Current status (as of end of 2020) of marine alien species in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorÇinar M.E.
dc.contributor.authorBilecenoğlu M.
dc.contributor.authorYokeş M.B.
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk B.
dc.contributor.authorTaşkin E.
dc.contributor.authorBakir K.
dc.contributor.authorDoğan A.
dc.contributor.authorAçik Ş.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:05:55Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:05:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe 2020's update of marine alien species list from Turkey yielded a total of 539 species belonging to 18 taxonomic groups, 404 of which have become established in the region and 135 species are casual. A total of 185 new alien species have been added to the list since the previous update of 2011. The present compilation includes reports of an ascidian species (Rhodosoma turcicum) new to the marine fauna of Turkey and range extensions of six species. Among the established species, 105 species have invasive characters at least in one zoogeographic region, comprising 19% of all alien species. Mollusca ranked first in terms of the number of species (123 species), followed by Foraminifera (91 species), Pisces (80 species) and Arthropoda (79 species). The number of alien species found in seas surrounding Turkey ranged from 28 (Black Sea) to 413 (Levantine Sea). The vectoral importance of the Suez Canal diminishes when moving from south to north, accounting for 72% of species introductions in the Levantine Sea vs. only 11% of species introductions in the Black Sea. Most alien species on the coasts of Turkey were originated from the Red Sea (58%), due to the proximity of the country to the Suez Canal. Shipping activities transported 39% of alien species, mainly from the Indo-Pacific area (20%) and the Atlantic Ocean (10%). Misidentified species (such as Pterois volitans, Trachurus declivis, etc.) and species those classified as questionable or cryptogenic were omitted from the list based on new data gathered in the last decade and expert judgements. The documented impacts of invasive species on socio-economy, biodiversity and human health in the last decade as well as the legislation and management backgrounds against alien species in Turkey are presented. © 2021 Çinar et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1371/journal.pone.0251086
dc.identifier.issn19326203
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/13291
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectAtlantic Ocean
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectBlack Sea
dc.subjectEcosystem
dc.subjectFishes
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectIndian Ocean
dc.subjectIntroduced Species
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectUrochordata
dc.subjectarthropod
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectAscidiacea
dc.subjectbiodiversity
dc.subjectBlack Sea
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjecteconomic aspect
dc.subjectfauna
dc.subjectforaminifer
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectintroduced species
dc.subjectinvasive species
dc.subjectlaw
dc.subjectmollusc
dc.subjectnonhuman
dc.subjectPterois volitans
dc.subjectRed Sea
dc.subjectseashore
dc.subjectshipping
dc.subjectspecies introduction
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectanimal
dc.subjectAtlantic Ocean
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectfish
dc.subjectIndian Ocean
dc.subjectintroduced species
dc.subjectphysiology
dc.subjectturkey (bird)
dc.subjectUrochordata
dc.titleCurrent status (as of end of 2020) of marine alien species in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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