基于碳氮稳定同位素的南太平洋长鳍金枪鱼摄食习性研究

Feeding habits of South Pacific albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes

  • 摘要:
    目的 明确南太平洋长鳍金枪鱼摄食生态在个体生长、空间分布和季节变化中的差异,揭示其营养级与生态位结构的变化规律。
    方法 基于在南太平洋海域采集的192尾长鳍金枪鱼肌肉样本,按叉长、海域和季节进行分组,结合稳定同位素技术、相关性分析和差异检验,对营养级和营养生态位变化进行了研究。
    结果 长鳍金枪鱼δ13C范围为−20.37‰~−15.50‰,δ15N范围为10.52‰~21.03‰,平均营养级为4.75±0.71,处于较高营养层级。叉长与δ13C、δ15N均呈显著正相关,表明随着个体生长,其摄食层次和资源利用范围同步扩大。不同叉长组营养级差异显著,其中90~100 cm组营养级最高,总生态位和核心生态位均明显扩张。不同海域间营养级差异同样显著,中南太平洋中部热带海域营养级最高(5.14±0.61),西南太平洋热带海域最低(4.26±0.79);东南太平洋温带海域生态位宽度(SEAc=9.17)最大,表现出更高的资源利用多样性。季节间营养级差异不显著,但冬季生态位范围明显呈扩大趋势。
    结论 南太平洋长鳍金枪鱼摄食生态受个体生长和空间异质性共同驱动,本研究为认识南太平洋长鳍金枪鱼的摄食策略及其生态适应提供了依据。

     

    Abstract: Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) is a top predator in marine ecosystems, yet the relationships among environmental variation, ontogenetic growth, and feeding habits remain insufficiently understood. To characterize its trophic ecology, this study analyzed muscle samples from 192 T. alalunga collected in the South Pacific Ocean and used carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values to examine how trophic position and isotopic niche structure vary with growth, geographic region, and sampling season. The results showed that δ13C values ranged from −20.37‰ to −15.50‰ and δ15N values ranged from 10.52‰ to 21.03‰. The mean trophic position was 4.75 ± 0.71, indicating that albacore tuna occupies a relatively high trophic level in the South Pacific food web. Analysis by fork length group revealed significant positive correlations of fork length with both δ13C and δ15N (P<0.001), while trophic position also increased with body size and reached its highest value in the 90-100 cm group (5.04 ± 0.71). Isotopic niche width was markedly expanded in the 90-100 cm group. Regional analysis showed that trophic position was highest in the central tropical waters of the south-central Pacific (Region 3 = 5.14 ± 0.61) and lowest in the tropical waters of the southwest Pacific (Region 1 = 4.26 ± 0.79). The temperate waters of the southeastern Pacific Ocean exhibited the widest isotopic niche (SEAc = 9.17), and niche overlap probabilities among regions were generally high. Seasonal analysis indicated no significant differences in trophic position among seasons, whereas the isotopic niche was substantially broader in winter. These findings suggest that the trophic ecology of South Pacific T. alalunga is jointly shaped by ontogenetic growth and spatial heterogeneity. Seasonal variation had a limited effect on trophic position but altered the breadth of resource use. This study provides new evidence for understanding the feeding strategy and ecological adaptation of T. alalunga in the South Pacific Ocean.

     

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