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Rapid invasion and ecological interactions of Diplosoma listerianum in the North Sea, UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Thomas Vance ,
Lars Lauterbach ,
Mark Lenz ,
Martin Wahl ,
Roy A. Sanderson  and
Jeremy C. Thomason
Thomas Vance*
Affiliation:
School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
Lars Lauterbach
Affiliation:
School of Biology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Mark Lenz
Affiliation:
Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel (IFM-GEOMAR), Düsternbrooker Weg, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Martin Wahl
Affiliation:
Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of Kiel (IFM-GEOMAR), Düsternbrooker Weg, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Roy A. Sanderson
Affiliation:
School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
Jeremy C. Thomason
Affiliation:
School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Thomas Vance, School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK email: thomas.vance@newcastle.ac.uk
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Abstract

This paper documents the arrival of Diplosoma listerianum into a habitat with no previously known history of the species. Once established, D. listerianum exploited rapid growth rates relative to the other fouling species present, to quickly become the dominant species in a local fouling assemblage. Most resident macrofoulers were out-competed for space and overgrown, although some resistance to overgrowth was demonstrated by the bryozoan Umbonula littoralis and the tunicate Ascidiella aspersa. In this instance, traits traditionally considered to be relevant for community resistance towards invasion, such as diversity, richness, dominant species identity and open space were not important in controlling the spread of D. listerianum.

Keywords

Diplosoma listerianumtunicatesgrowthinvasiveUmbonula littoralisovergrown
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 2 , January 2009 , e59
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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