Space invaders; biological invasions in marine conservation planning

S Giakoumi, F Guilhaumon, S Kark… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Biological invasions are major contributors to global change and native biodiversity
decline. However, they are overlooked in marine conservation plans. Here, we examine for …

The invasion of Caulerpa cylindracea in the Mediterranean: the known, the unknown and the knowable

L Piazzi, D Balata, F Bulleri, P Gennaro, G Ceccherelli - Marine biology, 2016 - Springer
The spread of the green macroalga Caulerpa cylindracea is one of the most threatening
invasions in the Mediterranean Sea. Many correlative and experimental studies have …

Resistance and facilitation by native algal communities in the invasion success of Undaria pinnatifida

GA Thompson, DR Schiel - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2012 - int-res.com
The mechanisms by which non-indigenous species overcome resistance in native
communities are not well understood but are fundamental to the ability of invaders to persist …

A tale of two invaders: divergent spreading kinetics of the alien green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa cylindracea

M Montefalcone, C Morri, V Parravicini, CN Bianchi - Biological invasions, 2015 - Springer
The two alien green algae Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa cylindracea (formerly Caulerpa
racemosa var. cylindracea) are among the most notorious and threatening invasive species …

Assessing the impacts of nonindigenous marine macroalgae: an update of current knowledge

AD Davidson, ML Campbell, CL Hewitt… - Botanica marina, 2015 - degruyter.com
Nonindigenous marine species continue to be one of the foremost threats to marine
biodiversity. As an update to a 2007 review of the impacts of introduced macroalgae, we …

Potential effects of an invasive seaweed (Caulerpa cylindracea, Sonder) on sedimentary organic matter and microbial metabolic activities

L Rizzo, A Pusceddu, L Stabili, P Alifano… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Caulerpa cylindracea (Sonder), among the most successful marine bio-invaders on a global
scale, poses severe threats to biodiversity. However, the effects of this seaweed on the …

Demography and population biology of the invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida on shallow reefs in southern New Zealand

DR Schiel, GA Thompson - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The ability of alien species to gain traction in native communities and expand along
coastlines depends on their life histories interacting with local environments. This includes …

Protection enhances community and habitat stability: evidence from a Mediterranean Marine Protected Area

S Fraschetti, G Guarnieri, S Bevilacqua, A Terlizzi… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Rare evidences support that Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) enhance the stability of marine
habitats and assemblages. Based on nine years of observation (2001–2009) inside and …

Potential of GLMM in modelling invasive spread.

J Thiele, B Markussen - CABI Reviews, 2012 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Utilization of generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) in invasion biology has increased
exponentially during the last 5-10 years. GLMM are useful tools that can handle data with …

Ecological niche models of invasive seaweeds

VR Marcelino, H Verbruggen - Journal of Phycology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological niche models (ENM s) are commonly used to calculate habitat suitability from
species' occurrence and macroecological data. In invasive species biology, ENM s can be …