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 …

Marine secondary metabolites are a promising source of unexploited drugs that have a wide
structural diversity and have shown a variety of biological activities. These compounds are …

Marine natural products have as of now been acknowledged as the most important source of
bioactive substances and drug leads. Marine flora and fauna, such as algae, bacteria …

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 …

ABSTRACT A taxonomic revision of Ocypode Weber, 1795, has resulted in the recognition
of a new genus, Hoplocypode containing a single species H. occidentalis (Stimpson, 1860) …

AIM OF THE STUDY: Marine organisms are currently investigated for the therapeutic
potential of their natural products with very promising results. The human interest for their …

The effective conservation of marine biodiversity through an integrated ecosystem-based
management approach requires a sound knowledge of the spatial distribution of habitats …

The aim of this work was to survey the early history of bivalve mollusc exploitation and
consumption in the Mediterranean coastal areas as recorded in the classical works of Greek …

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK “[An] extraordinarily wide-ranging and engaging
book [about] the men who shaped the work of Charles Darwin... a book that enriches our …

A detailed account of sponge knowledge in Greek antiquity is given on the basis of their
records in the written documents of the historical periods it comprises. The analysis of the …