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      Round goby versus marbled crayfish: alien invasive predators and competitors

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          Aquatic biodiversity is threatened by spread of invasive alien species. Round goby Neogobius melanostomus is an invasive fish in large European rivers as well as in coastal waters near their mouths and marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis is a highly invasive crustacean. Both are small, bottom-dwelling species occupying similar habitat and shelters and utilizing similar food sources. We hypothesized that goby presents a threat to both native and non-native astacofauna in invaded ecosystems. We tested this through laboratory experiments designed to determine aggressiveness and competitiveness of goby against marbled crayfish as a model for other North American cambarid crayfish, assessing goby prey size selection and competition with marbled crayfish for space and shelter. Gobies showed high aggressiveness and dominance over the crayfish. Goby predation on juvenile crayfish was limited by mouth gape size. In goby/crayfish pairs of similar weight, gobies were more aggressive, although each affected the behavior of the other.

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          La biodiversité aquatique est menacée par la propagation d'espèces exotiques envahissantes. Le gobie à taches noires Neogobius melanostomus est un poisson envahissant dans les grands fleuves européens ainsi que dans les eaux côtières près de leur embouchure et l'écrevisse marbrée Procambarus virginalis est un crustacé très envahissant. Toutes deux sont de petites espèces vivant sur le fond, occupant des habitats et des abris similaires et utilisant des sources de nourriture similaires. Nous avons émis l'hypothèse que le gobie constitue une menace pour l'astacofaune indigène et non indigène dans les écosystèmes envahis. Nous avons testé cette hypothèse par le biais d'expériences en laboratoire conçues pour déterminer l'agressivité et la compétitivité du gobie contre l'écrevisse marbrée comme modèle pour les autres écrevisses cambarides d'Amérique du Nord, en évaluant la sélection de la taille des proies du gobie et la compétition avec l'écrevisse marbrée pour l'espace et les abris. Les gobies ont montré une grande agressivité et une forte dominance sur les écrevisses. La prédation des gobies sur les écrevisses juvéniles était limitée par la taille de l'ouverture de la bouche. Dans les paires gobie/écrevisse de poids similaire, les gobies étaient plus agressifs, bien que chacun ait affecté le comportement de l'autre.

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            Twenty years of invasion: a review of round goby Neogobius melanostomus biology, spread and ecological implications.

            The round goby Neogobius melanostomus is one of the most wide-ranging invasive fish on earth, with substantial introduced populations within the Laurentian Great Lakes watershed, the Baltic Sea and several major European rivers. Rapid expansion and deleterious ecosystem effects have motivated extensive research on this species; here this research is synthesized. Maps of the global distribution are provided and the invasion history of N. melanostomus, which spread more rapidly at first in North America, but has undergone substantial expansion over the past decade in the Baltic Sea, is summarized. Meta-analyses comparing their size at age, diet, competitors and predators in North American and European ecosystems are provided. Size at age is region specific, with saline habitats typically supporting larger and faster growing individuals than fresh water. Neogobius melanostomus prey differs substantially between regions, demonstrating a capacity to adapt to locally abundant food sources. Neogobius melanostomus comprise at least 50% of the diet of eight taxa in at least one site or life stage; in total, 16 predator taxa are documented from the Laurentian Great Lakes v. five from Eurasia. Invasive N. melanostomus are the only common forage fish to heavily exploit mussels in the Laurentian Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea, facilitating the transfer of energy from mussels to higher trophic levels in both systems. Neogobius melanostomus morphology, life history, reproduction, habitat preferences, environmental tolerances, parasites, environmental effects, sampling strategies and management are also discussed. Neogobius melanostomus inhabit a wide range of temperate freshwater and brackish-water ecosystems and will probably continue to spread via ballast water, accidental bait release and natural dispersal worldwide. Climate change will probably enhance N. melanostomus expansion by elevating water temperatures closer to its energetic optimum of 26° C. Future research needs are presented; most pressing are evaluating the economic effects of N. melanostomus invasion, determining long-term population level effects of egg predation on game-fish recruitment and comparing several variables (density, ecological effects morphology and life history) among invaded ecosystems. This review provides a central reference as researchers continue studying N. melanostomus, often as examples for advancing basic ecology and invasion biology. © 2012 The Authors. Journal of Fish Biology © 2012 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
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              To be, or not to be, a non-native freshwater fish?

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                Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
                Knowl. Manag. Aquat. Ecosyst.
                EDP Sciences
                1961-9502
                2021
                May 10 2021
                2021
                : 422
                : 18
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                10.1051/kmae/2021019
                bc916318-d368-4392-a23c-35438ddd6f28
                © 2021

                https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

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