The spread, establishment and impacts of the spiny water flea, Bythotrephes longimanus, in temperate North America: a synopsis of the special issue

Yan, Norman D.; Leung, Brian; Lewis, Mark A.; Peacor, Scott D.

doi:10.1007/s10530-011-0069-9

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“…This species is known to have large impacts on North American pelagic zooplankton (Yan et al, 2011) and has been implicated in declines in cladocerans in Lake Michigan (Lehman and C aceres, 1993;Schulz and Yurista, 1995;Barbiero and Tuchman, 2004;Vanderploeg et al, 2012), Lake Huron (Bunnell et al, 2011;Bunnell et al, 2012), and smaller lakes (Wahlstr€ om and Westman, 1999;Yan et al, 2001Yan et al, , 2011Hoffman et al, 2001;Strecker and Arnott, 2008). In addition, Bythotrephes is known to induce vertical migration in daphniids and some copepods in the laboratory (Pangle et al, 2007;Bourdeau et al, 2011); an effect also observed in field studies from Lake Michigan (Bourdeau et al, 2011) and elsewhere (Hessen et al, 2011;Jokela et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Increases in Cercopagis were associated with declines in smaller zooplankton species (Diacyclops, bosminids, nauplii), presumably the result of selective predation by Cercopagis on these smaller species (Benoît et al, 2002;Laxson et al, 2003;Warner et al, 2006). While both species can have negative effects on zooplankton, the predatory potential of the larger Bythotrephes is likely greater than that of Cercopagis, and strong effects on zooplankton have been observed or inferred in a number of lakes (review in Yan et al, 2011).…”

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Lake Ontario zooplankton in 2003 and 2008: Community changes and vertical redistribution

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Holeck

Bowen

et al. 2015

Aquatic Ecosystem Health &Amp; Management

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Lake-wide zooplankton surveys are critical for documenting and understanding food web responses to ecosystem change. Surveys in 2003 and 2008 during the binational intensive field year in Lake Ontario found that offshore epilimnetic crustacean zooplankton declined by a factor of 12 (density) and factor of 5 (biomass) in the summer with smaller declines in the fall. These declines coincided with an increase in abundance of Bythotrephes and are likely the result of direct predation by, or behavioral responses to this invasive invertebrate predator. Whole water column zooplankton density also declined from 2003 to 2008 in the summer and fall (factor of 4), but biomass only declined in the fall (factor of 2). The decline in biomass was less than the decline in density because the average size of individual zooplankton increased. This was due to changes in the zooplankton community composition from a cyclopoid/ bosminid dominated community in 2003 to a calanoid dominated community in 2008. The increase in calanoid copepods was primarily due to the larger species Limnocalanus macrurus and Leptodiaptomus sicilis. These cold water species were found in and below the thermocline associated with a deep chlorophyll layer. In 2008, most of the zooplankton biomass resided in or below the thermocline during the day. Increased importance of copepods in deeper, colder water may favor Cisco and Rainbow Smelt over Alewife because these species are better adapted to cold temperatures than Alewife.

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Lake Ontario zooplankton in 2003 and 2008: Community changes and vertical redistribution

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Holeck

Bowen

et al. 2015

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“…Despite this planktivory and large documented ecological impacts on zooplankton communities (19,20), Bythotrephes has not been found to have cascading effects on lake primary production and water clarity (21). The lack of cascading effects of Bythotrephes invasion is perhaps because the productive lakes most vulnerable to impaired water clarity are thought to be relatively unsuitable for Bythotrephes establishment (22).…”

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Invasive species triggers a massive loss of ecosystem services through a trophic cascade

Walsh

Carpenter

Zanden

2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

414

295

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Despite growing recognition of the importance of ecosystem services and the economic and ecological harm caused by invasive species, linkages between invasions, changes in ecosystem functioning, and in turn, provisioning of ecosystem services remain poorly documented and poorly understood. We evaluate the economic impacts of an invasion that cascaded through a food web to cause substantial declines in water clarity, a valued ecosystem service. The predatory zooplankton, the spiny water flea (Bythotrephes longimanus), invaded the Laurentian Great Lakes in the 1980s and has subsequently undergone secondary spread to inland lakes, including Lake Mendota (Wisconsin), in 2009. In Lake Mendota, Bythotrephes has reached unparalleled densities compared with in other lakes, decreasing biomass of the grazer Daphnia pulicaria and causing a decline in water clarity of nearly 1 m. Time series modeling revealed that the loss in water clarity,

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“…There has been a surge of interest in large zooplankton in the last decade, mainly due to the large effects of the invasion of Bythotrephes in North America (Yan et al, 2011). Several of the large bodied species are predatory, and thus direct competitors to planktivorous fish as well as important prey.…”

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“…They have also been shown to be important for early life stages of the commercially important Pike-Perch (Ginter et al, 2011). These species have been particularly well studied in waters where they recently have been introduced (Yan et al, 2011). Once they successfully colonize, they have been found to profoundly influence the trophic structure of the pelagic ecosystem (Rennie et al, 2011).…”

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Can multi-frequency acoustics improve the monitoring of large zooplankton in large temperate lakes?

Ragnarsson-Stabo

Vrede

Axenrot

et al. 2014

Aquatic Ecosystem Health &Amp; Management

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Large zooplankton has an important role for the functioning of the ecosystem in many lakes. Most are predatory, which makes them both competitors as well as food for many planktivorous fish species. In general, it has been elusive to measure the abundance of this group of zooplankton with traditional sampling methods, particularly in large volumes of water. In this study we tested the potential and adequacy of multi-frequency hydroacoustics as a method to map the spatial patterns in abundance of the large zooplankton in Lake V€ anern, Lake V€ attern and Lake M€ alaren. In addition, we used a plankton net to groundtruth biovolume estimates vertically, and a Tucker trawl for the horizontal distribution. Two frequencies were used to separate the acoustic backscattering from fish, mysids and plankton. The main target species were Leptodora kindtii, Bythotrephes longimanus and Limnocalanus macrurus.The plankton communities were very heterogeneous both within and among the lakes. Lake V€ anern and Lake M€ alaren were dominated by Leptodora, whereas Lake V€ attern was dominated by Limnocalanus. Bottom depth at the sample site was the most important community structuring factor.Our results indicate that the biomass of large predatory zooplankton is comparably high and in most surveyed areas even higher than the biomass of planktivorous fish. Consequently, they are more important for the dynamics of lake food webs than previously assumed. Using multi-frequency hydroacoustics show promising results and with some alterations to the sampling design this would be a valuable addition to the traditional zooplankton monitoring in large lakes.

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The spread, establishment and impacts of the spiny water flea, Bythotrephes longimanus, in temperate North America: a synopsis of the special issue

Cited by 51 publications

References 64 publications

Lake Ontario zooplankton in 2003 and 2008: Community changes and vertical redistribution

Lake Ontario zooplankton in 2003 and 2008: Community changes and vertical redistribution

Invasive species triggers a massive loss of ecosystem services through a trophic cascade

Can multi-frequency acoustics improve the monitoring of large zooplankton in large temperate lakes?

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