Laboratory of Research and Development in Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology Al-Hoceima, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco.
LESCB, URL-CNRST N° 18, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2024 Dec;209(Pt A):117194. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117194. Epub 2024 Oct 30.
This review seeks to establish a baseline on the current knowledge and gaps in the scientific literature on the invasive macroalgae Rugulopteryx okamurae. Through a systematic literature analysis we summarize the insights regarding distribution and potential impacts as non-indigenous species associated with its expansion from the Strait of Gibraltar since first detected by 2015. After 10 years, this invasive alien macroalgae has broadly expanded across the Mediterranean Sea (France, Spain, Morocco and Italy) and the Atlantic coasts (Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Madeira, Azores and Canary Islands). The developed research mainly shows early new detections of R. okamurae, the negative effects including both economic and ecological impacts on native biota, monitoring efforts, as well as potential applications of the biomass generated. Most of the research is mainly focused on the Strait of Gibraltar adjacent waters, making other vulnerable regions impacted unknown. These findings demonstrate R. okamurae highly invasive behavior, the need of more research regarding its spatial monitoring, impacts and potential uses, as well the complexity of cross-border coastal management. The potential invasion of broader areas in both Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts from the European and African continent requires international efforts to monitor and mitigate its ecological and economic impact, developing both scientific applications stretching efforts with specialized private companies and adapting public policies. The gaps identified in the current knowledge of R. okamurae as an invasive alien species reveal as a priority the development and implementation of an international monitoring program, integrating public participation to identify early-warnings, that could be used to quantify impacts transferable to public policies and cross-border coastal management between both continents, filling the identified management gaps opening management opportunities in the industrial sector.
这篇综述旨在建立一个关于入侵大型海藻 Rugulopteryx okamurae 的科学文献中当前知识和差距的基准。通过系统的文献分析，我们总结了关于该海藻分布和潜在影响的见解，因为它是自 2015 年首次在直布罗陀海峡被发现以来作为外来入侵物种而扩张的。10 年后，这种入侵的外来大型海藻已经广泛扩展到地中海（法国、西班牙、摩洛哥和意大利）和大西洋沿岸（摩洛哥、西班牙、葡萄牙、马德拉群岛、亚速尔群岛和加那利群岛）。已开展的研究主要显示了 R. okamurae 的早期新发现，包括对本地生物群产生的经济和生态影响的监测工作，以及该生物量的潜在应用。大多数研究主要集中在直布罗陀海峡附近的水域，因此其他受影响的脆弱地区的情况尚不清楚。这些发现表明 R. okamurae 具有很强的入侵行为，需要更多关于其空间监测、影响和潜在用途的研究，以及跨境沿海管理的复杂性。该海藻可能从欧洲和非洲大陆向更广泛的地中海和大西洋沿岸地区入侵，这需要国际社会努力监测和减轻其对生态和经济的影响，开展科学应用，与专门的私营公司合作，并调整公共政策。目前对 R. okamurae 作为入侵外来物种的认识存在差距，这突显了制定和实施国际监测计划的优先事项，该计划将公众参与纳入其中，以识别早期预警，这可用于量化可转移到公共政策和两个大陆之间跨境沿海管理中的影响，填补已确定的管理差距，为工业部门提供管理机会。
