Coastal eutrophication caused by anthropogenic nutrient inputs is one of the greatest threats
to the health of coastal estuarine and marine ecosystems worldwide. Globally,∼ 24% of the …

Mucilage is an exopolymeric organic substance that occurs in the marine environment due
to the overgrowth of a type of sea algae. Extreme blooms of algae are often triggered by …

Dynamic exchanges between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and particulate organic
matter (POM) plays a critical role in organic carbon cycling in coastal and inland aquatic …

This review of studies on long term series on river discharges, oceanographic features,
plankton, fish and benthic compartments, collected since the 1970s revealed significant …

Global warming threatens ecosystems through rising temperatures, increasing sea levels,
drought, and extreme weather conditions. The natural balance of seas and oceans is also at …

In this contribution we document an anomalous mucilage growth which occurred in June
2003 along the rocky cliffs of the Portofino Promontory (Ligurian Sea, NW Mediterranean …

The paper presents a unique time series of organic matter content (dissolved organic
carbon, DOC, and its surface active substances fraction, SAS) collected in the northern …

The red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata is a fundamental ecosystem engineer of
coralligenous biocenosis in the Mediterranean Sea, where it plays crucial ecological …

Droughts are becoming more intense and frequent in the Brazilian semiarid because of El
Niño and global climate changes. The Jaguaribe River estuary is a semiarid ecosystem that …

Mucilage is a dense and highly viscous substance made up of extracellular polysaccharides
produced and secreted by the overgrowth of various aquatic species. Rising ocean …