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- Title
Integrated spatial health assessment of yellow perch ( Perca flavescens) populations from the St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Canada) part A: physiological parameters and pathogen assessment.
- Authors
Giraudo, Maeva; Bruneau, Audrey; Gendron, Andrée; Brodeur, Philippe; Pilote, Martin; Marcogliese, David; Gagnon, Christian; Houde, Magali
- Abstract
A multi-disciplinary approach was used to evaluate the health of yellow perch ( Perca flavescens) in the St. Lawrence River (Quebec, Canada), which is experiencing a severe population decline in the downstream portion of the river. Physiological parameters, liver alterations, trace metal concentrations, parasite prevalence and abundance, stable isotope composition, and the presence/absence of the viral hemorragic septicemia virus (VHSV) were evaluated in perch collected at six sites along the river: Lake St. François, Lake St. Louis (north and south), Beauregard Island, and Lake St. Pierre (north and south). Trace metal concentrations in surface water were higher in Lake St. Louis and downstream of a major urban wastewater treatment plant discharge, indicating that this effluent was a significant source of Cu, As, Ag, Zn, and Cd. Levels of Pb in surface water exceeded thresholds for the protection of aquatic life in Lake St. Louis and were negatively correlated with body condition index in this lake. In Lake St. Pierre, Cu, Ag, and Cd bioaccumulated significantly in perch liver and lower body condition index and greater liver damage were observed compared to upstream sites. Parasite analyses indicated a higher abundance of metacercariae of the trematodes Apophallus brevis and Diplostomum spp . in Lake St. Louis, and VHSV was not detected in the liver of yellow perch for all studied sites. Overall, results suggested that the global health of yellow perch from Lake St. Pierre is lower compared to upstream studied sites, which could contribute to the documented population collapse at this site.
- Subjects
YELLOW perch; SEPSIS; DIPLOSTOMUM; TREMATODA; STRIGEIDAE; SEPTIC shock; COMMUNICABLE diseases
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2016, Vol 23, Issue 18, p18073
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-016-7002-9