Fish vs. Aliens: predatory fish regulate populations of Limnoperna fortunei mitigating impacts on native macroinvertebra
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INVASIVE SPECIES III
Fish vs. Aliens: predatory fish regulate populations of Limnoperna fortunei mitigating impacts on native macroinvertebrate communities Ivana Silva . Daniel Naya . Franco Texeira de Mello . Alejandro D’Anatro . Giancarlo Tesitore . Cristhian Clavijo . Iva´n Gonza´lez-Bergonzoni
Received: 9 April 2020 / Revised: 17 September 2020 / Accepted: 21 September 2020 Ó Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract Limnoperna fortunei, an invasive mussel altering the structure of benthic communities, is preyed upon by several fish species in South America. To investigate the impact of predatory fish on populations of this mussel, and the effects of this top-down interaction on native macroinvertebrates, we performed an in situ experiment in the Uruguay River. By comparing benthic communities of artificial substrates colonised in treatments allowing or excluding fish access, it was demonstrated that fish significantly Guest editors: Katya E. Kovalenko, Fernando M. Pelicice, Lee B. Kats, Jonne Kotta & Sidinei M. Thomaz / Aquatic Invasive Species III
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-020-04421-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. I. Silva (&) I. Gonza´lez-Bergonzoni (&) Departamento del Agua, CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la Repu´blica, ruta 3 km 363 EEMAC, 60000 Paysandu´, Uruguay e-mail: [email protected] I. Gonza´lez-Bergonzoni e-mail: [email protected] I. Silva D. Naya A. D’Anatro I. Gonza´lez-Bergonzoni Departamento de Ecologı´a y Evolucio´n, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Repu´blica, Igua´ 4225, Malvı´n Norte, 11400 Montevideo, Uruguay
reduce colonisation by L. fortunei (i.e. its density, biomass and body size). In the absence of mussels (before settlement), fish preyed upon the native macroinvertebrate community inhabiting artificial substrates, reducing their densities compared to the fish exclusion treatment. However, it was found that in the presence of golden mussel (after settlement), the total density of benthic macroinvertebrates, densities of scrapers, and densities of dipterans and gastropods strongly decreased in fish exclusion treatments, suggesting a strong effect of L. fortunei in reducing the native fauna. By preying on L. fortunei, fish favoured the persistence of native macroinvertebrates. Further studies focused on predatory fish species and their efficiency in removing L. fortunei may contribute to advancing towards using native fish as mitigating agents.
I. Silva I. Gonza´lez-Bergonzoni Departamento de Ecologı´a y Biologı´a Evolutiva, Instituto de Investigaciones Biolo´gicas, Clemente Estable, Av. Italia 3328, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay F. Texeira de Mello G. Tesitore Departamento de Ecologı´a y Gestio´n Ambiental CURE, Universidad de la Repu´blica, Tacuarembo´ s/n, Maldonado, Uruguay C. Clavijo Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, 25 de Mayo 582, 11000 Montevideo, Uruguay
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