Identifying hotspots of non-indigenous species' high impact in the Maltese islands (Central Mediterranean Sea)

2021 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 112016
Author(s):  
Angela G. Bartolo ◽  
Konstantinos Tsiamis ◽  
Frithjof C. Küpper
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Non Indigenous Species

scholarly journals An additional record of the non-indigenous species (NIS) Seriola fasciata from the southern coast of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea)

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-230
Author(s):  
Michele Luca Geraci ◽  
Fabio Falsone ◽  
Danilo Scannella ◽  
Sergio Vitale
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Seriola Dumerili ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Greater Amberjack ◽  
Non Indigenous Species

An additional record of the non-indigenous species (NIS) Seriola fasciata from the southern coast of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea) is here described in this note. The catch record is the first in the area and confirms the key role of the area for NIS spreading. In addition, an updated map of its spatial distribution is provided as well as a discussion on the possible misidentification and competition with the native greater amberjack Seriola dumerili.

scholarly journals New records of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from the Maltese Islands

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario V Balzan ◽  
David Genoud ◽  
Pierre Rasmont ◽  
Maximilian Schwarz ◽  
Denis Michez
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Present Note ◽  
New Records ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea

A total of 95 bee species have been recorded from the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean Sea).  The aim of the present note is to report newly recorded species within the study area.  A total of nine new species belonging to four families are recorded here: Andrenidae (1 species), Apidae (1 species), Halictidae (5 species), and Megachilidae (2 species).

scholarly journals Remarks on Echinodermata from the South Central Mediterranean Sea based upon collections made during the MARCOS cruise (10 to 20th April, 2007)

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. MIFSUD ◽  
M. TAVIANI ◽  
S. STOHR
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Management Zone ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
South Central ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The MARCOS cruise, which took place in the South Central Mediterranean Sea on board the RV ‘Urania’, resulted in the collection of 27 species of Echinodermata from shallow to bathyal depths, many from around Malta (the Fisheries Management Zone). The fauna is represented by common to rare taxa already reported from the Mediterranean with the exception of the amphi-Atlantic ophiuroid Ophiotreta valenciennesi rufescens (Koehler, 1896), recorded from the Mediterranean Basin for the first time. Odontaster mediterraneus (von Marenzeller, 1893) and Luidia sarsi Lutken, 1858 are also first records for the Maltese Islands.

scholarly journals New records of the genus Pachygrapsus (Crustacea: Decapoda) from the central Mediterranean Sea with a review of its Mediterranean zoogeography

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. CROCETTA ◽  
S. MIFSUD ◽  
P. PAOLINI ◽  
J. PISCOPO ◽  
P.J. SCHEMBRI
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time

The occurrence of Pachygrapsus maurus and Pachygrapsus transversus is reported from the Maltese Islands for the first time on the basis of one specimen of P. maurus collected in 1990 and numerous recent specimens, and the distribution of the two species is mapped. The controversial presence of P. maurus in Italy is confirmed and two new sites for this species are reported, including the first for the mainland of Italy. The examination of the historical specimen of P. maurus from the Genova area revealed a misidentification of P. transversus; this record could be a result of ship-mediated transport. First notes on the habitat of P. maurus in the central Mediterranean Sea are given. Updated maps of the distribution of P. maurus and P. transversus in the Mediterranean are provided and the zoogeography of these species is revisited.

scholarly journals A massive update of non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean marinas

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aylin Ulman ◽  
Jasmine Ferrario ◽  
Anna Occhpinti-Ambrogi ◽  
Christos Arvanitidis ◽  
Ada Bandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Indigenous Status ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Saccostrea Glomerata ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Non Indigenous Species

The Mediterranean Sea is home to over 2/3 of the world’s charter boat traffic and hosts an estimated 1.5 million recreational boats. Studies elsewhere have demonstrated marinas as important hubs for the stepping-stone transfer of non-indigenous species (NIS), but these unique anthropogenic, and typically artificial habitats have largely gone overlooked in the Mediterranean as sources of NIS hot-spots. From April 2015 to November 2016, 34 marinas were sampled across the following Mediterranean countries: Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus to investigate the NIS presence and richness in the specialized hard substrate material of these marina habitats. All macroinvertebrate taxa were collected and identified. Additionally, fouling samples were collected from approximately 600 boat-hulls from 25 of these marinas to determine if boats host diverse NIS not present in the marina. Here, we present data revealing that Mediterranean marinas indeed act as major hubs for the transfer of marine NIS, and we also provide evidence that recreational boats act as effective vectors of spread. From this wide-ranging geographical study, we report here numerous new NIS records at the basin, subregional, country and locality level. At the basin level, we report three NIS new to the Mediterranean Sea (Achelia sawayai sensu lato,Aorides longimerus,Cymodoceaff.fuscina), and the re-appearance of two NIS previously known but currently considered extinct in the Mediterranean (Bemlos leptocheirus, Saccostrea glomerata). We also compellingly update the distributions of many NIS in the Mediterranean Sea showing some recent spreading; we provide details for 11 new subregional records for NIS (Watersipora arcuata,Hydroides brachyacantha sensu latoandSaccostrea glomeratanow present in the Western Mediterranean;Symplegma brakenhielmi,Stenothoe georgiana,Spirobranchus tertaceros sensu lato,Dendostrea folium sensu latoandParasmittina egyptiacanow present in the Central Mediterranean, andW. arcuata,Bemlos leptocheirusandDyspanopeus sayiin the Eastern Mediterranean). We also report 51 new NIS country records from recreational marinas: 12 for Malta, 10 for Cyprus, nine for Greece, six for Spain and France, five for Turkey and three for Italy, representing 32 species. Finally, we report 20 new NIS records (representing 17 species) found on recreational boat-hulls (mobile habitats), not yet found in the same marina, or in most cases, even the country. For each new NIS record, their native origin and global and Mediterranean distributions are provided, along with details of the new record. Additionally, taxonomic characters used for identification and photos of the specimens are also provided. These new NIS records should now be added to the relevant NIS databases compiled by several entities. Records of uncertain identity are also discussed, to assess the probability of valid non-indigenous status.

scholarly journals Marine notches in the Maltese islands (central Mediterranean Sea)

2017 ◽  
Vol 439 ◽  
pp. 158-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Furlani ◽  
Fabrizio Antonioli ◽  
Timmy Gambin ◽  
Ritienne Gauci ◽  
Andrea Ninfo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
Central Mediterranean Sea
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