The findings of the present study confirm the strong presence of CRY and NIS in port
environments. Monitoring biodiversity in ports and marinas and recording NIS during
their early succession stages, could prevent a secondary dispersion and limit the
degradation of the nearby natural habitats (Ulman et al., 2019). Visual census methods,
when performed on a regular basis, can be a useful tool for this purpose.
Fig. 3: Three non-indigenous ascidians recorded in the marina of HER. A: Herdmania
momus on the artificial vertical wall and piles, B: Styela plicata and C: Phallusia nigra
attached on hanging submerged ropes.
Acknowledgments
Samplings were implemented in the framework of the AlienPorts project which was funded by
the General Secretariat of Research and Innovation (GSRI) and the Hellenic Foundation for
Research and Innovation (HFRI) in the framework of the “1st Call for the support of
Postdoctoral Researchers”. We are grateful to Grigoris Skouradakis and Dimitris Androulakis
for their support during fieldwork and Argyro Zenetos for providing supporting information on
the status of the recorded cryptogenic and NIS.
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environments. Monitoring biodiversity in ports and marinas and recording NIS during
their early succession stages, could prevent a secondary dispersion and limit the
degradation of the nearby natural habitats (Ulman et al., 2019). Visual census methods,
when performed on a regular basis, can be a useful tool for this purpose.
Fig. 3: Three non-indigenous ascidians recorded in the marina of HER. A: Herdmania
momus on the artificial vertical wall and piles, B: Styela plicata and C: Phallusia nigra
attached on hanging submerged ropes.
Acknowledgments
Samplings were implemented in the framework of the AlienPorts project which was funded by
the General Secretariat of Research and Innovation (GSRI) and the Hellenic Foundation for
Research and Innovation (HFRI) in the framework of the “1st Call for the support of
Postdoctoral Researchers”. We are grateful to Grigoris Skouradakis and Dimitris Androulakis
for their support during fieldwork and Argyro Zenetos for providing supporting information on
the status of the recorded cryptogenic and NIS.
Bibliography
BIANCHI C.N., PRONZATO R., CATTANEO-VIETTI R., BENEDETTI-CECCHI L.,
MORRI C., et al. (2004) - Hard bottoms. In: Gambi M.C., Dappiano M. (eds.), Biologia
marina mediterranea vol 11 supplement. 1: Mediterranean marine benthos a manual of
methods for its sampling and study, SIBM, Genova: 185-215.
BIANCHI C.N., AZZOLA A., PARRAVICINI V., PEIRANO A., MORRI C.,
MONTELAFALCONE M. (2019) - Abrupt Change in a Subtidal Rocky Reef Community
Coincided with a Rapid Acceleration of Sea Water Warming. Diversity, 11: 215.
CHEBAANE S., CANNING-CLODE J., RAMALHOSA P., BELZ J., CASTRO N., ORFAO I.,
SEMPERE-VALVERDE J., ENGELEN A.H., PAIS M.P., MONTEIRO J. (2022) - From
Plates to Baits: Using a Remote Video Foraging System to Study the Impact of Foraging on
Fouling Non-Indigenous Species. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 10: 611.
CHATZINIKOLAOU E., ARVANITIDIS C., (2016) - Status, values and present threats in
Heraklion harbour (Crete, Greece). Reg. Stud. Mar. Sci., 8: 252-258.
CHATZINIKOLAOU E., MANDALAKIS M., DAMIANIDIS P., DAILIANIS T.,
GAMBINERI S., ROSSANO C., SCAPINI F., CARUCCI A., ARVANITIDIS C. (2018) -
Spatio-temporal benthic biodiversity patterns and pollution pressure in three Mediterranean
touristic ports. Sci. Total Environ., 624: 648-660.
DIMARCHOPOULOU D., GEROVASILEIOU V., VOULTSIADOU E. (2018) - Spatial
variability of sessile benthos in a semi-submerged marine cave of a remote Aegean Island
(eastern Mediterranean Sea). Reg. Stud. Mar. Sci., 17: 102-111.
FERRARIO J., CARONNI S., OCCHIPINTI-AMBROGI A., MARCHINI A. (2017) - Role of
commercial harbours and recreational marinas in the spread of non-indigenous fouling
species. Biofouling, 33 (8): 651-660.
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