Serena Felline

TL;DR: Multivariate and univariate analyses showed idiosyncratic patterns of assemblage change with increasing distance from the platforms, and the view that structured experimental monitoring is a crucial tool to quantify the extent and magnitude of potential threats and to provide sound baseline information on biodiversity patterns is supported.

TL;DR: A new mecha- nism is proposed by which invasive algae can impact marine systems, namely the entry of pest metabolites in food webs, with potential detrimental effects on the population dynamics of a single species, alter- ation of trophic webs and changes in the functioning of coastal ecosystems.

TL;DR: It appears that the marina affects the structure and composition of benthic communities of both the midshore and the lowshore, and little effect was evident on shallow subtidal assemblage structure.

TL;DR: The extent to which marine conservation planning research has addressed (or ignored) biological invasions is examined for the first time and the change of spatial priorities in conservation plans when different approaches are used to incorporate the presence and impacts of invasive species is explored.

TL;DR: Results of this study revealed that the entering of alien species in subtidal systems can alter trophic webs and can represent an important, indirect mechanism which might contribute to influence fluctuations of fish stocks and, also, the effectiveness of protection regimes.