1a3874a82383f8afeb9dc64d29889bca
English
dataset
Matt Arnold
DASSH, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitat Data
matarn@mba.ac.uk
pointOfContact
2021-03-15
MEDIN Discovery metadata standard
2.3.8
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
2005-2006 Harries et al. Isle of Cumbrae Sargassum muticum records
2016-07-15
publication
DASSHDT00000211
http://www.dassh.ac.uk
The invasive alga Sargassum muticum has recently been reported in the Firth of Lorn, west coast of Scotland. This represents the first sighting of the species north of the Kintyre Peninsula, a land barrier that had been expected to slow the northwards spread of S. muticum. This paper presents a thorough review of literature concerning the dispersal and establishment of this invasive alga and predicts potential dispersal trajectories and likely areas for future establishment in Scotland. From previous dispersal rates, S. muticum is likely to spread throughout the west coast of Scotland in the next few years, predominantly via natural pathways although anthropogenic vectors may also contribute to dispersal. Sheltered and moderately exposed sea lochs and shorelines, on the west coast of Scotland in particular, are likely to provide favourable conditions for the establishment of persistent populations of S. muticum. Conditions on the north and east coasts of Scotland were considered less favourable, both for the dispersal and establishment of S. muticum. The spread of S. muticum is unlikely to cause serious widespread ecological impacts, however, it does have the potential to cause economic damage to the aquaculture industry which is a major employer on the west coast of Scotland. The establishment of dense highly visible canopies would also constitute a degradation of the natural heritage value of Scottish shorelines. It would be prudent to investigate means of preventing persistent populations from establishing in areas of economic importance or with high natural heritage value.
Dan Harries
Heriot-Watt University School of Life Sciences
Teaching Fellow
dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk
originator
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
Data Manager
01752 633102
01752 633291
Marine Biological Association of the UK,
The Laboratory,
Citadel Hill
Plymouth
PL1 2PB
dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk
custodian
notPlanned
Delimited
Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
NDGO0005
Species distribution
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-01-06
revision
Macroalgae generic abundance in water bodies
SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary
2009-11-16
revision
Biodiversity
GEMET
2011-07-06
creation
CC BY 4.0
otherRestrictions
DASSH terms and conditions apply
English
biota
-4.9891
-4.8737
55.6984
55.8151
2005-07-24
2006-07-13
Harries, D.B., Cook, E., Donnan, D.W., Mair, J.M., Harrow, S. and Wilson, J.R., 2007. The establishment of the invasive alga Sargassum muticum on the west coast of Scotland: rapid northwards spread and identification of potential new areas for colonisation. Aquatic Invasions, 2(4), pp.367-377.
Data Archive for Seabed Species and Habitats (DASSH)
Data Manager
01752 633102
01752 633291
Marine Biological Association of the UK,
The Laboratory,
Citadel Hill
Plymouth
PL1 2PB
dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk
distributor
https://www.dassh.ac.uk/datasets/DASSHDT00000211
A link to the web service or dataset
http://www.dassh.ac.uk
DASSH website
A link to the general host site
dataset
MEDIN data guideline for ad hoc sightings
2012-12-19
publication
Data is in a pro forma provided by DASSH
true
Part of MSFD NNS baseline data collation project (Jan 2016). Subset of a dataset as we were only pulling out records for a selection of INNS. Contains records for Sargassum muticum.
If any sensitive species or biotope records are present within this dataset, they will have been removed. If you wish to request access to sensitive species records, please contact the metadata contact. The UK Sensitive Species list has been agreed by UK statutory bodies and relevant experts. It can be viewed here https://docs.nbnatlas.org/sensitive-species-list/. Please note sensitive species lists can vary across the UK.