Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea.
Aquaculture is increasing rapidly to meet global seafood demand. Some hydroid populations have been linked to mortality and health issues in finfish and shellfish, but their dynamics in and around aquaculture farms remain understudied. In the present work, two experiments, each with 36 panels, teste...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
|
| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5880403?pdf=render |
| _version_ | 1819091991232774144 |
|---|---|
| author | Luis Martell Roberta Bracale Steven A Carrion Adriana Giangrande Jennifer E Purcell Marco Lezzi Cinzia Gravili Stefano Piraino Ferdinando Boero |
| author_facet | Luis Martell Roberta Bracale Steven A Carrion Adriana Giangrande Jennifer E Purcell Marco Lezzi Cinzia Gravili Stefano Piraino Ferdinando Boero |
| author_sort | Luis Martell |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Aquaculture is increasing rapidly to meet global seafood demand. Some hydroid populations have been linked to mortality and health issues in finfish and shellfish, but their dynamics in and around aquaculture farms remain understudied. In the present work, two experiments, each with 36 panels, tested colonization (factors: depth, season of immersion) and succession (factors: depth, submersion duration) over one year. Hydroid surface cover was estimated for each species, and data were analyzed with multivariate techniques. The assemblage of hydrozoans was species-poor, although species richness, frequency and abundance increased with time, paralleling the overall increase in structural complexity of fouling assemblages. Submersion duration and season of immersion were particularly important in determining the species composition of the assemblages in the succession and colonization experiments, respectively. Production of water-borne propagules, including medusae, from the hydroids was observed from locally abundant colonies, among them the well-known fouling species Obelia dichotoma, potentially representing a nuisance for cultured fish through contact-driven envenomations and gill disorders. The results illustrate the potential importance of fouling hydroids and their medusae to the health of organisms in the aquaculture industry. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-21T22:48:31Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a8bedf9ff9674671be42d7f8fb016a25 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1932-6203 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-21T22:48:31Z |
| publishDate | 2018-01-01 |
| publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | PLoS ONE |
| spelling | doaj.art-a8bedf9ff9674671be42d7f8fb016a252022-12-21T18:47:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01134e019535210.1371/journal.pone.0195352Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea.Luis MartellRoberta BracaleSteven A CarrionAdriana GiangrandeJennifer E PurcellMarco LezziCinzia GraviliStefano PirainoFerdinando BoeroAquaculture is increasing rapidly to meet global seafood demand. Some hydroid populations have been linked to mortality and health issues in finfish and shellfish, but their dynamics in and around aquaculture farms remain understudied. In the present work, two experiments, each with 36 panels, tested colonization (factors: depth, season of immersion) and succession (factors: depth, submersion duration) over one year. Hydroid surface cover was estimated for each species, and data were analyzed with multivariate techniques. The assemblage of hydrozoans was species-poor, although species richness, frequency and abundance increased with time, paralleling the overall increase in structural complexity of fouling assemblages. Submersion duration and season of immersion were particularly important in determining the species composition of the assemblages in the succession and colonization experiments, respectively. Production of water-borne propagules, including medusae, from the hydroids was observed from locally abundant colonies, among them the well-known fouling species Obelia dichotoma, potentially representing a nuisance for cultured fish through contact-driven envenomations and gill disorders. The results illustrate the potential importance of fouling hydroids and their medusae to the health of organisms in the aquaculture industry.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5880403?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Luis Martell Roberta Bracale Steven A Carrion Adriana Giangrande Jennifer E Purcell Marco Lezzi Cinzia Gravili Stefano Piraino Ferdinando Boero Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE |
| title | Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| title_full | Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| title_fullStr | Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| title_short | Successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) at a finfish aquaculture facility in the Mediterranean Sea. |
| title_sort | successional dynamics of marine fouling hydroids cnidaria hydrozoa at a finfish aquaculture facility in the mediterranean sea |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5880403?pdf=render |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT luismartell successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT robertabracale successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT stevenacarrion successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT adrianagiangrande successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT jenniferepurcell successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT marcolezzi successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT cinziagravili successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT stefanopiraino successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea AT ferdinandoboero successionaldynamicsofmarinefoulinghydroidscnidariahydrozoaatafinfishaquaculturefacilityinthemediterraneansea |