The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery
Abstract The European Union (EU) has committed to an ambitious biodiversity recovery plan
in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt …
in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt …
Mediterranean marine caves: A synthesis of current knowledge
V Gerovasileiou, CN Bianchi - Oceanography and Marine Biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Marine caves are biodiversity reservoirs and refuge habitats, harbouring rare species and
living fossils. The Mediterranean Sea hosts more than 3000 caves, which are among the …
living fossils. The Mediterranean Sea hosts more than 3000 caves, which are among the …
Towards global-scale seagrass mapping and monitoring using Sentinel-2 on Google Earth Engine: The case study of the aegean and ionian seas
Seagrasses are traversing the epoch of intense anthropogenic impacts that significantly
decrease their coverage and invaluable ecosystem services, necessitating accurate and …
decrease their coverage and invaluable ecosystem services, necessitating accurate and …
[HTML][HTML] Operationalizing risk-based cumulative effect assessments in the marine environment
Ecosystem-based management requires an assessment of the cumulative effects of human
pressures and environmental change. The operationalization and integration of cumulative …
pressures and environmental change. The operationalization and integration of cumulative …
Pinna nobilis in the Greek seas (NE Mediterranean): on the brink of extinction?
M Zotou, P Gkrantounis… - Mediterranean …, 2020 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
The Mediterranean endemic fan mussel Pinna nobilis is suffering an ongoing basin-scale
mass mortality event (MME) since 2016. As most Mediterranean populations have …
mass mortality event (MME) since 2016. As most Mediterranean populations have …
[HTML][HTML] An integrated assessment of the good environmental status of Mediterranean marine protected areas
Local, regional and global targets have been set to halt marine biodiversity loss. Europe has
set its own policy targets to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) of marine ecosystems …
set its own policy targets to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) of marine ecosystems …
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat
V Gerovasileiou, RI Bancila… - Mediterranean …, 2022 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Marine caves are protected habitats with high biodiversity and low ecological resilience,
vulnerable to multiple pressures including biological invasions. Therefore, comprehensive …
vulnerable to multiple pressures including biological invasions. Therefore, comprehensive …
Light and shade in marine conservation across European and Contiguous Seas
As a response to increasing human pressures on marine ecosystems, the legislation aimed
at improving the conservation and management of marine coastal areas in European and …
at improving the conservation and management of marine coastal areas in European and …
Synthesis and evaluation of coastal and marine biodiversity spatial information in the United Arab Emirates for ecosystem-based management
D Mateos-Molina, EB Lamine, M Antonopoulou… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Arab Emirates (UAE) host valuable coastal and marine biodiversity that
is subjected to multiple pressures under extreme conditions. To mitigate impacts on marine …
is subjected to multiple pressures under extreme conditions. To mitigate impacts on marine …
4D marine conservation networks: Combining 3D prioritization of present and future biodiversity with climatic refugia
Given the accelerating rate of biodiversity loss, the need to prioritize marine areas for
protection represents a major conservation challenge. The three‐dimensionality of marine …
protection represents a major conservation challenge. The three‐dimensionality of marine …