Invasion of an Exotic Fish—Common Carp, &lt;I&gt;Cyprinus Carpio&lt;/I&gt; L. (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in the Ganga River, India and its Impacts

Singh, Atul K.; Pathak, Ajey Kumar; Lakra, W. S.

doi:10.3750/aip2010.40.1.02

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“…It has been predicted that as a consequence of the pole-ward warming of the earth, tropical-invasive species will continue to expand their range toward higher-latitude ecosystems at alarming rates [14,65]. Well known characteristics of invasive species that enable them to impart damage in the stability of native ecosystems include: (1) they have high propensity to introduce and spread diseases [66,67,68]; (2) they alter community and food web structure through competition and predation [38,69,70,71,72,73]; (3) they hybridize with native species [74,75,76]; and (4) they outcompete native species and ultimately displace and even drive native species to extinction [1,2,67,69]. The latter results in the reduction of biodiversity and may even lead to biological homogenization.…”

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confidence: 99%

Thermal Resilience of Feeding Kinematics May Contribute to the Spread of Invasive Fishes in Light of Climate Change

Turingan

Sloan

2016

Biology

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As a consequence of global warming, tropical invasive species are expected to expand their range pole-ward, extending their negative impacts to previously undisturbed, high-latitude ecosystems. Investigating the physiological responses of invasive species to environmental temperature is important because the coupled effects of climate change and species invasion on ecosystems could be more alarming than the effects of each phenomenon independently. Especially in poikilotherms, the rate of motion in muscle-driven biomechanical systems is expected to double for every 10 °C increase in temperature. In this study, we address the question, “How does temperature affect the speed of jaw-movement during prey-capture in invasive fishes?” Kinematic analysis of invasive-fish prey-capture behavior revealed that (1) movement velocities of key components of the feeding mechanism did not double as water temperature increased from 20 °C to 30 °C; and (2) thermal sensitivity (Q10 values) for gape, hyoid, lower-jaw rotation, and cranial rotation velocities at 20 °C and 30 °C ranged from 0.56 to 1.44 in all three species. With the exception of lower-jaw rotation, Q10 values were significantly less than the expected Q10 = 2.0, indicating that feeding kinematics remains consistent despite the change in environmental temperature. It is conceivable that the ability to maintain peak performance at different temperatures helps facilitate the spread of invasive fishes globally.

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Thermal Resilience of Feeding Kinematics May Contribute to the Spread of Invasive Fishes in Light of Climate Change

Turingan

Sloan

2016

Biology

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“…Weber and Brown (2009) reviewed the effects on aquatic biota that carp, acting as ecosystem engineers (sensu Jones et al 1994), thereby confirming the importance of assessing rather than detecting an impact (e.g. However, localised and country-wide impacts have been reported from elsewhere, including Mexico (Zambrano & Hinojosa 1999;Tapia & Zambrano 2003), India (Kumar 2000;Singh et al 2010;Singh & Lakra 2011), the UK (Moss et al 2002), the Azores (Bio et al 2008) and Kenya (Hickley et al 2008). Carp are also known to cause much higher impacts in some areas of introduction relative to others (i.e.…”

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The common carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the Mediterranean region: origin, distribution, economic benefits, impacts and management

Vilizzi

2011

Fisheries Management Eco

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Literature data are reviewed on the origin, distribution, economic benefits and impacts of common carp Cyprinus carpio L. in the Mediterranean region. Despite the ubiquity of domesticated and feral forms, wild populations of the genetically pure ancestor are still found in confined areas of Thrace and Northern Anatolia, and possibly in eastern parts of Greece. Introductions and translocations throughout the region from at least Roman times have been driven by a combination of historical, economic and cultural motives, which have contributed to the spread of the species into many freshwater systems. Although impacts have been either documented or suspected in most areas of distribution, and intervention by biomanipulation successfully implemented in some water bodies, there is a compelling need for more focused research in more vulnerable areas characterised by drier/warmer and overall more unpredictable climate conditions, which appear to favour successful common carp population dynamics. In contrast to large‐scale (i.e. country‐wide) control measures, likely to prove unfeasible because of the intrinsically high costs associated and/or loss of revenue from sport fishing and fisheries activities, localised (integrated) management actions, followed by post‐intervention monitoring, are likely to benefit targeted water bodies for increased amenity and restoration value.

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“…In this situation, the possibility to increase species richness may occur due to invasion of exotic species and possible shift of warm water species towards colder stretch. This possibility is recently emerging in the Ganges River (Vass et al 2009, Singh et al 2010. These factors of invasive species and spatial variability have remained unaccounted in the model and are the limitations of model applicability.…”

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“…The studies hitherto conducted in India have not given much attention towards assessing the various fish habitat parameters influencing fish species richness in the rivers except the few investigations (Arunachalam 2000, Johal et al 2002, Bhat 2003, Das 2007, Sarkar and Bain 2007, Sarkar et al 2009, Vass et al 2009, Lakra et al 2010, Singh et al 2010. We believe that-even though India possesses a diverse tropical riverine resource and a rich diversity of riverine fish species-the knowledge on the influence of the ecological parameters on the fish species richness patterns has been inadequate and it lacks quantification.…”

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Influence of Ecological Factors on the Patterns of Fish Species Richness in Tropical Indian Rivers

Das¹,

Naskar²,

Mondal³

et al. 2012

Acta Icth et Piscat

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Invasion of an Exotic Fish—Common Carp, <I>Cyprinus Carpio</I> L. (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in the Ganga River, India and its Impacts

Cited by 41 publications

References 23 publications

Thermal Resilience of Feeding Kinematics May Contribute to the Spread of Invasive Fishes in Light of Climate Change

Thermal Resilience of Feeding Kinematics May Contribute to the Spread of Invasive Fishes in Light of Climate Change

The common carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the Mediterranean region: origin, distribution, economic benefits, impacts and management

Influence of Ecological Factors on the Patterns of Fish Species Richness in Tropical Indian Rivers

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