TY - JOUR
T1 - Freshwater ecosystems and aquatic insects
T2 - A paradox in biological invasions
AU - Fenoglio, Stefano
AU - Bonada, Núria
AU - Guareschi, Simone
AU - López-Rodríguez, Manuel J.
AU - Millán, Andrés
AU - Tierno De Figueroa, J. Manuel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - Biological invasions have increased significantly in response to global change and constitute one of the major causes of biodiversity loss. Insects make up a large fraction of invasive species, in general, and freshwaters are among the most invaded ecosystems on our planet. However, even though aquatic insects dominate most inland waters, have unparalleled taxonomic diversity and occupy nearly all trophic niches, there are almost no invasive insects in freshwaters. We present some hypotheses regarding why aquatic insects are not common among aquatic invasive organisms, suggesting that it may be the result of a suite of biological, ecological and anthropogenic factors. Such specific knowledge introduces a paradox in the current scientific discussion on invasive species; therefore, a more in-depth understanding could be an invaluable aid to disentangling how and why biological invasions occur.
AB - Biological invasions have increased significantly in response to global change and constitute one of the major causes of biodiversity loss. Insects make up a large fraction of invasive species, in general, and freshwaters are among the most invaded ecosystems on our planet. However, even though aquatic insects dominate most inland waters, have unparalleled taxonomic diversity and occupy nearly all trophic niches, there are almost no invasive insects in freshwaters. We present some hypotheses regarding why aquatic insects are not common among aquatic invasive organisms, suggesting that it may be the result of a suite of biological, ecological and anthropogenic factors. Such specific knowledge introduces a paradox in the current scientific discussion on invasive species; therefore, a more in-depth understanding could be an invaluable aid to disentangling how and why biological invasions occur.
KW - Freshwater biodiversity
KW - Inland waters
KW - Invasive species
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85010022797&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1098/rsbl.2015.1075
DO - 10.1098/rsbl.2015.1075
M3 - Article
SN - 1744-9561
VL - 12
JO - Biology Letters
JF - Biology Letters
IS - 4
M1 - 20151075
ER -