"STRANGERS" IN PARADISE: MODELING THE BIOGEOGRAPHIC RANGE EXPANSION OF THE FORAMINIFERA AMPHISTEGINA IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Langer ◽  
A. E. Weinmann ◽  
S. Lotters ◽  
D. Rodder
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Range Expansion ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Range expansion of the common lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) in the Mediterranean Sea: an unwanted new guest for Italian waters

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Azzurro ◽  
Bessi Stancanelli ◽  
Vincenzo Di Martino ◽  
Michel Bariche
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Range Expansion ◽  
Pterois Miles ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Mediterranean

Phylogeography and genetic diversity ofOphidiaster ophidianus(Echinodermata: Asteroidea)—evidence for a recent range expansion in the Azores

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 1475-1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Micael ◽  
P. Rodrigues ◽  
A.C. Costa ◽  
M.J. Alves
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Genetic Differentiation ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Range Expansion ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Protected Species ◽  
The Mediterranean

The seastarOphidiaster ophidianusis a vulnerable and protected species in the Mediterranean Sea but is common on North Atlantic islands such as the Azores and Madeira archipelagos. This work presents new insights into the phylogeography and genetic diversity ofO. ophidianusfrom the Azores, based on 67 sequences of the 16S mitochondrial gene and 46 sequences of the nuclear ATP intron 5 gene. Twenty-six samples from the Mediterranean and seven samples from Madeira were used as out-groups. The results revealed that there is a lack of genetic differentiation betweenO. ophidianusfrom the Azores and the out-groups. All, therefore, belong to the same lineage and argue for a fast and recent range expansion of this species into the Azores. Our results also suggest the existence of distinctive periods of strong gene flow followed by periods of either low or non-existent gene flow between the Mediterranean Sea and this archipelago, which could explain the presence of private haplotypes in all studied areas.

scholarly journals Updating the occurrences of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on thermal boundaries and future range expansion

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
CHARALAMPOS DIMITRIADIS ◽  
MARIKA GALANIDI ◽  
ARGYRO ZENETOS ◽  
MARIA CORSINI-FOKA ◽  
IOANNIS GIOVOS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Range Expansion ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Species Distribution Modelling ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Pterois Miles ◽  
Levantine Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean

Here we present an update of the Mediterranean distribution of the lionfish Pterois miles, based on a comprehensive list of geo-referenced occurrences up to October 2019. New data were provided by multiple reporting tools and citizen science initiatives. Our findings suggest that well established populations of P. miles exist in the Levantine Sea, in the southern and central Aegean Sea, as well as in the Greek Ionian Sea, whilst so far, only a few individuals were reported from Tunisia and southern Sicily (Italy). We also argue about the future expansion of this invasive species in the Mediterranean region and about the role of climate change by projecting the limits of winter isotherms under different climate change scenarios. Under the assumption that the mean winter sea surface temperature is the main limiting factor of the range expansion of the species (i.e. 15.3oC winter isotherm), P. miles could substantially expand in the Mediterranean Sea, except the coolest northernmost regions, under future climatic scenarios. These results were discussed in comparison to published outcomes of species distribution modelling.

Aeromonas dhakensis pneumonia and sepsis in a neonate Risso’s dolphin Grampus griseus from the Mediterranean Sea

2015 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Pérez ◽  
ML Abarca ◽  
F Latif-Eugenín ◽  
R Beaz-Hidalgo ◽  
MJ Figueras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Grampus Griseus ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Risso's Dolphin
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