Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species (2024)

Abstract

Exotic species are a growing global ecological threat; however, their overall effects are insufficiently understood. While some exotic species are implicated in many species extinctions, others can provide benefits to the recipient communities. Here, we performed a meta-analysis to quantify and synthesize the ecological effects of 76 exotic marine species (about 6% of the listed exotics) on ten variables in marine communities. These species caused an overall significant, but modest in magnitude (as indicated by a mean effect size of g < 0.2), decrease in ecological variables. Marine primary producers and predators were the most disruptive trophic groups of the exotic species. Approximately 10% (that is, 2 out of 19) of the exotic species assessed in at least three independent studies had significant impacts on native species. Separating the innocuous from the disruptive exotic species provides a basis for triage efforts to control the marine exotic species that have the most impact, thereby helping to meet Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)787-800
Number of pages14
Journal
Volume3
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 8 2019

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: The authors are thankful to the following individuals: S. Ghani for conducting the network diagrams for Fig. 2, using resources and services at the Visualization Core Lab at KAUST; I. Ferri for advice on the design of Fig. 5; and C. Nelson for her assistance organizing the Invasive Species Workshop at KAUST. This research was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) through baseline funding to C.M.D., by Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) (grant no. 659246) to S.B., by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación) (grant no. FJCI – 2016 – 30728) to S.B., by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación) (grant no. CGL 2015 – 71809 – P) to N.M., J.S.-G. and S.B., and by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (grant no. CE 140100020) to J.M.P.

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Anton Gamazo, A., Geraldi, N., Lovelock, C. E., Apostolaki, E. T., Bennett, S., Cebrian, J., Krause-Jensen, D., Marbà, N., Martinetto, P., Pandolfi, J. M., Santana-Garcon, J. (2019). Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species. , 3(5), 787-800. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0851-0

Anton Gamazo, Andrea ; Geraldi, Nathan ; Lovelock, Catherine E et al. / Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species. In: . 2019 ; Vol. 3, No. 5. pp. 787-800.

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Anton Gamazo A, Geraldi N, Lovelock CE, Apostolaki ET, Bennett S, Cebrian J et al. Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species. . 2019 Apr 8;3(5):787-800. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0851-0

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