Biogeography of wood-boring crustaceans (Isopoda: Limnoriidae) established in European coastal waters.

ABSTRACT: Marine wood-borers of the Limnoriidae cause great destruction to wooden structures exposed in the marine environment. In this study we collated occurrence data obtained from field surveys, spanning over a period of 10 years, and from an extensive literature review. We aimed to determine which wood-boring limnoriid species are established in European coastal waters; to map their past and recent distribution in Europe in order to infer species range extension or contraction; to determine species environmental requirements using climatic envelopes. Of the six species of wood-boring Limnoria previously reported occurring in Europe, only Limnoria lignorum, L. quadripunctata and L. tripunctata are established in European coastal waters. L. carinata and L. tuberculata have uncertain established s

SUBMITTER: Borges LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4196924 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature