- 著者
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増田 博幸
角田 利晴
林 義次
西尾 四良
水井 悠
堀内 俊助
中山 恭彦
- 出版者
- 日本水産工学会
- 雑誌
- 日本水産工学会誌 (ISSN:09167617)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.37, no.2, pp.135-142, 2000 (Released:2018-06-01)
- 参考文献数
- 13
- 被引用文献数
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Decline of afforested Ecklonia cava community by grazing of herbivorous fish Siganus fuscescens was
studied on the coast of Hamaoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, during a period from May 1998 to November
1999. About 400 individuals of 3-years old E.cava were grazed their laminae during September to October
1999, and about 2,800 young individuals were grazed their laminae, only left their stipe from October to
December. Because the fish bites basal parts of Ecklonia laminae, damage to the thallus is serious though the fish
grazes small amount of plant body. Grazing by S. fuscescens was observed on and after June in 1998, while in
1999 grazing was seen on and after August. Rise of seawater temperature was earlier in 1998 than in 1999.
This observation shows that grazing activity was affected by change of water temperature. Effect of grazing
pressure by herbivorous fish on the growth of afforested E.cava community is clearly demonstrated from our
observation.