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LEGATURA EDITORIALE. Condizione: NUOVO. Biological invasions are one of the major factors affecting ecosystems throughout the world. The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most dynamic marine ecosystems in the world and is subject to ongoing invasions of marine organisms. This book focuses on fish invasions of the Mediterranean and presents the latest research on this subject. This comprehensive book includes chapters written by experts on paleontology, climate change, zoogeography, genetics, parasitology, biological monitoring and conservation, as well as chapters devoted to regional and local issues of countries surrounding the Mediterranean, written by experts from those countries. The editors of this book, Dr. Daniel Golani and Brenda Appelbaum-Golani of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have conducted ichthyological research for over three decades and have published numerous books and articles on fish invasions and biodiversity.

The appearance of exotic species in Mediterranean waters is not new: ever since Phoenician times have marine organisms been transported on ship hulls and in ballast water across the Strait of Gibraltar and around Mediterranean ports. But in recent history human technologies have definitely accelerated this phenomenon. Connected to the Red Sea by the sea-level Suez Canal since 1869, criss-crossed by shipping routes, encircled by harbours and mariculture farms - each providing a possible way of entry for non-native species - the Mediterranean Sea appears exceptionally vulnerable to biological invasions. This Atlas of Exotic Fishes presents and illustrated record of 91 species. The final selection emerged from a rigorous analysis, ranging from old scientific records to the most recent sightings. The quasi-totality of species is of tropical origin: roughly two-thirds from the Red Sea / Indo-Pacific domain, the others from tropical regions of the Atlantic. They cover a broad taxonomic range: 56 fish families are represented. Monaco, CIESM Publishers. 256 pp., num. color figs and distribution maps, br. gr. 8 [15 x 22 cm].

Biological invasions are one of the major factors affecting ecosystems throughout the world. The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most dynamic marine ecosystems in the world and is subject to ongoing invasions of marine organisms. This book focuses on fish invasions of the Mediterranean and presents the latest research on this subject. This comprehensive book includes chapters written by experts on paleontology, climate change, zoogeography, genetics, parasitology, biological monitoring and conservation, as well as chapters devoted to regional and local issues of countries surrounding the Mediterranean, written by experts from those countries. The editors of this book, Dr. Daniel Golani and Brenda Appelbaum-Golani of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have conducted ichthyological research for over three decades and have published numerous books and articles on fish invasions and biodiversity. 332 pp., num. figs, tabs and maps, br. gr. 8 [16.5 x 23.5 cm].