TY - JOUR
T1 - A call to ARMS
T2 - new records of invasive alien decapods in the Mediterranean Sea
AU - Galil, Bella S.
AU - Zirler, Rotem
AU - Feldstein-Farkash, Tamar
AU - Bronstein, Omri
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Galil et al.
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Eleven species of Erythraean alien decapod crustaceans were identified in the fouling communities collected between 2021 and 2023 from Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) stationed along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, of which, three are new records for the Mediterranean Sea: Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894, Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1879, Pilumnus savignyi Heller, 1861; additionally, two are new records for the Israeli coast: Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858, and Liomera rugipes (Heller, 1861). The results substantiate the role of marine infrastructure as steppingstones for fouling-associated alien species. As Israel advances the construction of littoral, shelf, and off-shore maritime infrastructure, it is essential to address the shortcomings in its existing National Monitoring Program. A comprehensive and standardized monitoring system must be implemented to enable the timely detection of invasive fouling taxa. The deployment of ARMS arrays has been established as a fundamental approach in achieving this objective, and serve, in addition, as a Mediterranean-wide early warning system.
AB - Eleven species of Erythraean alien decapod crustaceans were identified in the fouling communities collected between 2021 and 2023 from Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) stationed along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, of which, three are new records for the Mediterranean Sea: Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894, Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1879, Pilumnus savignyi Heller, 1861; additionally, two are new records for the Israeli coast: Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson, 1858, and Liomera rugipes (Heller, 1861). The results substantiate the role of marine infrastructure as steppingstones for fouling-associated alien species. As Israel advances the construction of littoral, shelf, and off-shore maritime infrastructure, it is essential to address the shortcomings in its existing National Monitoring Program. A comprehensive and standardized monitoring system must be implemented to enable the timely detection of invasive fouling taxa. The deployment of ARMS arrays has been established as a fundamental approach in achieving this objective, and serve, in addition, as a Mediterranean-wide early warning system.
KW - Athanas dimorphus
KW - Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures
KW - Liomera rugipes
KW - Pilumnus longicornis
KW - Pilumnus savignyi
KW - Sphaerozius nitidus
KW - early detection
KW - fouling
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85215307613&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3391/mbi.2024.15.4.08
DO - 10.3391/mbi.2024.15.4.08
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AN - SCOPUS:85215307613
SN - 1989-8649
VL - 15
SP - 581
EP - 600
JO - Management of Biological Invasions
JF - Management of Biological Invasions
IS - 4
ER -
