Global warming affects the aquatic ecosystems, accelerating pathogenic microorganisms'
and toxic microalgae's growth and spread in marine habitats, and in bivalve molluscs. New …

Anthropogenic marine eutrophication has been recognized as one of the major threats to
aquatic ecosystem health. In recent years, eutrophication phenomena, prompted by global …

According to the methodological standards established by Marine Strategy Framework
Directive, the assessment for the pelagic habitat under the Biodiversity Descriptor should be …

This study attempts to elucidate the dynamics of phytoplankton biomass (as Chl-a),
productivity, community structure and bloom formation in different regions of the oligotrophic …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are mostly phytoplankton blooms, which have detrimental
environmental and socioeconomic impacts. The Mediterranean Sea due to its enclosed …

At present there is no consistent approach for the definition of Good Environmental Status
(GES) and targets in the Mediterranean Sea, especially for Biodiversity Descriptors …

Phytoplankton is a fundamental component of marine food webs and play a crucial role in
marine ecosystem functioning. The phenology (timing of growth) of these microscopic algae …

In the shallow and landlocked northeast Adriatic Sea, environmental factors have changed
in recent decades. Their influence on seasonal and inter-annual variability of phytoplankton …

The nutrient dynamics and biogeochemical properties of the Pelagic Eastern Mediterranean
(EMS), an inland sea with many of the characteristics of a mid-ocean gyre, has been well …

While the biogeochemical properties of the Israeli coastal shelf (ICS) are similar to adjacent
pelagic waters, the external sources of inorganic nitrogen (N) are very different. The main …