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The tropical seagrass halophila stipulacea: reviewing what we know from its native and invasive habitats, alongside identifying knowledge gaps

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dc.contributor.authorWinters, Gidon
dc.contributor.authorBeer, Sven
dc.contributor.authorWillette, Demian A.
dc.contributor.authorViana, Inés G.
dc.contributor.authorChiquillo, Kelcie L.
dc.contributor.authorBeca-Carretero, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorVillamayor, Betty
dc.contributor.authorAzcárate-García, Tomás
dc.contributor.authorShem-Tov, Rachamim
dc.contributor.authorMwabvu, Bridget
dc.contributor.authorMigliore, Luciana
dc.contributor.authorRotini, Alice
dc.contributor.authorOscar, Michelle A.
dc.contributor.authorBelmaker, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorGamliel, Inbal
dc.contributor.authorAlexandre, Ana
dc.contributor.authorEngelen, Aschwin
dc.contributor.authorProcaccini, Gabriele
dc.contributor.authorRilov, Gil
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-08T15:33:50Z
dc.date.available2020-06-08T15:33:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractHalophila stipulacea is a small tropical seagrass, native to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean. It invaded the Mediterranean Sea 150 years ago as a Lessepsian migrant, but so far has remained in insulated, small populations across this basin. Surprisingly, in 2002 it was reported in the Caribbean Sea, where within less than two decades it spread to most of the Caribbean Island nations and reaching the South American continent. Unlike its invasion of Mediterranean, in the Caribbean H. stipulacea creates large, continuous populations in many areas. Reports from the Caribbean demonstrated the invasiveness of H. stipulacea by showing that it displaces local Caribbean seagrass species. The motivation for this review comes from the necessity to unify the existing knowledge on several aspects of this species in its native and invasive habitats, identify knowledge gaps and develop a critical strategy to understand its invasive capacity and implement an effective monitoring and conservation plan to mitigate its potential spread outside its native ranges. We systematically reviewed 164 studies related to H. stipulacea to create the "Halophila stipulacea database." This allowed us to evaluate the current biological, ecological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular knowledge of H. stipulacea in its native and invasive ranges. Here we (i) discuss the possible environmental conditions and plant mechanisms involved in its invasiveness, (ii) assess the impact of H. stipulacea on native seagrasses and ecosystem functions in the invaded regions, (iii) predict the ability of this species to invade European and transoceanic coastal waters, (iv) identify knowledge gaps that should be addressed to better understand the biology and ecology of this species both in its native and non-native habitats, which would improve our ability to predict H. stipulacea's potential to expand into new areas in the future. Considering the predicted climate change scenarios and exponential human pressures on coastal areas, we stress the need for coordinated global monitoring and mapping efforts that will record changes in H. stipulacea and its associated communities over time, across its native, invasive and prospective distributional ranges. This will require the involvement of biologists, ecologists, economists, modelers, managers, and local stakeholders.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFCT: SFRH/BPD/107878/2015/ UIDB/04326/2020/ CEECINST/00114/2018. Euro Marine, the Inter-University Institute in Eilat (IUI), Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (ILOR), The Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA), and the ADSSC (the Dead Sea-Arava Science Center). IV was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship of the LeibnizDAAD postdoctoral programme (Germany) and Xunta de Galicia (Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmars.2020.00300pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2296-7745
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13999
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediapt_PT
dc.relationEFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON THE NITROGEN BUDGET OF SEAGRASSES: ROLE OF ORGANIC VS. INORGANIC SOURCES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectHalophila stipulaceapt_PT
dc.subjectClimate changept_PT
dc.subjectAalien speciespt_PT
dc.subjectCaribbean seapt_PT
dc.subjectInvasivenesspt_PT
dc.subjectRed seapt_PT
dc.subjectMediterranean seapt_PT
dc.subjectPredictionspt_PT
dc.titleThe tropical seagrass halophila stipulacea: reviewing what we know from its native and invasive habitats, alongside identifying knowledge gapspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleEFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON THE NITROGEN BUDGET OF SEAGRASSES: ROLE OF ORGANIC VS. INORGANIC SOURCES
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT//SFRH%2FBPD%2F91629%2F2012/PT
oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Marine Sciencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume7pt_PT
person.familyNameAlexandre
person.familyNameEngelen
person.givenNameAna
person.givenNameAschwin
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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