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The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus)
Microphysogobio rapidus, an endemic cyprinid fish species found exclusively in Korea, has been identified in only two tributaries of the Nakdong River. The species predominantly occupies the near-gravel bottom waters within shallow sections of the middle and lower reaches of the river, characterized...
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author | Hong, Yang-Ki Kim, Kang-Rae Kim, Keun-Sik Bang, In-Chul |
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description | Microphysogobio rapidus, an endemic cyprinid fish species found exclusively in Korea, has been identified in only two tributaries of the Nakdong River. The species predominantly occupies the near-gravel bottom waters within shallow sections of the middle and lower reaches of the river, characterized by swift currents. M. rapidus is currently recognized as a critically endangered species due to its distinct habitat preference, as well as the negative impacts of stream dam development and water environment pollution. In this study, we used 10 microsatellite markers to examine the genetic diversity of M. rapidus in the upper Nam (UN), lower Nam (LN), and Deokcheon Rivers (DC) in Korea, with a specific focus on assessment of the impact of dam development. Fish sampled from the UN and LN showed a greater average number of alleles and allelic richness (A = 18.3–18.4, A(R) = 13.8) compared to those from DC (A = 11.8, A(R) = 11.5). The observed heterozygosity among the fish examined ranged from H(O) = 0.748 (LN) to 0.766 (DC). All three fish groups exhibited a significant departure from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) (p < 0.05). Despite having the largest effective population size (N(e) = 175 and 157, respectively), the fish sampled from UN and LN showed the highest inbreeding coefficients (F(IS) = 0.056–0.053, respectively), which were highly significant (p < 0.01). In contrast, the fish sampled from DC exhibited the smallest effective population size (N(e) = 61) and showed an inbreeding coefficient close to zero (p > 0.05). BOTTLENECK analysis and estimated M-ratio values (0.341–0.372) revealed indications of past population size reduction in all fish groups examined. No significant genetic differentiation (F(ST) < 0.05) was detected using the DAPC, STRUCTURE, and AMOVA among the fish studied. However, pairwise comparisons of F(ST) between fish sampled from the Nam and Deokcheon Rivers revealed significant values (p < 0.001) ranging from 0.013 to 0.014. In addition, the closest genetic distance (0.026) was observed between UN and LN, while the greatest distance (0.087) was found between UN and DC. Analysis of gene flow rates among the fish examined indicated asymmetrical gene exchange within the Nam River, which was 31.51% in the downstream direction (from UN to LN), with a minimal gene flow rate (0.41%) in the upstream (from LN to UN) direction. The opposite trend was recorded between DC and LN, with a higher gene flow rate (29.74%) in the upstream direction compared to the downstream direction (0.12%). Our study highlighted the importance of implementing long-term conservation efforts focused on maintaining river integrity by removing water barriers such as weirs that impede fish migration and implementing active protection measures, such as aquaculture breeding and reasonable stocking practices, to preserve M. rapidus in the study area. |
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spelling | pubmed-104548702023-08-26 The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus) Hong, Yang-Ki Kim, Kang-Rae Kim, Keun-Sik Bang, In-Chul Genes (Basel) Article Microphysogobio rapidus, an endemic cyprinid fish species found exclusively in Korea, has been identified in only two tributaries of the Nakdong River. The species predominantly occupies the near-gravel bottom waters within shallow sections of the middle and lower reaches of the river, characterized by swift currents. M. rapidus is currently recognized as a critically endangered species due to its distinct habitat preference, as well as the negative impacts of stream dam development and water environment pollution. In this study, we used 10 microsatellite markers to examine the genetic diversity of M. rapidus in the upper Nam (UN), lower Nam (LN), and Deokcheon Rivers (DC) in Korea, with a specific focus on assessment of the impact of dam development. Fish sampled from the UN and LN showed a greater average number of alleles and allelic richness (A = 18.3–18.4, A(R) = 13.8) compared to those from DC (A = 11.8, A(R) = 11.5). The observed heterozygosity among the fish examined ranged from H(O) = 0.748 (LN) to 0.766 (DC). All three fish groups exhibited a significant departure from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) (p < 0.05). Despite having the largest effective population size (N(e) = 175 and 157, respectively), the fish sampled from UN and LN showed the highest inbreeding coefficients (F(IS) = 0.056–0.053, respectively), which were highly significant (p < 0.01). In contrast, the fish sampled from DC exhibited the smallest effective population size (N(e) = 61) and showed an inbreeding coefficient close to zero (p > 0.05). BOTTLENECK analysis and estimated M-ratio values (0.341–0.372) revealed indications of past population size reduction in all fish groups examined. No significant genetic differentiation (F(ST) < 0.05) was detected using the DAPC, STRUCTURE, and AMOVA among the fish studied. However, pairwise comparisons of F(ST) between fish sampled from the Nam and Deokcheon Rivers revealed significant values (p < 0.001) ranging from 0.013 to 0.014. In addition, the closest genetic distance (0.026) was observed between UN and LN, while the greatest distance (0.087) was found between UN and DC. Analysis of gene flow rates among the fish examined indicated asymmetrical gene exchange within the Nam River, which was 31.51% in the downstream direction (from UN to LN), with a minimal gene flow rate (0.41%) in the upstream (from LN to UN) direction. The opposite trend was recorded between DC and LN, with a higher gene flow rate (29.74%) in the upstream direction compared to the downstream direction (0.12%). Our study highlighted the importance of implementing long-term conservation efforts focused on maintaining river integrity by removing water barriers such as weirs that impede fish migration and implementing active protection measures, such as aquaculture breeding and reasonable stocking practices, to preserve M. rapidus in the study area. MDPI 2023-08-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10454870/ /pubmed/37628662 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14081611 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hong, Yang-Ki Kim, Kang-Rae Kim, Keun-Sik Bang, In-Chul The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus) |
title | The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus) |
title_full | The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus) |
title_fullStr | The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus) |
title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus) |
title_short | The Impact of Weir Construction in Korea’s Nakdong River on the Population Genetic Variability of the Endangered Fish Species, Rapid Small Gudgeon (Microphysogobio rapidus) |
title_sort | impact of weir construction in korea’s nakdong river on the population genetic variability of the endangered fish species, rapid small gudgeon (microphysogobio rapidus) |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10454870/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37628662 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14081611 |
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