Contributions of food web modelling to the ecosystem approach to marine resource management in the Mediterranean Sea

M Coll, S Libralato - Fish and fisheries, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological modelling tools are applied worldwide to support the ecosystem‐based approach
of marine resources (EAM). In the last decades, numerous applications were attempted in …

Reviewing the ecosystem services, societal goods, and benefits of marine protected areas

C Marcos, D Díaz, K Fietz, A Forcada, A Ford… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are globally important environmental management tools that
provide protection from the effects of human exploitation and activities, supporting the …

Cumulative human impacts on Mediterranean and Black Sea marine ecosystems: assessing current pressures and opportunities

F Micheli, BS Halpern, S Walbridge, S Ciriaco… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Management of marine ecosystems requires spatial information on current impacts. In
several marine regions, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, legal mandates and …

Underprotected marine protected areas in a global biodiversity hotspot

J Claudet, C Loiseau, M Sostres, M Zupan - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
Ocean health is critical for human well-being but is threatened by multiple stressors. Parties
to the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed to protect 10% of their waters by 2020. The …

The structure of Mediterranean rocky reef ecosystems across environmental and human gradients, and conservation implications

E Sala, E Ballesteros, P Dendrinos, A Di Franco… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Historical exploitation of the Mediterranean Sea and the absence of rigorous baselines
makes it difficult to evaluate the current health of the marine ecosystems and the efficacy of …

[PDF][PDF] Mediterranean Sea biodiversity between the legacy from the past and a future of change

CN Bianchi, C Morri, M Chiantore… - Life in the …, 2012 - dueproject.org
ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot containing between 15,000
and 20,000 marine species, nearly a quarter of which are endemic. The causes of the high …

Ecoregion-based conservation planning in the Mediterranean: dealing with large-scale heterogeneity

S Giakoumi, M Sini, V Gerovasileiou, T Mazor, J Beher… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, ie seagrass
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …

Human-driven impacts on marine habitats: a regional meta-analysis in the Mediterranean Sea

J Claudet, S Fraschetti - Biological Conservation, 2010 - Elsevier
Habitat destruction is one of the main threats to environmental integrity. Assessing the
consequences of human impacts is crucial both to predict and prevent structural and …

Where Marine Protected Areas would best represent 30% of ocean biodiversity

Q Zhao, F Stephenson, C Lundquist, K Kaschner… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) World Conservation
Congress called for the full protection of 30% of each marine habitat globally and at least …

Making protected area networks effective for marine top predators

SK Hooker, A Cañadas, KD Hyrenbach… - Endangered Species …, 2011 - int-res.com
The design of ecological networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) is generally based on
the identification of areas of high abundance for species of conservation concern or focal …