The semi-enclosed nature of the Mediterranean Sea, together with its smaller inertia due to
the relative short residence time of its water masses, make it highly reactive to external …

The potential of ballast water to act as a major introduction vector for toxic dinoflagellates
and other phytoplankton is beyond doubt; however, evidence that links the suspected …

Dinoflagellate cysts are useful for reconstructing upper water conditions. For adequate
reconstructions detailed information is required about the relationship between modern day …

Increasing scientific awareness since the 1980s of the chain-forming dinoflagellate
Gymnodinium catenatum has led to this species being reported with increased frequency in …

We investigated the plankton community composition and abundance in the urban marine
environment of Thessaloniki Bay. We collected water samples weekly from March 2017 to …

More than 270 Aquatic Alien Species (AAS) are reported from Greece. Besides the
introductions via the Suez Canal, the most important vectors of introduction are imports for …

The Greek coastal waters are subjected to harmful algal bloom (HAB) phenomena due to
the occurrence of species characterized as toxic (TX), potentially toxic (PT), and non-toxic …

Coastal plankton show fluctuations in abundance and species composition. Resting stage
(cyst) production is a common strategy adopted by hundreds of plankton species to ensure …

The mobilisation of sediment by towed demersal fishing gears has been related to the
release of nutrients, benthic infaunal mortality and the resuspension of phytoplankton cysts …

Observations indicate that resuspension and associated fluxes of organic material and
porewater between the seabed and overlying water can alter biogeochemical dynamics in …