Regular ArticlesDiet Composition of Mummichogs, Fundulus heteroclitus, from Restoring and Unrestricted Regions of a New England (U.S.A.) Salt Marsh
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2021, Environmental ResearchCitation Excerpt :While they will eat detritus when prey are scarce, preferential foraging is on small crustaceans and there is evidence that their food sources can be based on benthic microalgae, rather than pelagic phytoplankton. They feed on locally produced rather than allochthonous contributions (Allen et al., 1994; Currin et al., 2003; James-Pirri et al., 2001; McMahon et al., 2005; Valiela et al., 1977). Menidia, in contrast, forage more pelagically with lesser benthic influence, their diet consisting of small zooplankton (mostly crustaceans), plant material and at times, insects (Cadigan and Fell, 1985; Fry et al., 2008; Griffin and Valiela, 2001).
Habitat decoupling via saltmarsh creek geomorphology alters connection between spatially-coupled food webs
2020, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf ScienceCitation Excerpt :Mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus), the dominant mobile consumer in the saltmarshes of coastal New England (Deegan et al., 2007), function as an important link between different saltmarsh habitats due to their reliance on these tidal subsides. Mummichogs are omnivorous, consuming detritus and algae (and macroinfauna, once they grow large enough) in the creeks (Allen et al., 1994; James-Pirri et al., 2001; Kneib, 1997, 1986). Mummichog also use high tides during the monthly spring tidal cycle, which can flood the high-marsh platform, to leave their creek habitats and feed on invertebrates on the high marsh (Kneib, 1997; Lockfield et al., 2013).
A managed realignment in the upper Bay of Fundy: Community dynamics during salt marsh restoration over 8 years in a megatidal, ice-influenced environment
2020, Ecological EngineeringCitation Excerpt :In contrast, water in reference salt pools is clear and aquatic vegetation abundant. Because green algae are a key dietary component of many salt marsh fishes (F. heteroclitus, James-Pirri et al., 2001; McMahon et al., 2005; G. aculeatus, Allen and Wootton, 1984), snails (Hydrobia spp., Wiltse et al., 1984), and other invertebrates (Corixidae and Gammaridea, Stewart et al., 1970), in addition to providing microhabitat complexity (Heck and Orth, 1980; Bates and Dewreede, 2007), their absence may result in inadequate environmental conditions and food sources for consumers. The relative constancy of patterns related to abundance of aquatic vegetation and composition of benthic community suggests that these may be the best indicators of the restoration state of salt pools.
Altered lipid homeostasis in a PCB-resistant Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) population from New Bedford Harbor, MA, U.S.A.
2019, Aquatic ToxicologyCitation Excerpt :NBH is a low-energy estuary, characterized by low wave height, finer sediment and vegetative growth in the intertidal zone (Jackson et al., 2002), and a more robust microbenthic community (Wildish and Kristmanson, 1979). The water is more turbid, reducing risk of predation on killifish by shore birds and larger fish (Kneib, 1986), and there is greater food availability for scavengers such as killifish, which feed predominantly on salt marsh detritus, copepods, diatoms, polycheates, and insects (James-Pirri et al., 2001; Kneib, 1986; McMahon et al., 2005). In contrast, SC is a high energy-estuary, characterized by clear, fast-moving water and scoured substrate.
Isolated salt marsh colonization by a resident species, mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), and a transient species, pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)
2014, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and EcologyCitation Excerpt :F. heteroclitus is a key forage species for ecologically and commercially important fishes (Abrams, 1985; Fay et al., 1983; Ruiz et al., 1993). Rarely larger than 100 mm standard length (SL), it has a maximum life span of approximately four years (Kneib and Stiven, 1978) and is a voracious predator on salt-marsh epi- and infauna (Posey and Hines, 1991; Vince et al., 1976), feeding on copepods, ostracods, insects (James-Pirri et al., 2001) and shrimps (Heck and Thoman, 1981). F. heteroclitus inhabit salt marshes (Abrams, 1985; Halpin, 2000; Kneib, 1986; McIvor and Odum, 1988) and have a distributional range from New Hampshire to northeastern Florida, occurring in hypersaline (Abrams, 1985) to freshwater conditions (Abrams, 1985; Meyer et al., 2001; Rozas and Hackney, 1984).
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