Temperature, Salinity, and Aerial Exposure Tolerance of the Invasive Mussel, Perna viridis, in Estuarine Habitats: Implications for Spread and Competition with Native Oysters, Crassostrea virginica

McFarland, Katherine; Baker, Shirley M.; Baker, Patrick; Rybovich, Molly; Volety, Aswani K.

doi:10.1007/s12237-014-9903-5

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“…were observed at all sites that likely both regulated phytoplankton biomass and were consumed by copepods, so should be evaluated in future studies. Additionally, since phytoplankton biomass can be regulated by benthic suspension feeders (Lonsdale et al ), future studies should examine the grazing roles of bivalves such as the native oyster Crassostrea virginica , the invasive Asian green mussel Perna viridis (McFarland et al ), and non‐copepod mesozooplankton, such as barnacle larvae.…”

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The influences of nitrogen form and zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton assemblages in two coastal southeastern systems

Sitta

Reed

Mortensen

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Limnology & Oceanography

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Coastal environments are vulnerable to land development due to human population growth that has increased nitrogen and phosphorus loading into receiving estuaries. As a result, phytoplankton blooms have proliferated as “bottom‐up” (resource) processes outweigh “top‐down” (removals). This study investigated phytoplankton biomass and assemblage regulation by both N‐form (ammonium, nitrate, urea) and zooplankton at two southeastern United States estuaries (the urban Charleston Harbor and less‐developed Ashepoo‐Combahee‐Edisto Basin) with contrasting land cover patterns through in situ nutrient addition bioassays (spring and summer, 2015–2016) and dilution experiments (summer 2016). Phytoplankton responses to N exhibited no clear patterns during spring. By comparison, summer chlorophyll a (Chl a) increases were significant (p < 0.05) in response to all provided N forms, and diatoms contributed most to total biovolume with biovolume increases higher at the more developed site per estuary. Phytoplankton Chl a and biovolume were generally greatest when all nutrients were added in combination, but nitrate added alone frequently elicited the lowest response. Ciliate abundances were high at most sites with lower mesozooplankton abundances. Accordingly, microzooplankton grazing rates were highest for < 5 μm and < 20 μm Chl a fractions, often corresponding with the highest phytoplankton growth rates. Ciliate abundances tracked Chl a during bioassays, highlighting their role as important biomass controls in these estuaries. Results can be used to inform nutrient management decisions, as continued development will increase nutrient loading to developed and developing systems.

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The influences of nitrogen form and zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton assemblages in two coastal southeastern systems

Sitta

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Mortensen

et al. 2018

Limnology & Oceanography

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“…P. viridis commonly occurs on hard substrata such as rocks in the mid-intertidal to subtidal region. As it has the ability to withstand wide environmental fluctuations, P. viridis can spread rapidly after its introduction to new environments (McFarland et al 2015). In general, bivalve molluscs have been recognized as successful invaders all over the world (Morton and Tan 2006;Robinson et al 2007;Darrigran and Damborenea 2011).…”

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Industrial Seawater Cooling Systems under Threat from the Invasive Green Mussel Perna viridis

Venugopalan

2018

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The green mussel Perna viridis, native to the Asia-Pacific region, has been introduced to other regions such as the Caribbean, Japan and North and South America. It is a large, commercially important species, widely cultivated and harvested in Southeast Asia, but is also considered an invasive species elsewhere, capable of replacing native species. As a fouling organism in intake systems of coastal power plants, it causes flow blockage and loss of cooling efficiency. Mussel colonization during peak settlement season can exceed 35,000 individuals/m 2 and biomass can exceed 100 kg/m 2 . They can withstand wide fluctuations in temperature and salinity. Previous work has shown that a conventional biofouling control measure such as chlorination is not very effective against these bivalves, unless applied continuously for extended periods of time. We require more efficient, environmentally compatible methods of biofouling control. The paper discusses these issues in the context of the perceived invasion potential of P. viridis.

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“…early life history stages, Gammarus salinus, Gammarus tigrinus, growth rate, hatching success, juveniles, non-indigenous species, Pontogammarus maeoticus, salinity tolerance Although salinity tolerance has been studied for different species globally (e.g., Dobrzycka-Krahel & Graca, 2018;Ellis & MacIsaac, 2009;Kobak et al, 2017;McFarland, Baker, Baker, Rybovich, & Volety, 2015;Ovčarenko, Audzijonyte, & Gasinjnaite, 2006;Paiva et al, 2018), it remains unclear how offspring would respond to those salinities. In this study, we extend the comparative salinity assessment of Paiva et al (2018) by evaluating not only adults, but also juveniles of one Northern European (Gammarus salinus), one Ponto-Caspian (Pontogammarus maeoticus) and one North American species (Gammarus tigrinus) to determine whether adults and juveniles would reveal the same salinity pattern (Figure 1).…”

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Are juveniles as tolerant to salinity stress as adults? A case study of Northern European, Ponto‐Caspian and North American species

Paiva

Pauli

Briski

2020

Diversity and Distributions

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Temperature, Salinity, and Aerial Exposure Tolerance of the Invasive Mussel, Perna viridis, in Estuarine Habitats: Implications for Spread and Competition with Native Oysters, Crassostrea virginica

Cited by 17 publications

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The influences of nitrogen form and zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton assemblages in two coastal southeastern systems

The influences of nitrogen form and zooplankton grazing on phytoplankton assemblages in two coastal southeastern systems

Industrial Seawater Cooling Systems under Threat from the Invasive Green Mussel Perna viridis

Are juveniles as tolerant to salinity stress as adults? A case study of Northern European, Ponto‐Caspian and North American species

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