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Global meta‐analysis of native and nonindigenous trophic traits in aquatic ecosystems

Overview of attention for article published in Global Change Biology, October 2016
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Title
Global meta‐analysis of native and nonindigenous trophic traits in aquatic ecosystems
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Global Change Biology, October 2016
DOI 10.1111/gcb.13524
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Ella McKnight, Emili García‐Berthou, Pao Srean, Marc Rius

Abstract

Ecologists have recently devoted their attention to the study of species traits and their role in the establishment and spread of nonindigenous species (NIS). However, research efforts have mostly focused on studies of terrestrial taxa, with lesser attention being dedicated to aquatic species. Aquatic habitats comprise of interconnected waterways, as well as exclusive introduction vectors that allow unparalleled artificial transport of species and their propagules. Consequently, species traits that commonly facilitate biological invasions in terrestrial systems may not be as represented in aquatic environments. We provide a global meta-analysis of studies conducted in both marine and freshwater habitats. We selected studies that conducted experiments with native and NIS under common environmental conditions to allow detailed comparisons among species traits. In addition, we explored whether different factors such as species relatedness, functional feeding groups, latitude, climate, and experimental conditions could be linked to predictive traits. Our results show that species with traits that enhance consumption and growth have a substantially increased probability of establishing and spreading when entering novel ecosystems. Moreover, traits associated with predatory avoidance were more prevalent in NIS and therefore favour invasive species in aquatic habitats. When we analysed NIS interacting with taxonomically distinctive native taxa, we found that consumption and growth were particularly important traits. This suggests that particular attention should be paid to newly introduced species for which there are no close relatives in the local biota. Finally, we found a bias towards studies conducted in temperate regions, and thus, more studies in other climatic regions are needed. We conclude that studies aiming at predicting future range shifts should consider trophic traits of aquatic NIS as these traits are indicative of multiple interacting mechanisms involved in promoting species invasions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
France 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Argentina 1 <1%
Cambodia 1 <1%
Japan 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 123 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 31 24%
Researcher 16 12%
Student > Master 15 12%
Student > Bachelor 14 11%
Professor 7 5%
Other 24 19%
Unknown 22 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 56 43%
Environmental Science 29 22%
Medicine and Dentistry 2 2%
Social Sciences 2 2%
Earth and Planetary Sciences 2 2%
Other 13 10%
Unknown 25 19%
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#1,601,868
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#1,980
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#32
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