Aquatic invasions in the Black, Caspian, and Mediterranean seas: the ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe in the Ponto-Caspian and other aquatic invasions

325 Pages·2004·10.64 MB·English

by  Henri J. Dumont

Aquatic Invasions in the Black, Caspian, and
Mediterranean Seas
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Series IV:Earth and Environmental Sciences – Vol.35
Aquatic Invasions in the Black,
Caspian, and Mediterranean Seas
The Ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi
and Beroe in the Ponto-Caspian and other
Aquatic Invasions
edited by
Henri Dumont
University of Ghent,
Institute of Animal Ecology, Ghent, Belgium
Tamara A.Shiganova
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology,
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
and
Ulrich Niermann
Marine Ecology,
Heiligenhafen, Germany
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Contents
Preface
Henri J. Dumont, Tamara A. Shiganova & Ulrich Niermann . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
PART 1. Mnemiopsis leidyi, Beroe ovata, and their
interaction
1. Mnemiopsis leidyi: distribution and effect on the Black Sea ecosystem
during the first years of invasion in comparison with other gelatinous
blooms
Ulrich Niermann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2. Interactions between the invading Ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi
(A. Agassiz) and Beroe ovataMayer 1912, and their influence on the
Pelagic Ecosystem of the Northeastern Black Sea
Tamara A. Shiganova, Henri J. Dumont, Alexander Mikaelyan,
Dmitry M. Glazov, Yulia V. Bulgakova, Eteri I. Musaeva,
Pavel Y. Sorokin, Larisa A. Pautova,
Zinaida A. Mirzoyan & Ekaterina I. Studenikina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3. Population dynamics of Mnemiopsis leidyiin the Caspian Sea,
and effects on the Caspian Ecosystem
Tamara A. Shiganova, Henri J. Dumont, Arkadyi F. Sokolsky,
Andrey M. Kamakin, Dariga Tinenkova & Elena K. Kurasheva . . . . . . . . . . .71
4. Distribution and biology of Mnemiopsis leidyiin the Northern Aegean
Sea, and comparison with the indigenous Bolinopsis vitrea
Tamara A. Shiganova, Epaminondas D. Christou, Julia V. Bulgakova,
Ioanna Siokou-Frangou, Soultana Zervoudaki & Apostolos Siapatis . . . . . . .113
5. Effects of Beroe cf ovataon gelatinous and other zooplankton along
the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
Lyudmilla Kamburska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..137
6. Decreased levels of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsisin the Marmara
Sea in 2001
Melek Isinibilir, Ahmet N. Tarkan & Ahmet E. Kideys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
vi
7. Preliminary investigation on the molecular systematics of the invasive
ctenophoreBeroe ovata
Keith M. Bayha, G. Richard Harbison,
John H. McDonald & Patrick M. Gaffney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
8. Introduction ofBeroecf. ovatato the Caspian Sea
needed to controlMnemiopsis leidyi
Stanislav P. Volovik & Irina G. Korpakova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
9. Feeding, respiration and growth of Ctenophore Beroe cf ovata in
the low salinity conditionsof the Caspian Sea
Ahmet E. Kideys, Galina A. Finenko, Boris E. Anninsky,
Tamara A. Shiganova, Abdolghasem Roohi, Mojgan Rowshan Tabari,
M. Youseffan, Mohammad T. Rostamiya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
10. A brief résumé of the status of the Mnemiopsispopulation in
the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea according to observations during
thefirst half of 2002
Firdouz M. Shakirova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
11. Dynamics of Mnemiopsisdistribution in the Azerbaijan sector of
the Caspian Sea in 2001-2002
Zulfugar M. Kuliyev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
12. Investigation on thedistribution and biomass of Mnemiopsis in
the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea in May 2002
Yulia A. Kim, L.V. Kwan & G. Demesinova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
PART 2. Ponto-Caspian species invading Europe; information
network
13. Range extensions of Ponto-Caspian aquatic invertebrates in Continental
Europe
Henk A.M. Ketelaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
14. Living in a sea of exotics – the Baltic Case
Erkki Leppäkoski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
15. Internet-based information resources of aquatic alien species relevant to
the Ponto-Caspian Region
Vadim E. Panov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
vii
PART 3. Other Mediterranean invaders
16. Invasion of the jellyfi sh Pelagia noctilucain the Northern Adriatic:
a non-success story
Alenka Malej & Alenka Malej Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
17. Caulerpa taxifolia: 18 years of infestation in the Mediterranean Sea
Thierry Thibaut & Alexandre Meinesz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287
PART 4. Conclusions from the meeting
18.Conclusions from the meeting
Henri J. Dumont, Tamara A. Shiganova & Ulrich Niermann. . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
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