Bella S. GALIL, MENACHEM G. ........................................................................... 34
THE LEVANT - A HOTSPOT, A BEACHHEAD AND A DISPERSAL
HUB OF MARINE ALIEN SPECIES
Federica GAZZOLA, FERRARIO J., GROSSO B., QUARONI D.,
TAMBURINI M., OCCHIPINTI-AMBROGI A. ...................................................... 38
THE ROLE OF RECREATIONAL BOATING IN SHAPING THE
STRUCTURE OF FOULING COMMUNITIES: COMPARISON AMONG
LIGURIAN MARINAS WITH DIFFERENT BOATING TRAFFIC
Daniele GRECH, PILLONI Z., BURTON M., SERRA E., BRUNDU G.,
BAROLI M., PORPORATO E.M.D., MASSARO G., CECCHERELLI G.,
CERRI J., AZZURRO E. ............................................................................................ 42
A LOCAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE APPROACH FOR A
COLLABORATIVE NIS MAPPING IN SARDINIA (ITALY)
Silvia LIVI, VARRELLA S., CASTRIOTA L., MAGGIO T.,
LOMARTIRE M., VIVONA P. CORINALDESI C., DELL’ANNO A. .............. 48
THE INTEGRATION OF ENVIROMENTAL DNA METABARCODING IN
THE MONITORING PROGRAMMES FOR DESCRIPTOR 2 OF THE MSFD
Nicoletta MANCIN, GUASTELLA R., CARLTON J. T., COBIANCHI
M., EVANS J., CAPOTONDI L., LANGONE L., MARCHINI A. ......................... 50
AN EARLY INVASION INTERRUPTED BY A TSUNAMI: THE CASE
OF AMPHISTEGINA LOBIFERA (FORAMINIFERA) IN MALTA,
CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Ioannis RALLIS, DIGENIS M., GEROVASILEIOU V., GRATSIA E.,
CHATZIGEORGIOU G. ......................................................................................... 56
ASSESSMENT OF SESSILE BENTHOS IN MARINAS OF GREECE
WITH A FOCUS ON NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES
Wafa RJIBA BAHRI, CHAFFAI A., GHANEM R., BEN SOUISSI J. .............. 62
EAT ALIEN INVASIVE BLUE CRABS: YES, BUT WITHOUT
RUNNING HEALTH RISKS!
Juan SEMPERE-VALVERDE, BOUHLEL R., BENZARTI O., CHEBAANE S. .......... 68
INVASION ECOLOGY THROUGH RISK ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS:
A MULTIVARIATE COMPARISON AMONG NON-INDIGENOUS
SPECIES TRAITS IN THE MARINAS OF TUNISIA
2nd Mediterranean Symposium on the Non-Indigenous Species (Genoa, Italy, 22-23 September 2022)