Hitch-hiking on floating marine debris: macrobenthic species in the Western Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean marine biodiversity under threat: Reviewing influence of marine litter on species

“…Nevertheless, some studies of the diets and stomach contents of Mediterranean fish have recorded marine litter ingestion (Deudero, 1998;Massutí et al, 1998;Madurell, 2003), although it was not the aim of these studies. For invertebrates, studies of macrobenthic fauna have focused on the examination of litter colonisation before and after the introduction of litter items (Katsanevakis et al, 2007;Akoumianaki et al, 2008), and macrobenthic species have also been identified in floating objects (Aliani and Molcard, 2003). However, research on litter, specifically on microplastics and its biological effects on invertebrates have been rather restricted to controlled laboratory experiments conducted in Europe, mainly in the UK (Browne et al, 2008;Farrell and Nelson, 2013).…”

Marine litter on the floor of deep submarine canyons of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea: The role of hydrodynamic processes

“…Lecke-Mitchel and Mullin, 1992;Aliani and Molcard, 2003;Barnes and Milner, 2005;Cozar et al, 2014), stranded on the coast (e.g. Gottfried et al, 1987;Gabrielides et al, 1991;Hess et al, 1999), adrift over the continental shelf (e.g.…”

Assessing the port to port risk of vessel movements vectoring non-indigenous marine species within and across domestic Australian borders

“…The bryozoan B. gracilis had no discernable impacts on environmental, economic or human health in Australia (Keough and Ross 1999). However, because it has been listed in the OECD catalogue of marine biofouling organisms (Ryland 1965) and is noted as a widespread biofouling species (eg Aliani and Molcard 2003;Koc¸ak 2007), the consequence was categorised as 'minor' (Table 3). Both species of dinoflagellates (C. polukrikoides and G. catenatum) produce toxic chemicals when in bloom densities (Kim et al 1999(Kim et al , 2002Van Dolah 2000).…”