Geographical patterns in range extension of Ponto-Caspian macroinvertebrate species in Europe

Vaate, A. bij de; Jażdżewski, Krzysztof; Ketelaars, Henk A. M.; Gollasch, Stephan; Velde, G. van der

doi:10.1139/f02-098

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“…Marguillier et al (1998) and Van der Velde et al (2000) noticed that the Ponto-Caspian gammaridean species D. villosus, which has invaded the Rhine system since 1994/1995 through the MainDanube canal (Bij de Vaate et al 2002), must act as a predator, in view of the high values of d 15 N, which are similar to those measured in zoobenthivorous fish. Van der Velde et al (2000 and Haas et al (2002) noticed that the composition of the communities changed after the arrival of D. villosus, and densities of macroinvertebrates, including the nonindigenous G. tigrinus on the stones along the River Rhine, were also observed to decrease (Van Riel et al 2006, 2009Leuven et al 2009).…”

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Environmental and morphological factors influencing predatory behaviour by invasive non-indigenous gammaridean species

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Predatory behaviour seems to be more frequent in invasive gammaridean species than in native ones. This results in the exclusion of other, mostly native gammaridean species and a change in benthic communities. The present study analysed the influence of environmental factors (water temperature) and morphological factors (sex, body parts involved in catching and holding prey) on the predatory behaviour of Dikerogammarus villosus. A diet study of invasive relatives of D. villosus showed that predation intensity is especially high in spring and summer, that is, at increasing and high temperatures. Experiments with D. villosus in climate rooms at various temperatures, using the native Gammarus fossarum as prey, showed that the average predation rate by both sexes gradually increased over the temperature range from 5 to 30°C. Natural mortality during the experiments was negligible compared to losses due to predation. At each temperature, the predation rate by females was lower than that by males. Males showed a steep allometric growth of body parts involved in the process of catching and holding prey, compared to females at increasing body size in a number of measurements. This may explain the difference in predatory behaviour between males and females, which plays a role in intraguild predation a supposed mechanism for species displacement.

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Environmental and morphological factors influencing predatory behaviour by invasive non-indigenous gammaridean species

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“…Invasions of alien gammarids in fresh-and brackish waters of the Netherlands and Germany were amply discussed (Bij de Vaate et al 2002;Pinkster et al 1992; Van der Velde et al 2000). The Vistula river, the largest river of the Baltic Sea catchment area and one of the major European watercourses, is a crucial part of the so-called central migration corridor used by Ponto-Caspian hydrobionts to invade Western Europe (Bij de Vaate et al 2002). On the other hand, draining into the Baltic Sea, this river is also a gateway for euryhaline freshwater and brackish water alien species spreading via inshore waters of this one of the world's largest brackish waterbodies.…”

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Invasions of alien gammarid species and retreat of natives in the Vistula Lagoon (Baltic Sea, Poland)

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During the last decades of the twentieth century, the alien gammarid species Gammarus tigrinus, Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, Pontogammarus robustoides and Obesogammarus crassus invaded the lower Vistula River and its deltaic, partly brackish regions. In brackish waters of the Vistula Lagoon the native Atlantic-boreal species Gammarus zaddachi and Gammarus duebeni have been replaced or at least outnumbered by the aliens. As compared to our earlier studies, through the years 1998-2004 we could observe nearly total decline of the native gammarid populations along the coasts of the Lagoon, and overdomination of the North-American G. tigrinus in most places. Possible reasons for the observed phenomena are e.g. increasing pollution and eutrophication of the Lagoon accompanied by competition between the native and the alien species.

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“…aquaculture) and unintentionally (e.g. interconnection of water basins through canals; shipping activities) (Bij de Vaate et al 2002). Hediste diversicolor and Alitta succinea have been intentionally introduced to the Aral Sea as food for commercially exploited fish (Proskurina 1980).…”

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Does the introduced polychaete Alitta succinea establish in the Caspian Sea?

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Members of the polychaete family Nereididae do not occur naturally in the Caspian Sea but are documented intentional human introductions that commenced in 1939. However, the identity of the species involved has been uncertain; material has been identified as both Alitta succinea and Hediste diversicolor. In this study, we confirm the presence of both species in the Caspian Sea. We discuss the distribution of both species, based on tolerance to physical factors, especially salinity. Although establishment of this partially predatory Nereidid, as a food reservoir could facilitate the recreation of commercially exploited fish stock, the consequences for native benthic communities are unclear and may be subject to unforeseen negative impacts.

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Geographical patterns in range extension of Ponto-Caspian macroinvertebrate species in Europe

Cited by 646 publications

References 29 publications

Environmental and morphological factors influencing predatory behaviour by invasive non-indigenous gammaridean species

Environmental and morphological factors influencing predatory behaviour by invasive non-indigenous gammaridean species

Invasions of alien gammarid species and retreat of natives in the Vistula Lagoon (Baltic Sea, Poland)

Does the introduced polychaete Alitta succinea establish in the Caspian Sea?

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