Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments
Abstract We review three long‐term research programs performed over the last four decades on the ecology and management of oligotrophic lake systems with different fish communities at 69° N in Norway. Through whole‐lake perturbation experiments, intensive culling of stunted fish removed 35 tons (198...
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crwiley:10.1002/lno.10951 2024-06-02T08:00:06+00:00 Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments Amundsen, Per‐Arne Primicerio, Raul Smalås, Aslak Henriksen, Eirik H. Knudsen, Rune Kristoffersen, Roar Klemetsen, Anders Norwegian Research Council 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lno.10951 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Flno.10951 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/lno.10951 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/lno.10951 https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/lno.10951 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Limnology and Oceanography volume 64, issue S1 ISSN 0024-3590 1939-5590 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10951 2024-05-03T11:53:52Z Abstract We review three long‐term research programs performed over the last four decades on the ecology and management of oligotrophic lake systems with different fish communities at 69° N in Norway. Through whole‐lake perturbation experiments, intensive culling of stunted fish removed 35 tons (1984–1991) of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in Takvatn (15 km 2 ) and 153 tons (1981–1983, 2002–2004) of European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus in Stuorajavri (25 km 2 ). In Takvatn, the overcrowded charr population decreased to 20% of the initial abundance, whereas brown trout Salmo trutta abundance increased. Somatic growth improved strongly in both species. In charr, ontogenetic habitat shifts broke down, the diet changed to more benthos, and plankton‐borne parasites decreased. High abundance of juvenile, littoral charr provided new prey for trout, creating an alternative, predator‐regulated stable state. Similar density reductions, positive effects on growth and reduced parasite loads occurred in whitefish in Stuorajavri. Despite the heavy culling, however, a new stable state did not occur and the fish community returned to the pre‐culling situation. In the Pasvik watercourse, vendace Coregonus albula invaded around 1990 after an upstream introduction. The population of this non‐native, highly specialized planktivore increased rapidly, resulting in steep density declines in zooplankton and the native planktivorous whitefish morph, and large changes in energy flow and structure and dynamics of the lacustrine food web. These programs show that long‐term research is essential for understanding the ecology of manmade disturbances and providing a scientific basis for management efforts. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic charr Arctic Pasvik Salvelinus alpinus Zooplankton Wiley Online Library Arctic Norway Pasvik ENVELOPE(30.580,30.580,69.810,69.810) Stuorajavri ENVELOPE(22.791,22.791,69.147,69.147) Limnology and Oceanography 64 S1 |
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Abstract We review three long‐term research programs performed over the last four decades on the ecology and management of oligotrophic lake systems with different fish communities at 69° N in Norway. Through whole‐lake perturbation experiments, intensive culling of stunted fish removed 35 tons (1984–1991) of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in Takvatn (15 km 2 ) and 153 tons (1981–1983, 2002–2004) of European whitefish Coregonus lavaretus in Stuorajavri (25 km 2 ). In Takvatn, the overcrowded charr population decreased to 20% of the initial abundance, whereas brown trout Salmo trutta abundance increased. Somatic growth improved strongly in both species. In charr, ontogenetic habitat shifts broke down, the diet changed to more benthos, and plankton‐borne parasites decreased. High abundance of juvenile, littoral charr provided new prey for trout, creating an alternative, predator‐regulated stable state. Similar density reductions, positive effects on growth and reduced parasite loads occurred in whitefish in Stuorajavri. Despite the heavy culling, however, a new stable state did not occur and the fish community returned to the pre‐culling situation. In the Pasvik watercourse, vendace Coregonus albula invaded around 1990 after an upstream introduction. The population of this non‐native, highly specialized planktivore increased rapidly, resulting in steep density declines in zooplankton and the native planktivorous whitefish morph, and large changes in energy flow and structure and dynamics of the lacustrine food web. These programs show that long‐term research is essential for understanding the ecology of manmade disturbances and providing a scientific basis for management efforts. |
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Amundsen, Per‐Arne Primicerio, Raul Smalås, Aslak Henriksen, Eirik H. Knudsen, Rune Kristoffersen, Roar Klemetsen, Anders Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments |
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Amundsen, Per‐Arne Primicerio, Raul Smalås, Aslak Henriksen, Eirik H. Knudsen, Rune Kristoffersen, Roar Klemetsen, Anders |
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Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments |
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Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments |
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Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments |
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Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments |
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Long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments |
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long‐term ecological studies in northern lakes—challenges, experiences, and accomplishments |
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