Recent accelerated climate change has exacerbated existing environmental problems in the
Mediterranean Basin that are caused by the combination of changes in land use, increasing …

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 …

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 …

Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

The 2020's update of marine alien species list from Turkey yielded a total of 539 species
belonging to 18 taxonomic groups, 404 of which have become established in the region and …

The human-mediated introduction of marine non-indigenous species is a centuries-if not
millennia-old phenomenon, but was only recently acknowledged as a potent driver of …

The Mediterranean Sea is home to over 2/3 of the world's charter boat traffic and hosts an
estimated 1.5 million recreational boats. Studies elsewhere have demonstrated marinas as …

The role of commercial harbours as sink and source habitats for non-indigenous species
(NIS) and the role of recreational boating for their secondary spread were investigated by …

Abstract The Suez Canal is the main pathway of introduction of non-indigenous species into
the Mediterranean Sea. The successive enlargements of the Suez Canal have raised …

In 2015, the exotic seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae was detected for the first time on the
south side of the Strait of Gibraltar, in Ceuta (northern Africa). This highly sensitive area is …