The lionfish expansion in the Aegean Sea in Turkey: A looming potential ecological disaster

A Ulman, S Tunçer, IT Kizilkaya, A Zilifli, P Alford… - Regional Studies in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The lionfish invasion in the Western Atlantic is understood to be one of the worst marine
invasions in history, and they have recently just invaded the Mediterranean. Lionfish are a …

Impacts of invasive alien species on nature, nature's contributions to people, and good quality of life

S Bacher, B Galil, M Nunez, M Ansong… - IPBES Invasive Alien …, 2023 - folia.unifr.ch
“The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) has a far wider range: it now occurs in these latitudes
on both sides of the Cordillera, across the continent. I saw it in unfrequented spots in Chile …

Precipitous declines in northern Gulf of Mexico invasive lionfish populations following the emergence of an ulcerative skin disease

HE Harris, AQ Fogg, MS Allen, RNM Ahrens… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans/miles have become well-established
in many western Atlantic marine habitats and regions. However, high densities and low …

Invasive lionfish in the Mediterranean: Low public awareness yet high stakeholder concerns

P Kleitou, I Savva, D Kletou, JM Hall-Spencer… - Marine Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
A lionfish invasion in the Western Atlantic has been one of the most ecologically harmful fish
invasions to date. Experience there has shown that its management is most effective when …

Comparison of Age and Growth Parameters of Invasive Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) Across the Northern Gulf of Mexico

AQ Fogg, JT Evans, MS Peterson… - Fishery …, 2019 - aquila.usm.edu
Invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) have spread rapidly throughout the northern Gulf of
Mexico (GOM) partly because of their high growth rate. Red lionfish were collected from the …

High predatory efficiency and abundance drive expected ecological impacts of a marine invasive fish

EM DeRoy, R Scott, NE Hussey… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2020 - int-res.com
The ecological impacts of invasive species are highly variable and mediated by many
factors, including both habitat and population abundance. Lionfish Pterois volitans are an …

Temporal persistence of red grouper holes and analysis of associated fish assemblages from towed camera data in the Steamboat Lumps Marine Protected Area

SE Grasty, CC Wall, JW Gray… - Transactions of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Red Grouper Epinephelus morio is an ecologically and economically important
Gulf of Mexico reef fish species. The well‐documented excavation behavior of this species …

Invasive lionfish dispersal between shallow-and deep-water habitats within coastal Floridian waters

ME Airey, AQ Fogg, JA Drew - Biological Invasions, 2023 - Springer
Invasive lionfish threaten native fishes and ecosystem health in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico,
and Caribbean. Controlling their spread and population growth can be difficult given their …

Regional differences in an established population of invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) in south Florida

DR Bryan, J Blondeau, A Siana, JS Ault - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
About nine years ago (circa 2009), Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans and P. miles)
invaded the south Florida coral reef ecosystem. During the intervening period of time, there …

Total mercury concentrations in invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) from the Atlantic coast of Florida

EG Johnson, A Dichiera, D Goldberg, MK Swenarton… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) pose a serious threat to marine ecosystems
throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The development of a fishery for …