A research review of interventions to increase the persistence and resilience of coral reefs

National Academies of Sciences, Division on Earth… - 2019 - books.google.com
Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s,
averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result …

[PDF][PDF] Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

K Tsirintanis, E Azzurro, F Crocetta, M Dimiza… - Aquatic …, 2022 - amu.hal.science
Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

Low pufferfish and lionfish predation in their native and invaded ranges suggests human control mechanisms may be necessary to control their Mediterranean …

A Ulman, HE Harris, N Doumpas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus, from the pufferfish family
Tetraodontidae) and the Pacific red lionfish (Pterois miles, family Scorpaenidae) have …

Multiple lionfish (Pterois spp.) new occurrences along the Brazilian coast confirm the invasion pathway into the Southwestern Atlantic

OJ Luiz, WCR dos Santos, AP Marceniuk, LA Rocha… - Biological …, 2021 - Springer
The invasion of the northwestern Atlantic by the Indo-Pacific lionfish has developed
extraordinarily fast. In less than 30 years, lionfish have dramatically expanded their …

The Case of Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea Demonstrates Limitations in EU Legislation to Address Marine Biological Invasions

P Kleitou, JM Hall-Spencer, I Savva, D Kletou… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species entered into force in
2015, with the aim to fulfill regional and international biodiversity goals in a concerted …

Lionfish on the loose: Pterois invade shallow habitats in the tropical southwestern Atlantic

MO Soares, CV Feitosa, TM Garcia… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lionfish (Pterois spp.) evolved in the Indo-Pacific with predators and prey and invaded
regions (eg, the Caribbean Sea and Mediterranean) where no such balance yet exists. In …

Testing the efficacy of lionfish traps in the northern Gulf of Mexico

HE Harris, AQ Fogg, SR Gittings, RNM Ahrens… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Spearfishing is currently the primary approach for removing invasive lionfish (Pterois
volitans/miles) to mitigate their impacts on western Atlantic marine ecosystems, but a …

Habitat suitability, niche unfilling and the potential spread of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea

D Poursanidis, S Kalogirou, E Azzurro… - Marine Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Precipitous declines in northern Gulf of Mexico invasive lionfish populations following the emergence of an ulcerative skin disease

HE Harris, AQ Fogg, MS Allen, RNM Ahrens… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans/miles have become well-established
in many western Atlantic marine habitats and regions. However, high densities and low …

[HTML][HTML] Future climate change accelerates the invasive rhythm of alien marine species: New insights into the invasive potential of the world's aquaculture species red …

Y Xiao, J Liu, J Wei, Z Xiao, J Li, A Aguilar-Perera… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, an unprecedented frequency of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) escapes
from sea cages (ie, million tail level) has generated enormous pressure on local marine …