This paper explores the past and potential contribution of archaeology to marine historical
ecology. The primary focus is European fishing of marine and diadromous taxa, with global …

Abstract In the Baltic Sea, the large predatory fish northern pike (Esox lucius L.) is important
for both recreational fisheries and ecosystem functioning. As existing fishery-independent …

The Mediterranean Sea is now recognized as a hotspot of global change, ranking among
the fastest warming ocean regions. In order to project future plausible scenarios of marine …

The implementation of the ecosystem approach means there is a need to monitor an
increased range of environmental conditions and ecological components in the marine …

Abstract The European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) uses indicators
to track ecosystem state in relation to Good Environmental Status (GES). These indicators …

Chondrichthyans are a vulnerable group that has been overexploited for almost half a
century in the Mediterranean. Since in this area most chondrichthyans are rarely …

Abstract Changes in the distribution of the demersal fish species have been identified in
north-European Atlantic waters. The consequence of these changes has been a northward …

In the framework of global human-induced change, marine communities' often respond to
changing conditions abruptly reorganizing into new equilibria. These shifts are difficult to …

Integrating food web indicators into ecological status assessments is central to developing
effective management measures that can improve degraded ecosystems. This is because …

Climate change is triggering shifts in species distribution eventually altering communities'
biogeography. The composition of a community in terms of its species' ecological niche …