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A preliminary analysis of trace-elemental signatures in statoliths of different spawning cohorts for Dosidicus gigas off EEZ waters of Chile

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We applied solution-based ICP-MS method to quantify the trace-elemental signatures in statoliths of jumbo flying squid, Dosidius gigas, which were collected from the waters off northern and central Chile during the scientific surveys carried out by Chinese squid jigging vessels in 2007 and 2008. The age and spawning date of the squid were back-calculated based on daily increments in statoliths. Eight elemental ratios (Sr/Ca, Ba/Ca, Mg/Ca, Mn/Ca, Na/Ca, Fe/Ca, Cu/Ca and Zn/Ca) were analyzed. It was found that Sr is the second most abundant element next to Ca, followed by Na, Fe, Mg, Zn, Cu, Ba and Mn. There was no significant relationship between element/Ca and sea surface temperature (SST) and sea surface salinity (SSS), although weak negative or positive tendency was found. MANOVA analysis showed that multivariate elemental signatures did not differ among the cohorts spawned in spring, autumn and winter, and no significant difference was found between the northern and central sampling locations. Classification results showed that all individuals of each spawned cohorts were correctly classified. This study demonstrates that the elemental signatures in D. gigas statoliths are potentially a useful tool to improve our understanding of its population structure and habitat environment.

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  1. College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, P. R. China

    Bilin Liu, **njun Chen, Zhou Fang, Song Hu & Qian Song

  2. Collaborative Innovation Center for Distant-Water Fisheries, Shanghai, 201306, P. R. China

    Bilin Liu & **njun Chen

  3. The Key Laboratory of Sustainable Exploitation of Oceanic Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, 201306, P. R. China

    Bilin Liu & **njun Chen

  4. National Engineering Research Center for Oceanic Fisheries, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, P. R. China

    Bilin Liu & **njun Chen

  5. Collaborative Innovation Center for National Distant-water Fisheries, Shanghai, 201306, P. R. China

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Liu, B., Chen, X., Fang, Z. et al. A preliminary analysis of trace-elemental signatures in statoliths of different spawning cohorts for Dosidicus gigas off EEZ waters of Chile. J. Ocean Univ. China 14, 1059–1067 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-015-2620-2

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