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Predation Facilitates the Abundance of Biofouling Non-indigenous Species in Estuarine Marinas in NE Atlantic Portugal
(Elsevier, 2023)
Harbours are highly modified habitats that differ from natural areas. They are hotspots of non-indigenous species (NIS) and act as stepping-stones in invasive processes. However, local communities can exert biotic resistance ...
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Location and Building Material Determine Fouling Assemblages within Marinas: A Case Study in Madeira Island (NE Atlantic, Portugal)
(Elsevier, 2023)
Marinas are hubs for non-indigenous species (NIS) and constitute the nodes of a network of highly modified water bodies (HMWB) connected by recreational maritime traffic. Floating structures, such as pontoons, are often ...
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A worrying arrival: the first record of brown macroalga Rugulopteryx okamurae in Madeira Island and its invasive risk
(Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre, 2022)
The brown macroalgae Rugulopteryx okamurae is described as one of the most severe and threatening invasive marine macroalgae in European waters. This study reports the first record of R. okamurae in the Madeira archipelago, ...
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When the population of an endangered marine mollusc (Patella ferruginea) increases almost three-fold in ten years. Reality or fiction?
(Frontiers Media SA, 2023-07-12)
The critically endangered species Patella ferruginea (Gastropoda, Patellidae), endemic to the western Mediterranean, has breeding populations in both natural and artificial habitats, the latter of which are generally linked ...