舟山群岛海域5种鳗的营养生态位及种间关系

Trophic niche and interspecific relationship of five eels in the waters of the Zhoushan Islands

  • 摘要: 海鳗等鳗鲡目鱼类是舟山群岛海域常见的近底层凶猛肉食性鱼类,研究鳗类的营养生态位可以了解其在舟山群岛海域生态系统中占据的营养层次。实验以舟山群岛海域的海鳗、前肛鳗、星康吉鳗、食蟹豆齿鳗和短吻吻鳗为对象,利用碳氮稳定同位素技术分析5种鳗的营养生态位及种间食物关系。结果显示:①舟山群岛海域5种鳗的δ13C范围为−21.91‰~−14.97‰ (平均值−17.03‰±1.14‰),δ15N范围为9.56‰~15.13‰ (平均值11.50‰±1.36‰)。②非参数检验结果表明,不同物种间的碳氮稳定同位素比值之间均存在极显著差异;Pearson相关性分析表明,5种鳗总体的δ13C、δ15N值与肛长相关性均不显著,除前肛鳗以外,其余4种鳗总体的δ13C值与肛长相关性不显著,δ15N值与肛长呈极显著正相关。③稳定同位素混合模型(SIAR)显示,鱼类、虾类和口足类是鳗类的主要食物来源。④海鳗与其他4种鳗的营养生态位均有重叠,说明它们之间的食源有一定程度的同质化,存在食物竞争;食蟹豆齿鳗和短吻吻鳗的校正核心生态位面积(SEAc)最大,说明二者食性泛化,其摄食类群主要取决于饵料生物的易得性;前肛鳗、星康吉鳗和短吻吻鳗之间不存在生态位重叠,说明其摄食种类有所分化,体现了同域分布近缘种的食性差异。本研究阐述了舟山群岛海域5种鳗的种间食物关系和进化共存机制,可为研究舟山群岛海域高营养级类群的食物网结构特征提供参考。

     

    Abstract: The Muraenesox cinereus and other eels of Anguilliformes are common near-bottom ferocious carnivorous fish in the waters of the Zhoushan Islands. Studying the trophic niches of eels can provide an understanding of the trophic levels they occupy in the marine ecosystem of Zhoushan Islands. The Muraenesox cinereus, Dysomma anguillare, Conger myriaster, Pisodonophis cancrivorus and Rhynchocongerbrevirostris caught from the waters of the Zhoushan Islands were selected as the research objects in this study. The carbon and nitrogen stable isotope technology was used to analyze the trophic niche and interspecies diet relationship of five eels. A total of 143 samples of 5 kinds of eels’ carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes were determined in this study. We found that the total anal length of the five eels varies from 43.00 to 383.00 mm, with an average of 157.14 mm. And the weight varies from 15.60 to 1184.50 g, with an average of 150.07 g. The δ13C range of the overall sample is −21.91‰ to −14.97‰, with an average value of −17.03‰±1.14‰, while the δ15N range is 9.56‰ to 15.13‰, with an average value of 11.50‰±1.36‰. The results of Non-Parametric test showed that there were extremely significant differences in the stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen among different species. Pearson correlation analysis showed that, the δ13C and δ15N values of the 5 species of eels were not significantly correlated with anal length. Except for the D. anguillare, the δ13C value of the remaining four types of eels were not significantly correlated with the anal length, and the δ15N value were extremely significantly positively correlated with the anal length. The overall trophic levels of the five eels range from 3.16 to 4.79, with an average value of 3.73. The SIAR showed that M. cinereus mainly feed on fishes, shrimps and stomatopoda, while D. anguillare mainly feed on shrimps and stomatopoda. Fishes were the main food of C. myriaster, and cephalopods were secondary. P. cancrivorus mainly fed on fishes, shrimps and Cephalopods, while R. brevirostris fed on fishes, shrimps and stomatopoda on average. The nutritional niche of M. cinereus overlaped with the other 4 species of eels. It indicated that the diet sources of M. cinereus and other species have a certain degree of homogeneity, and there was food competition. The corrected version of the Standard Ellipse Area (SEAc) of P. cancrivorus and R. brevirostris were the two largest values, indicating that the eating habits of the two are generalized, and the feeding groups mainly depend on the availability of food organisms. There was no niche overlap between the D. anguillare, C. myriaster, and R. brevirostris. It showed that there are differences in their feeding source, which reflected the differences in the feeding habits of related species in sympatric distribution. This study described the interspecies diet relationship and evolutionary coexistence mechanism of the five species of eels in the waters of the Zhoushan Islands, which can provide a basic reference for the research on the characteristics of the food web structure and the resource effects in the waters of the Zhoushan Islands.

     

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