Invasive alien species (IAS) have transformed the biological composition, functioning and services of Mediterranean marine ecosystems. Introduced via shipping vectors (ballast water, hull fouling), ...

Seeds and plants accidentally brought to Antarctica by tourists and scientists may introduce alien plant species which could threaten the survival of native plants in the finely balanced ecosystem.

What's the Bonin Islands? / Kazuto Kawakami -- Impacts of invasive alien species on native ecosystems on the Bonin Islands / Naoki Kachi -- The cause of mollusk decline on the Ogasawara Islands / ...

Scientists exploring one of the most remote corners of the Pacific Ocean have uncovered what they say is the deepest known ecosystem on Earth, a methane-fueled community of strange marine life ...