MSFD In-depth knowledge of the marine environment as the stepping stone to perform marine spatial planning in Greece

T Paramana, A Karditsa, N Milatou, S Petrakis… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The multiple anthropogenic activities taking place in the marine environment increase and
create a high demand for maritime space. The pressures generated thereof on coastal and …

Importance of integrating mixoplankton into marine ecosystem policy and management—Examples from the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

AA Anschütz, M Maselli, C Traboni… - Integrated …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Marine plankton capable of photosynthesis and predation (“mixoplankton”) comprise up to
50% of protist plankton and include many harmful species. However, marine environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale testing of phytoplankton diversity indices for environmental assessment in Mediterranean sub-regions (Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas)

J Francé, I Varkitzi, E Stanca, F Cozzoli, S Skejić… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
According to the methodological standards established by Marine Strategy Framework
Directive, the assessment for the pelagic habitat under the Biodiversity Descriptor should be …

Assessment of the eutrophication status at Mediterranean sub-basin scale, within the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive

M Giani, A Pavlidou, M Kralj, I Varkitzi, A Borja… - Science of the total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this work is to define harmonized reference conditions and assessment
thresholds for selected criteria elements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) …

Using a holistic ecosystem-integrated approach to assess the environmental status of Saronikos Gulf, Eastern Mediterranean

A Pavlidou, N Simboura, Κ Pagou… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The holistic Nested Environmental status Assessment Tool (NEAT), developed for
the integrated assessment of the status of marine waters, was applied to Saronikos Gulf, in …

Phytoplankton spring bloom in the NW Mediterranean Sea under climate change

F Grossi, M Lagasio, A Napoli, A Provenzale… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The spring phytoplankton bloom is the main event influencing ecosystem richness in the
pelagic realm of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea (NW Med Sea). The Marine Strategy …

Phytoplankton communities in a coastal and offshore stations of the northern Adriatic Sea approached by network analysis and different statistical descriptors

F Neri, T Romagnoli, S Accoroni, M Ubaldi… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Northern Adriatic Sea is one of the most productive areas of the Mediterranean
Sea. Long-term series of phytoplankton are crucial to detect changes in the marine …

[HTML][HTML] Status of pelagic habitats within the EU-Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Proposals for improving consistency and representativeness of the assessment

C Magliozzi, M Palma, JN Druon, A Palialexis… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities have transformed the pelagic habitat in the last decades with
profound implications for its essential functions. While the EU-Marine Strategy Framework …

Implementation of the marine strategy framework directive in macaronesia and synergies with the maritime spatial planning process

A Abramic, N Nogueira, P Sepulveda, M Cavallo… - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
The relationship between the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD) and
the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) process has been analyzed to understand which is the …

Mesozooplankton and gelatinous zooplankton in the face of environmental stressors

J Pierson, E Camatti, R Hood… - … in Transition: A …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mesozooplankton and gelatinous zooplankton communities in Chesapeake Bay (CB) and
the northern Adriatic Sea (NAS) have been subject to similar stressors over recent decades …