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Non-indigenous seaweeds in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea ...
van der Loos, Luna M.; Bafort, Quinten; Bosch, Samuel; Ballesteros, Enric; Bárbara, Ignacio; Berecibar, Estibaliz; Blanfuné, Aurélie; Bogaert, KennyEffective monitoring of non-indigenous seaweeds and combatting their effects relies on a solid confirmation of the non-indigenous status of the respective species. We critically analysed the status of presumed non-indigenous seaweed species reported from the Mediterranean Sea, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Macaronesia, resulting in a list of 140 species whose non-indigenous nature is undisputed. For an addit...
Charting a course for genetic diversity in the UN Decade of Ocean Science
Thomson, Alex Innes; Archer, Frederick I.; Coleman, Melinda A.; Gajardo, Gonzalo; Goodall‐Copestake, William P.; Hoban, Sean; Laikre, LindaThe health of the world's oceans is intrinsically linked to the biodiversity of the ecosystems they sustain. The importance of protecting and maintaining ocean biodiversity has been affirmed through the setting of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 to conserve and sustainably use the ocean for society's continuing needs. The decade beginning 2021-2030 has additionally been declared as the UN Decade of Ocean...