Abstract
Non-native fish (NNF) can threaten megadiverse aquatic ecosystems throughout the planet, but limited information is available for the Amazon Region. In this study we review NNF data in the Amazonian macroregion using spatiotemporal records on the occurrence and the richness of NNF from a collaborative network of 35 regional experts, establishing the Amazon NNF database (ANNF). The NNF species richness was analyzed by river basin and by country, as well as the policies for each geopolitical division for the Amazon. The analysis included six countries (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia), together comprising more than 80% of the Amazon Region. A total of 1314 NNF occurrence records were gathered. The first record of NNF in this region was in 1939 and there has been a marked increase in the last 20 years (2000–2020), during which 75% of the records were observed. The highest number of localities with NNF occurrence records was observed for Colombia, followed by Brazil and Bolivia. The NNF records include 9 orders, 17 families and 41 species. Most of the NNF species are also used in aquaculture (12 species) and in the aquarium trade (12 species). The most frequent NNF detected were Arapaima gigas, Poecilia reticulata and Oreochromis niloticus. The current data highlight that there are few documented cases on NNF in the Amazon, their negative impacts and management strategies adopted. The occurrence of NNF in the Amazon Region represents a threat to native biodiversity that has been increasing “silently” due to the difficulties of large-scale sampling and low number of NNF species reported when compared to other South American regions. The adoption of effective management measures by decision-makers is urgently needed and their enforcement needed to change this alarming trend and help protect the Amazon’s native fish diversity.
Introduction
The current worldwide biodiversity crisis has been characterized by an unprecedented rate of species loss, introduction of non-native organisms, biological invasions and biotic homogenization (; ). At a global scale, species introductions are linked to drivers like aquaculture, aquarium trade, ballast water transfer, biofouling, and habitat modification (dams, canals or artificial waterways, urbanization and deforestation) (; ; ; ; ), with impacts potentially increased by current climatic crisis (). In freshwater ecosystems, the intensity of human activity has been positively related to the number of non-native fish species (hereinafter NNF) (), but the number of NNF are underestimated and increasing (i.e., ; ). South America was indicated as one of the six freshwater fish global invasion hotspots of the world, with 5–20 NNF species recorded for the Paraná-Paraguay-Amazon river systems more than a decade ago (; ). As expected, more papers have documented the presence of NNF, mainly in the southeastern South America, and considerably augmented the list of invasive fish species in this continent (; ; , ; ; ; ).
The Amazon is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet (). Traditional and indigenous communities still inhabit these lands and obtain their income mainly from artisanal fisheries, which are threatened by the advance of agricultural frontiers, dam construction, mining disturbances and environmental contamination (; ) and NNF invasions (). In the present study, the term “Amazon Region” has been adopted considering this region as a whole, comprising independent neighboring basins (i.e., Orinoco and other rivers). In the Amazon Region (hereinafter Amazon) there are many evidences of increasing propagule pressure due to accidental NNF introductions through fish farming without effective escape barriers, or by river overflooding in fish farming areas (; ; ). Introductions of NNF have clear negative impacts on native fish assemblages, leading to local species extinctions, reducing genetic diversity, causing loss of ecosystem functions, habitat disruption (; ), and homogenization or differentiation () at genetic, taxonomic, and functional levels (). Also, NNF can cause socioeconomic impacts, compromising native fish markets and food sources for riverside communities (; ). Understanding spatial and temporal trends in NNF invasions is an important milestone for mitigating their negative impacts on biodiversity, especially in global biodiversity hotspots such as the Amazon.
Although there are many anecdotal, occasional and underestimated records of NNF and some of their impacts are well known for many regions, a comprehensive synthesis about the spatiotemporal trends in NNF occurrence records for the Amazon did not exist so far (). Despite the limited data availability, the potential risks for the diversity of native fish in this unique region are expected to add on to other established environmental disturbance drivers (; ; ; ; , ; ). The study of NNF negative impacts and biological invasions in hyperdiverse ecosystems, such as the Amazon, represents a new frontier in ecology and ecosystem management and will help understand the new era of biological reshuffling in aquatic ecosystems (). In this sense, the historical occurrence records of NNF in the Amazon were compiled by country and sub-basin to infer about propagule pressures and colonization trends along a spatiotemporal scale. This study contributes to the understanding of the main processes, patterns and trends involved in NNF establishment and spreads in the Amazon.
The major aim of this paper is to present a pioneer Amazon NNF database (ANNF) and a scenario review analysis highlighting important aspects to be considered in NNF policies and management in this region.
Materials and Methods
A collaborative scientific network was established, comprising researchers from six countries that cover more than 80% of the Amazon Region. Research leaders from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela gathered information on NNF from publications (in English, Portuguese and Spanish) and museum records (i.e., scientific peer-reviewed publications and books, gray literature, and unpublished data, such as field surveys databases and local biological collections with ID numbers) to build an up-to-date and unified database of NNF species occurrence records in the Amazon (ANNF - Supplementary Material 1).
Here, NNF was considered all species introduced intentionally or accidentally by humans into areas in which they did not naturally occur, i.e., exotic, alien, or non-indigenous species. The Amazon NNF database was constructed with the occurrences reported in the Amazon, following a drainage basin scale (see for basin definition) that presented spatiotemporal information (see methods in Supplementary Material 2). Ecological traits (i.e., trophic category and migratory behavior) and invasion vectors or pathways (i.e., aquaculture and aquarium trade) of the recorded NNF species were compiled from FishBase () and used to identify major characteristics related to NNF in the Amazon (Supplementary Material 3).
In order to identify possible mechanisms to prevent, mitigate or manage the impacts of NNF, information concerning legal instruments and public policies related to management and control of non-native species were reviewed and compiled using geopolitical subdivisions for each of the six countries (see Supplementary Table 1). Due to the heterogeneous geopolitical subdivisions in the Amazon, the following units were adopted: states in Brazil, regions in Peru (i.e., the Selva Alta and Selva Baja), and country level for Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, totaling 13 operational regions. All the subsequent analyzes and comparisons were conducted according to those regions. Policies were categorized as described and non-described (i.e., presence or absence) considering topics related to NNF exploitation and environmental protection regulations, mainly for protected areas.
Spatial and temporal representations were applied to explore trends in NNF occurrence records and species richness () using the basin scale (see methods in Supplementary Material 2).
Results
The compiled NNF database comprises 1,314 records of 41 species belonging to nine orders and 17 families. The most widespread NNF species were Arapaima gigas, Poecilia reticulata and Oreochromis niloticus, with 153, 82, and 47 locality records, respectively (Supplementary Materials 1, 3). The Madeira River sub-basin showed the highest NNF species richness and occurrence records density, followed by the Tocantins, Negro, and lowlands of the Amazon River sub-basins, with six species each (Figures 1A,B). The estimated NNF species richness per 100 km2 in each basin (Figure 1C) showed higher values at the Nanay and Napo basins, with 0.02 NNF species per unit area. On the country scale, Colombia presented the highest absolute NNF species richness, followed by Brazil and Bolivia (Figure 1D). The covariance analysis among sampling effort and NNF records showed no significant relationship (Supplementary Table 2).
FIGURE 1
The NNF records by decade exhibited a constant increase for the countries altogether and within countries. The same fast increase pattern was observed at the watershed and sub-basin scales (Figures 2, 3). The main NNF introduction vectors identified from the literature search were aquarium trade (12 species) and aquaculture (12 species), followed by sport-recreational fishing and use as live bait (Supplementary Material 3). The trophic analysis showed that the majority of the NNF species in the Amazon were classified as omnivorous (19 species) or carnivorous (6 species). The reproductive characteristics of most NNF species showed multiple spawning seasons or year-round continuous cycles (12 species), with high fecundity (8 species), and without parental care (12 species); some taxa showed migratory behavior (9 species) (Supplementary Material 3). The first NNF record dated back to 1939 and there has been a marked increase in NNF species records in the last 20 years (2000–2020), a period during which 75% of the records were made (Figure 3).
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3
The current legislation on NNF in the Amazon showed that in seven out of 13 considered geopolitical regions there is some mention regarding these species (Supplementary Tables 1, 5). All these legal instruments do not allow intentional introduction of NNF in protected areas, but most of them (12), allow this practice outside protected areas and in nine of them specify containment strategies to be implemented. Only three regions recorded NNF negative impacts. The release of NNF in natural environments was cited as prohibited in 10 regions, and only in eight regions the regulation imposed a fine for illegal NNF farming. Despite the regulations, NNF introduction has been indirectly encouraged, mainly by strong incentives for fish farming to private companies. Several cases of NNF species purposely or accidentally introduced by fish farming in impacted urban streams were also recorded (Supplementary Table 3).
Only seven studies have reported freshwater and estuarine invasive fish species that have likely established stable populations in the Amazon and are impacting local biota and economy (Supplementary Table 4): four in Peru and three in Brazil. Only seven publications describe the impacts of invasions on native fish communities: five from Brazil, one from Peru, and one from Bolivia (Supplementary Table 4). The reported impacts caused by invasions were reduction on abundance of native species, changes on local fisheries composition, and introduction of parasites.
Discussion
Despite having the richest native freshwater fish diversity on the planet (
The database compiled for the present study is the first large scale and up to date compilation of NNF for the Amazon Region. The number of NNF species recorded (41) and of occurrence records (1,314) are warnings of the potential negative impacts that NNF can exert on the local and endemic Amazonian biota. Many of the NNF identified in this review have biological characteristics that favor establishing populations in new regions and/or invading new habitats (i.e., multiple spawning or continuous/year round reproduction, high fecundity, omnivorous diets, migratory behavior -
The high economic attractiveness and market demand stimulate the farming of some NNF species and increase the probability of unintentional introductions of escapees from fish tanks to the natural environment (i.e., propagule pressure). The “intensive use in aquaculture” is considered one of the main factors inducing exotic species establishment in freshwater environments (
Many political decisions regarding the use of natural resources threaten fish diversity in South America (i.e.,
Regulations often protect NNF in detriment of native ichthyofauna (
Brazil fosters similar incentives of species naturalization processes (
Bolivia promulgated normatives as an intent to control the expansion of the invasive Arapaima gigas (paiche or pirarucu) in that region by prohibiting farming and transport of juveniles, and promoting control and management of the species in protected areas. In addition, three management plans were drafted in indigenous and traditional communities territories (TIOC Tacana I, TIOC Tacana II), and in a protected area (Manuripi Natural Wildlife Reserve). The spreading of A. gigas in Brazil is also of concern to the Rondônia State Environment Regulatory Agency. The invasion of this NNF in the upper Madeira River and the sudden increase in its abundance promoted changes in fishing rules. Based on scientific and local fishers knowledge, Rondônia’s Environmental Regulatory Agency allowed A. gigas fishing as a measure to contain its population increase in a region where previously it did not naturally occur (
Fish introductions have been changing and homogenizing freshwater fish communities worldwide (
The NNF impact on Amazonian ichthyofauna is gradually being recognized as compromising native species abundance, impacting local fisheries’ catch composition, and generating new parasitic infestations (
Statements
Data availability statement
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation. The authors should be consulted for use of the ANNF database and any of the information it contains.
Author contributions
CRCD and JRSV conceived, planned the research, and took the lead in writing the manuscript. TVTO, JZ, and LaC contributed to the data preparation, analyses and interpretation of the results. PC, MB, JZ, and GTV contributed to the review of the manuscript. All authors contributed to data and provided critical feedback, and helped shape the research, analysis, and manuscript.
Funding
WWF-Bolivia and WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). TVTO thanks to the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) for the financial support (process 152236/2020-1). JZ received a productivity grant from CNPq (#313184/2014-7). CRCD received a productivity grant from CNPq (#305836/2020-0).
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the AMAZONFISH Project (ERANet-LAC: ELAC2014/DCC-0210, www.amazon-fish.com) for providing important information regarding species distribution data and fish sampling effort by sub-basins, and Tiago H. S. Pires for helping with the sampling effort analysis. The Bolivian authors acknowledge the technical and financial support by the Peces para la Vida project (IDRC and Global Affairs, Canada).
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The reviewer, FP, declared a past co-authorship with one of the authors, JRSV, to the handling editor.
Supplementary material
The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.646702/full#supplementary-material
Supplementary Table 1Review of regulations for exotic species farming in the Amazon. The regulations were summarized according to geopolitical divisions for each country (at federal level for Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador, at state level for Brazil, and province level for Peru).
Supplementary Table 2Relation between sample effort (data from
Actions that promoted or allowed the invasion of non-native fishes in the studied sites.
Supplementary Table 4Published invasion recorded and related field impact.
Supplementary Table 5Current legislation on aquaculture, fisheries and environmental licensing by countries and states.
Supplementary Material 1Amazon Non-native Fish database (ANNF).
Supplementary Material 2Methodology details.
Supplementary Material 3Natural occurrence, introduction pathway, biological and ecological aspects of NNF introduced in aquatic systems of the Amazon region and native species transplanted to areas other than their natural distribution ∗(references).
Supplementary Material 4Tables.
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Keywords
biological invasions, invasive alien species, freshwater ecosystems, escapes, colonization success, propagule pressure
Citation
Doria CRC, Agudelo E, Akama A, Barros B, Bonfim M, Carneiro L, Briglia-Ferreira SR, Nobre Carvalho L, Bonilla-Castillo CA, Charvet P, dos Santos Catâneo DTB, da Silva HP, Garcia-Dávila CR, dos Anjos HDB, Duponchelle F, Encalada A, Fernandes I, Florentino AC, Guarido PCP, de Oliveira Guedes TL, Jimenez-Segura L, Lasso-Alcalá OM, Macean MR, Marques EE, Mendes-Júnior RNG, Miranda-Chumacero G, Nunes JLS, Occhi TVT, Pereira LS, Castro-Pulido W, Soares L, Sousa RGC, Torrente-Vilara G, Van Damme PA, Zuanon J and Vitule JRS (2021) The Silent Threat of Non-native Fish in the Amazon: ANNF Database and Review. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9:646702. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.646702
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Lawrence Hurd, Washington and Lee University, United States
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Pablo Tedesco, IRD UMR253 Evolution and Diversité Biologique, France; Fernando Mayer Pelicice, Federal University of Tocantins, Brazil
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© 2021 Doria, Agudelo, Akama, Barros, Bonfim, Carneiro, Briglia-Ferreira, Nobre Carvalho, Bonilla-Castillo, Charvet, dos Santos Catâneo, da Silva, Garcia-Dávila, dos Anjos, Duponchelle, Encalada, Fernandes, Florentino, Guarido, de Oliveira Guedes, Jimenez-Segura, Lasso-Alcalá, Macean, Marques, Mendes-Júnior, Miranda-Chumacero, Nunes, Occhi, Pereira, Castro-Pulido, Soares, Sousa, Torrente-Vilara, Van Damme, Zuanon and Vitule.
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