DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.05.041
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85019903877
论文题名: Monitoring the magnitude of marine vessel infestation by non-indigenous ascidians in the Mediterranean
作者: Gewing M.-T. ; Shenkar N.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2017
卷: 121, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 52
结束页码: 59
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Fouling
; Marine bioinvasion
; Mediterranean Sea
; Shipyard
; Suez Canal
; Tunicate
Scopus关键词: Fouling
; Ships
; Shipyards
; Waterway transportation
; Bio-invasion
; Introduced species
; Marine vessels
; Mediterranean coasts
; Mediterranean sea
; Military vessels
; Suez canal
; Tunicate
; Marine engineering
; biomonitoring
; fouling
; invasive species
; parasite infestation
; vessel
; Article
; Ascidiacea
; ecological niche
; ecosystem monitoring
; Mediterranean Sea
; nonhuman
; population abundance
; population dispersal
; ship
; species identification
; species invasion
; species richness
; animal
; environmental monitoring
; introduced species
; Urochordata
; Egypt
; Mediterranean Sea
; Suez Canal
; Ascidia
; Ascidiacea
; Chordata
; Urochordata
; Animals
; Environmental Monitoring
; Introduced Species
; Mediterranean Sea
; Ships
; Urochordata
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Invasive ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata) are dominant nuisance organisms. The current study investigated the role of marine vessels in their dispersal and introduction. An examination of 45 dry-docked marine vessels, comprising recreational, commercial, and military craft, in five Israeli shipyards along the Mediterranean coast, revealed non-indigenous ascidians (NIA) on every second vessel investigated. Military vessels featured the highest ascidian abundance and richness, potentially related to their maintenance routine. Niche areas on the vessels such as sea chests and the propeller exhibited the highest occurrence of ascidians. Overall, these findings provide strong evidence that marine vessels play an acute role in NIA introduction and dispersal, with military vessels and niche areas on all the vessels being more susceptible to serving as vectors. A discovery of a new introduced species during the surveys suggests that the monitoring of marine vessels can serve as an effective tool for the early detection of NIA. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88117
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作者单位: Department of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Science, Tel-Aviv, Israel; The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Recommended Citation:
Gewing M.-T.,Shenkar N.. Monitoring the magnitude of marine vessel infestation by non-indigenous ascidians in the Mediterranean[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,121(2018-01-02)