Aquatic Invasions in the Black, Caspian, and Mediterranean Seas: The Ctenophores Author: Henri Dumont, Tamara A. Shiganova, Ulrich Niermann Published by Springer Netherlands ISBN: 978-1-4020-1866-4 DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-2152-6Table of Contents:Mnemiopsis leidyi: Distribution and Effect on the Black Sea Ecosystem During the First Years of Invasion in Comparison with Other Gelatinous Blooms Interactions between the invading ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi (A. Agassiz) and Beroe ovata Mayer 1912, and their influence on the Pelagic ecosystem of the Northeastern Black Sea Population dynamics of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Caspian Sea, and effects on the Caspian ecosystem Distribution and biology of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Northern Aegean Sea, and comparison with the indigenous Bolinopsis vitrea Effects of Beroe cf ovata on gelatinous and other zooplankton along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Decreased levels of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis in the Marmara Sea in 2001 Preliminary investigation on the molecular systematics of The invasive ctenophore Beroe ovata Introduction of Beroe cf ovata to the Caspian Sea needed to control Mnemiopsis leidyi Feeding, respiration and growth of ctenophore Beroe cf ovata in the low salinity conditions of the Caspian Sea A brief résumé of the status of the Mnemiopsis population in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea according to observations during the first half of 2002 Dynamics of Mnemiopsis distribution in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea in 2001–2002 Investigation on the distribution and biomass of Mnemiopsis in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea in May 2002 Range extensions of Ponto-Caspian aquatic invertebrates in Continental Europe Living in a sea of exotics — the Baltic case Internet-based information resources on aquatic alien species relevant to the Ponto-Caspian Region Invasion of the Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in the Northern Adriatic: a non-success story Caulerpa taxifolia: 18 years of infestation in the Mediterranean Sea Conclusions from the meeting, "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi and Beroe in the Ponto-Caspian and other Aquatic Invasions, Baku, Azerbaijan, 24-27 June 2002"--T.p. verso, Includes bibliographical references and index