Abstract
First account on the occurrence of selected invasive alien vertebrates in Greece
Highlights
Biological invasions have grown to be a global conservation issue that threatens biodiversity worldwide and has significant impacts on the socioeconomical level (Binimelis et al 2007; Vilá et al 2010)
Accurate information on alien species distribution is crucial for managing biological invasions globally (Latombe et al 2016)
Here we report the results of the first survey carried out in Greece involving the occurrence of selected vertebrate Invasive alien species (IAS)
Summary
Biological invasions have grown to be a global conservation issue that threatens biodiversity worldwide and has significant impacts on the socioeconomical level (Binimelis et al 2007; Vilá et al 2010). Accurate information on alien species distribution is crucial for managing biological invasions globally (Latombe et al 2016). On this basis, here we report the results of the first survey carried out in Greece involving the occurrence of selected vertebrate IAS. For example, just a few kilometers off the port of Piraeus, a novel colony of the Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810), was first reported in Greece (Adamopoulou 2015), a fact that represents a potential threat for the endemic lizards of the genus Podarcis in the Aegean Archipelagos
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