Effects of environmental factors on the occurrence of the Harpacticoida in the zooplankton and in the diet of the smelt Osmerus eperlanus [L.] in the Vistula Lagoon

• Autorzy: Gozdziejewska A. , Paturej E. , Krajewska-Soltys A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The composition of food consumed by larval and juvenile smelt (Osmerus eparlanus) in the Vistula Lagoon was analyzed taking into account changing environmental conditions. The fish and zooplankton were collected at two stages of research, at the end of May and at the beginning of June 2000. The meteorological conditions and physicochemical parameters of water were determined within a limited research area, where a dense network of 15 sampling sites was established. The digestive tracts of 2552 smelts with a standard body length (SL) of 10 to 34 mm were subjected to preparation. A qualitative and quantitative analysis of diet composition was performed within 5-mm fish body length classes, taking into consideration time- and space-variation, as well as changing environmental conditions, primarily wind strength and the depth of sampling sites. Particular attention was paid to the occurrence of a non-specific component in the diet of the pelagic smelt – copepods of the order Harpacticoida, found in bottom deposits. These organisms were present both in the zooplankton and in the food of smelt, and the intensity of their occurrence varied in time and space. The analysis revealed that the presence of the Harpacticoida in deep waters and in the diet of smelt was directly proportional to wind strength and inversely proportional to the depth of sampling sites.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Osmerus eperlanus; turbulence; zooplankton; fish; diet; environmental factor; wind velocity; smelt; Harpacticoida; Vistula Lagoon

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities. Series Fisheries
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: 09
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume9/issue2/art-16.html

Twórcy

autor

Gozdziejewska A.

• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, M.Oczapowskiego 5, 10-957 Olsztyn, Poland

autor

Paturej E.

autor

Krajewska-Soltys A.

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