We present a contribution to the knowledge of marine and brackish water alien species
(infraspecific taxa included) recorded along the Italian coasts. The Italian Peninsula, with …

Mediterranean coastal lagoons provide important ecological functions and nature's
contribution to people, but they are particularly vulnerable to multiple pressures due to their …

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 …

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes a well differentiated
typology of water bodies on the basis of scientific and biological criteria. For coastal waters …

The present study investigates the different uses and the functional roles of shallow habitats
for fish fauna in the Venice Lagoon, by applying the functional guilds approach. Temporal …

Coastal zones are widely recognised as being particularly vulnerable to future
environmental change. Although a significant number of previous papers warn of an …

AbstrACt Analysis of the Venice Lagoon responses to changing morphological features,
freshwater discharges, nutrient loads, fishing activities, and other factors shows that this …

Globally, many estuaries are affected by nutrient loading from human land uses in the
surrounding watersheds. One consequence of increased nutrient levels is proliferation of …

Among the 19 non-native species of marine invertebrates which have invaded the Venice
Lagoon and have established populations, Ruditapes philippinarum, deliberately introduced …

Seagrass communities are under direct threat as a result of anthropogenic impact and
competition with macroalgae. Present day macrophyte meadows in the Mar Menor are the …