Conservation physiology of marine fishes: state of the art and prospects for policy
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Conservation physiology of marine fishes : state of the art and prospects for policy. / McKenzie, David J.; Axelsson, Michael; Chabot, Denis; Claireaux, Guy; Cooke, Steven J.; Corner, Richard A.; De Boeck, Gudrun; Domenici, Paolo; Guerreiro, Pedro M.; Hamer, Bojan; Jørgensen, Christian; Killen, Shaun S.; Lefevre, Sjannie; Marras, Stefano; Michaelidis, Basile; Nilsson, Göran E.; Peck, Myron A.; Perez-Ruzafa, Angel; Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D.; Shiels, Holly A.; Steffensen, John Fleng; Svendsen, Jon C.; Svendsen, Morten Bo Søndergaard; Teal, Lorna R.; van der Meer, Jaap; Wang, Tobias; Wilson, Jonathan M.; Wilson, Rod W.; Metcalfe, Julian D.
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T1 - Conservation physiology of marine fishes
T2 - state of the art and prospects for policy
AU - McKenzie, David J.
AU - Axelsson, Michael
AU - Chabot, Denis
AU - Claireaux, Guy
AU - Cooke, Steven J.
AU - Corner, Richard A.
AU - De Boeck, Gudrun
AU - Domenici, Paolo
AU - Guerreiro, Pedro M.
AU - Hamer, Bojan
AU - Jørgensen, Christian
AU - Killen, Shaun S.
AU - Lefevre, Sjannie
AU - Marras, Stefano
AU - Michaelidis, Basile
AU - Nilsson, Göran E.
AU - Peck, Myron A.
AU - Perez-Ruzafa, Angel
AU - Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D.
AU - Shiels, Holly A.
AU - Steffensen, John Fleng
AU - Svendsen, Jon C.
AU - Svendsen, Morten Bo Søndergaard
AU - Teal, Lorna R.
AU - van der Meer, Jaap
AU - Wang, Tobias
AU - Wilson, Jonathan M.
AU - Wilson, Rod W.
AU - Metcalfe, Julian D.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The state of the art of research on the environmental physiology of marine fishes is reviewed from the perspective of how it can contribute to conservation of biodiversity and fishery resources. A major constraint to application of physiological knowledge for conservation of marine fishes is the limited knowledge base; international collaboration is needed to study the environmental physiology of a wider range of species. Multifactorial field and laboratory studies on biomarkers hold promise to relate ecophysiology directly to habitat quality and population status. The 'Fry paradigm' could have broad applications for conservation physiology research if it provides a universal mechanism to link physiological function with ecological performance and population dynamics of fishes, through effects of abiotic conditions on aerobic metabolic scope. The available data indicate, however, that the paradigm is not universal, so further research is required on a wide diversity of species. Fish physiologists should interact closely with researchers developing ecological models, in order to investigate how integrating physiological information improves confidence in projecting effects of global change; for example, with mechanistic models that define habitat suitability based upon potential for aerobic scope or outputs of a dynamic energy budget. One major challenge to upscaling from physiology of individuals to the level of species and communities is incorporating intraspecific variation, which could be a crucial component of species' resilience to global change. Understanding what fishes do in the wild is also a challenge, but techniques of biotelemetry and biologging are providing novel information towards effective conservation. Overall, fish physiologists must strive to render research outputs more applicable to management and decision-making. There are various potential avenues for information flow, in the shorter term directly through biomarker studies and in the longer term by collaborating with modellers and fishery biologists.
AB - The state of the art of research on the environmental physiology of marine fishes is reviewed from the perspective of how it can contribute to conservation of biodiversity and fishery resources. A major constraint to application of physiological knowledge for conservation of marine fishes is the limited knowledge base; international collaboration is needed to study the environmental physiology of a wider range of species. Multifactorial field and laboratory studies on biomarkers hold promise to relate ecophysiology directly to habitat quality and population status. The 'Fry paradigm' could have broad applications for conservation physiology research if it provides a universal mechanism to link physiological function with ecological performance and population dynamics of fishes, through effects of abiotic conditions on aerobic metabolic scope. The available data indicate, however, that the paradigm is not universal, so further research is required on a wide diversity of species. Fish physiologists should interact closely with researchers developing ecological models, in order to investigate how integrating physiological information improves confidence in projecting effects of global change; for example, with mechanistic models that define habitat suitability based upon potential for aerobic scope or outputs of a dynamic energy budget. One major challenge to upscaling from physiology of individuals to the level of species and communities is incorporating intraspecific variation, which could be a crucial component of species' resilience to global change. Understanding what fishes do in the wild is also a challenge, but techniques of biotelemetry and biologging are providing novel information towards effective conservation. Overall, fish physiologists must strive to render research outputs more applicable to management and decision-making. There are various potential avenues for information flow, in the shorter term directly through biomarker studies and in the longer term by collaborating with modellers and fishery biologists.
U2 - 10.1093/conphys/cow046
DO - 10.1093/conphys/cow046
M3 - Review
C2 - 27766156
VL - 4
JO - Conservation Physiology
JF - Conservation Physiology
SN - 2051-1434
IS - 1
M1 - cow046
ER -
ID: 168543480