Rapid response to climate change in a marginal sea
Scientific Reports, 2017 The Mediterranean Sea is a mid-latitude marginal sea, particularly responsive to climate change as reported by recent studies. The Sicily Channel is a choke point separating the sea in two main basins, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Western ...
K. Schroeder +5 more
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Eastern Mediterranean surface water temperatures and d18O composition during deposition of sapropels in the late Quaternary [PDF]
, 2003 Water column stratification increased at climatic transitions from cold to warm periods during the lateQuaternary and led to anoxic conditions and sapropel formation in the deep eastern Mediterranean basins.
Struck, U. +16 more
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New hints on nutrients dynamics and their impact on carbon sequestration in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
, 2009 In the World Ocean nitrogen and phosphorus cycles are deeply linked to the carbon cycle. As nitrate and phosphate play an important role in controlling biological production, the intensity of atmospheric carbon sequestration is strongly influenced by ...
Ibello, Valeria
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Scientia Marina, 2017 Anchovy is a commercial species that supports large fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, anchovy is an essential element of the pelagic food web, playing a considerable role in connecting the lower and upper trophic levels.
Ana Ventero +2 more
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Confirmed occurrence of moontail bullseye, Priacanthus hamrur (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Priacanthidae), in the Mediterranean Sea with first record off the coast of Turkey [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2018 A new Lessepsian migrant, moontail bullseye, Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775), is recorded for the second time from the Mediterranean Sea, and for the first time from Turkey. A single male specimen of P. hamrur was caught at a depth of about
D. Erguden, M. Gurlek, C. Turan
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Sea Urchins Predation Facilitates Coral Invasion in a Marine Reserve [PDF]
, 2011 Macroalgae is the dominant trophic group on Mediterranean infralittoral rocky bottoms, whereas zooxanthellate corals are extremely rare. However, in recent years, the invasive coral Oculina patagonica appears to be increasing its abundance through ...
Ballesteros i Sagarra, Enric, 1958- +22 more
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Marine Organisms Fouling on Ghost Nets in the Sounio Marine Protected Area (Greece)
PollutantsGhost nets are the result of fishing nets ending up at sea by fishing vessels during operations, repairs, accidental loss, and from aquaculture activities.
Nikolaos Simantiris +3 more
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Acta Herpetologica, 2012 Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) was studied over 3 summers in a nearshore habitat, the Patoku area in the southern part of Driniki Bay, Albania. Tissue samples were collected from 40 loggerhead turtles incidentally captured in stavnike fish-traps (a
Can Yilmaz +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The deep water in the western Mediterranean Sea was found to be significantly affected by a climatic event that took place in the eastern Mediterranean during the 1990s.
Yael Amitai +2 more
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Terrestrial climate variability and seasonality changes in the Mediterranean region between 15 000 and 4000 years BP deduced from marine pollen records [PDF]
, 2009 Pollen-based climate reconstructions were performed on two high-resolution pollen marines cores from the Alboran and Aegean Seas in order to unravel the climatic variability in the coastal settings of the Mediterranean region between 15 000 and 4000 ...
Combourieu-Nebout, Nathalie +15 more
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