A review of geospatial technologies for improving Marine Spatial Planning: Challenges and opportunities
I Schwartz-Belkin, ME Portman - Ocean & coastal management, 2023 - Elsevier
Common marine spatial planning challenges include lack of data on the marine
environment, high mobility of both animals and humans, and plan implementation …
environment, high mobility of both animals and humans, and plan implementation …
Towards an ecosystem-based marine spatial planning in the deep Mediterranean Sea
The deep sea covers about 79% of the Mediterranean basin, including habitats potentially
able to deliver multiple ecosystem services and numerous resources of high economic …
able to deliver multiple ecosystem services and numerous resources of high economic …
[HTML][HTML] Cumulative human impacts on Mediterranean and Black Sea marine ecosystems: assessing current pressures and opportunities
Management of marine ecosystems requires spatial information on current impacts. In
several marine regions, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, legal mandates and …
several marine regions, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, legal mandates and …
[HTML][HTML] Ecoregion-based conservation planning in the Mediterranean: dealing with large-scale heterogeneity
Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, ie seagrass
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …
[HTML][HTML] Managing multiple pressures for cetaceans' conservation with an Ecosystem-Based Marine Spatial Planning approach
R Carlucci, E Manea, P Ricci, G Cipriano… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the recognized important ecological role that cetaceans play in the marine
environment, their protection is still scarcely enforced in the Mediterranean Sea even though …
environment, their protection is still scarcely enforced in the Mediterranean Sea even though …
'Dangerous Targets' revisited: Old dangers in new contexts plague marine protected areas
The use of targets to provide measurable objectives and benchmarks for management,
conservation, and restoration of ecosystems is commonplace. In the marine and coastal …
conservation, and restoration of ecosystems is commonplace. In the marine and coastal …
[HTML][HTML] Modeling macroalgal forest distribution at Mediterranean scale: present status, drivers of changes and insights for conservation and management
Macroalgal forests are one of the most productive and valuable marine ecosystems, but yet
strongly exposed to fragmentation and loss. Detailed large-scale information on their …
strongly exposed to fragmentation and loss. Detailed large-scale information on their …
[HTML][HTML] Framing cutting-edge integrative deep-sea biodiversity monitoring via environmental DNA and optoacoustic augmented infrastructures
S Stefanni, L Mirimin, D Stanković… - Frontiers in marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Deep-sea ecosystems are reservoirs of biodiversity that are largely unexplored, but their
exploration and biodiscovery are becoming a reality thanks to biotechnological advances …
exploration and biodiscovery are becoming a reality thanks to biotechnological advances …
Marine conservation challenges in an era of economic crisis and geopolitical instability: the case of the Mediterranean Sea
Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea, socio-economic drivers may accelerate the process of
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) declarations. Despite the challenges, the EEZ declarations …
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) declarations. Despite the challenges, the EEZ declarations …
[HTML][HTML] Description of the vessel traffic within the north Pelagos Sanctuary: Inputs for Marine Spatial Planning and management implications within an existing …
International shipping, although considered a safe and environment-friendly form of
transportation, has many direct and indirect impacts on cetaceans in many ways, particularly …
transportation, has many direct and indirect impacts on cetaceans in many ways, particularly …