Plankton in the open Mediterranean Sea: a review

I Siokou-Frangou, U Christaki, MG Mazzocchi… - …, 2010 - bg.copernicus.org
We present an overview of the plankton studies conducted during the last 25 years in the
epipelagic offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This quasi-enclosed sea is …

Microbial assemblages for environmental quality assessment: knowledge, gaps and usefulness in the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

G Caruso, R La Ferla, M Azzaro, A Zoppini… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD) defines a
framework for Community actions in the field of marine environmental policy in order to …

DOC dynamics in the meso and bathypelagic layers of the Mediterranean Sea

C Santinelli, L Nannicini, A Seritti - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Seven years (2001–2008) of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) vertical profiles were
examined in order to assess the main processes determining DOC concentration and …

Dissolved oxygen variability in the Mediterranean Sea

AM Mavropoulou, V Vervatis, S Sofianos - Journal of Marine Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
The interannual variability and the mechanisms controlling the dissolved oxygen
concentration in the Mediterranean Sea were investigated through generating gridded fields …

The dark portion of the Mediterranean Sea is a bioreactor of organic matter cycling

GM Luna, S Bianchelli, F Decembrini… - Global …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Total prokaryotic abundance, prokaryotic heterotrophic production and enzymatic activities
were investigated in epi‐, meso‐and bathypelagic waters along a longitudinal transect …

Microbial community and its potential as descriptor of environmental status

G Caruso, M Azzaro, C Caroppo… - ICES Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Planktonic communities hold a relevant role within the EU Marine Strategy Framework
Directive (MSFD). In view of reaching the Good Environmental Status of marine ecosystems …

Prokaryotic dynamics and heterotrophic metabolism in a deep convection site of Eastern Mediterranean Sea (the Southern Adriatic Pit)

M Azzaro, R La Ferla, G Maimone, LS Monticelli… - Continental Shelf …, 2012 - Elsevier
We report on investigations of prokaryotic abundance, biomass, extracellular enzymatic
activity, prokaryotic heterotrophic production and respiration in the full water column (∼ …

Carbonate system properties and anthropogenic carbon inventory in the Algerian Basin during SOMBA cruise (2014): Acidification estimate

MA Keraghel, F Louanchi, M Zerrouki, MA Kaci… - Marine Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent studies have provided a better understanding of carbonate system parameters and
their spatial and temporal variability in several areas of the Mediterranean Sea. This study …

Microbial contribution to carbon biogeochemistry in the Central Mediterranean Sea: Variability of activities and biomass

R La Ferla, F Azzaro, M Azzaro, G Caruso… - Journal of Marine …, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper concerns the current debate as to whether oceans are heterotrophic or
autotrophic environments. Microbes are responsible for the assimilation and …

Bacterial processes in the intermediate and deep layers of the Ionian Sea in winter 1999: vertical profiles and their relationship to the different water masses

R Zaccone, LS Monticelli, A Seritti… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Dissolved and particulate organic carbon, bacterial biomass, microbial enzymatic activities
(EEA: leucine aminopeptidase, β‐glucosidase, and alkaline phosphatase), bacterial …