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BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
卷 13, 期 9, 页码 2045-2051出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0020-0
关键词
Comparative studies; Exotic species; Lionfish; Ecological release; Native-invasive comparison; Size release
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation
The invasion by Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) of the western Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico is emerging as a major threat to coral reef communities across the region. Comparing native and introduced populations of invasive species can reveal shifts in ecology and behaviour that can accompany successful invasions. Using standardized field surveys replicated at multiple sites in Kenya and the Bahamas, we present the first direct comparisons of lionfish density, body size, biomass and behaviour between native and invaded coral reefs. We found that lionfish occur at higher densities with larger body sizes and total biomass on invaded Bahamian coral reefs than the ecologically equivalent species (P. miles) does on native Kenyan reefs. However, the combined average density of the five lionfish species (Pterois miles, P. antennata, P. radiata, Dendrochirus brachypterus and D. zebra) on Kenyan reefs was similar to the density of invasive lionfish in the Bahamas. Understanding the ecological processes that drive these differences can help inform the management and control of invasive lionfish.
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