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Macro-environmental modelling of the current distribution of Undaria pinnatifida (Laminariales, Ochrophyta) in northern Iberia

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The Asian kelp Undaria pinnatifida was first reported in north-western Spain in 1988. Since then, it has spread along the Galician coasts and towards the western Cantrabrian coast, probably supported by new introductions related to aquaculture and private yachts. Despite the high potential of this seaweed to invade new areas, it has not fully established itself in specific areas along the eastern Cantabrian coast where it has been farmed. We attempted to identify the macro-environmental determinants for the successful establishment of U. pinnatifida in the northern Iberian coast. Thus, we built a model based on the significant relationships between this kelp and several environmental factors using the Favourability Function, a method based on binary logistic regression. We obtained a statistically significant Favourability model where the chlorophyll concentration in summer was the most influential variable and the photosynthetically active radiation in spring was a secondary variable that best characterized the presence of U. pinnatifida. The ecological implications are discussed.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Ignacio Bárbara and Óscar Freire for providing us with access to the Undaria pinnatifida data stored in the SANT-algae Herbarium (Index Herbariorum code). This work has been partially financed by project CGL2006-09567/BOS (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Spain, and FEDER funds). We also thank to Dr. Daniel Simberloff and one anonymous referee their comments.

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  1. Instituto Español de Oceanografia (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Puerto pesquero de Fuengirola S/N, Málaga, Spain

    José C. Báez

  2. Departamento Biología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071, Málaga, Spain

    Jesús Olivero & Raimundo Real

  3. Instituto Español de Oceanografia (IEO), Centro Oceanográfico de Santander, Promontorio San Martín s/n, Apdo. 240, 39080, Santander, Spain

    César Peteiro & Carlos Garcia-Soto

  4. International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Hengelosestraat 99, P.O. Box 6, 7500 AA, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Francisco Ferri-Yáñez

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Báez, J.C., Olivero, J., Peteiro, C. et al. Macro-environmental modelling of the current distribution of Undaria pinnatifida (Laminariales, Ochrophyta) in northern Iberia. Biol Invasions 12, 2131–2139 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-009-9614-1

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