Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity

By Jennifer L. Molnar, R. Gamboa, C. Revenga, Mark D. Spalding. 2008

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Mapping the impact of alien species on marine ecosystems: the Mediterranean Sea case study (2016, background): “Alien marine species may become invasive with severe impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services (Grosholz, 2002; Wallentinus & Nyberg, 2007; Molnar et al., 2008; Katsanevakis et al., 2014a).”
Invading European Seas: Assessing pathways of introduction of marine aliens (2013, background): “Marine alien species may become invasive and displace native species, cause the loss of native genotypes, modify habitats, change community structure, affect food-web properties and ecosystem processes, impede the provision of ecosystem services, impact human health, and cause substantial economic l”
Is local biodiversity declining or not? A summary of the debate over analysis of species richness time trends (2018, background): “…introductions equal or exceed extinctions, species richness can remain constant or even increase, rather than decline as has often been presumed by those who cite the negative impacts of invasive species on biodiversity (Clavero and Garcia-Berthou, 2005; Molnar et al., 2008; Wilcove et al., 1998).”
Gateways to alien invasions in the European seas (2014, background): “Shipping seems to be the most common pathway of introduction of marine species at a global scale (Molnar et al. 2008).”
Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways (2012, methodology): “The classification of introduction pathways was based on the frameworks proposed by Hulme et al. (2008) and Molnar et al., (2008), as adopted by the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN; 2013; Katsanevakis et al., 2012).”
Biodiversity and phylogeography of Arctic marine fauna: insights from molecular tools (2011, background): “Today, the Arctic Ocean is considered to be one of the least affected by invasive species, yet shipping is the most common transport vector for marine invaders (Molnar et al. 2008), suggesting impacts of invasives on Arctic biodiversity are likely.”
Assessment of biocontamination of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in European inland waterways (2008, background): “However, the quantitative assessment of negative impacts of AS is difficult and requires comprehensive research and database efforts (Molnar et al. 2008).”
Alien and invasive freshwater fish species in Iran: Diversity, environmental impacts and management (2015, background): “populations continued expanding in the absence of macrophytes (Molnar et al. 2008).”
Biological invasions and biocultural diversity: linking ecological and cultural systems (2008, neutral): “Eighty-four per cent of the world’s coastal ecoregions have been invaded by at least one species (Molnar et al. 2008).”
DNA Barcodes for Marine Biodiversity: Moving Fast Forward? (2010, background): “For instance, overfishing is predicted to cause a collapse of all fished taxa within the next 50 years [13], while marine invaders increased their ranges and are present in at least 84% of marine ecoregions worldwide [14].”
Effects of the alien coral Tubastraea tagusensis on native coral assemblages in a southwestern Atlantic coral reef (2016, background): “Biological invasion is a primary threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem function (Ruiz et al. 1997; Molnar et al. 2008; Seebens et al. 2013).”
The 'dirty dozen': socio-economic factors amplify the invasion potential of 12 high-risk aquatic invasive species in Great Britain and Ireland. (2013, background): “This lack of explicit spatial analysis of the relationship between socioeconomic development and invasive species makes it difficult for science to inform upon geographically targeted policies to prevent and manage invasions (Molnar et al. 2008).”
Multiple introductions and invasion pathways for the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Eurasia (2011, background): “Indeed, shipping is recognized as the leading vector of NIS introductions into marine ecosystems (Molnar et al. 2008).”
Marine litter as habitat and dispersal vector (2015, background): “Biological invasions are considered a major threat to coastal ecosystems (Molnar et al. 2008).”