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 Introduced Species: 2003 Publications

Able, K.W. and Ragan, S.M.  Impact of common reed, Phragmites australis, on essential fish habitat: Influence on reproduction, embryological development, and larval abundance of mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus).  Estuaries 26(1): 40-50, 2003.

Audet, D., Davis, D.S., Miron, G., Moriyasu, M., Benhalima, K., and Campbell, R.  Geographical expansion of a nonindigenous crab, Carcinus maenas (L.), along the Nova Scotian shore into the southeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.  Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1): 255-262, 2003.
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Barnes, D.K.A. and Fraser, K.P.P.  Rafting by five phyla on man-made flotsam in the Southern Ocean.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 262: 289-291, 2003.
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Bart, D. and Hartman, J.M.  The role of large rhizome dispersal and low salinity windows in the establishment of common reed, Phragmites australis, in salt marshes: New links to human activities.  Estuaries 26(2B): 436-443, 2003.

Bax, N., Williamson, A., Aguero, M., Gonzalez, E., and Geeves, W.  Marine invasive alien species: a threat to global biodiversity.  Marine Policy 27(4): 313-323, 2003.

Begin, C. and Scheibling, R.E.  Growth and survival of the invasive green alga Codium fragile ssp tomentosoides in tide pools on a rocky shore in Nova Scotia.  Botanica Marina 46(5): 404-412, 2003.
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Burdick, D. and Konisky, R.A.  Determinants of expansion for Phragmites australis, common reed, in natural and impacted coastal marshes.  Estuaries 26(2B): 407-416, 2003.

Byrnes, J. and Witman, J.D.  Impact assessment of an invasive flatworm, Convoluta convoluta, in the Southern Gulf of Maine.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 293(2): 173-191, 2003.

Carlton, J.T.  Community assembly and historical biogeography in the North Atlantic Ocean: the potential role of human-mediated dispersal vectors.  Hydrobiologia 503(1-3): 1-8, 2003.

Chambers, R.M., Osgood, D.T., Bart, D.J., and Montalto, F.  Phragmites australis invasion and expansion in tidal wetlands: Interactions among salinity, sulfide, and hydrology.  Estuaries 26(2B): 398-406, 2003.

Chapman, J.W., Miller, T.W., and Coan, E.V.  Live seafood species as recipes for invasion.  Conservation Biology 17(5): 1386-1395, 2003

Courchamp, F., Chapuis, J.L., and Pascal, M.  Mammal invaders on islands: impact, control and control impact.  Biological Reviews 78(3): 347-383, 2003.

Coutts, A.D.M., Moore, K.M., and Hewitt, C.L.  Ships' sea-chests: an overlooked transfer mechanism for non-indigenous marine species?  Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(11): 1510-1513, 2003.

Davis, M.A.  Biotic globalization: Does competition from introduced species threaten biodiversity?  BioScience 53(5): 481-489, 2003.

Elliott, M.  Biological pollutants and biological pollution - an increasing cause for concern.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(3): 275-280, 2003.

Elston, R.A., Dungan, C.F., Meyers, T.R., and Reece, K.S.  Perkinsus sp infection risk for Manila clams, Venerupis philippinarum (A. Adams and Reeve, 1850) on the Pacific coast of North and Central America.  Journal of Shellfish Research 22(3): 661-665, 2003.
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Feyrer, F., Herbold, B., Matern, S.A., and Moyle, P.B.  Dietary shifts in a stressed fish assemblage: Consequences of a bivalve invasion in the San Francisco Estuary.  Environmental Biology of Fishes 67(3): 277-288, 2003.

Finenko, G.A., Romanova, Z.A., Abolmasova, G.I., Anninsky, B.E., Svetlichny, L.S., Hubareva, E.S., Bat, L., and Kideys, A.E.  Population dynamics, ingestion, growth and reproduction rates of the invader Beroe ovata and its impact on plankton community in Sevastopol Bay, the Black Sea.  Journal of Plankton Research 25(5): 539-549, 2003.

Francis, M.P., Walsh, C., Morrison, M.A., and Middleton, C.  Invasion of the Asian goby, Acentrogobius pflaumii, into New Zealand, with new locality records of the introduced bridled goby, Arenigobius bifrenatus.  New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37(1): 105-112, 2003.

Friedman, C.S. and Finley, C.A.  Anthropogenic introduction of the etiological agent of withering syndrome into northern California abalone populations via conservation efforts.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60(11): 1424-1431, 2003.
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Gaston, K.J., Jones, A.G., Hänel, C., and Chown, S.L.  Rates of species introduction to a remote oceanic island.  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London [B] 270(1519): 1091-1098, 2003.

Godwin, L.S.  Hull fouling of maritime vessels as a pathway for marine species ivasions to the Hawaiian Islands.  Biofouling 19(Supplement 1): 123-131, 2003.

Gofas, S. and Zenetos, A.  Exotic molluscs in the Mediterranean basin: Current status and perspectives.   Oceanography and Marine Biology 41: 237-277, 2003.

Graham, W.M., Martin, D.L., Felder, D.L., Asper, V.L., and Perry, H.M.  Ecological and economic implications of a tropical jellyfish invader in the Gulf of Mexico.  Biological Invasions 5(1-2): 53-69, 2003.

Grigg, R.W.  Invasion of a deep black coral bed by an alien species, Carijoa riisei, off Maui, Hawaii.  Coral Reefs 22(2): 121-122, 2003.

Grosholz, E.D. and Ruiz, G.M.  Biological invasions drive size increases in marine and estuarine invertebrates.  Ecology Letters 6(8): 700-705, 2003.

Hansen, L.P. and Jacobsen, J.A.  Origin and migration of wild and escaped farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in oceanic areas north of the Faroe Islands.  ICES Journal of Marine Science 60(1): 110-119, 2003.

Hatley, P.-J.  Feral cat colonies in Florida: The fur and feathers are flying.  Journal of Land Use 18(2): 441-465, 2003.

Herborg, L.M., Rushton, S.P., Clare, A.S., and Bentley, M.G.  Spread of the Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards) in Continental Europe: analysis of a historical data set.  Hydrobiologia 503(1-3): 21-28, 2003.

Hill, M.J., Vel, T., and Shah, N.J.  The morphology, distribution and conservation implications of introduced rats, Rattus spp. in the granitic Seychelles.  African Journal of Ecology 41(2): 179-186, 2003.

Hulme, P.E.  Biological invasions: winning the science battles but losing the conservation war?  Oryx 37(2): 178-193, 2003.

Jouventin, P., Bried, J., and Micol, T.  Insular bird populations can be saved from rats: a long-term experimental study of white-chinned petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis on Ile de la Possession (Crozet archipelago).  Polar Biology 26(6): 371-378, 2003.

Kado, R.  Invasion of Japanese shores by the NE Pacific barnacle Balanus glandula and its ecological and biogeographical impact.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 249: 199-206, 2003.
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Keitt, B.S. and Tershy, B.R.  Cat eradication significantly decreases shearwater mortality.  Animal Conservation 6(4): 307-308, 2003.

Kirk, R.S.  The impact of Anguillicola crassus  on European eels.  Fisheries Management and Ecology 10(6): 385-394, 2003.

Kotta, J. and Olafsson, E.  Competition for food between the introduced polychaete Marenzelleria viridis (Verrill) and the native amphipod Monoporeia affinis Lindstrom in the Baltic Sea.  Journal of Sea Research 50(1): 27-35, 2003.

Lambert, C.C. and Lambert, G.  Persistence and differential distribution of nonindigenous ascidians in harbors of the Southern California Bight.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 259: 145-161, 2003.
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Larned, S.T.  Effects of the invasive, nonindigenous seagrass Zostera japonica on nutrient fluxes between the water column and benthos in a NE Pacific estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series 254: 69-80, 2003.
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Levine, J.M. and D'Antonio, C.M.  Forecasting biological invasions with increasing international trade.  Conservation Biology  17(1): 322-326, 2003.

Lewis, P.N., Hewitt, C.L., Riddle, M., and McMinn, A.  Marine introductions in the Southern Ocean: an unrecognised hazard to biodiversity.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(2): 213-223, 2003.

Lodge, D.M. and Shrader-Frechette, K.  Nonindigenous species: Ecological explanation, environmental ethics, and public policy.  Conservation Biology 17(1): 31-37, 2003.

Mann, R. and Harding, J.M.  Salinity tolerance of larval Rapana venosa: Implications for dispersal and establishment of an invading predatory gastropod on the North American Atlantic coast.  Biological Bulletin 204(1): 96-103, 2003.

Massaro, M. and Blair, D.  Comparison of population numbers of yellow-eyed penguins, Megadyptes antipodes, on Stewart Island and on adjacent cat-free islands.  New Zealand Journal of Ecology 27(2): 107-113, 2003.

McCrary, M.D., Panzer, D.E., and Pierson, M.O.  Oil and gas operations offshore California: Status, risks, and safety.  Marine Ornithology 31(1): 43-49, 2003.
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Milner, N.J. and Evans, R.  The incidence of escaped Irish farmed salmon in English and Welsh rivers.  Fisheries Management and Ecology 10(6): 403-406, 2003.

Minchin, D.  Introductions: some biological and ecological characteristics of scallops.  Aquatic Living Resources 16(6): 521-532, 2003.

Minchin, D. and Gollasch, S.  Fouling and ships' hulls: how changing circumstances and spawning events may result in the spread of exotic species.  Biofouling 19(Supplement 1): 111-122, 2003.

Minchinton, T.E.  Precipitation during El Nino correlates with increasing spread of Phragmites australis in New England, USA, coastal marshes.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 242: 305-309, 2002.
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Naylor, R.L., Eagle, J., and Smith, W.L.  Salmon aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest - A global industry.  Environment 45(8): 18, 2003.

Neideman, R., Wenngren, J., and Olafsson, E.  Competition between the introduced polychaete Marenzelleria sp and the native amphipod Monoporeia affinis in Baltic soft bottoms.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 264: 49-55, 2003.
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Nordstrom, M., Hogmander, J., Laine, J., Nummelin, J., Laanetu, N., and Korpimaki, E.  Effects of feral mink removal on seabirds, waders and passerines on small islands in the Baltic Sea.  Biological Conservation 109(3): 359-368, 2003.

Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A. and Savini, D.  Biological invasions as a component of global change in stressed marine ecosystems.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(5): 542-551, 2003.

Olden, J.D. and Poff, N.L.  Toward a mechanistic understanding and prediction of biotic homogenization.  American Naturalist 162(4): 442-460, 2003.

Perez, J.E., Alfonsi, C., Nirchio, M., Munoz, C., and Gomez, J.A.  The introduction of exotic species in aquaculture: A solution or part of the problem?  Interciencia 28(4): 234-238, 2003.

Peterson, A.T.  Predicting the geography of species' invasions via ecological niche modeling.  Quarterly Review of Biology 78(4): 419-433, 2003.

Piazzi, L. and Cinelli, F.  Evaluation of benthic macroalgal invasion in a harbour area of the western Mediterranean Sea.  European Journal of Phycology 38(3): 223-231, 2003.

Rocamora, G., Feare, C.J., Skerrett, A., Athanase, M., and Greig, E.  The breeding avifauna of Cosmoledo Atoll (Seychelles) with special reference to seabirds: conservation status and international importance.  Bird Conservation International 13(2): 151-174, 2003.

Roletto, J., Mortenson, J., Harrald, I., Hall, J., and Grella, L.  Beached bird surveys and chronic oil pollution in Central California.   Marine Ornithology 31(1): 21-28, 2003.
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Ross, D.J., Johnson, C.R., and Hewitt, C.L.  Assessing the ecological impacts of an introduced seastar: the importance of multiple methods.  Biological Invasions 5(1-2): 3-21, 2003.

Rudnick, D.A., Hieb, K., Grimmer, K.F., and Resh, V.H.  Patterns and processes of biological invasion: The Chinese mitten crab in San Francisco Bay.  Basic and Applied Ecology 4(3): 249-262, 2003.

Saltonstall, K.  Genetic variation among North American populations of Phragmites australis: implications for management.  Estuaries 26(2B): 444-451, 2003.

Saltonstall, K.  Microsatellite variation within and among North American lineages of Phragmites australis.  Molecular Ecology 12(7): 1689-1702, 2003.

Sax, D.F. and Gaines, S.D.  Species diversity: from global decreases to local increases.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18(11): 561-566, 2003.

Schubart, C.D.  The East Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus (Brachyura: Varunidae) in the Mediterranean Sea: an independent human-mediated introduction.  Scientia Marina 67(2): 195-200, 2003.

Secord, D.  Biological control of marine invasive species: cautionary tales and land-based lessons.  Biological Invasions 5(1-2): 117-131, 2003.

Shiganova, T.A., Musaeva, E.I., Bulgakova, Y.V., Mirzoyan, Z.A., and Martynyuk, M.L.  Invaders ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz) and Beroe ovata Mayer 1912, and their influence on the pelagic ecosystem of northeastern Black Sea.  Biology Bulletin 30(2): 180-190, 2003.

Simberloff, D.  Confronting introduced species: a form of xenophobia?  Biological Invasions 5(3): 179-192, 2003.

Simberloff, D.  How much information on population biology is needed to manage introduced species?  Conservation Biology 17(1): 83-92, 2003.

Tavares, M. and Amouroux, J.M.  First record of the non-indigenous crab, Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne- Edwards, 1867) from French Guyana (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae).  Crustaceana 76: 625-630, 2003.

Thieltges, D.W., Strasser, M., and Reise, K.  The American slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata (L.) in the northern Wadden Sea 70 years after its introduction.  Helgoland Marine Research 57(1): 27-33, 2003.

Torchin, M.E., Lafferty, K.D., Dobson, A.P., McKenzie, V.J., and Kuris, A.M.  Introduced species and their missing parasites.  Nature 421(6923): 628-630, 2003.

Towns, D.R. and Broome, K.G.  From small Maria to massive Campbell: forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands.  New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(4): 377-398, 2003.

Turon, X., Tarjuelo, I., Duran, S., and Pascual, M.  Characterising invasion processes with genetic data: an Atlantic clade of Clavelina lepadiformis (Ascidiacea) introduced into Mediterranean harbours.  Hydrobiologia 503(1-3): 29-35, 2003.

Valentine, J.P. and Johnson, C.R.  Establishment of the introduced kelp Undaria pinnatifida in Tasmania depends on disturbance to native algal assemblages.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 295(1): 63-90, 2003.

Verlaque, M., Durand, C., Huisman, J. M., Boudouresque, C.F., and LeParco, Y.  On the identity and origin of the Mediterranean invasive Caulerpa racemosa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta).  European Journal of Phycology 38(4): 325-339, 2003.

Weis, J.S. and Weis, P.  Is the invasion of the common reed, Phragmites australis, into tidal marshes of the eastern US an ecological disaster?  Marine Pollution Bulletin 46(7): 816-820, 2003.

Work, T.M., Rameyer, R.A., Takata, G., and Kent, M.L.  Protozoal and epitheliocystis-like infections in the introduced bluestripe snapper Lutjanus kasmira in Hawaii.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 57(1-2): 59-66, 2003.
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