Interrupting a multi-species bioinvasion vector: The efficacy of in-water cleaning for removing biofouling on obsolete vessels
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- 作者：Ian C. Davidson ; Linda D. McCann ; Mark D. Sytsma ; Gregory M. Ruiz
- 关键词：Biofouling ; Ships ; Nonindigenous species ; Transfer mechanism ; Vector management ; In-water cleaning
- 刊名：Marine Pollution Bulletin
- 出版年：2008
- 出版时间：September 2008
- 年：2008
- 卷：56
- 期：9
- 页码：1538-1544
- 全文大小：249 K
文摘
Vector management is the primary method for reducing and preventing nonindigenous species (NIS) invasions and their ecological and economic consequences. This study was the first to examine the efficacy of in-water scrubbing using a submersible cleaning and maintenance platform (SCAMP) to prevent invertebrate species transfers from a heavily fouled obsolete vessel. Initially, prior to treatment, 37 species were recorded in a biofouling matrix that reached 30 cm depth in some locations. The bryozoan Conopeum chesapeakensis, and bivalves Mytilopsis leucophaeata and Ischadium recurvum, were dominant sessile species that created structure, supporting mobile biota that included crabs and the associated parasitic barnacle Loxothylacus panopae. Scrubbing had the effect of significantly reducing organism extent and the number of species per sample, but a substantial and diverse (30 species) residual fouling community remained across the entire vessel. Further assessments of management options are needed to prevent potentially damaging NIS transfers. Additional measures taken within an integrated vector management (IVM) strategy may further improve invasion prevention measures.