The global issues of climate change and marine litter are interlinked and understanding
these connections are key to managing their combined risks to marine biodiversity and …

There is increasing use worldwide of electronic decision-support tools to identify potentially
invasive non-native species so as to inform policy and management decisions aimed at …

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body
for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular …

Under future climate change, modification of temperature and salinity are expected to result
in distribution shifts of marine organisms, including commercial fish and shellfish. Changes …

Harmful algae can cause death in fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and humans, via their
toxins or from effects associated with their sheer quantity. There are many species, which …

The marine nemertean Cephalothrix simula originates from the Pacific Ocean but in recent
years has been discovered in northern Europe. The species has been associated with high …

The potential effects of climate change on the distribution of benthic species commonly used
in marine ecological quality assessment were investigated using a spatial modelling …

Globally, non-native species (NNS) have been introduced and now often entirely replace
native species in captive aquaculture; in part, a result of a perceived greater resilience of …

Invasive alien species (IAS) have become an important driver of biodiversity change and
exert severe pressure on natural ecosystems. The development of modelling approaches to …

Marine habitat assessment using indicator species through Species Distribution Modeling
(SDM) was investigated. The bivalves: Corbula gibba and Flexopecten hyalinus were the …