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Parvez MT, Lucas MC, Hossain MI, Chaki N, Mohsin ABM, Sun J, Galib SM. Invasive vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) has an impact on highly valued native fish species. Biol Invasions 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-023-03012-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Pintar MR, Dorn NJ, Kline JL, Trexler JC. Hydrology-mediated ecological function of a large wetland threatened by an invasive predator. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159245. [PMID: 36208742 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159245] [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: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to ecosystems, disrupting ecosystem function and leading to the collapse and extinction of native species. While populations of native fishes in the Everglades are tied to the system's natural hydrological dynamics, Asian Swamp Eels (Monopterus albus/javanensis) are drought-resistant fish first reported from Florida in 1997 and the Everglades in 2007. Using a 26-year dataset that included a 13-year baseline period prior to swamp eel arrival in Taylor Slough, we assessed population changes of common small fishes and decapods that are important prey for larger vertebrate predators. After invasion, populations of two crayfishes collapsed by >95 %, two fishes declined by >80 %, two fishes had intermediate declines of 44-66 %, and three species remained unchanged. Species most strongly reduced were those dependent on predator-free habitats at the onset of the wet season, indicating drought-resistant swamp eels have introduced novel predator effects and disrupted the hydrology-mediated production of aquatic animals that are prey for many larger predators. Ongoing Everglades restoration is designed to restore hydrological conditions that support production of crayfishes and fishes, and nesting wading birds reliant on them. Water management may have facilitated the invasion of swamp eels. Our results suggest that the continued spread of swamp eels may result in adverse consequences for Everglades trophic dynamics and potentially diminish benefits expected from the $20B+ restoration.
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- Matthew R Pintar
- Institute of Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
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- Institute of Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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- South Florida Natural Resources Center, Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034, USA
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- Institute of Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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Promoting community-based surveillance of economically important invasive species in lower-income economies: a case study of the suckermouth catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) in Bangladesh. Biol Invasions 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02993-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Wei H, Liang Y, Luo Q, Gu D, Mu X, Hu Y. Environmental‐related variation of stoichiometric traits in body and organs of non‐native sailfin catfishes
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spp. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9483. [PMCID: PMC9636514 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Hui Wei
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Aquatic Invasive Alien Species (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Key Laboratory of Alien Species and Ecological Security (CAFS) Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science Guangzhou Guangdong China
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- School of Marine Sciences Guangxi University Nanning Guangxi China
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- College of Life Sciences and Food Engineering Yibin University Yibin Sichuan China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Aquatic Invasive Alien Species (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Key Laboratory of Alien Species and Ecological Security (CAFS) Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science Guangzhou Guangdong China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Aquatic Invasive Alien Species (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Key Laboratory of Alien Species and Ecological Security (CAFS) Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science Guangzhou Guangdong China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control for Aquatic Invasive Alien Species (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Key Laboratory of Alien Species and Ecological Security (CAFS) Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science Guangzhou Guangdong China
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Escalas A, Avouac A, Belmaker J, Bouvier T, Clédassou V, Ferraton F, Rieuvilleneuve F, Rilov G, Rovirosa Mulet A, Shapiro Goldberg D, Villéger S. An invasive herbivorous fish (Siganus rivulatus) influences both benthic and planktonic microbes through defecation and nutrient excretion. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156207. [PMID: 35636548 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Direct and indirect impacts by invasive animals on plants and other animals through predation and competition have been evidenced in many ecosystems. For instance, the rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus, originating from the Red Sea, is now the most abundant species in costal habitats of South-Eastern Mediterranean Sea where it overgrazes algae. However, little is known about its impacts on microbes through release of metabolic wastes and feces. We used a mesocosm experiment to test the effect of S. rivulatus on planktonic and benthic microbial communities. Excretion of dissolved nutrients by fish resulted in higher concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (NH4, NO2/NO3). This increase in availability of N was associated with higher N content in macroalgae, higher biomass of phytoplankton, higher abundance of bacterioplankton and shift in the structure of planktonic bacterial communities. The feces released mostly under the shelters where the fish rest at night, led to significant increases in diversity of sediment bacterial communities and shifts in their structure. The impact of S. rivulatus on planktonic microbes was related to the indirect bottom-up effect induced by excreted dissolved nutrients while its effect on benthic microbes was due to the direct release of both organic matter and microbes present in feces. Overall, this first evidence of the impacts of invasive species on planktonic and benthic microbes highlights that ongoing changes in fish biodiversity could have ecosystem-wide consequences.
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- Arthur Escalas
- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, IFREMER, Montpellier, France.
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, IFREMER, Montpellier, France
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- George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel; The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, IFREMER, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, IFREMER, Montpellier, France
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, IFREMER, Montpellier, France
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- National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR), Haifa, Israel
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- George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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- MARBEC, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, IFREMER, Montpellier, France.
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Hopper GW, Buchanan JK, Sánchez González I, Kubala ME, Bucholz JR, Lodato MB, Lozier JD, Atkinson CL. Little clams with big potential: nutrient release by invasive Corbicula fluminea can exceed co-occurring freshwater mussel (Unionidae) assemblages. Biol Invasions 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02792-9] [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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Elías DJ, Fuentes-Montejo CE, Quintana Y, Barrientos CA. Non-native freshwater fishes in Guatemala, northern Central America: introduction sources, distribution, history, and conservation consequences. NEOTROPICAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/neotropical.17.e80062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Non-native freshwater fishes have been introduced to Guatemalan freshwater ecosystems since the beginning of the last century without prior risk assessment or subsequent evaluation of their impacts. We synthesized historical records, and distributional data from a literature review, online databases and museum records of non-native freshwater fishes in Guatemala. We found records for 22 non-native freshwater fishes with the oldest records dating back to 1926. Non-native freshwater fishes were recorded in 64% of the river sub-basins in Guatemala and we identified that at least 12 species have established populations. The Jaguar guapote (Parachromis managuensis) and Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) are the most widespread non-native fishes. The species of non-native freshwater fishes introduced indicates that they are human selected (e.g., for farming purposes). Our work shows that aquaculture has been the major driver of introductions in the country, but aquarium release has become an important source in the last 20 years. Given the potential impact of non-native freshwater fishes on native fauna and ecosystems, we highlight an urgent need to assess their ecological effects, as well as to establish a fish fauna monitoring program in Guatemala to detect new introductions. Government and non-governmental agencies should promote the use of native species to supply fish demands in alignment with environmental policies and the objectives of the fishing agency in Guatemala.
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Haubrock PJ, Bernery C, Cuthbert RN, Liu C, Kourantidou M, Leroy B, Turbelin AJ, Kramer AM, Verbrugge LNH, Diagne C, Courchamp F, Gozlan RE. Knowledge gaps in economic costs of invasive alien fish worldwide. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 803:149875. [PMID: 34478901 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Invasive alien fishes have had pernicious ecological and economic impacts on both aquatic ecosystems and human societies. However, a comprehensive and collective assessment of their monetary costs is still lacking. In this study, we collected and reviewed reported data on the economic impacts of invasive alien fishes using InvaCost, the most comprehensive global database of invasion costs. We analysed how total (i.e. both observed and potential/predicted) and observed (i.e. empirically incurred only) costs of fish invasions are distributed geographically and temporally and assessed which socioeconomic sectors are most affected. Fish invasions have potentially caused the economic loss of at least US$37.08 billion (US2017 value) globally, from just 27 reported species. North America reported the highest costs (>85% of the total economic loss), followed by Europe, Oceania and Asia, with no costs yet reported from Africa or South America. Only 6.6% of the total reported costs were from invasive alien marine fish. The costs that were observed amounted to US$2.28 billion (6.1% of total costs), indicating that the costs of damage caused by invasive alien fishes are often extrapolated and/or difficult to quantify. Most of the observed costs were related to damage and resource losses (89%). Observed costs mainly affected public and social welfare (63%), with the remainder borne by fisheries, authorities and stakeholders through management actions, environmental, and mixed sectors. Total costs related to fish invasions have increased significantly over time, from <US$0.01 million/year in the 1960s to over US$1 billion/year in the 2000s, while observed costs have followed a similar trajectory. Despite the growing body of work on fish invasions, information on costs has been much less than expected, given the overall number of invasive alien fish species documented and the high costs of the few cases reported. Both invasions and their economic costs are increasing, exacerbating the need for improved cost reporting across socioeconomic sectors and geographic regions, for more effective invasive alien fish management.
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- Phillip J Haubrock
- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, 63571 Gelnhausen, 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, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France; Unité Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA UMR 7208), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, CNRS, IRD, Paris, France
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany; Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), 12587 Berlin, Germany; Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), 14195 Berlin, Germany
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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 6700, Denmark; Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Athens 164 52, Greece
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- Unité Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA UMR 7208), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, Université de Caen Normandie, Université des Antilles, CNRS, IRD, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
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- University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Forest Sciences, P. O. Box 27, 00014 Helsinki, Finland; Aalto University, Department of Built Environment, Water & Development Research Group, Tietotie 1E, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution, 91405 Orsay, France
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Atalah J, Davidson IC, Thoene M, Georgiades E, Hutson KS. Evaluating Importation of Aquatic Ornamental Species for Biosecurity Purposes. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.804160] [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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The aquatic ornamental species (AOS) trade is a significant pathway for the introduction and establishment of non-indigenous species into aquatic environments. The likelihood of such occurrences is expected to increase worldwide as industry growth continues and warmer conditions emerge under future climate scenarios. This study used recent (2015 – 2019) New Zealand importation data to determine the composition, diversity, abundance, and arrival frequency of AOS. Our analysis revealed that ca. 300,000 aquatic ornamental individuals are imported annually to New Zealand, with freshwater fish comprising 98% of import quantities. Despite the relatively small market size, the estimated AOS diversity of 865 taxa (89 and 9.5% identified to species and genus level, respectively) is comparable to larger markets with ∼60% of taxa being of marine origin. Species (n = 20) for further investigation were prioritized based on quantity and frequency of import. These prioritized AOS were exclusively tropical and subtropical freshwater fish and align with the most frequently imported AOS globally, including the top three: neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi), guppy (Poecilia reticulata), and tiger barb (Puntigrus tetrazona). Species distribution modeling of the 20 prioritized AOS predicted that 13 species are suitable for New Zealand’s current climate conditions, most notably sucker-belly loach (Pseudogastromyzon myersi), white cloud mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes), and golden otocinclus (Macrotocinclus affinis). Potential changes in habitat suitability were predicted under future climate scenarios, with largest increases (29%) for Po. reticulata. The described approach provides an adaptable framework to assess establishment likelihood of imported AOS to inform regulatory decision making.
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Maciaszek R, Jabłońska A, Hoitsy M, Prati S, Świderek W. First record and DNA barcodes of non-native shrimp, Caridina babaulti (Bouvier, 1918) in Europe. THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2021.1944337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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- R. Maciaszek
- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, University of Lodz, Łodź, Poland
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- Doctoral School of Animal Science, University of Kaposvár, Kaposvár, Hungary
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw Poland
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Hopper GW, Chen S, Sánchez González I, Bucholz JR, Lu Y, Atkinson CL. Aggregated filter‐feeders govern the flux and stoichiometry of locally available energy and nutrients in rivers. Funct Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Garrett W. Hopper
- Department of Biological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL USA
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Moody KN, Scherer AE, O’Connor DAJS, Heim-Ballew H, Lisi PJ, Hogan JD, McIntyre PB, Blum MJ. Effectiveness and outcomes of invasive species removal in Hawaiian streams. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02468-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zandonà E, Moraes M, Neres‐Lima V, Dalton CM, Flecker AS, Mazzoni R. Differences in nutrient mineralisation between native and invasive grazing catfish during the invasion process. AUSTRAL ECOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Eugenia Zandonà
- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
- Universidade Veiga de Almeida Rio de Janeiro RJ Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca New York USA
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- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
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Gaitán CA, Fuentes-Montejo CE, García MJ, Romero-Guevara JC. An update of the invasive Pterygoplichthys Gill, 1858 (Actinopterygii, Loricariidae) in Guatemala: new records and notes on its interactions with the local fauna. NEOTROPICAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/neotropical.15.e53020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Fishes have been introduced in non-native ecosystems all over the world. These introductions have been recognised for their overall negative effects on native biodiversity. Plecos (Pterygoplichthys Gill, 1858) have been introduced worldwide due to bad practices in the aquarium trade and, in Central America, there is little information regarding these invasive fishes. Plecos have been demonstrated to be a threat in non-native ecosystems because they interfere with their new ecosystems through bottom-up impacts, altering nutrient availability and interactions with native wildlife. Herein, new records of plecos are reported for river basins from Guatemala in northern Central America where they had not previously been reported. Evidence of interactions of plecos with the native fauna that had not been recorded to date are also included. We compiled a total of 34 records in Guatemala, with eight new records. We present the first records of the genus in a river basin of the Caribbean drainage for Guatemala. Three new interactions of fauna preying upon plecos are presented (Black vulture, Bare-throated tiger Heron and Domestic dog), along with a compilation of previously known interactions. Establishing a monitoring and surveillance programme should be a priority in Guatemala, along with other actions to safeguard the native wildlife that could be at high risk because of biological invasions, such as the one with plecos. In order to better understand this invasion, joint efforts of local fishermen and rangers with State institutions should be promoted.
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Dias MS, de Faria IF, Guarido PCP, Teresa FB, de Aquino PDPU, Quimbayo JP. Historical distribution and current drivers of guppy occurrence in Brazil. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2020; 96:877-885. [PMID: 31998966 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Humans introduce non-native species by means such as the deliberate release of fish into fresh waters and through commercial trade. The guppy Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859, is commonly kept in aquaria and controls disease vectors, and now it occurs in many areas outside its natural distribution. Its initial habitat in Brazil was identified, and a study was performed to determine whether the density of guppies can be explained by the density of human population, per-capita gross domestic product, level of human impact on the areas where guppies have been found and fish-sampling effort. A total of 1402 guppy records were found; the southeastern region had the oldest records; and the southeastern, northeastern and central-western regions had the maximum records. Low tolerance to the colder climate may be the reason for the lack of guppy records in the southernmost states. It was also observed that the occurrence of this fish is positively, yet weakly, related to the density of human population, indicating that improved regulations regarding its use in controlling disease vectors, the aquarium trade and education of aquarium hobbyists could help prevent the spread of this species and its potential impacts in Brazil.
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- Murilo S Dias
- Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Inpa), Manaus, Brazil
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- Campus de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG), Anápolis, Brazil
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- Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo (CEBIMar-USP), São Sebastião, Brazil
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Carbajal-Becerra O, Olvera-Rodríguez KJ, Souza GMD, Durán-Rodríguez OY, Ramírez-García A, Ramírez-Herrejón JP. Trophic strategies of the invasive Twospot livebearer (Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus, Teleostei: Poeciliidae) in a gradient of environmental quality in central Mexico. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2019-0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus is an invasive species widely spread throughout freshwater ecosystems in central Mexico, for that reason we described its trophic strategy into a gradient of environmental quality. We sampled individuals of P. bimaculatus at eight sites located in the Lerma-Chapala and Pánuco River Basins during dry season. These basins have been impacted by industrialization and urbanization processes, but are considered as water reserves in México. To evaluate the environmental quality of the river, we applied the Visual-based Habitat Assessment, the Index of Biological Integrity and the Family-level Biotic Index. We assessed the trophic guild, the diet width, the omnivory level, and the diet selectivity. We also explored the relation of trophic strategies with the habitat condition. We captured a total of 202 individuals of P. bimaculatus from 10 to 67 mm of SL, finding a total of 24 food items. The diet of P. bimaculatus was composed of terrestrial, aquatic insects and bony fish. Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus in some sites can feed on different trophic levels, in other it is a specialist and secondary consumer. We found that P. bimaculatus changes its diet according the alterations in the habitat structure, water quality, and biotic integrity. Moreover, this invasive species can endure changes in the trophic web and food availability.
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Borzone Mas D, Alvarenga PF, Scarabotti PA. Ecological and phylogenetic determinants of life-history patterns among ten loricariid species. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2019; 95:1298-1310. [PMID: 31469422 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We analysed the influence of ecological factors, phylogenetic history and trade-offs between traits on the life-history variation among 10 loricariid species of the middle Paraná River. We measured eight life-history variables and classified the life-history strategies following the equilibrium-periodic-opportunistic (EPO) model. Principal-component analysis of life-history traits segregated species along a gradient from small opportunistic (low fecundity, low parental investment) to large equilibrium (low-medium fecundity, high parental investment) species. A clear periodic strategist was absent in the analysed assemblage. Variation partitioning by canonical phylogenetic ordination analysis showed both a component of variation uniquely explained by phylogenetic history (PH; 32.2%) and a component shared between PH and ecological factors (EF; 37%). The EPO model is a useful tool for predicting correlations among life-history traits and understanding potential demographic responses of species to environmental variation. Life-history patterns observed throughout Loricariidae suggests that this family has diversified across all three endpoint strategies of the EPO model. Our study indicates that evolutionary lineage affiliation at the level of subfamily can be a strong predictor of the life-history strategy used by each species.
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- Dalmiro Borzone Mas
- Laboratorio de Ictiología, Instituto Nacional de Limnología (UNL-CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ictiología, Instituto Nacional de Limnología (UNL-CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ictiología, Instituto Nacional de Limnología (UNL-CONICET), Santa Fe, Argentina
- Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Ecosystem Function and Services of Aquatic Predators in the Anthropocene. Trends Ecol Evol 2019; 34:369-383. [PMID: 30857757 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Arguments for the need to conserve aquatic predator (AP) populations often focus on the ecological and socioeconomic roles they play. Here, we summarize the diverse ecosystem functions and services connected to APs, including regulating food webs, cycling nutrients, engineering habitats, transmitting diseases/parasites, mediating ecological invasions, affecting climate, supporting fisheries, generating tourism, and providing bioinspiration. In some cases, human-driven declines and increases in AP populations have altered these ecosystem functions and services. We present a social ecological framework for supporting adaptive management decisions involving APs in response to social and environmental change. We also identify outstanding questions to guide future research on the ecological functions and ecosystem services of APs in a changing world.
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Raffard A, Cucherousset J, Prunier JG, Loot G, Santoul F, Blanchet S. Variability of functional traits and their syndromes in a freshwater fish species ( Phoxinus phoxinus): The role of adaptive and nonadaptive processes. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:2833-2846. [PMID: 30891220 PMCID: PMC6405509 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Functional traits can covary to form "functional syndromes." Describing and understanding functional syndromes is an important prerequisite for predicting the effects of organisms on ecosystem functioning. At the intraspecific level, functional syndromes have recently been described, but very little is known about their variability among populations and-if they vary-what the ecological and evolutionary drivers of this variation are. Here, we quantified and compared the variability in four functional traits (body mass, metabolic rate, excretion rate, and boldness), their covariations and the subsequent syndromes among thirteen populations of a common freshwater fish (the European minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus). We then tested whether functional traits and their covariations, as well as the subsequent syndromes, were underpinned by the phylogenetic relatedness among populations (historical effects) or the local environment (i.e., temperature and predation pressure), and whether adaptive (selection or plasticity) or nonadaptive (genetic drift) processes sustained among-population variability. We found substantial among-population variability in functional traits and trait covariations, and in the emerging syndromes. We further found that adaptive mechanisms (plasticity and/or selection) related to water temperature and predation pressure modulated the covariation between body mass and metabolic rate. Other trait covariations were more likely driven by genetic drift, suggesting that nonadaptive processes can also lead to substantial differences in trait covariations among populations. Overall, we concluded that functional syndromes are population-specific, and that both adaptive and nonadaptive processes are shaping functional traits. Given the pivotal role of functional traits, differences in functional syndromes within species provide interesting perspectives regarding the role of intraspecific diversity for ecosystem functioning.
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- Allan Raffard
- CNRS, UMR‐5321, Station d’Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale du CNRS à MoulisUniversité Toulouse III Paul SabatierMoulisFrance
- EcoLab, Université de ToulouseCNRS, INPT, UPSToulouseFrance
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- CNRS, UMR‐5174 EDB (Laboratoire Evolution & Diversité Biologique)Université Toulouse III Paul SabatierToulouseFrance
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- CNRS, UMR‐5321, Station d’Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale du CNRS à MoulisUniversité Toulouse III Paul SabatierMoulisFrance
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- CNRS, UMR‐5174 EDB (Laboratoire Evolution & Diversité Biologique)Université Toulouse III Paul SabatierToulouseFrance
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- CNRS, UMR‐5321, Station d’Écologie Théorique et Expérimentale du CNRS à MoulisUniversité Toulouse III Paul SabatierMoulisFrance
- CNRS, UMR‐5174 EDB (Laboratoire Evolution & Diversité Biologique)Université Toulouse III Paul SabatierToulouseFrance
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Subalusky AL, Post DM. Context dependency of animal resource subsidies. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2018; 94:517-538. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Amanda L. Subalusky
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Yale University New Haven CT 06511 U.S.A
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Millbrook NY 12545 U.S.A
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Yale University New Haven CT 06511 U.S.A
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Raffard A, Lecerf A, Cote J, Buoro M, Lassus R, Cucherousset J. The functional syndrome: linking individual trait variability to ecosystem functioning. Proc Biol Sci 2018; 284:rspb.2017.1893. [PMID: 29212725 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Phenotypic variability is increasingly assessed through functional response and effect traits, which provide a mechanistic framework for investigating how an organism responds to varying ecological factors and how these responses affect ecosystem functioning. Covariation between response and effect traits has been poorly examined at the intraspecific level, thus hampering progress in understanding how phenotypic variability alters the role of organisms in ecosystems. Using a multi-trait approach and a nine-month longitudinal monitoring of individual red-swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), we demonstrated that most of the measured response and effect traits were partially stable during the ontogeny of individuals. Suites of response and effect traits were associated with a response syndrome and an effect syndrome, respectively, which were correlated to form a functional syndrome. Using a bioenergetic model, we predicted that differences in the response syndrome composition of hypothetical populations had important ecological effects on a key ecosystem process (i.e. whole-lake litter decomposition) to a level similar to those induced by doubling population size. Demonstrating the existence of a functional syndrome is likely to improve our understanding of the ecological impacts of phenotypic variation among individuals in wild populations across levels of biological organization, and the linkage between ecosystem and evolutionary ecology.
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- Allan Raffard
- Laboratoire Evolution and Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, ENFA, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse 31062, France
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- Ecolab, Universitè de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse 31062, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution and Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, ENFA, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse 31062, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution and Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, ENFA, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse 31062, France.,ECOBIOP, INRA, Univ. Pau and Pays Adour, 64310 St Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution and Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, ENFA, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse 31062, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution and Diversité Biologique (EDB UMR 5174), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, ENFA, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse 31062, France
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The Global Invasion of the Suckermouth Armored Catfish Genus Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Annotated List of Species, Distributional Summary, and Assessment of Impacts. Zool Stud 2018; 57:e7. [PMID: 31966247 DOI: 10.6620/zs.2018.57-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Alexander Benjamin Orfinger and Daniel Douglas Goodding (2018) The suckermouth armored catfish genus Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) includes popular aquarium fishes and constitutes one of the most successful freshwater invasive taxa, having achieved global distribution. To date, however, no comprehensive distributional record nor impact assessment exist for the spread of the genus, precluding informed management strategies. To provide these tools, our study aims to (1) provide an annotated checklist of species for this taxonomically confusing genus, (2) survey all available literature on the spread of the genus and summarize and map its invasive distribution, and (3) assess the overall socioeconomic and environmental impact of the genus on a global scale using the Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS). First, we provide an updated annotated species list. We then summarize seventy-one unique invasion records along with twenty-one instances of demonstrated impacts. Species of the genus Pterygoplichthys have now invaded five continents and twenty-one countries, and show an extended range in their native South America. Impact analysis yielded a GISS score of 18 to 19, indicating low to moderate levels of socioeconomic and environmental threats. However, to bolster the confidence in this analysis in future iterations, more research should aim to move beyond just "first records" and instead empirically evaluate species' effects on native ecosystems.
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The Hitchhiker Wave: Non-native Small Terrestrial Vertebrates in the Galapagos. UNDERSTANDING INVASIVE SPECIES IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-67177-2_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Doherty-Bone TM, Dunn AM, Liddell C, Brown LE. Transformation of detritus by a European native and two invasive alien freshwater decapods. Biol Invasions 2018; 20:1799-1808. [PMID: 31007567 PMCID: PMC6445490 DOI: 10.1007/s10530-018-1661-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Invasive alien species have the potential to alter biodiversity and ecosystem processes. In freshwaters, detritus decomposition is a major ecosystem service but it remains uncertain whether invasive alien decapods process detritus differently to natives. This study examined leaf litter processing, and cascading effects on biofilms, by the European native white clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) compared to two invasive alien decapod species: the American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) and the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). Invasive alien decapods were responsible for higher leaf litter decomposition than the native. In comparison with native crayfish, invasive alien crab and crayfish showed higher rates of litter consumption, increased production of smaller leaf fragments, fine particulate organic matter (FPOM) and dissolved organic carbon. Nutrients (ammonia and soluble reactive phosphorous) derived from excretion (measured separately in the absence of biofilms) varied among decapod species, being lower for P. leniusculus. However, nutrient concentrations did not vary among species in the detritivory experiments with biofilm, implying nutrients were utilised for biofilm production and respiration as no differences in biomass were evident among decapod treatments. These results show invasive alien decapods have the potential to increase the magnitude of detrital processing to FPOM in rivers, but indirect impacts on primary producers due to nutrient release are uncertain based on this experimental context.
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- Thomas M Doherty-Bone
- 1School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK.,2School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK.,3water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK
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- 1School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK.,3water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK
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- 1School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK
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- 2School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK.,3water@leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire UK
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Consumer Aggregations Drive Nutrient Dynamics and Ecosystem Metabolism in Nutrient-Limited Systems. Ecosystems 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10021-017-0166-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Atkinson CL, Sansom BJ, Vaughn CC, Forshay KJ. Consumer Aggregations Drive Nutrient Dynamics and Ecosystem Metabolism in Nutrient-Limited Systems. Ecosystems 2017; 21:521-535. [PMID: 32461736 PMCID: PMC7252507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Differences in animal distributions and metabolic demands can influence energy and nutrient flow in an ecosystem. Through taxa-specific nutrient consumption, storage, and remineralization, animals may influence energy and nutrient pathways in an ecosystem. Here we show these taxa-specific traits can drive biogeochemical cycles of nutrients and alter ecosystem primary production and metabolism, using riverine systems that support heterogeneous freshwater mussel aggregations. Freshwater unionid mussels occur as distinct, spatially heterogeneous, dense aggregations in rivers. They may influence rates of production and respiration because their activities are spatially concentrated within given stream reaches. Previous work indicates that mussels influence nutrient limitation patterns, algal species composition, and producer and primary consumer biomass. Here, we integrate measures of organismal rates, stoichiometry, community-scaled rates, and ecosystem rates, to determine the relative source-sink nutrient dynamics of mussel aggregations and their influence on net ecosystem processes. We studied areas with and without mussel aggregations in three nitrogen-limited rivers in southeastern Oklahoma, USA. We measured respiration and excretion rates of mussels and collected a subset of samples for tissue chemistry and for thin sectioning of the shell to determine growth rates at each site. This allowed us to assess nutrient remineralization and nutrient sequestration by mussels. These rates were scaled to the community. We also measured stream metabolism at three sites with and without mussels. We demonstrated that mussel species have distinct stoichiometric traits, vary in their respiration rates, and that mussel aggregations influence nutrient cycling and productivity. Across all mussel aggregations, we found that mussels excreted more nitrogen than they sequestered into tissue and excreted more phosphorus than they sequestered except at one site. Furthermore, gross primary productivity was significantly greater at reaches with mussels. Collectively, our results indicate that mussels have ecosystem-level impacts on nutrient availability and production in nutrient-limited rivers. Within these streams, mussels are affecting the movement of nutrients and altering nutrient spiralling.
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- Carla L Atkinson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, 300 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487, USA
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- Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, 207 Jarvis Hall, Buffalo, New York, 14260, USA
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- Oklahoma Biological Survey, Department of Biology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma, 111 E. Chesapeake St., Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, Oklahoma, 74820, USA
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Alexiades AV, Flecker AS, Kraft CE. Nonnative fish stocking alters stream ecosystem nutrient dynamics. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2017; 27:956-965. [PMID: 28054408 DOI: 10.1002/eap.1498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Each year, millions of hatchery-raised fish are stocked into streams and rivers worldwide, yet the effects of hatchery-raised fish on stream nutrient cycles have seldom been examined. We quantified the influence of supplemental nonnative fish stocking, a widespread recreational fishery management practice, on in-stream nutrient storage and cycling. We predicted that supplemental, hatchery-raised brown trout (Salmo trutta) stocking would result in increased N and P supply relative to in-stream biotic demand for those nutrients and that stocked fishes would remineralize and store a significantly greater amount of N and P than the native fish community, due to higher areal biomass. To test these predictions, we measured the biomass, nutrient (NH4+ -N and soluble reactive phosphorus [SRP]) remineralization rates, and body carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus content of the native fish community and trout stocked into four study streams. We then estimated fish growth rates to determine species-specific nutrient sequestration rates in body tissues for both stocked and native fish and measured ammonium and phosphorus uptake rates to determine the relative influence of net fish nutrient remineralization on stream nutrient cycles. When brown trout were stocked in these systems at density levels that were orders of magnitude higher than ambient native fish density, they provided a sizeable source of NH4+ -N that could account for up to 85% of demand for that nutrient. Stocked trout had minimal effects on in-stream SRP cycles even at high release densities, likely due to low per capita SRP excretion rates. A unique feature of our study was that we evaluated the temporal component of the stocked trout nutrient subsidy by estimating the number of fish removed from the system through natural mortality and angler harvest, which indicated that the stocked trout subsidy lasted approximately 6-8 weeks after stocking. By combining population models with areal nutrient excretion rates and estimates of biotic nutrient uptake, we showed that trout stocking provided a strong pulsed nutrient subsidy.
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- Alexander V Alexiades
- Department of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853, USA
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Parente TE, Moreira DA, Magalhães MGP, de Andrade PCC, Furtado C, Haas BJ, Stegeman JJ, Hahn ME. The liver transcriptome of suckermouth armoured catfish (Pterygoplichthys anisitsi, Loricariidae): Identification of expansions in defensome gene families. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 115:352-361. [PMID: 28062095 PMCID: PMC5310677 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Pterygoplichthys is a genus of related suckermouth armoured catfishes native to South America, which have invaded tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Physiological features, including an augmented resistance to organic xenobiotics, may have aided their settlement in foreign habitats. The liver transcriptome of Pterygoplichthys anisitsi was sequenced and used to characterize the diversity of mRNAs potentially involved in the responses to natural and anthropogenic chemicals. In total, 66,642 transcripts were assembled. Among the identified defensome genes, cytochromes P450 (CYP) were the most abundant, followed by sulfotransferases (SULT), nuclear receptors (NR) and ATP binding cassette transporters (ABC). A novel expansion in the CYP2Y subfamily was identified, as well as an independent expansion of the CYP2AAs. Two expansions were also observed among SULT1. Thirty-two transcripts were classified into twelve subfamilies of NR, while 21 encoded ABC transporters. The diversity of defensome transcripts sequenced herein could contribute to this species' resistance to organic xenobiotics.
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- Thiago E Parente
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Ambiental, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brasil; Laboratório de Genética Molecular de Microrganismos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brasil; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Ambiental, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Ambiental, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Ambiental, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brasil
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- Unidade de Genômica, Instituto Nacional do Cancer (INCA), Rio de Janeiro 20230-130, Brasil
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- Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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Invasive species alter ontogenetic shifts in the trophic ecology of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Niagara River and Lake Ontario. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1376-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Atkinson CL, Capps KA, Rugenski AT, Vanni MJ. Consumer-driven nutrient dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: from individuals to ecosystems. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2016; 92:2003-2023. [DOI: 10.1111/brv.12318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Carla L. Atkinson
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa AL 35487 U.S.A
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- Odum School of Ecology; University of Georgia; Athens GA 30602 U.S.A
- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory; University of Georgia; Aiken SC 29808 U.S.A
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Cornell University; Ithaca NY 14853 U.S.A
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- Department of Biology and Graduate Program in Ecology Evolution and Environmental Biology; Miami University; Oxford OH 45056 U.S.A
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Tuckett QM, Ritch JL, Lawson KM, Hill JE. Landscape-scale survey of non-native fishes near ornamental aquaculture facilities in Florida, USA. Biol Invasions 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1275-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Silva GSC, Roxo FF, Lujan NK, Tagliacollo VA, Zawadzki CH, Oliveira C. Transcontinental dispersal, ecological opportunity and origins of an adaptive radiation in the Neotropical catfish genus
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(Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Mol Ecol 2016; 25:1511-29. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Gabriel S. C. Silva
- Departamento de Morfologia Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes IB–UNESP Campus de Botucatu Botucatu 18618–970 São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes IB–UNESP Campus de Botucatu Botucatu 18618–970 São Paulo Brazil
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- Center for Systematic Biology and Evolution Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia PA 19103 USA
- Department of Biology University of Toronto Scarborough Toronto ON M1C1A4 Canada
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- Programa de Pós Graduação Ciências do Ambiente (CIAMB) Universidade Federal do Tocantins Palmas Tocantins 77001–090 Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia Ictiologia e Aquicultura (Nupélia) Universidade Estadual de Maringá Maringá 87020–900 Paraná Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia Laboratório de Biologia e Genética de Peixes IB–UNESP Campus de Botucatu Botucatu 18618–970 São Paulo Brazil
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Stability vs. organization: Potential of a trophic model for the management of shallow tropical streams. FOOD WEBS 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Colin N, Porte C, Fernandes D, Barata C, Padrós F, Carrassón M, Monroy M, Cano-Rocabayera O, de Sostoa A, Piña B, Maceda-Veiga A. Ecological relevance of biomarkers in monitoring studies of macro-invertebrates and fish in Mediterranean rivers. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 540:307-323. [PMID: 26148426 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Mediterranean rivers are probably one of the most singular and endangered ecosystems worldwide due to the presence of many endemic species and a long history of anthropogenic impacts. Besides a conservation value per se, biodiversity is related to the services that ecosystems provide to society and the ability of these to cope with stressors, including climate change. Using macro-invertebrates and fish as sentinel organisms, this overview presents a synthesis of the state of the art in the application of biomarkers (stress and enzymatic responses, endocrine disruptors, trophic tracers, energy and bile metabolites, genotoxic indicators, histopathological and behavioural alterations, and genetic and cutting edge omic markers) to determine the causes and effects of anthropogenic stressors on the biodiversity of European Mediterranean rivers. We also discuss how a careful selection of sentinel species according to their ecological traits and the food-web structure of Mediterranean rivers could increase the ecological relevance of biomarker responses. Further, we provide suggestions to better harmonise ecological realism with experimental design in biomarker studies, including statistical analyses, which may also deliver a more comprehensible message to managers and policy makers. By keeping on the safe side the health status of populations of multiple-species in a community, we advocate to increase the resilience of fluvial ecosystems to face present and forecasted stressors. In conclusion, this review provides evidence that multi-biomarker approaches detect early signs of impairment in populations, and supports their incorporation in the standardised procedures of the Water Frame Work Directive to better appraise the status of European water bodies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nicole Colin
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Research in Biodiversity (IRBio), Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, ES-08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia Animal, Biologia Vegetal i Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, ES-08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Research in Biodiversity (IRBio), Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Research in Biodiversity (IRBio), Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain; Institute of Research in Biodiversity (IRBio), Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Research in Biodiversity (IRBio), Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain; School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK; Department of Integrative Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), ES-41092 Sevilla, Spain
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