scholarly journals Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 2943-2962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnese Marchini ◽  
Jasmine Ferrario ◽  
Adriano Sfriso ◽  
Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi
Keyword(s):  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Lagoon Of Venice ◽  
Status And Trends ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Protect the Natives to Combat the Aliens: Could Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 Be a Natural Agent for the Control of the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Crocetta ◽  
Maria Shokouros-Oskarsson ◽  
Nikolaos Doumpas ◽  
Ioannis Giovos ◽  
Stefanos Kalogirou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Octopus Vulgaris ◽  
Major Threat ◽  
Global Biodiversity ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Natural Agent

Biological invasions constitute a major threat to native ecosystems and to global biodiversity [...]

scholarly journals First report of a species of Prasiola (Chlorophyta: Prasiolacea) from the Mediterranean Sea (Lagoon of Venice)

2005 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-346
Author(s):  
Daniele Curiel ◽  
Chiara Motti ◽  
Andrea Rismondo ◽  
Giorgio Bellemo ◽  
Chiara Dri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Lagoon Of Venice ◽  
First Report ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals The non-indigenous Paranthura japonica Richardson, 1909 in the Mediterranean Sea: travelling with shellfish?

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 545 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. MARCHINI ◽  
J. C. SORBE ◽  
F. TORELLI ◽  
A. LODOLA ◽  
A. OCCHIPINTI-AMBROGI
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
Lagoon Of Venice ◽  
Ligurian Sea ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
North Adriatic Sea ◽  
Italian Coast

An anthurid isopod new to the Mediterranean Sea has recently been observed in samples from three localities of the Italian coast: the Lagoon of Venice (North Adriatic Sea), La Spezia (Ligurian Sea) and Olbia (Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea). The specimens collected showed strong affinity to a species originally described from the NW Pacific Ocean: Paranthura japonica Richardson, 1909. The comparison with specimens collected from the Bay of Arcachon (Atlantic coast of France), where P. japonica had been recently reported as non-indigenous, confirmed the identity of the species. This paper reports the most relevant morphological details of the Italian specimens, data on the current distribution of the species and a discussion on the pathways responsible for its introduction. The available data suggest that the presence of this Pacific isopod in several regions of coastal Europe might be due to a series of aquaculture-mediated introduction events that occurred during the last decades of the 1900s. Since then, established populations of P. japonica, probably misidentified, remained unnoticed for a long time.

scholarly journals Alien and cryptogenic Foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea: A revision of taxa as part of the EU 2020 Marine Strategy Framework Directive

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUTA STULPINAITE ◽  
ORIT HYAMS-KAPHZAN ◽  
MARTIN R. LANGER
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Ballast Water ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Ecological Impacts ◽  
Suez Canal ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Marine Invasions ◽  
Vectors Of Introduction ◽  
The Mediterranean

The human-mediated translocation of marine alien species beyond their natural ranges started as early as people began navigating the sea and is of growing concern to nature conservation. The Mediterranean Sea is among the most severely affected areas by biological invasions, a phenomenon that has been fostered by the opening and recent extension of the Suez Canal, the transport and release of ballast water, aquaculture and aquarium trade, ichthyochory and other active or passive dispersal mechanisms. The increase of marine invasions has stimulated considerable research, but for some important groups, in particular microorganisms, data are still limited. In this paper we have reviewed the current status of marine alien foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea. Our survey includes a comrephensive taxonomic revision of previously recognized alien taxa, and new information obtained from the fossil record and from molecular studies. Our survey and reexamination of alien benthic foraminifera yielded a total of 43 validly recognized species and two species of cryptogenic taxa and reduces the number of previous recordings. The revised list includes both larger symbiont-bearing and smaller benthic foraminifera, including 16 hyaline-perforate, 3 agglutinated and 24 porcelaneous taxa. The vast majority of alien foraminifera recorded so far have become established in the Eastern and Central Mediterranean Sea, indicative for translocation and introduction via the Suez Canal pathway. Only one species, Amphistegina lobifera, causes significant ecological impacts and fulfills the criteria to be considered as an invasive alien. This species is a prolific carbonate producer, and displays extreme forms of ecosystem invasibility with capabilities to reduce native diversity and species richness. The proliferation and rates of recently observed range extensions, track contemporary sea surface temperature increases, provide strong support for previous species distribution models, and corroborate findings that rising water temperatures, global climate change and the extension of climate belts are major drivers fueling the latitudinal range expansion of larger symbiont-bearing and smaller epiphytic foraminifera. Intensified efforts to study alien foraminifera on a molecular level, in dated cores and in ballast water are required to trace their source of origin, to identify vectors of introduction and to verify their status as true aliens.

scholarly journals Time lags in reporting of biological invasions: the case of Mediterranean Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 469 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARGYRO ZENETOS ◽  
EIRINI GRATSIA ◽  
ANA-CRISTINA CARDOSO ◽  
KONSTANTINOS TSIAMIS
Keyword(s):  
Biological Invasions ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Taxonomic Group ◽  
Time Lags ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
Non Indigenous Species

Time lags in non-indigenous species (NIS) reporting can create uncertainty in the analysis of NIS introduction rates, which can lead to inadequate actions, prevention measures and their evaluation. The present study aims to highlight time lags in marine NIS reporting in the Mediterranean Sea, i.e.: the time that mediates from the detection of a new NIS in the Mediterranean Sea until its publication. Our results revealed that the time lag in NIS reporting in the Mediterranean Sea has been considerably decreased during the last decades. There is also a noticeable difference in the time lag of reporting NIS in association with the taxonomic group of the species. Fish have generally shorter time lags in their reporting when compared with other taxonomic groups (e.g. macrophytes, Annelida, Bryozoa). Considering the widespread concern on marine introductions, it is essential to recognize the importance of taking into account time lags of reporting NIS that skew introduction patterns of marine NIS, permitting thus more accurate management assessments.

scholarly journals Ecosystem services sustainability in the Mediterranean Sea: assessment of status and trends using multiple modelling approaches

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camino Liquete ◽  
Chiara Piroddi ◽  
Diego Macías ◽  
Jean-Noël Druon ◽  
Grazia Zulian
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Status And Trends ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Modelling Approaches

scholarly journals History of acoustic neutrino detection

2019 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Robert Lahmann
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Neutrino Detection ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historic Development ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The 1950S

The historic development of acoustic neutrino detection is shortly reviewed from early ideas starting in the 1950s to current experiments. The article concludes with an assessment of the current status of the field and outlook to the future, as perceived by the author, and with an emphasis on activities in the Mediterranean Sea.

Alien polychaete species worldwide: current status and their impacts

2012 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 1257-1278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melih Ertan Çinar
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Benthic Habitats ◽  
Polychaete Species ◽  
Species Introductions ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
New Location

This paper reviews the alien polychaete species in the world's oceans and their impacts on the marine ecosystems and humans. A total of 292 polychaete species belonging to 164 genera and 39 families have been transported around the world's oceans with human-mediated assistance. Almost 15% of total number of known polychaete genera and 3.4% of total number of species are included in this phenomenon. A total of 180 species have become established in the world's oceans and 31 species (casual species) have a potential to establish viable populations in a new location. The most speciose genera areHydroides(16 species) andPolydora(16 species), both accounting for 10% of the total number of alien species. The families Spionidae (53 species) and Serpulidae (46 species) have the highest number of alien species. The Mediterranean Sea (134 species), and the coasts of the Hawaii Islands (47 species) and the USA Pacific (34 species) have been intensively invaded by alien polychaetes. The origins of alien species vary among regions. Alien polychaete species in the Mediterranean Sea mostly originated from the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific areas. Benthic habitats of the areas between 40°N and 40°S were colonized by polychaetes mostly originating from other tropical and subtropical regions. The Suez Canal and shipping are the major vectors for species introductions. Some species imported and exported as fishing baits have become established at non-native localities. The invasive polychaete species have greatly altered habitat structures in some areas, restructured the food webs, and created important economic problems.

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