Status and Trends in the Rate of Introduction of Marine Non-Indigenous Species in European Seas

Diversity, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 14(12), С. 1077 - 1077

Опубликована: Дек. 6, 2022

Invasive alien species are a major worldwide driver of biodiversity change. The current study lists verified records non-indigenous (NIS) in European marine waters until 2020, with the purpose establishing baseline, assessing trends, and discussing appropriate threshold values for good environmental status (GES) according to relevant legislation. All NIS were by national experts trends presented six-year assessment periods from 1970 2020 Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Altogether, 874 have been introduced Mediterranean Sea North-East Atlantic Ocean hosting most introductions. Overall, number new introductions has steadily increased since 2000. annual rate reached 21 seas within last period (2012–2017). This increase is likely due human activities research efforts that intensified during early 21st century Seas. As Europe not environmentally, nor geographically homogenous, setting GES requires regional expertise. Further, once management measures operational, pathway-specific would enable effectiveness such measures.

Язык: Английский

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Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species

BioInvasions Records, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(2), С. 339 - 369

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

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and neonative species in Mediterranean Black Sea, a collective effort by 173 marine scientists was made to provide unpublished records make them open access scientific community.Through this effort, we collected harmonized dataset 12,649 records.It includes 247 taxa, which 217 are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

Язык: Английский

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Marine invasive alien species in Europe: 9 years after the IAS Regulation

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10

Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2023

Biological invasions, resulting from human activities, exert substantial impacts on ecosystems worldwide. This review focuses marine invasive alien species (IAS) in Europe, examining the current state, proposing strategies to address problem, and offering recommendations for enhanced management. Effective management of biological invasions relies accessible, accurate data inform decision-making. Information systems such as European Alien Species Network (EASIN), Aquatic Non-Indigenous Cryptogenic (AquaNIS), World Register Introduced Marine (WriMS) provide comprehensive databases IAS, but their sustainability requires long-term maintenance, continuous updates, support. Most countries lack specific monitoring programs standardization improvement methods are needed. Port plays a vital role early detection new arrivals, recent advancements molecular techniques show promise effective IAS monitoring. Risk screening tools commonly employed rank taxa based invasiveness potential regions, variations protocols can yield inconsistent results. impact assessments highlight resource competition, novel habitat creation, predation primary mechanisms negative biodiversity, while creation habitats represents key mechanism positive impacts. Preventing introductions is critical, measures ballast water treatment implemented reduce likelihood introductions. However, understanding introduction pathways remains uncertain many IAS. Eradication control efforts have limited success, emphasizing need biosecurity measures. Climate change, especially ocean warming, intensify native ecosystems. In climate change hotspots, some tropical aliens may, however, compensate loss thermally sensitive natives with similar traits. Therefore, it imperative consider interactions between developing conservation strategies. Enhancing Europe entails i) securing adequate funding, ii) expanding list Union Concern adequately cover iii) learning successful practices, iv) sustaining information systems, v) improving warning innovative technologies, vi) enhancing prediction models, vii) conducting integrated mapping cumulative impacts, considering benefits ecosystem functioning services.

Язык: Английский

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Validated Inventories of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) for the Mediterranean Sea as Tools for Regional Policy and Patterns of NIS Spread

Diversity, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(9), С. 962 - 962

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2023

This work presents refined, updated subregional and regional non-indigenous species (NIS) inventories for the Mediterranean Sea, validated by national taxonomic experts, with records observed until December 2020. These datasets will be used as baselines implementation of Integrated Monitoring Assessment Programme (IMAP) Quality Status Report 2023. In total, 1006 have been found in marine brackish waters. The highest numbers NIS were Israel, Türkiye, Lebanon Italy. Approximately 45 categorized data deficient, either due to lack consensus on their alien status or validity identification. Polychaeta, Foraminifera macroalgae groups controversial species. There was a general increase yearly rate new introductions after late 1990s, which appears slowing down last decade, but this may confounded reporting lags differential research efforts. Between 1970 2020 there has steep proportion shared present throughout all four subregions, are predominantly transported via shipping recreational boating. While Lessepsian gradually spreading westwards northwards, is still considerable invasion debt accumulating eastern central Mediterranean.

Язык: Английский

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The invasive brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Ochrophyta) continues to expand: first record in Italy

BioInvasions Records, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(2), С. 385 - 401

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

The brown seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae (Dictyotales, Ochrophyta), native to the Pacific Ocean and widely distributed in Asia, has been recently recognized as an emblematic case of biological invasion by marine macroalgae European waters.Since 2015 from Strait Gibraltar, R. rapidly spread towards Atlantic Mediterranean coastal areas exhibiting invasive behaviour with significant ecological socio-economic impacts.Here, we report first morphologically genetically confirmed observation this species Italy, along north-western coast Sicily (Gulf Palermo).Specimens were found drifted material established population on Posidonia oceanica, representing its new eastern distribution limit Sea, was previously Marseilles (France).Furthermore, performed a favorability model current introduced for Mediterranean, which shows most western including Balearic archipelago, Corsica Sardinia, central Sicily, northern Africa together basin, highly favorable okamurae.The probable vectors introduction are sea currents maritime traffic, fishing activities.This hypothesis supported some ranked variables model, i.e., velocity, proximity ports.These results warning that can cover large distances via currents, thus also threatening ecosystems resources these forecasted be regions species.We suggest coordinated actions at level stakeholders sector regarding prevention, both because it is affected potentially very important role dispersion species.

Язык: Английский

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Top predator status and trends: ecological implications, monitoring and mitigation strategies to promote ecosystem-based management

Frontiers in Marine Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Май 13, 2024

The conservation and management of marine ecosystems hinge on a comprehensive understanding the status trends top predators. This review delves into ecological significance predators, examining their roles in maintaining ecosystem stability functioning through an integrated analysis current scientific literature. We first assess efficacy various monitoring methods, ranging from traditional field observations to cutting-edge technologies like satellite tracking environmental DNA (eDNA) evaluating strengths limitations terms accuracy, spatial coverage, cost-effectiveness, providing resource managers with essential insights for informed decision-making. Then, by synthesizing data diverse ecosystems, this study offers overview affecting predator populations worldwide. explore multifaceted impacts human activities, climate change, habitat degradation abundance distribution these key species. In doing so, we shed light broader implications declining populations, such as trophic cascades altered community structures. Following thorough assessment successful strategies reversing decline compilation recommendations is presented, encompassing effective governance interventions. A crucial aspect ecosystem-based implementation robust strategies. Mitigation measures are imperative reverse adverse present array mitigation options based case studies. These include establishment protected areas, enforcement fisheries regulations, promotion sustainable fishing practices. deepen synergies between potential mitigate human-induced stressors safeguard pivotal role structure function. By predators’ significance, analyzing population trends, discussing techniques, outlining strategies, provide researchers, policymakers, stakeholders engaged fostering approaches. conclude that integrating frameworks will be both predators environment future generations.

Язык: Английский

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Marine ecosystem health and biological pollution: Reconsidering the paradigm

Marine Pollution Bulletin, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 200, С. 116054 - 116054

Опубликована: Фев. 2, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Non-Indigenous Species of Macroalgae in French Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas: Distribution and Trends

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 13(2), С. 374 - 374

Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2025

The Mediterranean Sea, a biodiversity hotspot, faces significant threats from non-indigenous species (NIS), which drive changes. Over the past century, introduction of NIS has accelerated due to maritime traffic, aquaculture, and interoceanic canals, fostering biological invasions. Marine protected areas (MPAs), established preserve biodiversity, are increasingly impacted. This review quantified characterized French MPAs, analyzing macroalgae distribution based on existing literature authors’ observations. Results revealed widespread occurrence, with highest richness in strictly regulated MPAs; their proximity large harbors highlights paramount importance pathways. In addition, there is knowledge gap regarding within complicating efforts monitor study these effectively. These findings highlight challenges monitoring managing invasions urgent need for controlling primary secondary invasion pathways, outside international collaboration control them, enhanced funding monitoring. Without adaptive management, even MPAs vulnerable escalating impacts invasive species.

Язык: Английский

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Updating the National Baseline of Non-Indigenous Species in Spanish Marine Waters

Diversity, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(5), С. 630 - 630

Опубликована: Май 5, 2023

The introduction of new non-indigenous species (NIS) in Spanish marine waters is addressed under Descriptor 2 the European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive. National baseline inventories NIS have been compiled and updated for three subregions (Western Mediterranean Sea, WMED; Bay Biscay–Iberian Coast, ABI; Macaronesia, AMA) with data from 1800 to 2021. An overall 574 were identified an alien, cryptogenic, crypto-expanding, or debatable status, mostly invertebrates (~65%) primary producers (~22%). Of 412 alien species, 80.51% reported ABI, 67.82% WMED, 66.67% AMA. Cryptogenic are more abundant WMED (25.25%), compared AMA (19.77%) ABI (18.46%). harbors established (62.56%) than (45.2%) (43.56%), contrary casual records (AMA 31.64%, 23.76%, 13.85%). Invasive (14.36%) WMED. ‘transport-stowaway’ pathway accounted 142 (79.33%), 123 (67.58%), 169 (85.21%) AMA, respectively. second most common was ‘transport-contaminant’ related mariculture (~10% total), prevalently 42 (23.08%). Canary Islands stand out introduced through oil platforms throughout world. ‘Unaided’ a relevant secondary into particularly Lessepsian progressing westwards. Temporal trends newly show similar behavior among subregions.

Язык: Английский

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Marine extinctions and their drivers

Regional Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(3)

Опубликована: Июнь 24, 2023

Abstract A literature review was conducted to investigate marine global and local extinctions their drivers; the followed PRISMA-EcoEvo guidelines. The data extracted enhanced with status assessments from IUCN Red List. We recorded for 717 species, of which 18 were extinctions. Most these on very localized sub-ecoregion scales. taxonomic group most reported molluscs (31%), by cnidarians (22%), fish (17%) macroalgae (15%). dominant drivers extinction differed group. High mobility taxa driven extinct mainly overexploitation, whereas low pollution, climate change habitat destruction. in Temperate Northern Atlantic (41%) Central Indo-Pacific (30%). Overexploitation historically primary driver However, last three decades, other drivers, such as change, variability, have prevailed published literature. Half species not assessed List, 16% threatened categories. Global environment attributed invasive destruction, trophic cascades, pollution. derived low-confidence data. Inadequate monitoring may lead false reports or silent that are never reported. Improved conservation restoration actions urgently needed halt biodiversity loss.

Язык: Английский

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