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Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Small-scale fisheries catch more threatened elasmobranchs inside partially protected areas than in unprotected areas

open access: yesNature Communications, 2022
Marine protected areas are proposed to protect elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) but the fishing impact from small-scale fisheries in these areas is unknown.
Manfredi Di Lorenzo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unraveling the combined effects of sociopolitical and climate change scenarios for an artisanal small-scale fishery in the Western Mediterranean

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2022
Worldwide climate change will influence the spatial distribution and status of exploited fish stocks, often in uncertain ways with cascading effects on the social-ecological systems depending on them.
Henrike Rambo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing small-scale fisheries value chains in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

open access: yes, 2015
In the Mediterranean Basin, coastal areas appear very different in terms of history, culture, natural conditions, population density, settlements, economic structure and human resources within which specific interventions and adaptations are required ...
MULAZZANI, LUCA   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Knowledge gaps and research directions in migration ecology for advancing the conservation of migratory songbirds

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding migration ecology is essential for effective conservation of migratory species. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of the ecology of migrating species, it is necessary to study how species react to the complex interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic conditions when optimizing their migratory journey in terms of survival ...
Daniel A. F. Bloche   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

BOTTOM TRAWL SIZE SELECTIVITY METHODS IN THE TURKEY [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2017
Trawling is an important fishing method used by the fishermen in the Turkey. Bottom trawling fisheries in this part of Mediterranean are essentially multispecies.
Yaşar ÖZVAROL, Yıldız BOLAT
doaj  

Emerging Requirements for Trade in Fish and Fisheries Products [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Dramatic changes during the past decade relevant to trade of fish and fisheries products: increasing requirements to guarantee good quality, healthy products and other aspects that could indicate that the product is safe for human consumption, growing ...

core  

Unlocking Investment for the Water‐Energy‐Food‐Ecosystems Nexus: Key Drivers of Blended Finance for Sustainable Development

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blended finance has emerged as a strategic solution to the multifaceted challenges of projects that navigate the intricate interplay of water, energy, food, and ecosystems, ultimately contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Paolo Gnutti Sandiumenge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol for extraction and analysis of microplastics in freshwater, sediment, and fish samples

open access: yesSTAR Protocols
Summary: Microplastic pollution threatens aquatic ecosystems and food webs. Here, we present a protocol for extracting microplastics from freshwater, sediment, and fish digestive system samples.
Tuncay Vural   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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