Southern Norway), based on gillnet fishing in three locations in the spring, summer, and fall 2018. In addition, length, weigth, age, sex, δ13C, and δ15N were determined. Parasite abundance was modelled using negative binomial generalized linear models in relation to fish metrics, season, and sampling location. The most prevalent parasite species were determined by the diet and habitat of the host. European perch was mainly infected by acanthocephalans, European whitefish mainly infected by acanthocephalans and cestodes, and Arctic charr mainly infected by cestodes. The most prevalent parasites in European perch are transmitted by benthic animals. Parasites in European whitefish are transmitted by both benthic animals and copepods, while the most prevalent parasites in Arctic charr are copepod transmitted. This corresponds well with the δ13C signatures in the three species, indicating that European perch primarily fed in the littoral zone (δ13C: -24.9 ± 2.5 ‰), Arctic charr in the pelagic and profundal zone (δ13C: -29.4 ± 1.1 ‰), while European whitefish both fed in the littoral and pelagic zone (δ13C: -28.3 ± 2.3 ‰) of Lake Norsjø. Individual abundances of parasites depended on host age, length, sex, δ15N, and season. Positive correlations between parasite abundance and host age, length, or trophic level measured as δ15N were most common, and occurred in all three host species. Many parasites accumulate with age, and larger hosts provide more diverse habitats for parasites.

scholarly journals Risk-sensitive mating decisions in a visually compromised environment

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 600-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob B. M. Wong ◽  
Marja Järvenpää ◽  
Kai Lindström
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cues ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Reproductive Decisions ◽  
Sand Goby ◽  
European Perch ◽  
Pomatoschistus Minutus ◽  
Risk Sensitive ◽  
Risk Of Predation ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Reproductive Activities

Reproductive activities are often conspicuous and can increase the risk of predation. Evidence suggests that individuals are capable of responding to predators in a risk-sensitive manner. However, most studies tend to consider only the predator-mediated responses of males and females in isolation and with little regard to differences in local environmental conditions. Here, we experimentally investigate the effects of environmental visibility (turbidity) and predation risk on reproductive decisions in the sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus , when exposed to a visually oriented predator, the European perch, Perca fluviatilis . We found that gobies were more reluctant to spawn in the predator's presence, although larger males spawned sooner than smaller males. Interestingly, latency to spawning was unaffected by the visual environment, suggesting that gobies may be relying on non-visual cues under turbid conditions.

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