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Dhakal T, Kim TS, Kim SH, Tiwari S, Kim JY, Jang GS, Lee DH. Distribution of sika deer (Cervus nippon) and the bioclimatic impact on their habitats in South Korea. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19040. [PMID: 37923751 PMCID: PMC10624661 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45845-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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Invasive species and climate change are primary factors influencing biodiversity, and examining the behavior of invasive species is essential for effective conservation management. Here, we report the global distribution of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) based on locations reported in published literature (Google Scholar), the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature report. We used the maximum entropy (Maxent) model to examine the impact of climate change on sika deer habitats in South Korea based on GBIF occurrence data and WorldClim bioclimatic variables. Habitat suitability analysis was performed using the Maxent model under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) 4.5 and 8.5 (for predicted climatic conditions in both 2050 and 2070) to project the effects of different climate change scenarios on South Korean sika deer habitats. We identified that the sika deer is distributed in 39 countries worldwide. Due to climate change effects, South Korean sika deer habitats will decline by approximately 24.98% and 20.63% (under RCP 4.5) and by 50.51% and 57.35% (under RCP 8.5) by 2050 and 2070, respectively. Our findings shed light on sika deer ecology and provide reference data for future conservation management strategies and policy design.
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- Thakur Dhakal
- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, Republic of Korea.
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- National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, 33657, Republic of Korea.
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Holistic valuation of non-native species requires broadening the tent. Trends Ecol Evol 2023; 38:497-498. [PMID: 36805144 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Vardakas L, Perdikaris C, Zogaris S, Kalantzi OI, Koutsikos N. Stakeholders Perceptions of Non-indigenous Freshwater Fish Species: A Case Study from a Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 69:1091-1101. [PMID: 35338374 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-022-01623-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Even though the ecological impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) have been well studied, social aspects of IAS in freshwater ecosystems are still poorly explored. This study aimed to assess the perceptions associated with non-indigenous freshwater fish species (NIFS) among environmental-related professional and non-professional stakeholders in a Mediterranean country that displays high levels of fish species endemism, by using a questionnaire survey approach. Overall, 203 individuals participated, from which, the majority (n = 144) were related to environmental sciences. Most of the respondents perceived NIFS to be a threat of national importance, possibly attributed to the emotional effect of the term non-indigenous (conceived as intruder). However, NIFS were indicated as the least important threat affecting aquatic ecosystems when compared with other pressures. This contrasting perception could be explained by the fact that broad-scale impacts (i.e., climate change) exert stronger reactions compared to NIFS. Interestingly, non-professionals were more successful in identifying NIFS and native species compared to professionals, however both indicated low overall identification success. The majority of the respondents, both professionals and non-professionals, considered that: (a) the official authorities do not implement actions for NIFS management, (b) government spending should be increased to manage NIFS even if it should be reduced for other needs, and (c) early detection is the best way to manage NIFS. The establishment of a nationwide network consisting of all related stakeholders on NIFS issues, aiming to public awareness and preventive management actions to limit the spread and impacts of NIFS should be set as a priority.
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- Leonidas Vardakas
- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece.
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- Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Thesprotia, Region of Epirus, Igoumenitsa, 46100, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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Examining Suitable Habitat and the Potential for Establishment of Introduced Epipactis helleborine in Southeastern Minnesota. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2022. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-187.2.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bernos TA, Jeffries KM, Mandrak NE. Aquatic invasive species specialists’ perceptions on the importance of genetic tools and concepts to inform management. Biol Invasions 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-022-02758-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Patrick CJ, Anderson KE, Brown BL, Hawkins CP, Metcalfe A, Saffarinia P, Siqueira T, Swan CM, Tonkin JD, Yuan LL. The application of metacommunity theory to the management of riverine ecosystems. WIRES. WATER 2021; 8:1-21. [PMID: 35874117 PMCID: PMC9301706 DOI: 10.1002/wat2.1557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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River managers strive to use the best available science to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function. To achieve this goal requires consideration of processes at different scales. Metacommunity theory describes how multiple species from different communities potentially interact with local-scale environmental drivers to influence population dynamics and community structure. However, this body of knowledge has only rarely been used to inform management practices for river ecosystems. In this paper, we present a conceptual model outlining how the metacommunity processes of local niche sorting and dispersal can influence the outcomes of management interventions and provide a series of specific recommendations for applying these ideas as well as research needs. In all cases, we identify situations where traditional approaches to riverine management could be enhanced by incorporating an understanding of metacommunity dynamics. A common theme is developing guidelines for assessing the metacommunity context of a site or region, evaluating how that context may affect the desired outcome, and incorporating that understanding into the planning process and methods used. To maximize the effectiveness of management activities, scientists and resource managers should update the toolbox of approaches to riverine management to reflect theoretical advances in metacommunity ecology.
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- Christopher J Patrick
- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 1370 Greate Rd., Gloucester Point, VA 23062
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, 900 University Ave., University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060, USA
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- Department of Watershed Sciences, Ecology Center, and National Aquatic Monitoring Center, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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- United States Geological Survey, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, 2255 North Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Av. 24A 1515, Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900 Brazil
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Water
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Chen Y, Gao Y, Huang X, Li S, Zhan A. Local environment-driven adaptive evolution in a marine invasive ascidian ( Molgula manhattensis). Ecol Evol 2021; 11:4252-4266. [PMID: 33976808 PMCID: PMC8093682 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Elucidating molecular mechanisms of environment-driven adaptive evolution in marine invaders is crucial for understanding invasion success and further predicting their future invasions. Although increasing evidence suggests that adaptive evolution could contribute to organisms' adaptation to varied environments, there remain knowledge gaps regarding how environments influence genomic variation in invaded habitats and genetic bases underlying local adaptation for most marine invaders. Here, we performed restriction-site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) to assess population genetic diversity and further investigate genomic signatures of local adaptation in the marine invasive ascidian, Molgula manhattensis. We revealed that most invasive populations exhibited significant genetic differentiation, low recent gene flow, and no signal of significant population bottleneck. Based on three genome scan approaches, we identified 109 candidate loci potentially under environmental selection. Redundancy analysis and variance partitioning analysis suggest that local environmental factors, particularly the salinity-related variables, represent crucial evolutionary forces in driving adaptive divergence. Using the newly developed transcriptome as a reference, 14 functional genes were finally obtained with potential roles in salinity adaptation, including SLC5A1 and SLC9C1 genes from the solute carrier gene (SLC) superfamily. Our findings confirm that differed local environments could rapidly drive adaptive divergence among invasive populations and leave detectable genomic signatures in marine invaders.
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- Yiyong Chen
- Research Center for Eco‐Environmental SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesHaidian DistrictBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShijingshan DistrictBeijingChina
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- Research Center for Eco‐Environmental SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesHaidian DistrictBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShijingshan DistrictBeijingChina
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource UtilizationInstitute of ZoologyGuangdong Academy of SciencesHaizhu DistrictGuangzhouChina
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- Research Center for Eco‐Environmental SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesHaidian DistrictBeijingChina
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- Research Center for Eco‐Environmental SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesHaidian DistrictBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShijingshan DistrictBeijingChina
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- Research Center for Eco‐Environmental SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesHaidian DistrictBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShijingshan DistrictBeijingChina
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Clusa L, Garcia-Vazquez E, Fernández S, Meyer A, Machado-Schiaffino G. Nuisance species in lake constance revealed through eDNA. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02462-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Schillinger M, Weigt H, Hirsch PE. Environmental flows or economic woes-Hydropower under global energy market changes. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236730. [PMID: 32756584 PMCID: PMC7406062 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The global energy system changes towards renewables-dominated and liberalized markets. This requires making novel trade-offs between the profitable development of hydropower and its environmental effects on the natural flow regime. Here, we used a pristine river as a model for how these future changes will affect the natural flow regime and identify future changes on previously overlooked levels. We found that damming and discharging based on market prices leads to first- and second-level deviation from natural flows. Beyond these effects, we identified a third level of distance from natural flow. This third level is created by the transition towards a renewables-dominated energy system. The volatile energy input from renewables incentivizes hydropower plant operators to discharge based on more flexible trading behavior. We conclude that novel economic models be combined with tailored implementations of environmental flows. This will allow to find novel solutions for the trade-off between market liberalization and sustainable hydropower development.
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- Moritz Schillinger
- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water Supply, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water Supply, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Program Man-Society-Environment, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Poursanidis D, Kalogirou S, Azzurro E, Parravicini V, Bariche M, Zu Dohna H. Habitat suitability, niche unfilling and the potential spread of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 154:111054. [PMID: 32319894 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The common lionfish Pterois miles has rapidly spread across the eastern Mediterranean Sea. We compiled occurrence data from both native and invaded range under the framework of Species Distribution Modelling (SDM). Through a construction of an environmental suitability model and estimation of spread rates we investigated the lionfish climate niche in both its native and invaded domains, this latter represented by the Mediterranean region. Model projections allowed to identify suitable areas for lionfish establishment in the Mediterranean. Spread analysis suggested that a further geographical expansion in this basin could be completed within the next years. Our results did not provide evidence for niche expansion but highlighted a high degree of niche unfilling thus prospecting a likely spread of Mediterranean lionfish invasion beyond the predictions of current SDMs. These findings provide novel inputs to forecast the future geographical evolution of the lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea and asses the related risk of invasion.
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- Dimitris Poursanidis
- Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, 70013 Heraklion, Greece.
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, 85100 Rhodes, Greece
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- Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Sts Livorno, Piazzale dei Marmi 2, 57123 Livorno, Italy; Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (SZN), Naples, Italy
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- CRIOBE, USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-UPVD, Labex 'Corail', University of Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan, France
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- Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, 11-0236 Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, 11-0236 Beirut, Lebanon
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Advances and challenges in modelling the impacts of invasive alien species on aquatic ecosystems. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02160-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Recreational ecology is an internationally evolving research field addressing the high demand for nature-based tourism and recreation, and its environmental impacts. This review aimed to analyze the research effort of recreational ecology studies published in four renowned journals in the field, the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Tourism Management, the Journal of Environmental Management, and Environmental Management. Between 1976 and 2017, this review identified 145 papers focused on recreational ecology. The majority of research investigated the direct impacts of terrestrial activities in protected areas, in particular the impacts of walking and hiking on vegetation and trail conditions, and the impacts of wildlife viewing. A conceptual model was developed to describe the varied relationships between nature-based tourists and recreationists and the environment. Future research in recreational ecology should broaden its agenda to increase knowledge on indirect and long-term impacts; including on cryptic or less popular species; establish more specifically how the intensity of impacts depends on the amount of use other than in trampling studies; extend to other geographic areas such as developing countries, and nature-based spaces that are less protected and exposed to high visitation such as urban environments. Importantly, a much stronger focus needs to be on interdisciplinary approaches incorporating both environmental and social science techniques to determine ways of how visitor experiential needs can be reconciled with environmental conservation concerns in a rapidly increasing tourism and recreation economy.
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Samson E, Hirsch PE, Palmer SCF, Behrens JW, Brodin T, Travis JMJ. Early Engagement of Stakeholders with Individual-Based Modeling Can Inform Research for Improving Invasive Species Management: The Round Goby as a Case Study. Front Ecol Evol 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Balasingham KD, Walter RP, Mandrak NE, Heath DD. Environmental DNA detection of rare and invasive fish species in two Great Lakes tributaries. Mol Ecol 2017; 27:112-127. [PMID: 29087006 DOI: 10.1111/mec.14395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The extraction and characterization of DNA from aquatic environmental samples offers an alternative, noninvasive approach for the detection of rare species. Environmental DNA, coupled with PCR and next-generation sequencing ("metabarcoding"), has proven to be very sensitive for the detection of rare aquatic species. Our study used a custom-designed group-specific primer set and next-generation sequencing for the detection of three species at risk (Eastern Sand Darter, Ammocrypta pellucida; Northern Madtom, Noturus stigmosus; and Silver Shiner, Notropis photogenis), one invasive species (Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus) and an additional 78 native species from two large Great Lakes tributary rivers in southern Ontario, Canada: the Grand River and the Sydenham River. Of 82 fish species detected in both rivers using capture-based and eDNA methods, our eDNA method detected 86.2% and 72.0% of the fish species in the Grand River and the Sydenham River, respectively, which included our four target species. Our analyses also identified significant positive and negative species co-occurrence patterns between our target species and other identified species. Our results demonstrate that eDNA metabarcoding that targets the fish community as well as individual species of interest provides a better understanding of factors affecting the target species spatial distribution in an ecosystem than possible with only target species data. Additionally, eDNA is easily implemented as an initial survey tool, or alongside capture-based methods, for improved mapping of species distribution patterns.
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- Katherine D Balasingham
- Department of Biology, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada.,Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada.,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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N'Guyen A, Hirsch PE, Bozzuto C, Adrian-Kalchhauser I, Hôrková K, Burkhardt-Holm P. A dynamical model for invasive round goby populations reveals efficient and effective management options. J Appl Ecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Anouk N'Guyen
- Program Man-Society-Environment; University of Basel; Basel Switzerland
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- Program Man-Society-Environment; University of Basel; Basel Switzerland
- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water Supply; Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Zoology; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Comenius University; Bratislava Slovakia
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Vaz AS, Kueffer C, Kull CA, Richardson DM, Schindler S, Muñoz-Pajares AJ, Vicente JR, Martins J, Hui C, Kühn I, Honrado JP. The progress of interdisciplinarity in invasion science. AMBIO 2017; 46:428-442. [PMID: 28150137 PMCID: PMC5385671 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-017-0897-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Interdisciplinarity is needed to gain knowledge of the ecology of invasive species and invaded ecosystems, and of the human dimensions of biological invasions. We combine a quantitative literature review with a qualitative historical narrative to document the progress of interdisciplinarity in invasion science since 1950. Our review shows that 92.4% of interdisciplinary publications (out of 9192) focus on ecological questions, 4.4% on social ones, and 3.2% on social-ecological ones. The emergence of invasion science out of ecology might explain why interdisciplinarity has remained mostly within the natural sciences. Nevertheless, invasion science is attracting social-ecological collaborations to understand ecological challenges, and to develop novel approaches to address new ideas, concepts, and invasion-related questions between scholars and stakeholders. We discuss ways to reframe invasion science as a field centred on interlinked social-ecological dynamics to bring science, governance and society together in a common effort to deal with invasions.
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- Ana S. Vaz
- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO-CIBIO), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (FCUP), Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602 South Africa
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- Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, Quartier UNIL-Mouline Bâtiment Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Centre for Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, 20 Chancellors Walk, Clayton, VIC 3800 Australia
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602 South Africa
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- Environment Agency Austria, Spittelauer Lände 5, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Division of Conservation Biology, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO-CIBIO), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO-CIBIO), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (FCUP), Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO-CIBIO), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602 South Africa
- Theoretical Ecology Group, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Town, 7945 South Africa
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- Department of Community Ecology, UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
- Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Am Kirchtor 1, 06108 Halle, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO-CIBIO), Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (FCUP), Rua do Campo Alegre, s/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Hirsch PE, Thorlacius M, Brodin T, Burkhardt-Holm P. An approach to incorporate individual personality in modeling fish dispersal across in-stream barriers. Ecol Evol 2016; 7:720-732. [PMID: 28116066 PMCID: PMC5243775 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Animal personalities are an important factor that affects the dispersal of animals. In the context of aquatic species, dispersal modeling needs to consider that most freshwater ecosystems are highly fragmented by barriers reducing longitudinal connectivity. Previous research has incorporated such barriers into dispersal models under the neutral assumption that all migrating animals attempt to ascend at all times. Modeling dispersal of animals that do not perform trophic or reproductive migrations will be more realistic if it includes assumptions of which individuals attempt to overcome a barrier. We aimed to introduce personality into predictive modeling of whether a nonmigratory invasive freshwater fish (the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus) will disperse across an in‐stream barrier. To that end, we experimentally assayed the personalities of 259 individuals from invasion fronts and established round goby populations. Based on the population differences in boldness, asociability, and activity, we defined a priori thresholds with bolder, more asocial, and more active individuals having a higher likelihood of ascent. We then combined the personality thresholds with swimming speed data from the literature and in situ measurements of flow velocities in the barrier. The resulting binary logistic regression model revealed probabilities of crossing a barrier which depended not only on water flow and fish swimming speed but also on animal personalities. We conclude that risk assessment through predictive dispersal modeling across fragmented landscapes can be advanced by including personality traits as parameters. The inclusion of behavior into modeling the spread of invasive species can help to improve the accuracy of risk assessments.
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- Philipp Emanuel Hirsch
- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water Supply; Program Man-Society-Environment Department of Environmental Sciences University of Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science Umeå University Umeå Sweden
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water Supply; Program Man-Society-Environment Department of Environmental Sciences University of Basel Basel Switzerland; Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada
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Integrating Economic and Ecological Benchmarking for a Sustainable Development of Hydropower. SUSTAINABILITY 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/su8090875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hirsch PE, N'Guyen A, Adrian-Kalchhauser I, Burkhardt-Holm P. What do we really know about the impacts of one of the 100 worst invaders in Europe? A reality check. AMBIO 2016; 45:267-79. [PMID: 26541873 PMCID: PMC4815762 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-015-0718-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2015] [Revised: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide, and to successfully manage their introductions is a major challenge for society. Knowledge on the impacts of an invasive species is essential for motivating decision makers and optimally allocating management resources. We use a prominent invasive fish species, the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) to objectively quantify the state of scientific knowledge on its impacts. Focusing on how native fish species are affected by round goby invasions, we analyzed 113 peer-reviewed papers and found that impacts are highly ecosystem and time scale dependent. We discovered round goby impacts to be profound, but surprisingly complex. Even if identical native species were affected, the impacts remained less comparable across ecosystems than expected. Acknowledging the breadth but also limitations in scientific knowledge on round goby impacts would greatly improve scientists' ability to conduct further research and inform management measures.
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- Philipp E Hirsch
- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water Supply, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Program Man-Society-Environment, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Program Man-Society-Environment, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Program Man-Society-Environment, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Program Man-Society-Environment, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Vesalgasse 1, 4051, Basel, Switzerland.
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Hirsch PE, Adrian‐Kalchhauser I, Flämig S, N'Guyen A, Defila R, Di Giulio A, Burkhardt‐Holm P. A tough egg to crack: recreational boats as vectors for invasive goby eggs and transdisciplinary management approaches. Ecol Evol 2016; 6:707-15. [PMID: 26865959 PMCID: PMC4739576 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Non‐native invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity, especially in freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater ecosystems are naturally rather isolated from one another. Nonetheless, invasive species often spread rapidly across water sheds. This spread is to a large extent realized by human activities that provide vectors. For example, recreational boats can carry invasive species propagules as “aquatic hitch‐hikers” within and across water sheds. We used invasive gobies in Switzerland as a case study to test the plausibility that recreational boats can serve as vectors for invasive fish and that fish eggs can serve as propagules. We found that the peak season of boat movements across Switzerland and the goby spawning season overlap temporally. It is thus plausible that goby eggs attached to boats, anchors, or gear may be transported across watersheds. In experimental trials, we found that goby eggs show resistance to physical removal (90 mN attachment strength of individual eggs) and stay attached if exposed to rapid water flow (2.8 m·s−1for 1 h). When exposing the eggs to air, we found that hatching success remained high (>95%) even after eggs had been out of water for up to 24 h. It is thus plausible that eggs survive pick up, within‐water and overland transport by boats. We complemented the experimental plausibility tests with a survey on how decision makers from inside and outside academia rate the feasibility of managing recreational boats as vectors. We found consensus that an installation of a preventive boat vector management is considered an effective and urgent measure. This study advances our understanding of the potential of recreational boats to serve as vectors for invasive vertebrate species and demonstrates that preventive management of recreational boats is considered feasible by relevant decision makers inside and outside academia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Philipp E. Hirsch
- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water SupplyBaselSwitzerland
- Program Man‐Society‐EnvironmentUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Program Man‐Society‐EnvironmentUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Program Man‐Society‐EnvironmentUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Program Man‐Society‐EnvironmentUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Energy and Water SupplyBaselSwitzerland
- Program Man‐Society‐EnvironmentUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonABCanada
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