2nd Edition: Aquatic Alien Invasions and Their Impact on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2024) | Viewed by 5005
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine invasive species
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Interests: behavioral ecology; biological invasions; conservation; aquatic ecosystems; crustaceans; applied ethology
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Interests: community ecology; food web ecology; invasion ecology
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Interests: ecology and diversity of freshwater fishes; invasive fishes; fish conservation; databases; management of aquatic ecosystems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Alien species and especially invasive alien species (IAS) are among the major drivers of change that can negatively affect biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services, and human health. Aquatic ecosystems suffer greatly from such invasions, with alien species being transported from one water body to another though a wide variety of pathways. Moreover, invasions of the aquatic realms are difficult to reverse as eradication can rarely be achieved, especially in marine ecosystems or wider and complex inland water bodies. Even though biological invasions have been monitored and recorded, their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services have not been thoroughly addressed. The aim of the present Special Issue is to compile state-of-the-art work that documents IAS impacts and provide tools for understanding, evaluating, and mitigating their effects on biota and aquatic services.
We are very pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on “Aquatic Alien Invasions and Their Impact on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Volume II)”. All of us working in invasion ecology acknowledge the difficulties in obtaining proof of their impacts on native biota and the precious services of the aquatic realms. Here, we focus on accumulating knowledge on the abovementioned issues in one dedicated volume of scientific publications.
We consider this information both valuable and underexplored, and research on these issues will enhance our understanding of the effects of alien species on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and socio-economy. Moreover, such data will facilitate policymakers in applying targeted mitigation measures or implementing management actions when addressing the adverse impacts of invasive aquatic species.
Dr. Paraskevi K. Karachle
Dr. Elena Tricarico
Dr. Giorgio Mancinelli
Dr. Baran Yoğurtçuoğlu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- species
- aquatic invasions
- biodiversity
- ecosystem services
- conservation
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