Uncertainties and validation of alien species catalogues: The Mediterranean as an example

A Zenetos, ME Çinar, F Crocetta, D Golani… - Estuarine, coastal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The meticulous revision by taxonomic experts of established alien species in the
Mediterranean resulted in a major revision of the list proposed by Galil et al.(2016), with 73 …

The Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus in southern European coastal waters: Distribution, impact and prospective invasion management strategies

G Mancinelli, P Chainho, L Cilenti, S Falco… - Marine pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
The native distribution of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the western Atlantic extends
from Nova Scotia to Argentina. Introduced to Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, it is …

A synthesis of biological invasion hypotheses associated with the introduction–naturalisation–invasion continuum

EZ Daly, O Chabrerie, F Massol, B Facon, MCM Hess… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
With the advent of the Anthropocene, biological invasions have reached an unprecedented
level, and the number of species introductions is still increasing in an ever‐changing world …

Invading the Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity patterns shaped by human activities

S Katsanevakis, M Coll, C Piroddi… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Human activities, such as ship**, aquaculture, and the opening of the Suez Canal, have
led to the introduction of nearly 1000 alien species into the Mediterranean Sea. We …

Detection of introduced and resident marine species using environmental DNA metabarcoding of sediment and water

LE Holman, M de Bruyn, S Creer, G Carvalho… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys are increasingly being used for biodiversity monitoring,
principally because they are sensitive and can provide high resolution community …

Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning

K Tsiamis, E Azzurro, M Bariche… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The disproportionately low presence of marine species in the list of invasive alien species
(IAS) of Union concern of the European Union (EU) Regulation 1143/2014 does not fully …

Marine invasive alien species in Europe: 9 years after the IAS Regulation

S Katsanevakis, S Olenin, R Puntila-Dodd… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biological invasions, resulting from human activities, exert substantial impacts on
ecosystems worldwide. This review focuses on marine invasive alien species (IAS) in …

Map** the impact of alien species on marine ecosystems: the Mediterranean Sea case study

S Katsanevakis, F Tempera… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To develop a standardized, quantitative method for map** cumulative impacts of
invasive alien species on marine ecosystems. Location The methodology is applied in the …

Assessing patterns in introduction pathways of alien species by linking major invasion data bases

WC Saul, HE Roy, O Booy, L Carnevali… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Preventing the arrival of invasive alien species (IAS) is a major priority in managing
biological invasions. However, information on introduction pathways is currently scattered …

Pathways and gateways of freshwater invasions in Europe

AL Nunes, E Tricarico, VE Panov, AC Cardoso… - 2015 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Taking into account the continuous increase in freshwater introductions, and to support the
recent European legislation on invasive alien species, the identification of priority pathways …