Biodiversity issues for the forthcoming tropical Mediterranean Sea

By C. Bianchi. Hydrobiologia, 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Invading the Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity patterns shaped by human activities (2014, background): “Bianchi, C. N., and Morri, C. (2000). Marine biodiversity of the Mediterranean”
Is the distribution of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus ecotypes in the Mediterranean Sea affected by global warming (2011, background): “Indeed, it seems that more and more tropical or subtropical species are colonizing this marine area, often replacing local species (Bianchi, 2007).”
Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview (2010, background): “…as recently pointed out by many authors and for a variety of organisms, including macroalgae, plankton, invertebrates and fishes (Francour et al. 1994; Dulčić et al. 2004; Bianchi 2007; CIESM 2008; Orsi-Relini 2009; Puce et al. 2009; Tunin-Ley et al. 2009), is actually occurring in Italy as well.”
Potential impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions on Mediterranean marine ecosystems and cetaceans (2008, background): “Climate change, combined with the establishment of exotic species has led to the ‘tropicalization’ of the Mediterranean (Bianchi, 2007).”
Plankton in the open Mediterranean Sea: a review (2009, background): “…al., 2000; Christaki et al., 2001), ii) a high diversity compared to its surface and volume (Bianchi and Morri, 2000), and iii) a relatively high number of bioprovinces (sensuLonghurst, 2006), with boundary definition mostly based on the distribution of the benthos and the necton (Bianchi, 2007).”
The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats (2010, background): “In the meantime, in the Western Mediterranean, the ‘‘14uC divide’’ [289], the onecentury climatological mean of the surface isotherm for February”
New record of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae) in the western Mediterranean: a further clue to changing Mediterranean Sea biogeography (2009, background): “The record is discussed in the frame of the changing Mediterranean Sea biogeography (Bianchi, 2007).”
Fistularia commersonii in the Mediterranean Sea: invasion history and distribution modeling based on presence-only records (2013, background): “(Color figure online) Mediterranean (reviewed by Briand 2000) has been considered the cause for the expansion of some warmwater fish species (Bianchi 2007), but specific studies are needed to clarify the importance of this factor for the dispersal of Lessepsian species.”
Hidden Mediterranean biodiversity: molecular evidence for a cryptic species complex within the reef building vermetid gastropod Dendropoma petraeum (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda) (2009, unknown): “…west–east geographic separation of these four lineages, coinciding with some of the sub-basins of the Mediterranean Sea (Garibaldi & Caddy, 1998; Bianchi, 2007), suggests that diversification processes were the result of a series of vicariant partitions of the ancestor of the D. petraeum…”
Aquatic alien species in Greece (2009): tracking sources, patterns and effects on the ecosystem. (2009, background): “…indicate the northward expansion of previously considered tropical species (Aligizaki & Nikolaidis, 2008; Aligizaki et al., 2008a, 2009a), strengthening the discussions on the “tropi- Argyro Zenetos et al. — Aquatic alien species in Greece 141 calization” of the Mediterranean Sea (Bianchi, 2007).”
Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the mediterranean with special emphasis on foraminifera and parasites (2008, background): “It is impossible at present to foresee to what extent the exuberance of warm-water species will affect the trophic web and the functioning of marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea of tomorrow (BIANCHI, 2007).”
Atlantic reef fish biogeography and evolution (2007, background): “…their distribution ranges since 1902 and Bariche & Saad (2005) for a recent example], but this may change if predictions of global warming are accurate (see Brito et al., 2005 and Bianchi, 2007 on the recent tropicalization of the littoral ichthyofauna of the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean).”
Morphological identification of two tropical dinoflagellates of the genera Gambierdiscus and Sinophysis in the Mediterranean Sea (2008, result): “Their record could indirectly indicate the consequences of climate change in this area, a suggestion which is in accordance with discussions about the “tropicalization” of the Mediterranean Sea (Bianchi, 2007) and the possibility of geographical expansion of tropical microalgae, such as Gambierdiscu”
Paramuricea clavata (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) loss in the Marine Protected Area of Tavolara (Sardinia, Italy) due to a mass mortality event (2011, background): “The verified thermal anomalies and the constant warming of the Mediterranean may have important consequences for the natural biocenosis (Bianchi 2007; Coma et al. 2009) and may be the cause of the mass mortality events occurring in the last few years (Pérez et al. 2000; Pérez 2008; Coma et al.…”
The Mediterranean Sea under siege: spatial overlap between marine biodiversity, cumulative threats and marine reserves (2012, background): “…to substantially increase in the future and that are predicted to have an important effect on marine resources and fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea, such as climate change and invasive species (Galil, 2000; Bianchi, 2007; Cheung et al., 2009, 2010; Lasram et al., 2010), are widely distributed.”