Mediterranean non indigenous species at the start of the 2020s: recent changes

A Zenetos, M Galanidi - Marine Biodiversity Records, 2020 - Springer
The current amendments to the Mediterranean marine Non-Indigenous Species (NIS)
inventory for the period 2017-2019 are the result of a continuous literature search and …

[HTML][HTML] Status and trends in the rate of introduction of marine non-indigenous species in European seas

A Zenetos, K Tsiamis, M Galanidi, N Carvalho… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
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Species in European Seas Next Article in Journal Dietary Variation Is Driven by Landscape …

Bio-based products from Mediterranean seaweeds: Italian opportunities and challenges for a sustainable blue economy

S Armeli Minicante, L Bongiorni, A De Lazzari - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds are attracting increasing attention as an alternative healthy food and renewable
drugs source and as agents of climate change mitigation that provide essential ecosystem …

Updating the national baseline of non-indigenous species in Spanish marine waters

L Png-Gonzalez, R Comas-González… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The introduction of new non-indigenous species (NIS) in Spanish marine waters is
addressed under Descriptor 2 of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework …

Applying the convention on biological diversity pathway classification to alien species in Europe

J Pergl, G Brundu, CA Harrower, AC Cardoso… - 2020 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The number of alien species arriving within new regions has increased at unprecedented
rates. Managing the pathways through which alien species arrive and spread is important to …

Improving predictions of invasive fish ranges combining functional and ecological traits with environmental suitability under climate change scenarios

A Schickele, P Guidetti, S Giakoumi… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions represent one of the main threats to marine biodiversity. From a
conservation perspective, especially in the context of increasing sea warming, it is critical to …

Addressing the cumulative impacts of multiple human pressures in marine systems, for the sustainable use of the seas

A Borja, M Elliott, H Teixeira, V Stelzenmüller… - Frontiers in Ocean …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Human activities at sea have increased, causing subsequent degradation of ocean health
and affecting ecosystem services and societal goods and benefits. Climate change further …

Marine plastic litter: public perceptions and opinions in Italy

MB Forleo, L Romagnoli - Marine pollution bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding public perceptions, opinions and knowledge about marine plastic litter issue
is a critical step in effectively engaging society and changing human behaviour in order to …

The invasive brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Ochrophyta) continues to expand: first record in Italy

G Bellissimo, M Altamirano, AR Muñoz, J De la Rosa… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Ochrophyta), native to the Pacific
Ocean and widely distributed in Asia, has been recently recognized as an emblematic case …

Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat

V Gerovasileiou, RI Bancila… - Mediterranean …, 2022 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Marine caves are protected habitats with high biodiversity and low ecological resilience,
vulnerable to multiple pressures including biological invasions. Therefore, comprehensive …