Occurrence of non-indigenous invasive bivalve Arcuatula senhousia in aggregations of non-indigenous invasive polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus in Neretva River Delta on the Eastern Adriatic coast

Despalatović, Marija; Cukrov, Marijana; Cvitković, Ivan; Cukrov, Neven; Žuljević, Ante (2013) Occurrence of non-indigenous invasive bivalve Arcuatula senhousia in aggregations of non-indigenous invasive polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus in Neretva River Delta on the Eastern Adriatic coast. Acta Adriatica, 54 (2). pp. 213-220. ISSN 0001-5113

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Abstract

Non-indigenous invasive bivalve Arcuatula senhousia was recorded in the area of the eastern Adriatic Sea in Neretva River Delta, in 2010, among tubes of well established aggregations of non-indigenous species of sedentary polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus at depths from 0.5 to 1 m. It was very abundant, with the maximal abundance of 102 N/400 cm2, only in very thick fouling aggregations, but any traces of colonization of this species on soft sediments were not observed. Community that inhabits aggregations of invasive polychaete was described in the paper. Occurrence of Arcuatula senhousia in wider area of very important port for international maritime transport suggests that the ballast waters could be possible vector of introduction of this species. The analysis of the sediment revealed that the species was introduced recently. In contrary, Ficopomatus enigmaticus was introduced in the area earlier.

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Article

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Arcuatula senhousia, Ficopomatus enigmaticus, invasive species, non-indigenous species, Neretva River Delta

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NATURAL SCIENCES > Geology
NATURAL SCIENCES > Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences > Environmental Science

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Division for Marine and Enviromental Research

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