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Genetic diversity patterns of lionfish in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean reveal a rapidly expanding stepping-stone bioinvasion process.
Scientific reports - 18 Aug 2023
Maggioni Rodrigo, Rocha Rafael S, Viana Jhonatas T, Giarrizzo Tommaso, Rabelo Emanuelle F, Ferreira Carlos E L, Sampaio Claudio L S, Pereira Pedro H C, Rocha Luiz A, Tavares Tallita C L, Soares Marcelo O
Abstract excerpt
In 2020, multiple lionfish (Pterois spp.) records along the equatorial Southwestern (SW) Atlantic revealed a new expansion of these potentially damaging invasive populations, which could impact over 3500 km of Brazilian coastline over the next few years, as well as unique ecosystems and marine protected areas in its path. To assess the taxonomic status, invasion route, and correlation with other centres of...
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