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Basic Methods for the Study of Reproductive Ecology of Fish in Aquaria
Published on: July 20, 2017
Human-induced changes in the reproductive traits of Lake Constance common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
G Thomas1, H Quoss, J Hartmann
1Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany. gregor.thomas@uni-konstanz.de
Abstract:
Size-selective fishery harvest leads to phenotypic changes in fish reproductive traits. When these changes represent an evolutionary response of a stock, they may have severe consequences for future stock dynamics and yields. In freshwater ecosystems, reproductive traits may also be affected by other human impacts such as changes in system productivity. The present study uses regression analysis to evaluate the impacts of changes in lake trophy and of an intensive size-selective harvest over several decades on the reproductive traits of common whitefish in Lake Constance between 1963 and 1999. Fecundity was strongly linked to lake trophy but was also related to the calendar year, suggesting an evolutionary response to size-selective harvest and to massive stocking of the lake with hatchery-reared larvae. The present study is an example of how fish reproductive traits are influenced by the combined action of various human impacts: changes in system productivity, size-selective harvest and massive stocking.
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