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

Degradation of coastal water quality in the form of low dissolved oxygen levels (hypoxia) can
harm biodiversity, ecosystem function, and human wellbeing. Extreme hypoxic conditions …

In this paper we provide an overview of new knowledge on oxygen depletion (hypoxia) and
related phenomena in aquatic systems resulting from the EU-FP7 project HYPOX (" In situ …

Microplastic pollution in semi-enclosed seas is gaining attention since microplastics are
more likely to accumulate there. However, research on the vertical distribution of …

The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is the only cetacean present in the
semiclosed waters of the Gulf of Ambracia, Western Greece. This increasingly degraded …

Despite their geographic proximity, the Gulf of Ambracia and the Inner Ionian Sea
Archipelago are remarkably different in terms of environmental features, human activities …

Much is still to be learned about the spatial ecology of foraging marine turtles, especially for
juveniles and adult males which have received comparatively little attention. Additionally …

Abstract In the period 1987–2017, a series of physical and chemical measurements related
to oxygen variability at a trough area with a maximum depth of~ 420 m in the West Saronikos …

Fisheries statistics provided by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (HELSTAT) have been often
criticized for unusual estimates in landings and fishing effort data and for limitations in the …

The current study provides valuable insight into the ecological risks and decline of the
bivalve fishery and biodiversity in the Amvrakikos Gulf over the last 50 years through a …