Trophic Relationships and Structure of Brackish Water and Coastal Ecosystems: Possible Common Trends between African and Asian Waterbodies
![](/public/icon/gor.png)
![](/public/icon/pdf.png)
Keywords:
Ecopath with Ecosim, Mass balance models, Small-scale fisheries, Tropical fisheriesAbstract
In the present synthesis, trophic relationships of eight coastal and brackish ecosystems in some countries of Africa and Asia were reviewed (Ivory Coast, Benin, Senegal, in Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand and China in Asia). For these highly productive and complex ecosystems, knowledge on the biological and ecological functioning of fish faunas utilizing, as well as, the environmental forces contributing to geographic specificities of these environments is vital for their sustainable management and conservation. Recognizing that anthropogenic activities impact not only the environment but the dynamics and functioning of its living resources, untangling ecosystem processes can increase understanding of its current health and resilience to change. Effective management of these ecosystems should focus on a framework based on a sound understanding of ecosystem
Downloads
References
Adingra, A.A. and Arfi, R., 1998. Organic and bacterial pollution in the Ebrié Lagoon, Côteâ€d'Ivoire. Mar. Poll. Bull., 36:689â€695
Adité, A., Winemiller, K.O. and Fiogbe, E.D., 2005. Ontogenetic, seasonal, and spatial variation in the diet of Heterotis niloticus (Osteoglossiformes: Osteoglossidae) in the Sô River and Lake Hlan, Benin, West Africa. Environ. Biol. Fishes, 73:367–378
Albaret, J.â€J., 1999. Les peuplements des estuaires et des lagunes, pp 325â€349. In: J.â€R. Durand, P. Dufour, D. Guiral and S.G.F. Zabi (Editor), Environnement et Ressources Aquatiques de Côteâ€d'Ivoire. Editions d'ORSTOM, Paris.
Albaret, J.â€J. and Laë, R., 2003. Impact of fishing on fish assemblages in tropical lagoons: the example of the Ebrie lagoon,West Africa. Aquat. Living Resour., 16:1â€9
Albaret, J.â€J. and Écoutin, J.â€M., 1989. Communication merâ€lagune: impact d'une ouverture sur l'ichtyofaune de la lagune Ebrié (Côte d'Ivoire). Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop., 22:71â€81.
Albaret, J.â€J., Simier, M., Darboe, F.S., Écoutin, J.â€M., Raffray, J. and Tito de Morais, L., 2004. Fish diversity and distribution in the Gambia Estuary, West Africa, in relation to environmental variables. Aquat. Living Resour., 17:35â€46.
Allan, J.D., Abell, R., Hogan, Z., Ravenga, C., Taylor, B., Welcomme, R. and Winemiller, K.O., 2005 Overfishing of inland waters. BioScience 55:1041â€1051.
Allen, K.R., 1971. Relation between production and biomass. Journal of the Fisheries Board of Canada 28, 1573-1581.
Berger, U., Glaser, M., Koch, B., Krause, G., Lara, R., Saintâ€Paul, U., Schories, D. and Wolff, M., 1999. An integrated approach to mangrove dynamics and management. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 5:125†134.
Bricker, S.B., Ferreira, G.J. and Simas, T., 2003. An integrated methodology for assessment of estuarine trophic status. Ecological Modelling, 169:39–60.
Chaboud, C. and Charlesâ€Dominique, E., 1991. Les pêches artisanales en Afrique de l'ouest : état des connaissances et évolution de la recherche. In: J.L.e.J.W.E. J.â€R.Durand (Editor), La Recherche Face à la Pêche Artisanale, Symp. Int. ORSTOMâ€IFREMER, Montpellier France, 3â€7 juillet 1989. ORSTOM, Paris, pp. 99â€141.
Christensen, V., 1995. Ecosystem maturity-towards quantification. Ecological Modelling. 77, 3–32.
Christensen, V., C.J Walters and D. Pauly, 2005. Ecopath with Ecosim: a user’s guide. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 154pp.
Day, J.H., Blaber, S.J.M. and Wallace, J.H., 2001. Estuarine fishes, p. 197â€221. In: J.H. Day (Editor), Estuarine ecology with particular reference to Southern Africa. A. A. Balkema, Cape Town.
Dayaratne, P., 1998. Review of Resource assessment information on small pelagic fish stocks in coastal marine waters of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka J. Aquat. Sci. 3, 1-10.
Duan L.J. , S.Y. Li , Y. Liu , J. Moreau and V. Christensen. 2009 Modelling the changes in the coastal ecosystem of the Pearl River Estuary from 1981 to 1998. Ecological Modelling 22, 191-198
Durand J.R., P.Dufour, D.Guiral and S.G.F. Zabi (eds) 1994 les ressources aquatiques de Côte-d’Ivoire, Tome II - Les milieux lagunaires. ORSTOM, Paris.
Durand, J.R. and M. Skubich, 1982. Les lagunes ivoiriennes. Aquaculture 27(3): 211-250.
Enin, U.E., 1997. Formulation of management strategies for two exploited West African prawn populations. Fish. Manage. Ecol., 4:301â€309.
FAO, 2003. Review of the state of world fishery resources: Inland fisheries, FAO, Rome
Finn J.T., 1976. Measures of ecosystem structure and function derived from analysis of flows. Journal of Theoretical Biology 56, 363-380.
Gnohossou, P., 2006. La faune benthique d'une lagune ouest africaine (le Lac Nokoué au Bénin): Diversité, abondance, variations temporelles et spatiales †place dans la chaïne trophique, Institut National Polytechnique Toulouse.
Haputhantri, S.S.K., 2004. Assessment of a coastal fishery of Sri Lanka using single-species and multi-species approaches. Ph.D. Thesis, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. 174 pp.
Jayawardane, P.A.A.T., 2001. Fishery biology and population dynamics of shrimps (Penaeus indicus and Metapenaeus dobsoni) in the lagoon and the coastal area of Negombo, Sri Lanka. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. 178 pp.
Kay, J.J., 1991. The concept of ecological integrity, alternative theories of ecology and implications for decisionâ€support indicators, pp. 23â€58. In: P.A. Victor, J.J. Kay and H.J. Ruitenbeek (Editor), Economic, Ecological, and Decision Theories: Indicators of Ecologically Sustainable Development. Canadian Environmental Advisory Council, Ottawa.
Laë, R., 1997. Effects of climatic changes and develoments on continental fishing in West Africa: the examples of the Central Delta of the Niger in Mali and Coastal Lagoons in Togo, pp. 66â€86. In: K. Remane (Editor), African Inland Fisheries, aquaculture and environment. FAO,, Italy, p. 284.
Lalèyè, P.A., 2006. Length–weight and length–length relationships of fishes from the Ouémé River in Bénin (West Africa). J. Appl. Ichthyol., 22:330–333.
Lankford, R.R., 1977. Coastal lagoons of Mexico: Their origin and classification, pp182â€215. In: M. Wiley (Editor), Estuarine Processes. Academic Press, New York.
Liu Y. 1, L.J. Duan 1, M. V. Van2, N.T. Phuong2 , M. Suponpang3 S. Y. Li1 and J. Moreau, 200?: A comparison of the ecology of 3 Asian delta regions: A synthesis approach by using ECOPATH . Ecost internal document
Li, B. and G.Q.Huang, , 2008. Ecology effect and countermeasure of urbanization in Pearl River Estuary. Marine Environmental Sciences .27, 543-546 (in Chinese, with English abstract).
Liang, X.Y., J.H.Liang , J.W.Xiao, 2005. The coast changes of Zhujiang river delta and its influence on city sustainable development. Resour. Surv. Environ. 26, 283-291 (in Chinese, with English abstract).
Lindeman, R.L., 1942. The trophicâ€dynamic aspect of ecology. Ecol., 23:399â€418
Mai Viet Van, Tran Dac Dinh, Nguyen Thanh Phuong M.C. Villanueva and J. Moreau 2010 A Mass-Balance Ecopath Model of coastal Areas in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam. Asian Fisheries Sciences 23, (2) 211-218
McDowall, R.M., 1994. On size and growth in freshwater fish. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 3:67â€79
Moore, J.C., Berlow, E.L., Coleman, D.C., de Ruiter, P.C., Dong, Q., Hastings, A., Collins Johnson, N., Mc Cann, K.S., Melville, K., Morin, P.J., Nadelhoffer, K., Rosemond, A.D., Post, D.M., Sabo, J.L., Scow, K.M., Vanni, M.J. and Wall, D., 2004. Detritus, trophic dynamics and biodiversity. Ecology Letters,, 7:584â€600.
Neutel, A.â€M., Heesterbeek, J.A.P. and de Ruiter, P.C., 2002. Stability in real foodwebs: weak links in long loops. Science, 296:1120â€â€1123.
Odum, W.E. and Heald, E.J., 1972. Trophic Analyses of an estuarine mangrove community. Bull. Mar. Sci., 22:671â€738.
Palomares, M.L.D. and Pauly, D., 1998. Predicting food consumption of fish populations as functions of mortality, food type, morphometrics, temperature and salinity. Mar. Freshwater Res., 49:447â€453.
Perry, R.I. and Sumaila, U.R., 2006. Marine ecosystem variability and human community responses: the example of Ghana , West Africa. Fisheries Centre Working Paper #2006â€06, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Pimm, S.L., 1991. The balance of nature? University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Polovina, J.J., 1984. Model of a coral reef ecosystems I. The ECOPATH model and its application to French Frigate Shoals. Coral Reefs 3(1), 1-11.
Roy, P.S., Williams, R.J., Jones, A.R., Yassini, I., Gibbs, P.J., Coates, B., West, R.J., Scanes, P.R., Hudson, J.P. and Nichol, S., 2001. Structure and function of Southeast Australian estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and shelf Science, 53:351â€384.
Scharler, U.M. and Baird, D., 2003. The influence of catchment management on salinity, nutrient stochiometry and phytoplankton biomass of Eastern Cape estuaries, South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and shelf Science, 56:735â€748.
Silvestre J, V. Christensen and D. Pauly (eds) 2003 Assessment, management and future directions for Coastal fisheries in Asian countries: ICLARM Conf Proceedings 67
Thébault, E. and Loreau, M., 2006. The relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in food webs. Ecol. Res., 21:17â€25.
Vasconcellos, M., Mackinson, S., Sloman, K. and Pauly, D., 1997. The stability of trophic massâ€balance models of marine ecosystems: a comparative analysis. Ecological modelling, 100:125â€134.
Villanueva, M.C., 2004. Biodiversité et relations trophiques dans quelques milieux estuariens et lagunaires de l’Afrique de l’Ouest: adaptations aux perturbations environnementales. Thèse de Doctorat, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse: 246 pp.
Villanueva, M.C., Lalèyè, P., Albaret, J.â€J., Laë, R., Tito de Morais, L. and Moreau, J., 2006. Comparative analysis of trophic structure and interactions of two tropical lagoons. Ecol. Model., 197:461â€477.
Villanueva, M.C., Lalèyè, P., Laë, R., Albaret, J.â€J., Tito de Morais, L., Simier, M. and Moreau, J., 2007. Preliminary trophic flow models of two West African lagoons. Journal of Afrotropical Zoology:199â€212.
Vilunpath S., N.Khongshai, J. Seng-eld. , M. Elamsa Hard. and M. Supanpong 2003., Trophic model of the coastal fisheries ecosystem of the Gulf of Thailand in Silvestre J , V. Christensen and D. Pauly (eds) Assessment, management and future directions for Coastal fisheries in Asian countries: pp 365-386 ICLARM Conf Proceedings 67: 19:365 386
Welcomme, R.L., 2001. Inland Fisheries: Ecology and Management. Fishing News Books, Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Whitfield, A.K., 1990. Lifeâ€history styles of fishes in South African estuaries. Environ. Biol. Fishes, 28:295â€308
Winemiller, K.O., 1995 The structural and functional aspects of fish diversity. Bulletin Francais de la Peche et de la Pisciculture 337/338/339:23â€45.
Yáñezâ€Arancibia, A., Dominguez, A.L.L. and Pauly, D., 1994. Coastal lagoons as fish habitats. In: B. Kjerfve (Editor), Coastal Lagoon Processes. Elsevier Science Publishers B. V., pp. 363â€375
Downloads
Submitted
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research (ISCAR)
![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The copyright of the articles published in the Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research lies with the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research (ISCAR), who has the right to enter into any agreement with any organization in India or abroad engaged in reprography, photocopying, storage and dissemination of information contained in the journal. However, ISCAR supports open access and there is no restriction in the use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that it is not being used for commercial purposes and due credit is given to ISCAR.