DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.09.013
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84908622418
论文题名: Are lionfish set for a Mediterranean invasion? Modelling explains why this is unlikely to occur
作者: Johnston M.W. ; Purkis S.J.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2014
卷: 88, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 138
结束页码: 147
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Cellular automaton
; Computer modeling
; Connectivity
; Invasive species
; Lionfish
; Mediterranean Sea
Scopus关键词: Cellular automata
; Computer simulation
; Ecosystems
; Computer modeling
; Connectivity
; Invasive species
; Lionfish
; Mediterranean sea
; Remote sensing
; biomonitoring
; cellular automaton
; computer simulation
; connectivity
; fish
; invasive species
; pollutant removal
; remote sensing
; Article
; computer model
; environmental monitoring
; fish
; lionfish
; oceanography
; Southern Europe
; species habitat
; species invasion
; species translocation
; animal
; Atlantic Ocean
; ecosystem
; introduced species
; Mediterranean Sea
; Pacific Ocean
; Perciformes
; physiology
; population migration
; remote sensing
; theoretical model
; Mediterranean Sea
; Pterois
; Animal Migration
; Animals
; Atlantic Ocean
; Ecosystem
; Introduced Species
; Mediterranean Sea
; Models, Theoretical
; Pacific Ocean
; Perciformes
; Remote Sensing Technology
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: The Atlantic invasion of Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans/. P. miles) has been as swift as it has been disastrous. Lionfish are non-native to the Mediterranean, but an invasion is perhaps even more likely than for the Atlantic. First, as for the Atlantic, there are many major cities on the coast of the Mediterranean (where aquarium-keeping is a common practice and chances of accidental and deliberate releases are high), and second, lionfish are native to the Red Sea, to which the Mediterranean is connected via the Suez Canal. Furthermore, there have already been four records of lionfish in the Mediterranean and so the pretext for an invasion is already in place. Up until now, however, it has been difficult to gauge the likelihood of an infestation of lionfish in the Mediterranean as, unlike the Atlantic, this sea has not been examined in terms of its hydrodynamics, ocean climate, and bathymetry, all factors known to be relevant to assessing the possibility of invasion. Motivated by this knowledge-gap, this study used remote sensing and computer modeling to investigate the connectivity between areas along the Mediterranean coastline that fulfill the necessary physical criteria to serve as potential lionfish habitat. Model results from the Mediterranean were compared and contrasted to those from the Atlantic and eastern Pacific. The Atlantic was considered because the lionfish invasion there has been voracious. Meanwhile, the eastern Pacific is interesting as a site without native lionfish, but with plenty of opportunity for their introduction, but no invasion yet recorded. Results indicated that, unlike in the Atlantic, connectivity among potential lionfish habitats in the Mediterranean was low in the study and comparable to that in the eastern Pacific. Although oceanographic conditions in the Mediterranean were found unfavorable for wide dispersion of lionfish larvae, hotspots where numerous lionfish sightings would forewarn an impending invasion were identified. This paper can therefore serve as a guide to the most efficient monitoring of lionfish in the Mediterranean and to where removal efforts should be concentrated, should the species become established. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/85861
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作者单位: National Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, 8000 North Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, FL, United States
Recommended Citation:
Johnston M.W.,Purkis S.J.. Are lionfish set for a Mediterranean invasion? Modelling explains why this is unlikely to occur[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2014-01-01,88(2018-01-02)