A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows

The introduction and successful expansion of tropical species into temperate systems is being exacerbated by climate change, and it is particularly important to identify the impacts that those species may have, especially when habitat-forming species are involved. Seagrass meadows are key shallow co...

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Autores: Mateo, Miguel Ángel, Máñez-Crespo, Julia, Royo, Laura, Tuya, Fernando, Castejón-Silvo, Inés, Hernán, Gema, Pereda-Briones, Laura, Terrados, Jorge, Tomàs, Fiona
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Tropicalization
Habitat-forming species
Food web
Invertebrate assemblages
Cymodocea nodosa
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spelling A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass MeadowsMateo, Miguel ÁngelMáñez-Crespo, JuliaRoyo, LauraTuya, FernandoCastejón-Silvo, InésHernán, GemaPereda-Briones, LauraTerrados, JorgeTomàs, FionaTropicalizationHabitat-forming speciesFood webInvertebrate assemblagesCymodocea nodosaThe introduction and successful expansion of tropical species into temperate systems is being exacerbated by climate change, and it is particularly important to identify the impacts that those species may have, especially when habitat-forming species are involved. Seagrass meadows are key shallow coastal habitats that provide critical ecosystem services worldwide, and they are threatened by the arrival of non-native macroalgae. Here, we examined the effects of Halimeda incrassata, a tropical alga that has recently colonized the Mediterranean Sea, on epifaunal assemblages associated with Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows of Mallorca Island (Western Mediterranean Sea). This invasive macroalga is an ecological engineer and thus has a high potential of modifying native habitats. A seagrass meadow colonized by H. incrassata exhibited important changes on associated epifaunal assemblages, with an increase in abundance and diversity, particularly driven by higher abundances of Gammaridae, Polychaeta, Copepoda and Caprellidae. Given the key ecological contribution of epifauna to food webs, these alterations will likely have important implications for overall food web structure and ecosystem functioning of native ecosystems.This work was supported by a Margalida Comas post-doctoral fellowship (2017) to AMR funded by the Balearic Island Govern, Department of Innovation, Research and Tourism. Funding was provided by RESIGRASS (CGL2014-58829-C2-1-R) and DIVCYMOGEN (OAPN1623/2015) to FiT.Frontiers MediaGovern de les Illes BalearsMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2022202220222022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/282367reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//CGL2014-58829-C2-1-RMateo, Miguel Ángel; Máñez-Crespo, Julia; Royo, Laura; Tuya, Fernando; Castejón-Silvo, Inés; Hernán, Gema; Pereda-Briones, Laura; Terrados, Jorge; Tomàs, Fiona; 2022; Image_1_A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows.tif [Dataset]; Figshare; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.886009.s001http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.886009Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2823672026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
title A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
spellingShingle A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
Mateo, Miguel Ángel
Tropicalization
Habitat-forming species
Food web
Invertebrate assemblages
Cymodocea nodosa
title_short A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
title_full A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
title_fullStr A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
title_full_unstemmed A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
title_sort A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mateo, Miguel Ángel
Máñez-Crespo, Julia
Royo, Laura
Tuya, Fernando
Castejón-Silvo, Inés
Hernán, Gema
Pereda-Briones, Laura
Terrados, Jorge
Tomàs, Fiona
author Mateo, Miguel Ángel
author_facet Mateo, Miguel Ángel
Máñez-Crespo, Julia
Royo, Laura
Tuya, Fernando
Castejón-Silvo, Inés
Hernán, Gema
Pereda-Briones, Laura
Terrados, Jorge
Tomàs, Fiona
author_role author
author2 Máñez-Crespo, Julia
Royo, Laura
Tuya, Fernando
Castejón-Silvo, Inés
Hernán, Gema
Pereda-Briones, Laura
Terrados, Jorge
Tomàs, Fiona
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Govern de les Illes Balears
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Tropicalization
Habitat-forming species
Food web
Invertebrate assemblages
Cymodocea nodosa
topic Tropicalization
Habitat-forming species
Food web
Invertebrate assemblages
Cymodocea nodosa
description The introduction and successful expansion of tropical species into temperate systems is being exacerbated by climate change, and it is particularly important to identify the impacts that those species may have, especially when habitat-forming species are involved. Seagrass meadows are key shallow coastal habitats that provide critical ecosystem services worldwide, and they are threatened by the arrival of non-native macroalgae. Here, we examined the effects of Halimeda incrassata, a tropical alga that has recently colonized the Mediterranean Sea, on epifaunal assemblages associated with Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows of Mallorca Island (Western Mediterranean Sea). This invasive macroalga is an ecological engineer and thus has a high potential of modifying native habitats. A seagrass meadow colonized by H. incrassata exhibited important changes on associated epifaunal assemblages, with an increase in abundance and diversity, particularly driven by higher abundances of Gammaridae, Polychaeta, Copepoda and Caprellidae. Given the key ecological contribution of epifauna to food webs, these alterations will likely have important implications for overall food web structure and ecosystem functioning of native ecosystems.
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Mateo, Miguel Ángel; Máñez-Crespo, Julia; Royo, Laura; Tuya, Fernando; Castejón-Silvo, Inés; Hernán, Gema; Pereda-Briones, Laura; Terrados, Jorge; Tomàs, Fiona; 2022; Image_1_A Tropical Macroalga (Halimeda incrassata) Enhances Diversity and Abundance of Epifaunal Assemblages in Mediterranean Seagrass Meadows.tif [Dataset]; Figshare; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.886009.s001
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