Invasion of ctenophore Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789 in the Caspian Sea: is it a chance for ecosystem recovery?

Invasion of ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865 in the Caspian Sea in 1999 caused a major degradation of its ecosystem at all trophic levels, including fish resources due to an absence of any its predators. Supposedly, the recent invasion of another ctenophore, Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789,...

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Published in:Biological invasions 2024, Vol.26 (1), p.217-236
Main Authors: Shiganova, T. A., Mamedov, E. V., Akhundov, M. M., Jafarova, E. E., Bagirova, M. A., Kazmin, A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beroe ovata
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Developmental Biology
Ecology
Ecosystem recovery
Ecosystems
Field investigations
Field tests
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Life Sciences
Original Paper
Plant Sciences
Predators
Recovery
Trophic levels
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Summary:Invasion of ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz, 1865 in the Caspian Sea in 1999 caused a major degradation of its ecosystem at all trophic levels, including fish resources due to an absence of any its predators. Supposedly, the recent invasion of another ctenophore, Beroe ovata Bruguière, 1789, which is highly specific predator of M. leidyi , will launch the recovery of the Caspian ecosystem. This assumption is based on the previous Black Sea positive experience and argued in this study with the recent field investigations of M. leidyi and B. ovata in the Caspian Sea off the Azerbaijan coast and summary of newly published relevant data on records of B. ovata in the Caspian Sea.
ISSN:1387-3547
1573-1464
DOI:10.1007/s10530-023-03171-8