INVASIVE FISH

The effects of invasive fish on native species

 Coordinatore UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA 

 Organization address address: PLACA SANT DOMENEC 9 EDIFICI LES ALIGUES
city: GIRONA
postcode: 17071

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Montserrat
Cognome: Estopà Bagot
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 972 419 745
Fax: +34 972 418 896

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Spain [ES]
 Totale costo 50˙000 €
 EC contributo 50˙000 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG
 Funding Scheme MC-IRG
 Anno di inizio 2011
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2011-06-01   -   2013-05-31

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    UNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA

 Organization address address: PLACA SANT DOMENEC 9 EDIFICI LES ALIGUES
city: GIRONA
postcode: 17071

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Montserrat
Cognome: Estopà Bagot
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 972 419 745
Fax: +34 972 418 896

ES (GIRONA) coordinator 50˙000.00

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endemic    mosquitofish    water    experimentally    flow    biodiversity    mediate    invasive    abiotic    researcher    competition    ecological    gambusia    impacts    shown    fish    mediates    species    group    holbrooki   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Invasive introduced species are a leading cause of biodiversity loss and global change. Understanding the ecological impacts of introduced species and how abiotic factors mediate their invasive success is of enormous conceptual and applied importance. The mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is among the 100 worst invasive species and has been shown to displace a number of native amphibian and fish species. The host research group has experimentally demonstrated that salinity mediates the resource and interference competition between mosquitofish and an endemic Mediterranean fish (Aphanius fasciatus). The post-doc candidate has shown that water flow affects the mating behaviour in a similar poeciliid fish (the guppy, Poecilia reticulata). Using a range of theoretical (modelling, biostatistics, information capture), experimental (field and aquarium studies) and ecological (surveys, environmental measurements) techniques we aim to: i) experimentally test the competition between G. holbrooki and an endemic, threatened cyprinid (Squalius laietanus); ii) test whether water flow mediates this competition; and iii) conduct a meta-analysis reviewing the ecological impacts of Gambusia holbrooki and the factors that mediate them. We anticipate that the research will be published in top journals such as Oecologia or Animal Behaviour, given our previous papers on the topic and the complementarity of our expertise. This project provides clear benefits to the profile of the researcher and the research group and to the recognition of European excellence so greatly enhancing the potential for permanent European reintegration for the researcher.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Invasive species are a major threat to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem function. Understanding their impacts and the abiotic factors that can influence their success is therefore of major importance.

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