A Deep Dive into the Trophic Ecology of Engraulis ringens: Assessing Diet Through Stomach Content and Stable Isotope Analysis

Carolina Cárcamo, Eric T. Schultz, Francisco Leiva, Alvaro Saavedra, Sebastian A. Klarian

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Our study investigates the trophic ecology of the anchoveta (Engraulis ringens). The anchoveta plays a key role in the Greater Humboldt Ecosystem and is extensively exploited by countries from the south-eastern Pacific Ocean. For a comprehensive study of trophic ecology, we employed a combined approach that included stomach content analysis, stable isotope analysis, and scaled mass index of body condition. Our results showed that the multivariate composition of the diet varies significantly between life stage and fishing zones in Chile. Copepods and euphausiids emerged as the dominant prey found in the stomachs across all fisheries zones. Stable isotope analysis revealed significant differences among different zones. The scaled mass index values were higher in the northern zone compared to the southern zones, for both juveniles and adults. This research carries significant implications for fisheries management and conservation efforts, such as the development of targeted management strategies that address variations in the trophic structure of anchoveta across different life stages and fishing zones.

Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo475
PublicaciónFishes
Volumen9
N.º12
DOI
EstadoPublicada - dic. 2024

Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus

  • Ecología, evolución, comportamiento y sistemática
  • Ciencias acuáticas
  • Ecología

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