Mediterranean climate and oceanography, and the periodic development of anoxic events (sapropels)

EJ Rohling, G Marino, KM Grant - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Mediterranean sapropels are layers with elevated organic carbon concentrations that
contrast with surrounding sediments, which are organic poor. Sapropels occur (quasi-) …

Impact of life history traits on gene flow: A multispecies systematic review across oceanographic barriers in the Mediterranean Sea

M Pascual, B Rives, C Schunter, E Macpherson - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Marine species can demonstrate strong genetic differentiation and population
structure despite the hypothesis of open seas and high connectivity. Some suggested …

Distribution and assessment of marine debris in the deep Tyrrhenian Sea (NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy)

M Angiolillo, B di Lorenzo, A Farcomeni, M Bo… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Marine debris is a recognized global ecological concern. Little is known about the extent of
the problem in the Mediterranean Sea regarding litter distribution and its influence on deep …

Megafauna of vulnerable marine ecosystems in French mediterranean submarine canyons: Spatial distribution and anthropogenic impacts

MC Fabri, L Pedel, L Beuck, F Galgani… - Deep Sea Research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) in the deep Mediterranean Sea have been
identified by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean as consisting of …

Nutrient budget for the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for phosphorus limitation

MD Krom, B Herut… - Limnology and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The eastern Mediterranean has a high nitrate to phosphate (N: P) ratio (~ 28: 1) in the deep
water and a highly unusual P limitation of the primary productivity. We present a detailed …

Why is the Eastern Mediterranean phosphorus limited?

MD Krom, KC Emeis, P Van Cappellen - Progress in Oceanography, 2010 - Elsevier
The Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMS) is a relatively small ocean basin with an unusually
high nitrate to phosphate ratio in the deep waters (∼ 28: 1). As a consequence, the typical …

The dynamics of the Sicily Strait: a comprehensive study from observations and models

K Béranger, L Mortier, GP Gasparini, L Gervasio… - Deep Sea Research …, 2004 - Elsevier
The dynamics of the Sicily Strait are investigated in a comprehensive study using recent in
situ observations, Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) simulations and process model …

The Mediterranean Sea system: a review and an introduction to the special issue

T Tanhua, D Hainbucher, K Schroeder, V Cardin… - Ocean …, 2013 - os.copernicus.org
The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed sea characterized by high salinities,
temperatures and densities. The net evaporation exceeds the precipitation, driving an anti …

A two‐step process for the reflooding of the Mediterranean after the Messinian Salinity Crisis

F Bache, SM Popescu, M Rabineau, C Gorini, JP Suc… - Basin …, 2012 - earthdoc.org
The M essinian S alinity C risis is well known to have resulted from a significant drop of the
M editerranean sea level. Considering both onshore and offshore observations, the …

The colour of the Mediterranean Sea: Global versus regional bio-optical algorithms evaluation and implication for satellite chlorophyll estimates

G Volpe, R Santoleri, V Vellucci, MR d'Alcalà… - Remote Sensing of …, 2007 - Elsevier
In this paper, uncertainties in the retrieval of satellite surface chlorophyll concentrations in
the Mediterranean Sea have been evaluated using both regional and global ocean colour …