Despite the recognized important ecological role that cetaceans play in the marine
environment, their protection is still scarcely enforced in the Mediterranean Sea even though …

The need for implementing efficient value-adding tools able to optimise Earth Observation
data usage, compels the scientific community to find innovative solutions for the downstream …

Abstract Although the Mediterranean Sea is a crucial hotspot in marine biodiversity, it has
been threatened by numerous anthropogenic pressures. As flagship species, Cetaceans are …

The exploitation of fishery resources acts as a driving force on cetaceans both directly, by
determining their fishing mortality or injury as by-catch species, and indirectly, through the …

The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is one of the most abundant cetaceans of the
Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, it is ranked as 'Vulnerable'by IUCN Red List experts. To …

Understanding of cetaceans' trophic role and the quantification of their impacts on the food
web is a critical task, especially when data on their prey are linked to deep-sea ecosystems …

Relatively scant information is available on the Risso's dolphin in comparison to the other
species regularly present in the Mediterranean Sea. Recently, its conservation status has …

The residency pattern and site fidelity of Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus were studied
using sightings data collected during standardized vessel-based surveys carried out from …

Cetacean stranding events are an important source of information and biological samples,
providing data on species occurrence, distribution and population dynamics as well as on …

Many gregarious species require complex patterns of communication for maintaining
coordinated behaviors, articulated social structure and group cohesion. In mammal species …