Juvenile feeding of pacific salmon in the lower part of the Pymta River in May–September, 2019

Juvenile feeding of pacific salmon in the lower part of the Pymta River in May–September, 2019–2020

Published:2023-12-13 Issue:69 Volume: Page:70-84
ISSN:2782-6236
Container-title:The researches of the aquatic biological resources of Kamchatka and the North-West Part of the Pacific Ocean
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Short-container-title:Issledovaniâ vodnyh biologičeskih resursov Kamčatki i Severo-Zapadnoj časti Tihogo okeana

Author:

Travina T. N.¹,Gerlits A. I.¹

Affiliation:

1. Kamchatka Branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (KamchatNIRO)

Abstract

Comparative analysis of feeding in the lower part of the Pymta River (West Kamchatka) is carried out for juvenile Pacific salmon individuals of different age representing four species with a short or long freshwater period of their life cycle (chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta, sockeye salmon O. nerka, coho salmon O. kisutsch and Chinook salmon O. tschawytscha) for the period from May to September in 2019–2020. Spectra of food, stomach fullness indices and degree of food similarity between juveniles of different species and age classes are demonstrated. The feeding in all mentioned species was biotop-dependent. There were frequent changes in the composition of the forage consumed in the course of observations of Pacific salmon juveniles in the Pymta River basin, and the indices of stomach fullness varied extensively. The results of the analysis indicate extensive trophic adaptability in juvenile Pacific salmon in the ecosystem of the Pymta River.

Publisher

Kamchatka Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography

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