An outbreak of the invasive macroalgae Rugulopteryx okamurae in Alicante Bay and its colonization on dead Posidonia oceanica matte
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Títol: | An outbreak of the invasive macroalgae Rugulopteryx okamurae in Alicante Bay and its colonization on dead Posidonia oceanica matte |
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Autors: | Terradas, Marc | Pena-Martín, Carolina | Valverde Urrea, Miguel | Gran García, Alicia | Blanco Murillo, Fabio | Leyva, Laura | Abellán Gallardo, Eleuterio | Beresaluze, Esther | Izquierdo Muñoz, Andrés | Del-Pilar-Ruso, Yoana | Aguilar Escribano, Javier | Fernández-Torquemada, Yolanda |
Grups d'investigació o GITE: | Fitopatología | Botánica y Conservación Vegetal | Biología Marina |
Centre, Departament o Servei: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales | Universidad de Alicante. Instituto Multidisciplinar para el Estudio del Medio "Ramón Margalef" |
Paraules clau: | Exotic species | Non-indigenous macroalgae | Rugulopteryx okamurae | Mediterranean sea | Dead Posidonia oceanica matte | Alicante Bay |
Data de publicació: | 10-d’agost-2023 |
Editor: | Elsevier |
Citació bibliogràfica: | Aquatic Botany. 2023, 189: 103706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103706 |
Resum: | We report the first occurrence of Rugulopteryx okamurae in Alicante Bay, the northernmost location in the Iberian Mediterranean where this species was detected. Collected specimens were studied using a morphological and molecular approach. A rapid assessment survey was conducted to assess its presence and abundance in the nearest beach-cast and infralittoral areas. The highest abundance was found over dead P. oceanica matte, occupying an important extension in the bay. We found detached fragments of R. okamurae dispersed by local hydrodynamics, accumulating on some tourist beaches in the region. The potential suitability of the Mediterranean for its spread necessitates monitoring programs to study its variation over time and potential impacts on native biota. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/136838 |
ISSN: | 0304-3770 (Print) | 1879-1522 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103706 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipus: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Drets: | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Revisió científica: | si |
Versió de l'editor: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2023.103706 |
Apareix a la col·lecció: | INV - BM - Artículos Científicos / Scientific Papers INV - Fitopatología - Artículos de Revistas INV - BotCoVe - Artículos de Revistas |
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