Abstract The Ecological Evaluation Index continuous formula (EEI-c) was designed to
estimate the habitat-based ecological status of rocky coastal and sedimentary transitional …

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

Seagrasses are key components of coastal marine ecosystems and many monitoring
programmes worldwide assess seagrass health and apply seagrasses as indicators of …

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 …

This paper reviews and discusses the methods and metrics used for the assessment of the
ecological status of marine angiosperms comparing the European with the South African …

Novel information on the biological fate of trace elements in seagrass ecosystems is
provided. Al, As, B, Ba, Cr, Mo, Ni, Se, Sr, Tl, U and V concentrations in five compartments …

Combined use of optical (satellite imagery) and acoustic (sidescan sonar) remote sensing
techniques, as well as in situ methodologies (visual census; SCUBA diving, Towed …

Abstract In the Mediterranean region Cymodocea nodosa is widely distributed throughout
shallow sites. Therefore, a correct assessment of the status of its meadows is of great …

The content of total arsenic and arsenic compounds in the dominant seaweed species in the
Thermaikos Gulf, Northern Aegean Sea was determined in samples collected in different …