Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: We carried out plankton sample collections on Yakugachi river in Amami Island and incubation experiments of fish larvae Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis to evaluate food availability and nutritional conditions. High turbidity was evident for the stations on the tidal flat where salinity showed a high variability, while chlorophyll was high on the tidal flat and at the offshore stations. We suggest that not only salinity but also food availability might be responsible for frequent occurrence of the larvae on the tidal flat. We will evaluate food availability and nutritional conditions for the larvae from more analyses of field sample and incubation experiments.
Institution: Kagoshima University
Language: Japanese
Subfield: Aquatic Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Life below water, Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7145807856