Differential effects of turbidity on prey consumption of piscivorous and planktivorous fish

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1517-1526

  De Robertis, Alex ^a,d   Ryer, Clifford H ^b   Veloza, Adriana ^c   Brodeur, Richard D ^a  

^a Northwest Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; PISCIVORY; PLANKTIVORY; TURBIDITY;

ANOPLOPOMA FIMBRIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS KETA; POLLACHIUS VIRENS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 1442315464     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-123     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Abrahams, M., and Kattenfeld, M. 1997. The role of turbidity as a constraint on predator-prey interactions in aquatic environments. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 40: 169-174.
2. Aksnes, D.L., and Utne, A.C. 1997. A revised model of visual range in fish. Sarsia, 82: 137-147.
3. Anthony, P.D. 1981. Visual contrast thresholds in the cod Gadus morhua L. J. Fish Biol. 19: 87-103.
4. Bailey, J.E., Wing, B.L., and Mattson, C.R. 1975. Zooplankton abundance and feeding habits of fry of pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha and chum salmon O. keta in Traitors Cove, Alaska, with speculations on the carrying capacity of the area. Fish. Bull. 73: 846-861.
5. Beauchamp, D.A., Baldwin, C.M., Vogel, J.L., and Gubala, C.P. 1999. Estimating diel, depth-specific foraging opportunities with a visual encounter rate model for pelagic piscivores. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56: 128-139.
6. Blaber, S.J.M., and Blaber, T.G. 1980. Factors affecting the distribution of juvenile estuarine and inshore fish. J. Fish Biol. 17: 143-162.
7. Boehlert, G.W., and Morgan, J.B. 1985. Turbidity enhances feeding abilities of larval Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi. Hydrobiologia, 123: 161-170.
8. Breck, J.E. 1993. Foraging theory and piscivorous fish: are forage fish just big zooplankton? Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 122: 902-911.
9. Breitburg, D.L. 1988. Effects of turbidity on prey consumption by striped bass larvae. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 117: 72-77.
10. Churchill, J.H., Wirick, C.D., Flagg, C.N., and Pietrafesa, L.J. 1994. Sediment resuspension over the continental shelf of the Delmarva Peninsula. Deep Sea Res. 41: 341-363.
11. Confer, J.L., Howick, G.L., Corzette, M.H., Kramer, S.L. Fitzgibbon, S., and Landesberg, R. 1978. Visual prédation by planktivores. Oikos, 31: 27-37.
12. Cyrus, D.P., and Blaber, S.M.J. 1987. The influence of turbidity on juvenile fishes in estuaries. Part 1. Field studies at Lake St. Lucia on the southeastern coast of Africa. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 109: 53-70.
13. Duntley, S.Q. 1962. Underwater visibility. In The sea. Vol. 1. Physical oceanography. Edited by M.N. Hill. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., London. pp. 452-455.
14. Eiane, K., Aksnes, D.L., Bagoien, E., and Kaartvedt, S. 1999. Fish or jellies - a question of visibility? Limnol. Oceanogr. 44: 1352-1357.
15. Fiksen, Ø., Aksnes, D.L., Flyum, M.H., and Giske, J. 2002. The influence of turbidity on growth and survival of fish larvae: a numerical analysis. Hydrobiologia, 484: 49-59
16. Gardner, M.B. 1981. Effects of turbidity on feeding rates and selectivity of bluegills. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 110: 446-450.
17. Gilliam, J.F., and Fraser, D.F. 1987. Habitat selection under predation hazard: test of a model with foraging minnows. Ecology, 68: 1856-1862.
18. Gregory, R.S. 1993. Effect of turbidity on the predator avoidance behaviour of juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 50: 241-246.
19. Gregory, R.S., and Levings, C.D. 1996. The effects of turbidity and vegetation on the risk of juvenile salmonids, Oncorhynchus spp., to predation by adult cutthroat trout, O. clarkii. Environ. Biol. Fishes, 47: 279-288.
20. Gregory, R.S., and Levings, C.D. 1998. Turbidity reduces predation on migrating juvenile Pacific salmon. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 127: 275-285.
21. Gregory, R.S., and Northcote, T.G. 1993. Surface, planktonic, and benthic foraging by juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in turbid laboratory conditions. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.50: 233-240.
22. Grimes, C.B., and Kingsford, M.J. 1996. How do riverine plumes of different sizes influence fish larvae: do they enhance recruitment? Mar. Freshw. Res. 47: 191-208.
23. Heege, T., and Appenzeller, A.R. 1998. Correlations of large-scale patterns of turbidity and pelagic fish biomass using satellite and acoustic methods. Adv. Limnol. 53: 489-503.
24. Johnson, J.E., and Hines, R.T. 1999. Effect of suspended sediment on vulnerability of young razorback suckers to predation. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 128: 648-655.
25. Kirk, J.T.O. 1985. Effects of suspensoids (turbidity) on penetration of solar radiation in aquatic ecosystems. Hydrobiologia, 125: 195-208.
26. Kirk, J.T.O. 1994. Light and photosynthesis in aquatic ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
27. Lima, S.L., and Dill, L.M. 1990. Behavioral decisions made under the risk of predation: a review and prospectus. Can. J. Zool. 68: 619-640.
28. Lovvorn, J.R., Baduini C.I., and Hunt, G.L. 2001. Modeling underwater visual and filter feeding by planktivorous shearwaters in unusual sea conditions. Ecology, 82: 2342-2356.
29. Lythgoe, J.N. 1979. The ecology of vision. Clarendon Press, Oxford.
30. Macy, W.K., Sutherland, S.J., and Durbin, E.G. 1998. Effects of zooplankton size and concentration and light intensity on the feeding behavior of Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 172: 89-100.
31. McFarland, W.N. 1986. Light in the sea - correlations with behaviors of fishes and invertebrates. Am. Zool. 26: 389-401.
32. Miller, J.M., Crowder, L.B., and Moser, M.L. 1985. Migration and utilization of estuarine nurseries by juvenile fishes: an evolutionary perspective. Contrib. Mar. Sci. 27: 338-351.
33. Miner, J.G., and Stein, R.A. 1993. Interactive influence of turbidity and light on larval bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) foraging. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 50: 781-788.
34. Miner, J.G., and Stein, R.A. 1996. Detection of predators and habitat choice by small bluegills: effects of turbidity and alternative prey. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 125: 97-103.
35. O'Brien, W.J. 1987. Planktivory by freshwater fish: thrust and parry in the pelagia. In Predation: direct and indirect impacts on aquatic communities. Edited by W.C. Kerfoot and A. Sih. University Press of New England, Hanover, N.H. pp. 3-17.
36. Reid, S.M., Fox, M.G., and Whillans, T.H. 1999. Influence of turbidity on piscivory in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56: 1362-1369.
37. Rowe, D.K., and Dean, T.L. 1998. Effects of turbidity on the feeding ability of the juvenile migrant stage of six New Zealand freshwater fish species. N.Z. J. Mar. Freshw. Res. 32: 21-29.
38. Ryer, C.H., and Olla, B.L. 1999. Light-induced changes in the prey consumption and behavior of two juvenile planktivorous fish. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 181: 41-51.
39. Schabetsberger, R., Brodeur, R.D., Ciannelli, L., Napp, J.M., and Swartzman, G.L. 2000. Diel vertical migration and interaction of zooplankton and juvenile pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) at a frontal region near the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 57: 1283-1295.
40. Utne, A.C.W. 1997. The effect of turbidity and illumination on the reaction distance and search time of the marine planktivore Gobiusculus flavescens. J. Fish Biol. 50: 926-938.
41. Vandenbyllaardt, L., Ward, F.J., Braekevelt, C.R., and McIntyre, D.B. 1991. Relationships between turbidity, piscivory and development of the retina in juvenile walleyes. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 120: 382-390.
42. Vant, W.N. 1990. Causes of light attenuation in nine New Zealand estuaries. Estuar. Coast Shelf Sci. 31: 125-137.
43. Vinyard, G.L., and O'Brien, W.J. 1976. Effects of light and turbidity on the reactive distance of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 33: 2845-2849.
44. Vogel, J.L., and Beauchamp, D.A. 1999. Effects of light, prey size, and turbidity on reaction distances of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) to salmonid prey. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56: 1293-1297.