Alien marine macrophytes in Greece: a review
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Konstantinos Tsiamis
Abstract
By October 2007, a total of 31 alien marine macrophytic species had been recorded on Greek coasts. Following a critical review of these findings, these species were classified as established (9 species), casual (8 species) and debatable (14 species). There were also 23 species found in the Greek marine flora that are excluded from the list of alien macroalgae. Brief remarks are provided for the debatable species. Based on the distribution of the alien species, four are considered as invasive, although their impact on the native vegetation has not yet been documented. A trend analysis revealed that most alien species (65% of current total) were found in the period 1971–2007. Shipping contributes to most alien macroalgal immigration (48%), followed by progressive immigration via the Suez Canal (33%), while aquaculture plays a minor role (16%), unlike the western Mediterranean Sea where aquaculture accounts for 73% of the macrophyte introductions.
©2008 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Review
- Alien marine macrophytes in Greece: a review
- Research articles
- Effects of erosion and macroalgae on intertidal eelgrass (Zostera marina) in a northeastern Pacific estuary (USA)
- A reassessment of Halophila species (Hydrocharitaceae) diversity with special reference to Japanese representatives
- Survey and phytochemical analysis of seagrasses in the Gulf of Mannar, southeast coast of India
- Temperature response in a shallow-water Mediterranean population of Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta), and a possible strategy of season anticipation
- Dynamics and patterns of algal colonization on mechanically damaged and dead colonies of the coral Porites lutea
- Toxicity, morphology and distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia calliantha, P. multistriata and P. multiseries (Bacillariophyta) from the northwestern Sea of Japan
- Ceramium periconicum sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta): a new subtidal species from Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Seaweed polysaccharides with anticancer potential
- Iron, zinc, copper, lead and cadmium contents in Ruppia maritima from a Mediterranean coastal lagoon: monthly variation and distribution in different plant fractions
- Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of Arthrobotrys mangrovispora, a new marine nematode-trapping fungal species
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