Fewer protected areas exist in the pelagic ocean than any other ecosystem on Earth.
Although there is increasing support for marine protected areas (MPAs) as a tool for pelagic …

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus are amongst the best-known cetaceans. In the
Mediterranean Sea, however, modern field studies of cetaceans did not start until the late …

Aim A large body of knowledge exists on individual anthropogenic threats that have an
impact on marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea, although we know little about how …

A blind faith in the ability of MPAs to counteract loss of biodiversity is fraught with risk,
especially when MPAs are poorly planned and when the consequences of establishing …

Migratory marine species (MMS) include many of the world's most charismatic organisms
such as marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, sharks, and tuna. Many are now among the most …

'Erich Hoyt's handbook is an admirable, timely and highly welcome contribution.'Michael
Stachowitsch, Marine Ecology What does it mean to save the whales if their habitat is left …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been strongly influenced by human activities for
millennia. Although the environmental history of its surrounding terrestrial ecosystems has …

Marine litter concentration in the Mediterranean Sea is strongly influenced both by
anthropogenic pressures and hydrodynamic factors that locally characterise the basin …

On the 20th anniversary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a network of very large
marine protected areas (the Big Ocean network) has emerged as a key strategy in the move …

The harbour porpoise is a highly mobile species and thus represents a considerable
challenge in the context of using marine protected areas (MPAs) for conservation. The shelf …