Journal Article
Mass mortality of the invasive echinoid Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) in Crete, East Mediterranean Sea
GRIGORIOS SKOURADAKIS; EMMANOUELA VERNADOU; PANAYOTA KOULOURI; THANOS DAILIANIS
Mediterranean Marine Science · Vol. 25, Issue 2 · pp. 480-483 · 2024
Abstract
Diadema setosum is an echinoid of Indo-Pacific origin that invaded the Mediterranean Sea in 2006. It is an ecosystem engineer with an important ecological function in its native range, but it can have a detrimental effect on Mediterranean reefs. Recently in 2022 a mass mortality event (MME) affecting this species was recorded in the east Aegean Sea in the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin. We are reporting herein a westward progression of the MME in 2023 affecting established populations in various locations around the island of Crete.
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Mediterranean Marine Science |
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| Publisher | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research |
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| Publication Date | 2024-08-13 |
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| Publication Year | 2024 |
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| Volume | 25 |
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| Issue | 2 |
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| Pages | 480-483 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| Print ISSN | 1108-393X |
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| eISSN | 1791-6763 |
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| DOI | 10.12681/mms.36447 |
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| Subject | Marine biology; oceanography; fisheries; aquaculture; marine ecology |
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