Mediterranean Marine Science

Article	Citations
Updating the occurrences of Pterois miles in the Mediterranean Sea, with considerations on thermal boundaries and future range expansion	32
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records 2020	24
Population dynamics and predatory impact of the alien jellyfish Aurelia solida (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) in the Bizerte Lagoon (southwestern Mediterranean Sea)	19
An overview of bottom trawl selectivity in the Mediterranean Sea	18
Established non-indigenous species increased by 40% in 11 years in the Mediterranean Sea	18
History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea	18
Effects of ocean acidification on phenology and epiphytes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica at two CO2 vent systems of Ischia (Italy)	18
Pinna nobilis in the Greek seas (NE Mediterranean): on the brink of extinction?	16
MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas	16
Is the trend in new introductions of marine non-indigenous species a reliable criterion for assessing good environmental status? Τhe case study of Greece	15
The last fortress fell: mass mortality of Pinna nobilis in the Sea of Marmara	14
Pinna nobilis in the south Marmara Islands (Sea of Marmara); it still remains uninfected by the epidemic and acts as egg laying substratum for an alien invader	14
Temporal variations in phytoplankton composition in the northeastern Sea of Marmara: potentially toxic species and mucilage event	13
Reproductive cycle of a non-native oyster, Crassostrea gigas, in the Adriatic Sea	13
Benthic foraminifera and brachiopods from a marine cave in Spain: environmental significance	11
Influence of environmental factors and sessile biota on vagile epibionts: The case of amphipods in marinas across a regional scale	11
Commercial catches and discards composition in the central Tyrrhenian Sea: a multispecies quantitative and qualitative analysis from shallow and deep bottom trawling	11
Performance of a baited underwater video system vs. the underwater visual census technique in assessing the structure of fish assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area	10
“New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea” (October 2021)	10
The use of fishers’ Local Ecological Knowledge to reconstruct fish behavioural traits and fishers’ perception of conservation relevance of elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean Sea	10
Atmospheric indices allow anticipating the incidence of jellyfish coastal swarms	9
Isopoda (crustacea) from the Levantine sea with comments on the biogeography of mediterranean isopods	9
Offshore recreational fisheries of large vulnerable sharks and teleost fish in the Mediterranean Sea: first information on the species caught	9
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the coasts of Italy: a critical review	9
Effect of a lateral square-mesh panel on the catch pattern and catch efficiency in a Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery	8

Jelly surge in the Mediterranean Sea: threat or opportunity?	8
Bryozoan diversity of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea): first results from census surveys (2011–2018)	7
Alien and cryptogenic Foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea: A revision of taxa as part of the EU 2020 Marine Strategy Framework Directive	7
One-year assessment of the two-way coupled atmosphere-ocean wave modeling system CHAOS over the Mediterranean and Black Seas	7
Taxonomy and distribution of diatoms on the Turkish Mediterranean Coast, Dalyan (Muğla)	7
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat	6
Inventory and the biogeographical affinities of Annelida Polychaeta in theAlgerian coastline (Western Mediterranean)	6
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022)	6
Corrigendum to the Review Article (Medit. Mar. Sci. 23/1 2022, 196-212)	6
Toward the widespread application of low-cost technologies in coastal ocean observing (Internet of Things for the Ocean)	6
Discarded fish on the Spanish Mediterranean coast: influence of season on fatty acids profiles	6
Basin-scale occurrence and distribution of mesophotic and upper bathyal red coral forests along the Italian coasts	6
Assessing the expansion and success of a restored population of Gongolaria barbata (Stackhouse) Kuntze (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) using high-precision positioning tools and size distribution frequencies	5
Spatio-temporal distribution of pufferfish (Tetraodontidae) along the Turkish coast of the Mediterranean Sea	5
Filling gaps: closing the life cycle of the endangered Mediterranean limpet Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791 (Gastropoda, Patellidae)	5
Acoustic scattering properties of seagrass: In/ex-situ measurements of Posidonia oceanica	5
Different patterns of population structure and genetic diversity of three mesopelagic fishes in the Greek Seas	5
Temperature strongly correlates with regional patterns of body size variation in Mediterranean small pelagic fish species	5
Trace metal concentrations in the offshore surficial sediment of the Heraklio Gulf (Crete Island, East Mediterranean Sea)	5
Βenthic hydrozoan assemblages as potential indicators of environmental health in a Μediterranean Μarine protected area	5
Distribution, diet and relationships of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi with anchovies and zooplankton, in the northeastern Adriatic Sea	5
Life cycle assessment of seabass and meagre in marine cage farming: From feeding plant to harvesting	5
Spatiotemporal and ecological distribution of megabenthic crustaceans on the shelf-shelf break of Antalya Gulf, the eastern Mediterranean Sea	5
Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment shelf habitats off the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Levant Sea) –taxonomy, faunistics and ecological aspects	5
Using historical and citizen science data to improve knowledge about the occurrence of the elusive sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus (Chondrichthyes – Carcharhinidae) in the Adriatic Sea	5
An updated checklist of chondrichthyans of Calabria (Central Mediterranean, southern Italy), with emphasis on rare species	5
High proliferation of Pseudo-nitzschia cf. arenysensis in the Adriatic Sea: ecological and morphological characterisation	5
Estimating selectivity of experimental diamond (T0) and turned mesh (T90) codends in multi-species Mediterranean bottom trawl	5
The last hope: the struggle for survival of fan mussels in the Gulf of Erdek, Sea of Marmara, Turkey	4
Spread of the non-indigenous ascidian Aplidium accarense (Millar, 1953) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea: morphological and molecular tools for an accurate identification	4
Ecology and seasonality of Pseudo-nitzschia species (Bacillariophyceae) in the northwestern Adriatic Sea over a 30-years period (1988–2020)	4
Species and habitats of conservation interest in the Ecologically and Biologically Significant Area of the Strait of Sicily: a contribution towards the creation of a Specially Protected Areas of Medit	4
Combining selection models and population structures to inform fisheries management: a case study on hake in the Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery	4
Ecology, distribution and expansion of a Mediterranean native invader, the fireworm Hermodice carunculata (Annelida)	4
Phenology of Anemonia viridis and Exaiptasia diaphana (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from marine temperate ecosystems	4
The Blue Survey: Validation of an instrument to measure ocean literacy among adults	4
Improving knowledge of Funiculina quadrangularis and vulnerable marine ecosystems in the south Adriatic	4
Double trouble. A cryptic first record of Berghia marinae Carmona, Pola, Gosliner, & Cervera 2014 in the Mediterranean Sea	4
First survey of shallow-water Amphipoda along the Georgian Black Sea coast reveals new faunistic records and the unexpected Atlantic invader Melita nitida	4
Ovarian dynamics, batch fecundity and spawning phenology of the lessepsian migrant Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen, 2012 (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae)	4
Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea	4
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea	4
Scientific collaboration for early detection of invaders results in a significant update on estimated range: lessons from Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox 1977	3
Variability in size at maturity of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean Sea	3
Seasonal variation of microplastics density in Algerian surface waters (South-Western Mediterranean Sea)	3
Τhe fish fauna in lentic ecosystems of Greece	3
Ecophysiological and behavioural responses to salinity and temperature stress in cyclopoid copepod Oithona davisae with comments on gender differences	3
The deep vault: a temporary refuge for temperate gorgonian forests facing marine heat waves	3
Sightings of risso’s dolphin (grampus griseus) off the Southern coast of Linosa island (South-Central Mediterranean Sea)	3
Assessment of macroalgal communities on shallow rocky reefs in the Aegean Sea indicates an impoverished ecological status	3

Is the local extinction of Pinna nobilis facilitating Pinna rudis recruitment?	3
Trends of white grouper landings in the Northeastern Mediterranean: reliability and potential use for monitoring	3
Two-way bioinvasion: tracking the neritic non-native cyclopoid copepods Dioithona oculata and Oithona davisae (Oithonidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea	3
Feeding ecology of pipefish species inhabiting Mediterranean seagrasses	3
Effects of marine protected areas on fish communities in a hotspot of climate change and invasion	3
Environmental drivers influencing the abundance of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea	3
A three dimensional, full life cycle, anchovy and sardine model for the North Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean): Validation, sensitivity and climatic scenario simulations	3
Mediterranean spreading of the bicolor purse oyster, Isognomon bicolor, and the chicken trigger, Malleus sp., vs. the Lessepsian prejudice	3
The “MEDiterranean International Acoustic Survey”: An introduction	3
First record of the mottled spinefoot Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782) in Mediterranean waters: a Facebook based detection	3
Malacofauna from soft bottoms in the Cerro Gordo marine cave (Alboran Sea): biodiversity and spatial distribution	2
Ocean Literacy across the Mediterranean Sea region in the Era of 2030 Agenda and the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)	2
Assessing the impact of nutrient loads on eutrophication in the semi-enclosed Izmir Bay combining observations and coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem modelling	2
New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea (December 2022)	2
Heavy metal accumulation capacity of Axinella damicornis (Esper, 1794) (Porifera, Demospongiae): a tool for bioremediation of polluted seawaters	2
Factors affecting Oithona nana and Oithona similis along a salinity gradient	2
First record of the Lessepsian Sammara Squirrelfish, Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775), in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters	2
Simulation of pollutants spreading from a sewage outfall in the Rijeka Bay	2
First description of early developmental stages of the native invasive fireworm Hermodice carunculata (Annelida, Amphinomidae): a cue to the warming of the Mediterranean Sea	2
Digital storytelling as an educational tool for scientific, environmental and sustainable development literacy on marine litter in informal education environments (Case study: Hellenic Center for Mari	2
Implementation of a new research tool for evaluating Mediterranean Sea Literacy (MSL) of high school students: A pilot study	2
Vertical distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Naples across the seasons	2
Megabenthic invertebrate diversity in Mediterranean trawlable soft bottoms: a synthesis of current knowledge	2
First sighting of a pelagic seabird entangled in a disposable COVID-19 facemask in the Mediterranean Sea	2
A transparent invasion: a first Mediterranean record and an established population of the glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 1828	2
Polyclinum constellatum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), an emerging non-indigenous species of the Mediterranean Sea: integrated taxonomy and the importance of reliable DNA barcode data	2
“Percorsi nel Blu” (“Blue Paths”): a long-lasting project to integrate Ocean Literacy and Marine Citizen Science into school curricula	2
Evidence of a second nursery area of the sandbar shar, Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea	2
Mediterranean Sea Literacy: When Ocean Literacy becomes region- specific	2
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (April 2023)	2
The importance of thermoperiod for proper gametogenesis and successful egg and sperm production in meagre (Argyrosomus regius) breeders in aquaculture	2
Co-occurrence of a reef-building coral and canopy-forming macroalgae in the Mediterranean Sea	2
Determination of phytoplankton composition by microscopy and HPLC-derived pigment analysis in the Sea of Marmara	2
First report of chimerism in the Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum)	2
Long-Term Variations of Air Temperature, SST, Surface Atmospheric Pressure, Surface Salinity and Wind Speed in the Aegean Sea	2
New records of Palisada tenerrima and Hincksia mitchelliae from the Maltese Islands revealed by molecular analysis	2
The Rise and Fall of the Tide: Ocean Literacy in the United States	2
A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae)	2
Social media: a valuable tool to inform shark conservation in Greece	2
Long-term monitoring for the surveillance of the conservation status of Tursiops truncatus in an EU Natura2000 site in the Mediterranean Sea. A pilot study in the Tuscan Archipelago	2
Acoustic correction factor estimate for compensating vertical diel migration of small pelagics	2
Updating hosts and distribution range of the pea crab Pinnotheres bicristatus (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae)	2
Tracing the occurrence of ocean sciences issues in Greek secondary education textbooks	1
The gametogenic cycle of the non-native false limpet Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758) in the easternmost limit of its distribution range: implications for its future in the Eastern Mediterranean	1
Vulnerability of elasmobranchs caught as bycatch in the grouper longline fishery in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia	1
Estimations of free fatty acid (FFA) as a reliable proxy for larval performance in Mediterranean octocoral species	1
Recent hydrological status of the Aegean Sea derived from free drifting profilers	1
First confirmed record of Zu cristatus in the Mediterranean coast of Israel and the eastern shores of the Levant	1
High bycatch rate of the coral Cladocora caespitosa offsets the low discards ratio in Thermaikos Gulf gillnet fishery	1
Assessment of the Sabellaria alveolata reefs’ structural features along the Southern coast of Sicily (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea)	1
Spatio-temporal variation of the invasive copepod Oithona davisae in the zooplankton community of Kavala harbour	1
Fouling of a boat hull by the invasive zooxanthellate coral Oculina patagonica - could shipping be enhancing its unique large-scale spread?	1
Patterns of microphytoplankton biomass and diversity in the southern Alboran Sea	1
Ecological patterns of polychaete assemblages associated with the Mediterranean stony coral Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767): a comparison of sites in two biogeographic zones (Adriatic and Aegean	1
Spatial and temporal partitioning of the Western Mediterranean Sea by resident dolphin species	1
Spatial and temporal community composition changes of Cumacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from the soft-sediment habitats of the Mediterranean coast of Israel	1
The contribution of wind-wave energy at sea bottom to the modelling of rhodolith beds distribution in an off-shore continental shelf	1
Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?	1
Comparison of beam trawl catch, by-catch and discard in fishing and non-fishing areas – a case study from the northern Adriatic Sea	1
Observations of juvenile sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) around the Bojana River delta (Southern Adriatic Sea)	1
First record of darter goby, Ctenogobius boleosoma (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), in the Mediterranean with notes on larval morphology and cryptic diversity	1
The dual impact of Ostreopsis cf. ovata on Mytilus galloprovincialis and Paracentrotus lividus: Toxin accumulation and pathological aspects	1
Escape of hake (Merluccius merluccius), horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) and blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in codends with shortened lastridge ropes	1
Spatial and temporal distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)	1
The ancient Levantine Botryllus schlosseri (Tunicata): population genetics landscape under frequent natural disturbances	1
Mercury and cadmium in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded along the Southern Tyrrhenian and Western Ionian coasts	1
Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) from Northern Adriatic Corallina officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 belts	1
Patterns of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile tannin cells and leaf characteristics according to environmental conditions	1
The hidden invasion of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson along Southeastern Italy	1
First record of Lepidonotus tenuisetosus (Annelida: Polynoidae) from Tunisia with distributional notes	1
Ocean Literacy across the Mediterranean Sea basin: Evaluating Middle School Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour towards Ocean Sciences Issues	1
A preliminary assessment of Fistularia petimba (Lacepède, 1803) migration in the Mediterranean Sea: historical and new data from Cyprus (Levantine Sea) with biological notes	1
Comment on “4.4 First record of the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 (Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae) in the Mediterranean Sea” by Athanasios Anastasiadis, Evangelos Papadimitriou and Frithj	1
Effects of sampling intensity and biomass levels on the precision of acoustic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea	1
Changing feeding habits and ontogenetic dimorphism in juveniles and adults Aplysia punctata (Cuvier, 1803) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) in the Mediterranean Sea	1
Occurrence of Abudefduf spp. (Pisces: Pomacentridae) in the Lebanese coastal water (eastern Mediterranean) - morphological traits and visual evidence	1
Navigating Ocean Literacy in Europe: 10 years of history and future perspectives	1
Potential crypticity within two decapod (Crustacea) genera: Galathea Fabricius, 1793 and Eualus Thallwitz, 1891 suggested by integrative taxonomic approach	1
First detection of the invasive protozoan Haplosporidium pinnae in the critically endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in the Southern Mediterranean Sea (Bizerte Lagoon, Tunis) and update of its current s	1
Effect of Nutrient, Light Intensity and Temperature on the Growth Rates and Metabolism of a Stress-Resistant Bacillariophyta – Entomoneis sp. - in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea)	1

Variation in the stable isotope trophic position of the bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) from two Mediterranean sites: insights from a global meta-analysis	1
Bridging the knowledge gap on the distribution and typology of vermetid bioconstructions along the Maltese coastline: an updated assessment	1
Approaches to evaluate spatial and temporal variability of deep marine sediment characteristics under the impact of dense water formation events	1
Contributions to the Diatom Flora of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from the Turkish Coasts with Remarks on Rare Taxa	1
Satellite tracking identifies important foraging areas for loggerhead turtles frequenting the Adriatic Sea, Central Mediterranean	1
First report of Evelineus mcintoshii (Langerhans, 1880) (Heteronemertea, Lineidae) from the Mediterranean Sea	1
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)	1
Expansion of gelatinous macrozooplankton in the open Black Sea off Crimea under the weather events of recent years	1
Development and catch efficiency of an attracting device to collect and monitor the invasive fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Mediterranean Sea	1
New kid in town: Pinna rudis spreads in the eastern Mediterranean	1
Sardine and anchovy as bioindicators of metal content in Greek coastal waters	1
Increased knowledge affects public attitude and perception towards elasmobranchs and support for conservation	1
Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species	1
Sea turtle strandings, sightings and accidental catch along the Croatian Adriatic coast	1
Unexpected massive enmeshments of the Sharpchin barracudina Paralepis coregonoides Risso, 1820 in mesopelagic sediment traps in the Levantine Basin, SE Mediterranean Sea	1
Physiological responses of the fan mussel Pinna nobilis to temperature: ecological and captivity implications	1
Characterization of genetic diversity of an invasive Lessepsian Migrant, Nemipterus randalli Russell, 1986 from its native and non-native regions using mitochondrial DNA marker	1