The Case of Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea Demonstrates Limitations in EU Legislation to Address Marine Biological Invasions

Native biodiversity collapse in the eastern Mediterranean

(2021) Paolo G. Albano et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Tracking Marine Alien Macroalgae in the Mediterranean Sea: The Contribution of Citizen Science and Remote Sensing

(2021) Anna Maria Mannino et al.   Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Protect the Natives to Combat the Aliens: Could Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797 Be a Natural Agent for the Control of the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea?

(2021) Fabio Crocetta et al.   Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Alien species and the EU Water Framework Directive: a comparative assessment of European approaches

(2020) Philip J. Boon et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning

(2020) Konstantinos Tsiamis et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Density dependence mediates the ecological impact of an invasive fish

(2020) Emma M. DeRoy et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

They are here to stay: the biology and ecology of lionfish ( Pterois miles ) in the Mediterranean Sea

(2020) Ioannis Savva et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Behavioural traits and feeding ecology of Mediterranean lionfish and naiveté of native species to lionfish predation

(2020) D D’Agostino et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Habitat suitability, niche unfilling and the potential spread of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea

(2020) Dimitris Poursanidis et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Updating the occurrences of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on thermal boundaries and future range expansion

(2020) CHARALAMPOS DIMITRIADIS et al.   MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE

Scientists' warning on invasive alien species

(2020) Petr Pyšek et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Using structured eradication feasibility assessment to prioritise the management of new and emerging invasive alien species in Europe

(2020) Olaf Booy et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert‐based assessment

(2020) Franz Essl et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050

(2020) Hanno Seebens et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Non-indigenous species along the Israeli Mediterranean coast: tally, policy, outlook

(2020) Bella S. Galil et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Environmental DNA effectively captures functional diversity of coastal fish communities

(2020) Giorgio Aglieri et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Testing the efficacy of lionfish traps in the northern Gulf of Mexico

(2020) Holden E. Harris et al.   PLoS One

Twelve Recommendations for Advancing Marine Conservation in European and Contiguous Seas

(2020) Stelios Katsanevakis et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Horizon Scanning to Predict and Prioritize Invasive Alien Species With the Potential to Threaten Human Health and Economies on Cyprus

(2020) Jodey M. Peyton et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

The value of time‐series data for conservation planning

(2020) Isabel García‐Barón et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Programmes of measures of the marine strategy framework directive: Are they contributing to achieving good environmental status in the Mediterranean?

(2020) Arantza Murillas-Maza et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Fishery reforms for the management of non-indigenous species

(2020) Periklis Kleitou et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Adaptive marine conservation planning in the face of climate change: What can we learn from physiological, ecological and genetic studies?

(2019) Gil Rilov et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Mechanical properties of the venomous spines of Pterois volitans and morphology among lionfish species

(2019) Katherine A. Galloway et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Unraveling lionfish invasion: Is Pterois volitans truly a morphologically novel predator in the Caribbean?

(2019) Stephanía Rojas-Vélez et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Horizon scanning for invasive alien species with the potential to threaten biodiversity and human health on a Mediterranean island

(2019) Jodey Peyton et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Climate change, biological invasions, and the shifting distribution of Mediterranean fishes: A large‐scale survey based on local ecological knowledge

(2019) Ernesto Azzurro et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Non-indigenous marine species in the Mediterranean Sea—Myth and reality

(2019) Giuseppe Bonanno et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Trait‐mediated foraging drives patterns of selective predation by native and invasive coral‐reef fishes

(2019) Stephanie J. Green et al.   Ecosphere

First results on the diet of the invasive Pterois miles (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) in the Hellenic waters

(2019) Kassandra ZANNAKI et al.   ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA

Citizen-science for monitoring marine invasions and stimulating public engagement: a case project from the eastern Mediterranean

(2019) Ioannis Giovos et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Non-indigenous species refined national baseline inventories: A synthesis in the context of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive

(2019) Konstantinos Tsiamis et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Lessepsian fish invasion in Mediterranean marine protected areas: a risk assessment under climate change scenarios

(2019) M D’Amen et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Management priorities for marine invasive species

(2019) Sylvaine Giakoumi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) in the temperate and tropical western Atlantic

(2018) Jonathan Peake et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Detecting the occurrence of indigenous and non-indigenous megafauna through fishermen knowledge: A complementary tool to coastal and port surveys

(2018) E. Azzurro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Constructing the genetic population demography of the invasive lionfish Pterois miles in the Levant Basin, Eastern Mediterranean

(2018) Nir Stern et al.   Mitochondrial DNA Part A

Future scenarios of marine resources and ecosystem conditions in the Eastern Mediterranean under the impacts of fishing, alien species and sea warming

(2018) X. Corrales et al.   Scientific Reports

Developing a list of invasive alien species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the European Union

(2018) Helen E. Roy et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Uncertainties and validation of alien species catalogues: The Mediterranean as an example

(2017) Argyro Zenetos et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Turning off the DRIP (‘Data-rich, information-poor’) – rationalising monitoring with a focus on marine renewable energy developments and the benthos

(2017) Thomas A. Wilding et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity

(2017) William J. Sutherland et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide

(2017) Hanno Seebens et al.   Nature Communications

Range expansion of the common lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) in the Mediterranean Sea: an unwanted new guest for Italian waters

(2017) Ernesto Azzurro et al.   BioInvasions Records

The enlargement of the Suez Canal—Erythraean introductions and management challenges

(2017) Bella Galil et al.   Management of Biological Invasions

Genetics reveal the identity and origin of the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea

(2017) Michel Bariche et al.   Scientific Reports

Consumptive and non-consumptive effects of an invasive marine predator on native coral-reef herbivores

(2016) Tye L. Kindinger et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Diet of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) in Bermuda

(2016) C Eddy et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Lionfish: a major marine invasion

(2016) MA Hixon et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Lionfish cause increased mortality rates and drive local extirpation of native prey

(2016) KE Ingeman   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Citizen science regarding invasive lionfish in Dutch Caribbean MPAs: Drivers and barriers to participation

(2016) Eira C. Carballo-Cárdenas et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Global threats from invasive alien species in the twenty-first century and national response capacities

(2016) Regan Early et al.   Nature Communications

Diet of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles) in Bermuda

(2016) C Eddy et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Lionfish: a major marine invasion

(2016) MA Hixon et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Lionfish cause increased mortality rates and drive local extirpation of native prey

(2016) KE Ingeman   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Invasive lionfish reduce native fish abundance on a regional scale

(2016) Nicholas G. Ballew et al.   Scientific Reports

When is dispersal for dispersal? Unifying marine and terrestrial perspectives

(2015) Scott C. Burgess et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Niche shift can impair the ability to predict invasion risk in the marine realm: an illustration using Mediterranean fish invaders

(2015) Valeriano Parravicini et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (October 2015)

(2015) F. CROCETTA et al.   MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE

European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): supporting European policies and scientific research

(2015) Stelios Katsanevakis   Management of Biological Invasions

‘Double trouble’: the expansion of the Suez Canal and marine bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea

(2014) Bella S. Galil et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Non-linear effects of invasive lionfish density on native coral-reef fish communities

(2014) Cassandra E. Benkwitt   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Lionfish alter benthic invertebrate assemblages in patch habitats of a subtropical estuary

(2014) C. A. Layman et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Native fish community structure and Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans densities along a depth-temperature gradient in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA

(2014) PE Whitfield et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Predatory fish invaders: Insights from Indo-Pacific lionfish in the western Atlantic and Caribbean

(2013) Isabelle M. Côté et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Linking removal targets to the ecological effects of invaders: a predictive model and field test

(2013) Stephanie J. Green et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Allelopathy in the tropical algaLobophora variegata(Phaeophyceae): mechanistic basis for a phase shift on mesophotic coral reefs?

(2013) Marc Slattery et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY

The Presence of the invasive Lionfish Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea

(2013) M. BARICHE et al.   MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE

Invading European Seas: Assessing pathways of introduction of marine aliens

(2013) Stelios Katsanevakis et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Restructuring the Sea: profound shifts in the world's most invaded marine ecosystem

(2012) Dor Edelist et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Invasive Lionfish Drive Atlantic Coral Reef Fish Declines

(2012) Stephanie J. Green et al.   PLoS One

Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward

(2012) Daniel Simberloff et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data

(2012) Stelios Katsanevakis et al.   BioInvasions Records

Phase shift to algal dominated communities at mesophotic depths associated with lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion on a Bahamian coral reef

(2011) Michael P. Lesser et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges: implications for the Atlantic invasion

(2011) M Kulbicki et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Citizen Science as an Ecological Research Tool: Challenges and Benefits

(2010) Janis L. Dickinson et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Larval duration of the lionfish, Pterois volitans along the Bahamian Archipelago

(2010) Dean W. Ahrenholz et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans reduce recruitment of Atlantic coral-reef fishes

(2008) MA Albins et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES