The guidelines for this conference were:“any topic relating to invasive alien species on
islands, where the term 'island'is broadly interpreted and (rather ironically from a classical …

Global species range dynamics are intrinsically influenced by the interplay between human
activities and climate compatibility. Snowflake coral (Carijoa riisei) is a soft octacoral species …

One colony of the snowflake coral Carijoa riisei (Alcyonacea: Clavulariidae) was found in
June 2016, and three more in January 2017, during dives in the port of Manzanillo, Colima …

Carijoa riisei is a snowflake coral that has aggressively spread across many coastal habitats
in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, threatening a number of tropical ecosystems worldwide …

The tropical snowflake octocoral Carijoa riisei, which is thought to be native to the Indo-
Pacific biogeographical region, has been increasingly reported from the Colombian Tropical …

Despite the obvious negative effects caused by invasive species, some recent studies have
shown that the impacts at local scale are diverse and not necessarily negative. Arborescent …

Sexual reproduction data are important to understand how organisms can replenish their
populations and proliferate on coral reefs. Despite the importance of such data, the …

Octocorals are the main component of rocky walls in the Panamanian tropical eastern
Pacific (TEP), providing shelter and substrate for diverse marine invertebrates and demersal …

Invasive species are of significant concern, especially in mega-diverse countries, because
they cause negative effects such as loss of native biodiversity, ecological alterations …

We report for the first time the association of some caridean shrimps with the octocoral
Carijoa riisei (Cnidaria: Clavulariidae) and the sponge Dragmacidon reticulatum (Porifera …