Rapid assessment survey for exotic benthic species in the São Sebastião Channel, Brazil

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Antonio C Marques ^[1] ; Aline dos Santos Klôh ^[2] ; Alvaro Esteves Migotto ^[3] ; Ana C Cabral ^[4] ; Ana P Ravedutti Rigo ^[5] ; Ariane Lima Bettim ^[6] ; Emanuel L Razzolini ^[7] ; Helena Matthews Cascon ^[8] ; Juliana Bardi ^[9] ; Laura Pioli Kremer ^[10] ; Leandro Manzoni Vieira ^[11] ; Luis E Arruda Bezerra ^[12] ; Maria A Haddad ^[13] ; Ronaldo Ruy de Oliveira Filho ^[14] ; Silvia M Millan Gutierre ^[15] ; Thaís Pires Miranda ^[16] ; Wilson Franklin Jr ^[17] ; Rosana Moreira da Rocha ^[18]

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^[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Centro de Biologia Marinha - Brasil

^[4] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[5] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[6] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[7] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[8] Universidade Federal do Ceará. Centro de Ciências. Departamento de Biologia - Brasil

^[9] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[10] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[11] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[12] Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Departamento de Oceanografia - Brasil

^[13] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[14] Universidade Federal do Ceará. Instituto de Ciências do Mar - Brasil

^[15] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Fisiologia - Brasil

^[16] Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

^[17] Universidade Federal do Ceará. Instituto de Ciências do Mar - Brasil

^[18] Universidade Federal do Paraná. Departamento de Zoologia - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research; v. 41, n. 2, p. 265-285, 2013-04-00.

Abstract

The study of biological invasions can be roughly divided into three parts: detection, monitoring, mitigation. Here, our objectives were to describe the marine fauna of the area of the port of São Sebastião (on the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, in the São Sebastião Channel, SSC) to detect introduced species. Descriptions of the faunal community of the SSC with respect to native and allochthonous (invasive or potentially so) diversity are lacking for all invertebrate groups. Sampling was carried out by specialists within each taxonomic group, in December 2009, following the protocol of the Rapid Assessment Survey (RAS) in three areas with artificial structures as substrates. A total of 142 species were identified (61 native, 15 introduced, 62 cryptogenic, 4 not classified), of which 17 were Polychaeta (12, 1, 1, 3), 24 Ascidiacea (3, 6, 15, 0), 36 Bryozoa (17, 0, 18, 1), 27 Cmdana (2, 1, 24, 0), 20 Crustacea (11, 4, 5, 0), 2 Entoprocta (native), 16 Mollusca (13, 3, 0, 0). Twelve species are new occurrences for the SSC. Among the introduced taxa, two are new for coastal Brazil. Estimates of introduced taxa are conservative as the results of molecular studies suggest that some species previously considered cryptogenic are indeed introduced. We emphasize that the large number of cryptogenic species illustrates the need for a long-term monitoring program, especially in areas most susceptible to bioinvasion. We conclude that rapid assessment studies, even in relatively well-known regions, can be very useful for the detection of introduced species and we recommend that they be carried out on a larger scale in all ports with heavy ship traffic. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/06927-0 - Biodiversity and areas of endemism of benthic hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from southern South America and Antarctica
• Grantee: Thaís Pires Miranda
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 04/09961-4 - Biodiversity, evolution, endemism and conservation of the Medusozoa from the Southwestern Atlantic
• Grantee: Antonio Carlos Marques
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 08/10619-0 - Taxonomic review of species of Scrupocellaria van Beneden, 1845 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) from Atlantic
• Grantee: Leandro Manzoni Vieira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate