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 …

In this paper we present an overview of the most recent findings about the Mediterranean
Sea present-day circulation structure. Both historical observations and numerical model …

This book presents an in-depth discussion of the biological and ecological geography of the
oceans. It synthesizes locally restricted studies of the ocean to generate a global geography …

Publisher Summary The Mediterranean Region has many morphologic, geographical,
historical, and societal characteristics, which make its climate scientifically interesting. The …

Because the Mediterranean has been subject for several decades to increasing
anthropogenic influences, monitoring algal biomass and primary production on a long‐term …

Using a sampling grid of 67 stations, the influence of basin‐wide and subbasin‐scale
circulation features on phytoplankton community composition and primary and new …

We describe a synthesis of the Mediterranean Sea circulation structure and dynamics from a
23-year-long reanalysis of the ocean circulation carried out by Adani et al.(2011). This …

In this study a> 30 years dataset of 1382 CTD casts in the Levantine Basin (LB) was
analyzed to examine the thermohaline trends of the Surface (~ 0–50 m) and Intermediate …

Observations of the last decade testify that the characteristics of the deep thermohaline
circulation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea have changed thoroughly. The source of the …

All deltas undergo alternating construction to destruction phases due to fundamental
changes in the relative influence of sediment input from rivers and redistribution by marine …