Biotic homogenisation is defined as decreasing dissimilarity among ecological assemblages sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …
Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …
This work presents refined, updated subregional and regional non-indigenous species (NIS) inventories for the Mediterranean Sea, validated by national and taxonomic experts, with …
The invasive macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae represents an unprecedented case of bioinvasion by marine macroalgae facing the European coasts. Since the first apparition of …
M Zanolla, R Carmona, L Mata, J De la Rosa… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Asparagopsis (Bonnemaisoniaceae, Rhodophyta) species are distributed in most temperate and tropical waters of the world, where they are considered an iconic invader …
FP Mancuso, R D'Agostaro, M Milazzo… - Marine Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Invasive seaweeds are listed among the most relevant threats to marine ecosystems worldwide. Biodiversity hotspots, such as the Mediterranean Sea, are facing multiple …
Biological invasions represent a threat to ecosystems, through competition and habitat destruction, which may result in significant changes of the invaded community …
Physalia physalis, the bluebottle in Australia, are colonial siphonophores that live at the surface of the ocean, mainly in tropical and subtropical waters. P. physalis are sometimes …
Benthic habitats, as well as their associated biota, have been studied in the Alboran Sea since the nineteenth century, with a very significant increase of knowledge in the last five …