We review the spatial distribution of toxic marine microalgal species and the impacts of all
types of harmful algal events (Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs) in the Mediterranean Sea (MS) …

Abstract The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD) defines a
framework for Community actions in the field of marine environmental policy in order to …

With the oceans covering 71% of the Earth, sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles profoundly
impact climate through their ability to scatter solar radiation and serve as seeds for cloud …

Background Marine snow (small amorphous aggregates with colloidal properties) is present
in all oceans of the world. Surface water warming and the consequent increase of water …

In 2021, coastal communities in the Sea of Marmara were impacted by large sea snot
events. Based on data collected by several satellite sensors, we analyze and present the …

This paper illustrates the main results of a statistical analysis performed on a data set
obtained by integrating experimental observations collected during many oceanographic …

During the austral summer of 2014, an oceanographic cruise was conducted in the Ross
Sea in the framework of the RoME (Ross Sea Mesoscale Experiment) Project. Forty-three …

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous and constantly accumulating in the marine environment,
especially sediments. Yet, it is not well clarified if and how their carbon backbone could …

Utilisation of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) by marine microbes as an alternative
phosphorus (P) source when phosphate is scarce can help sustain non-Redfieldian carbon …

Eutrophication is among the most widespread and deleterious anthropogenic impacts to
coastal marine ecosystems. The Chesapeake Bay (CB) and Northern Adriatic Sea (NAS) …