Stable isotope analysis versus TROPH: a comparison of methods for estimating fish trophic positions in a subtropical estuarine system

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Felipe Amezcua, Víctor Muro-Torres, Martín Soto-Jiménez]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Aquatic Ecology, 49/2(2015-06-01), 235-250
Format:
Artikel (online)
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245 0 0 |a Stable isotope analysis versus TROPH: a comparison of methods for estimating fish trophic positions in a subtropical estuarine system  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Felipe Amezcua, Víctor Muro-Torres, Martín Soto-Jiménez] 
520 3 |a Ecosystem-based fishery management programs require a reliable estimate of the trophic positions of aquatic resources. Both stable isotope analysis (SIA) and stomach content analysis (SCA) have been used to estimate the trophic positions (TP) of aquatic systems, but few studies have compared results from both methods. To determine whether the two methods produced similar results, we used SIA (δ15N and δ13C), SCA (estimated with the TROPH routine) and data from FishBase to estimate the TP of 66 fish species in a subtropical estuarine system of the Gulf of California. SIA values ranged from 2.6 to 5.6, with 56% of the species having a SIA value above 4.5, and 14% of the species having a SIA value below 4. The SCA values ranged from 2.6 to 4.8, with 76% of the species having a SCA value of 3-4. Overall, SCA results underestimated TP (including FishBase data), while SIA yielded better results, particularly if both δ15N and δ13C are used. The TROPH routine has oversimplified assumptions such as the same TP for all organisms in the same taxon, but if SIA is unavailable, SCA could be used, accompanied by knowledge of the TP of the most important prey items. 
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690 7 |a Fish trophic levels  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a δ15N and δ13C  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Stomach contents analysis  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Subtropical estuarine ecosystem  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Amezcua  |D Felipe  |u Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, 82040, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Muro-Torres  |D Víctor  |u Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Unidad Academica Mazatlan, Mazatlán, México  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Soto-Jiménez  |D Martín  |u Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, 82040, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico  |4 aut 
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950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Muro-Torres  |D Víctor  |u Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Unidad Academica Mazatlan, Mazatlán, México  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Soto-Jiménez  |D Martín  |u Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Joel Montes Camarena s/n, 82040, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico  |4 aut 
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