Biological Invasions in Aquatic Ecosystems in China

Zhan, Aibin; Ni, Ping; Xiong, Wei; Chen, Yiyong; Lin, Ya‐Ping; Huang, Xuena; Yang, Yefeng; Gao, Yangchun

doi:10.1007/978-94-024-0948-2_4

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“…Invasive species can rapidly spread over broad geographical scales by natural and/or human‐mediated dispersal and successfully colonize diverse habitats with varied local environmental conditions (Doney et al., ; Zhan, Briski, Bock, Ghabooli, & Macisaac, ). For marine invaders, introductions over long‐distance appear to be occurring with increased frequency due to intense human activities, such as shipping, aquaculture, and aquarium trades (Carlton, ; Lin, Gao, & Zhan, ; Zhan et al., ). In invaded habitats, invaders are often challenged by dramatically different abiotic and biotic conditions (Darling, Bagley, Roman, Tepolt, & Geller, ; Lee, ; Paul‐Pont, De Montaudouin, Gonzalez, Soudant, & Baudrimont, ; Sorte, Jones, & Miller, ; Zhan et al., ).…”

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Methylation divergence of invasive Ciona ascidians: Significant population structure and local environmental influence

Lin

et al. 2018

Ecology and Evolution

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The geographical expansion of invasive species usually leads to temporary and/or permanent changes at multiple levels (genetics, epigenetics, gene expression, etc.) to acclimatize to abiotic and/or biotic stresses in novel environments. Epigenetic variation such as DNA methylation is often involved in response to diverse local environments, thus representing one crucial mechanism to promote invasion success. However, evidence is scant on the potential role of DNA methylation variation in rapid environmental response and invasion success during biological invasions. In particular, DNA methylation patterns and possible contributions of varied environmental factors to methylation differentiation have been largely unknown in many invaders, especially for invasive species in marine systems where extremely complex interactions exist between species and surrounding environments. Using the methylation‐sensitive amplification polymorphism (MSAP) technique, here we investigated population methylation structure at the genome level in two highly invasive model ascidians, Ciona robusta and C. intestinalis, collected from habitats with varied environmental factors such as temperature and salinity. We found high intrapopulation methylation diversity and significant population methylation differentiation in both species. Multiple analyses, such as variation partitioning analysis, showed that both genetic variation and environmental factors contributed to the observed DNA methylation variation. Further analyses found that 24 and 20 subepiloci were associated with temperature and/or salinity in C. robusta and C. intestinalis, respectively. All these results clearly showed significant methylation divergence among populations of both invasive ascidians, and varied local environmental factors, as well as genetic variation, were responsible for the observed DNA methylation patterns. The consistent findings in both species here suggest that DNA methylation, coupled with genetic variation, may facilitate local environmental adaptation during biological invasions, and DNA methylation variation molded by local environments may contribute to invasion success.

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Methylation divergence of invasive Ciona ascidians: Significant population structure and local environmental influence

Lin

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Ecology and Evolution

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“…263 Despite the fact that the complete framework of laws and regulations in China clearly bans any illegal introduction of NAS, the number of illegally NAS sharply increased from 3972 in 2011 to 4838 in 2013. 61,264 The failure to control the invasion of NAS could be attributed to the fact that the legislation related to the prevention and control of NAS is out of touch with management practices. 61 In addition, the supervision of NAS invasion as authorized by relevant laws and regulations in China is scattered, involving MARA, GAC, MEE, MNR, the National Health Commission (NHC) and other related departments (Supporting Information File S3), with overlapping and nested functions and unclear division of responsibilities.…”

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“…Despite the fact that the complete framework of laws and regulations in China clearly bans any illegal introduction of NAS, the number of illegally NAS sharply increased from 3972 in 2011 to 4838 in 2013 61,264 . The failure to control the invasion of NAS could be attributed to the fact that the legislation related to the prevention and control of NAS is out of touch with management practices 61 …”

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Introduction of non‐native fish for aquaculture in China: A systematic review

Kang

Vitule

et al. 2022

Reviews in Aquaculture

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Aquaculture, especially of non-native species and translocated domestic species, is a greatly encouraged way of relieving the conflicts between food and economic demand and resource depletion. We herein summarized the introduction history of non-native fish for aquacultural use in China, including 105 species introduced from abroad and 61 species translocated domestically across river basins, which has brought great economic benefits but high ecological risks. Of these, one-fourth have successfully established wild populations in natural waters and 15% have successfully invaded. We presented specific examples of seven aquaculture species/taxa and three aquarium species/taxa to explain their outcomes. The notable economic benefits, complex species composition and strain selection of tilapias, carps and sturgeons may together facilitate their invasion, and result in fish diversity decline, genetic pollution, and loss of ecosystem service. We specifically reviewed invasion cases in lakes and reservoirs and found that lakes in western China and reservoirs made by major This article is a Sena De Silva paper. The Sena De Silva paper is an honorific title dedicated to the memory of Professor Sena De Silva, who was the founding editor of Reviews in Aquaculture and a globally renowned aquaculture scholar, pioneer and advocate. The title is awarded to high quality articles that excel in one, or more, of the following qualities: i) Novelty and originality; ii) Likelihood of direct positive impacts for the aquaculture sector, with keen focus on any of, or all three: environmental sustainability, economic viability, and social responsibility iii) Overall quality of scientific reasonings coupled with realworld applicability.

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“…The ability of species to rapidly respond and adapt to fluctuating environments is pivotal for their survival, particularly for invasive species. During the multi-stage invasion process, invaders are constantly and inevitably challenged by acute and recurring environmental stresses (Zhan et al, 2017;Li et al, 2020). Taking shippingmediated range expansions as an example, marine invaders adhered to the hull of shipping vessels or sucked into ballast tanks must endure severe environmental challenges during subsequent shipping voyages such as salinity and temperature fluctuations ∼15% and ∼20 • C, respectively (Briski et al, 2013).…”

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Interactive Regulations of Dynamic Methylation and Transcriptional Responses to Recurring Environmental Stresses During Biological Invasions

Huang

Chen

et al. 2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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Deoxyribonucleic acid methylation and gene transcription have been proved as two underlying mechanisms involved in rapid plastic response to environmental stresses. However, it remains elusive on how DNA methylation regulates gene transcription under acute and recurring environmental challenges to form the stress memory, further contributing to invasion success during range expansions. Using a model invasive species Ciona robusta, we investigated the regulatory roles of DNA methylation on gene transcription and their contribution to the formation of stress memory at 30 genes under acute and recurring osmotic challenges simulated during the invasion process. We found the bimodal distribution of methylation level for the 68 mCpGs identified across all the genes after challenges, but only five sites were significantly correlated with the expression of their corresponding genes. These genes participated in the biological processes of Ca2+ transport and metabolism of lipid and proline. At the DNA methylation level, we found two early-responding and four tardy-responding sites of stress memory and these sites were functionally related to genes involved in the biosynthesis of proline, metabolism of lipid, and transport of taurine and Ca2+. At the transcriptional level, three tardy-responding and five early-responding memory genes were involved in the transport of ions, regulation of water channels, biosynthesis of taurine, and metabolism of lipid. Altogether, the findings here suggest that DNA methylation and gene transcription should work in concert to facilitate the formation of stress memory, thus further improving the performance of invaders under recurring environmental challenges during biological invasions.

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Biological Invasions in Aquatic Ecosystems in China

Cited by 17 publications

References 48 publications

Methylation divergence of invasive Ciona ascidians: Significant population structure and local environmental influence

Methylation divergence of invasive Ciona ascidians: Significant population structure and local environmental influence

Introduction of non‐native fish for aquaculture in China: A systematic review

Interactive Regulations of Dynamic Methylation and Transcriptional Responses to Recurring Environmental Stresses During Biological Invasions

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