Rapid assessment survey for exotic benthic species in the São Sebastião Channel, Brazil
Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2013 The study of biological invasions can be roughly divided into three parts: detection, monitoring, mitigation. Here, our objectives were to describe the marine fauna of the area of the port of São Sebastião (on the northern coast of the state of São Paulo,
Antonio C Marques +17 more
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Evidência, 2022 Zaprionus indianus (fig fly) is a drosophilid of African origin that was recorded in Brazilian territory in 1999, quickly dispersing throughout the country, causing impacts on fig culture, and becoming one of the dominant Drosophilidae species in the ...
Jonathan de Oliveira Rios +2 more
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Ship-mediated Marine Bioinvasions: Need for a Comprehensive Global Action Plan
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development, 2018 Concern for marine bioinvasion has drawn international attention. The action plans in place to address this issue and those that are being promulgated are in need of a reassessment.
Arga Chandrasekar Anil +1 more
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Heatwaves hinder mussel invasion by weakening byssus production
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Heatwaves and bioinvasion are among the most pressing ecological issues worldwide. The highly invasive South American mussels (Mytella strigata) can construct extremely dense byssal mats in intertidal habitats they invade, causing serious threats to ...
Xin Xu +5 more
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New records of Kallstroemia tribuloides (Mart.) Steud. (Zygophyllaceae) in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, after 136 years: a bioinvasion in progress? [PDF]
Check List, 2023 We report the occurrence of Kallstroemia tribuloides (Mart.) Steud. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after 136 years. Kallstroemia tribuloides is adapted to open, sunny environments with a preference for sandy soils, which are typical drylands (e.g., the ...
Thiago de Azevedo Amorim +1 more
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Propuesta para el control del agua de lastre en buques que arriban a puertos de la Ecorregión Marina de Chile Central [PDF]
, 2018 La navegación marítima es esencial para la economía. Con el avance tecnológico y buques más rápidos, la frecuencia de los viajes transoceánicos ha aumentado, incrementando el riesgo de impactos negativos ambientales y socio-económicos asociados a la ...
Baro-Narbona, Sandra, Stotz, Wolfgang
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Classification of non-indigenous species based on their impacts: considerations for application in marine management. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2015 Assessment of the ecological and economic/societal impacts of the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) is one of the primary focus areas of bioinvasion science in terrestrial and aquatic environments, and is considered essential to management.
Henn Ojaveer +14 more
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Diversity, 2021 Land and freshwater molluscs are the most abundant non-arthropod invertebrates from inland habitats worldwide, playing important ecological roles and some being important pests in agriculture.
Omar Sánchez +2 more
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Un esfuerzo de integración para contribuir a la gestión de la invasión del alga Rugulopteryx okamurae en las costas de Andalucía: el foro Alga Invasora [PDF]
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Alarcón, F. +8 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Biological invasion pose a severe threat to global biodiversity, and studies of bioinvasion patterns and the underlying mechanisms provide critical tests to ecological theories. China is a global hotspot of biodiversity and also biological invasions. The
Yiying Li, Zehao Shen
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