Alien Malacostracan Crustaceans in the Eastern Baltic Sea: Pathways and Consequences

Berezina, Nadezhda A.; Petryashev, V. V.; Razinkovas, Artūras; Lesutienė, Jūratė

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“…After several years Palaemon elegans 2003 Kekkonen, 2003Kekkonen, (in 1999, this species was found in the oligohaline part of the estuary of the Neva River, and it subsequently spread along the entire coast of the Gulf of Finland, entering brackish waters up to 2-3‰ (Berezina et al, 2011). It became a common inhabitant of the bay making a considerable contribution to the biomass of the coastal zoobenthos.…”

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“…At the present time, this species is a common and mass component of bottom zoocenoses in Vistula and Kur shskii bays, as a rule, coexisting with another allochth onous species-Ponto Caspian invader Obesogam marus crassus (Berezina et al, 2011). In 1999, P. robustoides was found in the Gulf of Finland in the estuary of the Neva River and along the Estonian coast in Narva Bay, (Herkül et al, 2009).…”

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“…In the southern part of the Baltic Sea and lakes and rivers of the basin, there occur still another two species of mysids (Limnomysis benedeni Czerniavsky, 1882, Paramysis lacustris (Czerniavsky, 1882)) and four spe cies of amphipods (Chaetogammarus ischnus (Steb bing, 1899), Dikerogammarus haemobaphes (Eich wald, 1841), Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894), Obesogammarus crassus (Sars, 1894)) of alloch thonic origin (Berezina et al, 2011). Also, in the Bal tic region, the North American crab Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841) is actively dispersing (Hegele Drywa and Normant, 2009).…”

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“…In 2005, C. curvispinum was found in the eastern part of the Estonian coast of the Baltic Sea (Herkül and Kotta, 2007) and soon, in August 2006, was recorded also in the Russian water area of the Gulf of Finland (Luzhskaya Inlet) and in the mouth of the Luga River (Malyavin et al, 2008). At the present time, this species has become common and numerous in many parts of the Baltic Sea (Gruszka, 1999 Grabowski et al, 2007;Berezina et al, 2011), including in Kattegat and Belt straits, in estuaries of the Oder River, and in Kurshskii and Vistula bays and the Gulf of Finland. Recently, this species was also found in Lake Ladoga (Kurashov et al, 2010).…”

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Invasions of higher crustaceans (Crustacea: Malacostraca) in waters of the gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea)

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Petryashev

2012

Russ J Biol Invasions

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The paper analyzes published and original data on the current distribution of alien species of mala costracan crustaceans including representatives from the orders Amphipoda, Mysidacea, Isopoda, Cumacea, and Decapoda in the Gulf of Finland (eastern part of the Baltic Sea). Thus far, 12 alien species of allochthonous origin have been recorded in this area. Also, seven species of malacostracans are known as actively spreading species in neighboring regions and therefore as potential invaders to the Gulf of Finland. The invasion history of the alien species and possible vector of their expansion from the original areas to the study area are discussed.

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Invasions of higher crustaceans (Crustacea: Malacostraca) in waters of the gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea)

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Petryashev

2012

Russ J Biol Invasions

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“…According to nitrogen stable isotope analysis (δ 15 N), L. kindtii shares the top trophic position in the plankton food chain with planktivorous fish and mysids in the Curonian Lagoon [19]. However, the potential of this predator to control herbivorous zooplankton was not investigated in past studies.…”

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Abundance dynamics and functional role of predaceous Leptodora kindtii in the Curonian Lagoon

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The abundance and distribution of predatory cladoceran Leptodora kindtii was investigated in the estuarine lagoon (Curonian Lagoon, SE Baltic Sea). Three hydrodynamically different parts of the lagoon were selected, representing transitory oligohaline, intermediate freshwater and stagnant freshwater sites. L. kindtii was least abundant at the oligohaline site, never occurring at salinities greater than 4 psu. At the two freshwater sites, the abundance of L. kindtii varied from a low of <0.1 up to 2.2 indv. L−1 during peak abundance. Two peaks of L. kindtii abundance were observed with timing differences between stations: at the stagnant site the population of L. kindtii peaked two weeks earlier relative to the more hydrodynamically active sites, likely due to a 2°C higher May temperature. The small body size of L. kindtii in the lagoon (seasonal mean 2.68±0.6 mm) shows high fish predation pressure and predicts small cladocerans, juvenile copepods and rotifers being in the preferred prey size range. The calculated L. kindtii daily consumption during the population peak was as high as 100% of the daily zooplankton production, which implies high potential of this predator to shape the grazing zooplankton community in the lagoon.

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Non-indigenous amphipods and mysids in coastal food webs of eastern Baltic Sea estuaries

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Razinkovas-Baziukas

Tiunov

2016

J. Mar. Biol. Ass.

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The study analyses the role of non-indigenous invertebrates in the food webs of two eutrophic brackish estuarine ecosystems of the Baltic Sea: the Neva River estuary and the Curonian Lagoon, with the aim of clarifying several questions such as what trophic levels were occupied by newly established species (mainly amphipods and mysids) and whether they can affect the native benthic invertebrates as a result of their possible carnivorous nature. Stable isotope analysis (δ15N values) and gut contents analysis of field-collected specimens were used to estimate trophic level and trophic links of the newly established malacostracan crustaceans, while their consumption rates when feeding as carnivores were measured experimentally. The δ15N analysis allocated four trophic levels (TL) in the coastal food webs of both studied ecosystems with the lowest δ15N (2–4‰) for detritus and algae and the highest for fish (12–14‰). Through their high abundance, non-indigenous crustaceans (Pontogammarus robustoides, Gmelinoides fasciatus, Obessogammarus crassus, Gammarus tigrinus, Limnomysis benedeni and Paramysis lacustris) have become important members of food chains of the studied ecosystems. Their trophic position varied significantly within species during ontogenesis. This suggests that they turned from being typically detritivores/plantivorous (TL 2–2.4) at juvenile stages to omnivores (2.5–3) or to carnivores (>3) as adults. Assessment of the predation pressure by the adult amphipods on other coexisting invertebrates (in the example of the Neva Estuary) showed a low or medium impact, depending on species of predator and productivity of its potential prey organisms.

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Alien Malacostracan Crustaceans in the Eastern Baltic Sea: Pathways and Consequences

Cited by 13 publications

References 48 publications

Invasions of higher crustaceans (Crustacea: Malacostraca) in waters of the gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea)

Invasions of higher crustaceans (Crustacea: Malacostraca) in waters of the gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea)

Abundance dynamics and functional role of predaceous Leptodora kindtii in the Curonian Lagoon

Non-indigenous amphipods and mysids in coastal food webs of eastern Baltic Sea estuaries

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