Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Biological invasions are considered among the largest threats to native biodiversity. The Mediterranean Sea, connecting the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans, is characterized as a global marine invasion hotspot, due to a multitude of human pathways and vectors such as shipping, aquaculture, tourism,...
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| author | Dimitris Poursanidis Kostas Kougioumoutzis Vasileios Minasidis Niki Chartosia Demetris Kletou Stefanos Kalogirou |
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| description | Biological invasions are considered among the largest threats to native biodiversity. The Mediterranean Sea, connecting the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans, is characterized as a global marine invasion hotspot, due to a multitude of human pathways and vectors such as shipping, aquaculture, tourism, and the opening of the Suez Canal, which have led to the introduction of nearly 700 alien species into the Mediterranean Sea. Among the species introduced, the lionfish <i>Pterois miles</i> could be considered the fastest spreading invasive fish species of the last decade (2012–2022) and has been recorded in all countries of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, reaching as far north as Croatia. Here, we present a Bayesian additive regression tree modelling framework for an updated species distribution modelling invasion map under current and future climate conditions. All climate uncertainty sources have been used, as these are available from the Bio-Oracle, the unique marine predictors database. Important outputs of the current approach are the model’s inadequacy to accurately predict the most recent expansion of species in the Adriatic Sea, and the uncertainty estimation, that are high in areas with confirmed occurrence of individuals, in simulations that can help the decision makers and policy officers understand model limitations and take more informed actions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b9562657d7d54efc814be0646d0d944f2023-11-23T17:21:58ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122022-05-0110672910.3390/jmse10060729Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean SeaDimitris Poursanidis0Kostas Kougioumoutzis1Vasileios Minasidis2Niki Chartosia3Demetris Kletou4Stefanos Kalogirou5TerraSolutions Marine Environment Research, Archimidous 63, Nea Alikarnassos, 71601 Heraklion, GreeceLaboratory of Botany, Department of Biology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceiSea, Environmental Organization for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems, Kritis 12, 54645 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, CyprusMarine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab, Limassol 4533, CyprusLaboratory of Applied Hydrobiology, Department of Animal Science, School of Animal Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, GreeceBiological invasions are considered among the largest threats to native biodiversity. The Mediterranean Sea, connecting the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans, is characterized as a global marine invasion hotspot, due to a multitude of human pathways and vectors such as shipping, aquaculture, tourism, and the opening of the Suez Canal, which have led to the introduction of nearly 700 alien species into the Mediterranean Sea. Among the species introduced, the lionfish <i>Pterois miles</i> could be considered the fastest spreading invasive fish species of the last decade (2012–2022) and has been recorded in all countries of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, reaching as far north as Croatia. Here, we present a Bayesian additive regression tree modelling framework for an updated species distribution modelling invasion map under current and future climate conditions. All climate uncertainty sources have been used, as these are available from the Bio-Oracle, the unique marine predictors database. Important outputs of the current approach are the model’s inadequacy to accurately predict the most recent expansion of species in the Adriatic Sea, and the uncertainty estimation, that are high in areas with confirmed occurrence of individuals, in simulations that can help the decision makers and policy officers understand model limitations and take more informed actions.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/6/729Bayesian additive regression treesclimate-changelionfishMediterranean Seauncertainty estimation |
| spellingShingle | Dimitris Poursanidis Kostas Kougioumoutzis Vasileios Minasidis Niki Chartosia Demetris Kletou Stefanos Kalogirou Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Bayesian additive regression trees climate-change lionfish Mediterranean Sea uncertainty estimation |
| title | Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea |
| title_full | Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea |
| title_fullStr | Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea |
| title_short | Uncertainty in Marine Species Distribution Modelling: Trying to Locate Invasion Hotspots for <i>Pterois miles</i> in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea |
| title_sort | uncertainty in marine species distribution modelling trying to locate invasion hotspots for i pterois miles i in the eastern mediterranean sea |
| topic | Bayesian additive regression trees climate-change lionfish Mediterranean Sea uncertainty estimation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/6/729 |
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