Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Fornace 41, 6330 Piran, Slovenia.
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via Antonino Longo 19, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2021 Jan;162:111916. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111916. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
Non-indigenous species are confirmed to be among the biggest threats for marine biodiversity. Among them, non-indigenous macrophytes (NIM) are well known to have local negative effects, especially in coastal ecosystems. Since transitional waters (TWs), ports and also marinas are recognized as very vulnerable coastal ecosystems, greatly subjected to biological invasions, the present study analysed the available scientific literature on NIM in such areas in the Central Mediterranean Sea (CMED), in the period 1970-2019. The analysis underlined that 27 NIM were recorded in CMED TWs, marinas and ports. Around 37% of them (10 species) are marked as invasive, while about 11% (3 species) are considered as potentially invasive. Maricultural activities resulted the key vector of introduction, while the primary pathway of NIM dispersion is related to maritime activities. The paper also discusses why in CMED TWs, marinas and ports, currently, less NIM were detected than in similar Adriatic areas.
非本地物种被确认为海洋生物多样性的最大威胁之一。其中，非本地大型植物（NIM）被认为对当地有负面影响，特别是在沿海生态系统中。由于过渡水域（TWs）、港口和码头被认为是非常脆弱的沿海生态系统，极易受到生物入侵的影响，本研究分析了 1970 年至 2019 年期间地中海中部（CMED）过渡水域、港口和码头地区关于 NIM 的现有科学文献。分析结果表明，在地中海中部 TWs、港口和码头地区记录了 27 种 NIM。其中约 37%（10 种）被标记为入侵种，约 11%（3 种）被认为具有潜在入侵性。水产养殖活动是 NIM 引入的主要载体，而 NIM 传播的主要途径与海上活动有关。本文还讨论了为什么在地中海中部 TWs、港口和码头地区，目前检测到的 NIM 比类似的亚得里亚海地区少。
