학술논문

Increase in findings of Mediterranean nonnative species in the Black Sea
Document Type
Original Paper
Source
Russian Journal of Biological Invasions. October 2012 3(4):255-280
Subject
Mediterranean species
Black Sea
northward expansion
ballast water
Language
English
ISSN
2075-1117
2075-1125
Abstract
Data from our investigations and other publications on the Mediterranean species records in the Black Sea are summarized in the article. The number of such findings has increased in the last decades both in the southern Black Sea, where these species have always occurred, and in the other areas of the Black Sea owing to a rise of the water surface layer temperature and more intense shipping. The vectors of species penetrations, their possibility of establishment, and their role played in the ecosystem are discussed.