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First measurements of field metabolic rate in wild juvenile fishes show strong thermal sensitivity but variations between sympatric ecotypes

First measurements of field metabolic rate in wild juvenile fishes show strong thermal sensitivity but variations between sympatric ecotypes
First measurements of field metabolic rate in wild juvenile fishes show strong thermal sensitivity but variations between sympatric ecotypes
The relationship between physiology and temperature has a large influence on population‐level responses to climate change. In natural settings, direct thermal effects on metabolism may be exaggerated or offset by behavioural responses influencing individual energy balance. Drawing on a newly developed proxy, we provide the first estimates of the thermal performance curve of field metabolism in a wild fish. We investigate the thermal sensitivity of field metabolic rate in two sympatric, genetically distinct ecotypes of Atlantic cod from the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The combined ecotype median of field metabolic rate increased with increasing temperature until around 16°C, coincident with the thermal optimum for growth for juvenile Atlantic cod. Individual cod experienced temperatures in excess of the thermal optimum for field metabolic rate, indicating some degree of thermal limitation of field metabolism in a complex natural environment with the potential for thermal refugia. The two cod ecotypes showed different thermal performance curves for field metabolic rate, revealing that genetic components to temperature sensitivity persist beyond acclimation effects. The cold‐adapted fjord ecotype maintained higher field metabolic rates at cooler temperatures than the warm‐adapted North Sea ecotype, which showed clear preference for warmer waters around the thermal optimum. Field metabolic rates of the two ecotypes were strongly influenced by year and location of sampling, implying more complex behavioural responses to environmental conditions. We emphasise that the energy uses reflecting physiological conditions in the field should be considered in the evaluation of the effect of climatic variables on fish population dynamics and demonstrate that otolith isotopes provide an analytical framework to answer this question.
metabolic range, otolith, phenotypic performance, stable carbon isotope, stable oxygen isotope
0030-1299
287-299
Chung, Ming‐Tsung
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Jørgensen, Kris‐Emil Mose
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Trueman, Clive N.
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Knutsen, Halvor
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Jorde, Per Erik
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Chung, Ming‐Tsung
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Trueman, Clive N.
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Chung, Ming‐Tsung, Jørgensen, Kris‐Emil Mose, Trueman, Clive N., Knutsen, Halvor, Jorde, Per Erik and Grønkjær, Peter (2021) First measurements of field metabolic rate in wild juvenile fishes show strong thermal sensitivity but variations between sympatric ecotypes. Oikos, 130 (2), 287-299. (doi:10.1111/oik.07647).

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The relationship between physiology and temperature has a large influence on population‐level responses to climate change. In natural settings, direct thermal effects on metabolism may be exaggerated or offset by behavioural responses influencing individual energy balance. Drawing on a newly developed proxy, we provide the first estimates of the thermal performance curve of field metabolism in a wild fish. We investigate the thermal sensitivity of field metabolic rate in two sympatric, genetically distinct ecotypes of Atlantic cod from the Skagerrak coast of southern Norway. The combined ecotype median of field metabolic rate increased with increasing temperature until around 16°C, coincident with the thermal optimum for growth for juvenile Atlantic cod. Individual cod experienced temperatures in excess of the thermal optimum for field metabolic rate, indicating some degree of thermal limitation of field metabolism in a complex natural environment with the potential for thermal refugia. The two cod ecotypes showed different thermal performance curves for field metabolic rate, revealing that genetic components to temperature sensitivity persist beyond acclimation effects. The cold‐adapted fjord ecotype maintained higher field metabolic rates at cooler temperatures than the warm‐adapted North Sea ecotype, which showed clear preference for warmer waters around the thermal optimum. Field metabolic rates of the two ecotypes were strongly influenced by year and location of sampling, implying more complex behavioural responses to environmental conditions. We emphasise that the energy uses reflecting physiological conditions in the field should be considered in the evaluation of the effect of climatic variables on fish population dynamics and demonstrate that otolith isotopes provide an analytical framework to answer this question.

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Accepted/In Press date: 6 November 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 18 November 2020
Published date: February 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: – This work is supported by the European Commission Marie Skłodowska‐Curie Individual Fellowships (‘OTOLOG' project, 707481) and the European Regional Development Fund (Interreg IVa, ‘MarGen' and ‘MarGen II' projects). Funding Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Nordic Society Oikos. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Keywords: metabolic range, otolith, phenotypic performance, stable carbon isotope, stable oxygen isotope

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Local EPrints ID: 448526
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/448526
ISSN: 0030-1299
PURE UUID: ba15e705-cbd6-4cee-bff6-ade16d279edf
ORCID for Clive N. Trueman: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4995-736X

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Author: Ming‐Tsung Chung
Author: Kris‐Emil Mose Jørgensen
Author: Halvor Knutsen
Author: Per Erik Jorde
Author: Peter Grønkjær

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