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It is peak season for alien species, also known as non-native species to Europe, whether highly invasive or not. Plants and shrubs are blooming, animals and insects are buzzing around. Take the chance to spot them near your living place, in parks and natural areas, to help protecting biodiversity.
Mesocyclops pehpeiensis Hu, 1943 is a Central-East Asian species, rarely found outside of this area, and when it appears should be considered as alien.
JRC and the COST Association jointly organized a Workshop on “Citizen Science and Open Data: a model for Invasive Alien Species in Europe”, held in Brussels on 8 February.
The alien copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris (Copepoda, Calanoida, Paracalanidae) was for the first time identified in the Central Adriatic sea. The most probable vector is ballast water from cargo ships.
The Congress of the International Society of Limnology (SIL), was held in Turin (Italy) from 31st of July until the 5th of August (http://www.sil2016.it/) , and gathered hundreds of scientists worldwide, whose expertise covered a broad range of topics on freshwater protection.
The Black Sea Bio-Optical Cruise supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), led by the Joint Research Center (JRC), and performed onboard the Akademik Research Vessel of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences