Progress in Mediterranean bioinvasions two years after the Suez Canal enlargement

Zenetos, Argyro

doi:10.32582/aa.58.2.13

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“…During the last few decades, many new species have been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea. The upward trend in new arrivals since 1950, which culminated during the 2001-2010 period , appears to be decreasing (Zenetos, 2017). The main reasons for new arrivals are associated with Lessepsian migration, Atlantic influx, intentional or unintentional introduction as well as climate change.…”

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An updated Checklist of the Marine fishes from Syria with emphasis on alien species

Ali

2018

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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An updated checklist of marine ichthyofauna recorded to date from Syrian marine waters, including 298 species (belonging to 220 genera, 111 families, 36 orders, and 3 classes) is presented. Sparidae is the dominant family (28 species), followed by Blenniidae (15 species), while 55 families are represented by 1 species. The Chondrichthyes present in Syria were cross-checked for the first time. The status, frequency, main fishing gear targeting common species, in addition to the fishing method by which the rare species were caught, are also provided. Four species are recorded herein for the first time: Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810), Hymenocephalus italicus Giglioli, 1884, Scarus ghobban Forsskal, 1775, and Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810. This inventory includes 56 Lessepsian migrant species, with 16 of them being considered very common and of positive economic importance. Alien species have been grouped into three categories, namely, established (49 species), casual (2 species) and single records (5 species). Twenty-eight species were excluded from this list, due to lack of reliable documentation on their presence

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An updated Checklist of the Marine fishes from Syria with emphasis on alien species

Ali

2018

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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“…Nevertheless, the spread of alien species is an on-going phenomenon, which requires accurate inventories based on continuous updates and scientific validation of the obtained data. This is of vital importance for the Mediterranean Sea, where the rate of introduction of new species kept increasing until 2010, when it reached a rate of approximately one new entry every two weeks (Zenetos, 2010), although this rate has slowed down recently (Zenetos, 2017;Zenetos et al, 2017).…”

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

Servello¹,

Andaloro

Azzurro

et al. 2019

Medit. Mar. Sci.

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The re-examination of marine alien species or Non-indigenous species (NIS) reported in Italian Seas by December 2018, is here provided, particularly focusing on establishment success, year of first record, origin, potential invasiveness, and likely pathways. Furthermore, their distribution is assessed according to marine subregions outlined by the European Union (EU) Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Adriatic Sea (ADRIA), Ionian Sea and Central Mediterranean Sea (CMED), and Western Mediterranean Sea (WMED). In Italy, 265 NIS have been detected with the highest number of species being recorded in the CMED (154 species) and the WMED (151 species), followed by the ADRIA (143). Most of these species were recorded in more than one subregion. The NIS that have established stable populations in Italian Seas are 180 (68%), among which 26 have exhibited invasive traits.Among taxa involved, Macrophyta rank first with 65 taxa. Fifty-five of them are established in at least one subregion, mostly in the ADRIA and the CMED. Crustacea rank second with 48 taxa, followed by Polychaeta with 43 taxa, Mollusca with 29 taxa, and Pisces with 28 taxa, which were mainly reported from the CMED. In the period 2012-2017, 44 new alien species were recorded, resulting in approximately one new entry every two months. Approximately half of the NIS (~52%) recorded in Italy have most likely arrived through the transport-stowaway pathway related to shipping traffic (~28% as biofoulers, ~22% in ballast waters, and ~2% as hitchhikers). The second most common pathway is the unaided movement with currents (~19%), followed by the transport-contaminant on farmed shellfishes pathway (~18%). Unaided is the most common pathway for alien Fisshes, especially in CMED. Escapes from confinement account for ~3% and release in nature for ~2% of the NIS. The present NIS distribution hotspots for new introductions were defined on the first recipient area/location in Italy. In ADRIA the hotspot is Venice which accounts for the highest number of alien taxa introduced in Italy, with 50 newly recorded taxa. In the CMED, hotspots of introduction are the Taranto and Catania Gulfs, hosting 21 first records each. The Strait of Sicily represents a crossroad between the alien taxa from the Atlantic Ocean and the Indo-Pacific area. In the WMED, hotspots of bioinvasions include the Gulfs of Naples, Genoa and Livorno.This review can serve as an updated baseline for future coordination and harmonization of monitoring initiatives under international, EU and regional policies, for the compilation of new data from established monitoring programs, and for rapid assessment surveys.

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“…Also, rise in seawater temperatures, compounded with the establishment and spread of non-native (invasive) species, has caused community shifts and tropicalisation (Lejeusne et al 2010, Montefalcone et al 2015. Currently, it is estimated that nearly 1000 non-native aquatic species (Zenetos 2017, the majority of which thermophilic, have entered the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal (Katsenevakis et al 2014), and this trend is expected to increase in the future (Galil et al 2015).…”

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A Risk Screening Study on the Potential Invasiveness of Lessepsian fishes in the South-Eastern Coasts of Anatolia

Bilge¹,

Filiz²,

Yapıcı³

et al. 2019

Acta Ichthyol. Piscat.

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Progress in Mediterranean bioinvasions two years after the Suez Canal enlargement

Cited by 20 publications

References 9 publications

An updated Checklist of the Marine fishes from Syria with emphasis on alien species

An updated Checklist of the Marine fishes from Syria with emphasis on alien species

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

A Risk Screening Study on the Potential Invasiveness of Lessepsian fishes in the South-Eastern Coasts of Anatolia

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