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PUPPING HABITAT USE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL: A LONG‐TERM STUDY

Marine Mammal Science, 2007
AbstractThe Mediterranean monk seal gives birth almost exclusively in coastal caves. Given its critical conservation status, the identification and protection of such sites is important for the survival of the species. From 1990 to 2004 we collected data on physical and environmental variables and monitored pupping events in thirty‐four coastal caves ...
Dendrinos, P., Karamanlidis, A.A., Kotomatas, S., Legakis, A., Tounta, E., Matthiopoulos, J.   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Mediterranean Monk Seal Recent Findings and New Insights from Lebanese Coastal Waters

Conservation
Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) sightings along the Lebanese coast were recorded between 2020 and 2025. This study aims to provide insights into the consistency of monk seal presence, their habitat use, and their feeding behaviour in the ...
Samer Fatfat, Ali Badreddine, Lobna Ben-Nakhla, Majd Habib, Gema Hernandez-Milian, Giulio Pojana, Luigi Bundone   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Spatial and temporal patterns of occurrence of the vulnerable Mediterranean monk seal in the Tyrrhenian Sea via seawater eDNA

Global Ecology and Conservation
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), one of the world’s most endangered pinnipeds and the only seal endemic to the Mediterranean, was historically widespread in the Tyrrhenian Sea but declined sharply in the 20th century due to habitat loss ...
Caterina Giovannetti, Marialetizia Palomba, Armando Macali, Gianpasquale Chiatante, Martina Mazzetti, Roberta Bisconti, Leonardo Forbicioni, Adriana Bellati, Emanuele Coppola, Daniele Canestrelli   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Forensic scatology: insights into the secretive Mediterranean monk seal via a comprehensive molecular analysis of aged and recent fecal samples

Global Ecology and Conservation
The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), the only pinniped endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, is among the most vulnerable mammals in the Anthropocene, facing severe pressures from habitat degradation, human disturbance, and climate-driven ...
Elena Valsecchi, Alessia Rota, Antonia Bruno, Emanuele Coppola   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Author Correction: Playing “hide and seek” with the Mediterranean monk seal: a citizen science dataset reveals its distribution from molecular traces (eDNA) [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Elena Valsecchi, Giacomo Tavecchia, Ginevra Boldrocchi, Emanuele Coppola, Denise Ramella, Livia Conte, Monica Blasi, Antonia Bruno, Paolo Galli   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Mediterranean Monk Seal: Distribution, Stranding and Major threats [PDF]

openThe Mediterranean Monk Seal is the sole pinniped inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and sadly, it ranks among the most critically endangered marine mammals globally.
GRADELLA, ILARIA
core   +2 more sources

Age-specific survival and reproductive rates of Mediterranean monk seals at the Cabo Blanco Peninsula, West Africa

Endangered Species Research, 2021
We provide the first complete set of survival rate estimates for the Endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus from birth into adulthood, as well as the first age-specific reproductive rates for the species.
P Fernández de Larrinoa, JD Baker, MA Cedenilla, AL Harting, MO Haye, M Muñoz, H M’Bareck, A M’Bareck, F Aparicio, S Centenera, LM González   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

A species-specific qPCR assay provides novel insight into range expansion of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) by means of eDNA analysis

Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022
The monk seal is the most endangered pinniped worldwide and the only one found in the Mediterranean, where its distribution and abundance have suffered a drastic decline in the last few decades.
E. Valsecchi, E. Coppola, R. Pires, Andrea Parmegiani, M. Casiraghi, P. Galli, A. Bruno   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Archeo-Inspiration from the Cultural History of Glass: Historic Accounts, Anecdotes and Hard Facts as Challenges to Modern Material Science. [PDF]

Adv Mater
Glass, historically valued for its purity and durability, has long inspired artists and societies. This article introduces the concept of “Archeo‐Inspiration”, drawing on cultural and historical contexts of glass to guide future material innovations.
von Contzen E, von Ditfurth J, Stroth F, Rapp BE.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Dolphin morbillivirus infection in different parts of the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

, 1993
Morbillivirus were isolated from Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) dying along the coasts of Italy and Greece in 1991.
A Aguilar, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, ADME Osterhaus, ADME Osterhaus, ADME Osterhaus, BWJ Mahy, C Örvell, C Örvell, C. Örvell, CR Pringle, E. Androukaki, F Black, I. K. G. Visser, IKG Visser, IKG Visser, J Kovamees, JM Bompart, JR Heimlich-Boran, K. Siakavara, L. Stanzani, M Domingo, M. -F. Van Bressem, MF Bressem Van, P Vries De, R Ellis, R Lindmark, R. L. De Swart, S Kennedy, S Kennedy   +28 more
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