2002
DOI: 10.1139/f01-203
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Using bioenergetics models to predict stable isotope ratios in fishes

Abstract: To describe temporal dynamics of stable isotope ratios in fishes, we developed a bioenergetics-based model that links isotope ratios to growth, as influenced by fish size, temperature, diet, and prey quality. The model includes error terms for isotope ratios, diet proportions, and fractionation. The model accurately predicted temporal δ 15 N dynamics of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in a diet-switch experiment but was less successful for δ 13 C, possibly because of variable fractionation. The model was the… Show more

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“…The isotopic composition of reserve in turn impacts the isotopic composition of structure (figure 6c). The amplitude of the variations of the isotopic composition of both reserve and structure is decreasing as the individuals grow (figure 6b,c) which is consistent with observed patterns (Harvey et al 2002, and references therein). The differences in d 15 N at the whole body level are also explained by the differences in reserve density between the two individuals as in simulation 2 (figure 6d ).…”
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“…The isotopic composition of reserve in turn impacts the isotopic composition of structure (figure 6c). The amplitude of the variations of the isotopic composition of both reserve and structure is decreasing as the individuals grow (figure 6b,c) which is consistent with observed patterns (Harvey et al 2002, and references therein). The differences in d 15 N at the whole body level are also explained by the differences in reserve density between the two individuals as in simulation 2 (figure 6d ).…”
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confidence: 90%
“…At present, we can study the impact of variable temperature and variable food densities. Short-term starvation situations where maintenance costs can be paid from reserve can also be studied, an issue that was not taken into account in the bioenergetic approach developed by Harvey et al (2002) for fish muscle for instance. Strong starvation situations where maintenance costs cannot be covered by reserve are, however, more complex.…”
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“…Stable isotope analysis can provide further information to that obtained from the analyses of stomach contents (Pauly et al 1998;Pinnegar et al 2003) and can be used to determine diet or niche shifts (Grey 2001;Post 2003;Hammerschlag-Peyer et al 2011) or to acquire accurate data regarding feeding habits (Harvey et al 2002). Stable isotope analyses are based on measurements of the carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions of an organism's tissues, which contain information about the food or nutrient sources of the organisms consumed.…”
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