RT journal article
T1 Anthropogenic Modifications to Estuaries Facilitate the Invasion of Non-Native Species
A1 González-Ortegón, Enrique
A1 Moreno Andrés, Javier
A2 Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente
K1 exotic species
K1 planktonic species
K1 larvae
K1 ballast water
K1 gulf of Cadiz
AB ew observations of non-indigenous species (NIS) in coastal waters, such as the Gulf of Cadiz (Spain) have increased since 1980 and more or less exponentially in the last five years. Ballast water has become the most significant pathway for unintentional introductions of NIS into marine ecosystems. For example, the marine larvae of crustacean decapods that inhabit the water column could be transported in ballast water. Although elevated concentrations of metals are toxic to many marine organisms, some of them have evolved effective detoxification, or avoidance mechanisms making it possible to consider they have a superior ability to withstand exposures to these toxicants. In this text, we try to reinforce the hypothesis that anthropogenic modifications (such as chemical alterations and modified environments) benefit NIS with broad environmental tolerances. Taking these risks into account, a reinforcement of efficient Ballast Water Management Systems to respond to today's challenging environmental conditions is discussed.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9717
YR 2021
FD 2021-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25059
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25059
LA eng
NO This essay was developed in the framework of the InvBlue project (PID2019105978RA-I00) from the Spanish "Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), Plan Nacional I + D", and within the 2014-2020 ERDF Operational Programme and Department of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University of the Regional Government of Andalusia (Spain). Project Ref.: FEDER-UCA18 -108023. We thank Jon Nesbit for the English revision. We are also grateful to two anonymous referees for their critiques and suggestions that improved the manuscript.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026