A century of introductions by coastal sessile marine invertebrates in Angola, South East Atlantic Ocean

Autor(es)

Pestana, Lueji Barros ^{[1, 2]} ; Dias, Gustavo Muniz ^[3] ; Marques, Antonio Carlos ^{[4, 1]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, R Matao Tr 14, 101 Cidade Univ, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Agostinho Neto, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol, Ave 4 Fevereiro, 71, 4 Andar, Luanda - Angola

^[3] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, R Arcturus 03, BR-09606070 Sao Bernardo Do Campo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Biol Marinha, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Marine Pollution Bulletin; v. 125, n. 1-2, p. 426-432, DEC 15 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

South Atlantic studies referring to non-native taxa are mostly restricted to Argentinean, Brazilian, and South African coasts. In this study we examined the literature to provide a list of sessile marine invertebrates along the Angolan coast, to infer its introduction status according to their biogeographical distribution and natural history. We reported 29 non-native and 7 cryptogenic species, a small number when compared to other South Atlantic regions of similar extension. Half of the non-native species were reported for Luanda. The majority of the introduced species had a northern hemisphere origin, a consequence of the main introduction route being from the North Atlantic/Mediterranean Sea during the Portuguese colonization. This is the first comprehensive assessment of this kind for the Angolan coast and the diversity of introduced species is certainly underestimated. Regular and rigorous assessments and monitoring of introduced marine species will help to understand the vectors, routes and time of introductions. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/17647-5 - Consequência das alterações causadas por marinas de recreação em ambientes costeiros para organismos inscrustantes marinhos
• Beneficiário: Gustavo Muniz Dias
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 11/50242-5 - Dimensões da vida marinha: padrões e processos de diversificação em cnidários planctônicos e bentônicos
• Beneficiário: Antonio Carlos Marques
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático