Recent history of nonindigenous species in the Laurentian Great Lakes; An update to Mills et al., 1993 (25 years later)

Sturtevant, Rochelle A.; Mason, Doran M.; Rutherford, Edward S.; Elgin, Ashley K.; Lower, El; Martínez, Félix

doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2019.09.002

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“…Fifty-five percent of the introductions of nonindigenous plants to the Great Lakes are attributed to deliberate introductions, while 18% came from shipping vectors (solid ballast and ballast water). This contrasts with the pattern for all nonindigenous introductions to the Great Lakes, which peaked in the late 1990s, with 20% of the introductions (including plants) associated with deliberate introductions and 40% associated with shipping [ 11 ]. Aquatic nonindigenous plants thus form a unique subset of the overall invasion of the Great Lakes.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…The history of nonindigenous aquatic plants in the Great Lakes is long and differs markedly from the overall pattern of invasion for the Great Lakes [ 11 ]. Records show that the first nonindigenous aquatic plant ( Rumex obtusifolius ) was introduced to the Great Lakes basin around 1837 [ 28 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Staff affiliated with GLANSIS have conducted comprehensive impact assessments for the overwintering and reproducing aquatic nonindigenous species of the Great Lakes since approximately 2010 using a protocol detailed in NOAA Tech Memo 161 [ 29 ]. All relevant original literature (excluding duplicates) are entered into the database and available through the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) reference database ( accessed on 15 January 2021) as well as linked from each GLANSIS profile; the total literature included in the NAS database for the 55 aquatic nonindigenous plant species included in this paper exceeds 3500 original sources.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Each assessment is reviewed and updated at least every fifth year based on a review of new literature and subject to external review. Full results of these impact assessments for each species, including all original references used in the development of both the full assessment and the particular subset examined here, are available in the Appendices of TM-161, TM-161b, and TM-161c [ 29 , 30 , 31 ]. Additional unpublished impact data may in some cases be attached to each collection record; while nominally accessible individually via the database, these are not easily extracted as a whole set from the current portal and are largely excluded from this analysis unless also noted in the Technical Memo series.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nonindigenous aquatic plants have been identified as a major cause of biodiversity loss in many countries [ 3 , 4 ]. Problems associated with the spread of nonindigenous aquatic plant species are increasing in Europe and the Mediterranean [ 5 , 6 , 7 ], Australia [ 8 ], South Africa [ 9 ], tropical inland waters worldwide [ 10 ], and North America [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. However, there are few studies of the patterns in community structure and composition available for aquatic plants, as are common in terrestrial communities [ 14 ] or even for planktonic microflora [ 15 ].…”

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A Review and Secondary Analysis of Competition-Related Impacts of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in the Laurentian Great Lakes

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The Laurentian Great Lakes of North America are home to thousands of native fishes, invertebrates, plants, and other species that not only provide recreational and economic value to the region but also hold an important ecological value. However, there are also 55 nonindigenous species of aquatic plants that may be competing with native species and affecting this value. Here, we use a key regional database—the Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS)—to describe the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic plants in the Great Lakes region and to examine patterns relating to their capacity to compete with native plants species. Specifically, we used an existing catalog of environmental impact assessments to qualitatively evaluate the potential for each nonindigenous plant species to outcompete native plant species for available resources. Despite an invasion record spanning nearly two centuries (1837–2020), a great deal remains unknown about the impact of competition by these species. Nonetheless, our synthesis of existing documentation reveals that many of these nonindigenous species have notable impacts on the native plant communities of the region in general and on species of concern in particular. Furthermore, we provide a thorough summary of the diverse adaptations that may contribute to giving these nonindigenous plants a competitive advantage. Adaptations that have been previously found to aid successful invasions were common in 98% of the nonindigenous aquatic plant species in the database.

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confidence: 97%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Hemimysis‐driven novel ecosystem at a modified rubble‐mound breakwater: An Engineering With Nature® Demonstration Project

Geisthardt

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Janssen

2021

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This article is part of the special series "Incorporating Nature-based Solutions to the Built Environment." The series documents the way in which the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets can be addressed when nature-based solutions (NBS) are incorporated into the built environment. This series presents cutting-edge environmental research and policy solutions that promote sustainability from the perspective of how the science community contributes to SDG implementation through new technologies, assessment and monitoring methods, management best practices, and scientific research.

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Potential Effects of Bigheaded Carps on Four Laurentian Great Lakes Food Webs

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N American J Fish Manag

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Bigheaded carps (BHCs; Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Bighead Carp H. nobilis) are economically and culturally important in Asia and Europe but are considered highly invasive throughout the Mississippi River watershed and pose a threat to the food web and fisheries of the Laurentian Great Lakes. We used the Ecopath with Ecosim model framework to evaluate potential risk of BHC population growth and food web effects in four Great Lakes habitats, including mesotrophic waters of Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) and Lake Erie and the oligotrophic main basins of Lakes Michigan and Huron. We simulated BHC population growth and food web effects under different scenarios of BHC production rates, prey vulnerability to BHCs, and availability of age‐0 BHCs to predation by salmonines. In the main basins of Lakes Michigan and Huron, the projected BHC population growth was low or negative, with a projected final BHC biomass of 0.5–1.1 times the initial introductory biomass (2% of total fish biomass for each BHC species), and BHCs had negligible effects on most food web groups across all scenarios. In contrast, in Saginaw Bay and Lake Erie, the projected BHC biomass was 2.5–12.5 times higher than the initial biomass across all scenarios, and the largest increases occurred under scenarios of high prey vulnerability to BHCs and high BHC production rates. High projected BHC biomass in Saginaw Bay and Lake Erie had negative effects on zooplankton and planktivorous fish groups and mixed effects on piscivores but had relatively negligible effects on most other food web groups across all scenarios. Our results are consistent with reported BHC effects on food webs in the Mississippi River and its tributaries and inform efforts to prevent BHC invasion of the Great Lakes.

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Recent history of nonindigenous species in the Laurentian Great Lakes; An update to Mills et al., 1993 (25 years later)

Cited by 48 publications

References 83 publications

A Review and Secondary Analysis of Competition-Related Impacts of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in the Laurentian Great Lakes

A Review and Secondary Analysis of Competition-Related Impacts of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in the Laurentian Great Lakes

A Hemimysis‐driven novel ecosystem at a modified rubble‐mound breakwater: An Engineering With Nature® Demonstration Project

Potential Effects of Bigheaded Carps on Four Laurentian Great Lakes Food Webs

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Recent history of nonindigenous species in the Laurentian Great Lakes; An update to Mills et al., 1993 (25 years later)

Cited by 48 publications

References 83 publications

A Review and Secondary Analysis of Competition-Related Impacts of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in the Laurentian Great Lakes

A Review and Secondary Analysis of Competition-Related Impacts of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in the Laurentian Great Lakes

A Hemimysis‐driven novel ecosystem at a modified rubble‐mound breakwater: An Engineering With Nature® Demonstration Project

Potential Effects of Bigheaded Carps on Four Laurentian Great Lakes Food Webs

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Recent history of nonindigenous species in the Laurentian Great Lakes; An update to Mills et al., 1993 (25 years later)