Posidonia oceanica is an endemic Mediterranean seagrass used as a 'biological quality
element'in monitoring programmes of the EU Water Framework Directive, providing …

Recognising the need for data gathering at taxon level besides the taxa of commercial
interest and those listed as endangered in the Protocol of the Barcelona Convention, but still …

This work aimed to test whether the colour variability featured by the European nudibranch
Polycera quadrilineata is consistent with the concept of a single polychromatic species or …

Mollusc assemblages associated with Cystoseira associations were sampled in the
southern part of the Gulf of Trieste during the summers of 2008 and 2012. Samples were …

A methodology based on emergy analysis for the calculation of the biophysical value of the
stocked biomass (natural capital) was applied to the Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of …

Composition, trophic structure, and species-substrate relationships of molluscan
assemblages inhabiting different hard bottom habitats (Sabellaria alveolata reef, photophilic …

The colonization of artificial structures by benthic organisms in the marine realm is known to
be affected by the general trophic patterns of the biogeographical zone and the prevailing …

The diversity, ecology and distribution patterns of the Portuguese continental shelf
malacofauna and its relationship with abiotic factors were studied from samples covering the …

We are experiencing a global extinction crisis as a result of climate change and human-
induced alteration of natural habitats, with large predators at high trophic levels in food webs …

Abstract Long-term sampling (1974-2013) of macro fauna of the Gökçeada Island (northern
Aegean Sea) provided qualitative information on many taxa including Porifera, Cnidaria …