High salinity tolerance in eggs and fry of a brackish northern pike (Esox luscius L.) population
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High salinity tolerance in eggs and fry of a brackish northern pike (Esox luscius L.) population. / Jørgensen, A.T.; Hansen, B.W.; Vismann, Bent; Jacobsen, L.; Skov, C.; Berg, S.; Bekkevold, D.
In: Fisheries Management and Ecology, Vol. 17, 2010, p. 554-560.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - High salinity tolerance in eggs and fry of a brackish northern pike (Esox luscius L.) population
AU - Jørgensen, A.T.
AU - Hansen, B.W.
AU - Vismann, Bent
AU - Jacobsen, L.
AU - Skov, C.
AU - Berg, S.
AU - Bekkevold, D.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Knowledge on the biology and physiology of pike, Esox lucius L., populations inhabiting salineenvironments is scarce. An experimental setup was used to examine egg development and fry behaviour andgrowth under varying salinity levels in a brackish-water pike population from the western Baltic Sea. Eggs and frydeveloped at 8.5 psu, which is higher than hitherto reported for other populations. Fry exhibited stress behaviourand reduced growth when subjected to salinities above 13 psu. This indicates that early life stages of E. luciustolerate ambient salinity conditions equivalent to the natural environment in its nursery area in the Stege Norlagoon. The population should therefore not be dependent on access to freshwater environments during spawning.However, the results also suggest that the populations natural environment is on the margin of its physiologicalcapacity. The results have significance for management of brackish-water E. lucius populations, e.g. in relation tostocking strategies.
AB - Knowledge on the biology and physiology of pike, Esox lucius L., populations inhabiting salineenvironments is scarce. An experimental setup was used to examine egg development and fry behaviour andgrowth under varying salinity levels in a brackish-water pike population from the western Baltic Sea. Eggs and frydeveloped at 8.5 psu, which is higher than hitherto reported for other populations. Fry exhibited stress behaviourand reduced growth when subjected to salinities above 13 psu. This indicates that early life stages of E. luciustolerate ambient salinity conditions equivalent to the natural environment in its nursery area in the Stege Norlagoon. The population should therefore not be dependent on access to freshwater environments during spawning.However, the results also suggest that the populations natural environment is on the margin of its physiologicalcapacity. The results have significance for management of brackish-water E. lucius populations, e.g. in relation tostocking strategies.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2010.00755.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2010.00755.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
SP - 554
EP - 560
JO - Fisheries Management and Ecology
JF - Fisheries Management and Ecology
SN - 0969-997X
ER -
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