Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages
Invasive species are a major cause of global biodiversity decline; however, under certain environmental settings, some invaders can co‐exist with native species with little detectable impact. Even so, in many cases the realized impact of invasive species may be underestimated due to procedural or te...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:432348 2023-07-30T04:05:47+02:00 Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages Epstein, Graham Foggo, Andrew Smale, Daniel 2019-07 text https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/432348/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/432348/1/Epstein_et_al_2019_Ecosphere.pdf en English eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/432348/1/Epstein_et_al_2019_Ecosphere.pdf Epstein, Graham, Foggo, Andrew and Smale, Daniel (2019) Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages. Ecosphere, 10 (7), 1-15, [e02814]. (doi:10.1002/ecs2.2814 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2814>). cc_by_4 Article PeerReviewed 2019 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2814 2023-07-09T22:30:37Z Invasive species are a major cause of global biodiversity decline; however, under certain environmental settings, some invaders can co‐exist with native species with little detectable impact. Even so, in many cases the realized impact of invasive species may be underestimated due to procedural or temporal constraints related to observation or experimentation. The invasive kelp, Undaria pinnatifida, is considered to have limited impact on macroalgal assemblages on rocky reefs of the northeast Atlantic, although this is largely based on correlative or observational findings. Here, a high intensity press‐removal manipulation was maintained for two years at a heavily invaded, Undaria dominated study site to improve current understanding of the potential impacts of Undaria on native macroalgal assemblages. Population and community effects as well as organismal performance effects (biochemical measures of condition and stress) were examined to investigate the potential for cryptic impacts. Where Undaria was removed, there was no difference in understory macroalgal assemblages; however, for three native kelp species, significant increases in abundance, biomass, and condition were recorded. The two perennial native kelps (Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima) exhibited small and inconsistent increases in all impact metrics where Undaria was removed, and therefore, the overall effects of Undaria on their populations are likely to be negligible. However, the native annual kelp, Saccorhiza polyschides, was consistently and significantly higher (3–6 times when compared to controls) in abundance and biomass under reduced competition from Undaria and exhibited significant changes in organismal‐level responses which indicated improved condition of sporophytes. Whether the potential replacement of this native species could alter ecosystem functioning requires further investigation. Targeted long‐term manipulative experiments can identify previously undetected impacts of invasive species in coastal ecosystems. Caution ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Ecosphere 10 7 |
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Invasive species are a major cause of global biodiversity decline; however, under certain environmental settings, some invaders can co‐exist with native species with little detectable impact. Even so, in many cases the realized impact of invasive species may be underestimated due to procedural or temporal constraints related to observation or experimentation. The invasive kelp, Undaria pinnatifida, is considered to have limited impact on macroalgal assemblages on rocky reefs of the northeast Atlantic, although this is largely based on correlative or observational findings. Here, a high intensity press‐removal manipulation was maintained for two years at a heavily invaded, Undaria dominated study site to improve current understanding of the potential impacts of Undaria on native macroalgal assemblages. Population and community effects as well as organismal performance effects (biochemical measures of condition and stress) were examined to investigate the potential for cryptic impacts. Where Undaria was removed, there was no difference in understory macroalgal assemblages; however, for three native kelp species, significant increases in abundance, biomass, and condition were recorded. The two perennial native kelps (Laminaria digitata and Saccharina latissima) exhibited small and inconsistent increases in all impact metrics where Undaria was removed, and therefore, the overall effects of Undaria on their populations are likely to be negligible. However, the native annual kelp, Saccorhiza polyschides, was consistently and significantly higher (3–6 times when compared to controls) in abundance and biomass under reduced competition from Undaria and exhibited significant changes in organismal‐level responses which indicated improved condition of sporophytes. Whether the potential replacement of this native species could alter ecosystem functioning requires further investigation. Targeted long‐term manipulative experiments can identify previously undetected impacts of invasive species in coastal ecosystems. Caution ... |
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Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages |
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Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages |
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Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages |
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Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages |
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https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/432348/1/Epstein_et_al_2019_Ecosphere.pdf Epstein, Graham, Foggo, Andrew and Smale, Daniel (2019) Inconspicuous impacts: widespread marine invader causes subtle but significant changes in native macroalgal assemblages. Ecosphere, 10 (7), 1-15, [e02814]. (doi:10.1002/ecs2.2814 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2814>). |
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