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Soto I, Balzani P, Carneiro L, Cuthbert RN, Macêdo R, Serhan Tarkan A, Ahmed DA, Bang A, Bacela-Spychalska K, Bailey SA, Baudry T, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Bortolus A, Briski E, Britton JR, Buřič M, Camacho-Cervantes M, Cano-Barbacil C, Copilaș-Ciocianu D, Coughlan NE, Courtois P, Csabai Z, Dalu T, De Santis V, Dickey JWE, Dimarco RD, Falk-Andersson J, Fernandez RD, Florencio M, Franco ACS, García-Berthou E, Giannetto D, Glavendekic MM, Grabowski M, Heringer G, Herrera I, Huang W, Kamelamela KL, Kirichenko NI, Kouba A, Kourantidou M, Kurtul I, Laufer G, Lipták B, Liu C, López-López E, Lozano V, Mammola S, Marchini A, Meshkova V, Milardi M, Musolin DL, Nuñez MA, Oficialdegui FJ, Patoka J, Pattison Z, Pincheira-Donoso D, Piria M, Probert AF, Rasmussen JJ, Renault D, Ribeiro F, Rilov G, Robinson TB, Sanchez AE, Schwindt E, South J, Stoett P, Verreycken H, Vilizzi L, Wang YJ, Watari Y, Wehi PM, Weiperth A, Wiberg-Larsen P, Yapıcı S, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Zenni RD, Galil BS, Dick JTA, Russell JC, Ricciardi A, Simberloff D, Bradshaw CJA, Haubrock PJ. Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024. [PMID: 38500298 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Standardised terminology in science is important for clarity of interpretation and communication. In invasion science - a dynamic and rapidly evolving discipline - the proliferation of technical terminology has lacked a standardised framework for its development. The result is a convoluted and inconsistent usage of terminology, with various discrepancies in descriptions of damage and interventions. A standardised framework is therefore needed for a clear, universally applicable, and consistent terminology to promote more effective communication across researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers. Inconsistencies in terminology stem from the exponential increase in scientific publications on the patterns and processes of biological invasions authored by experts from various disciplines and countries since the 1990s, as well as publications by legislators and policymakers focusing on practical applications, regulations, and management of resources. Aligning and standardising terminology across stakeholders remains a challenge in invasion science. Here, we review and evaluate the multiple terms used in invasion science (e.g. 'non-native', 'alien', 'invasive' or 'invader', 'exotic', 'non-indigenous', 'naturalised', 'pest') to propose a more simplified and standardised terminology. The streamlined framework we propose and translate into 28 other languages is based on the terms (i) 'non-native', denoting species transported beyond their natural biogeographic range, (ii) 'established non-native', i.e. those non-native species that have established self-sustaining populations in their new location(s) in the wild, and (iii) 'invasive non-native' - populations of established non-native species that have recently spread or are spreading rapidly in their invaded range actively or passively with or without human mediation. We also highlight the importance of conceptualising 'spread' for classifying invasiveness and 'impact' for management. Finally, we propose a protocol for classifying populations based on (i) dispersal mechanism, (ii) species origin, (iii) population status, and (iv) impact. Collectively and without introducing new terminology, the framework that we present aims to facilitate effective communication and collaboration in invasion science and management of non-native species.
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- Ismael Soto
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Conservation, Department of Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 100, Curitiba, 81530-000, Brazil
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 1-3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Müggelseedamm 310, Berlin, 12587, Germany
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
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- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullaj Area, Hawally, 32093, Kuwait
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- Biology Group, School of Arts and Sciences, Azim Premji University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462010, India
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Université de Poitiers, Laboratoire Ecologie et Biologie des Interaction, UMR, CNRS 7267 Équipe Écologie Évolution Symbiose, 3 rue Jacques Fort, Poitiers, Cedex, 86000, France
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- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Sorbonne Université, Université des Antilles, 45 Rue Buffon, Entomologie, Paris, 75005, France
- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Grupo de Ecología en Ambientes Costeros. Instituto Patagónico para el Estudio de los Ecosistemas Continentales Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas - Centro Nacional Patagónico, Boulevard Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, U9120ACD, Argentina
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacan, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystraße 12, Gelnhausen, 63571, Germany
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts, Nature Research Centre, Akademijos 2, Vilnius, 08412, Lithuania
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, T23 TK30, Republic of Ireland
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- Centre d'Économie de l'Environnement - Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, Institut Agro, Avenue Agropolis, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- University of Pécs, Department of Hydrobiology, Ifjúság 6, Pécs, H-7673, Hungary
- HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Klebelsberg Kuno 3, Tihany, H-8237, Hungary
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- Aquatic Systems Research Group, School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, Cnr R40 and D725 Roads, Nelspruit, 1200, South Africa
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- Water Research Institute-National Research Council, Largo Tonolli 50, Verbania-Pallanza, 28922, Italy
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Wischhofstraße 1-3, Kiel, 24148, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Biology, Königin-Luise-Straße 1-3, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Science & Research Building 2, 3455 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204-5001, USA
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- Instituto de Ecología Regional, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CC34, 4107, Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Edificio de Biología, Darwin, 2, 28049, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global, 28049, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona, Catalonia, 17003, Spain
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- GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, Girona, Catalonia, 17003, Spain
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Łódź, 90-237, Poland
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- Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU), Schelmenwasen 4-8, Nürtingen, 72622, Germany
- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, 37203-202, Brazil
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- Escuela de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Km 2.5 Vía La Puntilla, Samborondón, 091650, Ecuador
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Casilla Postal 17-07-8982, Quito, 170501, Ecuador
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Ocean Futures, Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Arizona State University, Hilo, HI, 96720, USA
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- Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Centre 'Krasnoyarsk Science Centre SB RAS', Akademgorodok 50/28, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia
- Siberian Federal University, Institute of Ecology and Geography, 79 Svobodny pr, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia
- Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Institutski Per. 5, Saint Petersburg, 194021, Russia
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Business and Sustainability, University of Southern Denmark, Degnevej 14, Esbjerg, 6705, Denmark
- AMURE-Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux, UMR 6308, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, IUEM- Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, rue Dumont d'Urville, Plouzané, 29280, France
- Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA, 02543, USA
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
- Marine and Inland Waters Sciences and Technology Department, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, 35100, Turkey
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- Área Biodiversidad y Conservación, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Miguelete 1825, Montevideo, 11800, Uruguay
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
- Slovak Environment Agency, Tajovského 28, Banská Bystrica, 975 90, Slovak Republic
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, College of Fisheries, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266005, China
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Col. Santo Tomás, C.P. 11340, Ciudad de México, 11340, Mexico
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39/A, Sassari, 07100, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, 90133, Italy
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- National Biodiversity Future Centre, Piazza Marina, 61, Palermo, 90133, Italy
- Molecular Ecology Group, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Corso Tonolli 50, Pallanza, 28922, Italy
- Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, Helsinki, 00100, Finland
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Department of Entomology, Phytopathology, and Physiology, Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration, Pushkinska 86, Kharkiv, UA-61024, Ukraine
- Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 1283, Suchdol, Prague, 16500, Czech Republic
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- Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), 13 Rue de Marseille, Le Port, La Réunion, 97420, France
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- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, 21 bd Richard Lenoir, Paris, 75011, France
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Science & Research Building 2, 3455 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX, 77204-5001, USA
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, Prague, 16500, Czech Republic
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UK
- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
- University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife management and Special Zoology, Svetošimunska cesta 25, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia
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- Zoology Discipline, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351, Australia
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Njalsgade 76, Copenhagen S, 2300, Denmark
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- Université de Rennes, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), Écosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution, Rennes, 35000, France
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, 1749-016, Portugal
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- National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa, 31080, Israel
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Posgrado en Hidrociencias, Colegio de Postgraduados, Carretera México-Texcoco 36.5 km, Montecillo, Texcoco, C.P. 56264, Mexico
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- Grupo de Ecología en Ambientes Costeros, Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Boulevard Brown 2915, Puerto Madryn, U9120ACD, Argentina
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- Water@Leeds, School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Ontario Tech University, 2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 0C5, Canada
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Havenlaan 88 Box 73, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, Lodz, 90-237, Poland
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- College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, F9F4+6FV, Dangui Rd, Hongshan, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan
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- Te Pūnaha Matatini National Centre of Research Excellence in Complex Systems, University of Auckland, Private Bag 29019, Aotearoa, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, 563 Castle Street North, Dunedin North, Aotearoa, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
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- Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter Ave 1/C, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, C.F. Møllers Allé 4-8, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Kötekli, Menteşe, Muğla, 48000, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, 37203-202, Brazil
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- Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Klaunserstr. 12, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Redpath Museum and Bieler School of Environment, McGill University, 859 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec, Quebec, H3A 0C4, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Global Ecology, Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Mubarak Al-Abdullaj Area, Hawally, 32093, Kuwait
- Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Clamecystraße 12, Gelnhausen, 63571, Germany
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Santos-Simón M, Ferrario J, Benaduce-Ortiz B, Ortiz-Zarragoitia M, Marchini A. Assessment of the effectiveness of antifouling solutions for recreational boats in the context of marine bioinvasions. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 200:116108. [PMID: 38335634 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The recreational boating sector is a major vector for the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) via biofouling. Despite applying control measures to prevent the growth of fouling communities, most vessels are NIS carriers. This study assessed the effectiveness of different antifouling strategies in a manipulative experiment by testing two common coating typologies (biocide-based and foul-release coatings), accompanied with simulated maintenance practices. The experiment was carried out in the Gulf of La Spezia (Italy) and samples were collected at two different periods. Results showed significant differences among antifouling treatments regarding community structure, diversity, coverage and biovolume of the sessile component, alongside a significant decrease in the performance of biocide-based coating with time. Interestingly, peracarid NIS/native species ratio was higher for biocide-based treatments, suggesting potential biocide resistance. This study highlights the urgent need to develop common and feasible biofouling management plans and provides insights towards identification of best practices for recreational vessels.
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- Mar Santos-Simón
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country, Spain.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology and Biotechnology PiE-UPV/EHU, University of the Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Bue GL, Marchini A, Musa M, Croce A, Gatti G, Riccardi MP, Lisco S, Mancin N. First attempt to quantify microplastics in Mediterranean Sabellaria spinulosa (Annelida, Polychaeta) bioconstructions. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 196:115659. [PMID: 37866055 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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This work focuses on the arenaceous reefs by the polychaete Sabellaria spinulosa and addresses microplastics pollution. The main aim is to assess microplastics amount in a bioconstruction located in the Adriatic coast of Italy (Mediterranean Sea) through a comparative approach: sea-floor sediment and bioconstruction samples were analysed to quantify microplastics absolute abundance in both substrates. A total of 431 MPs were found in the investigated substrates: respectively 85 % fibers and 15 % fragments. Multivariate analysis indicates that MPs within bioconstruction occur in higher abundances and with different morphologies than in sediment samples. The analysis of bioconstruction polished sections allowed for observation of MPs agglutinated in their original position: higher concentration is reported in inter-tube areas. Results suggest that physical characteristics of MPs could play a key-role in bioconstruction inclusion processes and raise questions on effective role of sabellariid bioconstructions as a trap for this pollutant in the littoral environment.
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- Giusto Lo Bue
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza S. Eusebio 5, 13100 Vercelli, Italy; SSD Research Laboratories, Research and Innovation Department (DAIRI), Azienda Ospedaliera SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Via Venezia 16, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, University of Eastern Piedmont, Piazza S. Eusebio 5, 13100 Vercelli, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, Campus Universitario, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Guastella R, Evans J, Mancin N, Caruso A, Marchini A. Assessing the effect of Amphistegina lobifera invasion on infralittoral benthic foraminiferal assemblages in the Sicily Channel (Central Mediterranean). Mar Environ Res 2023; 192:106247. [PMID: 37931441 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
Abstract
This article documents, through a quantitative approach, the negative effect of the highly invasive species Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, 1976 on native benthic foraminiferal assemblages of coastal areas in the Sicily Channel (Central Mediterranean). A nested sampling design was applied through the comparison of benthic foraminiferal community structure across three areas that are known to be at different stages of invasion (i.e. Maltese Islands - advanced, southern Sicily - medium, and eastern Sicily - early). Results suggested that both diversity and richness of benthic foraminiferal community from the Maltese Islands were strongly modified by increased abundances of A. lobifera. In contrast, this phenomenon is less evident in southern and eastern Sicily, where the invader displayed lower abundances and the community structure was more diversified. Collected data also allowed for predicting what could happen in the near future in the whole Sicily Channel, as well as in the rest of the Mediterranean Sea.
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- Roberta Guastella
- Dipartimento di Scienze Della Terra e Dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Malta, Msida, MSD 2080, Malta.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Della Terra e Dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi 18, 90123, Palermo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Della Terra e Dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Carvalho S, Shchepanik H, Aylagas E, Berumen ML, Costa FO, Costello MJ, Duarte S, Ferrario J, Floerl O, Heinle M, Katsanevakis S, Marchini A, Olenin S, Pearman JK, Peixoto RS, Rabaoui LJ, Ruiz G, Srėbalienė G, Therriault TW, Vieira PE, Zaiko A. Hurdles and opportunities in implementing marine biosecurity systems in data-poor regions. Bioscience 2023; 73:494-512. [PMID: 37560322 PMCID: PMC10408360 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biad056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Managing marine nonindigenous species (mNIS) is challenging, because marine environments are highly connected, allowing the dispersal of species across large spatial scales, including geopolitical borders. Cross-border inconsistencies in biosecurity management can promote the spread of mNIS across geopolitical borders, and incursions often go unnoticed or unreported. Collaborative surveillance programs can enhance the early detection of mNIS, when response may still be possible, and can foster capacity building around a common threat. Regional or international databases curated for mNIS can inform local monitoring programs and can foster real-time information exchange on mNIS of concern. When combined, local species reference libraries, publicly available mNIS databases, and predictive modeling can facilitate the development of biosecurity programs in regions lacking baseline data. Biosecurity programs should be practical, feasible, cost-effective, mainly focused on prevention and early detection, and be built on the collaboration and coordination of government, nongovernment organizations, stakeholders, and local citizens for a rapid response.
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- Susana Carvalho
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
- Red Sea Global, Riyadh 12382-6726, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) and Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) and Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Applied Research Center for Environment & Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, Lithuania
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Applied Research Center for Environment & Marine Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- National Center for Wildlife, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA) and Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S), University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
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- Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand
- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Salvato I, Klein E, Forlani G, Poli A, Oudin A, Baus V, Golebiewska A, Accolla R, Niclou SP, Marchini A. OS08.5.A Adenovirus-mediated delivery of the MHC-II Transactivator CIITA gene induces tumor cell killing in immunocompetent glioblastoma organoids. Neuro Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Although immunotherapies represent an encouraging approach against cancer, to date none translated to the clinical benefit in Glioblastoma (GBM). One aspect contributing to this failure is the highly immunosuppressive GBM microenvironment. Our approach to overcome immunosuppression is to increase anti-tumor immune responses via adenovirus (AdV)-mediated delivery of the MHC-II Transactivator (CIITA) gene. CIITA-induced MHC-II expression is anticipated to convert GBM cells into surrogate antigen presenting cells able to prime T helper cells, therefore promoting CD4+ and CD8+ mediated immunity.
Material and Methods
We generated AdVs containing wild type CIITA (Ad-CIITA) using a replication-defective serotype5 adenoviral backbone. AdVs containing a mutated, non-functional version of CIITA (Ad-CIITA mutant) and an empty CMV promoter (Ad-null) were used as controls. AdV-mediated MHC-II expression was monitored at mRNA, protein and cell surface level. For the functional assessment of anti-tumor immune responses, we developed an advanced human GBM organoid model system consisting of tumor organoids co-cultured with either human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or isolated CD3+ T cells. T cell mediated tumor cell killing was monitored over time via live cell imaging and flow cytometry.
Results
We successfully constructed and produced a CIITA-armed AdV that induces MHC-II expression in infected GBM cells, indicating the efficient expression of transcriptionally active CIITA for at least six days post infection. In immunocompetent human GBM organoids, Ad-CIITA infection of tumor cells led to prominent organoid disruption and tumor cell death, an effect that was not observed in the absence of PBMCs or CD3+ T cells. Tumor organoids infected with Ad-CIITA mutant remained intact, demonstrating the implication of cell surface MHC-II molecules in the observed phenotype.
Conclusion
Our results demonstrate that AdV-mediated delivery of CIITA is a promising strategy to increase T cell mediated immunity against glioblastoma.
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- I Salvato
- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- University of Insubria , Varese , Italy
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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- University of Insubria , Varese , Italy
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
- University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health , Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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Jorstad SG, Marscher AP, Raiteri CM, Villata M, Weaver ZR, Zhang H, Dong L, Gómez JL, Perel MV, Savchenko SS, Larionov VM, Carosati D, Chen WP, Kurtanidze OM, Marchini A, Matsumoto K, Mortari F, Aceti P, Acosta-Pulido JA, Andreeva T, Apolonio G, Arena C, Arkharov A, Bachev R, Banfi M, Bonnoli G, Borman GA, Bozhilov V, Carnerero MI, Damljanovic G, Ehgamberdiev SA, Elsässer D, Frasca A, Gabellini D, Grishina TS, Gupta AC, Hagen-Thorn VA, Hallum MK, Hart M, Hasuda K, Hemrich F, Hsiao HY, Ibryamov S, Irsmambetova TR, Ivanov DV, Joner MD, Kimeridze GN, Klimanov SA, Knött J, Kopatskaya EN, Kurtanidze SO, Kurtenkov A, Kuutma T, Larionova EG, Leonini S, Lin HC, Lorey C, Mannheim K, Marino G, Minev M, Mirzaqulov DO, Morozova DA, Nikiforova AA, Nikolashvili MG, Ovcharov E, Papini R, Pursimo T, Rahimov I, Reinhart D, Sakamoto T, Salvaggio F, Semkov E, Shakhovskoy DN, Sigua LA, Steineke R, Stojanovic M, Strigachev A, Troitskaya YV, Troitskiy IS, Tsai A, Valcheva A, Vasilyev AA, Vince O, Waller L, Zaharieva E, Chatterjee R. Rapid quasi-periodic oscillations in the relativistic jet of BL Lacertae. Nature 2022; 609:265-268. [PMID: 36071186 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Blazars are active galactic nuclei (AGN) with relativistic jets whose non-thermal radiation is extremely variable on various timescales1-3. This variability seems mostly random, although some quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs), implying systematic processes, have been reported in blazars and other AGN. QPOs with timescales of days or hours are especially rare4 in AGN and their nature is highly debated, explained by emitting plasma moving helically inside the jet5, plasma instabilities6,7 or orbital motion in an accretion disc7,8. Here we report results of intense optical and γ-ray flux monitoring of BL Lacertae (BL Lac) during a dramatic outburst in 2020 (ref. 9). BL Lac, the prototype of a subclass of blazars10, is powered by a 1.7 × 108 MSun (ref. 11) black hole in an elliptical galaxy (distance = 313 megaparsecs (ref. 12)). Our observations show QPOs of optical flux and linear polarization, and γ-ray flux, with cycles as short as approximately 13 h during the highest state of the outburst. The QPO properties match the expectations of current-driven kink instabilities6 near a recollimation shock about 5 parsecs (pc) from the black hole in the wake of an apparent superluminal feature moving down the jet. Such a kink is apparent in a microwave Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) image.
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- S G Jorstad
- Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. .,Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, Greenbelt, MD, USA.,NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Granada, Spain
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.,Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhnii Arkhyz, Russia.,Pulkovo Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.,Pulkovo Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- EPT Observatories, Tijarafe, La Palma, Spain.,INAF, TNG Fundación Galileo Galilei, La Palma, Spain
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- Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Abastumani Observatory, Mt. Kanobili, Abastumani, Georgia.,Engelhardt Astronomical Observatory, Kazan Federal University, Tatarstan, Russia.,Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Landessternwarte, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Astronomical Observatory, Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Astronomical Institute, Osaka Kyoiku University, Kashiwara, Japan
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- Osservatorio Astronomico Città di Seveso, Seveso, Italy.,Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and Dpto. de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Institute of Applied Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Gruppo Astrofili Catanesi (GAC), Catania, Italy
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- Pulkovo Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Osservatorio Astronomico Città di Seveso, Seveso, Italy
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), Granada, Spain.,Astronomical Observatory, Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.,INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate, Italy
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- Crimean Astrophysical Observatory RAS, Bakhchisaray, Crimea
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- Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.,National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany.,Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund, Germany
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- INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, India
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany
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- Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Shumen, Shumen, Bulgaria
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- Sternberg Astronomical Institute, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Applied Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Abastumani Observatory, Mt. Kanobili, Abastumani, Georgia
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Abastumani Observatory, Mt. Kanobili, Abastumani, Georgia.,Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Landessternwarte, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón, Teruel, Spain
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Montarrenti Observatory, Siena, Italy
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- Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany.,Lehrstuhl für Astronomie, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Gruppo Astrofili Catanesi (GAC), Catania, Italy.,Wild Boar Remote Observatory, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.,Pulkovo Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Abastumani Observatory, Mt. Kanobili, Abastumani, Georgia.,Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Landessternwarte, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Wild Boar Remote Observatory, Florence, Italy
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- Nordic Optical Telescope, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Applied Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gruppo Astrofili Catanesi (GAC), Catania, Italy.,Wild Boar Remote Observatory, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Abastumani Observatory, Mt. Kanobili, Abastumani, Georgia
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany
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- Astronomical Observatory Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Graduate Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Astronomical Institute, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Astronomical Observatory Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Hans-Haffner-Sternwarte, Naturwissenschaftliches Labor für Schüler am FKG, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Physics, Presidency University, Kolkata, India
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Mancin N, dell’Acqua F, Riccardi MP, Lo Bue G, Marchini A. Fractal analysis highlights analogies in arenaceous tubes of Sabellaria alveolata (Metazoa, Polychaeta) and agglutinated tests of foraminifera (Protista). PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273096. [PMID: 36026523 PMCID: PMC9417037 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Bioconstructions of Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta Sabellariidae) from southern Sicily (Central Mediterranean) were sampled and analysed through a multidisciplinary approach in order to unravel the construction pattern of arenaceous tubes and explore possible analogies existing between the worm tubes and the agglutinated tests of benthic foraminifera (Protista). Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy analyses were carried out on entire tubes as well as sectioned ones. Results show that arenaceous tubes are built following a rigorous architectural framework, based on selection and methodical arrangement of the agglutinated grains, and show surprising analogies with the test microstructure previously observed in agglutinated foraminifera. The grain distribution detected in both model species bioconstructions was analysed using a fractal numerical model (Hausdorff fractal dimension). Collected data show that in both organisms the grains were distributed according to a fractal model, indicating that the evolutionary process may have led to finding the same optimal constructive strategy across organisms with an independent evolutionary history, notwithstanding different geometrical scales. Furthermore, in sectioned tubes we observed microplastic fragments agglutinated within the arenaceous wall and in the inter-tube area. This unexpected finding shows that marine animals can be affected by microplastic pollution not only in soft tissues, but also engineered hard structures, and suggests the problem is more pervasive than estimated so far.
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- N. Mancin
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell’Informazione, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Lo Bue G, Marchini A, Mancin N. Selection or random picking? Foraminiferal tests in Sabellaria alveolata (Linnaeus, 1767) bioconstructions. Mar Environ Res 2022; 176:105616. [PMID: 35395605 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
This work investigates whether the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata (Polychaeta) actively selects foraminiferal tests to build its arenaceous bioconstructions and if the tests are chosen based on a defined criterion. To this purpose, both foraminiferal content and structure of communities were compared across samples of bioconstructions and samples of neighbouring sediment collected from two sites of southern Sicily (Central Mediterranean). Results document a higher concentration of foraminiferal tests within the tubes than in sediment, with a clear preference for biconvex and spherical morphologies. We hypothesize that the high proportion of biconvex and spherical tests in the bioconstruction is probably due to the active selection operated by the polychaete combined with the different buoyancy of foraminiferal tests kept in suspension by the wave motion. Among the grains agglutinated in the tubes, we also observed sporadic specimens of Amphistegina lobifera Larsen, a non-indigenous foraminifer native to the Red Sea.
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- Giusto Lo Bue
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Università di Pavia, via Ferrata 1, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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Tarkan AS, Tricarico E, Vilizzi L, Bİlge G, Ekmekçİ FG, Filiz H, Giannetto D, İlhan A, Kİllİ N, Kirankaya ŞG, Koutsikos N, Kozic S, Kurtul I, Lazzaro L, Marchini A, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Perdikaris C, Piria M, Pompei L, Sari H, Smeti E, Stasolla G, Top N, Tsiamis K, Vardakas L, Yapici S, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Copp GH. Risk of invasiveness of non-native aquatic species in the eastern Mediterranean region under current and projected climate conditions. The European Zoological Journal 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2021.1980624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- A. S. Tarkan
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Hydrobiology Section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Thesprotia, Epirus, Igoumenitsa, Greece
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- Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, Attica, Greece
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey
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- Hydrobiology Section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
- Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, UK
- Life Sciences Graduate Programme, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Vilizzi L, Copp GH, Hill JE, Adamovich B, Aislabie L, Akin D, Al-Faisal AJ, Almeida D, Azmai MNA, Bakiu R, Bellati A, Bernier R, Bies JM, Bilge G, Branco P, Bui TD, Canning-Clode J, Cardoso Ramos HA, Castellanos-Galindo GA, Castro N, Chaichana R, Chainho P, Chan J, Cunico AM, Curd A, Dangchana P, Dashinov D, Davison PI, de Camargo MP, Dodd JA, Durland Donahou AL, Edsman L, Ekmekçi FG, Elphinstone-Davis J, Erős T, Evangelista C, Fenwick G, Ferincz Á, Ferreira T, Feunteun E, Filiz H, Forneck SC, Gajduchenko HS, Gama Monteiro J, Gestoso I, Giannetto D, Gilles AS, Gizzi F, Glamuzina B, Glamuzina L, Goldsmit J, Gollasch S, Goulletquer P, Grabowska J, Harmer R, Haubrock PJ, He D, Hean JW, Herczeg G, Howland KL, İlhan A, Interesova E, Jakubčinová K, Jelmert A, Johnsen SI, Kakareko T, Kanongdate K, Killi N, Kim JE, Kırankaya ŞG, Kňazovická D, Kopecký O, Kostov V, Koutsikos N, Kozic S, Kuljanishvili T, Kumar B, Kumar L, Kurita Y, Kurtul I, Lazzaro L, Lee L, Lehtiniemi M, Leonardi G, Leuven RSEW, Li S, Lipinskaya T, Liu F, Lloyd L, Lorenzoni M, Luna SA, Lyons TJ, Magellan K, Malmstrøm M, Marchini A, Marr SM, Masson G, Masson L, McKenzie CH, Memedemin D, Mendoza R, Minchin D, Miossec L, Moghaddas SD, Moshobane MC, Mumladze L, Naddafi R, Najafi-Majd E, Năstase A, Năvodaru I, Neal JW, Nienhuis S, Nimtim M, Nolan ET, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Ojaveer H, Olenin S, Olsson K, Onikura N, O'Shaughnessy K, Paganelli D, Parretti P, Patoka J, Pavia RTB, Pellitteri-Rosa D, Pelletier-Rousseau M, Peralta EM, Perdikaris C, Pietraszewski D, Piria M, Pitois S, Pompei L, Poulet N, Preda C, Puntila-Dodd R, Qashqaei AT, Radočaj T, Rahmani H, Raj S, Reeves D, Ristovska M, Rizevsky V, Robertson DR, Robertson P, Ruykys L, Saba AO, Santos JM, Sarı HM, Segurado P, Semenchenko V, Senanan W, Simard N, Simonović P, Skóra ME, Slovák Švolíková K, Smeti E, Šmídová T, Špelić I, Srėbalienė G, Stasolla G, Stebbing P, Števove B, Suresh VR, Szajbert B, Ta KAT, Tarkan AS, Tempesti J, Therriault TW, Tidbury HJ, Top-Karakuş N, Tricarico E, Troca DFA, Tsiamis K, Tuckett QM, Tutman P, Uyan U, Uzunova E, Vardakas L, Velle G, Verreycken H, Vintsek L, Wei H, Weiperth A, Weyl OLF, Winter ER, Włodarczyk R, Wood LE, Yang R, Yapıcı S, Yeo SSB, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Yunnie ALE, Zhu Y, Zięba G, Žitňanová K, Clarke S. A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions. Sci Total Environ 2021; 788:147868. [PMID: 34134389 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
The threat posed by invasive non-native species worldwide requires a global approach to identify which introduced species are likely to pose an elevated risk of impact to native species and ecosystems. To inform policy, stakeholders and management decisions on global threats to aquatic ecosystems, 195 assessors representing 120 risk assessment areas across all six inhabited continents screened 819 non-native species from 15 groups of aquatic organisms (freshwater, brackish, marine plants and animals) using the Aquatic Species Invasiveness Screening Kit. This multi-lingual decision-support tool for the risk screening of aquatic organisms provides assessors with risk scores for a species under current and future climate change conditions that, following a statistically based calibration, permits the accurate classification of species into high-, medium- and low-risk categories under current and predicted climate conditions. The 1730 screenings undertaken encompassed wide geographical areas (regions, political entities, parts thereof, water bodies, river basins, lake drainage basins, and marine regions), which permitted thresholds to be identified for almost all aquatic organismal groups screened as well as for tropical, temperate and continental climate classes, and for tropical and temperate marine ecoregions. In total, 33 species were identified as posing a 'very high risk' of being or becoming invasive, and the scores of several of these species under current climate increased under future climate conditions, primarily due to their wide thermal tolerances. The risk thresholds determined for taxonomic groups and climate zones provide a basis against which area-specific or climate-based calibrated thresholds may be interpreted. In turn, the risk rankings help decision-makers identify which species require an immediate 'rapid' management action (e.g. eradication, control) to avoid or mitigate adverse impacts, which require a full risk assessment, and which are to be restricted or banned with regard to importation and/or sale as ornamental or aquarium/fishery enhancement.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lorenzo Vilizzi
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
| | - Gordon H Copp
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK; Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK; School of the Environment, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9L 0G2, Canada
| | - Jeffrey E Hill
- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA
| | - Boris Adamovich
- Faculty of Biology, Belarusian State University, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
| | - Luke Aislabie
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
| | - Daniel Akin
- College of Science and Mathematics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
| | - Abbas J Al-Faisal
- Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, PO Box 49, Basrah, Iraq
| | - David Almeida
- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28003 Madrid, Spain
| | - M N Amal Azmai
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
| | - Rigers Bakiu
- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana 1000, Albania; Albanian Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Tirana 1000, Albania
| | - Adriana Bellati
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
| | - Renée Bernier
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Fisheries Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 5K4, Canada
| | - Jason M Bies
- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
| | - Gökçen Bilge
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
| | - Paulo Branco
- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
| | - Thuyet D Bui
- Faculty of Marine Science, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, 41A Phu Dien, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Viet Nam
| | - João Canning-Clode
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA
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- Coordination of Sustainable Use of Fisheries Resources, Department of Species Conservation, Ministry of Environment, 70068-900 Brasilia, Brazil
| | - Gustavo A Castellanos-Galindo
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), 28359 Bremen, Germany; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Panamá
| | - Nuno Castro
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
| | - Paula Chainho
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, 2910-761 Setúbal, Portugal
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
| | - Almir M Cunico
- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
| | - Amelia Curd
- Laboratory of Coastal Benthic Ecology, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 29280 Plouzané, France
| | - Punyanuch Dangchana
- Division of Research Policy and Plan, National Research Council of Thailand, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
| | - Dimitriy Dashinov
- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 g.k. Lozenets, Sofia, Bulgaria
| | - Phil I Davison
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
| | - Mariele P de Camargo
- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
| | - Jennifer A Dodd
- Animal and Plant Sciences Group, Edinburgh Napier University, Sighthill, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK
| | - Allison L Durland Donahou
- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA; Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA
| | - Lennart Edsman
- Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Drottningholm, Sweden
| | - F Güler Ekmekçi
- Hydrobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara 06800, Turkey
| | | | - Tibor Erős
- Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany 8237, Hungary
| | - Charlotte Evangelista
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
| | - Gemma Fenwick
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4YW, UK
| | - Árpád Ferincz
- Institute for Natural Resources Conservation, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
| | - Teresa Ferreira
- Department of Natural Resources, Environment and Landscape, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
| | - Eric Feunteun
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, BOREA (MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen, IRD, Université de Guadeloupe Antilles), Station Marine de Dinard, CRESCO, 35800 Dinard, France
| | - Halit Filiz
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
| | - Sandra C Forneck
- Laboratory of Ecology, Fisheries and Ichthyology, Biodiversity Department - Palotina Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
| | - Helen S Gajduchenko
- Laboratory of Ichthyology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
| | - João Gama Monteiro
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
| | - Ignacio Gestoso
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA
| | - Daniela Giannetto
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
| | - Allan S Gilles
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
| | - Francesca Gizzi
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Ecology, University of Dubrovnik, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Department of Applied Ecology, University of Dubrovnik, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Quebec G5H 3Z4, Canada; Arctic and Aquatic Research Division, Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Quebec MB R3T 2N6, Canada
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- Scientific Direction, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 44980 Nantes, France
| | - Joanna Grabowska
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Department of River Ecology and Conservation, 63571 Gelnhausen, Germany; Nature and Environment Management Operators s.r.l., 50121 Florence, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
| | - Jeffrey W Hean
- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; GroundTruth, Water, Wetlands and Environmental Engineering, Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal 3245, South Africa
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- Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
| | - Kimberly L Howland
- Arctic and Aquatic Research Division, Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Quebec MB R3T 2N6, Canada
| | - Ali İlhan
- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia; Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; Novosibirsk branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
| | - Anders Jelmert
- Institute of Marine Research, Flødevigen Research Station, NO-7485 His, Norway
| | - Stein I Johnsen
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
| | - Tomasz Kakareko
- Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
| | - Kamalaporn Kanongdate
- Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Salaya 73170, Thailand
| | - Nurçin Killi
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
| | - Jeong-Eun Kim
- College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
| | - Oldřich Kopecký
- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Fisheries, Institute of Animal Science, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje 1000, Macedonia
| | - Nicholas Koutsikos
- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
| | - Sebastian Kozic
- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
| | - Tatia Kuljanishvili
- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
| | - Biju Kumar
- Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034, India
| | - Lohith Kumar
- REF Division, ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal 700120, India
| | - Yoshihisa Kurita
- Fishery Research Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukutsu, Fukuoka 811-3304, Japan
| | - Irmak Kurtul
- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
| | - Lorenzo Lazzaro
- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
| | - Laura Lee
- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7TX, England, United Kingdom
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Radboud University & Netherlands Centre of Expertise on Exotic Species, 6500 GL Nijmegen, the Netherlands
| | - Shan Li
- Natural History Research Center, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Branch of Shanghai Science & Technology Museum, Shanghai 200041, China
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- Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Aquatic Science Institute, Tibet Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Science, Lhasa 850009, China
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- Lloyd Environmental Pty Ltd, Somers, Victoria 3927, Australia; School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria 3350, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León 66455, Mexico
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA; New Mexico Biopark Society, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA
| | - Kit Magellan
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa; University of Battambang, 02360 Battambang, Cambodia
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- Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM), NO-0213 Oslo, Norway
| | - Agnese Marchini
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
| | - Sean M Marr
- DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
| | - Gérard Masson
- Laboratoire interdisciplinaire des environnements continentaux, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université de Lorraine, 57000 Metz, France
| | - Laurence Masson
- Freshwater Fish Ecology Laboratory, Ecosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia V2N 4Z9, Canada
| | - Cynthia H McKenzie
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1A 5J7, Canada
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- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta 900527, Romania
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León 66455, Mexico
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- Marine Organism Investigations, Marina Village, Ballina, Killaloe, Clare V94 767X, Ireland; Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Scientific Direction, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER), 44980 Nantes, France
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- Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management, Environmental Sciences Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, 1983963113 Tehran, Iran
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Biological Invasions Directorate, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; Department of Biology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Gauteng 0208, South Africa; Young Water Professionals, South African Chapter, Limpopo 1685, South Africa
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- Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Division of Coastal Research, SE-453 30 Oregrund, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ege University, 35040 Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea 820112, Romania
| | - Ion Năvodaru
- Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea 820112, Romania
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- Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
| | - Sarah Nienhuis
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
| | - Emma T Nolan
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
| | - Henn Ojaveer
- University of Tartu, 80012 Pärnu, Estonia; National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK; School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel; The Inter-University Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Coral Beach, Eilat 8810302, Israel
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- Fishery Research Laboratory, Kyushu University, Fukutsu, Fukuoka 811-3304, Japan
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- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coastal Fisheries, 4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744, USA
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), 9020-105 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; CIBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, InBIO Associate Laboratory and Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of the Azores, 9500-321 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences, Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, 1008, Metro Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Fisheries, Regional Unit of Thesprotia, Epirus, 46 100, Igoumenitsa, Greece
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Pôle écohydraulique OFB-IMFT-P, French Agency for Biodiversity, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Constanta 900527, Romania
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, 00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, 4816118771, Mazandaran, Iran
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- Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695034, India; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore 560065, India
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- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
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- Laboratory of Ichthyology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Panamá
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- Modelling, Evidence and Policy Group, School of Natural and Environmental Resources, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK
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- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 10 Ton That Thuyet, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Palmerston, Northern Territory 0828, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia; School of Agriculture, Lagos State University, Epe Campus, 106101 Epe, Lagos State, Nigeria
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey
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- Forest Research Centre, School of Agriculture, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Hydrobiology, Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk 220072, Belarus
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- Department of Aquatic Science, Faculty of Science, Burapha University, Chon Buri 20130, Thailand
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Mont-Joli, Quebec G5H 3Z4, Canada
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- Faculty of Biology & Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Institute of Oceanography, Professor Krzysztof Skóra Hel Marine Station, 84-150 Hel, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 165 00 Praha, Czechia
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- Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, 92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK; APEM Ltd, A17 Embankment, Business Park, Heaton Mersey, Manchester, Cheshire SK4 3GN, UK
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Division of Mariculture, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, Kerala 682018, India
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- Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 10 Ton That Thuyet, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland; Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9T 6N7, Canada
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Oceanography, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96203-900 Rio Grande, Brazil
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Attica, Anavyssos 19013, Greece
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL 33570, USA
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- Laboratory for Ichthyology and Coastal Fisheries, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Skretting Turkey, Güllük Milas, 48670, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of General and Applied Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University, 1164 g.k. Lozenets, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Marine Biological Resources & Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavissos, 19013, Attica, Greece
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- Norwegian Research Centre, 5007 Bergen, Norway; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), B-1630 Linkebeek, Belgium
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- Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China; Key Laboratory of Recreational fisheries Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Institute for Natural Resources Conservation, Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda 6139, South Africa; DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
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- Department of Biodiversity Studies and Bioeducation, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Menteşe, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Hydrobiology section, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Çankaya-Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Aquaculture Technology Promotion Station of Nantong, Nantong, China
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- Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0HT, UK
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Ragazzola F, Marchini A, Adani M, Bordone A, Castelli A, Cerrati G, Kolzenburg R, Langeneck J, di Marzo C, Nannini M, Raiteri G, Romanelli E, Santos M, Vasapollo C, Pipitone C, Lombardi C. An intertidal life: Combined effects of acidification and winter heatwaves on a coralline alga (Ellisolandia elongata) and its associated invertebrate community. Mar Environ Res 2021; 169:105342. [PMID: 33933902 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In coastal marine ecosystems coralline algae often create biogenic reefs. These calcareous algal reefs affect their associated invertebrate communities via diurnal oscillations in photosynthesis, respiration and calcification processes. Little is known about how these biogenic reefs function and how they will be affected by climate change. We investigated the winter response of a Mediterranean intertidal biogenic reef, Ellissolandia elongata exposed in the laboratory to reduced pH conditions (i.e. ambient pH - 0.3, RCP 8.5) together with an extreme heatwave event (+1.4 °C for 15 days). Response variables considered both the algal physiology (calcification and photosynthetic rates) and community structure of the associated invertebrates (at taxonomic and functional level). The combination of a reduced pH with a heatwave event caused Ellisolandia elongata to significantly increase photosynthetic activity. The high variability of calcification that occurred during simulated night time conditions, indicates that there is not a simple, linear relationship between these two and may indicate that it will be resilient to future conditions of climate change. In contrast, the associated fauna were particularly negatively affected by the heatwave event, which impoverished the communities as opportunistic taxa became dominant. Local increases in oxygen and pH driven by the algae can buffer the microhabitat in the algal fronds, thus favouring the survival of small invertebrates.
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- Federica Ragazzola
- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Ferry Road, Portsmouth, UK.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, Pavia, Italy
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- ENEA Research Centre Bologna, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, Bologna, Italy
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- ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Derna 1, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Ferry Road, Portsmouth, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Derna 1, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy; Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Derna 1, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy; National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR), Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy
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- ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy
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- ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy; Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, Pavia, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnologies (IRBIM), Largo Fiera della Pesca, 1, Ancona, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in Marine Environment (IAS), Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo 4521, 90149, Palermo, Italy
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- ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, Via Forte Santa Teresa, 19032, Pozzuolo di Lerici (SP), Italy
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Bailey SA, Brown L, Campbell ML, Canning-Clode J, Carlton JT, Castro N, Chinho P, Chan FT, Creed JC, Curd A, Darling J, Fofonoff P, Galil BS, Hewitt CL, Inglis GJ, Keith I, Mandrak NE, Marchini A, McKenzie CH, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Ojaveer H, Pires-Teixeira LM, Robinson TB, Ruiz GM, Seaward K, Schwindt E, Son MO, Therriault TW, Zhan A. Trends in the detection of aquatic non-indigenous species across global marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems: A 50-year perspective. DIVERS DISTRIB 2020; 26:1780-1797. [PMID: 36960319 PMCID: PMC10031752 DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Aim: The introduction of aquatic non-indigenous species (ANS) has become a major driver for global changes in species biogeography. We examined spatial patterns and temporal trends of ANS detections since 1965 to inform conservation policy and management. Location: Global. Methods: We assembled an extensive dataset of first records of detection of ANS (1965–2015) across 49 aquatic ecosystems, including the (a) year of first collection, (b) population status and (c) potential pathway(s) of introduction. Data were analysed at global and regional levels to assess patterns of detection rate, richness and transport pathways. Results: An annual mean of 43 (±16 SD) primary detections of ANS occurred–one new detection every 8.4 days for 50 years. The global rate of detections was relatively stable during 1965–1995, but increased rapidly after this time, peaking at roughly 66 primary detections per year during 2005–2010 and then declining marginally. Detection rates were variable within and across regions through time. Arthropods, molluscs and fishes were the most frequently reported ANS. Most ANS were likely introduced as stowaways in ships’ ballast water or biofouling, although direct evidence is typically absent. Main conclusions: This synthesis highlights the magnitude of recent ANS detections, yet almost certainly represents an underestimate as many ANS go unreported due to limited search effort and diminishing taxonomic expertise. Temporal rates of detection are also confounded by reporting lags, likely contributing to the lower detection rate observed in recent years. There is a critical need to implement standardized, repeated methods across regions and taxa to improve the quality of global-scale comparisons and sustain core measures over longer time-scales. It will be fundamental to fill in knowledge gaps given that invasion data representing broad regions of the world's oceans are not yet readily available and to maintain knowledge pipelines for adaptive management.
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- Sarah A. Bailey
- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- School of Life and Environmental Science, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia
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- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Madeira Island, Portugal
- Smithsonian Environm Res Ctr, Edgewater, MD, USA
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- Maritime Studies Program, Williams College – Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT, USA
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- MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação (ARDITI), Madeira Island, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Ciências, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Ifremer, DYNECO, Centre Ifremer de Bretagne, Plouzané, France
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- Center for Environmental Measurement & Modeling, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, 6150, Western Australia, Australia
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- National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Charles Darwin Research Station, Charles Darwin Foundation, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador
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- Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, Fisheries & Oceans Canada, St John's, NL, Canada
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- Pärnu College, University of Tartu, Pärnu, Estonia
- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Faculdade de Ciências, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenboch, South Africa
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- Center for Environmental Measurement & Modeling, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Instituto de Biología de Organismos Marinos (IBIOMAR-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Argentina
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- Institute of Marine Biology, NAS of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Bailey SA, Brown L, Campbell ML, Canning‐Clode J, Carlton JT, Castro N, Chainho P, Chan FT, Creed JC, Curd A, Darling J, Fofonoff P, Galil BS, Hewitt CL, Inglis GJ, Keith I, Mandrak NE, Marchini A, McKenzie CH, Occhipinti‐Ambrogi A, Ojaveer H, Pires‐Teixeira LM, Robinson TB, Ruiz GM, Seaward K, Schwindt E, Son MO, Therriault TW, Zhan A. Front Cover. DIVERS DISTRIB 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Ulman A, Ferrario J, Forcada A, Seebens H, Arvanitidis C, Occhipinti‐Ambrogi A, Marchini A. Alien species spreading via biofouling on recreational vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. J Appl Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Aylin Ulman
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Pavia Pavia Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Pavia Pavia Italy
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Applied Biology University of Alicante Alicante Spain
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- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK‐F) Frankfurt Germany
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture Hellenic Centre of Marine Research Heraklion Crete Greece
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Pavia Pavia Italy
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Ulman A, Ferrario J, Forcada A, Arvanitidis C, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Marchini A. A Hitchhiker's guide to Mediterranean marina travel for alien species. J Environ Manage 2019; 241:328-339. [PMID: 31015083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Aylin Ulman
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques, LECOB, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France; Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research, Thalassokosmos, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Applied Biology, University of Alicante, Spain
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre of Marine Research, Thalassokosmos, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Martínez-Laiz G, Ulman A, Ros M, Marchini A. Is recreational boating a potential vector for non-indigenous peracarid crustaceans in the Mediterranean Sea? A combined biological and social approach. Mar Pollut Bull 2019; 140:403-415. [PMID: 30803661 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Shipping is understood to be a major vector for the introduction and spread of marine non-indigenous species (NIS). However, recreational boating is still unregulated and its influence as vector has not yet been assessed for the Mediterranean Sea, which is the second most popular recreational boating destination worldwide. This is the first large-scale study to examine this by a combined biological (analyzing hull and marina fouling) and social approach (boaters surveys on maintenance habits, travel patterns and awareness), focused on peracarid crustaceans. A surprisingly high number of NIS were found on vessels cruising Mediterranean waters, and species compositions suggest an exchange between marina and vessel assemblages. This means recreational boating presents a risk for NIS spread which should warrant regulation. Results also implied that regionally coordinated management should be supported by effective local-scale-based management in the Mediterranean, which could improve upon with targeted environmental education to solve lack of awareness.
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- G Martínez-Laiz
- Laboratorio de Biología Marina, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Biología, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Departamento de Biología, CASEM, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Ojaveer H, Galil BS, Carlton JT, Alleway H, Goulletquer P, Lehtiniemi M, Marchini A, Miller W, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Peharda M, Ruiz GM, Williams SL, Zaiko A. Historical baselines in marine bioinvasions: Implications for policy and management. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202383. [PMID: 30114232 PMCID: PMC6095587 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The human-mediated introduction of marine non-indigenous species is a centuries- if not millennia-old phenomenon, but was only recently acknowledged as a potent driver of change in the sea. We provide a synopsis of key historical milestones for marine bioinvasions, including timelines of (a) discovery and understanding of the invasion process, focusing on transfer mechanisms and outcomes, (b) methodologies used for detection and monitoring, (c) approaches to ecological impacts research, and (d) management and policy responses. Early (until the mid-1900s) marine bioinvasions were given little attention, and in a number of cases actively and routinely facilitated. Beginning in the second half of the 20th century, several conspicuous non-indigenous species outbreaks with strong environmental, economic, and public health impacts raised widespread concerns and initiated shifts in public and scientific perceptions. These high-profile invasions led to policy documents and strategies to reduce the introduction and spread of non-indigenous species, although with significant time lags and limited success and focused on only a subset of transfer mechanisms. Integrated, multi-vector management within an ecosystem-based marine management context is urgently needed to address the complex interactions of natural and human pressures that drive invasions in marine ecosystems.
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- Henn Ojaveer
- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Pärnu, Estonia
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- The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Marine Invasion Research Laboratory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland, United States of America
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- Marine Invasion Research Laboratory, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland, United States of America
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- Bodega Marine Laboratory and Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California at Davis, Bodega Bay, California, United States of America
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- Coastal and Freshwater Group, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand
- Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Ulman A, Ferrario J, Occhpinti-Ambrogi A, Arvanitidis C, Bandi A, Bertolino M, Bogi C, Chatzigeorgiou G, Çiçek BA, Deidun A, Ramos-Esplá A, Koçak C, Lorenti M, Martinez-Laiz G, Merlo G, Princisgh E, Scribano G, Marchini A. Correction: A massive update of non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean marinas. PeerJ 2017; 5:3954/correction-1. [PMID: 29155900 PMCID: PMC5688381 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3954/correction-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Aylin Ulman
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques, Université Pierre et Marie-Curie, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.,Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell'Ambiente e della Vita (DISTAV), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Gruppo Malacologico Livornese, Livrono, Italy
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Center of Villa Dohrn-Benthic Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Ischia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Ulman A, Ferrario J, Occhpinti-Ambrogi A, Arvanitidis C, Bandi A, Bertolino M, Bogi C, Chatzigeorgiou G, Çiçek BA, Deidun A, Ramos-Esplá A, Koçak C, Lorenti M, Martinez-Laiz G, Merlo G, Princisgh E, Scribano G, Marchini A. A massive update of non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean marinas. PeerJ 2017; 5:e3954. [PMID: 29085752 PMCID: PMC5659216 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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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 demonstrated marinas as important hubs for the stepping-stone transfer of non-indigenous species (NIS), but these unique anthropogenic, and typically artificial habitats have largely gone overlooked in the Mediterranean as sources of NIS hot-spots. From April 2015 to November 2016, 34 marinas were sampled across the following Mediterranean countries: Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus to investigate the NIS presence and richness in the specialized hard substrate material of these marina habitats. All macroinvertebrate taxa were collected and identified. Additionally, fouling samples were collected from approximately 600 boat-hulls from 25 of these marinas to determine if boats host diverse NIS not present in the marina. Here, we present data revealing that Mediterranean marinas indeed act as major hubs for the transfer of marine NIS, and we also provide evidence that recreational boats act as effective vectors of spread. From this wide-ranging geographical study, we report here numerous new NIS records at the basin, subregional, country and locality level. At the basin level, we report three NIS new to the Mediterranean Sea (Achelia sawayai sensu lato, Aorides longimerus, Cymodoce aff. fuscina), and the re-appearance of two NIS previously known but currently considered extinct in the Mediterranean (Bemlos leptocheirus, Saccostrea glomerata). We also compellingly update the distributions of many NIS in the Mediterranean Sea showing some recent spreading; we provide details for 11 new subregional records for NIS (Watersipora arcuata, Hydroides brachyacantha sensu lato and Saccostrea glomerata now present in the Western Mediterranean; Symplegma brakenhielmi, Stenothoe georgiana, Spirobranchus tertaceros sensu lato, Dendostrea folium sensu lato and Parasmittina egyptiaca now present in the Central Mediterranean, and W. arcuata, Bemlos leptocheirus and Dyspanopeus sayi in the Eastern Mediterranean). We also report 51 new NIS country records from recreational marinas: 12 for Malta, 10 for Cyprus, nine for Greece, six for Spain and France, five for Turkey and three for Italy, representing 32 species. Finally, we report 20 new NIS records (representing 17 species) found on recreational boat-hulls (mobile habitats), not yet found in the same marina, or in most cases, even the country. For each new NIS record, their native origin and global and Mediterranean distributions are provided, along with details of the new record. Additionally, taxonomic characters used for identification and photos of the specimens are also provided. These new NIS records should now be added to the relevant NIS databases compiled by several entities. Records of uncertain identity are also discussed, to assess the probability of valid non-indigenous status.
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- Aylin Ulman
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Laboratoire d’Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques, Université Pierre et Marie-Curie, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell’Ambiente e della Vita (DISTAV), Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Gruppo Malacologico Livornese, Livrono, Italy
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- Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center of Marine Research, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, via Mersin 10, Turkey
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Center of Villa Dohrn-Benthic Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Ischia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Ferrario J, Caronni S, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Marchini A. Role of commercial harbours and recreational marinas in the spread of non-indigenous fouling species. Biofouling 2017; 33:651-660. [PMID: 28786306 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2017.1351958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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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 were investigated by analysing the fouling community of five Italian harbours and five marinas in the western Mediterranean Sea. It was first hypothesised that NIS assemblages in the recreational marinas were subsets of those occurring in commercial harbours. However, the data did not consistently support this hypothesis: the NIS pools of some marinas significantly diverged from harbours even belonging to the same coastal stretches, including NIS occurring only in marinas. This study confirms harbours as hotspots for marine NIS, but also reveals that numbers of NIS in some marinas is higher than expected, suggesting that recreational vessels effectively facilitate NIS spread. It is recommended that this vector of NIS introduction is taken into account in the future planning of sustainable development of maritime tourism in Europe.
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- Jasmine Ferrario
- a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , University of Pavia , Pavia , Italy
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- a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , University of Pavia , Pavia , Italy
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- a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , University of Pavia , Pavia , Italy
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Ferrario J, Marchini A, Borrelli P, Gigli Berzolari F, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A. A fuzzy 'boater' model to detect fouling and spreading risk of non-indigenous species by recreational boats. J Environ Manage 2016; 182:198-207. [PMID: 27474902 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recreational boating is an unregulated and underestimated vector of spread of non-indigenous species (NIS) in marine environments. The risk of a single boat to spread NIS depends not only on the local environmental context, but also on the type of boat and on the boat owner's behaviour (hull cleaning and painting frequency, travel history). In this paper we present a model to assess the risk of fouling and spreading of NIS and its application to data derived from a questionnaire given to Italian boat owners. The model uses a two-levels fuzzy logic approach: (1) the first level assesses the risk of hull fouling and risk of spreading separately; (2) the second level combines the two separate risks in an overall index ranging from 0 (null risk) to 100 (highest risk) and measures the global risk of NIS introduction and spread through recreational boating. The questionnaire and the fuzzy model allow for a simple and rapid assessment of boats most likely to be infested. The proposed fuzzy model can be easily edited and adapted to context-specific ecological and social conditions. The results of this Italian study showed that 53.9% of the respondents were in the very-low and low risk categories, and 46.1% in the medium, high and very-high risk categories. Possible associations between some boaters habits and the fouling and spreading risk were explored using logistic regression analyses. The results indicate a high-risk profile of boat owner as an experienced sailor who visits many marinas during the summer season. Biosecurity guidelines, containment measures and awareness raising programmes should be implemented to prevent and avoid further spread of NIS in marine environments, and such management actions would benefit from the early detection of high-risk boats, and from the identification of profiles of boaters upon which these initiatives should be prioritized.
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- Jasmine Ferrario
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy.
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Raspa A, Marchini A, Pugliese R, Mauri M, Maleki M, Vasita R, Gelain F. A biocompatibility study of new nanofibrous scaffolds for nervous system regeneration. Nanoscale 2016; 8:253-65. [PMID: 26607419 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr03698d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The development of therapeutic approaches for spinal cord injury (SCI) is still a challenging goal to achieve. The pathophysiological features of chronic SCI are glial scar and cavity formation: an effective therapy will require contribution of different disciplines such as materials science, cell biology, drug delivery and nanotechnology. One of the biggest challenges in SCI regeneration is to create an artificial scaffold that could mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) and support nervous system regeneration. Electrospun constructs and hydrogels based on self-assembling peptides (SAPs) have been recently preferred. In this work SAPs and polymers were assembled by using a coaxial electrospinning setup. We tested the biocompatibility of two types of coaxially electrospun microchannels: the first one made by a core of poly(ε-caprolactone) and poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) (PCL-PLGA) and a shell of an emulsion of PCL-PLGA and a functionalized self-assembling peptide Ac-FAQ and the second one made by a core of Ac-FAQ and a shell of PCL-PLGA. Moreover, we tested an annealed scaffold by PCL-PLGA microchannel heat-treatment. The properties of coaxial scaffolds were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), contact angle measurements and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In vitro cytotoxicity was assessed via viability and differentiation assays with neural stem cells (NSCs); whereas in vivo inflammatory response was evaluated following scaffold implantation in rodent spinal cords. Emulsification of the outer shell turned out to be the best choice in terms of cell viability and tissue response: thus suggesting the potential of using functionalized SAPs in coaxial electrospinning for applications in regenerative medicine.
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- A Raspa
- Center for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering (CNTE), A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Cà Granda, Piazza dell'ospedale maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy. and IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Opera di San Pio da Pietrelcina, Viale Cappuccini 1, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG 71013, Italy
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering (CNTE), A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Cà Granda, Piazza dell'ospedale maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy.
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering (CNTE), A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Cà Granda, Piazza dell'ospedale maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy. and IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Opera di San Pio da Pietrelcina, Viale Cappuccini 1, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG 71013, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Via Roberto Cozzi, 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering (CNTE), A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Cà Granda, Piazza dell'ospedale maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy. and IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Opera di San Pio da Pietrelcina, Viale Cappuccini 1, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG 71013, Italy
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- School of Life Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030, Gujarat, India
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering (CNTE), A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Cà Granda, Piazza dell'ospedale maggiore 3, 20162 Milan, Italy. and IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, Opera di San Pio da Pietrelcina, Viale Cappuccini 1, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG 71013, Italy
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Marchini A, Galil BS, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A. Recommendations on standardizing lists of marine alien species: Lessons from the Mediterranean Sea. Mar Pollut Bull 2015; 101:267-273. [PMID: 26471066 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Revised: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Analyses of marine alien species based on national/regional datasets are of paramount importance for the success of regulation on the prevention and management of invasive alien species. Yet in the extant data systems the criteria for the inclusion of records are seldom explicit, and frequently inconsistent in their definitions, spatial and temporal frames and comprehensiveness. Agreed-upon uniform guiding principles, based on solid and transparent scientific criteria, are therefore required in order to provide policy makers with validated and comparable data. Following a meta-analysis on the records of marine alien species in the Mediterranean Sea, we recommend a judicious approach to compiling the data. Here, three categories of uncertainty were identified: species' taxonomic identification, species' actual occurrence in the area, and its status as an alien. In proposing guiding principles to standardize such datasets, we aim to encourage discourse on logical, standardized and transparent criteria to substantiate records of alien species.
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- Agnese Marchini
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
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- National Institute of Oceanography, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Haifa, Israel.
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Marchini A, Ferrario J, Sfriso A, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A. Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. Biol Invasions 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-015-0922-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Galil B, Boero F, Fraschetti S, Piraino S, Campbell M, Hewitt C, Carlton J, Cook E, Jelmert A, Macpherson E, Marchini A, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Mckenzie C, Minchin D, Ojaveer H, Olenin S, Ruiz G. The Enlargement of the Suez Canal and Introduction of Non-Indigenous Species to the Mediterranean Sea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/lob.10036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Galil BS, Boero F, Campbell ML, Carlton JT, Cook E, Fraschetti S, Gollasch S, Hewitt CL, Jelmert A, Macpherson E, Marchini A, McKenzie C, Minchin D, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Ojaveer H, Olenin S, Piraino S, Ruiz GM. ‘Double trouble’: the expansion of the Suez Canal and marine bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea. Biol Invasions 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0778-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Galil BS, Marchini A, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Minchin D, Narščius A, Ojaveer H, Olenin S. International arrivals: widespread bioinvasions in European Seas. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2014; 26:152-171. [PMID: 24899770 PMCID: PMC4034525 DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2014.897651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The European Union lacks a comprehensive framework to address the threats posed by the introduction and spread of marine non-indigenous species (NIS). Current efforts are fragmented and suffer substantial gaps in coverage. In this paper we identify and discuss issues relating to the assessment of spatial and temporal patterns of introductions in European Seas (ES), based on a scientifically validated information system of aquatic non-indigenous and cryptogenic species, AquaNIS. While recognizing the limitations of the existing data, we extract information that can be used to assess the relative risk of introductions for different taxonomic groups, geographic regions and likely vectors. The dataset comprises 879 multicellular NIS. We applied a country-based approach to assess patterns of NIS richness in ES, and identify the principal introduction routes and vectors, the most widespread NIS and their spatial and temporal spread patterns. Between 1970 and 2013, the number of recorded NIS has grown by 86, 173 and 204% in the Baltic, Western European margin and the Mediterranean, respectively; 52 of the 879 NIS were recorded in 10 or more countries, and 25 NIS first recorded in European seas since 1990 have since been reported in five or more countries. Our results highlight the ever-rising role of shipping (commercial and recreational) as a vector for the widespread and recently spread NIS. The Suez Canal, a corridor unique to the Mediterranean, is responsible for the increased introduction of new thermophilic NIS into this warming sea. The 2020 goal of the EU Biodiversity Strategy concerning marine Invasive Alien Species may not be fully attainable. The setting of a new target date should be accompanied by scientifically robust, sensible and pragmatic plans to minimize introductions of marine NIS and to study those present.
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- B S Galil
- National Institute of Oceanography, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Marine Organism Investigations, 3 Marina Village, Ballina, Killaloe, Co Clare, Ireland ; Coastal Research and Planning Institute, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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- Coastal Research and Planning Institute, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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- Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Pärnu, Estonia
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- Coastal Research and Planning Institute, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Marchini A, Lauermann SP, Minetto MA, Massazza G, Maffiuletti NA. Differences in proprioception, muscle force control and comfort between conventional and new-generation knee and ankle orthoses. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2014; 24:437-44. [PMID: 24726380 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to compare muscle force control and proprioception between conventional and new-generation experimental orthoses. Sixteen healthy subjects participated in a single-blind controlled trial in which two different types of orthosis were applied to the dominant knee or ankle, while the following variables were evaluated: muscle force control (accuracy), joint position sense, kinesthesia, static balance as well as subjective outcomes. The use of experimental orthoses resulted in better force accuracy during isometric knee extensions compared to conventional orthoses (P=0.005). Moreover, the use of experimental orthoses resulted in better force accuracy during concentric (P=0.010) and eccentric (P=0.014) ankle plantar flexions and better knee joint kinesthesia in the flexed position (P=0.004) compared to conventional orthoses. Subjective comfort (P<0.001) and preference scores were higher with experimental orthoses compared to conventional ones. In conclusion, orthosis type affected static and dynamic muscle force control, kinesthesia, and perceived comfort in healthy subjects. New-generation experimental knee and ankle orthoses may thus be recommended for prophylactic joint bracing during physical activity and to improve the compliance for orthosis use, particularly in patients who require long-term bracing.
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- A Marchini
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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 Science. Search engines that operate in different contexts (e.g. global, social, scientific) are considered as web information carriers (WICs) and are able to analyse; (i) relevance on different levels: global web, individual/personal sphere, on-line news, and culture/science; (ii) time trends of relevance; (iii) relevance of keywords for environmental governance. For the purposes of this study, several indicators and specific indices (relational indices and dynamic indices) were applied to a test-set of 24 keywords. Outputs consistently show that traditional study topics in environmental sciences such as water and air have remained the most quantitatively relevant keywords, while interest in systemic issues (i.e. ecosystem and landscape) has grown over the last 20 years. Nowadays, the relevance of new concepts such as resilience and ecosystem services is increasing, but the actual ability of these concepts to influence environmental governance needs to be further studied and understood. The proposed approach, which is based on intuitive and easily replicable procedures, can support the decision-making processes related to environmental governance.
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- Sergio Malcevschi
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell'Ambiente, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell'Informazione, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Bonifati S, Allaume X, El-Andaloussi N, Leuchs B, Nettelbeck D, Kleinschmidt J, Rommelaere J, Marchini A. 692 Genetic Engineering of Oncolytic H-1 Parvovirus Capsid Increases Virus Specificity for Cancer Cells. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(12)71334-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rappold GA, Durand C, Decker E, Marchini A, Schneider KU. New roles of SHOX as regulator of target genes. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 2012; 9 Suppl 2:733-738. [PMID: 22946287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The homeobox gene SHOX encodes a transcription factor which is important for normal limb development. Approximately 5 to 10% of short patients exhibit a mutation or deletion in either the SHOX gene or its downstream enhancer regions. In humans, SHOX deficiency has been associated with various short stature syndromes as well as non-syndromic idiopathic short stature. A common feature of these syndromes is disproportionate short stature with a particular shortening of the forearms and lower legs. Madelung deformity, cubitus valgus, high-arched palate and muscular hypertrophy also differed markedly between patients with or without SHOX gene defects. A clinical trial in patients with SHOX deficiency and Turner syndrome demonstrated highly significant growth hormone-stimulated increases in height velocity and height SDS in both groups. Employing microarray analyses and cell culture experiments, a strong effect of SHOX on the expression of the natriuretic peptide BNP and the fibroblast growth factor receptor gene FGFR3 could be demonstrated. We found that BNP was positively regulated, while Fgfr3 was negatively regulated by SHOX. A regulation that occurs mainly in the mesomelic segments, a region where SHOX is known to be strongly expressed, offers a possible explanation for the phenotypes seen in patients with FGFR3 (e.g. achondroplasia) and SHOX defects (e.g. Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis).
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- G A Rappold
- Institute of Human Genetics, Department of Human Molecular Genetics, University of Heidelberg,69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Paganelli D, Forni G, Marchini A, Mazziotti C, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A. Critical appraisal on the identification of Reference Conditions for the evaluation of ecological quality status along the Emilia-Romagna coast (Italy) using M-AMBI. Mar Pollut Bull 2011; 62:1725-1735. [PMID: 21683420 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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According to the European Water Framework Directive, the ecological status (ES) of a water body is determined by comparing observation data with undisturbed Reference Conditions (RCs). Defining RCs is crucial when evaluating the ES of a water body as it strongly affects the final outcome of any index application. Identifying RCs by observing real sites is not feasible in many marine environments, such as the Emilia-Romagna coast (Italy, N-Adriatic Sea). We used a statistical approach on a large dataset to derive RCs for the application of the benthic index M-AMBI in this area. We then applied M-AMBI to samples collected along a gradient of presumed environmental disturbance. The results put 14.8% of the Emilia-Romagna samples in "High" ES, 60.2% in "Good", 23.0% in "Moderate" and 2.0% in "Poor", showing a spatial gradient of improving quality. These results are in agreement with the extensive ecological knowledge available for this area.
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- Daniele Paganelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell' Ambiente, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Marchini A, Cantone G, Castelli A, Chimenz C, Cormaci M, Froglia C, Furnari G, Gambi MC, Giaccone G, Giangrande A, Gravili C, Mastrototaro F, Mazziotti C, Orsi-Relini L, Piraino S. Erratum to: Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biol Invasions 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9856-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Marchini A, Cantone G, Castelli A, Chimenz C, Cormaci M, Froglia C, Furnari G, Gambi MC, Giaccone G, Giangrande A, Gravili C, Mastrototaro F, Mazziotti C, Orsi-Relini L, Piraino S. Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biol Invasions 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Taha M, Miranda-Ferreira R, Fagundes A, Fagundes D, Simões R, Santos J, Souza P, Oliveira I, Marchini A, Gomes I, Monteiro H, Mendonça L, Caricati-Neto A. Effects of L-Nitro-Arginine Methyl Ester, an Inhibitor of Nitric Oxide Biosynthesis, on Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rabbits. Transplant Proc 2010; 42:457-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Marchini A, Munari C, Mistri M. Functions and ecological status of eight Italian lagoons examined using biological traits analysis (BTA). Mar Pollut Bull 2008; 56:1076-1085. [PMID: 18455198 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2007] [Revised: 02/19/2008] [Accepted: 03/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The soft-bottom communities of eight Italian lagoons were analyzed for eight biological traits (feeding, mobility, adult life habitat, body size, life span, reproductive technique, type of larva and reproductive frequency) in order to identify the dominant traits in different transitional environments. We considered the ecological quality status (EcoQS) of the stations, assessed by two biotic indices, AMBI and Bentix. Stations were categorized into EcoQS classes to investigate the relationship between biological functions and ecological quality. The results indicate that the variability of the data was governed by traits linked to resource utilization rather than to life cycle. Lagoons affected by chronic disturbance displayed a poor functional composition, which usually corresponded to poor EcoQS in some cases, correlations between ecological groups and traits modalities were ecologically relevant; however, classes of EcoQS were found to be relatively independent from the functional structure of the considered stations.
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- Agnese Marchini
- Dipartimento di Biologia ed Evoluzione, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
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Corriero G, Longo C, Mercurio M, Marchini A, Occhipinti‐Ambrogi A. Porifera and Bryozoa on artificial hard bottoms in the Venice Lagoon: Spatial distribution and temporal changes in the northern basin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/11250000601084100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bernardo ME, Emons JAM, Karperien M, Nauta AJ, Willemze R, Roelofs H, Romeo S, Marchini A, Rappold GA, Vukicevic S, Locatelli F, Fibbe WE. Human mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow display a better chondrogenic differentiation compared with other sources. Connect Tissue Res 2007; 48:132-40. [PMID: 17522996 DOI: 10.1080/03008200701228464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells capable of differentiation into several mesodermal lineages. These cells have been isolated from various tissues, such as adult bone marrow, placenta, and fetal tissues. The comparative potential of these cells originating from different tissues to differentiate into the chondrogenic lineage is still not fully defined. The aim of our study was to investigate the chondrogenic potential of MSCs isolated from different sources. MSCs from fetal and adult tissues were phenotypically characterized and examined for their differentiation capacity, based on morphological criteria and expression of extracellular matrix components. Our results show that both fetal and adult MSCs have chondrogenic potential under appropriate conditions. The capacity of bone marrow-derived MSCs to differentiate into chondrocytes was reduced on passaging of cells. MSCs of bone marrow origin, either fetal or adult, exhibit a better chondrogenesis than fetal lung- and placenta-derived MSCs, as demonstrated by the appearance of typical morphological features of cartilage, the intensity of toluidine blue staining, and the expression of collagen type II, IX, and X after culture under chondrogenic conditions. As MSCs represent an attractive tool for cartilage tissue repair strategies, our data suggest that bone marrow should be considered the preferred MSC source for these therapeutic approaches.
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- M E Bernardo
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Sabherwal N, Blaschke RJ, Marchini A, Heine-Suner D, Rosell J, Ferragut J, Blum WF, Rappold G. A novel point mutation A170P in the SHOX gene defines impaired nuclear translocation as a molecular cause for Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis and Langer dysplasia. J Med Genet 2004; 41:e83. [PMID: 15173249 PMCID: PMC1735821 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2003.016402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- N Sabherwal
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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Marchini A, Gauzer K, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A. Spatial and temporal variability of hard-bottom macrofauna in a disturbed coastal lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Po River Delta, Northwestern Adriatic Sea). Mar Pollut Bull 2004; 48:1084-1095. [PMID: 15172814 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The sessile and mobile macrobenthos on artificial hard bottoms was studied in 12 stations of the Sacca di Goro lagoon, a brackish, highly stressed water basin in the delta of the river Po, open to the Northwestern Adriatic Sea. Three sampling surveys were carried out in June and September 2000 and June 2001 in order to make three types of temporal comparisons: (i) on a seasonal scale, before and after a summer dystrophic event; (ii) on an annual basis, before and after the works of excavation of a canal through the outer sand bank; (iii) on a multiannual scale, comparing the data with those of a survey carried out in 1988. The biocoenoses did not show large fluctuations after a moderately severe summer dystrophic crisis, while the digging of the canal caused clear changes in the macrobenthos community structure after one year. The long-term comparison showed a shift in the community patterns after a decade.
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- Agnese Marchini
- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pavia, Section of Ecology, Via S. Epifanio 14, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
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Sconfietti R, Marchini A, Occhipinti Ambrogi A, Sacchi C. The sessile benthic community patterns on hard bottoms in response to continental vs. marine influence in northern Adriatic lagoons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0399-1784(02)01228-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rao E, Blaschke RJ, Marchini A, Niesler B, Burnett M, Rappold GA. The Leri-Weill and Turner syndrome homeobox gene SHOX encodes a cell-type specific transcriptional activator. Hum Mol Genet 2001; 10:3083-91. [PMID: 11751690 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.26.3083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Functional impairment of the human homeobox gene SHOX causes short stature and Madelung deformity in Leri-Weill syndrome (LWS) and has recently been implicated in additional skeletal malformations frequently observed in Turner syndrome. To enhance our understanding of the underlying mechanism of action, we have established a cell culture model consisting of four stably transfected cell lines and analysed the functional properties of the SHOX protein on a molecular level. Results show that the SHOX-encoded protein is located exclusively within the nucleus of a variety of cell lines, including U2Os, HEK293, COS7 and NIH 3T3 cells. In contrast to this cell-type independent nuclear translocation, the transactivating potential of the SHOX protein on different luciferase reporter constructs was observed only in the osteogenic cell line U2Os. Since C-terminally truncated forms of SHOX lead to LWS and idiopathic short stature, we have compared the activity of wild-type and truncated SHOX proteins. Interestingly, C-terminally truncated SHOX proteins are inactive with regards to target gene activation. These results for the first time provide an explanation of SHOX-related phenotypes on a molecular level and suggest the existence of qualitative trait loci modulating SHOX activity in a cell-type specific manner.
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- E Rao
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 328, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Much evidence suggests that the major immediate-early (IE) transactivator of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), IE-2, is likely to be critical for efficient viral replication; however, the lack of an IE-2 mutant HCMV has precluded an experimental test of this hypothesis. As an initial step toward characterizing an IE-2 mutant, we first cloned the HCMV Towne genome as a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) and analyzed the ability of transfected Towne-BAC DNA (T-BACwt) to produce plaques following introduction into permissive human fibroblasts. Like Towne viral DNA, transfected T-BACwt DNA was infectious in permissive cells, and the resulting virus stocks were indistinguishable from Towne virus. We then used homologous recombination in Escherichia coli to delete the majority of UL122, the open reading frame encoding the unique portion of IE-2, from T-BACwt. From this deleted BAC, a third BAC clone in which the deletion was repaired with wild-type UL122 was created. In numerous transfections of permissive human foreskin fibroblast cells with these three BAC DNA clones, the rescued BAC and T-BACwt consistently yielded plaques, while the UL122 mutant BAC never generated plaques, even after 4 weeks. Protein and mRNA of other IE genes were readily detected from transfected UL122 mutant BAC DNA; however, reverse transcription-PCR failed to detect mRNA expression from any of five early genes examined. The generalized failure of this mutant to express early genes is consistent with expectations from in vitro assays which have demonstrated that IE-2 transactivates most HCMV promoters. These experiments provide the first direct demonstration that IE-2 is required for successful HCMV infection and indicate that virus lacking IE-2 arrests early in the replication cycle.
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- A Marchini
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Oxelmark E, Marchini A, Malanchi I, Magherini F, Jaquet L, Hajibagheri MA, Blight KJ, Jauniaux JC, Tommasino M. Mmf1p, a novel yeast mitochondrial protein conserved throughout evolution and involved in maintenance of the mitochondrial genome. Mol Cell Biol 2000; 20:7784-97. [PMID: 11003673 PMCID: PMC86367 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.20.7784-7797.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A novel protein family (p14.5, or YERO57c/YJGFc) highly conserved throughout evolution has recently been identified. The biological role of these proteins is not yet well characterized. Two members of the p14.5 family are present in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we have characterized some of the biological functions of the two yeast proteins. Mmf1p is a mitochondrial matrix factor, and homologous Mmf1p factor (Hmf1p) copurifies with the soluble cytoplasmic fraction. Deltammf1 cells lose mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and have a decreased growth rate, while Deltahmf1 cells do not display any visible phenotype. Furthermore, we demonstrate by genetic analysis that Mmf1p does not play a direct role in replication and segregation of the mtDNA. rho(+) Deltammf1 haploid cells can be obtained when tetrads are directly dissected on medium containing a nonfermentable carbon source. Our data also indicate that Mmf1p and Hmf1p have similar biological functions in different subcellular compartments. Hmf1p, when fused with the Mmf1p leader peptide, is transported into mitochondria and is able to functionally replace Mmf1p. Moreover, we show that homologous mammalian proteins are functionally related to Mmf1p. Human p14.5 localizes in yeast mitochondria and rescues the Deltammf1-associated phenotypes. In addition, fractionation of rat liver mitochondria showed that rat p14.5, like Mmf1p, is a soluble protein of the matrix. Our study identifies a biological function for Mmf1p and furthermore indicates that this function is conserved between members of the p14.5 family.
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- E Oxelmark
- Abteilung F0200, Angewandte Tumorvirologie, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Blake NW, Moghaddam A, Rao P, Kaur A, Glickman R, Cho YG, Marchini A, Haigh T, Johnson RP, Rickinson AB, Wang F. Inhibition of antigen presentation by the glycine/alanine repeat domain is not conserved in simian homologues of Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1. J Virol 1999; 73:7381-9. [PMID: 10438828 PMCID: PMC104265 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.9.7381-7389.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Most humans and Old World nonhuman primates are infected for life with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or closely related gammaherpesviruses in the same lymphocryptovirus (LCV) subgroup. Several potential strategies for immune evasion and persistence have been proposed based on studies of EBV infection in humans, but it has been difficult to test their actual contribution experimentally. Interest has focused on the EBV nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) because of its essential role in the maintenance and replication of the episomal viral genome in latently infected cells and because EBNA1 endogenously expressed in these cells is protected from presentation to the major histocompatibility complex class-I restricted cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response through the action of an internal glycine-alanine repeat (GAR). Given the high degree of biologic conservation among LCVs which infect humans and Old World primates, we hypothesized that strategies essential for viral persistence would be well conserved among viruses of this subgroup. We show that the rhesus LCV EBNA1 shares sequence homology with the EBV and baboon LCV EBNA1 and that the rhesus LCV EBNA1 is a functional homologue for EBV EBNA1-dependent plasmid maintenance and replication. Interestingly, all three LCVs possess a GAR domain, but the baboon and rhesus LCV EBNA1 GARs fail to inhibit antigen processing and presentation as determined by using three different in vitro CTL assays. These studies suggest that inhibition of antigen processing and presentation by the EBNA1 GAR may not be an essential mechanism for persistent infection by all LCV and that other mechanisms may be important for immune evasion during LCV infection.
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- N W Blake
- CRC Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham Medical School, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TA, United Kingdom
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Lorusso R, Struble C, Bianchetti F, Marchini A, Curnis A, Alfieri O. Management of pacing system related complications in patients undergoing dynamic cardiomyoplasty. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1999; 22:116-8. [PMID: 9990609 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00308.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Integrity of the electrical circuit is a necessary requirement for appropriate heart/wrapped skeletal muscle interaction to be achieved in cardiomyoplasty. This article describes the management of two different complications after a cardiomyoplasty procedure involving the electrical system (infection of the abdominal cardiomyostimulator pocket and intramuscular lead fracture). Minimal approaches were carried out, which ensured the successful treatment of the infective and of the mechanical insult, and represent useful strategy for solving such uncommon problems.
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- R Lorusso
- Bakken Research Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Braspenning J, Meschede W, Marchini A, Müller M, Gissmann L, Tommasino M. Secretion of heterologous proteins from Schizosaccharomyces pombe using the homologous leader sequence of pho1+ acid phosphatase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 245:166-71. [PMID: 9535802 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study we report the use of the S. pombe leader sequence of pho1+ acid phosphatase (Elliott et al., J. Biol. Chem. 216, 2916-2941, 1986) for the secretion of heterologous proteins into the medium. The green fluorescent protein (GFP) and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 E7 protein are normally not secreted; fusion of the S. pombe pho1 leader peptide (SPL) to GFP and HPV 16 E7 resulted in an efficient secretion of these proteins although the latter contains a nuclear targeting sequence. These data suggest that SPL fused constructs could be applied for the production of other recombinant proteins using the S. pombe expression system. Furthermore, since GFP retains its intrinsic fluorescence during the secretion, this system may be useful to study the secretory pathway of fission yeast in vivo.
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- J Braspenning
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Angewandte Tumorvirologie, INF, 242, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Lorusso R, Marchini A, Bianchetti F, Curnis A, Visioli O, Zogno M. Cardiomyoplasty and implantable cardioverter defibrillator: efficacy and safety of concomitant device implantation: sudden death and cardiomyoplasty. J Card Surg 1998; 13:150-5. [PMID: 10063965 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01253.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Sudden death represents a common event in the natural history of patients affected by chronic heart failure. Such an outcome also has been shown to characterize the follow-up of the cardiomyoplasty procedure. We report two cases of patients who had cardiomyoplasty and experienced witnessed episodes of ventricular arrhythmia at variable times after surgery (2 years and 2 months, respectively). In the first case, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was implanted subsequent to the arrhythmic episode, whereas the second patient had a combined cardiomyoplasty and ICD implantation procedure. In particular, this patient underwent a modified wrapping technique, herein described, because of a large left ventricular dilatation. In both cases, ventricular defibrillation did not affect the correct functioning of the implanted cardiomyostimulator. Our article confirms that ventricular arrhythmia is common in cardiomyoplasty patients. The combined use of a skeletal muscle stimulator and implantable defibrillator may therefore be effective in preventing arrhythmia-related sudden death without any concurrent effect on the correct functioning of the wrapped muscle/heart circuit, with likely benefit on long-term cardiomyoplasty patient survival.
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- R Lorusso
- The Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology Department, Ospedale Civile, Brescia, Italy.
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