Assessing marine ecosystem services richness and exposure to anthropogenic threats in small sea areas: A case study for the Lithuanian sea space
The Lithuanian sea space belongs to the smallest sea areas in Europe. The sea space
incorporates multiple marine ecosystem services (MES) that support human-wellbeing and …
incorporates multiple marine ecosystem services (MES) that support human-wellbeing and …
Modelling the Mediterranean marine ecosystem as a whole: addressing the challenge of complexity
An ecosystem modelling approach was used to understand and assess the Mediterranean
marine ecosystem structure and function as a whole. In particular, 2 food web models for the …
marine ecosystem structure and function as a whole. In particular, 2 food web models for the …
[HTML][HTML] Monitoring biodiversity for the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Lessons learnt from evaluating the official reports
Evaluating environmental policies creates opportunities for harmonising and refining their
implementation using a heuristic approach, and considering the knowledge gaps in …
implementation using a heuristic approach, and considering the knowledge gaps in …
[PDF][PDF] Mediterranean Sea biodiversity between the legacy from the past and a future of change
ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot containing between 15,000
and 20,000 marine species, nearly a quarter of which are endemic. The causes of the high …
and 20,000 marine species, nearly a quarter of which are endemic. The causes of the high …
Ecomanagement of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the Mediterranean Sea: concerns and strategies
R Danovaro, A Pusceddu - Chemistry and Ecology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Marine biodiversity is generally higher in benthic than in pelagic systems, and in coastal
than in open sea systems. Sediments are the most human-impacted domain and therefore …
than in open sea systems. Sediments are the most human-impacted domain and therefore …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial-temporal variation of the Western Mediterranean Sea biodiversity along a latitudinal gradient
C Veloy, M Hidalgo, MG Pennino, E Garcia… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is a large marine ecosystem with high heterogeneity in
both environmental and ecological characteristics. It presents clear gradients from north to …
both environmental and ecological characteristics. It presents clear gradients from north to …
Ecosystem services sustainability in the Mediterranean Sea: assessment of status and trends using multiple modelling approaches
Mediterranean ecosystems support important processes and functions that bring direct
benefits to human society. Yet, marine ecosystem services are usually overlooked due to the …
benefits to human society. Yet, marine ecosystem services are usually overlooked due to the …
Multivariate Sub-regional ocean indicators in the Mediterranean Sea: From event detection to climate change estimations
M Juza, J Tintoré - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The increasing science and society requests for ocean monitoring from global to regional
and local scales, the need for integration and convergence into a globally consistent ocean …
and local scales, the need for integration and convergence into a globally consistent ocean …
An integrated open-coastal biogeochemistry, ecosystem and biodiversity observatory of the eastern Mediterranean–the Cretan Sea component of the POSEIDON …
G Petihakis, L Perivoliotis, G Korres, D Ballas… - Ocean …, 2018 - os.copernicus.org
There is a general scarcity of oceanic observations that concurrently examine air–sea
interactions, coastal–open-ocean processes and physical–biogeochemical processes, in …
interactions, coastal–open-ocean processes and physical–biogeochemical processes, in …
Systematic conservation planning at an ocean basin scale: identifying a viable network of deep-sea protected areas in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Designing conservation networks requires a well-structured framework for achieving
essential objectives such as connectivity, replication or viability, and for considering local …
essential objectives such as connectivity, replication or viability, and for considering local …