A good understanding of the mechanisms and magnitude of the impact of invasive alien
species on ecosystem services and biodiversity is a prerequisite for the efficient prioritisation …

The human-mediated introduction of marine non-indigenous species is a centuries-if not
millennia-old phenomenon, but was only recently acknowledged as a potent driver of …

Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

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 …

Human activities, such as shipping, aquaculture, and the opening of the Suez Canal, have
led to the introduction of nearly 1000 alien species into the Mediterranean Sea. We …

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 …

We reviewed over 407 global seaweed introduction events and have increased the total
number of introduced seaweed species to 277. Using binomial tests we show that several …

This collaborative effort by many specialists across the Mediterranean presents an updated
annotated list of alien marine species in the Mediterranean Sea. Alien species have been …

The introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) across the major European seas is a
dynamic non-stop process. Up to September 2004, 851 NIS (the majority being zoobenthic …

Biological invasions in marine environment are the lesser known aspect of global change.
However, recent events which occurred in the Mediterranean Sea demonstrate that they …