{"title":"Population structure and demography of non-indigenous Japanese mystery snails in freshwater habitats of Virginia and Washington, D.C., USA","authors":"A. Fowler, Grace A. Loonam, A. Blakeslee","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.3.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.3.06","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"484 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76372639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Băncilă, Marius Skolka, P. Ivanova, V. Surugiu, K. Stefanova, V. Todorova, A. Zenetos
{"title":"Alien species of the Romanian and Bulgarian Black Sea coast: state of knowledge, uncertainties, and needs for future research","authors":"R. Băncilă, Marius Skolka, P. Ivanova, V. Surugiu, K. Stefanova, V. Todorova, A. Zenetos","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.3.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.3.02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81320047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structure and dynamics of gastropod communities in highly transformed aquatic environments colonized and uncolonized by globally invasive Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843)","authors":"A. Spyra, A. Cieplok","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.3.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.3.07","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77748235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Galil, H. Mienis, M. Mendelson, Kfir Gayer, M. Goren
{"title":"Here today, gone tomorrow – the Levantine population of the Brown mussel Perna perna obliterated by unprecedented heatwave","authors":"B. Galil, H. Mienis, M. Mendelson, Kfir Gayer, M. Goren","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.2.03","url":null,"abstract":"The newly established population of Perna perna surveyed at four sites along the Israeli Mediterranean coast averaged between 2155 and 8022 specimens/m² in June 2021. Three sites displayed unimodal size–frequency distributions, whereas the site adjacent to Haifa port – a bimodal distribution. The population suffered catastrophic mortality following a succession of heatwaves culminating in a prolonged heatwave in August (ambient temperature 36 to 38 °C, sea surface 32 °C), with diurnal low tides occurring midday. With the projected rise in both mean temperature, and prevalence, duration, and severity of extreme high temperature events, it is likely that even if a P. perna reoccurs, it will be of brief duration.","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"101 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90991046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Food spectrum of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis): insights from the Lower River Rhine comparing stable isotope mixing models and genetic gut content analyses","authors":"M. Koester, C. Frenzel, G. Becker, René Sahm","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.4.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.4.06","url":null,"abstract":"Originating from South East Asia the catadromous Chinese mitten crab ( Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853) is listed as one of the 100 world’s worst invasive species. In 1912 E. sinensis was first recorded in Central Europe. Nowadays the species is common in various European rivers and widespread in large rivers of the northern hemisphere. High densities of the crab can cause serious economic damage in water management and to the fishing industry. During their natural migration from the estuary upstream, subadult individuals are able to reach river sections several hundred kilometers away from the delta. The ecological impacts on community and food web structures of the Chinese mitten crab (CMC) are less often considered in scientific studies than their economic effects. The diet of CMC under natural conditions is rarely studied, but macrophytes are known to be an important food source of the crab. However, in the main stretch of the Lower Rhine macrophytes are broadly missing. Initial stable isotope analyses showed that CMC occupies a trophic level comparable to carnivorous fish in this system. Thus, a strong predatory impact of CMC on the fauna is likely. Here we use qualitative and quantitative approaches to investigate the diet of Chinese mitten crab to estimate their impact on the food web. Bulk stable isotope analyses of δ 13 C and δ 15 N of E. sinensis and potential food resources were conducted and genetic gut content analyses (GGCA) via group-specific primers for common macroinvertebrates of the River Rhine were used to determine prey organisms. While GGCA only rarely detected invertebrate prey and many plant fibres were visible in the stomachs and guts of the CMCs, stable isotope mixing model (simmr) analyses revealed a high contribution of some easily accessible macroinvertebrate species to the CMCs diet. This contradiction between the gut content findings and the simmr mixing model results indicate not only that animal material is more easily assimilated, but also that the CMC may have a strong impact on the benthic fauna of the Lower Rhine, which would have been underestimated if solely gut content analyses were used.","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"88 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83811591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The distribution and spread of quagga mussels in perialpine lakes north of the Alps","authors":"Linda Haltiner","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.2.02","url":null,"abstract":"The dreissenids, quagga mussel Dreissena bugensis and zebra mussel D. polymorpha, are invasive freshwater mussels in Europe and North America. These species strongly impact aquatic ecosystems, such as the food web through their high abundance and filtration rate. They spread quickly within and between waterbodies, and have the ability to colonize various substrates and depths. The zebra mussel invaded and established in Swiss lakes in the 1960s, whereas the quagga mussel was not detected until 2014. We collected all available data from cantonal as well as local authorities and other institutions to describe the colonization pattern of quagga mussels in perialpine lakes north of the Alps. We also collected data regarding the distribution of larval stages of the mussels, the so-called veliger larvae. We observed that in lakes colonized by the quagga mussel, veligers are present the whole year round, whereas they are absent in winter in lakes with only zebra mussels. Additionally, we present detailed information about the invasion and colonization pattern of quagga mussels in Lake Constance. Quagga mussels colonized the lakeshore within a few years (~ 2016–2018), outcompeted zebra mussels, and have reached densities > 5000 ind. m -2 in the littoral zone, even at 80 m densities above 1000 ind. m -2 were found at some locations. At the end of the article, we discussed possibilities on how the spread of quagga mussels within and among northern perialpine lakes should be monitored and prevented in the future.","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81659653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecological niche dynamics of three invasive marine species under the conservatism and shift niche hypotheses","authors":"Reinaldo J. Rivera, Javier Pinochet, A. Brante","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.4.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.4.01","url":null,"abstract":"Marine bioinvasions are one of the main threats to biodiversity. According to assumptions based on ecological niche models, the conservatism and equilibrium of species with the environment are vital to understanding the bioinvasion process. However, these assumptions have been evaluated primarily for terrestrial species, with few examples in marine environments. We tested the niche conservatism and niche shift hypotheses in native and invaded environments and evaluated the niche dynamics and invasion stages on three invasive marine species: the algae Asparagopsis armata and Codium fragile , and the ascidian Asterocarpa humilis . We applied the identity and background similarity tests to assess the conservatism, the principal component analysis to evaluate the niche dynamics, the Gallien et al. approach to evaluate the invasion stages, and an ensemble of model to estimate potential distribution. Findings showed that the niche equivalence hypothesis was not rejected for any of the species, indicating equivalent ecological niches. Niche similarity demonstrated that niches in native and invaded ranges were not similar as expected by chance for A. humilis and C. fragile . However, for A. armata , the populations in the native and invaded areas had a very similar environmental niche. In addition, high niche stability is evident in the niche dynamics, and so as the stabilization phase of the invasion phases of the three species; thus, studying the three species supported the hypothesis of niche conservatism. These results indicated that all three species have dispersed and are in biogeographic equilibrium within their invaded regions.","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79487475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Gaye-Siessegger, Steffen Bader, R. Haberbosch, A. Brinker
{"title":"Spread of invasive Ponto-Caspian gobies and their effect on native fish species in the Neckar River (South Germany)","authors":"J. Gaye-Siessegger, Steffen Bader, R. Haberbosch, A. Brinker","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.2.05","url":null,"abstract":"Fish assemblages in the Neckar River were investigated by electrofishing under the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) to assess the ecological status of rivers. This monitoring program also provides information on the distribution of invasive Ponto-Caspian gobies along the Neckar River in Germany, a tributary of the Rhine River. The western tubenose goby Proterorhinus semilunaris was first recorded on the Neckar River in 2007, followed by bighead goby Ponticola kessleri and round goby Neogobius melanostomus in 2009 and 2012, respectively. The current distribution boundary for Ponto-Caspian gobies coincides with the navigation limit for cargo ships at the river port of Plochingen (about 200 km up-stream of the city of Mannheim). Marked differences in fish assemblages took place following invasion of the round goby, with average CPUE of native stone loach Barbatula barbatula and gudgeon Gobio gobio declining from 19.6 and 21.5 individuals per 100 m, respectively, to fewer than one. Bighead gobies failed to build up a stable stock after round goby invasion but have still been caught in small numbers at most sampling sections. The earlier-arriving western tubenose goby could not be detected any longer. The results indicate a strong impact of the round goby on native fish assemblages in the Neckar River which will hamper efforts to improve the ecological quality of the river. Further investigations are needed to assess long term effects of round goby invasion and find solutions for achieving the mandatory European Water Framework Directive (WFD) target of “good ecological status” of the river.","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90881659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Vinarski, O. Aksenova, I. Bolotov, A. Kondakov, I. Khrebtova, M. Gofarov, Michael Schindler, M. Zuykov
{"title":"A new alien snail Ampullaceana balthica for the Canadian fauna, with an overview of Transatlantic malacofaunal exchange in the Anthropocene","authors":"M. Vinarski, O. Aksenova, I. Bolotov, A. Kondakov, I. Khrebtova, M. Gofarov, Michael Schindler, M. Zuykov","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.1.02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89610457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Więcaszek, J. Dąbrowski, R. Panicz, S. Keszka, A. Linowska, A. Brysiewicz
{"title":"Taxonomic studies of Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) (Serrasalmidae): a non-native species collected from Polish water bodies and laboratory culture","authors":"B. Więcaszek, J. Dąbrowski, R. Panicz, S. Keszka, A. Linowska, A. Brysiewicz","doi":"10.3391/ai.2022.17.1.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2022.17.1.07","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8119,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Invasions","volume":"363 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72492718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}