Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment

Autores
Chan, Farrah T.; Ogilvie, Dawson; Sylvester, Francisco; Bailey, Sarah A.
Año de publicación
2022
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Ship biofouling is a major vector for the introduction and spread of harmful marine species globally; however, its importance in Arctic coastal ecosystems is understudied. The objective of this study was to provide insight regarding the extent of biofouling (i.e., percent cover, abundance, and species richness) on commercial ships operating in the Canadian Arctic. A questionnaire was used to collect information on travel history, antifouling practices, and self-reported estimates of biofouling extent from ships operating in the region during 2015–2016. Twenty-five percent of ships operating in the region during the study period completed the questionnaire (n = 50). Regression trees were developed to infer the percent cover of biofouling, total abundance of fouling invertebrates, and fouling species richness on respondent ships based on previous underwater wetted surface assessments of commercial ships in Canada. Age of antifouling coating system was the only significant predictor of percent cover and total abundance of biofouling invertebrates, while the number of biogeographic realms previously visited and port residence time were significant predictors for fouling species richness. Comparison of relevant travel history features reported through the questionnaire to the regression tree models revealed that 41.9% of 43 respondent ships had antifouling coating systems older than 630 days and are therefore inferred to have relatively high (> 9.3%) biofouling percent cover. More than half of respondent ships (62.8%) had antifouling coating systems older than 354 days and are therefore inferred to have a relatively high total abundance (over 6,500 individuals) of fouling invertebrates. Nearly half of respondent ships (45.9% of 37 ships) had visited at least three biogeographic realms during their last 10 ports-of-call and are therefore inferred to have relatively high fouling species richness (mean 42 taxa). Self-reported estimates of biofouling cover were unreliable, being much lower than model inferences. Although the regression tree models have relatively low predictive power, explaining only 15–33% of the variance in biofouling extent, this study indicates that commercial ships are an active pathway for the transportation of non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian Arctic coastal ecosystems via biofouling.
Fil: Chan, Farrah T.. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; Canadá
Fil: Ogilvie, Dawson. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; Canadá
Fil: Sylvester, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Instituto para el Estudio de la Biodiversidad de Invertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Bailey, Sarah A.. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; Canadá
Materia
ARCTIC
BIOFOULING
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
HULL FOULING
INVASIVE SPECIES
NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES
REGRESSION TREES
SHIPPING
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spelling Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessmentChan, Farrah T.Ogilvie, DawsonSylvester, FranciscoBailey, Sarah A.ARCTICBIOFOULINGBIOLOGICAL INVASIONSHULL FOULINGINVASIVE SPECIESNON-INDIGENOUS SPECIESREGRESSION TREESSHIPPINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Ship biofouling is a major vector for the introduction and spread of harmful marine species globally; however, its importance in Arctic coastal ecosystems is understudied. The objective of this study was to provide insight regarding the extent of biofouling (i.e., percent cover, abundance, and species richness) on commercial ships operating in the Canadian Arctic. A questionnaire was used to collect information on travel history, antifouling practices, and self-reported estimates of biofouling extent from ships operating in the region during 2015–2016. Twenty-five percent of ships operating in the region during the study period completed the questionnaire (n = 50). Regression trees were developed to infer the percent cover of biofouling, total abundance of fouling invertebrates, and fouling species richness on respondent ships based on previous underwater wetted surface assessments of commercial ships in Canada. Age of antifouling coating system was the only significant predictor of percent cover and total abundance of biofouling invertebrates, while the number of biogeographic realms previously visited and port residence time were significant predictors for fouling species richness. Comparison of relevant travel history features reported through the questionnaire to the regression tree models revealed that 41.9% of 43 respondent ships had antifouling coating systems older than 630 days and are therefore inferred to have relatively high (> 9.3%) biofouling percent cover. More than half of respondent ships (62.8%) had antifouling coating systems older than 354 days and are therefore inferred to have a relatively high total abundance (over 6,500 individuals) of fouling invertebrates. Nearly half of respondent ships (45.9% of 37 ships) had visited at least three biogeographic realms during their last 10 ports-of-call and are therefore inferred to have relatively high fouling species richness (mean 42 taxa). Self-reported estimates of biofouling cover were unreliable, being much lower than model inferences. Although the regression tree models have relatively low predictive power, explaining only 15–33% of the variance in biofouling extent, this study indicates that commercial ships are an active pathway for the transportation of non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian Arctic coastal ecosystems via biofouling.Fil: Chan, Farrah T.. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; CanadáFil: Ogilvie, Dawson. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; CanadáFil: Sylvester, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Instituto para el Estudio de la Biodiversidad de Invertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Bailey, Sarah A.. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; CanadáFrontiers Media2022-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/160370Chan, Farrah T.; Ogilvie, Dawson; Sylvester, Francisco; Bailey, Sarah A.; Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment; Frontiers Media; Frontiers In Marine Science; 9; 2-2022; 1-92296-7745CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.808055/fullinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3389/fmars.2022.808055info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:56:10Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/160370instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:56:10.684CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
title Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
spellingShingle Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
Chan, Farrah T.
ARCTIC
BIOFOULING
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
HULL FOULING
INVASIVE SPECIES
NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES
REGRESSION TREES
SHIPPING
title_short Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
title_full Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
title_fullStr Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
title_full_unstemmed Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
title_sort Ship biofouling as a vector for non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian arctic coastal ecosystems: a survey and modeling-based assessment
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Chan, Farrah T.
Ogilvie, Dawson
Sylvester, Francisco
Bailey, Sarah A.
author Chan, Farrah T.
author_facet Chan, Farrah T.
Ogilvie, Dawson
Sylvester, Francisco
Bailey, Sarah A.
author_role author
author2 Ogilvie, Dawson
Sylvester, Francisco
Bailey, Sarah A.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARCTIC
BIOFOULING
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
HULL FOULING
INVASIVE SPECIES
NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES
REGRESSION TREES
SHIPPING
topic ARCTIC
BIOFOULING
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
HULL FOULING
INVASIVE SPECIES
NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES
REGRESSION TREES
SHIPPING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Ship biofouling is a major vector for the introduction and spread of harmful marine species globally; however, its importance in Arctic coastal ecosystems is understudied. The objective of this study was to provide insight regarding the extent of biofouling (i.e., percent cover, abundance, and species richness) on commercial ships operating in the Canadian Arctic. A questionnaire was used to collect information on travel history, antifouling practices, and self-reported estimates of biofouling extent from ships operating in the region during 2015–2016. Twenty-five percent of ships operating in the region during the study period completed the questionnaire (n = 50). Regression trees were developed to infer the percent cover of biofouling, total abundance of fouling invertebrates, and fouling species richness on respondent ships based on previous underwater wetted surface assessments of commercial ships in Canada. Age of antifouling coating system was the only significant predictor of percent cover and total abundance of biofouling invertebrates, while the number of biogeographic realms previously visited and port residence time were significant predictors for fouling species richness. Comparison of relevant travel history features reported through the questionnaire to the regression tree models revealed that 41.9% of 43 respondent ships had antifouling coating systems older than 630 days and are therefore inferred to have relatively high (> 9.3%) biofouling percent cover. More than half of respondent ships (62.8%) had antifouling coating systems older than 354 days and are therefore inferred to have a relatively high total abundance (over 6,500 individuals) of fouling invertebrates. Nearly half of respondent ships (45.9% of 37 ships) had visited at least three biogeographic realms during their last 10 ports-of-call and are therefore inferred to have relatively high fouling species richness (mean 42 taxa). Self-reported estimates of biofouling cover were unreliable, being much lower than model inferences. Although the regression tree models have relatively low predictive power, explaining only 15–33% of the variance in biofouling extent, this study indicates that commercial ships are an active pathway for the transportation of non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian Arctic coastal ecosystems via biofouling.
Fil: Chan, Farrah T.. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; Canadá
Fil: Ogilvie, Dawson. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; Canadá
Fil: Sylvester, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Instituto para el Estudio de la Biodiversidad de Invertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Bailey, Sarah A.. Fisheries and Ocean Canada; Canadá
description Ship biofouling is a major vector for the introduction and spread of harmful marine species globally; however, its importance in Arctic coastal ecosystems is understudied. The objective of this study was to provide insight regarding the extent of biofouling (i.e., percent cover, abundance, and species richness) on commercial ships operating in the Canadian Arctic. A questionnaire was used to collect information on travel history, antifouling practices, and self-reported estimates of biofouling extent from ships operating in the region during 2015–2016. Twenty-five percent of ships operating in the region during the study period completed the questionnaire (n = 50). Regression trees were developed to infer the percent cover of biofouling, total abundance of fouling invertebrates, and fouling species richness on respondent ships based on previous underwater wetted surface assessments of commercial ships in Canada. Age of antifouling coating system was the only significant predictor of percent cover and total abundance of biofouling invertebrates, while the number of biogeographic realms previously visited and port residence time were significant predictors for fouling species richness. Comparison of relevant travel history features reported through the questionnaire to the regression tree models revealed that 41.9% of 43 respondent ships had antifouling coating systems older than 630 days and are therefore inferred to have relatively high (> 9.3%) biofouling percent cover. More than half of respondent ships (62.8%) had antifouling coating systems older than 354 days and are therefore inferred to have a relatively high total abundance (over 6,500 individuals) of fouling invertebrates. Nearly half of respondent ships (45.9% of 37 ships) had visited at least three biogeographic realms during their last 10 ports-of-call and are therefore inferred to have relatively high fouling species richness (mean 42 taxa). Self-reported estimates of biofouling cover were unreliable, being much lower than model inferences. Although the regression tree models have relatively low predictive power, explaining only 15–33% of the variance in biofouling extent, this study indicates that commercial ships are an active pathway for the transportation of non-indigenous aquatic species to Canadian Arctic coastal ecosystems via biofouling.
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