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Invading Mnemiopsis leidyi as a potential threat to Baltic fish

2007; Inter-Research; Volume: 349; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps07283

1616-1599

H Haslob, Catriona Clemmesen, Matthias Schaber, Hans‐Harald Hinrichsen, Jörn Schmidt, R. Voss, Gerd Kraus, Friedrich W. Köster,

Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 349:303-306 (2007) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07283 Invading Mnemiopsis leidyi as a potential threat to Baltic fish Holger Haslob1,*, Catriona Clemmesen1, Matthias Schaber1, Hans-Harald Hinrichsen1, Jörn Oliver Schmidt1, Rüdiger Voss1, Gerd Kraus2, Friedrich W. Köster2 1Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, Düsternbrookerweg 20, 24105 Kiel, Germany 2Danish Institute of Fisheries Research, Charlottenlund Castle, 2920 Charlottenlund, Denmark *Email: hhaslob@ifm-geomar.de ABSTRACT: The occurrence of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi as a new invasive species in the Baltic Sea and the potential consequences for fish stock recruitment was investigated in spring 2007. The study focused on the Bornholm Basin, which serves as the major spawning ground for cod and sprat, the commercially most important fish stocks in the Baltic. The distribution pattern of M. leidyi revealed a substantial overlap with cod eggs. The observed predation of M. leidyi on eggs has the potential to alter the recruitment success of cod, which is the top predator in the system and, thus, to change the Baltic food-web structure. KEY WORDS: Invasive species · Cod recruitment · Baltic food web Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Haslob H, Clemmesen C, Schaber M, Hinrichsen H and others (2007) Invading Mnemiopsis leidyi as a potential threat to Baltic fish. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 349:303-306. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07283 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 349. Online publication date: November 08, 2007 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2007 Inter-Research.