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 …

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 …

The Mediterranean (MED) is the largest of the peripheral seas to the main oceans,
connecting with the Atlantic through the Strait of Gibraltar in its western basin. The …

Many of the marine policy frameworks developed to protect biodiversity in deep-sea areas,
including areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), include indicators to assess policy …

This series of standard protocols provides practical guidance to track climate-related impacts
in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and beyond. The guiding principles and …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are critical to the well-being of threatened ecosystems and
thus can be highly beneficial to humans, especially to those residing nearby. We explore the …

Abstract The Mediterranean and Black seas compose a semi-enclosed intercontinental
marine system (MBMS) connected to the Atlantic Ocean, hosting a coastal population that …

A new index of ecological status, named Mesophotic Assemblages Ecological Status
(MAES) index, was elaborated on the basis of ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) …

Regionalisation aims at delimiting provinces within which physical conditions, chemical
properties, and biological communities are reasonably homogeneous. This article proposes …

Large efforts are on-going within the EU to prepare the Marine Strategy Framework
Directive's (MSFD) assessment of the environmental status of the European seas. This …