Characterizing Vectors of Marine Invasion

By Dan Minchin, Stephan Gollasch, A. N. Cohen, C. Hewitt, Sergej Olenin. 2009

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The arrival of an invasive species in a new region is the culmination of a set of relatively discrete steps, including the invader’s initial association with a transport vector, its tolerance of environmental conditions encountered during transit, and its survival upon entering its new ecosystem (Ruiz and Carlton 2003). In the chapters that follow, a number of issues related to this process are presented. Chapter 6, Hewitt et al., discusses shipping, the most important of the marine invasion pathways. Chapter 7, Johnston et al., discusses the role of propagule pressure, how the quantity and quality of invader propagules determine invasion success. Chapter 8, Miller and Ruiz, follows with a framework for considering the distinct roles of source region, vector, and recipient region in assessing invasion success or failure within species pools. In addition, several vectors are discussed in relation to specific species and locales in the Geographic Perspectives section, which includes some assessments of temporal shifts in trading patterns (e.g. Chap. 24, Hayden et al.; Chap. 28, Fofonoff et al.). The importance of pathways, vectors, and modelling human activities is discussed in previous sections (Chap. 2, Carlton; Chap. 4, Wonham and Lewis).

Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Invading European Seas: Assessing pathways of introduction of marine aliens (2013, background): “shipping (a pathway) includes such vectors as ship ballast water and hull fouling (Minchin et al., 2009).”
The invasion of the azooxanthellate coral Tubastraea (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) throughout the world: history, pathways and vectors (2016, background): “With the uptake of practical measures for ballast water control and management concern focused once again on the challenges of biofouling, especially in the absence of the effective TBT antifoulants (Nehring 2001; Minchin et al. 2009).”
Revealing the scale of marine bioinvasions in developing regions: a South African re-assessment (2011, background): “Vector types, dispersal pathways, source regions, taxonomic composition, spatial distribution, receiving habitat types, measured impacts and rates of successful introduction have all been investigated (Carlton 2003, 2009; Hewitt et al. 2009; Miller and Ruiz 2009; Minchin et al. 2009; Ruiz and Hewi”
Introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine species of South Africa (2011, background): “Shipping is recognized as a major vector distributing species across the globe (Hewitt et al. 2009; Minchin et al. 2009) and northern hemisphere regions with similar shipping histories report much higher numbers of introductions (for example, Cohen and Carlton 1998; DeFelice et al.”