The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus: status, biology, threats, and conservation priorities

AA Karamanlidis, P Dendrinos, PF De Larrinoa… - Mammal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The M editerranean monk seal M onachus monachus is the most endangered seal species.
In this review we summarize the status, ecology, and behaviour of the M editerranean monk …

Aspects of environmental impacts of seawater desalination: Cyprus as a case study

D Xevgenos, M Marcou, V Louca, E Avramidi… - Desalination and Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cyprus relies on seawater desalination for a large part of its drinking water supply, with
reverse osmosis providing more than 95% of the total desalination capacity in the country …

Photo-ID as a tool for studying and monitoring the endangered Saimaa ringed seal

M Koivuniemi, M Auttila, M Niemi, R Levänen… - Endangered Species …, 2016 - int-res.com
Photo-identification (photo-ID) with camera traps was examined as a non-invasive method
for studying and monitoring the endangered Saimaa ringed seal Phoca hispida saimensis …

Cryptic serpulid-microbialite bioconstructions in the Kakoskali submarine cave (Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean)

A Guido, C Jimenez, K Achilleos, A Rosso, R Sanfilippo… - Facies, 2017 - Springer
The biostalactites from the Kakoskali cave in Cyprus represent a new example of the
complex biotic relationships between skeletal organisms and microbial communities in …

Re-establishment of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in Cyprus: priorities for conservation

H Nicolaou, P Dendrinos, M Marcou, S Michaelides… - Oryx, 2021 - cambridge.org
Once widespread throughout the Black and Mediterranean Seas and the coasts of north
Africa, the Endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus has disappeared …

Understanding the Interactions between Small-Scale Fisheries and the Mediterranean Monk Seal Using Fishermen's Ecological Knowledge

M Papageorgiou, A Karonias, A Eftychiou… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Marine mammals are known to interact with fisheries worldwide, usually in
the form of depredation which is the act of removing captured fish or bait from fishing gear …

On sightings of (vagrant?) monk seals, Monachus monachus, in the Mediterranean Basin and their importance for the conservation of the species

L Bundone, A Panou… - … Conservation: Marine and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In ancient times, the distribution range of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus
monachus) extended all over the coasts of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and parts of the …

Shaping species conservation strategies using mtDNA analysis: The case of the elusive Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)

AA Karamanlidis, S Gaughran, A Aguilar… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Halting biodiversity loss is one of the major conservation challenges of our time and science-
based conservation actions are required to safeguard the survival of endangered species …

[PDF][PDF] Monachus monachus eastern Mediterranean subpopulation

AA Karamanlidis, S Adamantopoulou… - The IUCN Red List of …, 2019 - researchgate.net
The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) is the sole representative of the
genus Monachus (Scheel et al. 2014). Differences in skull morphology between Monk Seals …

New monitoring confirms regular breeding of the Mediterranean monk seal in Northern Cyprus

D Beton, AC Broderick, BJ Godley, E Kolaç, M Ok… - Oryx, 2021 - cambridge.org
The Endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus is one of the most
threatened marine mammals. Across Cyprus, suitable habitat and presence of monk seals is …