Loss of consumers alters the effects of resident assemblages on the local spread of an introduced macroalga

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-279

  Bulleri, F ^a   Tamburello, L ^a   Benedetti Cecchi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRAZING; GROWTH; HERBIVORE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROALGA; POPULATION DENSITY; REEF;

ALGAE; ARBACIA; ARBACIA LIXULA; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 58849103513     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.16955.x     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Anderson, M. J. 2001. A new method for non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance Austr. J. Ecol. 26 : 32 46.
2. Arafa, S. et al. 2006. Variation in nitrogenous compounds and gonad index in fed and starved sea urchins (Paracentrotus lividus) during live storage Aquaculture 257 : 525 533.
3. Arenas, F. et al. 2006. The invasibility of marine algal assemblages: role of functional diversity and identity Ecology 87 : 2851 2861.
4. Benedetti-Cecchi, L. 2004. Increasing accuracy of causal inference in experimental analyses of biodiversity Funct. Ecol. 18 : 761 768.
5. Benedetti-Cecchi, L. et al. 1998. Density dependent foraging in two species of sea urchins in shallow subtidal reefs on the west coast of Italy (western Mediterranean) Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 163 : 203 211.
6. Benedetti-Cecchi, L. et al. 2001. Predicting the consequences of anthropogenic disturbance: large-scale effects of loss of canopy algae on rocky shores Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 214 : 137 150.
7. Britton-Simmons, K. H. 2006. Functional group diversity, resource preemption and the genesis of invasion resistance in a community of marine algae Oikos 113 : 395 401.
8. Bruno, J. F. et al. 2003. Inclusion of facilitation into ecological theory Trends Ecol. Evol. 18 : 119 125.
9. Bulleri, F. Airoldi, L. 2005. Artificial marine structures facilitate the spread of a non-indigenous green alga, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, in the north Adriatic Sea J. Appl. Ecol. 42 : 1063 1072.
10. Bulleri, F. Benedetti-Cecchi, L. 2008. Facilitation of the introduced green alga, Caulerpa racemosa, by resident algal turfs: experimental evaluation of underlying mechanisms Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 364 : 77 86.
11. Bulleri, F. et al. 1999. Grazing by the sea urchins Arbacia lixula L. and Paracentrotus lividus Lam. in the northwest Mediterranean J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 241 : 81 95.
12. Bulleri, F. et al. 2008. Beyond competition: Incorporating positive interactions between species to predict ecosystem invasibility PLoS Biol. 6 : e162.
13. Byrnes, J. E. et al. 2007. Invasions and extinctions reshape coastal marine food webs PLoS One 2 : e295.
14. Carpenter, S. R. Kitchell, J. F. 1984. Plankton community structure and limnetic primary production Am. Nat. 124 : 159 172.
15. Cavieres, L. A. et al. 2007. Facilitation of the non-native Taraxacum officinale by native nurse cushion species in the high Andes of central Chile; are there differences between nurses? Funct. Ecol. 22 : 148 156.
16. Ceccherelli, G. et al. 2002. Spread of introduced Caulerpa species in macroalgal habitats J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 280 : 1 11.
17. Collado-Vides, L. 2002. Morphological plasticity of Caulerpa prolifera (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) in relation to growth form in a coral reef lagoon Bot. Mar. 45 : 123 129.
18. Davis, M. A. et al. 2000. Fluctuating resources in plant communities: a general theory of invisibility J. Ecol. 88 : 528 534.
19. Duffy, J. E. et al. 2003. Grazer diversity effects on ecosystem functioning in seagrass beds Ecol. Lett. 6 : 637 645.
20. Elton, C. S. 1958. The ecology of invasions by animals and plants. Methuen, London.
21. Hastings, A. et al. 2005. The spatial spread of invasions: new developments in theory and evidence Ecol. Lett. 8 : 91 101.
22. Holt, R. D. Loreau, M. 2002. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: the role of trophic interactions and the importance of system openness Kinzig, A. P. The functional consequences of biodiversity. Princeton Univ. Press 246 262.
23. Keane, R. M. Crawley, M. J. 2002. Exotic plant invasions and the enemy release hypothesis Trends Ecol. Evol. 17 : 64 74.
24. Kellog, C. H. Bridgham, S. D. 2004. Disturbance, herbivory, and propagule dispersal control dominance of an invasive grass Biol. Invas. 6 : 319 329.
25. Kempf, M. 1962. Recherches d'ecologie comparee sur Paracentrotus lividus (Lmk) et Arbacia lixula (L.) Rech. Trav. St. Mar. End. Bull. 25 : 47 116.
26. Kennedy, T. A. et al. 2002. Biodiversity as a barrier to ecological invasion Nature 417 : 636 638.
27. Leibold, M. A. et al. 1997. Species turnover and the regulation of trophic structure Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 28 : 467 494.
28. Lenz, T. I. Facelli, J. M. 2003. Shade facilitates an invasive stem succulent in a chenopod shrubland in South Australia Aust. Ecol. 28 : 480 490.
29. Levine, J. M. D'Antonio, C. M. 1999. Elton revisited: a review of evidence linking diversity and invasibility Oikos 87 : 15 26.
30. Lovett-Doust, L. 1981. Population dynamics and local specialization in a clonal perennial (Ranunculus repens): I. The dynamics of ramets in contrasting habitats J. Ecol. 69 : 743 755.
31. Mack, R. N. et al. 2000. Biotic invasions: causes, epidemiology, global consequences, and control Ecol. Appl. 10 : 689 710.
32. McGrady-Steed, J. et al. 1997. Biodiversity regulates ecosystem predictability Nature 390 : 162 165.
33. McNaughton, S. J. 1979. Grazing as an optimization process: grass-ungulate relationships in the Serengeti Am. Nat. 113 : 691 703.
34. Mitchell, S. F. Wass, R. T. 1996. Quantifying herbivory: grazing consumption and interaction strength Oikos 76 : 125 129.
35. Parker, I. M. 2001. Safe site and seed limitation in Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom): invasibility, disturbance, and the role of cryptogams in a glacial outwash prairie Biol. Invas. 3 : 323 332.
36. Piazzi, L. Cinelli, F. 1999. Development and seasonal dynamics of a population of the tropical alga Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskål) J. Agardh in the Mediterranean Cryptog. Algol. 20 : 295 300.
37. Piazzi, L. et al. 1994. Presence of Caulerpa racemosa in the north-western Mediterranean Cryptog. Algol. 15 : 183 189.
38. Predick, K. I. Turner, M. G. 2008. Landscape configuration and flood frequency influence invasive shrubs in floodplain forests of the Wisconsin River (USA) J. Ecol. 96 : 91 102.
39. Richardson, D. M. et al. 2000. Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitions Div. Distr. 6 : 93 107.
40. Ruitton, S. et al. 2006. Grazing on Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea by herbivorous fishes and sea urchins Vie Milieu 56 : 33 41.
41. Smith, M. D. et al. 2004. Dominance not richness determines invasibility of tallgrass prairie Oikos 106 : 253 262.
42. Stachowicz, J. J. Byrnes, J. E. 2006. Species diversity, invasion success, and ecosystem functioning: disentangling the influence of resource competition, facilitation, and extrinsic factors Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 311 : 251 262.
43. Stachowicz, J. J. et al. 2002. Biodiversity, invasion resistance, and marine ecosystem function: reconciling pattern and process Ecology 83 : 2575 2590.
44. Steneck, R. S. Dethier, M. N. 1994. A functional group approach to the structure of algal-dominated communities Oikos 69 : 476 498.
45. Taylor, R. B. Rees, T. A. V. 1998. Excretory products of mobile epifauna as a nitrogen source for seaweeds Limnol. Oceanogr. 43 : 600 606.
46. Tweedley, J. R. et al. 2008. Zostera marina seagrass beds enhance the attachment of the invasive alga Sargassum muticum in soft sediments Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 354 : 305 309.
47. Underwood, A. J. 1991. Beyond BACI: experimental designs for detecting human environmental impacts on temporal variations in natural populations Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 42 : 569 597.
48. Underwood, A. J. 1997. Experiments in ecology. Their logical design and interpretation using analysis of variance. Cambridge Univ. Press.
49. Uthicke, S. 2001. Interactions between sediment-feeders and microalgae on coral reefs: grazing losses versus production enhancement Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 210 : 125 138.
50. Valéry, L. et al. 2008. In search of a real definition of the biological invasion phenomenon itself. Biol. Invas doi 10.1007/s10530-007-9209- 7.
51. Wai, T. C. Williams, G. A. 2005. The relative importance of herbivore-induced effects on productivity of crustose coralline algae: sea urchin grazing and nitrogen excretion J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 324 : 141 156.
52. Williams, S. L. Carpenter, R. C. 1988. Nitrogen-limited primary productivity of coral reef algal turfs: potential contribution of ammonium excreted by Diadema antillarum Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 47 : 145 152.
53. Wilsey, B. J. Polley, H. W. 2002. Reductions in grassland species evenness increase dicot seedling invasion and spittle bug infestation Ecol. Lett. 5 : 676 684.