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- Title
Food web incorporation of marine-derived nutrients after the reintroduction of endangered inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
- Authors
Bryson, Grace E.; Kidd, Karen A.; Samways, Kurt M.
- Abstract
Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are endangered anadromous fish that have the potential to provide marine-derived nutrients (MDNs) to freshwater ecosystems depending on their population abundance. Salmon have been reintroduced to the Upper Salmon River, but not to the adjacent Point Wolfe River, in Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, Canada. This study determined whether stocking of adult salmon increased the productivity of the river. To examine the incorporation of MDNs, biofilm, leaf litter, Perlidae, Heptageniidae and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were sampled pre- and post-spawning in 2015–2017 from down- and upstream of a natural barrier in both rivers and analyzed for carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes. After salmon spawning in each year, all organisms at the downstream site of the stocked river increased in δ13C and δ15N, with the greatest enrichment in brook trout (δ13C: −23.97‰ to −21.10‰, δ15N: +6.36‰ to +10.73‰). The proportion of MDNs in brook trout after salmon spawning (2015: 23.4%, 2016: 40.7%, 2017: 37.4%) also increased with higher numbers of released adult salmon. Results support the importance of salmon restoration for increasing the proportion of MDNs and productivity in rivers in Atlantic Canada.
- Subjects
BAY of Fundy; NEW Brunswick; ATLANTIC salmon; FOOD chains; ANADROMOUS fishes; FOREST litter; SALMON; BROOK trout
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 2022, Vol 79, Issue 6, p875
- ISSN
0706-652X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjfas-2020-0326