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Research articles in press
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Samereh Tirgan, Alireza Naqinezhad and Giuseppe Brundu
Arctotheca calendula (L.) Levyns (Asteraceae): an emerging invasive alien species in Iran (in press) |
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The herb Arctotheca calendula (capeweed) is reported as a new record for Iran. A detailed description, a distribution map, colour photographs of an herbarium sample,
and diagnostic features are provided to facilitate identification. The species was first observed in 2017 in the Miankaleh Biosphere Reserve, one of the thirteen
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Iran. Since 2017, the A. calendula population has been thriving and locally expanding. As capeweed is generally described as an invasive
species with negative impacts, having both high reproductive potential and highly mobile propagules, we suggest prioritizing an eradication intervention for this alien weed
before it becomes too widespread.
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Alexandros Kaminas, Maria Shokouros-Oskarsson, Vasileios Minasidis, Joachim Langeneck, Periklis Kleitou, Francesco Tiralongo and Fabio Crocetta
Filling gaps via citizen science: Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Mastigiidae) in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea) (in press) |
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The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most heavily impacted areas by biological invasions worldwide, with over 650 non-indigenous species (NIS) reported as established in 2019.
Information about the distribution of NIS in the basin is often fragmented or non-existent due to factors such as lack of finance, expertise, and appropriate surveillance
systems. Citizen science might represent a reliable tool in monitoring the spread of NIS, being able to overcome the challenges of scientific monitoring. In the context
of the citizen science project “Is it alien to you? Share it!!!”, we hereby first report the presence of the Australian spotted jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata
von Lendenfeld, 1884 in the marine waters of Cyprus and review its known distribution in the Mediterranean Sea. Although this taxon does not represent a direct threat
to human health or tourism as it bears no painful sting, it already caused important ecological and economic damages in other regions of the world, and thus its further
spread in Cypriot waters requires appropriate monitoring.
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