Have we been underestimating the effects of ocean acidification in zooplankton?

G Cripps, P Lindeque, KJ Flynn - Global Change Biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how copepods may respond to ocean acidification (OA) is critical for risk
assessments of ocean ecology and biogeochemistry. The perception that copepods are …

Zooplankton responses to simulated marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea using in situ mesocosms

S Zervoudaki, M Protopapa, A Koutsandrea, A Jansson… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Globally, marine heatwave frequency, intensity, and duration are on the rise, posing a
significant threat to plankton communities, the foundational elements of the marine food …

Phytoplankton dynamics and bloom formation in the oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean: Field studies in the Aegean, Levantine and Ionian seas

I Varkitzi, S Psarra, G Assimakopoulou… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study attempts to elucidate the dynamics of phytoplankton biomass (as Chl-a),
productivity, community structure and bloom formation in different regions of the oligotrophic …

Phytoplankton dynamics in the Aegean Sea

S Psarra, E Livanou, I Varkitzi, A Lagaria… - 2022 - Springer
The present review constitutes an updated and integrated assessment of phytoplankton
spatiotemporal dynamics in the Aegean Sea, based on data compiled from numerous …

Composition and abundance of octocorals in the Sea of Marmara, where the Mediterranean meets the Black Sea

EN Topçu, B Öztürk - Scientia Marina, 2015 - torrossa.com
Species composition and abundance of octocoral assemblages were investigated in the
Sea of Marmara, which forms the connection between the Mediterranean and the Black …

The composition and distribution of living coccolithophores in the Aegean Sea (NE Mediterranean)

MD Dimiza, MV Triantaphyllou, E Malinverno, S Psarra… - Micropaleontology, 2015 - JSTOR
This study presents the species composition of living coccolithophore communities in the
Aegean Sea (northeastern Mediterranean), investigating their spatial and temporal …

Phytoplankton variability and community structure in relation to hydrographic features in the NE Aegean frontal area (NE Mediterranean Sea)

A Lagaria, M Mandalakis, P Mara, C Frangoulis… - Continental Shelf …, 2017 - Elsevier
The structure of phytoplankton community in the salinity-stratified Northeastern Aegean
frontal area adjacent to the Dardanelles Straits was investigated on a seasonal basis …

Coccolithophore export in three deep-sea sites of the Aegean and Ionian Seas (Eastern Mediterranean): Biogeographical patterns and biogenic carbonate fluxes

E Skampa, MV Triantaphyllou, MD Dimiza… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coccolithophore export fluxes were investigated via the analysis of sinking matter, obtained
from Eastern Mediterranean time-series sediment traps moored in three open sites of the …

Coccolithophore assemblage response to Black Sea water inflow into the north Aegean Sea (NE Mediterranean)

BT Karatsolis, MV Triantaphyllou, MD Dimiza… - Continental Shelf …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to presents the species composition of living coccolithophore communities
in the NE Aegean Sea, investigating their spatial and temporal variations along a north …

A new type of plankton food web functioning in coastal waters revealed by coupling Monte Carlo Markov chain linear inverse method and ecological network analysis

M Meddeb, N Niquil, B Grami, K Mejri, M Haraldsson… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Plankton food webs (PFW) typology is based on different categories of functioning,
according to the dominant processes and the role played by heterotrophic bacteria, small vs …