In recent years, the use of ecological niche models (ENMs) and species distribution models
(SDMs) to explore the patterns and processes behind observed distribution of species has …

We conducted one of the first studies to integrate the quantification and characterization of
microplastics (MPs), including fibers, in different habitats (sea surface, seafloor and beach …

A mass mortality event (MME) impacting the bivalve Pinna nobilis was detected across a
wide geographical area of the Spanish Mediterranean Sea (Western Mediterranean Sea) in …

This study provides morphological and molecular characterization of a new species,
Haplosporidium pinnae), very likely responsible for mass mortality of fan mussels, Pinna …

A mass mortality event (MME) affecting the fan mussel Pinna nobilis was first detected in
Spain in autumn 2016 and spread north-and eastward through the Mediterranean Sea …

The Mediterranean endemic fan mussel Pinna nobilis is suffering an ongoing basin-scale
mass mortality event (MME) since 2016. As most Mediterranean populations have …

This study investigates the abundances and composition of microplastics (MP) among the
shallow layers of a coastal Mediterranean Marine Protected Area (Cabrera MPA), seafloor …

The critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea,
faces a drastic population decline all over the Mediterranean Sea owing to an infectious …

Pinna nobilis is undergoing one of the most dramatic events suffered by an endangered
species. An emerging disease has relegated its populations to coastal lagoons or estuaries …

Recently, Pinna nobilis pen shells population in Mediterranean Sea has plummeted due to a
Mass Mortality Event caused by an haplosporidian parasite. In consequence, this bivalve …