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Scholz T, Davidovich N. Amirthalingamia macracantha. Trends Parasitol 2024; 40:429-430. [PMID: 38336599 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2024.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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- Tomáš Scholz
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
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Rivera-Estay V, Córdova-Lepe F, Moreno-Gómez FN, Benitez H, Gutiérrez R. Exploring the effects of competition and predation on the success of biological invasion through mathematical modeling. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4416. [PMID: 38388475 PMCID: PMC10883959 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53344-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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Biological invasions are a major cause of species extinction and biodiversity loss. Exotic predators are the type of introduced species that have the greatest negative impact, causing the extinction of hundreds of native species. Despite this, they continue to be intentionally introduced by humans. Understanding the causes that determine the success of these invasions is a challenge within the field of invasion biology. Mathematical models play a crucial role in understanding and predicting the behavior of exotic species in different ecosystems. This study examines the effect of predation and competition on the invasion success of an exotic generalist predator in a native predator-prey system. Considering that the exotic predator both consumes the native prey and competes with the native predator, it is necessary to study the interplay between predation and competition, as one of these interspecific interactions may either counteract or contribute to the impact of the other on the success of a biological invasion. Through a mathematical model, represented by a system of ordinary differential equations, it is possible to describe four different scenarios upon the arrival of the exotic predator in a native predator-prey system. The conditions for each of these scenarios are described analytically and numerically. The numerical simulations are performed considering the American mink (Mustela vison), an invasive generalist predator. The results highlight the importance of considering the interplay between interspecific interactions for understanding biological invasion success.
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- Viviana Rivera-Estay
- Doctorado en Modelamiento Matemático Aplicado, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Católica del Maule, 3466706, Talca, Chile.
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- Departamento de Matemática, Física y Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Católica del Maule, 3466706, Talca, Chile
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- Departamento de Biología y Química, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Católica del Maule, 3466706, Talca, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecología y Morfometría Evolutiva, Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos (BASE), Universidad Católica del Maule, 3466706, Talca, Chile
- Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad (CIRENYS), Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Avenida Viel 1497, 8370993, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Matemática, Física y Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Católica del Maule, 3466706, Talca, Chile
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Masunungure C, Manyani A, Dalu MTB, Ngorima A, Dalu T. Decision support tools for invasive alien species management should better consider principles of robust decision making. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 899:165606. [PMID: 37474055 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Invasive alien species (IAS) pose global threat to economies and biodiversity. With rising number of species and limited resources, IAS management must be prioritised; yet agreed tools to assist decision-making and their application are currently inadequate. There is need for simple decision support tools (DST) that guide stakeholders to optimise investment based on objective and quantifiable criteria. This paper reviews DSTs for IAS management to assess their availability and application of principles of robust decision-making. The aim is to provide guidance towards adopting the principles of robust decision-making to improve applicability and practical use of DST. A literature search conducted to identify relevant studies that report on DST in biological invasion. Results indicate an increase in availability of DST; however, available studies are largely biased in geographical, habitat and taxonomic focus. The results also show challenges in practical use of existing tools as most of them do not apply principles of robust decision-making. Application of these principles has the potential to overcome weakness of the current decision-making process and as such, enable decision-makers to efficiently allocate resources towards IAS management. A call is made for more consideration and adoption of principles of robust decision-making when developing DST for IAS invasions.
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- Current Masunungure
- Sustainability Research Unit, Nelson Mandela University, George Campus, South Africa.
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- Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa; Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, Wallenberg Research Centre at Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa.
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Bezerra WCA, Figueiredo GM, Kozlowsky-Suzuki B. Can we meaningfully estimate the impacts of climate on zooplankton biodiversity? A review on uses and limitations of marine time series. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 195:115515. [PMID: 37716130 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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Climate events compromise ecosystems functioning and services. Marine zooplankton play a key role linking primary producers and higher consumers, in the carbon export to deeper regions, and respond quickly to environmental change. We conducted a systematic review to assess the effects of climate on marine zooplankton diversity. We describe the major findings, uses and limitations raised in the literature from worldwide time series ≥5 years. Thirty-five studies were included and only 6 presented extractable data (i.e., those that could be extracted from images) for the most studied group (i.e., copepods). Responses to climate were conflicting, and studies were mostly restricted to the global north, applied richness, alpha- and beta-diversity equally, and had a large number of unresolved taxonomic identification. Standardized open long-term data would meaningfully help unveiling assemblage reorganization and allow meta-analyses to improve our understanding of the effects of climate change and variability on zooplankton biodiversity.
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- Wellen Cristina Alves Bezerra
- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Av. Pasteur 458, CEP: 22290-240, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Av. Professor Rodolfo Rocco 211, CCS, Cidade Universitária, CEP: 21941-902, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departmento de Ecologia e Recursos Marinhos, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Av. Pasteur 458, CEP: 22290-240, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Davidovich N, Yasur-Landau D, Behar A, Pretto T, Scholz T. Invasive parasites and global change: Evidence for the recent and rapid spillover of a potential pathogen of tilapias with a complex, three-host life cycle. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18831. [PMID: 37674833 PMCID: PMC10477445 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Biological invasions pose a serious threat to local flora and fauna and have negative impacts on ecosystems. Invasive parasites can also cause severe losses in aquaculture. In this article, we provide evidence of the recent spillover of an African parasite with a complex, three-host life cycle that has rapidly and successfully established itself in the Middle East, most likely due to the recent migration of its final hosts (great cormorant) from Africa. This case of parasite introduction into a country with intensive aquaculture is also important from an economic point of view, since large (up to 2 cm long) larvae of this parasite, the cyclophyllidean tapeworm Amirthalingamia macracantha (Cestoda) localised in the liver, can be pathogenic to their fish hosts, including farmed and wild fish, as shown by our histopathological examination of heavily infected fish. Since its first detection in Israel in November 2020, the parasite has spread rapidly and is currently found in both migratory (great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo) and non-migratory birds (pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmaeus), as well as in fish intermediate hosts, including farmed tilapia in several farms in Israel and wild cichlids. There are numerous examples of the spillover of introduced parasites, including those that parasitise fish of commercial importance, but have a direct life cycle or use only a single intermediate host. Tilapines are the second most important group of farmed fish in the world after carps and are produced mainly in Southeast Asia, Central and South America. The global spread of great cormorants and the early evidence that pygmy cormorant may also harbour A. macracantha pose the risk of further spread of this invasive parasite to other countries and areas. In addition, global warming and reductions in foraging and resting areas near these waters may allow the parasite to complete its life cycle in new hosts.
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- Nadav Davidovich
- Israeli Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Fish Health, Bet Dagan, 5025001, Israel
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- Kimron Veterinary Institute, Division of Parasitology, Bet Dagan, 5025001, Israel
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- Kimron Veterinary Institute, Division of Parasitology, Bet Dagan, 5025001, Israel
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- Pretto, Tobia, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Italy
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- Scholz, Tomáš, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Poloni S, Lutscher F. Integrodifference models for evolutionary processes in biological invasions. J Math Biol 2023; 87:10. [PMID: 37330418 DOI: 10.1007/s00285-023-01947-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Individual variability in dispersal and reproduction abilities can lead to evolutionary processes that may have significant effects on the speed and shape of biological invasions. Spatial sorting, an evolutionary process through which individuals with the highest dispersal ability tend to agglomerate at the leading edge of an invasion front, and spatial selection, spatially heterogeneous forces of selection, are among the fundamental evolutionary forces that can change range expansions. Most mathematical models for these processes are based on reaction-diffusion equations, i.e., time is continuous and dispersal is Gaussian. We develop novel theory for how evolution shapes biological invasions with integrodifference equations, i.e., time is discrete and dispersal can follow a variety of kernels. Our model tracks how the distribution of growth rates and dispersal ability in the population changes from one generation to the next in continuous space. We include mutation between types and a potential trade-off between dispersal ability and growth rate. We perform the analysis of such models in continuous and discrete trait spaces, i.e., we determine the existence of travelling wave solutions, asymptotic spreading speeds and their linear determinacy, as well as the population distributions at the leading edge. We also establish the relation between asymptotic spreading speeds and mutation probabilities. We observe conditions for when spatial sorting emerges and when it does not and also explore conditions where anomalous spreading speeds occur, as well as possible effects of deleterious mutations in the population.
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- Silas Poloni
- Institute of Theoretical Physics, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, SP, 01140-070, Brazil.
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
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Martel SI, Zamora CA, Behrens CA, Rezende EL, Bozinovic F. Phenotypic specialization of the pea aphid in its southern limit of distribution. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2023; 279:111388. [PMID: 36746224 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The success of biological invasions ultimately relies on phenotypic traits of the invasive species. Aphids, which include many important pests worldwide, may have been successful invading new environments partly because they can maximize reproductive output by becoming parthenogenetic and losing the sexual phase of their reproductive cycle. However, invasive populations of aphids invading wide ranges can face contrasting environmental conditions and requiring different phenotypic strategies. Besides transitions in their reproductive cycle, it is only partially known which phenotypic traits might be associated to the invasion success of aphid populations in extended novel ranges. Here, we used four genotypes of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum from two localities in Chile to test for phenotypic specialization that might explain their establishment and spread in habitats exhibiting contrasting environmental conditions. We show that lineages living at a higher latitude with low temperatures show, in addition to facultative sexual reproduction, smaller body sizes, lower metabolic rates and a higher tolerance to the cold than the obligate asexual lineages living in a mild weather, at the expense of fecundity. Conversely, at higher temperatures only asexual lineages were found, which exhibit larger body sizes, higher reproductive outputs and consequently enhanced demographic ability. As a result, in conjunction with the reproductive mode, lineage specialization in physiological and life-history traits could be taken into account as an important strategy for populations of pea aphid to effectively invade extended novel ranges comprising different climatic conditions.
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- Sebastián I Martel
- Departamento de Ecología, Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6513677, Chile; Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera (SECOS), Santiago, Chile; Facultad de Artes Liberales, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile.
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- Departamento de Ecología, Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6513677, Chile
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- Departamento de Ecología, Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6513677, Chile
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- Departamento de Ecología, Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6513677, Chile
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- Departamento de Ecología, Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 6513677, Chile
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Santiago-Rosario LY, Faldyn MJ, Martínez-Cález EL, Rivera-Marchand B. The Invasion History of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in Puerto Rico: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 52:259-269. [PMID: 36799002 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvad012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908 (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is a phloem-feeding insect pest of Citrus L. ( Sapindales: Rutaceae), Murraya J. Koenig ex L. (Sapindales: Rutaceae), and other Rutaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and transmits the citrus greening pathogens (huanglongbing). We herein evaluate the occurrence of D. citri in Puerto Rico at a fine scale and the potential invasion history of the Caribbean from the native range. We found that the genetic diversity of D. citri in Puerto Rico, using the mitochondrial genetic marker CO1, indicated that the Caribbean haplotype is unique and more related to Southwest Asia haplotypes than other groups. Results then suggest that the invasion of the Caribbean did not occur from the United States. Also, we found that isothermality was the abiotic variable that influenced D. citri species distribution model performance the most in current and future climate change scenarios. Given the data available from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) for present D.citri reported occurrence, future projections suggest that climate change might promote an expansion of the pest to other Caribbean islands and Latin American countries. Still, it might elicit a range contraction across the Cordillera Central in Puerto Rico, possibly promoting citriculture. Regarding pest management strategies, we must consider a holistic approach to understanding D. citri invasion and resilience in novel habitats by including broader and more robust genetic population structure studies and if its current distribution reflects projected models across the neotropics.
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- W.M. Keck Science Department of Claremont-McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, USA
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- Agricultural Extension Service, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Puerto Rico
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- Office of Academic Affairs, Lakeland Campus, Polk State College, Lakeland, FL, USA
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Jaroslow DD, Cunningham JP, Smith DI, Steinbauer MJ. Seasonal Phenology and Climate Associated Feeding Activity of Introduced Marchalina hellenica in Southeast Australia. INSECTS 2023; 14:305. [PMID: 36975990 PMCID: PMC10054368 DOI: 10.3390/insects14030305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Invasive insects pose an increasing risk to global agriculture, environmental stability, and public health. Giant pine scale (GPS), Marchalina hellenica Gennadius (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae), is a phloem feeding scale insect endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, where it primarily feeds on Pinus halepensis and other Pinaceae. In 2014, GPS was detected in the southeast of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, infesting the novel host Pinus radiata. An eradication program was unsuccessful, and with this insect now established within the state, containment and management efforts are underway to stop its spread; however, there remains a need to understand the insect's phenology and behaviour in Australia to better inform control efforts. We documented the annual life cycle and seasonal fluctuations in activity of GPS in Australia over a 32 month period at two contrasting field sites. Onset and duration of life stages were comparable to seasons in Mediterranean conspecifics, although the results imply the timing of GPS life stage progression is broadening or accelerating. GPS density was higher in Australia compared to Mediterranean reports, possibly due to the absence of key natural predators, such as the silver fly, Neoleucopis kartliana Tanasijtshuk (Diptera, Chamaemyiidae). Insect density and honeydew production in the Australian GPS population studied varied among locations and between generations. Although insect activity was well explained by climate, conditions recorded inside infested bark fissures often provided the weakest explanation of GPS activity. Our findings suggest that GPS activity is strongly influenced by climate, and this may in part be related to changes in host quality. An improved understanding of how our changing climate is influencing the phenology of phloem feeding insects such as GPS will help with predictions as to where these insects are likely to flourish and assist with management programs for pest species.
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- Duncan D. Jaroslow
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- School of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
- Agriculture Victoria, AgriBio Centre for AgriBioscience, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Agriculture Victoria, Biosecurity and Agricultural Services, Cranbourne, VIC 3977, Australia
- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Burnley, VIC 3121, Australia
- ArborCarbon, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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When species become invasive research becomes problem oriented: a synthesis of knowledge of the stony coral Tubastraea. Biol Invasions 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-023-03032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Laginhas BB, Fertakos ME, Bradley BA. We don't know what we're missing: Evidence of a vastly undersampled invasive plant pool. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2023; 33:e2776. [PMID: 36315354 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Invasive plants are a prominent threat to ecosystems and economies worldwide. Knowing the identity of invasive plants is critical for preventing their introduction and spread. Yet several lines of evidence, including spatial and taxonomic biases in reporting and the ongoing emergence of new invasives, suggest that we are missing basic information about the identity of invasive plants. Using a database of invasive plants reported in the peer-reviewed literature between 1959 and 2020, we examined trends in the accumulation of new invasive plants over time and estimated the size of the current pool of invasive plants both continentally and globally. The number of new invasive plants continues to increase exponentially over time, showing no sign of saturation, even in the best studied regions. Moreover, a sample-size based rarefaction-extrapolation curve of reported taxa suggests that what is documented in the current literature (3008 taxa) only captures 64% of the likely number of invasive plants globally (4721 taxa ± 132 SE). These estimates varied continentally; less than half of invasive plant taxa have likely been identified in Oceania and Central and South Americas. Studies that included multiple invasive plants (e.g., floristic studies) were much more efficient at adding new taxa to our global understanding of what is invasive (identifying 4.2 times more new taxa than single-taxon studies). With more potential invaders arriving every day, this analysis highlights a critical gap in our knowledge of the current invasive plant pool. Expanding invasion science to better encompass understudied geographic areas and increasing the numbers of floristic surveys would greatly improve our ability to accurately and efficiently identify what taxa are invasive. Preventing invasive plant introductions is incumbent upon knowing the identity of invasive plants. Thus, large knowledge gaps remain in invasion ecology that hinder efforts to proactively prevent and manage invasive plants.
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- Brittany B Laginhas
- Center for Geospatial Analytics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Kirichenko NI, Karpun NN, Zhuravleva EN, Shoshina EI, Anikin VV, Musolin DL. Invasion Genetics of the Horse-Chestnut Leaf Miner, Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), in European Russia: A Case of Successful Involvement of Citizen Science in Studying an Alien Insect Pest. INSECTS 2023; 14:117. [PMID: 36835686 PMCID: PMC9961473 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Based on the intensive monitoring conducted by our team and volunteers in 2021, the secondary range of an alien horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimić, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), was specified in European Russia. This invasive pest was confirmed in 24 out of 58 administrative regions of Russia, which it has occupied for approximately 16 years. Analysis of the COI mtDNA gene sequenced in 201 specimens collected in 21 regions of the European part of Russia indicates the occurrence of two haplotypes (A and B), which are also present in the secondary range of C. ohridella in Eastern and Western Europe. The haplotype A dominated and was present in 87.5% of specimens from European Russia. In 2021, C. ohridella produced spectacular outbreaks in Aesculus hippocastanum in southern Russia, where it damaged more than 50% of the leaves in trees in 24 out of 30 distant localities. In the south of the country, the pest infested Acer pseudoplatanus, whereas other species of Acer of European, East Asian, and North American origin showed no signs of attacks. Taking into account that Ae. hippocastanum is present in most regions of European Russia, we expect a further range expansion of C. ohridella up to the Ural Mountains.
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- Natalia I. Kirichenko
- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center ‘Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS’, Akademgorodok 50/28, 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Institute of Ecology and Geography, Siberian Federal University, Svobodny pr. 79, 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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- Federal Research Centre the Subtropical Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yana Fabritsiusa Street 2/28, 354002 Sochi, Russia
- Department of Forest Protection, Wood Science and Game Management, Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Institutskiy per. 5, 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Federal Research Centre the Subtropical Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yana Fabritsiusa Street 2/28, 354002 Sochi, Russia
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- Federal Research Centre the Subtropical Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yana Fabritsiusa Street 2/28, 354002 Sochi, Russia
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- Department of Animal Morphology and Ecology, Chernyshevsky Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Street 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO/OEPP), 21 boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011 Paris, France
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Yang B, Cui M, Dai Z, Li J, Yu H, Fan X, Rutherford S, Du D. Non-Additive Effects of Environmental Factors on Growth and Physiology of Invasive Solidago canadensis and a Co-Occurring Native Species ( Artemisia argyi). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:128. [PMID: 36616257 PMCID: PMC9823473 DOI: 10.3390/plants12010128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Changes in environmental factors, such as temperature and UV, have significant impacts on the growth and development of both native and invasive plant species. However, few studies examine the combined effects of warming and enhanced UV on plant growth and performance in invasive species. Here, we investigated single and combined effects of warming and UV radiation on growth, leaf functional and photosynthesis traits, and nutrient content (i.e., total organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous) of invasive Solidago canadensis and its co-occurring native species, Artemisia argyi, when grown in culture racks in the greenhouse. The species were grown in monoculture and together in a mixed community, with and without warming, and with and without increased UV in a full factorial design. We found that growth in S. canadensis and A. argyi were inhibited and more affected by warming than UV-B radiation. Additionally, there were both antagonistic and synergistic interactions between warming and UV-B on growth and performance in both species. Overall, our results suggested that S. canadensis was more tolerant to elevated temperatures and high UV radiation compared to the native species. Therefore, substantial increases in temperature and UV-B may favour invasive S. canadensis over native A. argyi. Research focusing on the effects of a wider range of temperatures and UV levels is required to improve our understanding of the responses of these two species to greater environmental variability and the impacts of climate change.
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Identifying and Remediating Soil Microbial Legacy Effects of Invasive Grasses for Restoring California Coastal Sage Scrub Ecosystems. DIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/d14121095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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As invasive grasses encroach upon native ecosystems, they have the potential to transform intact California coastal sage scrub (CSS) into non-native grasslands. This occurs—in part—due to legacy effects: changes in soil microbial composition elicited by grass invasions with long-term impacts on soil and native vegetation. Along with direct effects on CSS vegetation, legacy effects may alter microbial communities which may in turn impact native plant growth. To tease apart these factors, we monitored growth in three CSS species inoculated with either uninvaded soil or sterilized uninvaded soil that were subsequently planted into a site characterized by observed microbial legacy effects. Our findings indicate native plant growth can be explained by changes in soil microorganisms. Specifically, native Artemisia californica and Baccharis pilularis grew larger in plots with unsterilized uninvaded soil inoculum, which contained a larger abundance of Gemmatimonadetes and Glomus, compared to the sterilized soil inoculum plots. Therefore, microbial augmentation may not only improve restoration in post-invasive sites but long-term changes in soil microbial communities may be linked to native plant growth. Furthermore, adding uninvaded soil replete with native microbes has the potential to support restoration of invaded sites by promoting native plant survival and establishment in these restored ecosystems.
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Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine. DIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/d14121085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Invasions of nonnative plants are widely recognized as one of the major threats to the biodiversity of natural ecosystems on a global scale. Pioneer and ruderal habitats are the primary locations for the penetration of alien plants. Both pioneer and ruderal vegetation are very close in their genesis and beginning of development; therefore, a comparative analysis of their alien components and historical trends would contribute to clarifying the direction of successional changes and the possible management of destructive processes caused by anthropogenic influences in different types of habitats. The results of a structural and comparative analysis of the alien fractions of the coenofloras of the pioneer and ruderal vegetation of Ukraine indicated that the systematic, biomorphological, ecological, and geographical structures of these species show a high similarity, according to many of the main indicators, which allows them to successfully implement a strategy of invasion, particularly in communities characterized by instability and weak coenotic connections. It was established that the ecotopes of both types of vegetation are very favorable to the penetration and establishment of alien species; however, disturbed habitats of the ruderal type are more prone to invasions. In the communities of both pioneer and ruderal vegetation, alien species can become successfully established at the coenotic level, forming phytocoenoses of different hierarchical ranks. The results of this study will contribute to the identification of general patterns of invasions and the optimization (management) of disturbed and unstable natural ecosystems.
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Paudel R, Shrestha BB, Sharma LN, Adhikari B, Siwakoti M. Diversity of naturalized and invasive plant species across land use types in an inner Tarai Valley of Central Nepal. Trop Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42965-022-00263-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Predicting ecological impacts of the invasive brush-clawed shore crab under environmental change. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9988. [PMID: 35705603 PMCID: PMC9200808 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14008-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Globally, the number of invasive non-indigenous species is continually rising, representing a major driver of biodiversity declines and a growing socio-economic burden. Hemigrapsus takanoi, the Japanese brush-clawed shore crab, is a highly successful invader in European seas. However, the ecological consequences of this invasion have remained unexamined under environmental changes—such as climatic warming and desalination, which are projected in the Baltic Sea—impeding impact prediction and management. Recently, the comparative functional response (resource use across resource densities) has been pioneered as a reliable approach to quantify and predict the ecological impacts of invasive non-indigenous species under environmental contexts. This study investigated the functional response of H. takanoi factorially between different crab sexes and under environmental conditions predicted for the Baltic Sea in the contexts of climate warming (16 and 22 °C) and desalination (15 and 10), towards blue mussel Mytilus edulis prey provided at different densities. Hemigrapsus takanoi displayed a potentially population-destabilising Type II functional response (i.e. inversely-density dependent) towards mussel prey under all environmental conditions, characterised by high feeding rates at low prey densities that could extirpate prey populations—notwithstanding high in-field abundances of M. edulis. Males exhibited higher feeding rates than females under all environmental conditions. Higher temperatures reduced the feeding rate of male H. takanoi, but did not affect the feeding rate of females. Salinity did not have a clear effect on feeding rates for either sex. These results provide insights into interactions between biological invasions and climate change, with future warming potentially lessening the impacts of this rapidly spreading marine invader, depending on the underlying population demographics and abundances.
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Schurkman J, Tandingan De Ley I, Anesko K, Paine T, Mc Donnell R, Dillman AR. Distribution of Phasmarhabditis (Nematode: Rhabditidae) and Their Gastropod Hosts in California Plant Nurseries and Garden Centers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:856863. [PMID: 35656014 PMCID: PMC9152542 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.856863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Three species of Phasmarhabditis were recovered from 75 nurseries and garden centers in 28 counties in California during fall and winter 2012-2021. A total of 18 mollusk species were recovered, most of them invasive. Nematodes were identified by sequencing the D2-D3 expansion segments of the large subunit (LSU or 28S) rRNA. Based on these surveys, P. californica was the most widespread species (37 isolates, 53.6% recovery); followed by P. hermaphrodita (26 isolates; 37.7% recovery); P. papillosa and a closely related P. papillosa isolate (6 isolates; 8.7% recovery). Nematode isolates were mainly collected from four invasive slugs (Deroceras reticulatum, D. laeve, Arion hortensis agg, Ambigolimax valentianus) and snails (Oxychilus spp. and Discus spp.). Results suggest that P. californica and P. hermaphrodita share an ecological niche in Northern, Central, Coastal, and Southern California, north of Los Angeles County.
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- Jacob Schurkman
- Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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The dynamics of disease mediated invasions by hosts with immune reproductive tradeoff. Sci Rep 2022; 12:4108. [PMID: 35260702 PMCID: PMC8904827 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07962-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The modern world involves both increasingly frequent introduction of novel invasive animals into new habitat ranges and novel epidemic-causing pathogens into new host populations. Both of these phenomena have been well studied. Less well explored, however, is how the success of species invasions may themselves be affected by the pathogens they bring with them. In this paper, we construct a simple, modified Susceptible-Infected-Recovered model for a vector-borne pathogen affecting two annually reproducing hosts. We consider an invasion scenario in which a susceptible native host species is invaded by a disease-resistant species carrying a vector-borne infection. We assume the presence of abundant, but previously disease-free, competent vectors. We find that the success of invasion is critically sensitive to the infectivity of the pathogen. The more the pathogen is able to spread, the more fit the invasive host is in competition with the more vulnerable native species; the pathogen acts as a ‘wingman pathogen,’ enhancing the probability of invader establishment. While not surprising, we provide a quantitative predictive framework for the long-term outcomes from these important coupled dynamics in a world in which compound invasions of hosts and pathogens are increasingly likely.
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Kulman A, Tamïr D. A Man and His Minnows: The Introduction of Gambusia affinis to Mandatory Palestine. FRONTIERS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2022.649955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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While the ecological aspects of aquatic introductions have been thoroughly researched, lesser attention has been given to the social, historical, cultural, and ideological contexts of such intended introductions. The introduction of Gambusia affinis to Palestine was made quickly by one person, who documented the process—and hence may serve as an excellent case study: Israel Kligler's scientific reports and personal correspondence from the late 1920s and early 1930s provide us with an opportunity to witness the thoughts and ideas behind that introduction process. We find that the swift and quick introduction was facilitated by a combination of three factors: Zionist institutions' desire to test new scientific tools and methods, the colonial desire to control the environment and actively “ameliorate” it, and Kligler's close working ties with US-American institutions. We argue that histories of introductions should be regarded and analyzed by examining such technical-political conjunctures.
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Brandell EE, Becker DJ, Sampson L, Forbes KM. Demography, education, and research trends in the interdisciplinary field of disease ecology. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:17581-17592. [PMID: 35003624 PMCID: PMC8717357 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Micro- and macroparasites are a leading cause of mortality for humans, animals, and plants, and there is great need to understand their origins, transmission dynamics, and impacts. Disease ecology formed as an interdisciplinary field in the 1970s to fill this need and has recently rapidly grown in size and influence. Because interdisciplinary fields integrate diverse scientific expertise and training experiences, understanding their composition and research priorities is often difficult. Here, for the first time, we quantify the composition and educational experiences of a subset of disease ecology practitioners and identify topical trends in published research. We combined a large survey of self-declared disease ecologists with a literature synthesis involving machine-learning topic detection of over 18,500 disease ecology research articles. The number of graduate degrees earned by disease ecology practitioners has grown dramatically since the early 2000s. Similar to other science fields, we show that practitioners in disease ecology have diversified in the last decade in terms of gender identity and institution, with weaker diversification in race and ethnicity. Topic detection analysis revealed how the frequency of publications on certain topics has declined (e.g., HIV, serology), increased (e.g., the dilution effect, infectious disease in bats), remained relatively common (e.g., malaria ecology, influenza, vaccine research and development), or have consistently remained relatively infrequent (e.g., theoretical models, field experiments). Other topics, such as climate change, superspreading, emerging infectious diseases, and network analyses, have recently come to prominence. This study helps identify the major themes of disease ecology and demonstrates how publication frequency corresponds to emergent health and environmental threats. More broadly, our approach provides a framework to examine the composition and publication trends of other major research fields that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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- Ellen E. Brandell
- Department of BiologyCenter for Infectious Disease DynamicsHuck Institute of the Life SciencesPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of BiologyCenter for Infectious Disease DynamicsHuck Institute of the Life SciencesPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of ArkansasFayettevilleArkansasUSA
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AbstractTemperature is one of the most important factors governing the activity of ectothermic species, and it plays an important but less studied role in the manifestation of invasive species impacts. In this study, we investigated temperature-specific feeding and metabolic rates of invasive and native crayfish, and evaluated how temperature regulates their ecological impacts at present and in future according to different climatic scenarios by bioenergetics modelling. We conducted a series of maximum food consumption experiments and measured the metabolic rates of cold-adapted native noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) and invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) originally from a warmer environment over a temperature gradient resembling natural temperatures in Finland. The maximum feeding rates and routine metabolic rates (RMR) of native noble crayfish were significantly higher at low temperatures (< 10 °C than the rates of invasive signal crayfish. The RMRs of the species crossed at 18 °C, and the RMRs of signal crayfish were higher at temperatures above 18 °C. These findings indicate that the invader’s thermal niche has remained stable, and the potential impacts per capita are lower at suboptimal cold temperatures than for the native species. Our bioenergetics modelling showed that the direct annual predation impact of noble and signal crayfish seem similar, although the seasonal dynamics of the predation differs considerably between species. Our results highlight that the temperature-specific metabolic and feeding rates of species need to be taken into account in the impact assessment instead of simple generalisations of the direction or magnitude of impacts.
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Nuñez MA, Chiuffo MC, Seebens H, Kuebbing S, McCary MA, Lieurance D, Zhang B, Simberloff D, Meyerson LA. Two decades of data reveal that Biological Invasions needs to increase participation beyond North America, Europe, and Australasia. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02666-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Eppinga MB, Haber EA, Sweeney L, Santos MJ, Rietkerk M, Wassen MJ. Antigonon leptopus invasion is associated with plant community disassembly in a Caribbean island ecosystem. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02646-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AbstractInvasions by non-native plant species are widely recognized as a major driver of biodiversity loss. Globally, (sub-)tropical islands form important components of biodiversity hotspots, while being particularly susceptible to invasions by plants in general and vines in particular. We studied the impact of the invasive vine A. leptopus on the diversity and structure of recipient plant communities on the northern Caribbean island St. Eustatius. We used a paired-plot design to study differences in species richness, evenness and community structure under A. leptopus-invaded and uninvaded conditions. Community structure was studied through species co-occurrence patterns. We found that in plots invaded by A. leptopus, species richness was 40–50% lower, and these plots also exhibited lower evenness. The magnitude of these negative impacts increased with increasing cover of A. leptopus. Invaded plots also showed higher degrees of homogeneity in species composition. Species co-occurrence patterns indicated that plant communities in uninvaded plots were characterized by segregation, whereas recipient plant communities in invaded plots exhibited random co-occurrence patterns. These observations suggest that invasion of A. leptopus is not only associated with reduced species richness and evenness of recipient communities in invaded sites, but also with a community disassembly process that may reduce diversity between sites. Given that A. leptopus is a successful invader of (sub-)tropical islands around the globe, these impacts on plant community structure highlight that this invasive species could be a particular conservation concern for these systems.
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Ogle K, Liu Y, Vicca S, Bahn M. A hierarchical, multivariate meta-analysis approach to synthesising global change experiments. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 231:2382-2394. [PMID: 34137037 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Meta-analyses enable synthesis of results from globally distributed experiments to draw general conclusions about the impacts of global change factors on ecosystem function. Traditional meta-analyses, however, are challenged by the complexity and diversity of experimental results. We illustrate how several key issues can be addressed by a multivariate, hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis (MHBM) approach applied to information extracted from published studies. We applied an MHBM to log-response ratios for aboveground biomass (AB, n = 300), belowground biomass (BB, n = 205) and soil CO2 exchange (SCE, n = 544), representing 100 studies. The MHBM accounted for study duration, climate effects and covariation among the AB, BB and SCE responses to elevated CO2 (eCO2 ) and/or warming. The MHBM revealed significant among-study covariation in the AB and BB responses to experimental treatments. The MHBM imputed missing duration (4.2%) and climate (6%) data, and revealed that climate context governs how eCO2 and warming impact ecosystem function. Predictions identified biomes that may be particularly sensitive to eCO2 or warming, but that are under-represented in global change experiments. The MHBM approach offers a flexible and powerful tool for synthesising disparate experimental results reported across multiple studies, sites and response variables.
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- Kiona Ogle
- School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA
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- Environmental Sciences Division and Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
- Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, 2610, Belgium
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- Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Fernández FJ, Muñoz M, Ponce Oliva RD, Vásquez-Lavín F, Gelcich S. Gaps, biases, and future directions in research on the impacts of anthropogenic land-use change on aquatic ecosystems: a topic-based bibliometric analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:43173-43189. [PMID: 34165733 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15010-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Anthropogenic land use change (ALUC) satisfies human needs but also impacts aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic ecosystems are intrinsically linked with terrestrial landscapes, an association that is already recognized as a key factor to address future research and effective governance. However, the complexity and range of the impact of ALUC in aquatic ecosystems have been fundamental challenges and have implicitly routed the analysis to particular segments, drivers, management, or effects of the theme. In this study, we present an attempt to frame the subject in a broader context through a topic-based bibliometric analysis. Our aim is to identify possible biases and gaps in the current scientific literature and detect the main topics that have characterized the theme. Our results show an unequal distribution of articles by country when we analyzed the authors' affiliation and also a slight increase in contributions from social and economic disciplines, although they are still underrepresented. Moreover, we distinguish topics whose prevalence seems to change, especially those topics where the use of scenario analysis and multi-stressors are considered. We discuss the main biases and gaps revealed by our results, concluding that future studies on the impact of ALUC on aquatic ecosystems should better integrate social and economic disciplines and expand geographic frontiers.
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- Francisco J Fernández
- School of Agronomy, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile.
- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecologia Costera (SECOS), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- School of Business and Economics , Universidad del Desarrollo , Concepción, Chile
- Water Research Center for Agriculture and Mining (CRHIAM) , Concepción, Chile
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- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecologia Costera (SECOS), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- School of Business and Economics , Universidad del Desarrollo , Concepción, Chile
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- Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecologia Costera (SECOS), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Angulo E, Diagne C, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Adamjy T, Ahmed DA, Akulov E, Banerjee AK, Capinha C, Dia CAKM, Dobigny G, Duboscq-Carra VG, Golivets M, Haubrock PJ, Heringer G, Kirichenko N, Kourantidou M, Liu C, Nuñez MA, Renault D, Roiz D, Taheri A, Verbrugge LNH, Watari Y, Xiong W, Courchamp F. Non-English languages enrich scientific knowledge: The example of economic costs of biological invasions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 775:144441. [PMID: 33715862 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We contend that the exclusive focus on the English language in scientific research might hinder effective communication between scientists and practitioners or policy makers whose mother tongue is non-English. This barrier in scientific knowledge and data transfer likely leads to significant knowledge gaps and may create biases when providing global patterns in many fields of science. To demonstrate this, we compiled data on the global economic costs of invasive alien species reported in 15 non-English languages. We compared it with equivalent data from English documents (i.e., the InvaCost database, the most up-to-date repository of invasion costs globally). The comparison of both databases (~7500 entries in total) revealed that non-English sources: (i) capture a greater amount of data than English sources alone (2500 vs. 2396 cost entries respectively); (ii) add 249 invasive species and 15 countries to those reported by English literature, and (iii) increase the global cost estimate of invasions by 16.6% (i.e., US$ 214 billion added to 1.288 trillion estimated from the English database). Additionally, 2712 cost entries - not directly comparable to the English database - were directly obtained from practitioners, revealing the value of communication between scientists and practitioners. Moreover, we demonstrated how gaps caused by overlooking non-English data resulted in significant biases in the distribution of costs across space, taxonomic groups, types of cost, and impacted sectors. Specifically, costs from Europe, at the local scale, and particularly pertaining to management, were largely under-represented in the English database. Thus, combining scientific data from English and non-English sources proves fundamental and enhances data completeness. Considering non-English sources helps alleviate biases in understanding invasion costs at a global scale. Finally, it also holds strong potential for improving management performance, coordination among experts (scientists and practitioners), and collaborative actions across countries. Note: non-English versions of the abstract and figures are provided in Appendix S5 in 12 languages.
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- Elena Angulo
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations, UMR IRD-INRAE-CIRAD-Institut Agro, Montferrier-sur-Lez 34988, France
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- Centre for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Hawally 32093, Kuwait
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- Russian Plant Quarantine Center, Krasnoyarsk Branch, Krasnoyarsk 660075, Russia
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- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China
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- Centro de Estudos Geográficos, Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território - IGOT, Universidade de Lisboa, Rua Branca Edmée Marques, 1600-276 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Animal Biology, Sciences and Technics Faculty, Cheikh Anta DIOP University, B.P. Dakar 5005, Senegal
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- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations, UMR IRD-INRAE-CIRAD-Institut Agro, Montferrier-sur-Lez 34988, France
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- Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMA, CONICET/Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Av. de los Pioneros 2350, Bariloche 8400, Argentina
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- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Gelnhausen 63571, Germany; University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aplicada, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA, Lavras, Minas Gerais 37200-900, Brazil
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- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center «Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS», Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole, MA 02543, United States; University of Southern Denmark, Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics, Esbjerg Ø 6705, Denmark; Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Athens 16452, Greece
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 14195, Germany; Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin 12587, Germany; Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMA, CONICET/Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Av. de los Pioneros 2350, Bariloche 8400, Argentina
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- Université de Rennes, CNRS, EcoBio (Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution) - UMR 6553, 35000 Rennes, France; Institut Universitaire de France, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- MIVEGEC, IRD, CNRS, Université Montpellier, Montpellier 34394, France
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- Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Chouaïb Doukkali, El Jadida 24000, Morocco
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- University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Forest Sciences, Helsinki 00014, Finland; Aalto University, Department of Built Environment, Water & Development Research Group, Aalto FI-00076, Finland
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan
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- College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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Watkins HV, Yan HF, Dunic JC, Côté IM. Research biases create overrepresented “poster children” of marine invasion ecology. Conserv Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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- Hannah V. Watkins
- Earth to Ocean Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby Canada
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- Earth to Ocean Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby Canada
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- Earth to Ocean Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby Canada
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- Earth to Ocean Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences Simon Fraser University Burnaby Canada
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Mantgem PJ, Wright MC, Engber EA. Patterns of conifer invasion following prescribed fire in grasslands and oak woodlands of Redwood National Park, California. Restor Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Phillip J. Mantgem
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata CA 95521 U.S.A
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata CA 95521 U.S.A
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- National Park Service, Redwood National Park, 121200 HWY 101 Orick CA 95521 U.S.A
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Chan J, Zeng Y, Yeo DCJ. Invasive species trait-based risk assessment for non-native freshwater fishes in a tropical city basin in Southeast Asia. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248480. [PMID: 33724990 PMCID: PMC7963036 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Biological invasions have created detrimental impacts in freshwater ecosystems. As non-native freshwater species include economically beneficial, but also harmful, species, trait-based risk assessments can be used to identify and prevent the import of potentially invasive species. Freshwater fishes are one of the most evaluated freshwater taxa to date. However, such assessments have mostly been done in sub-temperate to temperate regions, with a general lack of such research in the tropics. In view of this knowledge gap, this study aims to determine if a different set of traits are associated with successful establishment of non-native fishes within the tropics. In tropical Southeast Asia, Singapore represents a suitable model site to perform an invasive species trait-based risk assessment for the tropical region given its susceptibility to the introduction and establishment of non-native freshwater fishes and lack of stringent fish import regulation. A quantitative trait-based risk assessment was performed using random forest to determine the relative importance of species attributes associated with the successful establishment of introduced freshwater fishes in Singapore. Species having a match in climate, prior invasion success, lower absolute fecundity, higher trophic level, and involvement in the aquarium trade were found to have higher establishment likelihood (as opposed to native distributional range and maximum size being among the commonly identified predictors in subtropical/temperate trait-based risk assessments). To minimize invasive risk, incoming freshwater fishes could be screened in future for such traits, allowing lists of prohibited or regulated species to be updated. The findings could also potentially benefit the development of invasive species action plans and inform management decisions in the Southeast Asian region. Considering a geographical bias in terms of having relatively less documentation of biological invasions in the tropics, particularly Asia, this study highlights the need to perform more of such risk assessments in other parts of the tropics.
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- Joleen Chan
- Department of Biology Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biology Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Biology Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Pushing the switch: functional responses and prey switching by invasive lionfish may mediate their ecological impact. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02487-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AbstractBiodiversity is declining on a global scale and the spread of invasive alien species (IAS) is a major driver, particularly through predatory impacts. Thus, effective means of assessing and predicting the consequences of IAS predation on native prey population stability remains a vital goal for conservation. Here, we applied two classic ecological concepts, consumer functional response (FR) and prey switching, to predict and understand the ecological impacts of juveniles of the lionfish (Pterois volitans), a notorious and widespread marine invader. Functional responses and prey switching propensities were quantified towards three representative prey species: Artemia salina, Palaemonetes varians, and Gammarus oceanicus. Lionfish exhibited potentially destabilising Type II FRs towards individual prey species, owing to high consumption rates at low prey densities, whilst FR magnitudes differed among prey species. Functional response attack rates (a) were highest, and handling times (h) lowest, towards A. salina, followed by P. varians and then G. oceanicus. Maximum feeding rates (1/h) and functional response ratios (FRR; a/h) also followed this impact gradient for the three prey species. Lionfish, however, displayed a potentially population stabilising prey switching propensity (i.e. frequency-dependent predation) when multiple prey species were presented simultaneously, where disproportionately less of rare prey, and more of abundant prey, were consumed. Whilst FR and FRR magnitudes indicate marked per capita lionfish predatory impacts towards prey species, a strong prey switching propensity may reduce in-field impacts by offering low density prey refuge in biodiverse communities. Our results thus corroborate field patterns documenting variable impacts of lionfish, with prey extirpations less likely in diverse communities owing to frequency-dependent predation.
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Richit L, Richit J, Bonatto C, da Silva R, Grzybowski J. Forest recovery prognostics in conservation units of the Atlantic rainforest. ECOL INFORM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2020.101199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Geange SR, Arnold PA, Catling AA, Coast O, Cook AM, Gowland KM, Leigh A, Notarnicola RF, Posch BC, Venn SE, Zhu L, Nicotra AB. The thermal tolerance of photosynthetic tissues: a global systematic review and agenda for future research. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 229:2497-2513. [PMID: 33124040 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Understanding plant thermal tolerance is fundamental to predicting impacts of extreme temperature events that are increasing in frequency and intensity across the globe. Extremes, not averages, drive species evolution, determine survival and increase crop performance. To better prioritize agricultural and natural systems research, it is crucial to evaluate how researchers are assessing the capacity of plants to tolerate extreme events. We conducted a systematic review to determine how plant thermal tolerance research is distributed across wild and domesticated plants, growth forms and biomes, and to identify crucial knowledge gaps. Our review shows that most thermal tolerance research examines cold tolerance of cultivated species; c. 5% of articles consider both heat and cold tolerance. Plants of extreme environments are understudied, and techniques widely applied in cultivated systems are largely unused in natural systems. Lastly, we find that lack of standardized methods and metrics compromises the potential for mechanistic insight. Our review provides an entry point for those new to the methods used in plant thermal tolerance research and bridges often disparate ecological and agricultural perspectives for the more experienced. We present a considered agenda of thermal tolerance research priorities to stimulate efficient, reliable and repeatable research across the spectrum of plant thermal tolerance.
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- Sonya R Geange
- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5008, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5008, Norway
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent,, ME4 4TB, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic., 3125, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2600, Australia
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Achury R, Holway DA, Suarez AV. Pervasive and persistent effects of ant invasion and fragmentation on native ant assemblages. Ecology 2021; 102:e03257. [PMID: 33226643 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Biological invasions are a leading cause of global change, yet their long-term effects remain hard to predict. Invasive species can remain abundant for long periods of time, or exhibit population crashes that allow native communities to recover. The abundance and impact of nonnative species may also be closely tied to temporally variable habitat characteristics. We investigated the long-term effects of habitat fragmentation and invasion by the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) by resurveying ants in 40 scrub habitat fragments in coastal southern California that were originally sampled 21 yr ago. At a landscape scale, fragment area, but not fragment age or Argentine ant mean abundance, continued to explain variation in native ant species richness; the species-area relationship between the two sample years did not differ in terms of slope or intercept. At local scales, over the last 21 yr we detected increases in the overall area invaded (+36.7%, estimated as the proportion of occupied traps) and the relative abundance of the Argentine ant (+121.95%, estimated as mean number of workers in pitfall traps). Argentine ant mean abundance also increased inward from urban edges in 2017 compared to 1996. The greater level of penetration into fragments likely reduced native ant richness by eliminating refugia for native ants in fragments that did not contain sufficient interior area. At one fragment where we sampled eight times over the last 21 yr, Argentine ant mean abundance increased over time while the diversity of native ground-foraging ants declined from 14 to 4 species. Notably, native species predicted to be particularly sensitive to the combined effect of invasion and habitat loss were not detected at any sites in our recent sampling, including the army ant genus Neivamyrmex. Conversely, two introduced ant species (Brachymyrmex patagonicus and Pheidole flavens) that were undetected in 1996 are now common and widespread at our sites. Our results indicate that behaviorally and numerically dominant invasive species can maintain high densities and suppress native diversity for extended periods.
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- Rafael Achury
- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 320 Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 320 Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA.,Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA
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Suzuki T, Ikeda T. Invasive raccoon management systems and challenges in regions with active control. BMC Ecol 2020; 20:68. [PMID: 33308215 PMCID: PMC7731736 DOI: 10.1186/s12898-020-00336-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an invasive, non-native species in Japan. Throughout the country, it causes significant agricultural damage and negatively affects native biodiversity. Most of the responsibility for raccoon management lies with local government, and there are still many challenges to be overcome. Although raccoon populations have not been eradicated, intensive control campaigns such as focus on the early stages of invasion have controlled raccoons in some regions. To improve the national management of raccoons, we conducted a survey on raccoon management systems in local government departments considered to solve the challenges recognized in many areas. During 2014 and 2015, we surveyed three different municipal departments about raccoon management measures. The semi-structured interview survey covered two topics: (1) the situation leading up to the current management system; (2) the current management system. RESULTS Our results describe the scope and methods used in raccoon management. The government staff managed raccoons using monitoring, employing a variety of methods, a range of budgets, and various role divisions. The management practices are similar in that they share a sense of taking precautions, collaborating with stakeholders, understanding that adequate methods must be used, and obtaining support from experts. CONCLUSIONS Our case studies reveal the challenges in raccoon management faced by local government officers in regions with active control. The management systems and methods that we surveyed seemed to be effective in solving problems in both developed and undeveloped areas.
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- Takaaki Suzuki
- Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 Japan
- National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506 Japan
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- Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, Kita 10 Nishi 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810 Japan
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Assessing the visual impacts of surface mining: a systematic review. ACTA INNOVATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.32933/actainnovations.37.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This paper provides a systematic review of the methodologies used to evaluate the visual impacts of surface mining. The main objectives are: (a) to analyse the scientific literature and identify the most important issues and the methods and tools used; (b) to conduct an analysis using descriptive of statistical methods and qualitative interpretation; and (c) to evaluate the state of knowledge on this particular topic and identify gaps in the literature, to suggest future research directions. The findings of the analysis suggest that there is no single method capable of integrating all dimensions of the landscape and, thus, future research should put more emphasis on incorporating as many factors contributing to the visual impact of mining as possible towards developing holistic approaches.
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The enemy release hypothesis and Callosciurus erythraeus in Argentina: combining community and biogeographical parasitological studies. Biol Invasions 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02339-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ruaro R, Gubiani ÉA, Thomaz SM, Mormul RP. Nonnative invasive species are overlooked in biological integrity assessments. Biol Invasions 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02357-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zarco‐Perello S, Carroll G, Vanderklift M, Holmes T, Langlois TJ, Wernberg T. Range‐extending tropical herbivores increase diversity, intensity and extent of herbivory functions in temperate marine ecosystems. Funct Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Salvador Zarco‐Perello
- School of Biological Sciences and UWA Oceans Institute The University of Western Australia Crawley (Perth) WA Australia
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- Institute of Marine Sciences University of California Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CA USA
- Environmental Research Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Monterey CA USA
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- Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre Crawley WA Australia
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- Marine Science Program, Biodiversity and Conservation Science Division Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and AttractionsKensington WA Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and UWA Oceans Institute The University of Western Australia Crawley (Perth) WA Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and UWA Oceans Institute The University of Western Australia Crawley (Perth) WA Australia
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Gozlan RE, Záhorská E, Cherif E, Asaeda T, Britton JR, Chang C, Hong T, Miranda R, Musil J, Povz M, Tarkan AS, Tricarico E, Trichkova T, Verreycken H, Weiperth A, Witkowski A, Zamora L, Zweimueller I, Zhao Y, Esmaeili HR, Combe M. Native drivers of fish life history traits are lost during the invasion process. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:8623-8633. [PMID: 32884645 PMCID: PMC7452779 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Rapid adaptation to global change can counter vulnerability of species to population declines and extinction. Theoretically, under such circumstances both genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity can maintain population fitness, but empirical support for this is currently limited. Here, we aim to characterize the role of environmental and genetic diversity, and their prior evolutionary history (via haplogroup profiles) in shaping patterns of life history traits during biological invasion. Data were derived from both genetic and life history traits including a morphological analysis of 29 native and invasive populations of topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva coupled with climatic variables from each location. General additive models were constructed to explain distribution of somatic growth rate (SGR) data across native and invasive ranges, with model selection performed using Akaike's information criteria. Genetic and environmental drivers that structured the life history of populations in their native range were less influential in their invasive populations. For some vertebrates at least, fitness-related trait shifts do not seem to be dependent on the level of genetic diversity or haplogroup makeup of the initial introduced propagule, nor of the availability of local environmental conditions being similar to those experienced in their native range. As long as local conditions are not beyond the species physiological threshold, its local establishment and invasive potential are likely to be determined by local drivers, such as density-dependent effects linked to resource availability or to local biotic resistance.
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- Faculty of Natural SciencesDepartment of EcologyComenius UniversityBratislavaSlovakia
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- ISEM UMR226CNRSIRDEPHEUniversité de MontpellierMontpellierFrance
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- Department of Environmental ScienceSaitama UniversitySaitamaJapan
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- Department of Biological Science and TechnologyNational Chiao Tung UniversityHsinchuTaiwan ROC
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- Department of Agriculture and AquacultureTra Vinh UniversityTra VinhVietnam
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- Department of Environmental BiologySchool of SciencesUniversity of NavarraPamplonaSpain
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- Department of Aquatic EcologyT.G.Masaryk. Water Research InstitutePrague 6Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem ResearchBulgarian Academy of SciencesSofiaBulgaria
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) DwersbosLinkebeekBelgium
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- MTA Centre for Ecological ResearchDanube Research InstituteBudapestHungary
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- Faculty of SciencesInstitute of Aquatic EcologyUniversity of GironaGironaSpain
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- Faculty of Life SciencesDepartment of Freshwater EcologyUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Institute of ZoologyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- ISEM UMR226CNRSIRDEPHEUniversité de MontpellierMontpellierFrance
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Levin SC, Crandall RM, Pokoski T, Stein C, Knight TM. Phylogenetic and functional distinctiveness explain alien plant population responses to competition. Proc Biol Sci 2020; 287:20201070. [PMID: 32605513 PMCID: PMC7423470 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Several invasion hypotheses predict a positive association between phylogenetic and functional distinctiveness of aliens and their performance, leading to the idea that distinct aliens compete less with their resident communities. However, synthetic pattern relationships between distinctiveness and alien performance and direct tests of competition as the driving mechanism have not been forthcoming. This is likely because different patterns are observed at different spatial grains, because functional trait and phylogenetic information are often incomplete, and because of the need for competition experiments that measure demographic responses across a variety of alien species that vary in their distinctiveness. We conduct a competitor removal experiment and parameterize matrix population and integral projection models for 14 alien plant species. More novel aliens compete less strongly with co-occurring species in their community, but these results dissipate at a larger spatial grain of investigation. Further, we find that functional traits used in conjunction with phylogeny improve our ability to explain competitive responses. Our investigation shows that competition is an important mechanism underlying the differential success of alien species.
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- Sam C. Levin
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Geobotany, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Biology, Washington University of St Louis Tyson Research Center, 6750 Tyson Valley Road, Eureka, MO 63025, USA
- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Auburn University at Montgomery, PO Box 244023, Montgomery, AL 36124-4023, USA
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- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Geobotany, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Gladstone NS, Bordeau TA, Leppanen C, McKinney ML. Spatiotemporal patterns of non-native terrestrial gastropods in the contiguous United States. NEOBIOTA 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.57.52195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The contiguous United States (CONUS) harbor a significant non-native species diversity. However, spatiotemporal trends of some groups such as terrestrial gastropods (i.e., land snails and slugs) have not been comprehensively considered, and therefore management has been hindered. Here, our aims were to 1.) compile a dataset of all non-native terrestrial gastropod species with CONUS occurrence records, 2.) assess overarching spatiotemporal patterns associated with these records, 3.) describe the continental origin of each species, and 4.) compare climatic associations of each species in their indigenous and introduced CONUS ranges. We compiled a georeferenced dataset of 10,097 records for 22 families, 48 genera, and 69 species, with > 70% of records sourced from the citizen science database iNaturalist. The species Cornu aspersum Müller, 1774 was most prevalent with 3,672 records. The majority (> 92%) of records exhibit an indigenous Western European and Mediterranean distribution, with overlap in broad-scale climatic associations between indigenous and CONUS ranges. Records are most dense in urban metropolitan areas, with the highest proportion of records and species richness in the state of California. We show increased prevalence of non-native species through time, largely associated with urbanized areas with high human population density. Moreover, we show strong evidence for a role for analogous climates in dictating geographic fate and pervasiveness between indigenous and CONUS ranges for non-native species.
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Aldorfová A, Knobová P, Münzbergová Z. Plant–soil feedback contributes to predicting plant invasiveness of 68 alien plant species differing in invasive status. OIKOS 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/oik.07186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Anna Aldorfová
- Dept of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles Univ Benátská 2 CZ‐128 01 Prague 2 Czech Republic
- Inst. of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences Průhonice Czech Republic
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- Dept of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles Univ Benátská 2 CZ‐128 01 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Dept of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles Univ Benátská 2 CZ‐128 01 Prague 2 Czech Republic
- Inst. of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences Průhonice Czech Republic
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Effects of invasive larval bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) on disease transmission, growth and survival in the larvae of native amphibians. Biol Invasions 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02218-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AbstractThe mechanisms by which invasive species negatively affect native species include competition, predation, and the introduction of novel pathogens. Moreover, if an invasive species is a competent disease reservoir, it may facilitate the long-term maintenance and spread of pathogens in ecological assemblages and drive the extinction of less tolerant or less resistant species. Disease-driven loss of biodiversity is exemplified by the amphibian–chytrid fungus system. The disease chytridiomycosis is caused by the aquatic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in anurans and is associated with worldwide amphibian population declines and extinctions. For amphibian species that metamorphose and leave infected aquatic habitats, the mechanisms by which Bd persists over winter in these habitats remains a critical open question. A leading hypothesis is that American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana), a worldwide invasive species, are tolerant to Bd and serve as a reservoir host for Bd during winter months and subsequently infect native species that return to breed in spring. Using outdoor mesocosms, we experimentally examined if two strains of Bd could overwinter in aquatic systems, in the presence or absence of bullfrog tadpoles, and if overwintered Bd could be transmitted to tadpoles of two spring-breeding species: Pacific treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla) and Cascades frogs (Rana cascadae). We found that only 4 of 448 total animals (one bullfrog and three spring breeders) tested positive for Bd after overwintering. Moreover, two of the three infected spring breeders emerged from tanks that contained overwintered Bd but in the absence of infected bullfrogs. This suggests that Bd can persist over winter without bullfrogs as a reservoir host. We found no effect of Bd strain on bullfrog survival after overwintering. For Pacific treefrogs, Bd exposure did not significantly affect mass at or time to metamorphosis while exposure to bullfrogs reduced survival. For Cascades frogs, we found an interactive effect of Bd strain and bullfrog presence on time to metamorphosis, but no main or interactive effects on their survival or mass at metamorphosis. In short, bullfrog tadpoles rarely retained and transmitted Bd infection in our experiment and we found limited evidence that Bd successfully overwinters in the absence of bullfrog tadpoles and infects spring-breeding amphibians.
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dos Santos JMA, Carneiro LT, Martins CF. Are native nectar robbers against the alien? Effects of floral larceny on the reproductive success of the invasive yellow bells (Tecoma stans, Bignoniaceae). ACTA OECOLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2020.103547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Bertolino S. Non‐native invasive mammal species: introduction to a themed issue. Mamm Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/mam.12187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sandro Bertolino
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology University of Turin Via Accademia Albertina 13 10123 Torino Italy
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Petruzzella A, da S S R Rodrigues TA, van Leeuwen CHA, de Assis Esteves F, Figueiredo-Barros MP, Bakker ES. Species identity and diversity effects on invasion resistance of tropical freshwater plant communities. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5626. [PMID: 32221401 PMCID: PMC7101304 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62660-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Biotic resistance mediated by native plant diversity has long been hypothesized to reduce the success of invading plant species in terrestrial systems in temperate regions. However, still little is known about the mechanisms driving invasion patterns in other biomes or latitudes. We help to fill this gap by investigating how native plant community presence and diversity, and the presence of native phylogenetically closely related species to an invader, would affect invader Hydrilla verticillata establishment success in tropical freshwater submerged plant communities. The presence of a native community suppressed the growth of H. verticillata, but did not prevent its colonisation. Invader growth was negatively affected by native plant productivity, but independent of native species richness and phylogenetic relatedness to the invader. Native plant production was not related to native species richness in our study. We show that resistance in these tropical aquatic submerged plant communities is mainly driven by the presence and biomass of a native community independent of native species diversity. Our study illustrates that resistance provided by these tropical freshwater submerged plant communities to invasive species contrasts to resistance described for other ecosystems. This emphasizes the need to include understudied systems when predicting patterns of species invasiveness and ecosystem invasibility across biomes.
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- Antonella Petruzzella
- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratório de Limnologia, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, 21 941-902, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratório de Limnologia, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Av. Carlos Chagas Filho 373, 21 941-902, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laboratório Integrado de Ecologia Aquática, Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Ambiental de Macaé (NUPEM/UFRJ), Av. São José Barreto 764, 27 965-045, São José do Barreto, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório Integrado de Ecologia Aquática, Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Ambiental de Macaé (NUPEM/UFRJ), Av. São José Barreto 764, 27 965-045, São José do Barreto, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Martignoni MM, Hart MM, Tyson RC, Garnier J. Diversity within mutualist guilds promotes coexistence and reduces the risk of invasion from an alien mutualist. Proc Biol Sci 2020; 287:20192312. [PMID: 32208836 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Biodiversity is an important component of healthy ecosystems, and thus understanding the mechanisms behind species coexistence is critical in ecology and conservation biology. In particular, few studies have focused on the dynamics resulting from the co-occurrence of mutualistic and competitive interactions within a group of species. Here we build a mathematical model to study the dynamics of a guild of competitors who are also engaged in mutualistic interactions with a common partner. We show that coexistence as well as competitive exclusion can occur depending on the competition strength and on strength of the mutualistic interactions, and we formulate concrete criteria for predicting invasion success of an alien mutualist based on propagule pressure, alien traits (such as its resource exchange ability) and composition of the recipient community. We find that intra guild diversity promotes the coexistence of species that would otherwise competitively exclude each other, and makes a guild less vulnerable to invasion. Our results can serve as a useful framework to predict the consequences of species manipulation in mutualistic communities.
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- Maria M Martignoni
- Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Mathématiques (LAMA), CNRS and Université de Savoie-Mont Blanc, Chambery, France
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Decreased mycorrhizal colonization of Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist in invaded range does not affect fungal abundance in native plants. Biologia (Bratisl) 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-020-00446-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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