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The relationship between sponge size, habitat and shape was studied in the encrusting sponge Crambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862), which is distributed widely throughout the shallow Mediterranean littoral. Examination of sponge patches in shaded and well-illuminated habitats showed that the degree of peripheral irregularity of the edges of a patch is directly related to patch size. This relationship is valid only for sponges of >100 mm2 in area. Photophilic and sciaphilous sponges display different growth forms. The pattern of growth is interpreted in terms of competition for space. The directional growth of sciaphilous sponges may be due to the presence of dominant neighbours that are good space competitors, and the irregular growth of photophilic sponges to the absence of such neighbours. 相似文献
2.
Silica content and spicule size variations in Pellina semitubulosa (Porifera: Demospongiae) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The variations in both silica content and spicular size were studied in two populations of the demosponge Pellina semitubulosa (Lieberkühn). Samples were collected over a period of 1 year (June 1994 to May 1995) in two Mediterranean coastal basins:
Porto Cesareo (southwestern Apulia) and Marsala (northwestern Sicily). The values of spicule size (length and width) and sponge
silica content were significantly higher in the population of Porto Cesareo, where the highest water silica concentration
was recorded. In both Porto Cesareo and Marsala the sponge silica content showed a seasonal trend, positively correlated with
water temperature values. In both populations, the smallest spicules were found in specimens collected from summer to late
autumn, after sexual reproduction. Secretion of new spicules may be connected with the process of remodelling occurring in
sponges after gamete and larval release.
Received: 10 October 1999 / Accepted: 13 April 2000 相似文献
3.
Besides diatoms Demospongiae are the most important consumers of dissolved silica in the sea. They can play an important
role for the silica budget especially in the shallow water areas of the Baltic Sea. The dependence of the silica uptake rate
on the silica concentration of the seawater was measured for the sponge Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766). The sponges were collected in Kiel Bight. The uptake conformed to Michaelis–Menten kinetics with a half-saturation
constant of 46.41 μM and a saturated uptake rate of 19.33 μmol h−1 g−1 ( p < 0.01). In the red algae zone of Kiel Bight the sponges depend on silica supply from the surrounding waters and may be silica-limited
rather than food-limited in growth. Because of the much faster uptake of silica by diatoms and their lower saturation point,
as well as the difference in spatial distribution of the two main silica consumers, a competition for silica between sponges
and diatoms seems unlikely.
Received: 21 June 1997 / Accepted: 15 July 1997 相似文献
4.
In the Red Sea, the zooxanthellate sponge Cliona vastifica (Hancock) is mainly present at >15 m depth or in shaded areas. To test whether its scarcity in unshaded areas of shallower
waters is linked to the functional inefficiency of its photosymbionts at high irradiances, sponges were transferred from 30 m
to a six times higher light regime at 12 m depth, and then returned to their original location. During this time, photosynthetic
responses to irradiance were measured as rapid light curves (RLCs) in situ by pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) fluorometry
using a portable underwater device, and samples were taken for microscopic determinations of zooxanthellar abundance. The
zooxanthellae harboured by this sponge adapted to the higher irradiance at 12 m by increasing both their light saturation
points and relative photosynthetic electron transport rates (ETRs). The ETRs at light saturation increased almost fourfold
within 15–20 days of transfer to the shallower water, and decreased back to almost their original values after the sponges
were returned to 30 m depth. This, as well as the fact that the photosynthetic light responses within an individual sponge
were in accordance with the irradiance incident to specific surfaces, shows that these photosymbionts are highly adaptable
to various irradiances. There was no significant change in the number of zooxanthellae per sponge area throughout these experiments,
and the different photosynthetic responses were likely due to adaptations of the photosynthetic apparatus within each zooxanthella.
In conclusion, it seems that parameters other than the hypothesised inability of the photosymbionts to adapt adequately to
high light conditions are the cause of C. vastifica's rareness in unshaded shallow areas of the Red Sea.
Received: 25 April 2000 / Accepted: 13 October 2000 相似文献
5.
Results of isozyme electrophoresis were used to explore the genetic relationships between several Mediterranean morphs of
Cerithium (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia), for which taxonomy is currently uncertain because of high intraspecific variability and low
interspecific differentiation. The large species, classically known as C. vulgatum Bruguière, 1789 was identified at four sites (two in the French Mediterranean and two in southern Spain). Two different larval
types were found in the French sites, but poecilogony could not be demonstrated. Individuals collected from harbours were
not genetically distinct from open-sea populations of classic C. vulgatum. However, a population in the Embiez lagoon (French Mediterranean) which morphologically resembles C. vulgatum did display distinct genetic traits, supporting its status as a separate species. Of the small Cerithium species usually known as C. rupestre, two sympatric species (C.“rupestre” Risso, 1826 and C. lividulum Risso, 1826) were distinguished. Genotype frequencies within the analysed populations revealed much heterozygote deficiency.
F
ST
values (fixation index measuring the effects of population subdivision) suggest a higher genetic differentiation for C. lividulum populations than for C. vulgatum populations. We assume that a high larval dispersal capability (via planktotrophy) allows a high gene flow between populations
of C. vulgatum.
Received: 24 November 1998 / Accepted: 24 September 1999 相似文献
6.
The pattern of settlement over time of three broadcast spawning coral species (Cyphastrea serailia, Acanthastrea lordhowensis, and Goniastrea australensis) from the Solitary Islands (30°00′S; 153°20′E) was studied in 1995 and 1996 in order to determine the maximum length of time
these larvae could remain in the water column and still retain the ability to settle and metamorphose. Larvae were maintained
in aquaria and the number which had settled on biologically-conditioned tile pairs was monitored every 5 to 10 d. While the
majority of larvae settled quickly after becoming competent, some larvae survived and settled for extended periods after spawning.
Competency periods ranged from 26 d for C. serailia to 56 d for G. australensis and 78 d for A. lordhowensis. These data greatly extend the known competency periods for larvae of broadcast-spawning corals and indicate the potential
for transport of broadcast-spawned coral larvae over large distances. Medium to long-distance larval dispersal of the species
studied provides a mechanism for their widespread distribution in subtropical regions, on reefs which are often widely spaced
and relatively isolated.
Received: 27 May 1997 / Accepted: 27 November 1997 相似文献
7.
In this study eight different species of barnacles were found within nine species of sponges from the Red Sea. This brings
to 11 the number of sponge-symbiotic barnacles reported from the Red Sea, two of these are new Acasta species (not described herein) and one (A. tzetlini Kolbasov) is a new record for this sea. This number is much higher than that of symbiotic barnacles found within sponges
from either the N. Atlantic (2) or the Mediterranean (4). Two possible explanations for this are the presence of numerous
predators in coral reefs and scarcity of available substrate for settlement. These factors can lead to high incidence of symbiotic
relationships. Of the nine sponge species, only one (Suberites cf. clavatus) had previously been known to contain barnacles. Even at the family level, this is the first record of symbiotic barnacles
in two out of the seven sponge families (Latrunculiidae, Theonellidae). Our present findings strengthen the apparent rule
that the wider the openings in a barnacle shell, the fewer the host taxa with which it will associate, usually from one or
two closely related families, and the more frequent it will associate with elastic sponges. Most Neoacasta laevigata found on Carteriospongia foliascens were located on the same side as the sponge's ostia, i.e. facing the incoming water. This adaptation allows the barnacles
to catch more suspended particles from the water, provides them with more oxygen and prevents their exposure to discharged
sponge waste. The highest density of barnacles observed on one face of a “leaf ” (with ostia) was 0.389 barnacles cm−2 (one barnacle per 2.57 cm2) and on average 0.181 ± 0.68, while the average on the other side was only 0.068 ± 0.52 barnacles cm−2. As indicated by the Morisita index, these barnacles most frequently (58%, n = 12) had a clumped spatial distribution (while the rest were randomly distributed), as is to be expected from such sessile
organisms with internal fertilization via copulation. The presence of N. laevigata induced the growth of secondary perpendicular projections of its host C. foliascens. Of the N. laevigata examined, 17% brooded 324 ± 41 embryos each, of 286 ± 17 μm total length; only 5.7% (n = 123) were found to be dead. Size distribution analysis of skeletal elements from dead barnacles showed them to be significantly
larger than the skeletal elements of the population of live barnacles ( p < 0.05).
Received: 26 June 1998 / Accepted: 1 December 1998 相似文献
8.
Characteristics of the sexual reproduction and larval settlement of the haplosclerid spongeChalinula sp., which inhabits the shallow waters (1 to 6 m) of Eilat, Red Sea, were investigated from September 1985 through to November 1987. This species was found to be a simultaneous hermaphroditic brooder, hence gonochorism is not the rule in the order Haplosclerida. Brooding always takes place in special brooding chambers. While the oocytes in the brooding chambers are among the largest known in sponges (355±37µm), the spermatic cysts distributed in the choanosome are among the smallest known for this phylum (average 26±7µm).Chalinula sp. breeds throughout the year and in experiments most larvae (74%) settled within 1 to 8 h post-release, generally within 4.5 h. Metamorphosis from larval shape to a sessile sponge lasts 1 to 6 h. Thus, larvae had a short swimming period, settled fast, and metamorphosed rapidly (within 1 to 6 h). The large size of the larvae may contribute to their ability to rapidly reorganize their body shape into that of a sessile sponge. In addition, the existence of already differentiated choanocyte chambers in the larvae, facilitates fast construction of the water filtration system in the newly settled sponges. The reproductive and larval characteristics ofChalinula sp. enable the larvae to settle on any vacant space in the reef, which may explain its abundance in the Red Sea. 相似文献
9.
Genetic analysis of the marine bryozoans Celleporella hyalina and Electra pilosa using the RAPD technique revealed population structuring corresponding to the contrasting modes of larval dispersal. Samples
of C. hyalina exhibited genetic differentiation over distances as small as 10 m, concordant with the limited dispersal predicted by a simulation
model, based on the short pelagic phase of the lecithotrophic larvae and the local hydrography. In contrast, E. pilosa showed high levels of genetic heterogeneity only over much larger spatial scales, commensurate with its production of comparatively
long-lived planktotrophic larvae. The population differentiation observed between samples of E. pilosa, collected from sites 70 km apart, is reconcilable with coastal water currents and frontal systems that restrict the exchange
of water masses between the two sites. Hydrographic conditions and discontinuous distribution of suitable substrata therefore
are seen to constrain gene flow, creating opportunities for local genetic differentiation despite the high dispersal potential
of pelagic larvae.
Received: 9 August 2000 / Accepted: 18 November 2000 相似文献
10.
J. Gilmour 《Marine Biology》1999,135(3):451-462
Laboratory and field experiments were used to determine whether high (≃100 mg l−1), low (≃50 mg l−1) and control (≃0 mg l−1) levels of suspended sediment affected fertilisation, larval survival, and larval settlement in the scleractinian coral Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846). Both high- and low-sediment treatments significantly decreased fertilisation, but post-fertilisation embryonic
development was not inhibited by suspended sediments. Larval survival and larval settlement were significantly reduced in
high- and low-sediment treatments. No difference was found between high- and low-sediment treatments in any of the three post-spawning
processes investigated, suggesting that they are susceptible to sediment concentrations which are not exceptionally high even
under natural conditions (>50 mg l−1). The introduction of an additional stress in the form of high levels of suspended sediments coupled with naturally high
variability in recruitment may have a considerable effect on the successful supply and settlement of coral larvae to a reef.
Given that many coral communities are open reproductive systems, the consequences of disturbance events are not likely to
be restricted to the impact area. Recruitment to a population may be reduced significantly in the presence of high levels
of suspended sediments because of effects on larval survival and settlement. Recruitment of larvae to adjacent populations
may also be affected due to a decreased fertilisation success and potential increases in mortality of larvae passing through
the affected site.
Received: 13 August 1998 / Accepted: 22 July 1999 相似文献
11.
A series of laboratory (short-term exposure in small beakers) studies and a 19 d mesocosm (6 m3 polyethylene bags filled with fjord water) study were conducted on blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, larvae and plantigrades exposed to a concentration gradient of the detergent linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS, 0 to 39 mg l−1). LAS is increasingly found in nearshore environments receiving wastewater from urban treatment plants. The aims were to
observe physiological effects on swimming, grazing and growth in the laboratory and effects on settling and population development
at in situ conditions (in field mesocosms) in order to evaluate the damages on ciliated meroplankton caused by LAS. In the
laboratory the larvae showed a 50% mortality at 3.8 mg LAS l−1 after 96 h exposure whether or not food was provided. Additionally the swimming behaviour was affected at 0.8 mg LAS l−1 (i.e. a more compact swimming track, a smaller diameter of the swimming tracks, and reduced swimming speed). The larval particle
grazing was reduced 50% at 1.4 mg LAS l−1. The specific growth rate of the larvae was reduced to half at 0.82 mg LAS l−1 over 9 d. During the mesocosm experiment, the larval population showed a dramatic decrease in abundance within 2 d at concentrations
as low as 0.08 mg LAS l−1, both due to a significantly increased mortality, but also due to settling. The settling success was reduced at the same
LAS concentration as that at which mortality was observed to increase significantly. In addition to reduced settling rate,
the larvae showed delayed metamorphosis and reduced shell growth as a response to LAS. Our hypothesis that the larval ciliary
apparatus, crucial for normal swimming, orientation, and settling behaviours and for particle uptake, was damaged due to LAS
exposure is supported by our results. This is confirmed by the physiological data (grazing, growth) and in the direct video-based
observations of larval performance (swimming) and provides a reasonable explanation for what was observed in the bags (abundance,
settling, mortality). These physiological effects on blue mussel larvae/plantigrades occurred at LAS concentrations reported
to occur in estuarine waters.
Received: 15 January 1997 / Accepted: 12 February 1997 相似文献
12.
The sexual and asexual phases of the reproductive cycle of the sponge Mycalecontarenii (Martens, 1824) were studied from samples collected over a period of 2 years (June 1994 to May 1996) in a Mediterranean coastal
basin (Porto Cesareo, southwestern Apulia). The species is viviparous; year round it shows a discontinuous oocyte production.
No males were found, possibly owing to the very short period of spermatogenesis. M.␣contarenii produces asexual buds during autumn and winter, and this process seems to be related to changes in water temperature. Even
though, at present, we cannot evaluate the incidence of larval recruitment, we postulate that asexual reproduction in M.contarenii plays a crucial role in maintaining the sponge population.
Received: 8 July 1997 / Accepted: 5 November 1997 相似文献
13.
S. E. Beaulieu 《Marine Biology》2001,138(4):803-817
Photographs of the deep-sea floor often show organisms attached to biogenic structures that protrude from the soft bottom.
In particular, the stalks of glass sponges (hexactinellids) provide hard substrata and act as habitat islands for deep-sea
fauna. The primary objectives of this study were to determine the abundance of glass sponge “stalks” at an abyssal station
in the NE Pacific, to identify the fauna associated with stalks, and to compare the distribution patterns of epifaunal taxa
both horizontally and vertically. Densities of stalks and large epifauna were estimated from analysis of ∼9 km of photographic
transects taken in 1994–1995 at station M (34°45′N; 123°00′W; 4,100 m depth) off California, USA. At least 87% of the stalks
were the spicule columns of live or dead hexactinellids in the genus Hyalonema (Gray, 1832). Stalks appeared to be distributed randomly across the sea floor (density: 0.13 stalks m−2). A colonial zoanthid, Epizoanthus stellaris (Hertwig, 1888), inhabited 20% of the stalks and was the most commonly observed epifaunal organism, followed by other suspension
feeders that generally were situated at the top of the structures. Thirty-five stalk communities were collected in tube cores
in 1994–1995 using the submersible “Alvin”. A total of 139 taxa was associated with these hard-substratum habitats (another
five species were observed only in photographs). Although taxon richness was high, the species diversity of these communities
was relatively low due to the dominance in percentage abundance of a foraminiferan, Cibicides lobatulus (Walker and Jakob, 1798), and a serpulid polychaete, Bathyvermilia sp. (Zibrowius, 1973). The relationship between number of taxa and surface area of the stalks yielded a slope (z-value) typical of islands with a low rate of immigration. Three-dimensional complexity created by branching epifauna on the
stalks provided more surface area and a variety of cryptic microhabitats. Vertical zonation on the stalks appeared to be controlled
by biological interactions among species, with solitary fauna and certain functional groups of colonial organisms restricted
by sheet-like colonial organisms that appeared to be dominant space competitors.
Received: 13 April 2000 / Accepted: 9 November 2000 相似文献
14.
Are mangroves and seagrasses sources of organic carbon for penaeid prawns in a tropical Australian estuary? A multiple stable-isotope study 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
The vertical distribution of the larvae of shelf-dwelling fish species that spawn in the NW Mediterranean Sea in spring was
studied in relation to environmental data. Two sampling cycles were carried out at fixed stations on the continental shelf
in May and June 1992. Three patterns of larval vertical distribution for the various taxa represented in the samples were
observed. The larvae of most species (e.g. Boops boops, Diplodus sargus) were mainly located in the surface layer (10 m), others (e.g. Arnoglossus sp.) had broader distributions in the upper 40 m of the water column, and but a few (e.g. Gobiidae) were present in large
concentrations at greater depths. The vertical distribution patterns of the various species showed no variations, despite
high hydrographic variability during the study. The vertical distribution of only a few species (e.g. Arnoglossus sp., Crystallogobius linearis and Engraulis encrasicolus) varied over the diel cycle. The possible influence of the vertical distribution of fish larvae on their horizontal distribution
patterns is discussed.
Received: 10 March 1997 / Accepted: 4 April 1997 相似文献
15.
H. Zenitani 《Marine Biology》1999,134(4):645-652
The size-specific nutritional conditions of larval sardines, Sardinops melanostictus, from the main Kuroshio Current and its offshore waters off eastern Japan were assessed by lipid analysis. A rapid lipid
analysis technique (diagnostic kits for human serum lipids) was used to measure the different lipid components of individual
sardine larvae as indicators of their nutritional condition. Size-specific growth trajectories of individual larvae were estimated
by the biological intercept method, and the recent daily growth rate of standard length (SL) was calculated from the 3 d outer increment width on the otolith. Relationships between the amount of larval phospholipid
(PL; tissue weight indicator) and SL, and the recent daily growth rate of larva (Gr) and SL, could be expressed by the equations PL = 0.459 SL
1.77 and Gr = 0.0809 SL − 0.341, respectively. There was no notable difference in these values between the two survey areas. The relationship between
the amount of triglyceride (TG) and SL could be expressed allometrically (TG = 0.013 SL
2.63). The relationship between the index of starvation tolerance (TG/PL) and SL could be expressed by the allometric equation TG/PL = 0.0288 SL
0.865, suggesting that larger sardine have a higher starvation tolerance than smaller sardine. The TG of the 8 to 9 mm SL size-class larvae in the offshore area was higher than in the main Kuroshio Current. To test whether
the TG for each larval sardine in the 8 to 9 mm SL size-class could be correlated with variables (temperature, chlorophyll a and distribution density of the sardine larvae) measured at the sampling stations, correlation analyses were performed. A
highly significant negative correlation between TG and distribution density of the sardine larvae was found. A density-dependence effect seemed to influence the fluctuation
of the larval storage energy component for short-term needs.
Received: 12 March 1998 / Accepted: 26 March 1999 相似文献
16.
Variability in the chemical defense of the sponge Chondrilla nucula against predatory reef fishes 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Chondrilla nucula is a common Caribbean demosponge that grows in a range of habitats, from coral reefs to mangrove swamps. On reefs, C. nucula grows as a thinly encrusting sheet, while in mangrove habitats it surrounds submerged mangrove roots as fleshy, lobate clumps.
Previous feeding experiments using predatory reef fish revealed a high degree of variability in the chemical defenses of C. nucula. The present study was undertaken to determine whether a relationship exists between habitat, growth form, and chemical defense
of C. nucula. Both laboratory and field feeding-assays of crude extracts confirmed that C. nucula possesses a chemical defense with high intercolony variability, but there was no significant variation in feeding deterrency
between reef and mangrove habitats at either geographic location (Bahamas and Florida). Extracts of C. nucula collected during September and October 1994 from the Bahamas were significantly more deterrent than those collected during
August 1993, May 1994, and May 1995 from Florida, and extracts of these spring and summer Florida collections were more deterrent
than extracts of C. nucula collected in December 1994 and February 1995 in the same locations. There was no evidence that deterrent compounds were concentrated
in the surface tissues of the sponge, or that chemical defense could be induced by simulated predation. Laboratory and field
assays of the fractionated crude extract revealed that feeding deterrency was confined to the most polar metabolites in the
extract. Field transplants were used to determine whether predation influenced the growth form of C. nucula. Uncaged sponges transplanted from the mangrove to the reef were readily consumed by spongivorous reef fishes. Lobate mangrove
sponges became thinner after being caged on the reef for 3 mo, but encrusting reef sponges did not become thicker after being
caged in the mangroves for the same period of time. Reef sponges that were caged for 3 to 15 mo thickened by only a small
amount (<1 mm) compared to uncaged and open-caged (i.e. in cages lacking tops) sponges. Simulated bite marks on both reef
and mangrove sponges were repaired at a rapid rate (0.8 to 1.6 mm d−1). Fish predation has an important impact on the distribution and abundance of C. nucula, but the thin growth form common to reef environments may be more the result of hydrodynamics than of grazing by spongivorous
fishes.
Received: 6 October 1997 / Accepted: 19 March 1998 相似文献
17.
Effects of contrasting modes of larval development on the genetic structures of populations of three species of prosobranch gastropods 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
M. G. Hoskin 《Marine Biology》1997,127(4):647-656
In south-eastern Australia, the prosobranch gastropods Morula marginalba (Blainville), Cominella lineolata (Lamarck) and Bedeva hanleyi (Angas) have similar fine-scale distributions, but appear to possess very different dispersal capabilities due to contrasting
modes of larval development. M.marginalba produce planktonic larvae, whereas C. lineolata and B. hanleyi undergo direct development in benthic egg capsules and emerge as crawling juveniles. To test for possible effects of contrasting
life histories on levels of genetic variation within and among populations, a survey was conducted of allozyme variation at
six polymorphic loci in 8 to 9 local populations of each species. Collections of snails were made between June 1992 and November
1993. Sampling ranges spanned between 162 and 180 km of coast. Regardless of larval type, proportions of single-locus genotypes
in each collection were consistent with the recruitment of offspring which had been generated through random mating. However,
genotypic diversity was lower in those species that undergo direct development. Loci surveyed in C. lineolata and B. hanleyi were polymorphic (i.e. frequency of most common allele <95%) in fewer populations than those examined for M.␣marginalba (P <0.001) and, where polymorphisms occurred, also possessed significantly fewer alleles (P <0.001). Consequently, average levels of expected heterozygosity were greater in populations of M. marginalba than in those of either of the other species (P <0.001). Genetic variation among populations, expressed as the standardised variance in allele frequencies (F
ST
), was inversely related to expected larval dispersal capability. The nine collections of M. marginalba showed little overall differentiation (F
ST
= 0.017; P <0.001), reflecting the ability of planktonic larvae to interconnect local populations, and so limit divergence due to drift
and natural selection. In contrast, there were high levels of allelic heterogeneity among the nine collections of C. lineolata (F
ST
= 0.523; P <0.001) and eight collections of B. hanleyi (F
ST
= 0.140; P <0.001). These data imply that for species which undergo direct development, local populations are effectively closed and
evolve largely independent of one another.
Received: 3 May 1996 / Accepted: 12 July 1996 相似文献
18.
Four species of microalgae (Chaetoceros muelleri, Tetraselmis suecica, Tahitian Isochrysis sp. (T-iso) and Dunaliella tertiolecta) with distinctly different fatty acid profiles were grown in continuous culture and fed to prawn larvae (Penaeus japonicus, P. semisulcatus and P. monodon) as monospecific diets. The best two diets (C. muelleri and T. suecica) were also fed as a mixed diet. Experiments were run until the larvae fed the control diet of C. muelleri metamorphosed to Mysis 1. The survival and development (i.e. performance) of the larvae were affected by algal diet, and
the diets were ranked in the order of decreasing nutritional value: C. muelleri ≥ T. suecica > T-iso > D. tertiolecta. Larvae fed a mixed diet of C. muelleri and T. suecica (2:3 by dry weight) performed as well or better than those fed C. muelleri, and the performance of both these groups of larvae was better than those fed T. suecica. The lipid and carbohydrate compositions of the algae had little or no effect on the lipid and carbohydrate compositions
of the larvae or their performance. However, the larvae that performed best (i.e. those fed C. muelleri) had significantly more lipid and carbohydrate than those that performed worst (i.e. those fed D. tertiolecta). Larvae fed C. muelleri or the mixed-algae diet had higher proportions of the essential fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA, 20:5(n-3)] and arachidonic acid [ARA, 20:4(n-6)] than the larvae fed on other diets. Furthermore, the larvae fed T. suecica, which showed intermediate performance between larvae fed C. muelleri and T-iso or D. tertiolecta, also had higher proportions of EPA and ARA. Both C. muelleri and T. suecica contained EPA and ARA, but T-iso and D. tertiolecta did not, except for trace amounts of EPA in T-iso. The fatty acid ARA appears to be much more important in the diet of larval prawns than has so far been considered. The level
of the essential fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid [DHA, 22:6(n-3)] in the algal diet and the larvae was not related to the performance of the larvae; only C. muelleri and T-iso contained DHA. However, the nauplii contained large proportions of DHA, suggesting that these were sufficient to meet the
larval requirements for DHA during their development to Mysis 1. Mixed-algae diets could improve the performance of larvae
by providing a more comprehensive range of fatty acids.
Received: 22 April 1998 / Accepted: 3 December 1998 相似文献
19.
Data from two ichthyoplankton surveys carried out during June 1995 and June 1996 were used to study the broad scale distribution
patterns of anchovy eggs and larvae over the northern Aegean Sea continental shelf and the regional/inter-annual variability
in growth and mortality rates of larvae. Two major spawning grounds were identified. One in the east, located in the area
influenced by the Samothraki gyre (SG), in which a large amount of enriched, modified Black Sea water (BSW) is entrapped and
one in the west, associated with zooplankton-rich waters in the semi-enclosed Thermaikos gulf close to several river mouths.
In the NE Aegean, anticyclonic gyres generated over the continental shelf and fed by the circulating stream of BSW (like the
SG) may act as retention areas for larval anchovy. In the west, the high enclosure of the Thermaikos Gulf contributes to reducing
offshore dispersal. Major changes were observed in egg and larval abundance as well as larval mortality between June 1995
and June 1996 in both the western and eastern part of the continental shelf. Mean abundance of eggs and early larvae was >5
times higher in 1996 than in 1995, when waters were significantly cooler, fresher and richer in mesozooplankton. Larval survival
decreased from 79 to 69% day−1 in the east and from 89 to 74% day−1 in the west between 1995 and 1996. Hence increased egg production was coupled with higher larval mortality during June 1996.
Furthermore, a highly significant positive relationship between larval mortality (Z) and mean egg abundance (A) emerged (Z = −0154 + 0.205 log[A], r
2 = 0.96, n = 7) when data from this study and a similar study in the NW Mediterranean were regressed. Mean growth rate of anchovy larvae
in the study area (∼0.5 mm day−1) did not differ significantly between areas/years. A marked ontogenetic change was observed in the otolith size/recent otolith
growth-on-fish size relationships, which exhibited significant inflection points at ∼6 mm formalin preserved length. This
change seems to coincide with performance (e.g., catchability) and behavioral changes (e.g., onset of vertical migrations)
in European anchovy associated with the development of the caudal fin (the flexion stage). 相似文献
20.
It has been hypothesized that marine fish larvae in the advanced stages of starvation would show increased density (ρ = mass
volume−1) from water loss due to osmoregulation failure. Changes in larval buoyancy are currently attributed to swim bladder regulation
and protein synthesis or catabolism. Osmoregulation-related changes in density is an alternative mechanism, the importance
of which remains untested in the laboratory and the influence of which on vertical distributions is unknown. We provide evidence
that loss of osmotic control is a plausible mechanism for increased density of larval cod (Gadus morhua L.). Furthermore, our results show that this mechanism is not restricted to larvae in the advanced stages of starvation.
“Relative” larval densities are estimated using a modified density gradient. We use a gravimetric method to separate the effects
of nutrition from osmoregulation failure. We assessed the importance of sampling strata on estimates of larval density. Proportional
sampling within three depth strata (stratified sample) produced the least biased method for determining the “average” density
of a population of larvae in laboratory culture. Larvae sampled from the bottom third of the culture tank were significantly
more dense then those sampled from the surface. This was true for larvae of all ages. The average change in density from hatching
till death from starvation for larvae sampled in the surface stratum was nominal (Δρ = 5.0 × 10−4 g cm−3), while the change for those sampled from the bottom stratum was large (Δρ = 3.8 × 10−3 g cm−3). These large density differences suggest that larvae sampled from the bottom stratum were either osmotically stressed or
were facultatively changing their density via regulatory pathways. Preliminary observations suggest that vitality is lower
amongst those larvae which are sampled near the bottom. The small change in average density of larvae sampled from the surface
stratum was due to starvation. The density differences we observed between “osmotically stressed” and “starving” larvae could
readily have been misconstrued as differences in feeding and growth experienced by individual larvae. The potential bias of
increased density from osmoregulation failure must be considered as a factor in experimental designs developed to assess the
effect of fed and starved treatments on buoyancy for larvae of all ages. The simple bioassay we describe may prove useful
both as a means of assessing larval condition and as a mechanism for evaluating factors affecting larval vertical distributions
in the field.
Received: 13 January 1997 / Accepted: 3 February 1997 相似文献