New records and range expansion of lessepsian migrants in the Levantine and Aegean Seas

Tzomos, Theodoros; Chartosia, Niki; Christodoulou, Magdalini; Κίτσος, Μ.-Σ.

doi:10.1017/s1755267209991114

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“…However, this latter factor is only going to be significant if the marina is popular among nonresident vessels, so that new propagules are brought in; and (f) Proximity to the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal factor is especially prominent in the Eastern Mediterranean for NIS of Indo-Pacific origin, some of which have then spread westwards (Occhipinti-Ambrogi & Galil, 2010;Tzomos et al, 2010). Many of these taxa are new to the region, especially those illustrated in the NIS compositions of the Cretan and Cypriot marinas; the Suez Canal vector of course is specific to the Mediterranean basin and urgently warrants some sort of specific targeted management (Galil et al, 2017), as its risk level for facilitating further invasions is assumed to be very high.…”

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A Hitchhiker's guide to Mediterranean marina travel for alien species

Ulman

Ferrario

Forcada

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Management

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Highlights  Factors shaping non-indigenous species (NIS) richness are tested in the Mediterranean.  There is a higher trend of NIS richness going from east to west in the Mediterranean.  NIS richness in marinas is mainly influenced by proximity to other major vectors.  NIS similarities between marinas are more influenced by environmental factors.  The Suez Canal exerts a very strong influence for NIS in Mediterranean marinas. *Highlights (for review) Click here to view linked References *Manuscript Click here to view linked References

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A Hitchhiker's guide to Mediterranean marina travel for alien species

Ulman

Ferrario

Forcada

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…With the continuous northward and westward expansion of alien species within the Mediterranean basin, along with the warming of its waters, fisheries activities all over the Mediterranean are likely to experience similar trends in the abundance of alien species in the future Daniel et al 2009;Tzomos et al 2010;Hiddink et al 2012). Therefore, trawl data from the eastern Mediterranean, which is located at the forefront of the Lessepsian invasion, present an attractive case study and a potential preview of the changes awaiting other Mediterranean fisheries.…”

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Alien species stabilize local fisheries catch in a highly invaded ecosystem

Rijn

Kiflawi

Belmaker

2020

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.

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Alien species may be a valuable resource for marine fisheries, yet their contribution to the catch might be balanced by negative effects on indigenous species. In this study, we explored a unique high-resolution time series of catch data from a highly invaded ecosystem in the eastern Mediterranean. We analyzed over 5000 fishing hauls digitalizing from fishers’ logbooks. We found that the catch per unit effort (CPUE) of alien species increased over time, while for indigenous species, CPUE remained relatively stable between 1996 and 2013. This suggests a lack of competitive exclusion of indigenous target species due to the proliferation of alien species. From the perspective of the fishers’ revenues, alien species gradually became a more important part of the catch, while overall fishers’ revenues showed temporal stability. This was the combined result of alien species increasing CPUE and fishers shifting their effort toward shallower water where alien species were dominant. Our findings demonstrate that alien species can become a valuable resource for a local fishing industry with little effect on indigenous species, which is highly relevant to worldwide fisheries experiencing range redistribution of commercial species.

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The Making of the Mediterranean Molluscan Biodiversity

Sabelli

Taviani

2013

The Mediterranean Sea

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New records and range expansion of lessepsian migrants in the Levantine and Aegean Seas

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

A Hitchhiker's guide to Mediterranean marina travel for alien species

A Hitchhiker's guide to Mediterranean marina travel for alien species

Alien species stabilize local fisheries catch in a highly invaded ecosystem

The Making of the Mediterranean Molluscan Biodiversity

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