Resource quality controls detritivore consumption, growth, survival and body condition recovery of reproducing females
Aitor Larrañaga A B , Ana Basaguren A and Jesús Pozo A
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country, PO Box 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain.
B Corresponding author. Email: aitor.larranagaa@ehu.es
Marine and Freshwater Research 65(10) 910-917 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF13165
Submitted: 25 June 2013 Accepted: 17 January 2014 Published: 4 July 2014
Abstract
Although the effect of resource quality on density, biomass, growth rate and secondary production of consumers has been frequently documented, the direct repercussion of resource quality on reproduction has been less investigated. Here we tested the hypothesis that resource quality can limit body-condition recovery of reproducing individuals. For this, we reared ovigerous females of the freshwater amphipod Echinogammarus berilloni in the laboratory and fed them with leaves differing in quality (native Alnus, Quercus, or the exotic Eucalyptus) conditioned in three streams differing in the concentration of dissolved nutrients. Both consumption and growth rate, as well as the length-corrected mass and protein content of females after the release of the eggs, were negatively related to the C : N and C : P ratios of the resource. Survival was significantly lower with the exotic eucalypt leaf litter compared to native alder and oak, a result likely explained by the toxicity of the leaves. The conditioning of the leaves in the different streams did not affect the measured variables, although it interacted with survival. The present study suggests that resource quality can affect the recovery of body condition of reproducing females and shape the population structure of iteroparous species.
Additional keywords: amphipod, leaf litter, microcosm, stoichiometry.
References
Abelho, M., and Graça, M. A. S. (1996). Effects of eucalyptus afforestation on leaf litter dynamics and macroinvertebrate community structure of streams in central Portugal. Hydrobiologia 324, 195–204.| Effects of eucalyptus afforestation on leaf litter dynamics and macroinvertebrate community structure of streams in central Portugal.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Allen, S. E., Grimshaw, H. M., Parkinson, J. A., and Quarmby, C. (1974). ‘Chemical Analysis of Ecological Materials.’ (Blackwell Scientific: Oxford.)
Bärlocher, F., Canhoto, C., and Graça, M. A. S. (1995). Fungal colonization of alder and eucalypt leaves in 2 streams in central Portugal. Archiv fuer Hydrobiologie 133, 457–470.
Basset, A., and Glazier, D. S. (1995). Resource limitation and intraspecific patterns of weight X length variation among spring detritivores. Hydrobiologia 316, 127–137.
| Resource limitation and intraspecific patterns of weight X length variation among spring detritivores.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Becker, C., and Boersma, M. (2003). Resource quality effects on life histories of Daphnia. Limnology and Oceanography 48, 700–706.
| Resource quality effects on life histories of Daphnia.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Bligh, E., and Dyer, W. (1959). A rapid method of total lipid extraction and purification. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology 37, 911–917.
| A rapid method of total lipid extraction and purification.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DyaG1MXhtVSgt70%3D&md5=d5792cbb19e1f54982e15cd29f3ff59aCAS | 13671378PubMed |
Campbell, I. C., James, K. R., Hart, B. T., and Devereaux, A. (1992). Allochthonous coarse particulate organic material in forest and pasture reaches of two south-eastern Australian streams. II. Litter processing. Freshwater Biology 27, 353–365.
| Allochthonous coarse particulate organic material in forest and pasture reaches of two south-eastern Australian streams. II. Litter processing.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Canhoto, C., and Graça, M. A. S. (1999). Leaf barriers to fungal colonization and shredders (Tipula lateralis) consumption of decomposing Eucalyptus globulus. Microbial Ecology 37, 163–172.
| Leaf barriers to fungal colonization and shredders (Tipula lateralis) consumption of decomposing Eucalyptus globulus.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 10227874PubMed |
Canhoto, C., and Graça, M. A. S. (2006). Digestive tract and leaf processing capacity of the stream invertebrate Tipula lateralis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84, 1087–1095.
| Digestive tract and leaf processing capacity of the stream invertebrate Tipula lateralis.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Covelo, F., and Gallardo, A. (2001). Temporal variation in total leaf phenolics concentration of Quercus robur in forested and harvested stands in northwestern Spain. Canadian Journal of Botany 79, 1262–1269.
| Temporal variation in total leaf phenolics concentration of Quercus robur in forested and harvested stands in northwestern Spain.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD38XlsVagtQ%3D%3D&md5=5417adcd361f5982a085452c0ac04d2cCAS |
Cross, W. F., Benstead, J. P., Rosemond, A. D., and Wallace, J. B. (2003). Consumer-resource stoichiometry in detritus-based streams. Ecology Letters 6, 721–732.
| Consumer-resource stoichiometry in detritus-based streams.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Cross, W. F., Wallace, J. B., Rosemond, A. D., and Eggert, S. L. (2006). Whole-system nutrient enrichment increases secondary production in a detritus-based ecosystem. Ecology 87, 1556–1565.
| Whole-system nutrient enrichment increases secondary production in a detritus-based ecosystem.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:STN:280:DC%2BD28vks1ChsA%3D%3D&md5=ed3f7ea53f1adeacfac07bff2ebe0583CAS | 16869431PubMed |
Cruz-Rivera, E., and Hay, M. E. (2000). Can quantity replace quality? Food choice, compensatory feeding, and fitness of marine mesograzers. Ecology 81, 201–219.
| Can quantity replace quality? Food choice, compensatory feeding, and fitness of marine mesograzers.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Dangles, O., Gessner, M. O., Guerold, F., and Chauvet, E. (2004). Impacts of stream acidification on litter breakdown: implications for assessing ecosystem functioning. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 365–378.
| Impacts of stream acidification on litter breakdown: implications for assessing ecosystem functioning.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2cXjvFylsrs%3D&md5=805b4453096deb436b7e9e0c45f6c6d1CAS |
Dick, J. T. A., Johnson, M. P., McCambridge, S., Johnson, J., Carson, V. E. E., Kelly, D. W., and MacNeil, C. (2005). Predatory nature of the littoral amphipod Echinogammarus marinus: gut content analysis and effects of alternative food and substrate heterogeneity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 291, 151–158.
| Predatory nature of the littoral amphipod Echinogammarus marinus: gut content analysis and effects of alternative food and substrate heterogeneity.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Dodds, W. K. (2006). Eutrophication and trophic state in rivers and streams. Limnology and Oceanography 51, 671–680.
| Eutrophication and trophic state in rivers and streams.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD28XhsFaqu78%3D&md5=ca8665c539dad6962858f9df10aaea66CAS |
Elser, J. J., Fagan, W. F., Denno, R. F., Dobberfuhl, D. R., Folarin, A., Huberty, A., Interlandi, S., Kilham, S. S., McCauley, E., Schulz, K. L., Siemann, E. H., and Sterner, R. W. (2000). Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs. Nature 408, 578–580.
| Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD3cXovFWrsLs%3D&md5=5b8b2cfdd5a466ffcd29d31d74dea57bCAS | 11117743PubMed |
Gee, J. H. R. (1988). Population dynamics and morphometrics of Gammarus pulex L.: evidence of seasonal food limitation in a freshwater detritivore. Freshwater Biology 19, 333–343.
| Population dynamics and morphometrics of Gammarus pulex L.: evidence of seasonal food limitation in a freshwater detritivore.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Gergs, R., and Rothhaupt, K. O. (2008). Feeding rates, assimilation efficiencies and growth of two amphipod species on biodeposited material from zebra mussels. Freshwater Biology 53, 2494–2503.
| Feeding rates, assimilation efficiencies and growth of two amphipod species on biodeposited material from zebra mussels.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Giling, D., Reich, P., and Thompson, R. (2012). Riparian vegetation removal alters consumer – resource stoichiometry in an Australian lowland stream. Marine and Freshwater Research 63, 1–8.
| Riparian vegetation removal alters consumer – resource stoichiometry in an Australian lowland stream.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Glazier, D. S. (2000). Is fatter fitter? Body storage and reproduction in ten populations of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus minus. Oecologia 122, 335–345.
| Is fatter fitter? Body storage and reproduction in ten populations of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus minus.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Greenwood, J. L., Rosemond, A. D., Wallace, J. B., Cross, W. F., and Weyers, H. S. (2007). Nutrients stimulate leaf breakdown rates and detritivore biomass: bottom-up effects via heterotrophic pathways. Oecologia 151, 637–649.
| Nutrients stimulate leaf breakdown rates and detritivore biomass: bottom-up effects via heterotrophic pathways.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 17146682PubMed |
Gulis, V., Ferreira, V., and Graça, M. A. S. (2006). Stimulation of leaf litter decomposition and associated fungi and invertebrates by moderate eutrophication: implications for stream assessment. Freshwater Biology 51, 1655–1669.
| Stimulation of leaf litter decomposition and associated fungi and invertebrates by moderate eutrophication: implications for stream assessment.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD28XhtVKru7%2FM&md5=e432a73ba2ac4dae7709fc79da7bca74CAS |
Hill, W. R., Weber, S. C., and Stewart, A. J. (1992). Food limitation of two lotic grazers: quantity, quality, and size-specificity. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 11, 420–432.
| Food limitation of two lotic grazers: quantity, quality, and size-specificity.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Iglesias-Trabado, G., Carballeira-Tenreiro, R., and Folgueiro-Lozano, J. (2009). Eucalyptus universalis: global cultivated eucalyptus forests map. Version 1.2. In ‘EUCALYPTOLOGICS: Information resources on Eucalyptus cultivation worldwide’. (GIT Forestry Consulting: Lugo, Spain.) Available from: http://git-forestry.com [Accessed 19 October 2009.]
Kinzler, W., Kley, A., Mayer, G., Waloszek, D., and Maier, G. (2009). Mutual predation between and cannibalism within several freshwater gammarids: Dikerogammarus villosus versus one native and three invasives. Aquatic Ecology 43, 457–464.
| Mutual predation between and cannibalism within several freshwater gammarids: Dikerogammarus villosus versus one native and three invasives.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Larrañaga, A., Basaguren, A., Elosegi, A., and Pozo, J. (2009a). Impacts of Eucalyptus globulus plantations on Atlantic streams: changes in invertebrate density and shredder traits. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 175, 151–160.
| Impacts of Eucalyptus globulus plantations on Atlantic streams: changes in invertebrate density and shredder traits.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Larrañaga, A., Basaguren, A., and Pozo, J. (2009b). Impacts of Eucalyptus globulus plantations on physiology and population densities of invertebrates inhabiting Iberian Atlantic streams. International Review of Hydrobiology 94, 497–511.
| Impacts of Eucalyptus globulus plantations on physiology and population densities of invertebrates inhabiting Iberian Atlantic streams.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Larrañaga, A., Layer, K., Basaguren, A., Pozo, J., and Woodward, G. (2010). Consumer body composition and community structure in a stream is altered by pH. Freshwater Biology 55, 670–680.
| Consumer body composition and community structure in a stream is altered by pH.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Marcarelli, A., Baxter, C., Mineau, M., and Hall, R. J. (2011). Quantity and quality: unifying food web and ecosystem perspectives on the role of resource subsidies in freshwaters. Ecology 92, 1215–1225.
| Quantity and quality: unifying food web and ecosystem perspectives on the role of resource subsidies in freshwaters.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 21797150PubMed |
Markwell, M. A. K., Haas, S. M., Bieber, L. L., and Tolbert, N. E. (1978). A modification of Lowry procedure to simplify protein determination in membrane and lipoprotein samples. Analytical Biochemistry 87, 206–210.
| A modification of Lowry procedure to simplify protein determination in membrane and lipoprotein samples.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DyaE1cXktF2mt7w%3D&md5=674f1ba97a3d8ceda55c388f31382584CAS |
Øie, G., and Olsen, Y. (1997). Protein and lipid content of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis during variable growth and feeding condition. Hydrobiologia 358, 251–258.
| Protein and lipid content of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis during variable growth and feeding condition.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Pascoal, C., Cássio, F., and Marvanová, L. (2005). Anthropogenic stress may affect aquatic hyphomycete diversity more than leaf decomposition in a low-order stream. Archiv fuer Hydrobiologie 162, 481–496.
| Anthropogenic stress may affect aquatic hyphomycete diversity more than leaf decomposition in a low-order stream.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Pinheiro, J., and Bates, D. (2000). ‘Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-plus.’ (Springer-Verlag: New York.)
Pozo, J., González, E., Díez, J. R., Molinero, J., and Elósegui, A. (1997). Inputs of particulate organic matter to streams with different riparian vegetation. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 16, 602–611.
| Inputs of particulate organic matter to streams with different riparian vegetation.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
R Core Development Team (2011). R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. (R Foundation for Statistical Computing: Vienna, Austria.)
Rasmussen, J., Wiberg-Larsen, P., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., Monberg, R. J., and Kronvang, B. (2012). Impacts of pesticides and natural stressors on leaf litter decomposition in agricultural streams. The Science of the Total Environment 416, 148–155.
| Impacts of pesticides and natural stressors on leaf litter decomposition in agricultural streams.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DC%2BC38XhsVyqs7c%3D&md5=244e9f820f30224fbf34c34eede7e7a4CAS | 22177030PubMed |
Rong, Q., Sridhar, K. R., and Bärlocher, F. (1995). Food selection in three leaf-shredding stream invertebrates. Hydrobiologia 316, 173–181.
| Food selection in three leaf-shredding stream invertebrates.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DyaK28Xhs1ejsbw%3D&md5=0f52aad3efa94add28ed190b254cdd04CAS |
Sampaio, A., Cortes, R., and Leão, C. (2001). Invertebrate and microbial colonisation in native and exotic leaf litter species in a mountain stream. International Review of Hydrobiology 86, 527–540.
| Invertebrate and microbial colonisation in native and exotic leaf litter species in a mountain stream.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Sampaio, A., Cortes, R., and Leão, C. (2004). Yeast and macroinvertebrate communities associated with leaf litter decomposition in a second order stream. International Review of Hydrobiology 89, 453–466.
| Yeast and macroinvertebrate communities associated with leaf litter decomposition in a second order stream.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Smock, L. A. (1980). Relationships between body size and biomass of aquatic insects. Freshwater Biology 10, 375–383.
| Relationships between body size and biomass of aquatic insects.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Stevenson, R. D., and Woods, W. A. (2006). Condition indices for conservation: new uses for evolving tools. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46, 1169–1190.
| Condition indices for conservation: new uses for evolving tools.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:STN:280:DC%2BC3MngsFCgtA%3D%3D&md5=08e7b9a31484c786b288bd031a77d03eCAS | 21672816PubMed |
Sutton, M. A., Oenema, O., Erisman, J. W., Leip, A., van Grinsven, H., and Winiwarter, W. (2011). Too much of a good thing. Nature 472, 159–161.
| Too much of a good thing.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar | 1:CAS:528:DC%2BC3MXksFWgt74%3D&md5=d1191b233fd9b123d45ce6e73d0a5590CAS | 21478874PubMed |
Woodward, G., Papantoniou, G., Edwards, F., and Lauridsen, R. B. (2008). Trophic trickles and cascades in a complex food web: impacts of a keystone predator on stream community structure and ecosystem processes. Oikos 117, 683–692.
| Trophic trickles and cascades in a complex food web: impacts of a keystone predator on stream community structure and ecosystem processes.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
Zöllner, N., and Kirsch, K. (1962). Über die quantitative Bestimmung von Lipoiden (Mikromethode) mittels der vielen natürlichen Lipoiden (allen bekannten Plasmolipoiden) gemeinsamen Sulfophosphovanillin-Reaktion. Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Experimentelle Medizin 135, 545–561.
| Über die quantitative Bestimmung von Lipoiden (Mikromethode) mittels der vielen natürlichen Lipoiden (allen bekannten Plasmolipoiden) gemeinsamen Sulfophosphovanillin-Reaktion.Crossref | GoogleScholarGoogle Scholar |
