Rapid Assessment of Nonindigenous Marine Species on Coral Reefs in the Main Hawaiian Islands

Coles, S. L.; Kandel, Frederique L.M.; Reath, P. A.; Longenecker, Ken; Eldredge, Lucius G.

doi:10.1353/psc.2006.0026

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“…ascidians in Stachowicz et al, 2002;Agius, 2007;bryozoans in Saunders & Metaxas, 2007). The robustness and adaptive capacity of invasive tropical invertebrates is well illustrated by the dominance of many pest species on Hawaiian reefs (Coles et al, 2006). The order of species recruitment has a huge effect on community structure, and warmer water temperatures can facilitate earlier colonization by invaders which could result in community shifts to dominance by invaders (Stachowicz et al, 2002).…”

Section: Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond corals and fish: the effects of climate change on noncoral benthic invertebrates of tropical reefs

Przeslawski

Ahyong²,

Byrne

et al. 2008

Global Change Biology

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Climate change is threatening tropical reefs across the world, with most scientists agreeing that the current changes in climate conditions are occurring at a much faster rate than in the past and are potentially beyond the capacity of reefs to adapt and recover. Current research in tropical ecosystems focuses largely on corals and fishes, although other benthic marine invertebrates provide crucial services to reef systems, with roles in nutrient cycling, water quality regulation, and herbivory. We review available information on the effects of environmental conditions associated with climate change on noncoral tropical benthic invertebrates, including inferences from modern and fossil records. Increasing sea surface temperatures may decrease survivorship and increase the developmental rate, as well as alter the timing of gonad development, spawning, and food availability. The broad latitudinal distribution and associated temperature ranges of several pantropical taxa suggest that some reef communities may have an in-built adaptive capacity. Tropical benthic invertebrates will also show species-specific sublethal and lethal responses to sea-level rise, ocean acidification, physical disturbance, runoff, turbidity, sedimentation, and changes in ocean circulation. In order to accurately predict a species' response to these stressors, we must consider the magnitude and duration of exposure to each stressor, as well as the physiology, mobility, and habitat requirements of the species. Stressors will not act independently, and many organisms will be exposed to multiple stressors concurrently, including anthropogenic stressors. Environmental changes associated with climate change are linked to larger ecological processes, including changes in larval dispersal and recruitment success, shifts in community structure and range extensions, and the establishment and spread of invasive species. Loss of some species will trigger economic losses and negative effects on ecosystem function. Our review is intended to create a framework with which to predict the vulnerability of benthic invertebrates to the stressors associated with climate change, as well as their adaptive capacity. We anticipate that this review will assist scientists, managers, and policy-makers to better develop and implement regional research and management strategies, based on observed and predicted changes in environmental conditions.

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Section: Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond corals and fish: the effects of climate change on noncoral benthic invertebrates of tropical reefs

Przeslawski

Ahyong²,

Byrne

et al. 2008

Global Change Biology

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219

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“…; Lambert ; Coles et al. ; Carlton and Eldredge ). Differences in available taxonomic information, biogeographic knowledge, and survey effort result in uneven data quality and quantity that can make comparisons of introduction patterns between tropical and temperate regions especially challenging (Hewitt ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, this may be because of poor systematic and historical data in tropical regions (Carlton 2009). Extensive surveys in the Hawaiian Islands and Guam have revealed high numbers of marine alien species (Paulay et al 2002;Smith et al 2002;Lambert 2003;Coles et al 2006;Carlton and Eldredge 2009). Differences in available taxonomic information, biogeographic knowledge, and survey effort result in uneven data quality and quantity that can make comparisons of introduction patterns between tropical and temperate regions especially challenging (Hewitt 2002).…”

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Investigating the widespread introduction of a tropical marine fouling species

Sheets

Cohen

Ruiz

et al. 2016

Ecology and Evolution

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Little is known about the number and rate of introductions into terrestrial and marine tropical regions, and if introduction patterns and processes differ from temperate latitudes. Botryllid ascidians (marine invertebrate chordates) are an interesting group to study such introduction differences because several congeners have established populations across latitudes. While temperate botryllid invasions have been repeatedly highlighted, the global spread of tropical Botrylloides nigrum (Herdman, 1886) has been largely ignored. We sampled B. nigrum from 16 worldwide warm water locations, including around the Panama Canal, one of the largest shipping hubs in the world and a possible introduction corridor. Using mitochondrial (COI) and nuclear (ANT) markers, we discovered a single species with low genetic divergence and diversity that has established in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indo‐Pacific, and Mediterranean Oceans. The Atlantic Ocean contained the highest diversity and multilocus theta estimates and may be a source for introductions to other regions. A high frequency of one mitochondrial haplotype was detected in Pacific populations that may represent a recent introduction in this region. In comparison to temperate relatives, B. nigrum displayed lower (but similar to temperate Botrylloides violaceus) genetic divergence and diversity at both loci that may represent a more recent global spread or differences in introduction pressures in tropical regions. Additionally, chimeras (genetically distinct individuals sharing a single body) were detected in three populations by the mitochondrial locus and validated using cloning, and these individuals contained new haplotype diversity not detected in any other colonies.

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“…Cooke (1977) included 28 species of hydroids and hydromedusae in an account of the shallow reef and shore fauna of the islands, with 14 of them being anthoathecates. In addition to these two works, records of hydroids from the islands occur in studies on introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine biota (Coles et al 1999(Coles et al , 2006Carlton & Eldredge 2009). Reports of one or a few marine hydrozoans from Hawaii also exist in various papers (Allman 1888;Hartlaub 1901;Edmondson 1930Edmondson , 1933Edmondson , 1946Boone 1938;De Oreo 1946;Chu & Cutress 1954, 1955Pardy & Lenhoff 1968;Rees et al 1970;Rees 1971;Reed 1971;Pardy 1971;Tusov & Davis 1971;Long 1974;Martin 1975;Eldredge & Devaney 1977;Grovhaug & Rastetter 1980).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Some anthoathecate hydroids and limnopolyps (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the Hawaiian archipelago

Calder¹

2010

Zootaxa

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A systematic account is given of 17 families, 25 genera, and 32 species of anthoathecate hydroids and limnopolyps reported from Hawaii. Applying Reversal of Precedence provisions in zoological nomenclature, the familiar hydrozoan genus names Hydractinia Van Beneden, 1844a, Bimeria Wright, 1859a, and Porpita Lamarck, 1801 are designated as valid and as nomena protecta, while seldom-used older names threatening them (the synonyms Echinochorium Hassall, 1841 and Manicella Allman, 1859a, and the homonym Porpita Soldani, 1789 respectively) are relegated to nomena oblita. Also designated a nomen oblitum is the name Pyxidium Leuckart, 1856, threatening its junior but widely used synonym Ectopleura L. Agassiz, 1862. The species name Bimeria vestita Wright, 1859a is rendered valid and a nomen protectum, while its virtually unused senior synonym Manicella fusca Allman, 1859 becomes a nomen oblitum. Hydrodendrium Nutting, 1905 is reinstated as a valid genus, distinct from Hydractinia and replacing its junior objective synonym Nuttingia Stechow, 1909. The spelling of Hydrodendridae Nutting, 1905 is emended to Hydrodendriidae, but that family name is retained as a synonym of Hydractiniidae. Usage of the familiar generic name Sphaerocoryne Pictet, 1893 is upheld by recognizing it and its former senior subjective synonym Corynetes Haeckel, 1879 as valid. The correct spelling of the family name originally founded as Olindiadae Haeckel, 1879 is taken to be Olindiidae, and spelling of the species name Solanderia misakinensis (Inaba, 1892), first established as Dendrocryne (sic) misakii, is stabilized. One new species, Stylactaria munita, is described from shallow waters at Hawaii Kai, Oahu. Lectotypes are designated for Corydendrium corrugatum Nutting, 1905 and Corydendrium minor Nutting, 1905 (=Turritopsis minor), both originally described from Hawaii. Type material of Balea mirabilis Nutting, 1905 (=Balella mirabilis), originally described from waters between the islands of Molokai and Maui, could not be located. Six anthoathecate species [Corydendrium parasiticum (Linnaeus, 1767), Bimeria vestita, Amphinema sp., Eudendrium carneum Clarke, 1882, Ectopleura viridis (Pictet, 1893), and Sphaerocoryne bedoti Pictet, 1893] are recorded from Hawaii for the first time.

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Rapid Assessment of Nonindigenous Marine Species on Coral Reefs in the Main Hawaiian Islands

Cited by 28 publications

References 25 publications

Beyond corals and fish: the effects of climate change on noncoral benthic invertebrates of tropical reefs

Beyond corals and fish: the effects of climate change on noncoral benthic invertebrates of tropical reefs

Investigating the widespread introduction of a tropical marine fouling species

Some anthoathecate hydroids and limnopolyps (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the Hawaiian archipelago

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