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Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas
… poses a particular problem for shipping, mariculture infrastructure and industrial installations, while fisheries … invader’s country of origin. The Nature Conservancy The green seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia is widespread in the world’s … as the Mediterranean strain has been widely traded. The green mussel Perna viridis is indigenous to the tropical …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… 90% of the acoustic energy that humans put into the sea (Green et al., 1994). Commercial shipping is estimated to have … traffic density (red high; orange medium; yellow low; green unclassified). The inset in (b) shows passenger routes … over the entire Mediterranean basin. The lack of infrastructure and data makes a preliminary estimate of the …