Global environmental change has featured a rise in macroalgae blooms. These events
generate immense amounts of biomass that can subsequently arrive on shorelines. Such a …

abstract The red palm weevil (RPW), Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier), recently found in
Curaçao and Aruba, has become an economically significant palm tree pest in many tropical …

Despite the evidence that diseases have increased in marine taxa, parasites remain
underrepresented in studies of marine ecology. Recently, observations of black-spot …

The American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, is a charismatic bird distributed throughout
the Caribbean, North and South America. Its wide distribution, the complexity of international …

Recently, observations of black spot syndrome (BSS) in Caribbean fishes have been linked
to infection by a digenean trematode parasite, Scaphanocephalus expansus. Recently, This …

The mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase subunit I (cox1) can serve as a fast and accurate
marker for the identification of animal species, and for the discovery of new species across …

Simple Summary Early detection of the introduction and establishment of exotic species is
crucial to prevent further spread and minimize negative impacts on native species …

The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha off north-east Brazil is well known to ornithologists
as a hotspot for transatlantic vagrants, primarily for Palearctic-African migrants, but also for …

We here provide an overview of 72 invasive animals of the terrestrial and freshwater
environments of the Dutch Caribbean, eleven of which are no longer present. All invasive …

Here, we document major seabird breeding recovery on a satellite island of Curaçao in the
southern Caribbean following the removal of goats in 1997, significant reforestation from …