Ten recommendations for advancing the assessment and management of non-indigenous species in marine ecosystems

Ojaveer, Henn; Galil, Bella S.; Minchin, Dan; Olenin, Sergej; Amorim, Ana; Canning‐Clode, João; Chainho, Paula; Copp, Gordon H.; Gollasch, Stephan; Jelmert, Anders; Lehtiniemi, Maiju; McKenzie, Cynthia H.; Mikuš, Josip; Miossec, Laurence; Occhipinti‐Ambrogi, Anna; Pećarević, Marijana; Pederson, Judith; Quílez-Badía, Gemma; Wijsman, J.W.M.; Zenetos, Argyro

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2013.08.019

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“…This NIS should receive attention within the Mediterranean Sea as being a nuisance species, as has been suggested elsewhere (Coleman 1999, Farrapeira 2011, Minchin 2012, Nagy 2013 Ojaveer et al 2014).…”

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Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

Marchini¹,

Ferrario²,

Minchin³

2015

Sci. Mar.

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this bryozoan species was abundant in the La Grande Motte marina on the south coast of France. Several thousand colonies were estimated to be present within this marina attached to the floating pontoon units that supported a floating boardwalk. Of the berthed craft examined, 31% were fouled with this species, and it was occasionally a prominent fouling species. Several macroinvertebrate species were associated with A. verticillata colonies, including some NIS, Para cerceis sculpta, Paranthura japonica and Caprella scaura, that are recorded for the first time from the Mediterranean coast of France. A. verticillata might support their transfer elsewhere by providing a habitat and substrate when attached to vessel hulls.Keywords: introduced species; fouling organisms; associated species; ship hulls; shipping; marinas; pontoons.Los puertos deportivos como centros para la difusión del briozoo pseudoindígeno Amathia verticillata (Delle Chiaje, 1822) y sus asociados Resumen: El briozoo espagueti Amathia verticillata, anteriormente conocido como Zoobotryon verticillatum, fue descrito por primera vez en 1822 en Nápoles, Italia, aunque esta especie ya estaba presente en 1807 en Cádiz, España. Este ctenostomado ha sido considerado por mucho tiempo como una especie nativa del Mar Mediterráneo, pero se ha sugerido recientemente que es originario del Caribe. Es probable que haya sido introducido incrustado en los cascos de los barcos. Esta especie pseudoindígena, es decir, una especie introducida que ha sido percibida como nativa, se ha encontrado en varios puertos comerciales y deportivos del Mar Mediterráneo. En noviembre de 2014, esta especie de briozoo era abundante en el puerto deportivo de La Grande Motte en la costa sur de Francia. Se estimaron varios miles de colonias presentes en este puerto, adhe ridas a las unidades de pontones flotantes que sostienen el paseo marítimo flotante. El treinta y uno por ciento de los barcos atracados, examinados en el puerto deportivo, estaban incrustados con esta especie, cuyo aspecto algunas veces fue una sola incrustación prominente. Varias especies de macroinvertebrados se asociaron con las colonias del A. verticillata, incluyendo algunas especies introducidas que se registran por primera vez en la costa Mediterránea de Francia: Paracerceis sculpta, Paranthura japonica y Caprella scaura. Este briozoo podría ayudar a la transferencia de diferentes macroinvertebrados a otros lugares, pues proporciona un hábitat y un substrato cuando está adherido a los cascos de los barcos.Palabras clave: especies introducidas; organismos incrustantes; especies asociadas; casco del barco; navegación; puertos deportivos; pontones.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

Marchini¹,

Ferrario²,

Minchin³

2015

Sci. Mar.

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“…Still, the prospect of DNA barcodes for detection and identification of NIS is more promising than traditional morphological identifications. Beside numerous problems connected to morphological identification, taxonomic experts capable to conduct morphological identification are becoming rare, with some taxonomic groups not covered by experts at all (Segers 2008;Ojaveer et al 2014). …”

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Are genetic databases sufficiently populated to detect non-indigenous species?

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Correct species identifications are of tremendous importance for invasion ecology, as mistakes could lead to misdirecting limited resources against harmless species or inaction against problematic ones. DNA barcoding is becoming a promising and reliable tool for species identifications, however the efficacy of such molecular taxonomy depends on gene region(s) that provide a unique sequence to differentiate among species and on availability of reference sequences in existing genetic databases. Here, we assembled a list of aquatic and terrestrial non-indigenous species (NIS) and checked two leading genetic databases for corresponding sequences of six genome regions used for DNA barcoding. The genetic databases were checked in 2010, 2012, and 2016. All four aquatic kingdoms (Animalia, Chromista, Plantae and Protozoa) were initially equally represented in the genetic databases, with 64, 65, 69, and 61 % of NIS included, respectively. Sequences for terrestrial NIS were present at rates of 58 and 78 % for Animalia and Plantae, respectively. Six years later, the number of sequences for aquatic NIS increased to 75, 75, 74, and 63 % respectively, while those for terrestrial NIS increased to 74 and 88 % respectively. Genetic databases are marginally better populated with sequences of terrestrial NIS of plants compared to aquatic NIS and terrestrial NIS of animals. The rate at which sequences are added to databases is not equal among taxa. Though some groups of NIS are not detectable at all based on available data-mostly aquatic ones-encouragingly, current availability of sequences of taxa with environmental and/or economic impact is relatively good and continues to increase with time.

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“…As genetic detection tools are being adopted in decision-making agents (e.g. Darling and Mahon 2011;Ojaveer et al 2013), we expect that HTS-based tools will play a key role in conservation management of rare species based on environmental DNA, especially in detection and mapping distributions of rare species at large geographical scales. The wide use of HTS-based methods can serve as a bridge to close the gap between research and management (Darling 2014).…”

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Rare biosphere exploration using high-throughput sequencing: research progress and perspectives

Zhan

MacIsaac

2014

Conserv Genet

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Identification of rare species and mapping their distributions is crucial for understanding natural species distributions and causes and consequences of accelerating species declines. However, detection of rare species in both terrestrial and especially aquatic communities typically dominated by numerous microscopic species (i.e. rare biosphere) represents a formidable technical challenge. Rapid advances in high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies have revolutionized biodiversity studies in the rare biosphere, and also stimulated associated debates. Here we summarize research progress, discuss debates and problems, and propose possible solutions and future studies to address these issues. In addition, we provide take-home messages for experimental design and data interpretation when utilizing HTS techniques for rare biosphere exploration in ecology and conservation biology.

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Ten recommendations for advancing the assessment and management of non-indigenous species in marine ecosystems

Cited by 132 publications

References 28 publications

Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan <em>Amathia verticillata</em> (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates

Are genetic databases sufficiently populated to detect non-indigenous species?

Rare biosphere exploration using high-throughput sequencing: research progress and perspectives

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