Nursery grounds for round crucian carp, Carassius auratus grandoculis, in rice paddies around Lake Biwa
Nursery grounds for round crucian carp, Carassius auratus grandoculis, in rice paddies around Lake Biwa
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琵琶湖周边稻田中的圆鲫鱼 (Carassius auratus grandoculis) 的苗圃
DOI:
10.1007/978-4-431-55330-4_10
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2014
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Ohtsuka;T
Since the turn of the twenty-first century, two means of promoting the use of rice paddies as fish nursery ground have been implemented around Lake Biwa in Japan. One involves fish culture: newly hatched or pre-flexion larvae are released into rice paddies after the rice transplantation, and then reared to juveniles before the mid-season drainage. The other involves the installation of fish passes to enhance the entry of adult fish into paddies and encourage their natural reproduction there. These efforts mainly aim to enhance the reproduction of round crucian carp (nigorobuna),Carassius auratus grandoculis, an endangered endemic subspecies inhabiting Lake Biwa, which is also the principal ingredient infuna-zushi, a specialty food of Shiga Prefecture. Both methods are regarded as environment-friendly and thus are well supported by local people. Our studies on the rice paddy food chain revealed, however, that the impact of round crucian carp larvae/juveniles on aquatic biota in rice paddies is profound. Fish predation results in an extreme reduction of Cladocera, and a concomitant increase in the food species and competitors of cladocerans. Through their benthic foraging, juvenile fish also cause a rise in total phosphorus concentration and phytoplankton in the paddy water. In addition, scarce competitors and predators in the paddies contribute to the rapid growth and low mortality of the fish larvae/juveniles. Although the employment of rice paddies as fish nursery ground may be effective for the conservation of round crucian carp, other approaches are also needed to enhance the overall biodiversity of rice paddy areas around Lake Biwa.