Invasive Species Profiling? Exploring the Characteristics of Non‐Native Fishes Across Invasion Stages in California

SMC Author

Michael Marchetti

SMC Affiliated Work

1

Status

Faculty

School

School of Science

Department

Environmental and Earth Science

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2004

Publication / Conference / Sponsorship

Freshwater Biology

Description/Abstract

Summary

1. The global spread of non‐native species is a major concern for ecologists, particularly in regards to aquatic systems. Predicting the characteristics of successful invaders has been a goal of invasion biology for decades. Quantitative analysis of species characteristics may allow invasive species profiling and assist the development of risk assessment strategies.

2. In the current analysis we developed a data base on fish invasions in catchments throughout California that distinguishes among the establishment, spread and integration stages of the invasion process, and separates social and biological factors related to invasion success.

3. Using Akaike's information criteria (AIC), logistic and multiple regression models, we show suites of biological variables, which are important in predicting establishment (parental care and physiological tolerance), spread (life span, distance from nearest native source and trophic status) and abundance (maximum size, physiological tolerance and distance from nearest native source). Two variables indicating human interest in a species (propagule pressure and prior invasion success) are predictors of successful establishment and prior invasion success is a predictor of spread and integration.

4. Despite the idiosyncratic nature of the invasion process, our results suggest some assistance in the search for characteristics of fish species that successfully transition between invasion stages.

Keywords

establishment, human interest, integration, non‐native species, spread

Scholarly

yes

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01202.x

Volume

49

Issue

5

First Page

646

Last Page

661

Disciplines

Earth Sciences | Environmental Sciences

Original Citation

Marchetti, M.P., Moyle, P.B. and Levine, R. 2004. Invasive species profiling? Exploring the characteristics of non‐native fishes across invasion stages in California, Freshwater Biology, vol. 49, issue 5, pg.646-661. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01202.x

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