Distribution Behavioral Characteristics of the Reproductive Populations of Chinese Sturgeon and Habitat Assessment in the Yichang Spawning Ground Reach after the Interruption of Natural Reproduction
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摘要
The Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis Gray,1835), a large anadromous migratory fish, has experienced a drastic decline in its wild population in recent years, presenting a grave threat to its survival. Notably, the construction of large scale water conservancy projects such as the Gezhouba Dam and the Three Gorges Dam has significantly modified the natural hydrological rhythms of the downstream river. Key environmental variables, including river flow dynamics, water level fluctuations, and water temperature variations, have been altered, thereby disrupting both the physical and biological conditions essential for the natural reproduction of the Chinese sturgeon. In addition, human induced factors like environmental pollution have severely impacted its reproductive activities. Alarmingly, since 2013, 2015, and continuously from 2017 to the present, no natural spawning events of the Chinese sturgeon have been detected in the spawning grounds downstream of the Gezhouba Dam, raising serious concerns about the species' population status.Current research on the Chinese sturgeon predominantly focuses on population resource surveys, mostly relying on hydroacoustic detection methods. There is a conspicuous lack of novel technological approaches for its monitoring. Moreover, integrated analyses of the physical habitat suitability and biological integrity in the Chinese sturgeon spawning ground reaches are scarce.
To elucidate the population size dynamics and spatial distribution patterns of the Chinese sturgeon's reproductive groups in the spawning ground reaches following the cessation of natural spawning, this study adopted a combined approach of fishery hydroacoustic surveys and environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring techniques. Continuous multi year synchronous monitoring was conducted in the Yangtze River sections within the Hubei Yichang Chinese Sturgeon Provincial Nature Reserve (hereinafter referred to as the "Reserve").
Additionally, a habitat suitability model for the Chinese sturgeon spawning grounds was developed. This model was based on a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model, constrained by fuzzy-logic rules and a temperature suitability index.
关键词
Chinese sturgeon;,Hydroacoustics;,Environmental DNA;,Habitat suitability;
稿件作者
崔 昭鹏
中国海洋大学
Chang Jianbo
Wuhan University
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