The Silent Threat of Non-native Fish in the Amazon: ANNF Database and Review
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| Date | 2021-06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Author(s) | Doria Carolina Rodrigues Da Costa1, Agudelo Edwin2, Akama Alberto3, Barros Bruno1, Bonfim Mariana4, Carneiro Laís5, Briglia-Ferreira Sylvio Romério6, Nobre Carvalho Lucélia7, Bonilla-Castillo César Augusto2, Charvet Patricia5, Dos Santos Catâneo Dayana Tamiris Brito1, Da Silva Hugmar Pains8, Garcia-Dávila Carmen Rosa9, Dos Anjos Hélio Daniel Beltrão10, Duponchelle Fabrice11, Encalada Andrea12, 13, Fernandes Izaias14, Florentino Alexandro Cezar15, Guarido Paula Carolina Paes16, de Oliveira Guedes Tharles Lopes17, Jimenez-Segura Luz18, Lasso-Alcalá Oscar Miguel19, Macean Marc Ruben20, Marques Elineide Eugênio17, Mendes-Júnior Raimundo Nonato G.21, Miranda-Chumacero Guido22, Nunes Jorge Luiz Silva20, Occhi Thiago Vinícius Trento5, Pereira Leonardo Silva23, Castro-Pulido William2, Soares Lariessa1, Sousa Raniere Garcez Costa23, Torrente-Vilara Gislene24, Van Damme Paul André25, Zuanon Jansen26, Vitule Jean Ricardo Simões5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation(s) | 1 : Laboratory of Ichthyology and Fisheries, Federal University of Rondon̂ia, Porto Velho, Brazil 2 : Grupo de Ecosistemas Acuáticos, Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI, Leticia, Colombia 3 : Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Brazil 4 : Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States 5 : Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Technology Sector, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil 6 : Programa de Pós graduação em Recursos Naturais, Federal University of Roraima, Boa Vista, Brazil 7 : Laboratory of Tropical Ichthyology, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop, Brazil 8 : Laboratory of Cytogenetics and Animal Genetics, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil 9 : Laboratorio de Biologia y Genetica Molecular, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana-IIAP, Iquitos, Perú 10 : Laboratory of Ichthyology, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil 11 : Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, MARBEC (Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD), Montpellier, France 12 : College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Quito, Ecuador 13 : Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, BIOSFERA Research Institute, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador 14 : Laboratory of Biodiversity and Conservation, Federal University of Rondon̂ia, Rolim de Moura, Brazil 15 : Environment Science Program (PPGCA), Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, Brazil 16 : Institutional Training Program (PCI), National Institute for Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil 17 : Environment Science Program (PPGCiamb), Federal University of Tocantins, Palmas, Brazil 18 : Laboratory of Aquatic Organisms, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad de Antioquia, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil 19 : Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales, Caracas, Venezuela 20 : Laboratory of Aquatic Organisms, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil 21 : Reserva Extrativista do Rio Cajari, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Macapá, Brazil 22 : Wildlife Conservation Society Program, La Paz, Bolivia 23 : Research Group in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Ecology of Fish in Inland Waters, Federal University of Rondon̂ia, Porto Velho, Brazil 24 : Instituto do Mar, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 25 : Asociación FAUNAGUA, Cochabamba, Bolivia 26 : Laboratory of Fish Systematics and Ecology, Biodiversity Department, National Institute for Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil |
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| Source | Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution (2296-701X) (Frontiers Media SA), 2021-06 , Vol. 9 , P. 646702 (11p.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DOI | 10.3389/fevo.2021.646702 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WOS© Times Cited | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keyword(s) | biological invasions, invasive alien species, freshwater ecosystems, escapes, colonization success, propagule pressure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Non-native fish (NNF) can threaten megadiverse aquatic ecosystems throughout the planet, but limited information is available for the Amazon Region. In this study we review NNF data in the Amazonian macroregion using spatiotemporal records on the occurrence and the richness of NNF from a collaborative network of 35 regional experts, establishing the Amazon NNF database (ANNF). The NNF species richness was analyzed by river basin and by country, as well as the policies for each geopolitical division for the Amazon. The analysis included six countries (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia), together comprising more than 80% of the Amazon Region. A total of 1314 NNF occurrence records were gathered. The first record of NNF in this region was in 1939 and there has been a marked increase in the last 20 years (2000–2020), during which 75% of the records were observed. The highest number of localities with NNF occurrence records was observed for Colombia, followed by Brazil and Bolivia. The NNF records include 9 orders, 17 families and 41 species. Most of the NNF species are also used in aquaculture (12 species) and in the aquarium trade (12 species). The most frequent NNF detected were Arapaima gigas, Poecilia reticulata and Oreochromis niloticus. The current data highlight that there are few documented cases on NNF in the Amazon, their negative impacts and management strategies adopted. The occurrence of NNF in the Amazon Region represents a threat to native biodiversity that has been increasing “silently” due to the difficulties of large-scale sampling and low number of NNF species reported when compared to other South American regions. The adoption of effective management measures by decision-makers is urgently needed and their enforcement needed to change this alarming trend and help protect the Amazon’s native fish diversity.
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