Fish and ships: relating dispersal frequency to success in biological invasions

Wonham, Marjorie J.; Carlton, James T.; Ruiz, Gregory M.; Smith, L. David

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“…The low number of plant records in this review is perhaps not surprising since comparatively few vascular species thrive in saltwater habitats. For fish, which are clearly capable of successful transport and invasion in marine waters (Golani 1996;Wonham et al 2000), their low numbers in coastal North America may reflect a historical tendency to intentionally introduce freshwater rather than marine species (Moyle 1986;Fuller et al 1999).…”

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Trends in marine biological invasions at local and regional scales: the Northeast Pacific Ocean as a model system

2005

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Introduced species are an increasing agent of global change. Biogeographic comparisons of introduced biotas at regional and global scales can clarify trends in source regions, invasion pathways, sink regions, and survey effort. We identify the Northeast Pacific Ocean (NEP; northern California to British Columbia) as a model system for analyzing patterns of marine invasion success in cool temperate waters. We review literature and field surveys, documenting 123 introduced invertebrate, algal, fish, and vascular plant species in the NEP. Major invasion pathways were shipping (hull fouling, solid and water ballast; 1500s-present) and shellfish (particularly oysters) and finfish imports (commonest from the 1870s to mid1900s). The cumulative number of successful invasions over time increased at linear, quadratic, and exponential rates for different taxa, pathways, and regions within the NEP. Regional analysis of four major NEP estuaries showed that Puget Sound and the contiguous Straits had the most introduced species, followed by Humboldt Bay, Coos Bay and Willapa Bay. Data on cumulative shipping volumes predicted smaller-scale, but not larger-scale spatial patterns in the number of shipping-mediated invasions. We identify the major challenges in scaling up from regional to global invasion analysis in cool temperate regions. Retrospective analyses for distinct biogeographic regions such as the NEP provide insight into vector dynamics and regional invasibility, and are a necessary foundation for monitoring and managing global change caused by biotic invasions.

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“…The status of certain species has been updated since reviews by Wonham (2000) and Ruiz et al (2001) X Lewin and Norris (1970) …”

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Trends in marine biological invasions at local and regional scales: the Northeast Pacific Ocean as a model system

2005

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“…Most of this order can live in the biofouling matter of the hull and ballast water tanks of cargo ships, which generally leads to global dispersal (WONHAM et al, 2000;LASSO-ALCALÁ et al, 2005;LOEBMANN et al, 2010;MACIEIRA et al, 2012).…”

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“…Besides the ability to use different cryptic benthic habitats, B. koilomatodon appears to tolerate a wide range of salinity, withstanding oligohaline conditions (3.8;MILLER et al 1989) to salinity as high as 37 (this study). Such attributes are most likely strongly linked to the invasive success of this species worldwide (WONHAM et al, 2000).…”

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A new record of the non-native fish species Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) (Teleostei: Eleotridae) for southeastern Brazil

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“…Among marine environments, estuaries are among the ecosystems most altered by anthropogenic actions and are the sites of the greatest number of records of invasions (Moyle et al, 1999). Wonham et al (2000) proposed that the invasion of a new environment by an exotic species includes three phases: dispersion, introduction and settlement These phases, along with the survival capacity of the species to its new environment, influence its success as an invader. According to these authors, Blenniids, Gobiids, and Pleuronectids dominate the records of introductions to exotic locations via ballast water because such water provides conditions resembling normal habitats used by them.…”

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Invasion of the Indo-Pacific blenny Omobranchus punctatus (Perciformes: Blenniidae) on the Atlantic Coast of Central and South America

Lasso-Alcalá¹,

Nunes

Lasso

et al. 2011

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We examined 308 specimens of the Indo-Pacific blenniid Omobranchus punctatus deposited in four museum collections, and analyzed data on their collection locations to assess its invasion on the Atlantic coast of Central and South America. This species occurs in shoreline estuarine and marine habitats in the Indo-West Pacific. Previous sampling and recent records in the Tropical West Atlantic from 1930 to 2004 produced 20 records for: Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Brazil. In this work, we provide data on 17 new records for the Gulfs of Venezuela and Paria in Venezuela, as well as four records for Maranhão and Pará states in NE Brazil. The temporal pattern of collections (1930 -2009) and the proximity of most localities to ports and zones of ship traffic indicate that O. punctatus was initially introduced to the Atlantic by ships travelling from India to Trinidad. Within Brazil the introduction is linked to shipping connected to petroleum platforms. In Maranhão and Pará the introduction may have occurred as a result of fish sheltering in fouling on hulls of ships moving between ports around the mouth of the Amazon River. Alternatively, the spread of this species along of the American coast may reflect the expansion of the range of O. puntactus through larval dispersal in northward flowing currents. We recommend monitoring of this introduced species, and studies of its ecology in West Atlantic areas.Nós examinamos 308 espécimes do blenídeo Omobranchus punctatus, de origem Indo-Pacífica, depositados em coleções de quatro museus. Os dados de distribuição foram analisados com o objetivo de avaliar a invasão das águas costeiras do Oceano Atlântico nas Américas do Sul e Central. Em sua área de distribuição original, O. punctatus ocorre em ambientes marinhos e estuarinos. Amostragens datadas de 1930 e de 2004 produziram 20 registros da espécie no Atlântico Oeste tropical, incluindo amostras do Panamá, Colômbia, Venezuela, Trinidade e Brasil. Neste trabalho nós apresentamos 17 novos registros em áreas da Venezuela e nordeste do Brasil. O padrão temporal dos dados ) e a proximidade da maioria das áreas de amostragem a regiões portuárias indicam que a espécie foi inicialmente introduzida no Atlântico pela água de lastro de navios navegando na rota India-Trinidade. No Brasil, a introdução parece estar associada ao movimento de navios em torno das plataformas de petróleo. No Maranhão e no Pará, a introdução está associada ao movimento de navios entre os portos próximos à foz do rio Amazonas. Alternativamente, a expansão de área desta espécie ao longo da costa da América pode ter acontecido através de dispersão larval, acompanhando as correntes em direção ao norte. Nós recomendamos o monitoramento desta espécie, bem como o desenvolvimento de estudos sobre sua ecologia em ambientes do Atlântico ocidental agora ocupados por ela.

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Fish and ships: relating dispersal frequency to success in biological invasions

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Trends in marine biological invasions at local and regional scales: the Northeast Pacific Ocean as a model system

Trends in marine biological invasions at local and regional scales: the Northeast Pacific Ocean as a model system

A new record of the non-native fish species Butis koilomatodon (Bleeker 1849) (Teleostei: Eleotridae) for southeastern Brazil

Invasion of the Indo-Pacific blenny Omobranchus punctatus (Perciformes: Blenniidae) on the Atlantic Coast of Central and South America

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