Impact of common carp Cyprinus carpio on aquatic communities: direct trophic effects versus habitat deterioration

Kloskowski, Janusz

doi:10.1127/1863-9135/2011/0178-0245

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“…Surveys of chlorophyll a concentrations conducted in the ponds in July 2006 and 2007 revealed significantly higher phytoplankton abundance in ponds stocked with older age classes than those with 0? carp (Kloskowski 2011). These results support the hypothesis of a trophic cascade in the presence of large-sized carp (Havens 1993;Khan et al 2003).…”

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Differential effects of age-structured common carp (Cyprinus carpio) stocks on pond invertebrate communities: implications for recreational and wildlife use of farm ponds

Kloskowski¹

2011

Aquacult Int

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Sustainable development of common carp Cyprinus carpio pond fisheries in Europe postulates their multifunctional use, integrating exploitation of aquaculture resources with recreational services and maintenance of high levels of local biodiversity. Age classes of farmed carp are grown separately and pond ecosystems may be differently affected by different ontogenetic stages of fish. To examine these relationships, a study was conducted on spring and summer diet of carp, invertebrate abundance and community structure, and water quality characteristics in ponds stocked with three carp age classes in SE Poland. With the exception of young-of-the-year fish in spring, benthic dipterans prevailed in the diets of all carp age classes and their consumption increased from spring to summer. Zooplankton featured in the diet of carp only in spring. Medium-and large-sized cladocerans predominated among microcrustaceans found in the guts of one-and two-yearold carp. Consequently, in summer, total biomass of medium-and large-sized cladoceran grazers was substantially lower in ponds stocked with older-age fish than in ponds used for production of 1-summer-old fingerlings. The relatively sparse submerged vegetation cover and low water transparency in ponds with older fish stocks compared to ponds with youngof-the-year carp indicate a transition to a turbid water state mediated by a trophic cascade mechanism in the presence of older-age fish. Densities of water-column macroinvertebrates decreased with the age of carp in the ponds. These results suggest that non-aquaculture use of carp ponds should be diversified according to their environmental quality. Fingerling rearing ponds are more suitable for environmentally friendly multifunctional use than ponds with older stocks.

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“…Miller and Crowl 2006;Matsuzaki et al 2007;Kloskowski 2011). The diet of cultured carp did not show significant changes between young-of-the-year and older fish, except for the stronger use of Zooplankton biomass was expressed in terms of dry weight (lg l -1 ).…”

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Differential effects of age-structured common carp (Cyprinus carpio) stocks on pond invertebrate communities: implications for recreational and wildlife use of farm ponds

Kloskowski¹

2011

Aquacult Int

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“…Common carp, the only introduced fish that was sufficiently abundant for population assessment in this study, can have profound negative effects on aquatic ecosystems by resuspending sediments and increasing turbidity (Kloskowski 2011). With high adaptability and prolific spawning capacity, common carp readily exploit floodplain habitats under diverse hydrological conditions (Koel & Sparks 2002;Penne & Pierce 2008;Sommer et al 2014).…”

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Effects of historic flooding on fishes and aquatic habitats in a Missouri River delta

Carlson

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Longhenry³

et al. 2016

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

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Understanding the effects of disturbances on aquatic biota is important for management of the world's rivers. Riverine deltas are among the most biologically productive ecosystems, yet the ecological effects of floods in deltas are poorly understood. Therefore, the goal of this study was to examine impacts of an historic flood in the Missouri River basin in 2011 on fishes and aquatic habitats in the Lewis and Clark Delta, located in South Dakota and Nebraska, USA. Fish community structural indices declined in the six years preceding the flood, with species richness and diversity (Fisher's a) decreasing from 25 to 22 and 4.56 to 3.48, respectively. However, the fish community exhibited short-term resistance to the flood as both metrics were similar to pre-flood levels after the disturbance in 2012. Evenness (J 0 ) declined from 0.88 to 0.73 before the flood but increased to 0.84 after the disturbance. The majority of species exhibited greater relative abundance after the flood regardless of age class (i.e., juvenile, adult), morphology (i.e., small-bodied, large-bodied), introduction history (i.e., introduced, native), or recreational importance (i.e., sport fish, non-recreational). However, the flood reduced relative abundance of juvenile freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) and white crappie (Pomoxis annularis) and did not affect the three small-bodied species that were studied, including emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides), red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis), and spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera). The flood decreased side channel and backwater frequency and width/area but increased sandbar abundance. Physical alterations evidently had minimal effects on structural indices of the fish community. However, an overall increase in relative abundance across species suggests that interspersed fluvial and slackwater habitats in the delta provided refuge from floodwaters during the disturbance. Maintaining habitat connectivity in deltas during and after floods is particularly important for fisheries conservation. Illustrating the ecological effects and implications of a major flood, this study contributes to the nascent field of delta ecology.

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“…Its invasiveness is often attributed to its extremely high fecundity (females produce over a million eggs a year) and physiological resilience (Koehn 2004;Weber and Brown 2009;Sorensen and Bajer 2010), but these characteristics alone cannot always explain its invasiveness because the carp is not invasive in its native habitat. Nevertheless, in regions where it is highly abundant and invasive, adult carp cause dramatic declines in submerged vegetation which cause reductions in water clarity and quality (Bajer et al 2009;Weber and Brown 2009;Kloskowski 2011). This phenomenon has made carp a target of numerous control programs that typically focus on adult removal using poisons, barriers, and water drawdowns but which usually prove ineffective because of the species' high recruitment rates (Lubinski et al 1986;Brown and Walker 2004;Sorensen and Bajer 2011).…”

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Direct Field and Laboratory Evidence that a Combination of Egg and Larval Predation Controls Recruitment of Invasive Common Carp in Many Lakes of the Upper Mississippi River Basin

Silbernagel

Sorensen

2013

Trans Am Fish Soc

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Field and laboratory experiments tested the hypothesis that recruitment of the invasive Common Carp Cyprinus carpio is often controlled by the feeding activity of egg and larval predators in interconnected lakes of the upper Mississippi River basin. The survival of naturally spawned carp eggs was monitored in a seemingly typical lake by sampling the abundance of such eggs in spawning areas and in the diets of fish caught at these locations. Over 95% of the carp eggs found attached to spawning substrate disappeared within 4 d of spawning, at the same time that large numbers of eggs were found in the stomachs of Bluegills Lepomis macrochirus. Egg predation closely paralleled but lagged egg disappearance. Concurrent laboratory studies showed that carp eggs hatched after 4.75 d at lake temperatures, demonstrating that most (but perhaps not all) of the eggs had been eaten by egg predators prior to hatching. A second laboratory experiment found that Bluegills readily find and consume carp larvae while Black Bullheads Ameiurus melas do not, suggesting that predation on larvae contributes to carp recruitment. These data, together with previous studies of the survival of carp eggs placed into lakes and the distribution of young carp relative to various species of native fish, add strong support to the hypothesis that the recruitment of carp in interconnected lakes of the upper Mississippi River basin is often controlled by native fish predators.

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Impact of common carp Cyprinus carpio on aquatic communities: direct trophic effects versus habitat deterioration

Cited by 87 publications

References 5 publications

Differential effects of age-structured common carp (Cyprinus carpio) stocks on pond invertebrate communities: implications for recreational and wildlife use of farm ponds

Differential effects of age-structured common carp (Cyprinus carpio) stocks on pond invertebrate communities: implications for recreational and wildlife use of farm ponds

Effects of historic flooding on fishes and aquatic habitats in a Missouri River delta

Direct Field and Laboratory Evidence that a Combination of Egg and Larval Predation Controls Recruitment of Invasive Common Carp in Many Lakes of the Upper Mississippi River Basin

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