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Ecological consequences of invasion across the freshwater–marine transition in a warming world

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dc.contributor.authorCrespo, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSolan, Martin
dc.contributor.authorLeston, Sara
dc.contributor.authorPardal, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.authorDolbeth, Marina
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-27T13:12:31Z
dc.date.available2025-06-27T13:12:31Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-11
dc.description.abstractThe freshwater–marine transition that characterizes an estuarine system can provide multiple entry options for invading species, yet the relative importance of this gradient in determining the functional contribution of invading species has received little attention. The ecological consequences of species invasion are routinely evaluated within a freshwater versus marine context, even though many invasive species can inhabit a wide range of salinities. We investigate the functional consequences of different sizes of Corbicula fluminea—an invasive species able to adapt to a wide range of temperatures and salinity—across the freshwater–marine transition in the presence versus absence of warming. Specifically, we characterize how C. fluminea affect fluid and particle transport, important processes in mediating nutrient cycling (NH4-N, NO3-N, PO4-P). Results showed that sediment particle reworking (bioturbation) tends to be influenced by size and to a lesser extent, temperature and salinity; nutrient concentrations are influenced by different interactions between all variables (salinity, temperature, and size class). Our findings demonstrate the highly context-dependent nature of the ecosystem consequences of invasion and highlight the potential for species to simultaneously occupy multiple components of an ecosystem. Recognizing of this aspect of invasibility is fundamental to management and conservation efforts, particularly as freshwater and marine systems tend to be compartmentalized rather than be treated as a contiguous unit. We conclude that more comprehensive appreciation of the distribution of invasive species across adjacent habitats and different seasons is urgently needed to allow the true extent of biological introductions, and their ecological consequences, to be fully realized.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Grant/Award Number: PTDC/MAR/111901/2009,SFRH/BD/80252/2011, IF/00919/2015and SFRH/BPD/91828/2012; Natural Environment Research Council, Grant/Award Number: NE/J015644/1 and NE/J015075/1;Centro 2020, Grant/Award Number: Centro-01-0145-FEDER-000007
dc.identifier.citationCrespo D, Solan M, Leston S, PardalMA, Dolbeth M. Ecological consequences of invasion acrossthe freshwater–marine transition in a warming world. Ecol Evol.2018;8:1807–1817. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3652
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.3652
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/13440
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.3652?msockid=0c6bf9b3795a6c643042efb5783d6dd4
dc.relation.ispartofEcology and Evolution
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcoastal transition zone
dc.subjectecosystem functioning
dc.subjectinvasive species
dc.subjectnonindigenous species
dc.subjectrefugia
dc.subjectwarming
dc.titleEcological consequences of invasion across the freshwater–marine transition in a warming worldeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage1817
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage1807
oaire.citation.titleEcology and Evolution
oaire.citation.volume8
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person.familyNameLeston
person.givenNameSara
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