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Time-since-invasion increases native mesoherbivore feeding rates on the invasive alga, Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2017

Martyn Kurr  and
Andrew J. Davies
Martyn Kurr*
Affiliation:
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, LL59 5AB, UK
Andrew J. Davies
Affiliation:
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, LL59 5AB, UK
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Kurr, Marine Science, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK email: martynkurr@gmail.com
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Abstract

Invasive algae can have substantial negative impacts in their invaded ranges. One widely cited mechanism that attempts to explain how invasive plants and algae are often able to spread quickly, and even become dominant in their invaded ranges, is the Enemy Release Hypothesis. This study assessed the feeding behaviours of two species of gastropod herbivore from populations exposed to the invasive alga Sargassum muticum for different lengths of time. Feeding trials, consisting of both choice and no-choice, showed that the herbivores from older stands (35–40 years established) of S. muticum were more likely to feed upon it than those taken from younger (10–19 years established) stands. These findings provide evidence in support of the ERH, by showing that herbivores consumed less S. muticum if they were not experienced with it. These findings are in accordance with the results of other feeding-trials with S. muticum, but in contrast to research that utilizes observations of herbivore abundance and diversity to assess top-down pressure. The former tend to validate the ERH, and the latter typically reject it. The potential causes of this disparity are discussed, as are the importance of palatability, herbivore species and time-since-invasion when considering research into the ERH. This study takes an important, yet neglected, approach to the study of invasive ecology.

Keywords

Behaviourenemy release hypothesisfeeding trialsherbivoryinvasive speciesnon-native species
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 98 , Special Issue 8: Special Section: European Marine Biology Symposium Papers 2018 , December 2018 , pp. 1935 - 1944
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2017 

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Present address: Marine Science, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK.

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