scholarly journals Biodiversity changes along the Algerian coast (Southwest Mediterranean basin): from 1834 to 2017: A first assessment of introduced species

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 156
Author(s):  
SAMIR GRIMES ◽  
MOULOUD BENABDI ◽  
NADHERA BABALI ◽  
WAHID REFES ◽  
NAWAL BOUDJELLAL-KAIDI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Introduced Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Southwestern Part ◽  
The Status ◽  
Algerian Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Cryptogenic Species ◽  
Biodiversity Changes ◽  
Asparagopsis Armata

“Introduced” species of the Algerian coast remains the most undocumented issue in the Mediterranean Sea. Only few studies were dedicated to Introduced species due to the lack of taxonomists. In-depth research on Introduced species along the Algerian coast should provide new data that could explain the spreading mechanisms in the southwestern part of the Mediterranean basin particularly near the Alboran Sea. Introduced species among other related research; of which the outcome is expected in the next few years, is in progress in the southwest Mediterranean basin. The aim of this work is to provide an inventory of available data pertaining to marine species “introduced” in Algerian waters, whether these species were introduced intentionally or accidentally. This large number of Introduced species records covers the period from 1834 to December 2017. Seventy “Introduced” species have been recorded along the Algerian coast, composed by 55.7% true aliens25.7 %  range expanding species, 15.7% cryptogenic species and 2,9% vagrant species, with a clear domination of fish (38.57%) and macroalgae (30%). Approximately 348 introduction events have been reported; 64,9 % of them belong to macroalgae and one sighting out of two is done in the central region. The distribution and the status of introduced species in Algeria were evaluated. In total, 20% of the Introduced species can be considered as established along the Algerian coast, in particular the macrophyta, Codium fragile and Ulva lactuca as well as the cryptogenic species, Oculina patagonica, while Asparagopsis armata, A. taxiformis and Caulerpa cylindracea are considered as invasive. 

scholarly journals A new maximum length of the spotted weever, Trachinus araneus Cuvier, 1829 (Perciformes: Trachinidae) from Western Mediterranean (Oran Bay)

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-216
Author(s):  
Lotfi Bensahla-Talet ◽  
Ahmed Bensahla-Talet
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
New Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Maximum Length ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Algerian Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

On the 29th of October 2018, one specimen of the spotted weever, Trachinus araneus measuring 47.3 cm in total length and weighting 968 g was captured by trammel net operating in Oran Bay (Kristel fishery) Western Algerian coast at 100 m depth. Up to date, this length is a new record of maximum length reached for this trachinid in the Mediterranean basin.

The status of wastewater reuse practice in the Mediterranean basin: need for guidelines

1999 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 2201-2217 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.N Angelakis ◽  
M.H.F Marecos Do Monte ◽  
L Bontoux ◽  
T Asano
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

scholarly journals Review of alien marine macrophytes in Tunisia

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. R. SGHAIER ◽  
R. ZAKHAMA-SRAIEB ◽  
S. MOUELHI ◽  
M. VAZQUEZ ◽  
C. VALLE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Codium Fragile ◽  
Halophila Stipulacea ◽  
Marine Macrophytes ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time ◽  
Eleven Species ◽  
Asparagopsis Armata

In the present study, the list of alien marine macrophytes introduced into Tunisia was updated in the light of available data and new observations. A total of 27 alien marine macrophytes have been recorded so far from Tunisia: 18 Rhodophyta, 3 Ochrophyta, 5 Chlorophyta and 1 Magnoliophyta. For each species, the locality (-ies), the year (or) period and the source of the first observation in Tunisia are given. The distribution and the status (casual, cryptogenic, established or questionable) of species in Tunisia were evaluated and, where appropriate, discussed. Among them, Hypnea cornuta is reported for the first time from Tunisia. Fourteen alien marine macrophytes are established, whereas seven cryptogenic and two casual species require further investigation. Eleven species are considered as invasive or potentially invasive in the Mediterranean Sea: Acrothamnion preissii, Asparagopsis armata, A. taxiformis Indo-Pacific lineage, Hypnea cornuta, Lophocladia lallemandii, Womersleyella setacea, Caulerpa chemnitzia, C. cylindracea, C. taxifolia, Codium fragile subsp. fragile and Halophila stipulacea. Finally, the case of four questionable species is also discussed.

Piracy and Law in the Ottoman Mediterranean

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua M. White
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
Legal Space ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
First Time ◽  
Eastern Half ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the shape and impact of piracy in the eastern half of the Mediterranean and the Ottoman Empire’s administrative, legal, and diplomatic response. In the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, piracy had a tremendous effect on the formation of international law, the conduct of diplomacy, the articulation of Ottoman imperial and Islamic law, and their application in Ottoman courts. Piracy and Law draws on research in archives and libraries in Istanbul, Venice, Crete, London, and Paris to bring the Ottoman state and Ottoman victims into the story for the first time. It explains why piracy exploded after the 1570s and why the Ottoman state was largely unable to marshal an effective military solution even as it responded dynamically in the spheres of law and diplomacy. By focusing on the Ottoman victims, jurists, and officials who had to contend most with the consequences of piracy, Piracy and Law reveals a broader range of piratical practitioners than the Muslim and Catholic corsairs who have typically been the focus of study and considers their consequences for the Ottoman state and those who traveled through Ottoman waters. This book argues that what made the eastern half of the Mediterranean basin the Ottoman Mediterranean, more than sovereignty or naval supremacy—which was ephemeral—was that it was a legal space. The challenge of piracy helped to define its contours.

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