Spatiotemporal patterns of non-native terrestrial gastropods in the contiguous United States [PDF]
The contiguous United States (CONUS) harbor a significant non-native species diversity. However, spatiotemporal trends of some groups such as terrestrial gastropods (i.e., land snails and slugs) have not been comprehensively considered, and therefore ...
Nicholas S. Gladstone +3 more
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We report evidence of the occurrence of the alien invasive crab Callinectes sapidus along the coast of Latium (central Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Original data refer to five adult females found in July 2022 in the Special Protection Area of “Torre Flavia” (
Corrado Battisti +3 more
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‘Flying barnacles’: implications for the spread of non-indigenous species [PDF]
(Uploaded by Plazi for the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment) The presence of adult barnacles of Fistulobalanus pallidus (Darwin) and Fistulobalanus albicostatus (Pilsbry) attached to field-readable plastic leg rings on the Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus in Northern Europe is reported. L.
Tøttrup, Anders P +3 more
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ORMEF: a Mediterranean database of exotic fish records
Measurement(s) non-indigenous species’ name • AphiaID code • non-indigenous species’ family • observations’ category • year of observation • country • geographical precision of coordinates • latitude • longitude Technology Type(s) observation ...
Ernesto Azzurro +3 more
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Cumulative Negative Impacts of Invasive Alien Species on Marine Ecosystems of the Aegean Sea
Biological invasions are a human-induced environmental disturbance that can cause major changes in ecosystem structure and functioning. Located in the northeastern Mediterranean basin, the Aegean Sea is a hotspot of biological invasions.
Konstantinos Tsirintanis +4 more
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Non-indigenous marine species of the Azores [PDF]
Marine benthic species introduced to the Azores are collated from scientific publications, internal reports and own data. Twelve algae and 21 invertebrates are classified as non-indigenous species, 18 as cryptogenic. Two species of algae and two ascidians are regarded as particularly invasive along the shores of this oceanic archipelago.
Cardigos, Frederico +5 more
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Additional records of Lobotes surinamensis, Caranx crysos, Enchelycore anatina, and Lagocephalus sceleratus (Actinopterygii) in the Adriatic Sea [PDF]
Additional records of four fish species are reported from the Adriatic Sea are reported: Atlantic tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) (Perciformes: Lobotidae); blue runner, Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815) (Perciformes: Carangidae); fangtooth ...
J. Dulčić +5 more
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Occurrence of barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus fasciatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Oplegnathidae), in Malta (Central Mediterranean) with a discussion on possible modes of entry [PDF]
The barred knifejaw, Oplegnathus fasciatus (Temminck et Schlegel, 1844), a species native to the North Western and Eastern Central Pacific, is recorded from the central Mediterranean for the first time. Two individuals were photographed within a month of
P.J. Schembri +3 more
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Comparative feeding behaviour of native and introduced terrestrial snails tracks their ecological impacts [PDF]
A developing body of theory and empirical evidence suggest that feeding behaviour as measured by the functional response (FR) can assist researchers in assessing the relative potential, ecological impacts and competitive abilities of native and ...
Tedi Hoxha +7 more
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Background The amphipod and microsporidian diversity in freshwaters of a heterogeneous urban region in Germany was assessed. Indigenous and non-indigenous host species provide an ideal framework to test general hypotheses on potentially new host-parasite
Daniel S. Grabner +6 more
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