Queen's University Marine Laboratory (QML), Portaferry, Northern Ireland, UK.
Orkney Skate Trust, Stromness, Orkney, UK.
J Fish Biol. 2021 Oct;99(4):1492-1496. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14817. Epub 2021 Jun 23.
Essential fish habitats (EFHs) are critical for fish life-history events, including spawning, breeding, feeding or growth. This study provides evidence of EFHs for the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) in the waters around the Orkney Isles, Scotland, based on citizen-science observation data. The habitats of potential egg-laying sites were parametrised as >20 m depth, with boulders or exposed bedrock, in moderate current flow (0.3-2.8 knots) with low sedimentation. This information provides a significant contribution to the understanding of EFHs for flapper skate.
必需鱼类生境（EFHs）对鱼类的生命周期事件至关重要，包括产卵、繁殖、觅食或生长。本研究基于公民科学观测数据，为苏格兰奥克尼群岛周边水域的濒危物种短鳍拟庸鲽（Dipturus intermedius）提供了 EFHs 的证据。潜在产卵地点的栖息地参数设定为 >20 米深，有巨石或裸露的基岩，中等海流（0.3-2.8 节），沉积物少。这些信息为了解短鳍拟庸鲽的 EFHs 做出了重要贡献。
