Abstract Since the last Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) effort to
review biological effects of the exposure to organohalogen compounds (OHCs) in Arctic …

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 …

Organochlorine (OC) pesticides and the more persistent polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
have well-established dose-dependent toxicities to birds, fish and mammals in experimental …

Evidence for severe declines in large predatory fishes is increasing around the world.
Because of its long history of intense fishing, the Mediterranean Sea offers a unique …

89 presents. The Mediterranean is particularly noted for the diversity of its plants–about
25,000 species are native to the region, and more than half of these are endemic–in other …

'Erich Hoyt's handbook is an admirable, timely and highly welcome contribution.'Michael
Stachowitsch, Marine Ecology What does it mean to save the whales if their habitat is left …

The ancient Greeks and Romans lived in a world teeming with animals. Animals were
integral to ancient commerce, war, love, literature and art. Inside the city they were found as …

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus are amongst the best-known cetaceans. In the
Mediterranean Sea, however, modern field studies of cetaceans did not start until the late …

Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus habitat preferences are still poorly understood in the
Mediterranean, despite the population being classified as 'Endangered'by the IUCN …

Ocean-going vessels present a measurable threat of lethal collision with many marine
species worldwide, notably large whale species of which many are endangered. Various …