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David O Conover1, Stephan B Munch
1Marine Sciences Research Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, USA. dconover@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 6, 2002
Resumen
La gestión pesquera debe tener en cuenta la evolución. La captura de poblaciones de peces puede alterar inesperadamente sus tasas de crecimiento, lo que afecta a los rendimientos sostenibles a largo plazo y requiere la preservación de la diversidad genética.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ecología Ecología Ecología.
- Biología evolutiva Biología evolutiva.
- Pesca Ciencia Pesca Ciencia
Sus antecedentes:
- Los planes de gestión de la pesca a menudo pasan por alto los impactos evolutivos en las poblaciones de peces.
- La recolección puede ejercer presiones selectivas que impulsan rápidos cambios evolutivos en los rasgos de los peces.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar las respuestas evolutivas de las poblaciones de peces a diferentes estrategias de captura selectiva por tamaño.
- Determinar cómo la captura afecta las tasas de crecimiento y el rendimiento general de los peces explotados.
Principales métodos:
- Las poblaciones experimentales de Atlantic silversides (Menidia menidia) fueron sometidas a cosechas grandes, pequeñas o aleatorias de tamaño selectivo durante cuatro generaciones.
- La biomasa cosechada y los cambios evolutivos en las tasas de crecimiento fueron monitoreados y comparados con poblaciones de control.
Principales resultados:
- Las poblaciones de peces capturados evolucionaron rápidamente, a menudo en oposición a la presión selectiva de la pesca.
- La cosecha grande inicialmente aumentó el rendimiento, pero condujo a una rápida evolución de un rendimiento más bajo; la cosecha pequeña mostró la tendencia opuesta.
- Los cambios observados en el rendimiento se atribuyeron a la selección de genotipos con tasas de crecimiento alteradas.
Conclusiones:
- La gestión sostenible de la pesca requiere la incorporación de dinámicas evolutivas.
- El mantenimiento de la diversidad genética es crucial para garantizar la productividad a largo plazo y la resiliencia de las poblaciones de peces capturados.
- Las herramientas de gestión actuales pueden ser insuficientes sin considerar el potencial evolutivo.
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