Microplastics are omnipresent in the marine environment and sediments are hypothesized
to be major sinks of these plastics. Here, over 100 articles spanning the last 50 year are …

Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, zinc and copper are among the most
important pollutants because of their non-biodegradability and toxicity above certain …

Biological traits offer valuable approaches to understand species distributions and
underlying mechanisms. Their use has received a growing interest in marine community …

Bioturbation, the biogenic modification of sediments through particle reworking and burrow
ventilation, is a key mediator of many important geochemical processes in marine systems …

Planning a sustainable future for coastal populations requires the effective implementation
of ecosystem management frameworks that explicitly incorporate human activities. A …

It has been widely acknowledged that fishery discard practices constitute a purposeless
waste of valuable living resources, which plays an important role in the depletion of marine …

The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires European states to
maintain their marine waters in 'Good Environmental Status'. The MSFD includes 11 …

Saronikos Gulf, including the industrial zone of Elefsis Bay and the Port of Piraeus, is one of
the most anthropogenically impacted coastal regions of Greece. Distinct assemblages of …

The goal of ecosystem-based marine spatial management is to maintain marine ecosystems
in a healthy, productive and resilient condition; hence, they can sustainably provide the …

Biotic indices, which reflect the quality of the environment, are widely used in the marine
realm. Sometimes, key species or ecosystem engineers are selected for this purpose. This is …