We present an overview of the plankton studies conducted during the last 25 years in the
epipelagic offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This quasi-enclosed sea is …

Societal concerns over the potential impacts of recent global change have prompted
renewed interest in the long-term ecological monitoring of large ecosystems. The deep sea …

Food web complexity is thought to weaken the strength of terrestrial trophic cascades,, in
which strong impacts of natural enemies on herbivores cascade to influence primary …

The biological pump transports organic carbon produced by photosynthesis to the meso-and
bathypelagic zones, the latter removing carbon from exchanging with the atmosphere over …

The growth cycle in nutrient-rich, aquatic environments starts with a diatom bloom that ends
in mass sinking of ungrazed cells and phytodetritus. The low grazing pressure on these …

We present a detailed account of the changing hydrography and the large-scale circulation
of the deep waters of the Eastern Mediterranean (EMed) that resulted from the unique, high …

We review current knowledge and understanding of the biology and ecology of the calanoid
copepod Calanus helgolandicus in European waters, as well as provide a collaborative …

The deep ocean is the largest and least known ecosystem on Earth. It hosts numerous
pelagic organisms, most of which are able to emit light. Here we present a unique data set …

Abundance and stable isotope composition of large and small mesozooplankton were
analyzed in samples taken with 333 and 100 μm nets, respectively, at four sites in the …

The cruises conducted in the spring and autumn of 2008 in the frame of the European
project SESAME represented the first coordinated surveys that allowed acquiring a quasi …