Relationships between water and paddlefish Polyodon spathula dentary elemental and stable-isotopic signatures: potential application for reconstructing environmental history

Bock, Lindsey R.; Whitledge, Gregory W.; Pracheil, Brenda M.; Bailey, Paul

doi:10.1111/jfb.13047

Title: Relationships between water and paddlefish Polyodon spathula dentary elemental and stable-isotopic signatures: potential application for reconstructing environmental history

Journal Article · 26 July 2016 · Journal of Fish Biology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13047 · OSTI ID:1408604

Bock, Lindsey R. ^[1]; Whitledge, Gregory W. ^[1];

^[2]; Bailey, Paul ^[3]

Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale, IL (United States). Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Environmental Sciences Division
North Dakota Game and Fish Dept., Bismarck, ND (United States)

The objectives of this study were to characterize relationships between water and paddlefish Polyodon spathula dentary Sr:Ca, δ¹⁸O and stable hydrogen isotope ratio (δD) to determine the accuracy with which individual P. spathula could be assigned to their collection locations using dentary-edge Sr:Ca, δD and δ¹⁸O. A laboratory experiment was also conducted to determine whether dentary Sr:Ca in age 0 year P. spathula would reflect shifts in water Sr:Ca to which fish were exposed. Significant linear relationships between water and dentary Sr:Ca, δD and δ¹⁸O were observed, although the relationship between water and dentary δ¹⁸O was weaker than those for Sr:Ca and δD. Classification success for individual fish to collection locations that differed in water Sr:Ca, δD and δ¹⁸O ranged from 86 to 100% based on dentary-edge Sr:Ca, δD and δ18O. Dentary Sr:Ca increased significantly in laboratory-reared age 0 year P. spathula following 4 weeks of exposure to elevated water Sr:Ca; dentary Sr:Ca of fish held in water with elevated Sr:Ca was also significantly higher than that of control fish reared in ambient laboratory water. Results indicated that P. spathula dentaries reflect water signatures for commonly-applied natural chemical markers and strongly suggest that dentary microchemistry and stable-isotopic compositions will be applicable for reconstructing P. spathula environmental history in locations where sufficient spatial differences in water chemistry occur.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1408604

Journal Information:: Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 90, Issue 2; ISSN 0022-1112

Publisher:: Wiley - Fisheries Society of the British IslesCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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