Aquatic invasions in the Black, Caspian, and Mediterranean seas : the ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe in the Ponto-Caspian and other aquatic invasions

PART 1. Mnemiopsis leidyi, Beroe ovata, and their interaction 1. Mnemiopsis leidyi: distribution and effect on the Black Sea ecosystem during the first years of invasion in comparison with other gelatinous blooms Ulrich Niermann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 2. Interactions between the invading Ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz) and Beroe ovata Mayer 1912, and their influence on the Pelagic Ecosystem of the Northeastern Black Sea Tamara A. Shiganova, Henri J. Dumont, Alexander Mikaelyan, Dmitry M. Glazov, Yulia V. Bulgakova, Eteri I. Musaeva, Pavel Y. Sorokin, Larisa A. Pautova, Zinaida A. Mirzoyan & Ekaterina I. Studenikina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 3. Population dynamics of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Caspian Sea, and effects on the Caspian Ecosystem Tamara A. Shiganova, Henri J. Dumont, Arkadyi F. Sokolsky, Andrey M. Kamakin, Dariga Tinenkova & Elena K. Kurasheva . . . . . . . . . . . 71 4. Distribution and biology of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Northern Aegean Sea, and comparison with the indigenous Bolinopsis vitrea Tamara A. Shiganova, Epaminondas D. Christou, Julia V. Bulgakova, Ioanna Siokou-Frangou, Soultana Zervoudaki & Apostolos Siapatis . . . . . . .113 5. Effects of Beroe cf ovata on gelatinous and other zooplankton along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Lyudmilla Kamburska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 6. Decreased levels of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis in the Marmara Sea in 2001 Melek Isinibilir, Ahmet N. Tarkan & Ahmet E. Kideys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1557. Preliminary investigation on the molecular systematics of the invasive ctenophore Beroe ovata Keith M. Bayha, G. Richard Harbison, John H. McDonald & Patrick M. Gaffney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 8. Introduction of Beroe cf. ovata to the Caspian Sea needed to control Mnemiopsis leidyi Stanislav P. Volovik & Irina G. Korpakova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 9. Feeding, respiration and growth of Ctenophore Beroe cf ovata in the low salinity conditions of the Caspian Sea Ahmet E. Kideys, Galina A. Finenko, Boris E. Anninsky, Tamara A. Shiganova, Abdolghasem Roohi, Mojgan Rowshan Tabari, M. Youseffan, Mohammad T. Rostamiya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 10. A brief résumé of the status of the Mnemiopsis population in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea according to observations during the first half of 2002 Firdouz M. Shakirova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 11. Dynamics of Mnemiopsis distribution in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea in 2001-2002 Zulfugar M. Kuliyev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 12. Investigation on the distribution and biomass of Mnemiopsis in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea in May 2002 Yulia A. Kim, L.V. Kwan & G. Demesinova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 PART 2. Ponto-Caspian species invading Europe; information network 13. Range extensions of Ponto-Caspian aquatic invertebrates in Continental Europe Henk A.M. Ketelaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 14. Living in a sea of exotics – the Baltic Case Erkki Leppäkoski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 15. Internet-based information resources of aquatic alien species relevant to the Ponto-Caspian Region Vadim E. Panov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257PART 3. Other Mediterranean invaders 16. Invasion of the jellyfi sh Pelagia noctiluca in the Northern Adriatic: a non-success story Alenka Malej & Alenka Malej Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 17. Caulerpa taxifolia: 18 years of infestation in the Mediterranean Sea Thierry Thibaut & Alexandre Meinesz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 PART 4. Conclusions from the meeting 18. Conclusions from the meeting Henri J. Dumont, Tamara A. Shiganova & Ulrich Niermann. . . . . . . . . . . . . .301