Mediterranean non indigenous species at the start of the 2020s: recent changes

A Zenetos, M Galanidi - Marine Biodiversity Records, 2020 - Springer
The current amendments to the Mediterranean marine Non-Indigenous Species (NIS)
inventory for the period 2017-2019 are the result of a continuous literature search and …

Citizen science is a vital partnership for invasive alien species management and research

MJO Pocock, T Adriaens, S Bertolino, R Eschen, F Essl… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Invasive alien species (IAS) adversely impact biodiversity, ecosystem functions and socio-
economics. Citizen science can be an effective tool for IAS surveillance, management and …

Climate change, biological invasions, and the shifting distribution of Mediterranean fishes: A large‐scale survey based on local ecological knowledge

E Azzurro, V Sbragaglia, J Cerri, M Bariche… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and biological invasions are rapidly reshuffling species distribution,
restructuring the biological communities of many ecosystems worldwide. Tracking these …

Citizen-science for monitoring marine invasions and stimulating public engagement: a case project from the eastern Mediterranean

I Giovos, P Kleitou, D Poursanidis, I Batjakas… - Biological …, 2019 - Springer
The distribution of marine life has been alarmingly reshaped lately and the number of non-
indigenous species and their impacts are rapidly escalating globally. Timely and accurate …

Snapshot of rare, exotic and overlooked fish species in the Italian seas: A citizen science survey

F Tiralongo, F Crocetta, E Riginella, AO Lillo… - Journal of Sea …, 2020 - Elsevier
Italy, at the center of the Mediterranean Sea, hosts a high diversity of fishes, but to a certain
extent, this richness remains hidden or poorly known because of rare, cryptic or recently …

Marine alien species in Italy: A contribution to the implementation of descriptor D2 of the marine strategy framework directive

G Servello, F Andaloro, E Azzurro… - Mediterranean Marine …, 2019 - ricerca.uniba.it
A re-examination of marine alien species or Non Indigenous Species (NIS) reported in
Italian Seas, until December 2018, is provided, focusing on establishment success, year of …

Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species

S Katsanevakis, D Poursanidis, R Hoffman… - BioInvasions …, 2020 - arpi.unipi.it
Good datasets of geo-referenced records of alien species are a prerequisite for assessing
the spatio-temporal dynamics of biological invasions, their invasive potential, and the …

Updating the occurrences of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on thermal boundaries and future range expansion

C Dimitriadis, M Galanidi… - Mediterranean …, 2020 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Here we present an update of the Mediterranean distribution of the lionfish Pterois miles,
based on a comprehensive list of geo-referenced occurrences up to October 2019. New …

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 …

Monitoring uncommon and non-indigenous fishes in Italian waters: One year of results for the AlienFish project

F Tiralongo, AO Lillo, D Tibullo, E Tondo… - Regional Studies in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Results of the AlienFish project–monitoring and study of rare and non-indigenous fish
species in Italian waters–collected through citizen science in 2018 are here reported …