The invasion of western Atlantic marine habitats by two predatory Indo-Pacific lionfish,
Pterois volitans and P. miles, has recently unfolded at an unprecedented rate, with …

Although freshwater invasions have not been targeted for maintenance management or
eradication as often as terrestrial invasions have, attempts to do so are frequent. Failures as …

Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) have spread swiftly across the Western
Atlantic, producing a marine predator invasion of unparalleled speed and magnitude. There …

Species invasions have a range of negative effects on recipient ecosystems, and many
occur at a scale and magnitude that preclude complete eradication. When complete …

Invasive species generate significant environmental and economic costs, with maintenance
management constituting a major expenditure. Such costs are generated by invasive Indo …

This review revisits the traits thought to have contributed to the success of Indo‐Pacific
lionfish Pterois sp. as an invader in the western Atlantic Ocean and the worst‐case scenario …

Managing invasive species is a current challenge for biodiversity conservation. A recurring
recent suggestion is that by harvesting nonnatives for human consumption, people can …

Biotic resistance, the process by which new colonists are excluded from a community by
predation from and/or competition with resident species, can prevent or limit species …

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 …

The lionfish, Pterois miles, is one of the most recent Lessepsian immigrants into the
Mediterranean Sea, and it poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems in the region. This …