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Temporal and spatial variation of fish assemblages in Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China

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Using multi-mesh gillnets and trawls, the fish communities in Dianshan Lake at 6 stations from Oct. 2009 to Jul. 2010 were investigated seasonally to reveal the biodiversity and its spatial and temporal distribution patterns. The long-term changes in their structural characteristics were then analyzed to identify the main influencing factors and several measures for lake restoration were put forward. Thirty six species, belonging to 9 family and 30 genera, were collected, amongst which, the order Cypriniformes accounted for 61.1% of the total species number. In terms of importance value, Cypriniformes was the predominant group, Coilia nasus the dominant species, while Cyprinus carpio and Rhinogobius giurinus were the subdominant taxa. The community types did not differ among stations, but between seasons. There were no significant differences between seasons and among stations in species diversity, but richness differed both spatially and seasonally. Along with the process of eutrophication and the drastic reduction of the area colonized by macrophytes from 1959 to 2009–2010, the fish diversity declined markedly, and species numbers of herbivores and piscivores declined proportionately more than those of invertivores, omnivores, and planktivores. The decline of potamophilus and river-lake migratory fish was more marked than those of sedentary, river-sea migratory, and estuarine fishes. Eutrophication concomitant with sharp reduction of macrophyte area and overfishing may be the main reasons for the decline in fish diversity in Dianshan Lake.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fishery Germplasm Resources, Ministry of Aqriculture of China, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China

    Zhongjun Hu  (胡忠军), Siqing Wang  (王思卿), Hao Wu  (吴昊) & Qigen Liu  (刘其根)

  2. Shanghai Water Authority, Shanghai, 200040, China

    Qingjiang Chen  (陈庆江) & Renliang Ruan  (阮仁良)

  3. School of Life Science, East Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China

    Liqiao Chen  (陈立侨)

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Supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Nos. 08DZ1203101, 08DZ1203102), the Shanghai University Knowledge Service Platform, Shanghai Ocean University Aquatic Animal Breeding Center (No. ZF1206), and the Open Project of Key Laboratory of Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization, Certificated by Ministry of Agriculture of China

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Hu, Z., Wang, S., Wu, H. et al. Temporal and spatial variation of fish assemblages in Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, China. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 799–809 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3193-4

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