Uncertainties and validation of alien species catalogues: The Mediterranean as an example

A Zenetos, ME Çinar, F Crocetta, D Golani… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The meticulous revision by taxonomic experts of established alien species in the
Mediterranean resulted in a major revision of the list proposed by Galil et al.(2016), with 73 …

A review of the diversity and impact of invasive non-native species in tropical marine ecosystems

P Alidoost Salimi, JC Creed, MM Esch… - Marine Biodiversity …, 2021 - Springer
Tropical marine ecosystems are biologically diverse and economically invaluable. However,
they are severely threatened from impacts associated with climate change coupled with …

Monitoring non-indigenous species in port habitats: first application of a standardized North American protocol in the Mediterranean Sea

M Tamburini, E Keppel, A Marchini… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Baseline port monitoring for fouling communities is an essential tool to assess non-
indigenous species (NIS) introduction and spread, but a standardized and coordinated …

A framework for understanding marine cosmopolitanism in the Anthropocene

JA Darling, JT Carlton - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recent years have witnessed growing appreciation for the ways in which human-mediated
species introductions have reshaped marine biogeography. Despite this we have yet to …

Cavitation damage characteristics following marine fouling cleaning by a self-excited oscillation cavitation waterjet

Z Fang, Z Ji, D Kang, Y Chen, X Zhang, S Wang… - Applied Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine fouling attached to the hull of a ship will reduce its economic performance and
therefore regular cleaning is required. Cavitation jets are a widely used and effective …

Ascidian biodiversity in the shallow waters of the Madeira Archipelago: Fouling studies on artificial substrates and new records

P Ramalhosa, I Gestoso, RM Rocha, G Lambert… - Regional Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ascidians are recognized as major invaders on a global scale, found from the poles to the
tropics and from shallow to deep sea waters with approximately 3000 known described …

The Miseno Lake (central-western Mediterranean Sea): an overlooked reservoir of non-indigenous and cryptogenic ascidians in a marine reserve

R Virgili, V Tanduo, S Katsanevakis… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ascidians are the largest and most diverse class of the subphylum Tunicata, and are
important components of marine benthic communities. They are also renowned worldwide …

An elongated COI fragment to discriminate botryllid species and as an improved ascidian DNA barcode

M Salonna, F Gasparini, D Huchon, F Montesanto… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Botryllids are colonial ascidians widely studied for their potential invasiveness and as model
organisms, however the morphological description and discrimination of these species is …

Winners and losers: prevalence of non-indigenous species under simulated marine heatwaves and high propagule pressure

N Castro, P Ramalhosa, E Cacabelos… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Global warming is increasing the frequency, duration and intensity of extreme events such
as marine heat waves (MHWs). The effects of MHWs include a variety of negative …

The power of combined molecular and morphological analyses for the genus Botrylloides: identification of a potentially global invasive ascidian and description of a …

RM Rocha, M Salonna, F Griggio, M Ekins… - Systematics and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Botryllids are colonial styelid ascidians for which morphological characters distinguishing
genera and species are often difficult to identify and frequently ambiguous. Botrylloides …