Temperature Effects on Recruitment and Individual Growth of Two Antagonistic Fish Species, Perch Perca fluviatilis and Roach Rutilus rutilus, from a Climate Change Perspective

Perch (Perca fluviatilis) in four boreal lakes and sympatric roach (Rutilis rutilis) in two of these lakes were studied by means of gill net sampling, and age and growth were analyzed to explore whether summer temperature affects recruitment and individual growth of the two species differently. Wate...

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Published in:Fishes 2023-06, Vol.8 (6), p.295
Main Author: Linløkken, Arne N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age composition
Age structure
Air temperature
Carnivorous animals
Climate change
Conspecifics
Correlation
density increase
Fish
Fishing
Gillnets
Global warming
grazing
Growth rate
Lakes
Mortality
Perca fluviatilis
Plankton
predation
Recruitment
Recruitment (fisheries)
species interactions
Strength
Summer
Sympatric populations
Temperature effects
temperature increase
Water temperature
Year class
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Summary:Perch (Perca fluviatilis) in four boreal lakes and sympatric roach (Rutilis rutilis) in two of these lakes were studied by means of gill net sampling, and age and growth were analyzed to explore whether summer temperature affects recruitment and individual growth of the two species differently. Water temperature logging in the lakes showed a highly significant correlation with air temperature. Year-class strength of the perch was significantly positively affected by the summer air temperature, whereas the temperature effect was non-significant for the roach. There was a significant negative effect of year-class strength of one-year-old perch on roach year-class strength in one lake. ln one of the allopatric perch populations, the year-class strength correlation with temperature failed after biomass removal, probably because fishing affected the age structure. July–August air temperature had a significantly positive effect on individual growth rates of two- to five-year-old perch, whereas the effect on roach growth was less clear. The inclination of perch to predate its competitor, roach, as well as conspecifics, as well as accelerated individual growth, were shown to occur more frequently in years with abundant 1+ perch, i.e., the summer after the rise of a strong year-class. Climate warming may potentially favor perch recruitment and growth.
ISSN:2410-3888
2410-3888
DOI:10.3390/fishes8060295