scholarly journals An annotated check list of the Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha (Hemiptera) of the Madeira and Salvages archipelagos

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1762 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
DORA AGUIN-POMBO ◽  
CARLOS FREITAS
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Check List ◽  
African Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Annotated Checklist ◽  
Cicadella Viridis

The volcanic archipelagos of Madeira and Salvages located respectively at 635 km and 373 km offshore of the northeastern African coast are very rich in endemic species. These two archipelagos together with the Canary Ils and the archipelagos of Cape Verde and Azores represent part of the Mediterranean hot spot which is considered the richest area in flora and fauna of Europe. To synthesize the knowledge on these groups, an annotated checklist of Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha of the archipelagos of Salvages and Madeira is presented based on published literature including data on distribution and food plants. In addition 9 new species records are reported: Austragallia caboverdensis, Austragallia sinuata, Balclutha rufofascia, B. hebe, Cicadella viridis, Macrosteles sexnotatus, Recilia angusticeps, Tamaricella cf fasciolata and Zyginidia lineata. The checklist comprises 79 species of 7 different families. Of these species 87% occur in Madeira and 10% in the Salvages archipelago. As a whole 27% are endemic to Madeira and 8% are endemic to Macaronesia. Despite this diversity, knowledge of their habitats and food plants is still very scarce.KEY WORDS: Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, distribution, new records, Madeira, Hemiptera, MacaronesiaMacaronesian archipelagos are included in the Mediterranean hot spot which is the richest area in flora and fauna of the European Union (Médail and Quézel, 1999). The Macaronesia subregion located between Eurasia

The Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) of the Canary Islands. New genus, species and records

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4312 (1) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL CUADRADO ◽  
LEOPOLDO MORO ◽  
CAROLINA NOREÑA
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Morphological Study ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Records ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Available Information ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The main focus of this study is the biodiversity of the order Polycladida in the Canary Islands, archipelago belonging to Macaronesia and to the Mediterranean basin hot spot region. Polycladida is a cosmopolitan order with some species distributed worldwide; but it also is comprised of endemic species. Here, 19 polyclad species are revised and determined, ten of which were previously recorded for the Canary Islands (De Vera et al. 2009). A new genus and species Multisepta fengari n. gen., n. sp., of the suborder Acotylea and five new species belonging to the suborder Cotylea including Anonymus ruber n. sp., Enchiridium magec n. sp., Eurylepta guayota n. sp., Acanthozoon aranfaibo n. sp. and Pseudoceros mororum n. sp., are presented and described. In addition, two well-known species, Pseudobiceros wirtzi (Madeira and Cape Verde) and Pericelis cata (Caribbean coasts), are new records for the Canary Islands and for the hot spot region of the Mediterranean basin. Using all available information, including from the morphological study presented here, a key for the species for the Canary Islands has been generated. 

scholarly journals Aliens in Egyptian Mediterranean waters. A check-list of Erythrean fish with new records

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. HALIM ◽  
S. RIZKALLA
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Suez Canal ◽  
Check List ◽  
Important Impact ◽  
Historical Role ◽  
Immigrant Species ◽  
The Mediterranean

The historical role of the Suez Canal as a pathway for migrations between the Red sea and the Mediterranean is recalled. A check-list of 42 immigrant Erythrean fish in Egyptian Mediterranean waters is given. The list comprises four new records. 17 of the immigrant species are commercially exploited, whereas 15 are known from single records. While the Erythrean fish as invasive species are beneficial to local fisheries, in our view, they do not have an important impact upon the ecosystem.

New species and new records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Cape Verde archipelago

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-426
Author(s):  
Francisco Ferragut ◽  
Julia Baumann
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
New Records ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites ◽  
Euseius Fustis ◽  
One New Species ◽  
Unknown Male

The phytoseiid mites of the Cape Verde archipelago are scarcely known. We report the results of a survey conducted on the islands of Santiago and Santo Antão, where phytoseiids were collected from native, cultivated and invasive plants. Fourteen species were collected, four of which represent new records for the islands. One new species, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) macrodactylus Ferragut sp. nov., is described and illustrated. We describe the unknown male of Amblyseius neolargoensis van der Merwe, provide a redescription of the male of Euseius fustis (Pritchard & Baker) and additional morphological information for all examined species.

Contributions to the Bulgarian lichenicolous mycota – an annotated checklist and new records

Herzogia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veselin V. Shivarov ◽  
Nóra Varga ◽  
László Lőkös ◽  
Wolfgang von Brackel ◽  
Anna Ganeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Records ◽  
Annotated Checklist

Mediterranean climate change projections: an update from CMIP5 and CMIP6.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep Cos ◽  
Francisco J Doblas-Reyes ◽  
Martin Jury
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Weighting Scheme ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
High Emission ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Model Ensembles ◽  
Projected Changes ◽  
Model Weighting

<p>The Mediterranean has been identified as a climate change hot-spot due to increased warming trends and precipitation decline. Recently, CMIP6 was found to show a higher climate sensitivity than its predecessor CMIP5, potentially further exacerbating related impacts on the Mediterranean region.</p><p>To estimate the impacts of the ongoing climate change on the region, we compare projections of various CMIP5 and CMIP6 experiments and scenarios. In particular, we focus on summer and winter changes in temperature and precipitation for the 21st century under RCP2.6/SSP1-2.6, RCP4.5/SSP2-4.5 and RCP8.5/SSP5-8.5 as well as the high resolution HighResMIP experiments. Additionally, to give robust estimates of projected changes we apply a novel model weighting scheme, accounting for historical performance and inter-independence of the multi-member multi-model ensembles, using ERA5, JRA55 and WFDE5 as observational reference. </p><p>Our results indicate a significant and robust warming over the Mediterranean during the 21st century irrespective of the used ensemble and experiments. Nevertheless, the often attested amplified Mediterranean warming is only found for summer. The projected changes vary between the CMIP5 and CMIP6, with the latter projecting a stronger warming. For the high emission scenarios and without weighting, CMIP5 indicates a warming between 4 and 7.7ºC in summer and 2.7 and 5ºC in winter, while CMIP6 projects temperature increases between 5.6 and 9.2ºC in summer and 3.2 to 6.8ºC in winter until 2081-2100 in respect to 1985-2005. In contrast to temperature, precipitation changes show a higher level of uncertainty and spatial heterogeneity. However, for the high emission scenario, a robust decline in precipitation is projected for large parts of the Mediterranean during summer. First results applying the model weighting scheme indicate reductions in CMIP6 and increases in CMIP5 warming trends, thereby reducing differences between the two ensembles.</p>

On the Composition of some Deep-Sea Deposits from the Mediterranean

1892 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Y. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Deep Sea ◽  
Gutta Percha ◽  
Company Limited ◽  
African Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Board Ship

The muds, the analyses of which are reported in this paper, were collected in September 1879, during the laying of a cable between Marseilles and Algiers by the India Rubber, Gutta-Percha, and Telegraph Works Company, Limited, of Silvertown, the ship employed being the s.s. “Dacia.” The numbers of the samples are those which were affixed to them on board ship. Nos. 31 to 43 are all from localities lying near the African Coast; Nos. 45 and 46 are from positions between the African Coast and the Balearic Bank. Nos. 64 and 65 are from the Balearic Bank, and Nos. 86 to 89 are from the Gulf of Lyons. The positions and depths are collected in Table I.

scholarly journals HOLOTIPUS IN MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Holotipus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Daniela Pessani
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Marine Environment ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Fragile Environment ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The oceans are a vast yet fragile environment, and one of the biggest issues scientists have to tackle today is the conservation of marine biodiversity. In 1975, to try to address the physical, chemical and biological alteration of these delicate ecosystems, 16 Mediterranean States together with the European Union, implemented the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). The aim was to safeguard the marine environment and promote its development in the Mediterranean basin.

scholarly journals The Presence of the invasive Lionfish Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. BARICHE ◽  
M. TORRES ◽  
E. AZZURRO
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
New Records ◽  
Pterois Miles ◽  
Invasive Lionfish ◽  
Future Potential ◽  
The Mediterranean

Here we report the occurrence of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, based on the capture of two specimens along the coast of Lebanon. Previously, only one record of the species from the Mediterranean Sea had been documented. The new records highlight the arrival of new propagules of P. miles, more than two decades later, hinting to a future potential invasion of the Mediterranean Sea.

scholarly journals The migrant crisis in the Mediterranean: A multidimensional challenge for the European Union

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-629
Author(s):  
C Anguita Olmedo ◽  
P González Gómez del Miño
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Member States ◽  
Institutional Stability ◽  
Social Agenda ◽  
Illegal Migrants ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Eu

The European Union (EU) throughout its history has been the destination of diverse migratory flows. Therefore, migration has acquired special relevance by occupying a prominent position on the EU’s political, economic, cultural, and social agenda. The most recent migration crisis of 2015 represents a multidimensional challenge with severe consequences that affect, first, the institutional foundations of the EU (governance, security, solidarity of member states and institutional stability) and, second, the migratory policies of receiving states and the EU itself. This crisis is characterized, first, by the high number of illegal migrants that cross the Mediterranean, and, second, by the humanitarian tragedy and insecurity, which make the sea a grey area and an international reference in the migratory processes. The migration-security equation became a field of applied research and analysis, and at the same time a focus of political debate and public opinion. The article aims at analysing the crisis of 2015 and its consequences, which is done by means of the methodological approach based on the consequences that this phenomenon entails for the EU and for certain member states. The response of the EU is limited primarily to securitization by strengthening the external borders, turning towards internal security rather than respecting international and Community Treaties and promotion of their values, which contradicts the anticipated leadership of this global actor. The authors believe that it is necessary to implement new mechanisms in addition to ensuring greater effectiveness of the existing ones.

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