Monitoring of the trophic ecology of pipefish species (Syngnathus abaster, Syngnathus acus) in an alluvial lake habitat (Lake Bafa, Turkey)

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dc.contributor.authorGurkan, Sule
dc.contributor.authorInnal, Deniz
dc.contributor.authorGulle, Iskender
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T20:12:19Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T20:12:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentN/A/Departmenten_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigated the trophic ecology of two species living in an alluvial lake ecosystem in terms of season, length groups, sex, and mouth morphology. The fish were caught in a coastal lake area between December 2014 and March 2016 using a seine. In general, C. aquaedulcis was the most important prey for S. abaster, accounting for 10.99% of all prey, while amphipods accounted for 54.04% of the S. acus diet. Amphipods were the most frequently consumed prey in autumn, while C. aquaedulcis was the most important prey in spring. This result indicates that the species preferred similar prey groups and generated food competition depending on the season. The short-length group contained samples of S. abaster with empty guts, whereas S. acus in the same group consumed C. aquaedulcis. Length group II and III of individuals indicated that both species consumed amphipods and juvenile Syngnathus sp. Thus, the two species had statistically different preferences in terms of prey length. The mouth width of S. abaster was larger than that of S. acus. In conclusion, zooplankton constituted the main prey for both species in the lake and the morphological differences between the mouth apparatus of the species were due to the differences in feeding habits.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/oandhs-2021-0003
dc.identifier.endpage32en_US
dc.identifier.issn1730-413X
dc.identifier.issn1897-3191
dc.identifier.issn1730-413Xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1897-3191en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage24en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2478/oandhs-2021-0003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/78287
dc.identifier.volume50en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000631536800003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWalter De Gruyter Gmbhen_US
dc.relation.ispartofOceanological And Hydrobiological Studiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectpipefishen_US
dc.subjectSyngnathus abasteren_US
dc.subjectSyngnathus acusen_US
dc.subjectfeeding habitsen_US
dc.subjectprey partitionen_US
dc.subjecttrophic relationsen_US
dc.subjectFeeding Ecologyen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectLinnaeusen_US
dc.subjectSeagrassen_US
dc.subjectPatternsen_US
dc.subjectBayen_US
dc.titleMonitoring of the trophic ecology of pipefish species (Syngnathus abaster, Syngnathus acus) in an alluvial lake habitat (Lake Bafa, Turkey)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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