Invasion of Danish and Adjacent Waters by the Comb Jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi—10 Years After

• 作者: Hans Ulrik Riisg?rd
• 来源期刊: 海洋科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Invasive Ctenophore Alien COMB JELLY Mnemiopsis leidyi PREDATION Impact ZOOPLANKTON Limfjorden BALTIC Sea Kattegat Great Belt Hydrography
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（4）
• 页码范围: 458-471
• 页数: 14页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

The invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi, which comes from North America’s east coast, was observed in Danish waters for the first time in 2007. Since then, the new invader has every summer spread in Danish and adjacent waters (i.e. North Sea, Limfjorden, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Belt Sea, Baltic Sea). The invasive comb jelly has apparently come to stay, as it has no effective enemies. Possible harmful effects of M. leidyi which feeds voraciously on zooplankton, fish eggs and larvae, have so far not been thoroughly studied in Danish waters, although dedicated attempts have been made in Limfjorden and in the central Baltic Sea. Over the last 10 years, the Danish national environmental monitoring program did not include gelatinous zooplankton, but new initiatives have been recently taken. A brief overview of our current knowledge on the impact of M. leidyi in Danish waters is given here.