A5043090317- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and environmental studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Marine and fisheries research
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- International Maritime Law Issues
University of the Aegean
2016-2023
The publication of this article is supported by the Open Access Publishing Fund International Association for Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET; www.invasivesnet.org). Stelios Katsanevakis, Maria Sini and Konstantinos Tsirintanis were Hellenic Foundation Research Innovation (H.F.R.I.) under “First Call H.F.R.I. Projects to support Faculty members Researchers procurement high-cost research equipment grant” (Project Number: HFRI-FM17-1597). Enalia Physis acknowledges Pantelis...
This contribution forms part of a series collective articles published regularly in Mediterranean Marine Science that report on new biodiversity records from the basin. The current article presents 51 geographically distinct for 21 taxa belonging to 6 Phyla, extending western Levantine. records, per country, are as follows: Spain: cryptogenic calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna is reported location Alicante region. Algeria: rare Atlanto-Mediterranean bivalve Cardium indicum Annaba. Tunisia:...
To enrich spatio-temporal information on the distribution of alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species in Mediterranean Black Sea, a collective effort by 173 marine scientists was made to provide unpublished records make them open access scientific community.Through this effort, we collected harmonized dataset 12,649 records.It includes 247 taxa, which 217 are Animalia, 25 Plantae 5 Chromista, from 23 countries surrounding Sea.Chordata most abundant taxonomic group, followed
Non-indigenous species (NIS) are among the main drivers of native biodiversity loss, habitat alteration, and degradation ecosystem services, with some NIS posing risks to human health. Efficient monitoring strategies necessary assess distribution impacts NIS. In this study, we compared performance environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding visual surveys SCUBA diving detect marine fish in Greek waters. We collected water samples from 20 coastal sites across Aegean, Ionian, Levantine Seas both...
The Greek Seas are greatly exposed to the proliferation of marine alien species. At least 242 species have been reported within territorial waters, three-quarters which considered established, while their rate introduction is increasing. Some these exhibit high invasiveness, imposing severe impacts on native ecosystems and ecosystem services. spatiotemporal outside natural boundaries depends several parameters, including biological characteristics, distribution range, pathway, time initial...
In the Mediterranean Sea, genus Pinna encompasses two large fan-shaped bivalve species, nobilis and rudis. Historically, both species coexisted in western until a mass mortality event (MME) brought P. to brink of extinction. Notably, rudis remained unaffected by MME, its recent successful recruitment further spread have been hypothesized be linked local extinction nobilis. Although has sparsely recorded eastern Sea (with some these records being doubtful), reports emerging summer 2023 from...
Mediterranean rocky reefs are undergoing regime shifts, from a structurally complex and diverse state dominated by canopy- forming macroalgae to degraded one characterised low-lying turf or encrusting macroalgal species, due increased anthropogenic pressure climate change. Using data gathered 89 sites across the entire Aegean Sea, this study aims provide most comprehensive health status assessment of shallow in area, based on community structure. Overall, 2520 benthic images were collected...
Data on the distribution and ecology of cryptobenthic fish marine caves in Mediterranean Sea are extremely scarce but necessary for scientists managers alike order to understand these fish’s ecological role assess their conservation status. Broadscale surveys by implementing underwater visual census photographic sampling northeastern Sea, within different expeditions during last 5 years, brought light new records eight rarely reported species. To a smaller extent, complementary citizen...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 577:17-32 (2017) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12232 Identifying where vulnerable species occur in a data-poor context: combining satellite imaging and underwater occupancy surveys Stelios Katsanevakis1,*, Maria Sini1, Thanos Dailianis1,2, Vasilis Gerovasileiou1,2, Nikoletta Koukourouvli1, Kostantinos...
Biological invasions are a human-induced environmental disturbance that can cause major changes in ecosystem structure and functioning. Located the northeastern Mediterranean basin, Aegean Sea is hotspot of biological invasions. Although presence alien species has been studied monitored, no assessment conducted on their cumulative impacts native biodiversity. To address this gap identify most highly impacted areas habitats impactful invasive Aegean, we applied CIMPAL index, framework...
Biological invasions are a human-induced environmental disturbance that can cause major changes in ecosystem structure and functioning. Located the northeastern Mediterranean basin, Aegean Sea is hotspot of biological invasions. Although presence alien species has been studied monitored, no assessment conducted on their cumulative impacts native biodiversity. To address this gap, we applied CIMPAL index, framework developed for mapping invasive species, to identify most affected areas...