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 …

Established non-indigenous species increased by 40% in 11 years in the Mediterranean Sea

A Zenetos, PG Albano, EL Garcia… - Mediterranean …, 2022 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Using a 2010 review of non-indigenous species (NIS) reported in the Mediterranean Sea as
a baseline, this study undertakes a paramount revision of the non-indigenous species list in …

[PDF][PDF] Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

K Tsirintanis, E Azzurro, F Crocetta, M Dimiza… - Aquatic …, 2022 - amu.hal.science
Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns

S Bevilacqua, L Airoldi, E Ballesteros… - Advances in marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global change is striking harder and faster in the Mediterranean Sea than elsewhere, where
high levels of human pressure and proneness to climate change interact in modifying the …

Validated inventories of non-indigenous species (NIS) for the Mediterranean Sea as tools for regional policy and patterns of NIS spread

M Galanidi, M Aissi, M Ali, A Bakalem, M Bariche… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work presents refined, updated subregional and regional non-indigenous species (NIS)
inventories for the Mediterranean Sea, validated by national and taxonomic experts, with …

Improving predictions of invasive fish ranges combining functional and ecological traits with environmental suitability under climate change scenarios

A Schickele, P Guidetti, S Giakoumi… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions represent one of the main threats to marine biodiversity. From a
conservation perspective, especially in the context of increasing sea warming, it is critical to …

Is the trend in new introductions of marine non-indigenous species a reliable criterion for assessing good environmental status? Τhe case study of Greece

A Zenetos, PK Karachle… - Mediterranean …, 2020 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
This study presents the updated status of marine non-indigenous species (NIS) distribution
in Greece and investigates trends in new NIS introductions, at both national and subnational …

Low pufferfish and lionfish predation in their native and invaded ranges suggests human control mechanisms may be necessary to control their Mediterranean …

A Ulman, HE Harris, N Doumpas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus, from the pufferfish family
Tetraodontidae) and the Pacific red lionfish (Pterois miles, family Scorpaenidae) have …

The Case of Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea Demonstrates Limitations in EU Legislation to Address Marine Biological Invasions

P Kleitou, JM Hall-Spencer, I Savva, D Kletou… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species entered into force in
2015, with the aim to fulfill regional and international biodiversity goals in a concerted …

New alien Mediterranean biodiversity records (November 2021)

F Crocetta, SAA Al Mabruk, E Azzurro, R Bakiu… - 2021 - um.edu.mt
This Collective Article includes records of 29 alien and cryptogenic species in the
Mediterranean Sea, belonging to eight Phyla (Rhodophyta, Ochrophyta, Cnidaria, Annelida …