Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene

Fish skeletal remains recovered from two archaeological sites dated in the Middle Holocene of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) were analysed to describe habitat use patterns by hake in the past and predict changes in a warmer world. Mitochondrial DNA was successfully extracted and amplified from 42 out...

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Authors: Bas, Maria; Salemme, Monica Cira; Green, Eleanor Joan; Santiago, Fernando Carlos; Speller, Camilla; Alvarez, Myrian Rosa; Briz Godino, Ivan; Cardona, Luis
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Publication date:2020
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/141340
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/141340
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Keyword:HAKE
OSTEOMETRY
STABLE ISOTOPES
TIERRA DEL FUEGO
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
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Alvarez, Myrian Rosa
Briz Godino, Ivan
Cardona, Luis
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description Fish skeletal remains recovered from two archaeological sites dated in the Middle Holocene of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) were analysed to describe habitat use patterns by hake in the past and predict changes in a warmer world. Mitochondrial DNA was successfully extracted and amplified from 42 out of 45 first vertebra from ancient hake and phylogenetic analysis assigned all haplotypes to Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi). According to osteometry, the Argentine hake recovered from the archaeological site were likely adults ranging 37.2?58.1 cm in standard length. C and N stable isotope analysis showed that currently Argentine hake use foraging grounds deeper than those of Patagonian blenny and pink cusk-eel. Argentine hake, however, had a much broader isotopic niche during the Middle Holocene, when a large part of the population foraged much shallower than contemporary pink cusk-eel. The overall evidence suggests the presence of large numbers of Argentine hake onshore Tierra del Fuego during the Middle Holocene, which allowed exploitation by hunter-gatherer-fisher groups devoid of fishing technology. Interestingly, average SST off Tierra del Fuego during the Middle Holocene was higher than currently (11 °C vs 7 °C) and matched SST in the current southernmost onshore spawning aggregations, at latitude 47 °S. This indicates that increasing SST resulting from global warming will likely result into an increased abundance of adult Argentine hake onshore Tierra del Fuego, as during the Middle Holocene. Furthermore, stable isotope ratios from mollusc shells confirmed a much higher marine primary productivity during the Middle Holocene off Tierra del Fuego.
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spelling Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene Bas, Maria Salemme, Monica Cira Green, Eleanor Joan Santiago, Fernando Carlos Speller, Camilla Alvarez, Myrian Rosa Briz Godino, Ivan Cardona, Luis HAKE OSTEOMETRY STABLE ISOTOPES TIERRA DEL FUEGO ZOOARCHAEOLOGY https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6 Fish skeletal remains recovered from two archaeological sites dated in the Middle Holocene of Tierra del Fuego (Argentina) were analysed to describe habitat use patterns by hake in the past and predict changes in a warmer world. Mitochondrial DNA was successfully extracted and amplified from 42 out of 45 first vertebra from ancient hake and phylogenetic analysis assigned all haplotypes to Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi). According to osteometry, the Argentine hake recovered from the archaeological site were likely adults ranging 37.2?58.1 cm in standard length. C and N stable isotope analysis showed that currently Argentine hake use foraging grounds deeper than those of Patagonian blenny and pink cusk-eel. Argentine hake, however, had a much broader isotopic niche during the Middle Holocene, when a large part of the population foraged much shallower than contemporary pink cusk-eel. The overall evidence suggests the presence of large numbers of Argentine hake onshore Tierra del Fuego during the Middle Holocene, which allowed exploitation by hunter-gatherer-fisher groups devoid of fishing technology. Interestingly, average SST off Tierra del Fuego during the Middle Holocene was higher than currently (11 °C vs 7 °C) and matched SST in the current southernmost onshore spawning aggregations, at latitude 47 °S. This indicates that increasing SST resulting from global warming will likely result into an increased abundance of adult Argentine hake onshore Tierra del Fuego, as during the Middle Holocene. Furthermore, stable isotope ratios from mollusc shells confirmed a much higher marine primary productivity during the Middle Holocene off Tierra del Fuego. Fil: Bas, Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina Fil: Salemme, Monica Cira. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego; Argentina Fil: Green, Eleanor Joan. University of York; Reino Unido Fil: Santiago, Fernando Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina Fil: Speller, Camilla. University of York; Reino Unido Fil: Alvarez, Myrian Rosa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina Fil: Briz Godino, Ivan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. University of York; Reino Unido Fil: Cardona, Luis. Universidad de Barcelona; España Springer http://hdl.handle.net/11336/141340 Bas, Maria; Salemme, Monica Cira; Green, Eleanor Joan; Santiago, Fernando Carlos; Speller, Camilla; et al.; Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene; Springer; Oecologia; 193; 2; 5-2020; 461-474 0029-8549 CONICET Digital CONICET
spellingShingle Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene
Bas, Maria
HAKE
OSTEOMETRY
STABLE ISOTOPES
TIERRA DEL FUEGO
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
status_str publishedVersion
title Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene
title_full Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene
title_fullStr Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene
title_full_unstemmed Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene
title_short Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene
title_sort Predicting habitat use by the Argentine hake Merluccius hubbsi in a warmer world: inferences from the Middle Holocene
topic HAKE
OSTEOMETRY
STABLE ISOTOPES
TIERRA DEL FUEGO
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
topic_facet HAKE
OSTEOMETRY
STABLE ISOTOPES
TIERRA DEL FUEGO
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/141340