Impacts of freshwater invaders at different levels of ecological organisation, with emphasis on salmonids and ecosystem consequences

By K. Simon, C. Townsend. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Documented and Potential Biological Impacts of Recreational Fishing: Insights for Management and Conservation (2006, background): “In particular the introduction of alien species can have disastrous effects on the native fish communities and ecosystems (e.g., Parker et al., 2001; Perry et al., 2002; Kats and Ferrer, 2003; Simon and Townsend, 2003), and may contribute to the homogenization of the worldwide freshwater fauna (Rahe”
Potamopyrgus antipodarum: distribution, density, and effects on native macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (2005, methodology): “We collected periphyton samples from a ;5-cm2 area of each tile and determined ash-free dry mass (AFDM) by drying the sample to a constant mass at 1058C for 24 h and combusting the sample at 5008C for 1 h (Stevenson 1996).”
Transformation of the offshore benthic community in Lake Michigan: recent shift from the native amphipod Diporeia spp. to the invasive mussel Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (2009, background): “…can cause changes in host aquatic ecosystems at many levels of organization, with perhaps the most common change being the loss of native species and a decline in biodiversity (Moyle & Light, 1996; Simon & Townsend, 2003; J.L. Molnar, R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga and M.D. Spalding, unpublished data).”
Aquaculture, non‐native salmonid invasions and associated declines of native fishes in Northern Patagonian lakes (2009, background): “It is probable that the effects of salmonids on native species may provoke cascading effects on food web interactions, as seen elsewhere (Carpenter, Kitchell & Hodgsdon, 1985; Carpenter & Kitchell, 1988; Nyström et al., 2001; Simon & Townsend, 2003).”
Predicting the number of ecologically harmful exotic species in an aquatic system (2007, background): “…altering physical habitat for other fishes and invertebrates; additional negative effects of aquatic invaders include hybridization, the transfer of new parasites and diseases, and trophic alterations leading to declines in productivity (Moyle et al ., 1987; Lever, 1996; Simon & Townsend, 2003).”
Progress toward understanding the ecological impacts of nonnative species (2013, background): “…insularity, and area interact with nonnative species to determine the magnitude and direction of system disruptions (Li and Moyle 1981, Tilman 1999, Levine et al. 2003, Simon and Townsend 2003, Thomsen et al. 2011, Pyšek et al. 2012; see also Uncontrolled consumers/enemy release hypothesis).”
Continued disappearance of the benthic amphipod Diporeia spp. in Lake Michigan: is there evidence for food limitation? (2006, background): “The increased spread of aquatic invasive species has led to the growing realization that these invaders, either individually or in concert, can change ecosystems at many levels of organization (Simon and Townsend 2003).”
Diet overlap among two Asian carp and three native fishes in backwater lakes on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers (2009, background): “Aquatic nonnative species can influence native species by affecting the behavior of individuals (Bryan et al. 2002; Whitlow et al. 2003), population dynamics of native species, or community interactions (Beisner et al. 2003; Simon and Townsend 2003 ).”
Ecological Impacts of Nonnative Freshwater Fishes (2011, background): “…have been narrowly focused either in terms of geographic location, species of interest, pathway of invasion, or level of biological organization (Moyle 1976; Moyle et al. 1986; Moyle and Light 1996; Simon and Townsend 2003; Dunham et al. 2004; Eby et al. 2006; Fausch 2007; Gozlan et al. 2010).”
Understanding the impact of invasive crayfish (2007, background): “This is unfortunate, because information about responses at several levels of organization is required to fully understand the range of the impact observed (Simon and Townsend 2003).”
Crying wolf, crying foul, or crying shame: alien salmonids and a biodiversity crisis in the southern cool-temperate galaxioid fishes? (2006, background): “that are additional to direct effects of predation (Simon and Townsend 2003).”
Impact of fish introduction on planktonic food webs in lakes of the Patagonian Plateau (2006, background): “The introduction of invasive species threatens native biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (Simon and Townsend, 2003).”
The impact of trout on galaxiid fishes in New Zealand (2010, background): “Although impacts on invertebrate abundance may be minimal, trout have altered many other aspects of stream ecosystem structure and function (Simon & Townsend 2003; Townsend & Simon 2006).”
Effects of invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans versus a native predator on Bahamian coral-reef fish communities (2012, background): “Introductions of non-native predatory diadromous fishes have also resulted in invasions that have negatively affected native communities and ecosystems (e.g., Christie 1974; Simon and Townsend 2003).”
A review of ecological interactions between crayfish and fish, indigenous and introduced (2011, neutral): “Simon and Townsend (2003) looked at impacts of salmonid invaders on New Zealand stream ecosystems.”
Biotic indirect effects: a neglected concept in invasion biology (2006, background): “…relatively low-complexity freshwater and marine systems (Strong, 1992; Shurin et al., 2002), for example in New Zealand the alien brown trout, Salmo trutta, reduces the abundance of grazing invertebrates in rivers, resulting in an increase in algal biomass (Townsend, 1996; Simon & Townsend, 2003).”