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| − | [[File:Canal de Suez.jpg|thumb|292x292px|The [[Suez Canal]], | + | [[File:Canal de Suez.jpg|thumb|292x292px|The [[Suez Canal]], through which marine species migrate in the so-called '''Lessepsian migration''']] |
The '''Lessepsian migration''' is the [[migration (ecology)|migration]] of marine species across the [[Suez Canal]], usually from the [[Red Sea]] to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and, more rarely, in the opposite direction. | The '''Lessepsian migration''' is the [[migration (ecology)|migration]] of marine species across the [[Suez Canal]], usually from the [[Red Sea]] to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and, more rarely, in the opposite direction. | ||
| − | When the canal was completed in 1869 marine animals were exposed to a new passage between the two formerly separate bodies of water. Cross-contamination could happen between previously isolated [[ecosystem]]s. This phenomenon is still occurring today. It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the France diplomat in charge of the canal's construction. | + | When the canal was completed in 1869, marine animals were exposed to a new passage between the two formerly separate bodies of water. Cross-contamination could happen between previously isolated [[ecosystem]]s. This phenomenon is still occurring today. It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the France diplomat in charge of the canal's construction. |
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| + | ===Lessepsian Migrants=== | ||
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Image:PC041015 Trumpet Fish.JPG|(Trumpet Fish) | Image:PC041015 Trumpet Fish.JPG|(Trumpet Fish) | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 1 October 2020
The Suez Canal, through which marine species migrate in the so-called Lessepsian migration
The Lessepsian migration is the migration of marine species across the Suez Canal, usually from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea and, more rarely, in the opposite direction.
When the canal was completed in 1869, marine animals were exposed to a new passage between the two formerly separate bodies of water. Cross-contamination could happen between previously isolated ecosystems. This phenomenon is still occurring today. It is named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the France diplomat in charge of the canal's construction.
Lessepsian Migrants
(Trumpet Fish)
(Moray Eel)
(Mackerel)
(Yellowstripe Goatfish)
