This review focuses on the recent data on Mediterranean fishing fleets and landings, results
from stock assessments and ecosystem models to provide an overview of the multiple …

Various definitions and indices have been proposed in the literature to identify keystone
species. In this study, we intended to make the concept of keystone species operational for …

We performed a global assessment of how fish biomass has changed over the last 100 yr,
applying a previously developed methodology using ecological modeling. Our assessment …

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 …

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 …

We investigated ontogenetic and seasonal changes in the feeding ecology of 2 small
pelagic fish species, the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and the European …

The Gulf of Lions ecosystem was described using the Ecopath mass-balance model to
characterise its structure and functioning and to examine the effects of the multispecific …

We synthesized available information from ecological models at local and regional scales to
obtain a global picture of the trophic position and ecological role of squids in marine …

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 …

Cephalopods are an important prey resource for fishes, seabirds, and marine mammals, and
are also voracious predators on crustaceans, fishes, squid and zooplankton. Because of …