Monitoring Biological Invasions in Freshwater Habitats

Vilà, Montserrat; García‐Berthou, Emili

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“…2010), are likely to prove an effective means of control as part of integrated carp management actions in impacted areas (Brown & Walker 2004). However, as emphasised by Vilá and García‐Berthou (2010) prevention and early detection still represent the real fail‐safe and cost‐effective management strategy that environmental scientists and managers alike should be pursuing Vilá and García‐Berthou (2010)..…”

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“…In Israel, Goren and Galil (2005) also pointed to the need for better research and risk assessment before allowing further introductions. In Spain, Vilá and García‐Berthou (2010) suggested implementation of a suite of strategies consisting of: (1) prevention and early detection; (2) direct management (although regarded as expensive and often unsuccessful); and (3) active/passive restoration following removal. Finally, in Turkey, Çetinkaya (2006) emphasised the need for more detailed impact assessments to achieve better understanding of the current status and effects of introduced species.…”

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

Vilizzi

2011

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“…Nonetheless, the invasion of freshwater ecosystems is recognized as a problem of global concern, and the management of aquatic IAS is also a difficult challenge [14][15][16] because the highly interconnected hydrographic system of inland waters acts as a corridor for their spread. Furthermore, IAS show high ecological adaptation, and some of them have already invaded freshwater ecosystems, becoming an important part of freshwater communities, both in terms of the number of species and biomass, leading to biodiversity loss and environmental homogenization [17,18].…”

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Impacts Analysis of Alien Macroinvertebrate Species in the Hydrographic System of a Subalpine Lake on the Italian–Swiss Border

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Zaupa

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The potential invasiveness of alien macroinvertebrate species in the Italian/Swiss hydrographic system of Lake Maggiore (NW Italy) was assessed through the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit, a risk assessment tool developed for quantifying the impacts of alien species on the commercial, environmental, and species traits sectors. Data were collected using the databases provided by two regional environmental agencies in northern Italy (Lombardy and Piedmont regions) and by the governmental monitoring program of Switzerland, which were integrated with a systematic literature search on Google scholar and ISI Web of Science. In the assessment area, 16 macroinvertebrate invasive alien species were reported: nine mollusks, four decapods, and three amphipods. The species assessment indicated seven species with a high level of invasiveness: Procambarus clarkii, Faxonius limosus (formerly, Orconectes limosus) and Pacifastacus leniusculus, Dreissena polymorpha, Corbicula fluminea, Sinanodonta woodiana, and Pseudosuccinea columella. The results allow invasive species managers to understand which species to focus their monitoring on in the near future in order to track IAS movements and limit their spread within the hydrographic system and to provide the identification and refinement of concerted bilateral strategies aimed at limiting the impacts of these species. They also account for the implications of future climate change on the invasion potential of each species.

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“…Like most semi‐aquatic mammals introduced in Europe, the coypu Myocastor coypus (or nutria) is a successful colonizer of freshwater ecosystems, substantially disturbing aquatic vegetation through grazing and undermining riverbanks by burrowing (Bertolino & Genovesi, ). It is included in the list of the 100 World's Worst Invasive Alien Species (Bertolino, ) and in the list of the 10 invasive species with the highest number of impact types on ecosystem services (Vilà et al ., ,). In Italy, coypu eat more than 100 plant species (Scaravelli, ), including some classified as endangered or vulnerable.…”

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“…In all of these strategies, monitoring plays a major role for understanding the invasion process and assessing the status of alien species (Rooney et al, 2004) and whether control measures are working (Campbell et al, 2002). In Europe, monitoring schemes for invasive species are still inadequate and the development of robust and cost-effective monitoring tools must be a key objective of ongoing strategies (Vilà & García-Berthou, 2010).…”

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An indirect method for assessing the abundance of introduced pest Myocastor coypus (Rodentia) in agricultural landscapes

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Pest management requires the development of robust monitoring tools. In Italy, coypu Myocastor coypus (nutria) have been controlled since the early 1990s, but the effectiveness of these measures has never been tested. With the aim of developing a reliable and volunteer‐based method for the long‐term monitoring of coypu abundance in agricultural landscapes, we calibrated an index based on surveys for coypu paths against density estimates obtained through a standardized mark–recapture technique. Two trapping sessions were performed in winter for each of 12 1‐km long stretches of irrigation canals and watercourses using 15 baited cage traps. Trapping sessions lasted 7 days each, with a 10‐day break between sessions. Population size was assessed using three methods: Peterson–Lincoln's formula, capwire estimators and accumulation curves. Active coypu paths and five habitat variables were recorded by walking on the edge of both banks. The variables were then related to population size (y) by means of multi‐regressive models, testing for the predictive power of the selected models by leave‐one‐out cross‐validation. Multi‐regressive models included only the number of coypu paths with the best performances achieved by the model based on Peterson–Lincoln formula, supporting path count as an effective method to assess the abundance of the coypu in agricultural landscapes. Concurrently, to assess the field suitability of the indirect method, surveys for coypu paths were carried out on 122 randomly chosen 3‐km long stretches of irrigation canals and watercourses in the central part of the River Po valley (c. 15 000 km2; N Italy). The highest (>8/100 m) mean number of paths was recorded in the central part of the study area. According to the regression models, the overall number of coypu is predicted to range between 350 000 and 1 100 000, raising doubts about the effectiveness of current control measures.

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Monitoring Biological Invasions in Freshwater Habitats

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

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

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

Impacts Analysis of Alien Macroinvertebrate Species in the Hydrographic System of a Subalpine Lake on the Italian–Swiss Border

An indirect method for assessing the abundance of introduced pest Myocastor coypus (Rodentia) in agricultural landscapes

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