Temporal changes in the diet composition and trophic level of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) inhabiting the middle-eastern coast of Korea
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Title
- Temporal changes in the diet composition and trophic level of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) inhabiting the middle-eastern coast of Korea
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Author(s)
- Park, Joo Myun; Jung, Hae Kun; Lee, Chung Il; Park, Hyun Je
- KIOST Author(s)
- Park, Joo Myun(박주면)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 박주면
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Publication Year
- 2024-06
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Abstract
- The influences of oceanographic changes on diet composition and trophic level for pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) inhabiting the East Sea off the Korean coast were examined based on stomach content and stable isotope analyses during 2016 and 2017. The diets of pollock consisted mainly of benthic crustaceans (particularly carid shrimps and euphausiids) and cephalopods, with a predominance of teleosts in the diets of larger individuals in deeper habitats. In 2016, amphipods, carid shrimps and cephalopods featured strongly in pollock diets, and the contribution of amphipods decreased in the diets of larger individuals and deeper depths. In 2017, euphausiids dominated at shallower depths, whereas the contributions of carid shrimps and teleosts increased in deeper habitats. Body-size-related differences in carbon stable isotope (δ13C) values were present in both 2016 and 2017, but size-related differences in nitrogen stable isotope (δ15N) values were only observed in 2017. The increased contribution of euphausiids during 2017 resulted in a distinct decrease in the trophic level of pollock compared to co-occurring higher trophic level predators, which can be linked to changes in habitat water temperature. Combined stomach contents and isotopic analyses provide a more comprehensive understanding of how fish diets and trophic levels fluctuate with changes in the type and abundance of prey resources in response to environmental changes.
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ISSN
- 0141-1136
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/45535
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106493
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Bibliographic Citation
- Marine Environmental Research, v.198, 2024
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Publisher
- Elsevier BV
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Keywords
- Stable isotope; Stomach contents; Trophic level; Walleye pollock; Depth layer; East sea
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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