Plant species usually have either annual or perennial life cycles, but facultative annual
species have annual or perennial populations depending on their environment. In terrestrial …

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

This paper reviews the current knowledge on the diversity, distribution and ecology of the
genus Ruppia L. in the Mediterranean region. The genus Ruppia, a cosmopolitan aquatic …

The catch per unit effort (CPUE), population structure, sex ratio, and reproductive aspects of
the invasive blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun were studied in Monolimni Lagoon and …

Coastal lagoon types of Western Greece were allocated to a spectrum of meso to polyhaline
chocked lagoons; poly to euhaline restricted lagoons; and euhaline restricted lagoons along …

The capacity of Ulva rigida as a bioindicator of Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd contamination in
oligohaline coastal waters was investigated. Metal concentrations in U. rigida, water and …

Human impact and global warming are driving major modifications to the world's
ecosystems, the coastal zone being one of the most damaged. Seagrass meadows …

Ecosystem functions provided by aquatic plants are context dependent and mediated by
environmental conditions and plant growth form. This impedes our ability to predict the …

It is well known that the global seagrass beds have been declining due to combining effects
of natural/anthropogenic disturbances. Restoration efforts have focused on revegetation of …

The paper summarises the available information on the main biological components–
phytoplankton, zooplankton, phytobenthos, zoobenthos and fish–of Greek lagoonal …