Invasive species can cause severe economic damages, ecosystem alterations, and can
even threat human health. In the global warming scenario, which can act as a driving force …

Global change and the overall rise in seawater temperature are causing a poleward shift in
species distribution, increasing the occurrence of warm-water biota in many ecosystems …

The aim of this research is to set a successful strategy for engaging citizen marine scientists
and to obtain reliable data on marine species. The case study of this work is the bearded …

Quantitative studies on population dynamics and life history traits of key species are useful
to predict changes in the structure and organization of biological communities. In this …

In recent years, population outbreaks of the annelid Hermodice carunculata (Polychaeta,
Amphinomidae) are recurrently detected along the coastal zone of the Salento peninsula …

Global warming is affecting marine biodiversity in a multitude of ways, promoting several
direct and indirect effects. Across the Mediterranean basin, rising temperatures are greatly …

Abstract The fireworm Hermodice carunculata (Annelida) is emerging as a native invader
and a neonative species in the Central Mediterranean basins. Its ongoing areal expansion …

The Salento Peninsula represents the eastern-most edge of the Italian Peninsula, and one
of the first areas to be invaded by thermophilic non-indigenous species. The diversity of non …

The morphological diversity of marine annelid larvae is stunning. Although many of the
larval forms have been categorized as trochophores or modified trochophores, there are a …

Las características morfológicas que caracterizan a primera vista a los anfinómidos son la
presencia de la carúncula y las setas calcificadas (Fig. 1); otras relevantes son un cordón …