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

The Mediterranean region is, by far, a prime travel destination, having hosted more than 330
million tourists in 2016, mostly for seaside holidays. A greatly increased influx of …

This article includes 23 new records of alien and cryptogenic species in the Mediterranean
Sea, belonging to 4 Phyla (Chordata, Echinodermata, Arthropoda and Mollusca), distributed …

Here we present an update of the Mediterranean distribution of the lionfish Pterois miles,
based on a comprehensive list of geo-referenced occurrences up to October 2019. New …

Penaeus aztecus Ives 1891, commonly known as the brown shrimp, is a well-established
invasive alien species of Atlantic origin in the Mediterranean Sea. Here we report on the …

Marine caves are protected habitats with high biodiversity and low ecological resilience,
vulnerable to multiple pressures including biological invasions. Therefore, comprehensive …

The chief purpose of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is biodiversity conservation. The effects
that invasive alien species (IAS) have on MPAs, and vice versa, are not yet fully known, even …

The common lionfish Pterois miles has rapidly spread across the eastern Mediterranean
Sea. We compiled occurrence data from both native and invaded range under the …

The bamboo-coral Isidella elongata is a key habitat-forming species in the deep
Mediterranean Sea. This alcyonacean is listed as an indicator of Vulnerable Marine …

A checklist of non-indigenous marine fishes including bony, cartilaginous and jawless
distributed along the Turkish Marine Waters was for the first time generated in the present …