| Autor: |
Hui Wei, Yanting Liang, Qiang Luo, Dangen Gu, Xidong Mu, Yinchang Hu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Ecology and Evolution, Vol 12, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2045-7758 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/ece3.9483 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Intraspecific variation in stoichiometric traits was thought to be an adaptive response to reduce the elemental imbalance between organism and diet in the habitat. Studying the spatial variation of stoichiometric traits of non‐native species and the factors contributing to the variation could help to better understand the invasion mechanism of non‐native fish. In this study, stoichiometric traits (i.e. carbon [C], phosphorus [P], calcium [Ca] and their ratios) variation in the body and organs of non‐native sailfin catfishes Pterygoplichthys spp. were investigated across 13 river sections in the main river basins of Guangdong province. The relationships between environmental factors and stoichiometric traits were analyzed using a general linear model and an information‐theoretic approach. A manipulated feeding experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of food quality on the stoichiometry of sailfin catfishes in a greenhouse. Sailfin catfishes exhibited considerable variability in body and organ elemental composition. Site identity was the main factor contributing to the variation, which could be explained by a combination of environmental factors including climate, diet quality, fish species richness and trophic status in the invaded rivers. Water chemistry (i.e. total nitrogen and phosphorus, ammonia nitrogen and soluble reactive phosphorus) contributed to the most variation of stoichiometric traits. Imbalances of P and Ca between sailfin catfishes and food resources varied among sampling sites, reflecting the spatial heterogeneity of nutrients limitation. Juvenile sailfin catfishes exhibited stoichiometric homeostasis (0 |
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