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Conservation of endangered galaxiid fishes in the Falkland Islands requires urgent action on invasive brown trout. Biol Invasions 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02959-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AbstractNon-native salmonids are protected in the Southern hemisphere where they sustain aquaculture and lucrative sport fisheries, but also impact many native fishes, which poses a conservation conundrum. Legal protection and human-assisted secondary releases may have helped salmonids to spread, but this has seldom been tested. We reconstructed the introduction of brown trout (Salmo trutta) to the Falkland Islands using historical records and modelled its dispersal and probability of invasion using a generalized linear model and Leave One out Cross Validation. Our results indicate that establishment success was ~ 88%, and that dispersal was facilitated over land by proximity to invaded sites and density of stream-road crossings, suggesting it was human assisted. Brown trout have already invaded 54% of Falkland rivers, which are 2.9–4.5 times less likely to contain native galaxiids than uninvaded streams. Without strong containment we predict brown trout will invade nearly all suitable freshwater habitats in the Falklands within the next ~ 70 years, which might put native freshwater fishes at a high risk of extinction.
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Bernaś R, Wąs-Barcz A, Árnyasi M, Dębowski P, Radtke G, Poćwierz-Kotus A, Berrebi P. Evidence of unidirectional gene flow in a fragmented population of Salmo trutta L. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23417. [PMID: 34862454 PMCID: PMC8642411 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02975-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Selection, genetic drift, and gene flow affect genetic variation within populations and genetic differences among populations. Both drift and selection tend to decrease variation within populations and increase differences among populations, whereas gene flow increases variation within populations but leads to populations being related. In brown trout (Salmo trutta L.), the most important factor in population fragmentation is disrupted river-segment connectivity. The main goal of the study was to use genetic analysis to estimate the level of gene flow among resident and migratory brown trout in potential hybridization areas located downstream of impassable barriers in one river basin in the southern Baltic Sea region. First, spawning redds were counted in the upper river basin downstream of impassable barriers. Next, samples were collected from juveniles in spawning areas located downstream of barriers and from adults downstream and upstream of barriers. Subsequently, genetic analysis was performed using a panel of 13 microsatellite loci and the Salmo trutta 5 K SNP microarray. The genetic differentiation estimated between the resident form sampled upstream of the barriers and the anadromous specimens downstream of the barriers was high and significant. Analysis revealed that gene flow occurred between the two forms in the hybridization zone investigated and that isolated resident specimens shared spawning grounds with sea trout downstream of the barriers. The brown trout population from the river system investigated was slightly, internally diversified in the area accessible to migration. Simultaneously, the isolated part of the population was very different from that in the rest of the basin. The spawning areas of the anadromous form located downstream of the barriers were in a hybridization zone and gene flow was confirmed to be unidirectional. Although they constituted a small percentage, the genotypes typical upstream of the barriers were admixed downstream of them. The lack of genotypes noted upstream of the barriers among adult anadromous individuals might indicate that migrants of upstream origin and hybrids preferred residency.
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- Rafał Bernaś
- Department of Migratory Fishes, Inland Fisheries Institute, Rutki 49, 83-330, Zukowo, Poland.
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- Department of Fisheries Resources, National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81-332, Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Centre for Integrative Genetics (CIGENE), Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Migratory Fishes, Inland Fisheries Institute, Rutki 49, 83-330, Zukowo, Poland
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- Department of Migratory Fishes, Inland Fisheries Institute, Rutki 49, 83-330, Zukowo, Poland
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- Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712, Sopot, Poland
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- Genome-Recherche and Diagnostic, 697 avenue de Lunel, 34400, Saint-Just, France
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Davidsen JG, Bordeleau X, Eldøy SH, Whoriskey F, Power M, Crossin GT, Buhariwalla C, Gaudin P. Marine habitat use and feeding ecology of introduced anadromous brown trout at the colonization front of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen archipelago. Sci Rep 2021; 11:11917. [PMID: 34099778 PMCID: PMC8184814 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91405-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In 1954, brown trout were introduced to the Kerguelen archipelago (49°S, 70°E), a pristine, sub-Antarctic environment previously devoid of native freshwater fishes. Trout began spreading rapidly via coastal waters to colonize adjacent watersheds, however, recent and unexpectedly the spread has slowed. To better understand the ecology of the brown trout here, and why their expansion has slowed, we documented the marine habitat use, foraging ecology, and environmental conditions experienced over one year by 50 acoustically tagged individuals at the colonization front. Trout mainly utilized the marine habitat proximate to their tagging site, ranging no further than 7 km and not entering any uncolonized watersheds. Nutritional indicators showed that trout were in good condition at the time of tagging. Stomach contents and isotope signatures in muscle of additional trout revealed a diet of amphipods (68%), fish (23%), isopods (6%), and zooplankton (6%). The small migration distances observed, presence of suitable habitat, and rich local foraging opportunities suggest that trout can achieve their resource needs close to their home rivers. This may explain why the expansion of brown trout at Kerguelen has slowed.
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- Jan Grimsrud Davidsen
- NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.,Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, QC, G5H 3Z4, Canada
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- Ocean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford St., Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Pictou, NS, Canada
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, e2s UPPA, INRAE, ECOBIOP, Aquapôle INRAE, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
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Eldøy SH, Davidsen JG, Vignon M, Power M. The biology and feeding ecology of Arctic charr in the Kerguelen Islands. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2021; 98:526-536. [PMID: 33085087 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Subsequent to their introduction in the 1950s, Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus have been able to establish a self-sustaining population that has adapted to the unique conditions of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. Here, 48 individuals (198-415 mm) were caught with gillnets and their basic biology and feeding ecology were examined using stable isotope analysis. The Lac des Fougères population split use of littoral and pelagic resources evenly, although larger fish relied more heavily on littoral production and appear to follow the size-dependent life history habitat template seen in many Scandinavian lakes where smaller sized individuals occupy the pelagic zone and larger individuals dominate the littoral habitat. In Kerguelen, Arctic charr mature at the same ages (5.6 years) as Arctic charr in both sub-Arctic and Arctic lakes. Although mortality was average in comparison to comparator sub-Arctic lakes, it was high in comparison to Arctic lakes. Maximal age (>7+) was at the lower end of the range typically seen in sub-Arctic lakes. Although they inhabit a resource-poor environment, Kerguelen Arctic charr showed no evidence of cannibalism. Thus, while Arctic charr can survive and reproduce in the relatively unproductive Kerguelen lake environments, survival and growth nevertheless appear to be traded off against survival and longevity. The uniqueness of the population location and the recency of its introduction suggest that further monitoring of the population has the potential to yield valuable insights into both the adaptability of the species and its likely responses to ongoing large-scale environmental change as represented by climate change.
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- Sindre H Eldøy
- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Labonne J, Manicki A, Chevalier L, Tétillon M, Guéraud F, Hendry AP. Using Reciprocal Transplants to Assess Local Adaptation, Genetic Rescue, and Sexual Selection in Newly Established Populations. Genes (Basel) 2020; 12:genes12010005. [PMID: 33374534 PMCID: PMC7822186 DOI: 10.3390/genes12010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Small populations establishing on colonization fronts have to adapt to novel environments with limited genetic variation. The pace at which they can adapt, and the influence of genetic variation on their success, are key questions for understanding intraspecific diversity. To investigate these topics, we performed a reciprocal transplant experiment between two recently founded populations of brown trout in the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. Using individual tagging and genetic assignment methods, we tracked the fitness of local and foreign individuals, as well as the fitness of their offspring over two generations. In both populations, although not to the same extent, gene flow occurred between local and foreign gene pools. In both cases, however, we failed to detect obvious footprints of local adaptation (which should limit gene flow) and only weak support for genetic rescue (which should enhance gene flow). In the population where gene flow from foreign individuals was low, no clear differences were observed between the fitness of local, foreign, and F1 hybrid individuals. In the population where gene flow was high, foreign individuals were successful due to high mating success rather than high survival, and F1 hybrids had the same fitness as pure local offspring. These results suggest the importance of considering sexual selection, rather than just local adaptation and genetic rescue, when evaluating the determinants of success in small and recently founded populations.
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- Jacques Labonne
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (A.P.H.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, UMR INRAE-UPPA, Ecobiop, FR-64310 Saint-Pée sur Nivelle, France; (A.M.); (L.C.); (M.T.); (F.G.)
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- Redpath Museum and Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0C4, Canada
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (A.P.H.)
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