Advanced search
Publication Cover
African Journal of Marine Science Volume 38, 2016 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
338
Views
31
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Papers

Lost in translation? Standardising the terminology used in marine invasion biology and updating South African alien species lists

TB RobinsonCentre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
ME AlexanderCentre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa;Current affiliation: Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research (IBEHR), School of Science and Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, Scotland
,
CA SimonDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
,
CL GriffithsCentre for Invasion Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
,
K PetersCentre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
,
S SibandaMarine Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Cape Town, South Africa
,
S MizaMarine Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Cape Town, South Africa
,
B GroenewaldMarine Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Cape Town, South Africa
,
P MajiedtMarine Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Cape Town, South Africa
&
KJ SinkMarine Programme, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, Cape Town, South Africa
 show all
Pages 129-140 | Received 18 Sep 2015, Accepted 26 Nov 2015, Published online: 12 Apr 2016

Citations (31)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (9)

TG Loureiro, K Peters & TB Robinson. (2021) Dropping plates to pick up aliens: towards a standardised approach for monitoring alien fouling species. African Journal of Marine Science 43:4, pages 483-497.
Read now
SP Singh, JC Groeneveld, J Huggett, D Naidoo, R Cedras & S Willows-Munro. (2021) Metabarcoding of marine zooplankton in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 43:2, pages 147-159.
Read now
LB Pestana, GM Dias & AC Marques. (2020) Spatial and temporal diversity of non-native biofouling species associated with marinas in two Angolan bays. African Journal of Marine Science 42:4, pages 413-422.
Read now
KCK Ma, CD McQuaid, A Pulfrich & TB Robinson. (2020) Status of a decennial marine invasion by the bisexual mussel Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1850) in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 42:4, pages 507-515.
Read now
C Lindberg, CL Griffiths & RJ Anderson. (2020) Colonisation of South African kelp-bed canopies by the alien mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: extent and implications of a novel bioinvasion. African Journal of Marine Science 42:2, pages 167-176.
Read now
L Claassens, RSK Barnes, J Wasserman, SJ Lamberth, NAF Miranda, L van Niekerk & JB Adams. (2020) Knysna Estuary health: ecological status, threats and options for the future. African Journal of Aquatic Science 45:1-2, pages 65-82.
Read now
S Sadchatheeswaran, GM Branch, CL Moloney & TB Robinson. (2018) Impacts of alien ‘ecosystem engineers’ overwhelm interannual and seasonal shifts in rocky-shore community composition on Marcus Island, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 40:2, pages 137-147.
Read now
CA Mabin, JRU Wilson, JJ Le Roux & TB Robinson. (2017) Reassessing the invasion of South African waters by the European shore-crab Carcinus maenas. African Journal of Marine Science 39:3, pages 259-267.
Read now
Lee-Gavin Williams, Stephen A Karl, Stanley Rice & Carol Simon. (2017) Molecular identification of polydorid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae): is there a quick way to identify pest and alien species?. African Zoology 52:2, pages 105-117.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (22)

H. van Rensburg, N.B. Richoux & C.A. Simon. (2023) The trophic position and isotopic niche of a cryptogenic tube-building polychaete in a protected clear-water estuarine bay. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 295, pages 108549.
Crossref
Francesca Verones, Philip Gjedde, Maximilian Koslowski, John S. Woods, Radek Lonka & Konstantin Stadler. (2023) MarINvaders : A web toolkit of marine species for use in environmental assessments . Ecosphere 14:11.
Crossref
George M. Branch, Nina Steffani, Maya C. Pfaff, Ndiviwe G. Baliwe & Zannè Zeeman. (2023) Complex interplays between limpets and alien species in South Africa: multispecies interactions, zonation and size effects. Frontiers in Marine Science 10.
Crossref
Takalani Nelufule, Mark P. Robertson, John R. U. Wilson & Katelyn T. Faulkner. (2022) Native-alien populations—an apparent oxymoron that requires specific conservation attention. NeoBiota 74, pages 57-74.
Crossref
Elizabeth J. Golebie, Carena J. van Riper, Robert Arlinghaus, Megan Gaddy, Seoyeon Jang, Sophia Kochalski, Yichu Lu, Julian D. Olden, Richard Stedman & Cory Suski. (2022) Words matter: a systematic review of communication in non-native aquatic species literature. NeoBiota 74, pages 1-28.
Crossref
A. Alvarez-Aguilar, H. Van Rensburg & C.A. Simon. (2022) Impacts of alien polychaete species in marine ecosystems: a systematic review. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 102:1-2, pages 3-26.
Crossref
Lisa Skein, Mhairi E. Alexander & Tamara B. Robinson. (2020) Characteristics of native predators are more important than those of alien prey in determining the success of biotic resistance in marine systems. Aquatic Ecology 55:1, pages 97-106.
Crossref
Marc Rius & Xavier Turon. (2020) Phylogeography and the Description of Geographic Patterns in Invasion Genomics. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8.
Crossref
Kelsey C. Brock & Curtis C. Daehler. (2020) Applying an invasion and risk framework to track non-native island floras: a case study of challenges and solutions in Hawai‘i. NeoBiota 62, pages 55-79.
Crossref
H. van Rensburg, C. A. Matthee & C. A. Simon. (2020) Moonshine worms ( Diopatra aciculata : Onuphidae, Annelida) in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa; taxonomy and distribution . Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 100:6, pages 897-907.
Crossref
Zannè Zeeman, George M. Branch, Deena Pillay & Sophie von der Heyden. (2020) Origin and genetic diversity of the invasive mussel Semimytilus algosus in South Africa, relative to source populations in Chile and Namibia. Biological Invasions 22:7, pages 2309-2323.
Crossref
Tamara B. Robinson, Koebraa Peters & Ben Brooker. 2020. Biological Invasions in South Africa. Biological Invasions in South Africa 229 247 .
G. Latombe, S. Canavan, H. Hirsch, C. Hui, S. Kumschick, M. M. Nsikani, L. J. Potgieter, T. B. Robinson, W.‐C. Saul, S. C. Turner, J. R. U. Wilson, F. A. Yannelli & D. M. Richardson. (2019) A four‐component classification of uncertainties in biological invasions: implications for management. Ecosphere 10:4, pages e02669.
Crossref
Maya C. Pfaff, Renae C. Logston, Serge J. P. N. Raemaekers, Juliet C. Hermes, Laura K. Blamey, Hayley C. Cawthra, Darryl R. Colenbrander, Robert J. M. Crawford, Elizabeth Day, Nicole du Plessis, Simon H. Elwen, Sarah E. Fawcett, Mark R. Jury, Natasha Karenyi, Sven E. Kerwath, Alison A. Kock, Marjolaine Krug, Stephen J. Lamberth, Aaniyah Omardien, Grant C. Pitcher, Christo Rautenbach, Tamara B. Robinson, Mathieu Rouault, Peter G. Ryan, Frank A. Shillington, Merle Sowman, Conrad C. Sparks, Jane K. Turpie, Lara van Niekerk, Howard N. Waldron, Eleanor M. Yeld & Stephen P. Kirkman. (2019) A synthesis of three decades of socio-ecological change in False Bay, South Africa: setting the scene for multidisciplinary research and management. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 7.
Crossref
Z Zeeman, GM Branch & D Pillay. (2018) Comparisons of life-history traits of the alien invasive Semimytilus algosus and three other mytilid mussels on the West Coast of South Africa. Marine Ecology Progress Series 607, pages 113-127.
Crossref
John R. U. Wilson, Katelyn T. Faulkner, Sebataolo J. Rahlao, David M. Richardson, Tsungai A. Zengeya & Brian W. Wilgen. (2018) Indicators for monitoring biological invasions at a national level. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:6, pages 2612-2620.
Crossref
Brett R. Howard, Daniel Barrios-O’Neill, Mhairi E. Alexander, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Thomas W. Therriault, Tamara B. Robinson & Isabelle M. Côté. (2018) Functional responses of a cosmopolitan invader demonstrate intraspecific variability in consumer-resource dynamics. PeerJ 6, pages e5634.
Crossref
Cheruscha Swart, Vernon Visser & Tamara B. Robinson. (2018) Patterns and traits associated with invasions by predatory marine crabs. NeoBiota 39, pages 79-102.
Crossref
Lueji Barros Pestana, Gustavo Muniz Dias & Antonio Carlos Marques. (2017) A century of introductions by coastal sessile marine invertebrates in Angola, South East Atlantic Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin 125:1-2, pages 426-432.
Crossref
John R.U. Wilson, Mirijam Gaertner, David M. Richardson & Brian W. Van Wilgen. (2017) Contributions to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa. Bothalia 47:2.
Crossref
Mike D. Picker & Charles L. Griffiths. (2017) Alien animals in South Africa – composition, introduction history, origins and distribution patterns. Bothalia 47:2.
Crossref
Tamara Robinson, Brendan Havenga, Marlene van der Merwe & Sue Jackson. (2017) Mind the gap – context dependency in invasive species impacts: a case study of the ascidian Ciona robusta. NeoBiota 32, pages 127-141.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.