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Possible effect of Balanus improvisus on Cerastoderma glaucum distribution in the south-western Caspian Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2015

Alireza Mirzajani ,
Amir Hossein Hamidian ,
Siamak Bagheri  and
Mahmoud Karami
Alireza Mirzajani
Affiliation:
Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 4314, 31587-77878 Karaj, Iran
Amir Hossein Hamidian*
Affiliation:
Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 4314, 31587-77878 Karaj, Iran
Siamak Bagheri
Affiliation:
Inland Waters Aquaculture Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, 66 Anzali, Iran
Mahmoud Karami
Affiliation:
Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 4314, 31587-77878 Karaj, Iran
*
Correspondence should be addressed to:A.H. Hamidian, Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 4314, 31587-77878 Karaj, Iran email: a.hamidian@ut.ac.ir
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Abstract

We studied the communities of the invasive Balanus improvisus and native Cerastoderma glaucum populations in the south-western Caspian Sea. The massive movement of live Bivalvia attached to Cirripedia colonies along the studied coastline strengthens the hypotheses asserting the possible negative effects of exotic species on endemic species. Different live stages of both animals including meroplankton and macro-invertebrates were considered in the analysis. Bivalvia larvae showed a downward trend in population, in contrast with an upward trend of Cirripedia larvae from 1996 to 2013. The abundance of C. glaucum decreased west to east along the sea shore in contrast with increasing biomass of B. improvisus. Both Bivalvia and Cirripedia larvae did not show any overlapping temporal abundance. The Cirripedia larvae showed its highest abundance in winter while the bloom of Bivalvia larvae occurred in April and May during 2004–2013. The biomass of B. improvisus reported in this study was higher than those reported for the northern parts and for the middle parts. Distribution patterns of both species were described based on temperature, salinity gradient and local nutrient content. A non-linear growth model of Bivalvia showed the short-term effects of Cirripedia on Bivalvia growth. The controversy between the effects of Cirripedia on the movement of two different Cardiidae (C. glaucum, which is affected by the presence of B. improvisus, and Adacna vitrea with no attached Cirripedia) highlights the contributing role of several other factors including ecosystem degradation.

Keywords

Cerastoderma glaucumBalanus improvisusAdacna vitreaabundanceCaspian Sea
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 96 , Issue 5 , August 2016 , pp. 1031 - 1040
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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