Paleoecological characterization of ostracods in beachrocks from the Northern sector of the Rio Grande do Sul Coastal Plain, Brazil

Bergue, Cristianini Trescastro; Lopes, Renato Pereira; Caron, Felipe; Ritter, Matias do Nascimento; Rodrigues, Fábio Lameiro

doi:10.4072/rbp.2022.4.04

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“…One important driver for sessile NIMS is the availability of hard substrates for attachment ( Ruiz et al, 2009 ). For example, Rio Grande do Sul (RS) has a coastal landscape characterized by long sandy beaches and Quaternary beachrock reefs running at ~40 m deep along the north coast of the state ( Bergue et al, 2022 ). Besides this formation, the only hard surfaces available is this region are artificial walls in the entrance of the Patos Lagoon where the port is located.…”

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Marine aquaculture as a source of propagules of invasive fouling species

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Rocha

2023

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Non-indigenous species tend to colonize aquaculture installations, especially when they are near international ports. In addition to the local environmental hazard that colonizing non-indigenous species pose, they can also take advantage of local transport opportunities to spread elsewhere. In this study, we examined the risk of the spread of eight invasive fouling species that are found in mussel farms in southern Brazil. We used ensemble niche models based on worldwide occurrences of these species, and environmental variables (ocean temperature and salinity) to predict suitable areas for each species with three algorithms (Maxent, Random Forest, and Support Vector Machine). As a proxy for propagule pressure, we used the tonnage transported by container ships from Santa Catarina (the main mariculture region) that travel to other Brazilian ports. We found that ports in the tropical states of Pernambuco, Ceará, and Bahia received the largest tonnage, although far from Santa Catarina and in a different ecoregion. The ascidians Aplidium accarense and Didemnum perlucidum are known from Bahia, with a high risk of invasion in the other states. The bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata also has a high risk of establishment in Pernambuco, while the ascidian Botrylloides giganteus has a medium risk in Bahia. Paraná, a state in the same ecoregion as Santa Catarina is likely to be invaded by all species. A second state in this region, Rio Grande do Sul, is vulnerable to A. accarense, the barnacle Megabalanus coccopoma, and the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Climate change is changing species latitudinal distributions and most species will gain rather than lose area in near future (by 2050). As an ideal habitat for fouling organisms and invasive species, aquaculture farms can increase propagule pressure and thus the probability that species will expand their distributions, especially if they are close to ports. Therefore, an integrated approach of the risks of both aquaculture and nautical transport equipment present in a region is necessary to better inform decision-making procedures aiming at the expansion or establishment of new aquaculture farms. The risk maps provided will allow authorities and regional stakeholders to prioritize areas of concern for mitigating the present and future spread of fouling species.

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