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Catalog of alochtonus species in the South Adriatic Sea

Non-indigenous species introduction is one of the four biggest treat for the Mediterranean environment. Even in the countries where Action Plans concerning species introductions are existing usually is very difficult to implement many of planed measures. Furthermore development of coordinated international measures and collaboration between countries is not only recommended but in many cases obligatory for successful implementation of Action Plans. In Montenegro and Croatia there is no specific Action Plan concerning marine species introductions or invasive species, but only some general guidelines as parts of Strategies for protection of biodiversity. One of the recommendations in both countries is making a regional scientific data base that can be used for further monitoring and decision-making. For these reasons we collected all available data on alochtonous species in the south Adriatic Sea. List of 62 species is created, including information on their ecology, species origin, time and location of first record in this region, and other data of distribution, most possible vectors of transportation and status of population.

non-indigennous species; Action Plan; biodiversity

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