Cetaceans in the Mediterranean sea: encounter rate, dominant species, and diversity hotspots

G Gnone, M Bellingeri, S Airoldi, J Gonzalvo, L David… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
We investigated the presence and diversity of cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea,
analysing the data collected by 32 different research units, over a period of 15 years (2004 …

[PDF][PDF] Cetacean sightings in the Finike Seamounts area and adjacent waters during the surveys in 2021

A Dede, AA Öztürk, AM Tonay, Ö Uğur… - Journal of the Black …, 2022 - blackmeditjournal.org
Abstract The Finike Seamounts (Anaximander) was declared as the" Finike Seamounts
Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA)" by Republic of Türkiye in 2013. In order to …

Animal forest mortality: following the consequences of a gorgonian coral loss on a Mediterranean coralligenous assemblage

L Piazzi, F Atzori, N Cadoni, MF Cinti, F Frau, A Pansini… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, the consequences of a local gorgonian coral mortality on the whole
coralligenous assemblage were studied. A Before/After-Control/Impact sampling design was …

Use of satellite imagery to estimate distribution and abundance of Cumberland Sound beluga whales reveals frequent use of a glacial river estuary

AM Belanger, BAH Sherbo, JD Roth… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Limiting disturbance in critical habitats is an important part of ensuring the well-being and
sustainability of populations at risk, such as Cumberland Sound beluga whales …

Encounter rate and relative abundance of eight cetaceans off the central Catalan coast (Northwestern Mediterranean sea)

OG Paradell, S Juncà, R Marcos, AC Gimenez… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study provides information on cetacean occurrence in the central Catalan coast (NE
Iberian Peninsula), an area characterised by an underwater canyon system. Encounter rates …

Ocean highways in the Western Mediterranean: Which are the areas with increased exposure to maritime traffic for loggerhead turtles?

E Pasanisi, M Chimienti, MF Blasi, F Maffucci… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many marine megafauna taxa are tied to the sea surface for breathing which makes them
vulnerable to vessel collisions. Sea turtles have developed efficient mechanisms to reduce …

Genetic investigation of Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, along the coast of Türkiye and Northern Cyprus, based on mtDNA sequences

AM Tonay, K Karaman, A Dede, E Danyer… - Journal of the Marine …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris, is a cosmopolitan species and the only
beaked whale species commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea. Five strandings of …

Initial results on the variation of whistle characteristics of bottlenose dolphins from two neighbouring regions of the Mediterranean Sea: Northern Ionian and Southern …

A Akkaya, T Awbery, K Medcalf, P Lyne… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Bottlenose dolphins have a complex vocal repertoire that varies depending on behavioral
context, social structure, group composition, and anthropogenic pressures. This current …

Spatiotemporal distribution of humpback whales off north-west Australia quantifying the Exmouth Gulf nursery area

KR Sprogis, AL Sutton, MNM Jenner… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate from their Antarctic feeding grounds
to their north-west Australian breeding grounds. North-west Australia has experienced rapid …

[PDF][PDF] Editor's note to the issue dedicated to the Finike Seamounts (Anaximander) special environmental protection area, the eastern Mediterranean Sea

B Öztürk - J. Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment, 2022 - vliz.be
Abstract The Finike Seamounts (Anaximander) area was designated as the Special
Environmental Protection Area (SEPA) in 2013 by the Turkish government to protect its …