Non-indigenous species as stressors in estuarine and marine communities: Assessing invasion impacts and interactions
Ruiz GM, Fofonoff P, Hines AH, Grosholz ED. 1999. Non-indigenous species as stressors in estuarine and marine communities: Assessing invasion impacts and interactions. Limnology and Oceanography. 44(3, part 2):950-972
We evaluated available data on the role of non-indigenous species in marine and estuarine communities and their interactions wtih other anthropogenic stressors, using an intensive analysis of the Chesapeake Bay region as a case study. We surmise that quantitative impact measures for individual bays or estuaries generally exist for less than five percent of the non-indigenous species present, and many of these measures are not particularly informative. Despite the increasing knowledge of marine invasions at many sites, it is evident that we understand little about the full extent and variety of the impacts they create--singly and cumulatively. Given the multiple anthropogenic stressors that overlap with non-indigenous species in estuaries, we predict non-indigenous species-stressor interactions play an important role in the pattern and impact of invasions.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ruiz, G; Fofonoff, P; Hines, A; Grosholz, E
- Units
- PACN
- Keywords
- Chesapeake Bay, Invasive Species, Marine, Methods