Diversity of movement patterns of Longnose Gar tracked in coastal waters of western Lake Ontario

IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 ECOLOGY Environmental Biology of Fishes Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI:10.1007/s10641-023-01491-1
Melanie V. Croft-White, Sarah M. Larocque, David T. Reddick, Paul D. Smith, Steven J. Cooke, Jonathan D. Midwood
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Understanding the spatial ecology of fish is critical for effective conservation and management. Gar (Lepisosteidae spp.) are an ancient lineage of freshwater fishes that have long been thought of as having high site fidelity with limited large-scale movements. We acoustically tagged Longnose Gar (L. osseus) in a large freshwater embayment (Hamilton Harbour) and tracked the movements of 12 individuals within this system and throughout the coastal waters of Lake Ontario for up to 4 years. Three distinct movement patterns were observed: migrants (N = 7), which moved throughout much of western Lake Ontario and had a maximum displacement of 184 km (linear distance); residents (N = 3), which remained in or near the original tagging location (an industrial slip with year-round warmwater outfall); and sporadic migrants (N = 2), which showed both migratory and resident behavioural patterns in different years. Seasonally, gar were most active during the summer and then fall, with more restricted home ranges and movements during winter suggestive of more quiescent behaviour. This study represents the first use of acoustic telemetry to track Longnose Gar movements year-round in a large lake and confirmed that a majority of tracked fishes make large-scale movements in Lake Ontario. Such results reframe the presumption that gar are more resident fishes with restricted space use.

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长鼻Gar在安大略湖西部沿海水域运动模式的多样性
了解鱼类的空间生态对有效的保护和管理至关重要。Gar (Lepisosteidae spp.)是一种古老的淡水鱼系,长期以来被认为具有高度的地点保真度和有限的大规模运动。我们在一个大型淡水海湾(汉密尔顿港)对长鼻Gar (L. osseus)进行了声学标记,并在这个系统内和安大略湖沿岸水域追踪了12只长鼻Gar的活动长达4年。观察到三种不同的移动模式:迁移者(N = 7),迁移贯穿安大略湖西部大部分地区,最大位移为184公里(线性距离);居民(N = 3),留在或靠近原始标记位置(全年有暖水出口的工业滑块);散发性迁徙者(N = 2),在不同年份表现出迁徙和居住的行为模式。从季节上看,gar在夏季和秋季最活跃,冬天的活动范围和活动范围更有限,这表明它们的行为更安静。这项研究首次使用声波遥测技术在一个大湖中全年跟踪长鼻Gar的运动,并证实了大多数被跟踪的鱼类在安大略湖进行大规模运动。这些结果重新定义了黄鳝在有限的空间使用中是更多的常驻鱼类的假设。
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Environmental Biology of Fishes
Environmental Biology of Fishes 环境科学-海洋与淡水生物学
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169
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3 months
期刊介绍: Environmental Biology of Fishes is an international journal that publishes original studies on the ecology, life history, epigenetics, behavior, physiology, morphology, systematics and evolution of marine and freshwater fishes. Empirical and theoretical papers are published that deal with the relationship between fishes and their external and internal environment, whether natural or unnatural. The journal concentrates on papers that advance the scholarly understanding of life and draw on a variety of disciplines in reaching this understanding. Environmental Biology of Fishes publishes original papers, review papers, brief communications, editorials, book reviews and special issues. Descriptions and submission requirements of these article types can be found in the Instructions for Authors.
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