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Seasonal Trophic Niche Dynamics of Mottled Sculpin and Juvenile Brown Trout in a Regulated Rocky Mountain River.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Seasonal Trophic Niche Dynamics of Mottled Sculpin and Juvenile Brown Trout in a Regulated Rocky Mountain River./
Author:	Platis, Nitsa.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2023,
Description:	58 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-07.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International85-07.
Subject:	Aquatic sciences. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30693241
ISBN:	9798381189445

Seasonal Trophic Niche Dynamics of Mottled Sculpin and Juvenile Brown Trout in a Regulated Rocky Mountain River.
Platis, Nitsa.

Seasonal Trophic Niche Dynamics of Mottled Sculpin and Juvenile Brown Trout in a Regulated Rocky Mountain River. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023 - 58 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-07.

Thesis (M.S.)--Colorado State University, 2023.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

In temperate ecosystems, resource availability fluctuates seasonally due to changes in environmental conditions and productivity throughout the year. Intra- and inter-specific trophic niche overlap under resource limitation is a measure of competitive interactions and influences species coexistence and community dynamics, but patterns of this overlap are highly variable among regions and communities. In this study, we analyzed stomach content samples and stable isotope signatures to evaluate seasonal trophic niche dynamics of mottled sculpin Cottus bairdii (80-130 mm total length) and juvenile brown trout Salmo trutta (80-200 mm) in the Blue River, Colorado, USA, where aquatic production varies seasonally and has been reduced due to upstream dams. Prey biomass (i.e., benthic macroinvertebrates) peaked in spring and declined through summer and autumn. Stomach content and stable isotope analysis results revealed diet composition of mottled sculpin and brown trout shifted seasonally in response to changes in resource availability. In autumn, both species exhibited the highest frequency of empty stomachs and expanded population trophic niches due to increased inter-individual diet variation despite decreased individual trophic niche breadth. Interspecific trophic niche overlap was relatively high across all seasons, but the lowest degree of overlap occurred in autumn of both years. Isotopic analysis revealed similar trends of wider isotopic niches and reduced overlap in autumn compared to spring. Taken together, our data indicate that seasonal variation impacts individual and population-level trophic niche dynamics, as well as interspecific niche overlap between mottled sculpin and juvenile brown trout. These two species occur sympatrically in many coldwater streams throughout North America, and our findings indicate trophic segregation under resource limitation may serve as a mechanism that facilitates their coexistence.

ISBN: 9798381189445Subjects--Topical Terms:

3174300
Aquatic sciences.
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Aquatic ecology

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