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Reproductive traits of a nonindigenous amphipod associated with alternative habitat structures in presence of an invasive ecosystem-engineering polychaete

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Understanding reproductive traits of invasive species and their modulation by different invaded habitats is crucial for monitoring invasive processes. The invasive ecosystem engineers (IEE) affect their habitat structure, generating cascading effects that may modulate their own or other species’ reproductive traits. In this study, we aim to evaluate the reproductive activity of a nonindigenous species (NIS), the amphipod Melita palmata, in a SW Atlantic coastal lagoon whose habitat structure has been modified by the IEE (reef builder) Ficopomatus enigmaticus. Experiments showed that: (1) the frequency of M. palmata mate pairings (reproductive rate) is higher in reefs built by the IEE than in the facies formed by sediment and valves in reef-free areas (namely sediment); (2) the ratio of mate pairings relative to receptive available females (mate access ratio) is higher in sediment; (3) higher density of M. palmata increases its reproductive rate in both habitats, and (4) lower M. palmata density and reduced habitat structure enhance the mate access ratio. Results suggest that M. palmata reproduction is either density- or habitat-dependent at higher or lower population densities, respectively. This reproductive plasticity might contribute to the permanence of NIS in new systems, the recognition of new habitats, and counteract potential reproductive isolation.

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We especially thank Daniel Blanco for providing access to San Gabriel fishing site facilities. We also want to thank Santiago Brizuela, Mark Bertness, and Silvia de Marco for their contributions to the early draft of the manuscript. Finally, we greatly appreciate the revisions of the anonymous reviewers and the associated editor to improve our manuscript.

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This work was financially supported by the following projects: Biodiversity and invasions in marine and estuarial environments of Southeastern Buenos Aires Province, EXA 610/12, UNMDP and Biodiversity and impact of biological invasions in marine and estuarial environments, EXA 715/14.

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    María Cielo Bazterrica, Graciela Álvarez & Sandra Obenat

  2. Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción, Sanidad y Ambiente (IIPROSAM–CONICET/UNMdP), Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Agustina Méndez Casariego

  3. Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR–CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina

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Bazterrica, M.C., Casariego, A.M., Álvarez, G. et al. Reproductive traits of a nonindigenous amphipod associated with alternative habitat structures in presence of an invasive ecosystem-engineering polychaete. Hydrobiologia 848, 5051–5066 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04692-w

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