The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Here we combined an extensive
literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa …

Robust evidence exists that certain extreme weather and climate events, especially daily
temperature and precipitation extremes, have changed in regard to intensity and frequency …

The recent (twentieth century) and future (twenty-first century) climate evolution in the
Mediterranean region is analyzed in relation to annual mean global surface temperature …

Coastal global oceans are expected to undergo drastic changes driven by climate change
and increasing anthropogenic pressures in coming decades. Predicting specific future …

Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

The Ocean plays a central role in Earth's climate and has absorbed 93% of the extra energy
from the enhanced greenhouse effect and approximately 30% of anthropogenic carbon …

Management of marine ecosystems requires spatial information on current impacts. In
several marine regions, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea, legal mandates and …

Infectious diseases are common in marine environments, but the effects of a changing
climate on marine pathogens are not well understood. Here we review current knowledge …

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves. A recent
extreme warming event (2014–2016) of unprecedented magnitude and duration in the …

Species distributions have shifted in response to global warming in all major ecosystems on
the Earth. Despite cogent evidence for these changes, the underlying mechanisms are …