Search Results - "Marchini, Agnese"
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Historical baselines in marine bioinvasions: Implications for policy and management
Published in PloS one (16-08-2018)“…The human-mediated introduction of marine non-indigenous species is a centuries- if not millennia-old phenomenon, but was only recently acknowledged as a…”
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Marinas may act as hubs for the spread of the pseudo-indigenous bryozoan Amathia verticillata (Delle Chiaje, 1822) and its associates
Published in Scientia marina (01-09-2015)“…The spaghetti bryozoan Amathia verticillata, formerly known as Zoobotryon verticillatum, was first described in 1822 from Naples, Italy, although this species…”
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What is really out there? Review of the genus Okenia Menke, 1830 (Nudibranchia: Goniodorididae) in the Mediterranean Sea with description of two new species
Published in PloS one (01-05-2019)“…The precise number of Okenia taxa inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, as well as their general taxonomy, varies according to different specialists. So far, eight…”
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Classification of non-indigenous species based on their impacts: considerations for application in marine management
Published in PLoS biology (01-04-2015)“…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…”
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Risk Screening and Distribution of the Invasive Amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) in the River Adda (Northern Italy)
Published in Diversity (Basel) (01-10-2022)“…In 2016, Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (Crustacea, Amphipoda) was recorded for the first time in the River Adda, one of the main tributaries of the…”
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Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning
Published in Aquatic conservation (01-04-2020)“…The disproportionately low presence of marine species in the list of invasive alien species (IAS) of Union concern of the European Union (EU) Regulation…”
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A massive update of non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean marinas
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (24-10-2017)“…The Mediterranean Sea is home to over 2/3 of the world's charter boat traffic and hosts an estimated 1.5 million recreational boats. Studies elsewhere have…”
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Monitoring Non-indigenous Species in Port Habitats: First Application of a Standardized North American Protocol in the Mediterranean Sea
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (16-07-2021)“…Baseline port monitoring for fouling communities is an essential tool to assess non-indigenous species (NIS) introduction and spread, but a standardized and…”
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Opportunities for web-based indicators in environmental sciences
Published in PloS one (15-08-2012)“…This paper proposes a set of web-based indicators for quantifying and ranking the relevance of terms related to key-issues in Ecology and Sustainability…”
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Reconstructing Bioinvasion Dynamics Through Micropaleontologic Analysis Highlights the Role of Temperature Change as a Driver of Alien Foraminifera Invasion
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (07-06-2021)“…Invasive alien species threaten biodiversity and ecosystem structure and functioning, but incomplete assessments of their origins and temporal trends impair…”
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Arrival of the invasive amphipod Grandidierella japonica to the Mediterranean Sea
Published in Marine biodiversity records (18-07-2016)“…Background In the marine environment, shipping is globally acknowledged as the major vector of introduction of organisms outside their native range. We…”
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Intertidal Mediterranean Coralline Algae Habitat Is Expecting a Shift Toward a Reduced Growth and a Simplified Associated Fauna Under Climate Change
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (13-03-2019)“…Coralline algae represent the most important bioconstructors in the Mediterranean Sea and are currently impaired by the effects of climate change (CC),…”
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From the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea: Watersipora arcuata, a new non-indigenous bryozoan in Europe
Published in Marine biology research (21-10-2015)“…This study reports the first record of the cheilostome bryozoan Watersipora arcuata in the Mediterranean Sea, namely in a marina of the Ligurian Sea (Italy),…”
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New Arrivals: An Indicator for Non-indigenous Species Introductions at Different Geographical Scales
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (28-10-2016)“…Several legal and administrative instruments aimed to reduce the spread of non-indigenous species, that may pose harm to the environment, economy and/or human…”
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Alien amphipods in a sea of troubles: cryptogenic species, unresolved taxonomy and overlooked introductions
Published in Marine Biology (01-04-2017)“…The large amount of information available on marine alien species distribution can be synthesized into inventories. These are essential tools for management:…”
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East is east and West is west? Management of marine bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (05-02-2018)“…At 726 the number of recorded multicellular non indigenous species (NIS) in the Mediterranean Sea is far higher than in other European Seas. Of these, 614 have…”
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Role of commercial harbours and recreational marinas in the spread of non-indigenous fouling species
Published in Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland) (14-09-2017)“…The role of commercial harbours as sink and source habitats for non-indigenous species (NIS) and the role of recreational boating for their secondary spread…”
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Functional structure of marine benthic assemblages using Biological Traits Analysis (BTA): A study along the Emilia-Romagna coastline (Italy, North-West Adriatic Sea)
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (2012)“…The functional diversity index has shown that the functional diversity of the macrobenthic community increased along a spatial gradient of distance from the Po…”
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Selection or random picking? Foraminiferal tests in Sabellaria alveolata (Linnaeus, 1767) bioconstructions
Published in Marine environmental research (01-04-2022)“…This work investigates whether the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta) actively selects foraminiferal tests to build its arenaceous…”
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The influence of recreational boat traffic in the introduction of non-indigenous fouling species in three Ligurian marinas (Mediterranean Sea, Italy)
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (01-08-2024)“…The role of navigation in transporting and introducing non-indigenous species (NIS) in ports is globally acknowledged, and maritime traffic is correlated with…”
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