Biological Invasions of Mudflats

Ruesink, Jennifer L.

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“…Examples include the common cordgrass Spartina anglica in the European Wadden Sea (40), the exotic mangroves Sonneratia apetala in southern China (41) and Rhizophora mangle in Hawai'i, USA (42), and exotic seaweeds (e.g., Gracilaria vermiculophylla) in Europe and North America (43). Compared to their native counterparts, those exotic species are also often competitively superior, more tolerant of abiotic stresses, and more capable of creating novel biogenic structures on mudflats and driving major geomorphic changes (14,18,42). Although empirical studies have yet to be conducted, these invasions are also likely to impair the performance of PAs in saving native wetlands similarly by preemptively monopolizing expansive mudflats and precluding successional formation of native marshes, mangroves, and seaweed/seagrass beds on mudflats.…”

Section: Guarding the Future Of Pas From Exotic Species Invasionsmentioning

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“…The impacts of exotic species invasions may also be driven by different processes at different spatiotemporal scales. Many of the world's worst invasive species are not only superior competitors that replace native species in invaded areas but also powerful ecosystem engineers that create novel biogenic structures and modify geomorphology, thereby causing indirect, long-lasting impacts on native species and ecosystems across invaded and adjacent, uninvaded areas [i.e., landscape metamorphosis (13,14)]. To our knowledge, nonetheless, assessments of the impacts of exotic species invasions on the performance of PAs at large spatiotemporal scales are still unavailable.…”

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An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas

Ren

Chen

et al. 2021

Sci. Adv.

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The world has increasingly relied on protected areas (PAs) to rescue highly valued ecosystems from human activities, but whether PAs will fare well with bioinvasions remains unknown. By analyzing three decades of seven of the largest coastal PAs in China, including World Natural Heritage and/or Wetlands of International Importance sites, we show that, although PAs are achieving success in rescuing iconic wetlands and critical shorebird habitats from once widespread reclamation, this success is counteracted by escalating plant invasions. Plant invasions were not only more extensive in PAs than non-PA controls but also undermined PA performance by, without human intervention, irreversibly replacing expansive native wetlands (primarily mudflats) and precluding successional formation of new native marshes. Exotic species are invading PAs globally. This study across large spatiotemporal scales highlights that the consequences of bioinvasions for humanity's major conservation tool may be more profound, far reaching, and critical for management than currently recognized.

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Section: Guarding the Future Of Pas From Exotic Species Invasionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas

Ren

Chen

et al. 2021

Sci. Adv.

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“…The first factor is how well adapted an invader is to the environmental and biological conditions in the new system. A better adapted species would have a higher impact (Ruesink, 2018). The second factor is the number of individuals that have invaded the system as well as their origin, as a broader genetic base can increase the success of an invader (Ruesink, 2018).…”

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“…A better adapted species would have a higher impact (Ruesink, 2018). The second factor is the number of individuals that have invaded the system as well as their origin, as a broader genetic base can increase the success of an invader (Ruesink, 2018). This means that a higher number of individuals or individuals of many different origins bring a broader genetic pool increasing their ability to adjust to many different environmental conditions.…”

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“…The success of bivalve E. leei was most probably due to fulfilling at least two, if not all three, of the major factors that strengthen the impact of an invader (Ruesink, 2018). It is well adapted to the environmental conditions in the Wadden Sea and it occupies an ecological niche that was empty before in the western Dutch Wadden Sea (Dekker and Beukema, 2012).…”

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Long-term changes in the western Dutch Wadden Sea food web and the impact of invasive species

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The assessment of marine bioinvasion diversity and history

Carlton,

Schwindt

2023

Biol Invasions

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A significant challenge in comparing and contrasting regional reviews of non-native marine species diversity is that evaluation methods vary widely, resulting in highly inconsistent taxonomic, habitat and historical coverage even in ostensibly well-studied regions. It is thus difficult to interpret whether strikingly different numbers of non-native species in different regions reflect differential invasion patterns or different assessment criteria and capabilities. We provide a comprehensive guide to the methods and techniques to assess the diversity and timing history of non-native and cryptogenic marine species. We emphasize the need to broaden taxonomic and habitat breadth when documenting invasions, to use a broader and deeper search term menu (including using older terms), to thoroughly access global systematic and invasion literature for local, regional records, and to delve deeper into invasion timing to avoid the use of dates-of-publication to assess invasion tempo and rates. Fundamental in all invasions work is the reassessment of the status of ostensibly native species which in fact may have been introduced decades or centuries earlier. We expand to 14 categories the criteria for the recognition of non-native species. Without thorough and vetted modern and historical assessments of the scale of invasions across temperate, subtropical, and tropical marine ecosystems, our ability to look deep into marine community ecology, evolution, and biogeography is strikingly compromised, as is our ability to frame robust invasion policy and management plans.

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Biological Invasions of Mudflats

Cited by 7 publications

References 152 publications

An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas

An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas

Long-term changes in the western Dutch Wadden Sea food web and the impact of invasive species

The assessment of marine bioinvasion diversity and history

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