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 …

The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Here we combined an extensive
literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

The state-of-art on alien species in the Mediterranean Sea is presented, making distinctions
among the four subregions defined in the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive:(i) the …

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 …

A number of marine alien species have been described as invasive or locally invasive in the
Mediterranean because of their proliferation, and/or their geographical spread and/or impact …

Species diversity assessments are an important step to evaluate the conservation status of a
community, both in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. These assessments are pivotal if …

Abstract The Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus is a portunid native to the western
Atlantic, from New England to Uruguay. The species was introduced in Europe in 1901 …

ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot containing between 15,000
and 20,000 marine species, nearly a quarter of which are endemic. The causes of the high …

The native distribution of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the western Atlantic extends
from Nova Scotia to Argentina. Introduced to Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, it is …