Beach wrack: Discussing ecological roles, risks, and sustainable bioenergy and agricultural applications

M Martins, F Sousa, C Soares, B Sousa… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The equilibrium of the marine ecosystem is currently threatened by several constraints,
among which climate change and anthropogenic activities stand out. Indeed, these factors …

Updating the national baseline of non-indigenous species in Spanish marine waters

L Png-Gonzalez, R Comas-González… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The introduction of new non-indigenous species (NIS) in Spanish marine waters is
addressed under Descriptor 2 of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework …

Rapid invasion and expansion of the invasive macroalgae Rugulopteryx okamurae in the Mediterranean and Atlantic: A 10-year review

MR Laamraoui, B Mghili, M Roca, O Chaieb… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review seeks to establish a baseline on the current knowledge and gaps in the scientific
literature on the invasive macroalgae Rugulopteryx okamurae. Through a systematic …

Crowdsourcing biodiversity data from recreational SCUBA divers using Dive Reporter

M Buzinkai, M Radeta, C Rodrigues, F Silva… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in marine environments is crucial to ensure a better
understanding of ecosystem functioning and, ultimately, for adequate management and …

The invasive brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Ochrophyta) continues to expand: first record in Italy

G Bellissimo, M Altamirano, AR Muñoz, J De la Rosa… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Ochrophyta), native to the Pacific
Ocean and widely distributed in Asia, has been recently recognized as an emblematic case …

Recent occurrence and expansion of the non-indigenous alga Rugulopteryx okamurae in Morocco (Mediterranean and Atlantic shores)

M El Madany, M Hassoun, F El Aamri, N El Mtili - Aquatic Botany, 2024 - Elsevier
Seaweed invasions are known as one of the main threats to coastal resources and
biological diversity. The brown alga Rugulopteryx okamurae is one of the non-indigenous …

Impact of the invasive brown alga Rugulopteryx okamurae on the benthic communities in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

M Borriglione, S Ruitton, F Boyer, D Thibault… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the centuries, the Mediterranean Sea has been significantly impacted by biological
invasions, hosting more than 1,000 non-indigenous species. In the early 2000s, the brown …

[HTML][HTML] Management of non-indigenous species in Macaronesia: Misconceptions and alerts to decision-makers

N Castro, PM Félix, I Gestoso, JL Costa… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human-induced pressures have led to substantial changes in marine ecosystems
worldwide, with the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) emerging as a significant …

[HTML][HTML] First Record of the Invasive Alien Species Rugulopteryx okamurae (Phaeophyceae, Dictyotales) along the Eastern Coast of Sicily (Italy, Mediterranean Sea) …

G Marletta, A Lombardo, D Serio - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Mediterranean Sea is a hotspot for the introduction of non-indigenous species. Among
them, invasive alien species can seriously affect the areas they colonize, not only by altering …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the invasive macroalgae Rugulopteryx Okamurae for potential biomass valorisation

V Cebrián-Lloret, S Cartan-Moya, M Martínez-Sanz… - Food chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to examine the composition and properties of the invasive macroalgae R.
okamurae and explore potential applications. The results showed that the seaweed biomass …