The semi-enclosed nature of the Mediterranean Sea, together with its smaller inertia due to
the relative short residence time of its water masses, make it highly reactive to external …

Reflecting the increasing interest in the field and its relevance in global environmental
issues, Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review provides authoritative …

Seagrass beds are thought to have a fundamental role in maintaining populations of
commercially exploited fish and invertebrate species by providing one or more of the …

Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, ie seagrass
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …

A model to estimate the ecological status and identify restoration targets of transitional and
coastal waters was developed. Marine benthic macrophytic species (seaweeds …

Fish assemblages associated with nearshore Posidonia oceanica seagrass beds, rocky–
algal reefs and unvegetated sandy substrates were studied at two sampling localities …

We present new data and the first rigorous analysis of latitudinal and thermal gradients of
diversity, density and biomass of marine herbivorous fishes and review proposed …

Making nature's value visible to humans is a key issue for the XXI century and it is crucial to
identify and measure natural capital to incorporate benefits or costs of changes in ecosystem …

Using simultaneous measurements from an underwater stereo-video system the accuracy
and precision of length estimates of reef fish made by three experienced diver scientists …

Underwater visual census of reef fish by scuba divers is a widely used and useful technique
for assessing the composition and abundance of reef fish assemblages, but suffers from …