Effects of temperature on metabolism, growth and growth efficiency of Thysanoessa longipes (Crustacea: Euphausiacea) in the Japan Sea
Effects of temperature on metabolism, growth and growth efficiency of Thysanoessa longipes (Crustacea: Euphausiacea) in the Japan Sea
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DOI:
10.1093/plankt/fbh146
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发表时间:
2004-09
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
N. Iguchi;T. Ikeda
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作者:
N. Iguchi;T. Ikeda
Growth (assessed from intermolt period and molt increment) and metabolism (oxygen consumption) of juvenile and adult Thysanoessa longipes from central Japan Sea were determined at eight different temperatures ranging from 0 to 14 � C. The intermolt period shortened progressively as temperature increased from 0 to 14 � C. The molt increment was not assessed satisfactorily in the rearing experiments, and therefore this was estimated from the natural growth curve and habitat temperature, combined with laboratory-obtained intermolt data. Oxygen consumption rates increased exponentially from 0 to 8 � C and then leveled off. From these results, the growth was expressed as a function of temperature and body size and metabolism as a function of temperature. Because of the differential effects of temperature on growth and metabolism, the net growth efficiency [NGE: 100 � growth/(growth + metabolism)] changed with temperature. The temperature at which T. longipes attained maximum NGE varied from 0 to 8 � C, depending on the body length of specimens of 5, 10, 15 and 20 mm. The present results are compared with our previous data on Euphausia pacifica in relation to the body composition and habitat usage of these two trophically important species in the food web of the Japan Sea.