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Biological Invasion in Aquatic Ecosystems

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 1630

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Dmitry P. Karabanov

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Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters of Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Russia
Interests: biological invasions; non-indigenous species; fish; Cladocera; barcoding; identification; freshwater ecosystems
Dr. Kay Van Damme

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1. Centre for Academic Heritage and Archives & Ghent University Botanical Garden, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
2. Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology (FFWT), Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: taxonomy and systematics; aquatic biodiversity; biological invasions; Cladocera; evolution; biodiversity conservation
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Prof. Dr. Alexey A. Kotov

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A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Interests: phylogeography; freshwater biodiversity; taxonomy; quaternary paleontology; Cladocera
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Continental and marine water bodies are strongly affected by human activities. Invasive non-indigenous species are often linked to shifts or loss of biodiversity in a many ecosystems. In aquatic ecosystems, the impacts of such invasive alien species may exert strong pressure on indigenous aquatic communities, often with negative effects on aquatic food webs, which may result in economic effects affecting food security. Biological invasion is a challenge for humanity. We know many cases of their destructive consequences for indigenous ecosystems with a harmful effect on water quality and harmful economic effects. This Special Issue is dedicated to the study of alien species in any region, type of water body, and any taxonomic group of aquatic creatures.

Dr. Dmitry P. Karabanov
Dr. Kay Van Damme
Prof. Dr. Alexey A. Kotov
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Keywords

  • biological invasions
  • non-indigenous species
  • biogeography
  • phylogeography
  • ecology
  • barcoding

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Phenotypic Divergences in Growth and Reproduction Underpin the Invasion of Suckermouth Armored Catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Loricariidae) into Lotic and Lentic Habitats in Vietnam
by Tran Duc Dien, Vo Thi Ha, Mai Dang, Huynh Minh Sang, Nguyen Trinh Duc Hieu and Igor Anatolievich Stolbunov
Water 2023, 15(20), 3616; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15203616 - 16 Oct 2023
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Suckermouth armored catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) is one of the most widespread invasive species in Vietnam. However, it is relatively unknown how the species underwent its divergent adaptations to varying local conditions and habitat types, an understanding of which is essential for [...] Read more.
Suckermouth armored catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) is one of the most widespread invasive species in Vietnam. However, it is relatively unknown how the species underwent its divergent adaptations to varying local conditions and habitat types, an understanding of which is essential for managing its invasion in Vietnam. We addressed this by analyzing a large number of fish (662 samples) collected in lotic (Dinh River) and lentic (Suoi Trau Reservoir) habitats in southern Vietnam during one year. The allometric growth patterns estimated by von Bertalanffy growth functions were Lt=4831−e−0.71(t−0.40) in Dinh River and Lt=3461−e−1.01(t−0.62) in Suoi Trau Reservoir. The estimated fish ages were 2.9 to 4.2 years old with an average total length from 206.10 ± 2.09 mm in Suoi Trau Reservoir to 319.22 ± 3.29 mm in Dinh River. The percentage of fish with matured ovaries peaked in August (100%) and was lowest in February (<10%), indicating that these fish breed nearly all year round. The main reproductive season is April–October, with a peak in July–August, as indicated by the gonado-somatic index and monthly changes in the percentage of matured fish. The lengths at 50% maturity were 234.3 and 179.7 mm for females from lotic and lentic habitats, respectively. Lotic fish had a fecundity (4812 ± 383 oocytes/ind.) which was five times greater than that of lentic fish (841 ± 91 oocytes/ind.); however, the relative fecundity of the fish was not statistically different between the two habitats (≈13 oocytes/g). This result was consistent with the larger oocytes: 2.95 ± 0.04 and 2.58 ± 0.01 mm for fish from Dinh River and Suoi Trau Reservoir, respectively. The faster growth and bigger fish with higher fecundity in the lotic habitats suggest that their population growth can accelerate more quickly, potentially affecting local communities more than those in lentic habitats. Our study sheds light on substantial phenotypic divergences in the reproduction and growth of the suckermouth armored catfish between lotic and limnetic habitats in Vietnam. Full article
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Invasive and Rare Aquatic Invertebrates of Taiwan with a Focus on Their Dormancy
by Victor Alekseev, Hans-Uwe Dahms, Jiang-Shiou Hwang and Natalia Sukhikh
Water 2023, 15(17), 3155; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15173155 - 04 Sep 2023
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Invertebrates in tropical ecosystems are generally considered to have little or no need for a dormant phase due to the stability of the habitat. However, resting stages of aquatic organisms are occasionally found here as well. This fact increases the possibility of transport [...] Read more.
Invertebrates in tropical ecosystems are generally considered to have little or no need for a dormant phase due to the stability of the habitat. However, resting stages of aquatic organisms are occasionally found here as well. This fact increases the possibility of transport of tropical organisms by ships’ ballast water, which is the main vector for the spread of alien aquatic organisms between continents. During a study of resting stages in the bottom sediments of the island of Taiwan in 2006–2007, nine species of invertebrates were found, invasive or new to the fauna of the island, with some of them forming large banks of resting stages in sediments. Full article
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Pulling the Plug—Draining an Alpine Lake Failed to Eradicate Alien Minnows and Impacted Lower Trophic Levels
by Robert Schabetsberger, Christian D. Jersabek, Alexander Maringer, Daniel Kreiner, Magdalena Kaltenbrunner, Pavlína Blažková, Petr Pokorný, Mathieu Denoël, Heimo Emmerstorfer, Cvetka Lipovnik and Herbert Wölger
Water 2023, 15(7), 1332; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15071332 - 28 Mar 2023
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Fish introduction into fishless high-altitude lakes has detrimental effects on biodiversity. Removal of alien fish through intensive fishing is cost-intensive and difficult to achieve in productive lakes. Lake Sulzkarsee is the only lake in the National Park Gesäuse, Austria, and was an important [...] Read more.
Fish introduction into fishless high-altitude lakes has detrimental effects on biodiversity. Removal of alien fish through intensive fishing is cost-intensive and difficult to achieve in productive lakes. Lake Sulzkarsee is the only lake in the National Park Gesäuse, Austria, and was an important breeding site for amphibians until the lake was stocked with fish in the late 1970s. Salmonids were eradicated in 2005, but the lake remained degraded by the introduced minnows (Phoxinus sp.). In 2018, the lake was drained through a siphon pipe and then by pumping out water with dirt water pumps. The deepest part was treated with slaked lime, but several hundred adult minnows survived in sediment crevices and reproduced in the following season. After drainage, the phytoplankton biomass increased. Indicator species, such as Daphnia longispina and amphibians, showed signs of recovery, but they went back to an impacted state when minnows recovered after the failed eradication attempt. Purse seines proved to be the most efficient gear to catch minnows. These results indicate that deep mountain lakes are difficult to drain efficiently. Sediment treatment is required to eliminate all fish. Full article
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