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ECOLOGY OF MARINE NON-INDIGENOUS AND RARE SPECIES IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

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ECOLOGIA E DISTRIBUZIONE DELLE SPECIE MARINE ALIENE E RARE NEL MAR MEDITERRANEO

Ad oggi molti organismi marini provenienti da ecosistemi lontani hanno iniziato a colonizzare il Mar Mediterraneo, favoriti dal traffico marittimo dello Stretto di Gibilterra, dall'apertura del Canale di Suez e dai cambiamenti climatici.


Sempre più diversificati e abbondanti, questi organismi provenienti da altri bacini esterni al Mar Mediterraneo possono a volte rappresentare un rischio per gli equilibri ecologici, ad esempio occupando le medesime nicchie delle specie autoctone alterando i naturali rapporti tra di esse.

Obbiettivi del Progetto: Individuare e segnalare organismi marini alloctoni e "rari" in particolare specie di pesci, crostacei e invertebrati marini provenienti da bacini esterni al Mar Mediterraneo (attraverso il Canale di Suez o di Gibilterra) o forme endemiche "rare" del Mar Mediterraneo e studiarne la distribuzione geografica e temporale utile a interpretare il ruolo ecologico che possono assumere nel Mar Mediterraneo.

Tutto ciò è possibile attraverso una rete di collaborazioni con i pescatori professionisti/ricreativi, subacquei e appassionati del mare, che vivono e frequentano le coste e possono apportare le loro conoscenze e la propria esperienza.


Cosa fare nel caso di un avvistamento o cattura? É essenziale la fotografia dell'organismo, registrare la data e il luogo dell'osservazione e/o cattura. Ulteriori dati utili sono la misura totale (LT) in cm o il peso in kg.

Contatto: tel. 388 7959374

email: andreaspinelli1990@gmail.com

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ECOLOGÍA Y DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ESPECIES MARINAS INVASORAS Y RARAS EN EL MAR MEDITERRÁNEO

Al día de hoy muchos organismos marinos procedentes de ecosistemas lejanos han empezado a colonizar el Mar Mediterráneo, gracias al trafico marítimo del Estrecho de Gibraltar, la abertura del canal de Suez y los cambiamientos climáticos.

Siempre mas diversificados y abundantes, estos organismos de otros mares, externos y cercanos al Mediterráneo, tal veces pueden representar un riesgo para los equilibrios ecológicos, por ejemplo ocupando los mismos nichos ecológicos de especies autóctonas alterando las relaciones entre esas.

Objetivos del Proyecto: Individuar y señalar organismos marinos invasoras y "raras", sobretodo especies de peces, crustáceos y invertebrados marinos procedentes de mares externos al Mediterráneo (tramite el Canal de Suez o el Estrecho de Gibraltar) o especies endémicas "raras" del Mar Mediterráneo y estudiar la distribución geográfica y temporal útil a interpretar el nicho ecológico que pueden asumir en el Mar Mediterraneo.

Todo esto es posible a través de una red de colaboraciones con pescadores profesionales/deportivos, buceadores y apasionados del mar, que viven y frecuentan las costas y pueden aportar sus conocimientos e experiencias.


 Que hacer en caso de observaciones o capturas de algún animal raro o no conocido? Es esencial una foto del ejemplar, apuntar fecha y lugar del observación o captura. Ulteriores datos útiles son la medida total (longitud total) en cm o el peso en kg.

Contacto: Tel. 685 237 705

emai : andreaspinelli1990@gmail.com

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ARTICLES

Pubblicazioni Scientifiche

FIRST RECORD OF SERIOLA FASCIATA (BLOCH, 1793) (CARANGIDAE) IN THE SCI OF CAPO PELORO, ITALY

The lesser amberjack Seriola fasciata is a subtropical Atlantic carangid which has extended its natural geographical range, entering the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar. In 2014, one specimen was observed in the Canale Faro, Strait of Messina, Italy.

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“OPISTHOBRANCH” (MOLLUSKS) INVENTORY OF THE FARO LAKE: A SICILIAN BIODIVERSITY HOT SPOT

A census of the “opisthobranch” fauna in the Faro Lake and connected canals (NE Sicily) has been realized by photo documentation and specimen samplings, carried out monthly from February 2010 to the present. A total of 47 species have been reported.

FIRST DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE OF BRACHYCARPUS BIUNGUICULATUS (PALAEMONIDEA) IN ITALIAN SEAS

A consistent number of specimens found in the Capo Peloro Lagoon Reserve, north-eastern Sicily, represents the first evidence of a not-occasional presence of B. biunguiculatus in Italian waters. The record, which definitively confirms the occurrence of B. biunguiculatus in Italian seas.

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FIRST RECORD OF THE BATH’S GOBY, POMATOSCHISTUS BATHI (MILLER 1982), FROM CENTRAL-SOUTH ITALY

The ecology and distribution of Pomatoschistus bathi are discussed on the basis of the first record from central-south Italy. The present record, from an area whose surface waters are cooled by upwelling currents, agrees with the hypothesis of a fragmented distribution restricted to the north.

A NEW RECORD OF GYMNOTHORAX UNICOLOR (MURAENIDAE)IN THE SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA

The brown moray Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche, 1809) is one of the three Muraenid species inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea. In 2014, one specimen of this rare species, G. unicolor was observed during a scuba dive at Cefalù (southern Tyrrhenian Sea), Sicily, Italy.

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RETURNING OF HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (SYNGNATHIDAE) IN THE FARO LAKE, ITALY

This study reports the returning of the seahorse in the Faro Lake and the most recent finding in a brackish coastal Mediterranean lagoon. After about 50 years from the first documented occurrence of Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) within the "Capo Peloro Lagoons", North East Sicily, two adult specimens were observed alive in 2015.

THE CASE OF THE INDO-WEST PACIFIC HEAD-SHIELD SLUG CHELIDONURA FULVIPUNCTATA 

In this work, we hypothesize that C. fulvipunctata (presently occurring in the entire Mediterranean Sea and Indo-West Pacific; only once recorded in the Red Sea) has entered the Red Sea through the Mediterranean Sea.

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FIRST RECORD OF THE LARGE-HEADED GOBY, MILLERIGOBIUS MACROCEPHALUS  (GOBIIDAE), FROM ITALY

Two confined populations of an inadequately known gobiid, Millerigobius macrocephalus (Kolombatović, 1891), new species for Italy, have been reported for the protected areas of “Capo Peloro Lagoon” and “Marinello Lakes”, NE Sicily. The specimens found were described and illustrated. Additional data were provided on the habitat preferences of this fish species.

FIRST RECORD FROM SICILY OF THE ADRIATIC DWARF GOBY, KNIPOWITSCHIA PANIZZAE (OSTEICHTHYES, GOBIIDAE)

The Mediterranean endemic Knipowitschia panizzae (Verga 1841) has been recorded in the protected area of “Capo Peloro Lagoon”, north-eastern Sicily, and 12 specimens have been collected. The record represents the first finding of the Adriatic dwarf goby in Sicily and the most southern one in the Mediterranean Sea.

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