Origin of Carbon and Essential Fatty Acids in Higher Trophic Level Fish in Headwater Stream Food Webs
Dietary carbon sources in headwater stream food webs are divided into allochthonous and autochthonous organic matters. We hypothesized that: 1) the dietary allochthonous contribution for fish in headwater stream food webs positively relate with canopy cover; and 2) essential fatty acids originate fr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4695ee0ff7fc40a59046c3cf5cb4e9b3 2023-05-15T18:28:27+02:00 Origin of Carbon and Essential Fatty Acids in Higher Trophic Level Fish in Headwater Stream Food Webs Megumu Fujibayashi Yoshie Miura Reina Suganuma Shinji Takahashi Takashi Sakamaki Naoyuki Miyata So Kazama 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9090487 https://doaj.org/article/4695ee0ff7fc40a59046c3cf5cb4e9b3 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/9/9/487 https://doaj.org/toc/2218-273X 2218-273X doi:10.3390/biom9090487 https://doaj.org/article/4695ee0ff7fc40a59046c3cf5cb4e9b3 Biomolecules, Vol 9, Iss 9, p 487 (2019) fatty acids dietary sources allochthonous Salvelinus leucomaenis Microbiology QR1-502 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9090487 2022-12-31T08:15:39Z Dietary carbon sources in headwater stream food webs are divided into allochthonous and autochthonous organic matters. We hypothesized that: 1) the dietary allochthonous contribution for fish in headwater stream food webs positively relate with canopy cover; and 2) essential fatty acids originate from autochthonous organic matter regardless of canopy covers, because essential fatty acids, such as 20:5ω3 and 22:6ω3, are normally absent in allochthonous organic matters. We investigated predatory fish Salvelinus leucomaenis stomach contents in four headwater stream systems, which are located in subarctic region in northern Japan. In addition, stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios, fatty acid profile, and stable carbon isotope ratios of essential fatty acids were analyzed. Bulk stable carbon analysis showed the major contribution of autochthonous sources to assimilated carbon in S. leucomaenis. Surface baits in the stomach had intermediate stable carbon isotope ratios between autochthonous and allochthonous organic matter, indicating aquatic carbon was partly assimilated by surface baits. Stable carbon isotope ratios of essential fatty acids showed a positive relationship between autochthonous sources and S. leucomaenis across four study sites. This study demonstrated that the main supplier of dietary carbon and essential fatty acids was autochthonous organic matter even in headwater stream ecosystems under high canopy cover. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Biomolecules 9 9 487 |
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Dietary carbon sources in headwater stream food webs are divided into allochthonous and autochthonous organic matters. We hypothesized that: 1) the dietary allochthonous contribution for fish in headwater stream food webs positively relate with canopy cover; and 2) essential fatty acids originate from autochthonous organic matter regardless of canopy covers, because essential fatty acids, such as 20:5ω3 and 22:6ω3, are normally absent in allochthonous organic matters. We investigated predatory fish Salvelinus leucomaenis stomach contents in four headwater stream systems, which are located in subarctic region in northern Japan. In addition, stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios, fatty acid profile, and stable carbon isotope ratios of essential fatty acids were analyzed. Bulk stable carbon analysis showed the major contribution of autochthonous sources to assimilated carbon in S. leucomaenis. Surface baits in the stomach had intermediate stable carbon isotope ratios between autochthonous and allochthonous organic matter, indicating aquatic carbon was partly assimilated by surface baits. Stable carbon isotope ratios of essential fatty acids showed a positive relationship between autochthonous sources and S. leucomaenis across four study sites. This study demonstrated that the main supplier of dietary carbon and essential fatty acids was autochthonous organic matter even in headwater stream ecosystems under high canopy cover. |
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Megumu Fujibayashi Yoshie Miura Reina Suganuma Shinji Takahashi Takashi Sakamaki Naoyuki Miyata So Kazama |
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Megumu Fujibayashi Yoshie Miura Reina Suganuma Shinji Takahashi Takashi Sakamaki Naoyuki Miyata So Kazama |
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Origin of Carbon and Essential Fatty Acids in Higher Trophic Level Fish in Headwater Stream Food Webs |
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Origin of Carbon and Essential Fatty Acids in Higher Trophic Level Fish in Headwater Stream Food Webs |
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Origin of Carbon and Essential Fatty Acids in Higher Trophic Level Fish in Headwater Stream Food Webs |
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Origin of Carbon and Essential Fatty Acids in Higher Trophic Level Fish in Headwater Stream Food Webs |
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Origin of Carbon and Essential Fatty Acids in Higher Trophic Level Fish in Headwater Stream Food Webs |
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origin of carbon and essential fatty acids in higher trophic level fish in headwater stream food webs |
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