Evidence of bottom-up limitations in nearshore marine systems based on otolith proxies of fish growth

Biela, Vanessa R. von; Kruse, Gordon H.; Mueter, Franz J.; Black, Bryan A.; Douglas, David C.; Helser, Thomas E.; Zimmerman, Christian E.

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“…However, each biochronology was summarized over a relatively large spatial scale, which likely minimizes the risk of bias. Environmental effects were not considered directly within the model, although this approach has been used in other studies (Helser et al 2012;Morrongiello and Thresher 2015;von Biela et al 2015). Given the range of regional environmental indices available and the fact that little is known regarding seasonal movements of yellowfin sole at northern latitudes, we chose instead to test for effects of temperature outside the model.…”

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Otolith biochronologies reveal latitudinal differences in growth of Bering Sea yellowfin sole Limanda aspera

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2016

Polar Biol

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Annual growth patterns in the hard parts of marine organisms are often related to factors in the physical environment; investigators are increasingly borrowing methods from the field of dendrochronology (tree-ring science) to explore these relationships. When applied to otoliths of yellowfin sole Limanda aspera, an abundant and commercially important flatfish, this approach has demonstrated a strong positive correlation between otolith growth and bottom temperature in the southeastern Bering Sea. In the present study, we assess whether the biochronology-growth relationship extends to yellowfin sole collected at higher latitudes. Two new northern Bering Sea biochronologies, one from the Bering Strait region and one near St. Matthew Island, were developed and compared with the southeastern Bering Sea biochronology using mixed effects modeling. Despite large distances (up to 600 km), a high degree of synchrony was observed among all three chronologies. However, subtle differences in growth among the three regions were revealed upon closer examination. The relative amplitude of otolith growth differed among the three chronologies, with stronger negative anomalies in the south and stronger positive anomalies in the north. Differences in average length at age were also detected, with fish growing slower to greater lengths at higher latitudes. Lastly, the Bering Strait biochronology had the weakest and most localized relationships with climate variables, suggesting effects of climate may not be felt uniformly across the regions examined. Biochronologies may thus provide a useful tool in evaluating potential biological responses to projected climate change across a species' range.

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Otolith biochronologies reveal latitudinal differences in growth of Bering Sea yellowfin sole Limanda aspera

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2016

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“…(Steneck et al 2002). Details of collections, otolith sectioning, otolith measuring, and crossdating procedures were described previously (von Biela et al 2015). We provide a brief summary here.…”

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“…Only fish older than age 5 at capture were included in this study, and the measured increments spanned the subadult and adult growth history (i.e., increments represented age-1 growth and beyond). Annual growth increments spanned the period 1972-2010 for Black Rockfish andspanned 1994-2010 for Kelp Greenlings; however, the years 2000-2010 were best represented because younger fish only provided data from these more recent years (see von Biela et al 2015 for the number of otolith increments plotted by growth year). The interseries correlations ranged from 0.37 to 0.70 (von Biela et al 2015) and were comparable with those of other rockfish chronologies (Black et al 2005(Black et al , 2008, suggesting that increment growth boundaries were correctly delineated with minimal measurement error and good signal-to-noise ratios.…”

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“…A priori, we posited that fish growth would be related to basin-and localscale indices (Figure 1), and we categorized relationships in terms of either "warm" water-column-stabilizing effects or "cool" water-column-destabilizing effects. More specifically, we hypothesized that nearshore pelagic Black Rockfish would benefit from cooler conditions in the California Current and from warmer conditions in the Alaska Coastal Current (Polovina et al 1995;Gargett 1997;von Biela et al 2015), whereas nearshore benthic Kelp Greenlings would benefit from warmer conditions in both of the current systems (Phillips 2005;Blanchette et al 2006;von Biela et al 2015). In our analysis, we examined the time lags for which basin-and local-scale indices were related to nearshore fish growth and production.…”

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Influence of Basin‐ and Local‐Scale Environmental Conditions on Nearshore Production in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

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Nearshore marine habitats are productive and vulnerable owing to their connections to pelagic and terrestrial landscapes. To understand how ocean basin‐ and local‐scale conditions may influence nearshore species, we developed an annual index of nearshore production (spanning the period 1972–2010) from growth increments recorded in otoliths of representative pelagic‐feeding (Black Rockfish Sebastes melanops) and benthic‐feeding (Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus) nearshore‐resident fishes at nine sites in the California Current and Alaska Coastal Current systems. We explored the influence of basin‐ and local‐scale conditions across all seasons at lags of up to 2 years to represent changes in prey quantity (1‐ or 2‐year time lags) and quality (within‐year relationships). Relationships linking fish growth to basin‐scale (Pacific Decadal Oscillation, North Pacific Gyre Oscillation, and multivariate El Niño–Southern Oscillation index) and local‐scale (sea surface temperature, sea surface height anomalies, upwelling index, photosynthetically active radiation, and freshwater discharge) environmental conditions varied by species and current system. Growth of Black Rockfish increased with cool basin‐scale conditions in the California Current and warm local‐scale conditions in the Alaska Coastal Current, consistent with existing hypotheses linking climate to pelagic production on continental shelves in the respective regions. Relationships for Kelp Greenlings in the California Current were complex, with faster growth related to within‐year warm conditions and lagged‐year cool conditions. These opposing, lag‐dependent relationships may reflect differences in conditions that promote quantity versus quality of benthic invertebrate prey in the California Current. Thus, we hypothesize that benthic production is maximized by alternating cool and warm years, as benthic invertebrate recruitment is food limited during warm years while growth is temperature limited by cool years in the California Current. On the other hand, Kelp Greenlings grew faster during and subsequent to warm conditions at basin and local scales in the Alaska Coastal Current. Received November 3, 2015; accepted May 5, 2016

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“…The population dynamics of marine fishes are influenced by a variety of ecological processes including bottom-up forces such as water temperature, upwelling intensity, and the quality and quantity of food resources (e.g., Frank et al, 2007;Frederiksen et al, 2006;Harley et al, 2006;Hunt and McKinnell 2006). The relevance of these bottom-up influences varies depending on ocean conditions (Gertseva et al, 2017;von Biela et al, 2015von Biela et al, , 2016, which in turn alter food availability to affect populationlevel processes including reproductive output, recruitment success, and densitydependent growth (Caselle et al, 2010;VenTresca et al, 1996;White and Caselle, 2008).…”

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Evidence of bottom-up limitations in nearshore marine systems based on otolith proxies of fish growth

Cited by 16 publications

References 57 publications

Otolith biochronologies reveal latitudinal differences in growth of Bering Sea yellowfin sole Limanda aspera

Otolith biochronologies reveal latitudinal differences in growth of Bering Sea yellowfin sole Limanda aspera

Influence of Basin‐ and Local‐Scale Environmental Conditions on Nearshore Production in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

The Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF1) System as a Potential Biomarker for Nutritional Status and Growth Rate in Pacific Rockfish (SEBASTES SPP.)

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