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Climate impacts on feeding and condition of capelin Mallotus villosus in the Barents Sea: evidence and mechanisms from a 30 year data set

2010; Inter-Research; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/ab00265

2195-2744

EL Orlova, Г.Б. Руднева, PE Renaud, K Elane, PA Todd, Vladimir M Savinov, AS Yurko,

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

AB Aquatic Biology Contact the journal Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections AB 10:105-118 (2010) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00265 Climate impacts on feeding and condition of capelin Mallotus villosus in the Barents Sea: evidence and mechanisms from a 30 year data set Emma L. Orlova1,*, Galina B. Rudneva1, Paul E. Renaud2, Ketil Eiane3, Vladimir Savinov2, Alexandr S. Yurko1 1Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO), 6 Knipovich St., 183763 Murmansk, Russia 2Akvaplan-niva, Polar Environmental Centre, 9296 Tromsø, Norway 3Faculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture, Bodø University College, 8049 Bodø, Norway *Email: orlova@pinro.ru ABSTRACT: Capelin Mallotus villosus is one of the most abundant fish species in the Barents Sea and is a critical link between zooplankton and commercial species such as Atlantic cod. Climatic conditions influence the population structure, feeding, and biological condition of capelin by affecting their distribution and that of their zooplankton prey. We sampled more than 1500 stomachs of capelin from 1978, 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2007 spanning years with cold, moderate, and warm climatic conditions, and examined the distribution of their major prey items: euphausiids and Calanus copepods. Capelin distribution is broader during warmer years, especially in the north and northeast. Copepods and euphausiids dominated the diets of capelin, but hyperiid amphipods and chaetognaths were also important. Diet and stomach fullness showed significant geographic variability within the Barents Sea, and varied among years depending on whether the climatic conditions were warmer or colder than the long-term average. Abundance of inter- and intraspecific competitors appears to affect diet, feeding intensity, and fat content. Fat content is an important indicator of capelin reproductive potential and their food value for predators, and was highest in northeastern regions and strongly influenced by capelin diet. Analyses of these 5 years of data plus 10 more years from previously published studies indicate the importance of climate drivers for determining fat content. Mechanisms are complex, however, and many factors directly and indirectly influence condition of this critical species in the Barents Sea ecosystem. KEY WORDS: Calanus · Dietary composition · Euphausiid · Fat content · Interannual variability Full text in pdf format NextCite this article as: Orlova EL, Rudneva GB, Renaud PE, Eiane K, Savinov V, Yurko AS (2010) Climate impacts on feeding and condition of capelin Mallotus villosus in the Barents Sea: evidence and mechanisms from a 30 year data set. Aquat Biol 10:105-118. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00265 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in AB Vol. 10, No. 2. Online publication date: August 12, 2010 Print ISSN: 1864-7782; Online ISSN: 1864-7790 Copyright © 2010 Inter-Research.