Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, Serbia
European perch, Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 and roach, Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) are the most common species present in mesotrophic and eutrophic lakes throughout Europe. Their biomass, especially in juvenile stages, contributes the most to the fish production of these ecosystems. In Bov...
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| author | Milena Radenković Milica Stojković Piperac Aleksandra Milošković Nataša Kojadinović Simona Đuretanović Tijana Veličković Marija Jakovljević Marijana Nikolić Vladica Simić |
| author_facet | Milena Radenković Milica Stojković Piperac Aleksandra Milošković Nataša Kojadinović Simona Đuretanović Tijana Veličković Marija Jakovljević Marijana Nikolić Vladica Simić |
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| description | European perch, Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 and roach, Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) are the most common species present in mesotrophic and eutrophic lakes throughout Europe. Their biomass, especially in juvenile stages, contributes the most to the fish production of these ecosystems. In Bovan Reservoir, these two species constitute the bulk of the juvenile fish biomass. This study aimed to investigate the feeding composition of these two species in order to evaluate their niche overlap due to the availability of resources during different seasons. Traditional diet analysis indices and Kohonen artificial neural network (i.e., a self-organizing map, SOM) were used to investigate the diet of 158 individuals of both species and evaluate their food niche overlap. The indicator value (IndVal) was applied to identify indicator food categories based on which the contents of their alimentary tracts were grouped first into neurons and then into clusters on the SOM. Our results showed that juvenile fish used zooplankton and benthic prey in their diet. Roach often fed on nonanimal prey, while perch of age 0+ used fishes in the diet. Additionally, four clusters of neurons were isolated on the SOM output network. The distribution of perch and roach alimentary tracts in neurons indicated no high degree of competition between them. While diet analyses indices show which food category is generally important in specimensʼ diet, the SOM recognizes those specimens and arranges them together into the same or adjacent neurons based on dominant prey. Understanding fish feeding habits is critical for the development of conservation and management plans. Since Bovan is a eutrophic reservoir, our knowledge of fish feeding habits needs to be considered for stocking strategies in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fdff090a8604c4eb443eef2c1346c0b2022-12-21T21:18:52ZengPensoft PublishersActa Ichthyologica et Piscatoria1734-15152022-03-01521779010.3897/aiep.52.7821578215Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, SerbiaMilena Radenković0Milica Stojković Piperac1Aleksandra Milošković2Nataša Kojadinović3Simona Đuretanović4Tijana Veličković5Marija Jakovljević6Marijana Nikolić7Vladica Simić8University of KragujevacUniversity of NišUniversity of KragujevacUniversity of KragujevacUniversity of KragujevacUniversity of KragujevacUniversity of KragujevacUniversity of KragujevacUniversity of KragujevacEuropean perch, Perca fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1758 and roach, Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) are the most common species present in mesotrophic and eutrophic lakes throughout Europe. Their biomass, especially in juvenile stages, contributes the most to the fish production of these ecosystems. In Bovan Reservoir, these two species constitute the bulk of the juvenile fish biomass. This study aimed to investigate the feeding composition of these two species in order to evaluate their niche overlap due to the availability of resources during different seasons. Traditional diet analysis indices and Kohonen artificial neural network (i.e., a self-organizing map, SOM) were used to investigate the diet of 158 individuals of both species and evaluate their food niche overlap. The indicator value (IndVal) was applied to identify indicator food categories based on which the contents of their alimentary tracts were grouped first into neurons and then into clusters on the SOM. Our results showed that juvenile fish used zooplankton and benthic prey in their diet. Roach often fed on nonanimal prey, while perch of age 0+ used fishes in the diet. Additionally, four clusters of neurons were isolated on the SOM output network. The distribution of perch and roach alimentary tracts in neurons indicated no high degree of competition between them. While diet analyses indices show which food category is generally important in specimensʼ diet, the SOM recognizes those specimens and arranges them together into the same or adjacent neurons based on dominant prey. Understanding fish feeding habits is critical for the development of conservation and management plans. Since Bovan is a eutrophic reservoir, our knowledge of fish feeding habits needs to be considered for stocking strategies in the future.https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/78215/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Milena Radenković Milica Stojković Piperac Aleksandra Milošković Nataša Kojadinović Simona Đuretanović Tijana Veličković Marija Jakovljević Marijana Nikolić Vladica Simić Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, Serbia Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria |
| title | Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, Serbia |
| title_full | Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, Serbia |
| title_fullStr | Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, Serbia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, Serbia |
| title_short | Diet seasonality and food overlap of Perca fluviatilis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Percidae) and Rutilus rutilus (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) juveniles: A case study on Bovan Reservoir, Serbia |
| title_sort | diet seasonality and food overlap of perca fluviatilis actinopterygii perciformes percidae and rutilus rutilus actinopterygii cypriniformes cyprinidae juveniles a case study on bovan reservoir serbia |
| url | https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/78215/download/pdf/ |
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