Human-and nature-induced hypersaline conditions in coastal systems can lead to profound
alterations of the structure and vitality of seagrass meadows and their socio-ecological …

Algal habitat-forming forests composed of fucalean brown seaweeds (Cystoseira, Ericaria,
and Gongolaria) have severely declined along the Mediterranean coasts, endangering the …

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 …

Abstract The Little Neptune grass Cymodocea nodosa is a key seagrass species in the
Mediterranean Sea, forming extensive and patchy meadows in shallow coastal and …

Highlights Mean chlorophyll under 0.5–1 μgChla/L becomes robust and resilient in a salt
lagoon. Both nitrogen and phosphorus loads contribute to eutrophication in a Mediterranean …

Cymodocea nodosa, a typical marine angiosperm species in the Mediterranean Sea, hosts
a range of epiphytic algae. Epiphyte abundance varies at different spatial scales, yet …

Spatiotemporal biometrics and population dynamics of a grass, Cymodocea nodosa were
studied in relation to the environmental parameters along the Turkish Mediterranean coast …

This article provides a topical review of East Mediterranean phycology and seagrass
biology, with a special focus on the outcomes of the multi-year project “Brown algal …

We investigated the population dynamics of a highly clonal marine angiosperm, Cymodocea
nodosa, in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, to identify the historical dynamics, demography …

Hypersalinity is a major stressor to seagrasses, particularly in highly evaporative coastal
estuaries and lagoons as well as those subjected to brine effluent from desalination …