期刊
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
卷 369, 期 1, 页码 43-52出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.028
关键词
Ascidian; Botrylloides violaceus; Botryllus schlosseri; British Columbia; Distribution; Environmental tolerance; Growth; Modeling; Non-native species; Salinity; Survival; Temperature; Tunicate
资金
- Aquatic Invasive Species program of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
- NSERC Discovery Grant
Two non-indigenous botryllid ascidian species - Botryllus schlosseri (golden star tunicate) and Botrylloides violaceus (violet tunicate) - have become established in British Columbia (BC), Canada. One species, B. schlosseri, is native to Europe while the other, B. violaceus, is native to Asia. Environmental tolerances of both species are poorly understood. We examined the effects of temperature and salinity on growth, survival, and reproduction of these species in the laboratory in order to characterize their environmental tolerances and preferences. Laboratory-raised juvenile colonies were studied using a two-factorial experimental design with five levels of temperature (5,10,15, 20, 25 degrees C) and five levels of salinity (14, 20, 26, 32. 38 parts per thousand.). Both B. schlosseri and B. violaceus possessed broad temperature and salinity tolerances, but B. schlosseri was slightly more euryhalinal than B. violaceus. Generally, B. schlosseri survived environmental conditions of 10-25 degrees C and 14-38 parts per thousand, exhibited positive growth at 10-25 degrees C and 20-38 parts per thousand, and attained its largest colony sizes at 15-20 degrees C and 20-38 parts per thousand. Botrylloides violaceus tolerated environmental conditions between 5-25 degrees C and 20-38 parts per thousand, demonstrated positive growth at 15-25 degrees C and 26-38 parts per thousand, and attained its largest colony sizes at 20-25 degrees C and 26-38 parts per thousand. Results from the laboratory experiment were then used in a modeling exercise to determine the coastal areas of BC that these organisms might be likely to exist in or invade, based on near-surface temperatures and salinities. The model predicted that no areas were totally unsuitable for survival and growth of either species (based solely on temperature and salinity tolerances), with the most suitable locations being along the west coast of Vancouver Island, a region with significant shellfish aquaculture activity. Crown Copyright (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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