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Anna Occhipinti-Ambrogi
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Shallow-water bryozoans from the Azores (central North Atlantic): native vs. non-indigenous species, and a method to evaluate taxonomic uncertainty
Bryozoan records from the shores and upper shelf (≤50 m depth) of the remote Azores Archipelago (central North Atlantic) have been analyzed, along with unpublished data and data from recent surveys. A checklis...
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Mediterranean non-indigenous bryozoans: an update and knowledge gaps
This paper provides an inventory of non-indigenous bryozoan species (NIB) recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. Taking into account previous NIB lists and updated non-indigenous concept, a careful literature revi...
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Mare Nostrum, Mare Quod Invaditur—The History of Bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea
Intentional and unintentional of marine species into the Mediterranean date back to the 15th century, when maritime expanded with geographical discoveries and new mercantile horizons. on ships was recogn...
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Rapid assessment of marine non-indigenous species on mooring lines of leisure craft: new records in Croatia (eastern Adriatic Sea)
Leisure-craft mooring lines were surveyed in six berthing areas along the Croatian coast during June 2014. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of non-indigenous species (NIS) on mooring lines...
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Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea
This paper provides an updated account of the occurrence and abundance of non-indigenous species (NIS) in an area of high risk of introduction: the Lagoon of Venice (Italy). This site is a known hotspot of NIS...
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Open Access‘Double trouble’: the expansion of the Suez Canal and marine bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea
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Erratum to: Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview
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Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview
We present a contribution to the knowledge of marine and brackish water alien species (infraspecific taxa included) recorded along the Italian coasts. The Italian Peninsula, with over 7,000 km of coastline, is...
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Current status of macroinvertebrate methods used for assessing the quality of European marine waters: implementing the Water Framework Directive
This contribution reviews the current status of the macroinvertebrate methodologies proposed for European coastal and transitional waters under the Water Framework Directive (WFD), showing the weaknesses and s...
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The influence of seawater temperature on zooid size and growth rate in Pentapora fascialis (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata)
Zooid size variation and growth banding in the bryozoan Pentapora fascialis, collected from the South of Great Britain to the South of Italy, were investigated in order to test their relationship with the variati...
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Consumption rates and prey preference of the invasive gastropod Rapana venosa in the Northern Adriatic Sea
The alien Asian gastropod Rapana venosa (Valenciennes 1846) was first recorded in 1973 along the Italian coast of the Northern Adriatic Sea. Recently, this predator of bivalves has been spreading all around the w...
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Current Status of Aquatic Introductions in Italy
Italy is a crossroads for nonindigenous species introductions into the Mediterranean, both for marine species coming from the Red Sea, favoured by the warm climate of Southern Italy, and for species that find ...
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Biotic Invasions in a Mediterranean Lagoon
Many non-indigenous species have been found during recent decades in the Lagoon of Venice; many of these species are rapidly becoming both widespread and abundant. Reported here is the invasion of an accidenta...
