Hydrological connectivity drives longitudinal movement of endangered endemic Chilean darter Percilia irwini (Eigenmann, 1927).
Chilean darter
movement
otolith microchemistry
recruitment
Journal
Journal of fish biology
ISSN: 1095-8649
Titre abrégé: J Fish Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0214055
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
Historique:
received:
20
05
2020
revised:
02
09
2020
accepted:
20
09
2020
pubmed:
24
9
2020
medline:
12
3
2021
entrez:
23
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Movement is a fundamental aspect of fish ecology, and it therefore represents an important trait to monitor for the management and conservation of fish populations. This is especially true for small benthic fish, as they often inhabit part of the catchment where their movement may be restricted by alterations to river connectivity due to human activity. Still, the movement of these small benthic fish remains poorly understood, partly because of their small size and their cryptic nature. This applies to Percilia irwini, an endangered small darter native to the south-central region of Chile. Its habitat has been affected by the presence of large hydroelectric dams and is currently threatened by the construction of several others. In this study, the authors investigated movement patterns of P. irwini from populations inhabiting different parts of the Biobío catchment, with different levels of connectivity due to natural and/or human-induced features. The authors combined chronological clustering with random forest classification to reconstruct lifelong movements from multi-elemental otolith microchemistry transects. The majority of the movements detected occurred in an undisturbed part of the catchment. These were directional upstream movements occurring between capture sites from the lower and the middle reaches of the river, representing a distance of nearly 30 km, a distance much larger than previously thought. Nonetheless, in the part of the catchment where connectivity was affected by human activity, no such movements were identified. This study shows that connectivity alteration could impede naturally occurring movement and further threaten the resilience of populations of P. irwini. Furthermore, the results presented are used to discuss advantages and disadvantages of microchemistry analysis for studying movement of small benthic fish.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
33-43Subventions
Organisme : Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Technológico (FONDECYT)
ID : 3180712
Organisme : Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Technológico (FONDECYT)
ID : 1150154
Informations de copyright
© 2020 Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
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