Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia
A study of Intraspecific Resource Partitioning on a tropical sport fish 'Side bar barb' Hampala macrolepidota van Hasselt, was carried out in lotic and lentic habitat at Kenyir Reservoir, Terengganu, Malaysia. Physico-chemical regimes of Kenyir Reservoir were also studied to determine...
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| description | A study of Intraspecific Resource Partitioning on a tropical sport fish 'Side
bar barb' Hampala macrolepidota van Hasselt, was carried out in lotic and lentic
habitat at Kenyir Reservoir, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Physico-chemical regimes of Kenyir Reservoir were also studied to determine
the species ecological requirements. The water quality data showed that Kenyir
Reservoir is suitable for fish culture. The most vital ecological factors, temperature
and dissolved oxygen levels, were within the acceptable range for fish until 10.0 m
depth. Waterlevel and rain fall both showed significant (P<.05) effects on the
availability of fish in both habitats. A significant difference (P<. 05) of fish abundance have been observed in
different depths of both habitat. Medium and large size fishes were ubiquitous in the
study area. In the lotic habitat, medium and larger size fishes mostly used pool and
riffle zones as their macrohabitat, whereas smaller size fishes preferred the rapid
zone. In the lentic habitat, medium and large size fishes were found mostly around
the submerged trees of the littoral area. Significantly, higher proportion (P<. 05) of
larger fish were available in the lotic than in the lentic habitat throughout the season.
In lotic habitat cobble, boulder and bedrock were predominantly used as substrate by
small, medium and large size fishes respectively, whereas sand and clay were
predominantly used by medium and large size in lentic habitat. Openwater area had
remarkably less density of fish and availability of all sizes in both littoral and open
water showed significant difference (P<.0 5).Habitat overlap values responsible for diet variation and food partitioning that
evolved according to both temporal and ontogenic trends indicated that different size
classes reduce spatial overlap by occupying different habitats and among depths
within habitat. Segregation of sexes (aws < aw ) indicated that overlap within a
habitat may be reduced by spatial separation of sexes.
Niche breadth (Bi < 2) indicated that all size of Hampala macrolepidota
appeared to be extreme specialist feeders. Occurrence of food partitioning was not
found extensively between size classes of Hampala macrolepidota in Kenyir
Reservoir. Diet overlap aw quantifying the sharing of food resources between the
different size classes and high dietary overlap (aw >.6 0) between them indicates
biological significance. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-118122012-06-11T05:02:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11812/ Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia Chowdhury , Ahmed jalal Khan A study of Intraspecific Resource Partitioning on a tropical sport fish 'Side bar barb' Hampala macrolepidota van Hasselt, was carried out in lotic and lentic habitat at Kenyir Reservoir, Terengganu, Malaysia. Physico-chemical regimes of Kenyir Reservoir were also studied to determine the species ecological requirements. The water quality data showed that Kenyir Reservoir is suitable for fish culture. The most vital ecological factors, temperature and dissolved oxygen levels, were within the acceptable range for fish until 10.0 m depth. Waterlevel and rain fall both showed significant (P<.05) effects on the availability of fish in both habitats. A significant difference (P<. 05) of fish abundance have been observed in different depths of both habitat. Medium and large size fishes were ubiquitous in the study area. In the lotic habitat, medium and larger size fishes mostly used pool and riffle zones as their macrohabitat, whereas smaller size fishes preferred the rapid zone. In the lentic habitat, medium and large size fishes were found mostly around the submerged trees of the littoral area. Significantly, higher proportion (P<. 05) of larger fish were available in the lotic than in the lentic habitat throughout the season. In lotic habitat cobble, boulder and bedrock were predominantly used as substrate by small, medium and large size fishes respectively, whereas sand and clay were predominantly used by medium and large size in lentic habitat. Openwater area had remarkably less density of fish and availability of all sizes in both littoral and open water showed significant difference (P<.0 5).Habitat overlap values responsible for diet variation and food partitioning that evolved according to both temporal and ontogenic trends indicated that different size classes reduce spatial overlap by occupying different habitats and among depths within habitat. Segregation of sexes (aws < aw ) indicated that overlap within a habitat may be reduced by spatial separation of sexes. Niche breadth (Bi < 2) indicated that all size of Hampala macrolepidota appeared to be extreme specialist feeders. Occurrence of food partitioning was not found extensively between size classes of Hampala macrolepidota in Kenyir Reservoir. Diet overlap aw quantifying the sharing of food resources between the different size classes and high dietary overlap (aw >.6 0) between them indicates biological significance. 1995-12 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11812/1/FPSS_1995_7_A.pdf Chowdhury , Ahmed jalal Khan (1995) Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Resource partitioning (Ecology) - Kenyir Reservoir. English |
| spellingShingle | Resource partitioning (Ecology) - Kenyir Reservoir. Chowdhury , Ahmed jalal Khan Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia |
| title | Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia
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| title_full | Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia
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| title_fullStr | Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia
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| title_full_unstemmed | Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia
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| title_short | Intraspecific Resource Partitioning By Hampala Macrolepidota (Van Hasselt) In Lotic And Lentic Environment Of Kenyir Reservoir, Malaysia
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| title_sort | intraspecific resource partitioning by hampala macrolepidota van hasselt in lotic and lentic environment of kenyir reservoir malaysia |
| topic | Resource partitioning (Ecology) - Kenyir Reservoir. |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11812/1/FPSS_1995_7_A.pdf |
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