PERSEUS project aims to identify the most relevant pressures exerted on the ecosystems of
the Southern European Seas (SES), highlighting knowledge and data gaps that endanger …

Despite covering only 0.82% of the ocean's surface, the Mediterranean Sea supports up to
18% of all known marine species, with 21% being listed as vulnerable and 11% as …

Mediterranean marine biodiversity has received only a fraction of the attention accorded to
its terrestrial counterpart, despite the great cultural and economic importance that the sea …

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) establishing a framework for community
action in the field of marine environmental policy has been developed and is being …

Marine protected areas (MPA s) are a management tool used to respond to human‐derived
threats in marine ecosystems. Historically, MPA s have been established on an individual ad …

The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Here we combined an extensive
literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa …

This study presents the updated status of marine non-indigenous species (NIS) distribution
in Greece and investigates trends in new NIS introductions, at both national and subnational …

The structure and function of the Mediterranean Sea Ecosystems (MSE) are rapidly
changing. Global warming is the main driver of change, and the MSE responses are …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been defined “under siege” because of intense
pressures from multiple human activities; yet there is still insufficient information on the …

Spatial prioritization in conservation is required to direct limited resources to where actions
are most urgently needed and most likely to produce effective conservation outcomes. In an …