Changes in invertebrate assemblages of Posidonia oceanic a beds following Caulerpa taxifolia invasion

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-38

  Francour, P ^a   Pellissier, V ^a   Mangialajo, L ^b   Buisson, E ^c   Stadelmann, B ^d   Veillard, N ^d   Meinesz, A ^a   Thibaut, T ^a   De Vaugelas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^d University of Genève   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caulerpa taxifolia; Indicator species; Indval method; Invertebrates; Mediterranean sea; Posidonia oceanica; Taxonomic sufficiency

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INVERTEBRATE; MICROHABITAT; SEAWEED; SILTATION; TAXONOMY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANOMURA; BIVALVIA; CAULERPA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIUROIDEA; PERACARIDA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 70350168764     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (57)

1. Amade P, Lemée R 1998. Chemical defense of the Mediterranean alga Caulerpa taxifolia: variations in caulerpenyne production. Aquat Toxicol 43: 287-300.
2. Arigoni S, Francour P, Harmelin-Vivien M, Zaninetti L 2002. Adaptative colouration of Mediterranean labrid fishes to the new habitat provided by the introduced tropical alga Caulerpa taxifolia. J Fish Biol. 60: 1486-1497.
3. Banko PC, Oboyski PT, Slotterback JW, Dougill SJ, Goltz DM, Johnson L, Laut ME, Murray TC 2002. Availability of food resources, distribution of invasive species, and conservation of a Hawaiian bird along a gradient of elevation. J Biogeogr 29: 789-808.
4. Bartholomew A 2002. Faunal colonization of artificial seagrass plots: the importance of surface area versus space size relative to body size. Estuaries 25: 1045-1052.
5. Bell JD, Harmelin-Vivien M 1983. Fish fauna of French Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows. 2. Feeding habits. Tethys 11: 1-14.
6. Bellan-Santini D, Arnaud PM, Bellan G, Verlaque M 1996. The influence of the introduced tropical alga Caulerpa taxifolia on the biodiversity of the Mediterranean marine biota. J Mar. Biol Ass UK 76: 235-237.
7. Belnap J, Phillips SL 2001. Soil biota in an ungrazed grassland: response to annual grass (Bromus tectorum) invasion. Ecol Appl 11: 1261-1275.
8. Bianchi CN, Morri C 2000. Marine biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: situation, problems and prospects for future research. Mar. Poll Bull 40: 367-376.
9. Chisholm JRM, Dauga C, Ageron E, Grimont PAD, Jaubert JM 1996. 'Roots' in mixotrophic algae. Nature 381: 382.
10. Clarke KR, Gorley RN 2006 Primer v6. PRIMER-E. Plymouth
11. Cottalorda JM, Gratiot J, Mannoni PA, Vaugelas J de, Meinesz A 2008. Suivi de l'invasion des algues introduites Caulerpa taxifolia et Caulerpa racemosa en Méditerranée : situation devant les côtes françhises au 31 décembre 2007. EA 4228 ECOMERS. Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis pub!, 138 p.
12. Coulon P, Jangoux M 1993. Feeding rate and sediment reworking by the holothuroid Holothuria tubulosa (Echinodermata) in a Mediterranean seagrass bed off Ischia island, Italy. Mar. Ecol Prog Ser 92: 201-204.
13. Crooks JA 2002. Characterizing ecosystem-level consequences of biological invasions: the role of ecosystem engineers. Oikos 97: 153-166.
14. Dauvin JC, Gomez-Gesteira JL, Salvande-Fraga M 2003. Taxonomic sufficiency: an overview of its use in the monitoring of sublittoral benthic communities after oil spills. Mar. Poll Bull 46: 552-555.
15. De Villèle X, Verlaque M 1995. Changes and degradation in a Posidonia oceanica bed invaded by the introduced tropical alga Caulerpa taxifolia in the north western Mediterranean. Bot Mar. 38: 79-87.
16. Delgado O, Rodriguez-Prieto C, Gacia E, Ballesteros E 1996. Lack of nutrient limitation of Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh in Cap Martin (Alpes-Maritimes, France). In Second International Workshop on Caulerpa taxifolia, Ribera MA, Ballesteros E, Boudouresque CF, Gomez A, Gravez V eds, Barcelona, Publicacions Univ: 185-189.
17. Dethier MN, Schoch GC 2006. Taxonomic sufficiency in distinguishing natural spatial patterns on an estuarine shoreline. Mar. Ecol Prog Ser 306: 41-49.
18. Dufrêne M, Legendre P 1997. Species assemblages and indicator species: the need for a flexible approach. Ecol Monogr 67: 345-366.
19. Dumay O, Costa J, Desjobert JM, Pergent G 2004. Variations in the concentration of phenolic compounds in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica under conditions of competition. Phytochemistry 65: 3211-3220.
20. Dumay O, Fernandez C, Pergent G 2002. Primary production and vegetative cycle in Posidonia oceanica when in competition with the green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa racemosa. J Mar. Biol Ass UK 82: 379-387.
21. Finzer P, Poizat C 1996. Influence de l'algue introduite Caulerpa taxifolia sur la sédimentation au Cap martin (Alpes-maritimes, France). In Second International Workshop on Caulerpa taxifolia, Ribera MA, Ballesteros E, Boudouresque CF, Gomez A, Gravez V eds, Barcelona, Publicacions Univ: 365-373.
22. Francour P 1997. Fish assemblages of Posidonia oceanica beds at Port-Cros (France, NW Mediterranean) : assessment of composition and long-term fluctuations by visual census. PSZNI Mar. Ecol 18: 157-173.
23. Francour P, Harmelin-Vivien M, Harmelin JG, Duclerc J 1995. Impact of Caulerpa taxifolia colonization on the littoral ichthyofauna of North-Western Mediterranean sea: preliminary results. Hydrobiologia 300-301 (1) : 345-353.
24. Galil BS 2008. Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea - Which, when, where, why? Hydrobiologia 606: 105-116.
25. Gambi MC, Conti M, Bremec CS 1998. Polychaete distribution, diversity and seasonality related to seagrass cover in shallow soft bottom of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy). Sci Mar. 62: 1-17.
26. Ganteaume A, Gobert J, Malestroit P, Menager V, Francour P, Boudouresque CF 1998. In vitro consumption of Caulerpa taxifolia by Paracentrotus lividus: seasonal variation and tolerance effect. J Mar. Biol Ass UK 78: 239-248.
27. Gribben PE, Wright JT 2006. Sublethal effects on reproduction in native fauna: are females more vulnerable to biological invasions? Oecologia 149: 352-361.
28. Guerriero A. Meinesz A, D'Ambrosio M. Pietra F 1992. Isolation of toxic and potentially toxic sesqui-and monoterpenes from the green seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia, which has invaded the region of Cap Martin and Monaco. Helv Chim Acta 75: 689-695.
29. Guidetti P 2000. Differences among fish assemblages associated with nearshore Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds, rockyalgal reefs and unvegetated sand habitats in the Adriatic Sea. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 50: 515-529.
30. Harmelin-Vivien M, Francour P, Harmelin JG, Le Direac'h L 2001. Dynamics of fish assemblage alterations caused by the introduced alga Caulerpa taxifolia near Menton (France). In Fourth International Workshop on Caulerpa taxifolia, Gravez V, Ruitton S, Boudouresque CF, Le Direac'h L, Meinesz A, Scabbia G, Verlaque M eds, Marseille, GIS Posidonie: 236-245.
31. Klein J, Verlaque M 2008. The Caulerpa racemosa invasion: A critical review. Mar. Poll Bull 56: 205-225.
32. Lambrinos JG 2000. The impact of the invasive alien grass Cortaderia jubata (Lemoine) Stapf on an endangered mediterranean-type shrubland in California. Div Distrib 6: 217-231.
33. Lemée R, Pesando D, Durand-Clément M, Meinesz A, Guerriero A, Pietra F 1993. Preliminary survey of toxicity of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia introduced into the Mediterranean. J Appl Phycol 5: 485-493.
34. Lemée R, Pesando D, Issanchou C, Amade P 1997. Microalgae: a model to investigate the ecotoxicity of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia from the Mediterranean sea. Mar. Environ Res 44: 13-25.
35. Levi F, Francour P 2004. Behavioural response of Mullus surmuletus to habitat modification by the invasive macroalga Caulerpa taxifolia. J Fish Biol 64: 55-64.
36. Levine JM 2008. Biological invasions. Curr Biol 18: R57-R60.
37. Longepierre L, Robert A, Levi F, Francour P 2005. How invasive alga species (Caulerpa taxifolia) induces changes in foraging strategies of the benthivorous fish Mullus surmuletus in coastal Mediterranean ecosystems. Biodiv Conserv 14: 365-376.
38. McKinney ML, Lockwood JL 1999. Biotic homogenization: a few winners replacing many losers in the next mass extinction. Trends Ecol Evol 14: 450-453.
39. Meinesz A 2007. Methods for identifying and tracking seawed invasions. Bot Mar. 50: 373-384.
40. Meinesz A, Belsher T, Thibaut T, Antolic B, Ben Mustapha K, Boudouresque CF, Chiaverini D, Cinelli F, Cottalorda JM, Djellouli A, El Abed A, Orestano C, Grau AM, Ivesa L, Jaklin A, Langar H, Massuti-Pascual E, Peirano A, Tunesi L, de Vaugelas J, Zavodnik N, Zuljevic A 2001. The introduced green alga Caulerpa taxifolia continues to spread in the Mediterranean. Biol Invas 3: 201-210.
41. Meinesz A, Hesse B 1991. Introduction et invasion de l'algue tropicale Caulerpa taxifolia en Méditerranée nord-occidentale. Oceanol Acta 14: 415-426.
42. Meinesz A, de Vaugelas J, Hesse B, Mari X 1993. Spread of the introduced tropical green alga Caulerpa taxifolia in the northern Mediterranean waters. J Appl Phycol 5: 141-147.
43. Molenaar H, Meinesz A, Thibaut T 2009. Alterations of the structure of the Posidonia oceanica beds due to the introduced alga Caulerpa taxifolia. Sci Mar. 73 (2) : 329-335.
44. Mouillot D, Culioli JM, Do Chi T 2002. Indicator species analysis as a test of non-random distribution of species in the context of marine protected areas. Environ Conserv 29: 385-390.
45. Olden JD, LeRoy Poff N, Douglas MR, Douglas ME, Fausch KD 2004. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of biotic homogenization. Trends Ecol Evol 19: 18-24.
46. R Development Core Team 2008. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria.
47. Roberts DW 2007. Labdsv: Ordination and Multivariate Analysis for Ecology. R package version 1.3-1.
48. Ruitton S, Boudouresque CF 1994. Impact de Caulerpa taxifolia sur la population de l'oursin Paracentrotus lividus à Roquebrune-Cap Martin (Alpes-Maritimes, France). In First International Workshop on Caulerpa taxifolia, Boudouresque CF, Meinesz A, Gravez V eds, Barcelona, Publicacions Univ: 371-378.
49. Sanchez-Moyano JE, Garcia-Adiego EM, Estacio FJ, Garcia-Gomez JC 2001. Influence of the density of Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) on the composition of the macrofauna in a meadow in Algeciras bay (Southern Spain). Cienc Mar. 27 (1) : 47-71.
50. Sarma ALN 1974. Phytal fauna of Caulerpa taxifolia and C. racemosa off Visakhpatnam Coast. Indian J Mar. Sci 3: 155-164.
51. Schaffelke B, Smith JE, Hewitt CL 2006. Introduced macrolagae-A growing concern. J Appl Phycol 18: 529-541.
52. Streftaris N, Zenetos A 2006. Alien marine species in the Mediterranean - the 100 'Worst invasives' and their impact. Medit Mar. Sci 7: 87-118.
53. Thibaut T, Meinesz A, Coquillard P 2004. Biomass seasonality of Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquat Bot 80: 291-297.
54. Toft RJ, Harris RJ, Williams PA 2001. Impacts of the weed Tradescantia fluminensis on insect communities in fragmented forests in New Zealand. Biol Conserv 102: 31-46.
55. Verlaque M, Fritayre P 1994. Modifications des communautés algales méditerranéennes en présence de l'algue envahissante Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh. Oceanol Acta 17: 659-672.
56. Williams SL, 1984 Uptake of sediment ammonium and translocation in a marine green macroalga: Caulerpa cupressoides. Limnol Oceanogr 29: 274-279.
57. Wright JT, McKenzie LA, Gribben PE 2007. A decline in the abundance and condition of a native bivalve associated with Caulerpa taxifolia invasion. Mar. Freshw Res 58: 263-272.