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The Aegean Sea Environment : The Biodiversity of the Natural System
| The Aegean Sea Environment : The Biodiversity of the Natural System |
| Autore | Anagnostou Christos L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KostianoyAndrey G
MariolakosIlias D PanayotidisPanayotis SoilemezidouMarina TsaltasGrigoris |
| Collana | The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series |
| ISBN |
9783031594151
9783031594144 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Part I: Life in the Land-Air-Sea Transition Zones -- Transitional Ecosystems Along the Aegean Sea Coastline of Greece -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Distribution of Transitional Ecosystems Along the Aegean Sea Coastline of Continental Greece -- 3 Description per Transitional Ecosystem Type -- 3.1 Coastal Marshes -- 3.2 Coastal Lagoons -- 3.2.1 Nestos Lagoons -- 3.2.2 Porto-Lagos and Rhodope Lagoons -- 3.3 River Mouths-Estuaries -- 3.4 River Deltas -- 3.4.1 Evros Delta -- 3.4.2 Nestos Delta -- 3.4.3 Axios-Loudias-Aliakmon Wetland Complex -- 3.4.4 Pineios Delta -- 3.4.5 Spercheios Delta -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Coastal Habitats in the Aegean Sea: Soft Bottom, Seagrasses, and Hard Bottom -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Benthic Life in the Photic Zone of the Aegean Sea -- 2.1 The Supralittoral Zone -- 2.2 The Mediolittoral Zone -- 2.3 Infralittoral (Sublittoral) Zone -- 2.3.1 Rocky Bottoms -- 2.3.2 Sandy Bottoms -- 2.3.3 Muddy Bottoms -- 2.4 The Circalittoral Zone -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Seabirds of the Aegean -- 1 Seabirds, Sea Wanderers Between Land and Sea -- 2 Seabirds in the Aegean -- 2.1 Breeding Seabirds -- 2.2 Other Breeding Seabirds (Laridae & -- Sternidae) -- 2.3 Non-breeding Seabirds: Migration and Overwintering -- 3 Threats to Seabirds in the Aegean -- 3.1 Fisheries -- 3.1.1 Bycatch in Fishing Gear -- 3.1.2 Changes in Prey Availability: Overfishing -- 3.2 Invasive Species -- 3.3 Pollution -- 3.4 Disturbance -- 3.5 Renewable Energy -- 3.6 Climate Change -- 4 Marine Protected Areas and Seabirds -- 5 Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Protection Status of Seabirds in the Aegean in Taxonomic Order -- Appendix 2: Breeding Seabirds Phenology -- References -- Part II: Life in the Sea Water Masses -- Microbial Life in the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Heterotrophic Bacteria -- 3 Coccoid Cyanobacteria -- 4 Viruses.
5 Extreme Environments -- 6 Protists -- 7 Future Perspectives -- References -- Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Chlorophyll a Distribution -- 3.2 Primary Production and Carbon Assimilation by Phytoplankton -- 3.3 Size Structure and Productivity of Phytoplankton Communities -- 3.4 Carbon Assimilation Efficiency and Ecosystem Functioning -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Mesozooplankton Dynamics in the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Mesozooplankton Standing Stock -- 3.2 Community Composition -- 3.3 Influence of Hydrology -- 3.4 Copepod Size Structure and Functional Groups -- 3.5 Mesozooplankton Vital Rates and the Aegean Pelagic Food Web -- 3.5.1 Production -- 3.5.2 Respiration -- 3.5.3 Feeding -- 3.5.4 The Pelagic Food Web and the Role of Mesozooplankton -- 4 Conclusion and Perspectives -- References -- The Fish Fauna in the Hellenic Seas with Emphasis to the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Specificities of the Hellenic Seas -- 2.1 Climate Change and Temperature of Hellenic Seas -- 2.2 Geomorphological and Oceanographic Features -- 3 Fish Biology in Hellenic Seas -- 4 Fish Fauna of the Hellenic Seas -- 4.1 Biogeographical Fish Fauna Areas in the Aegean Sea -- 4.1.1 The North Aegean Sea -- 4.1.2 The Central Aegean Sea -- 4.1.3 The South Aegean Sea -- 5 Correlation the Aegean Sea and Ionian Sea Fish Fauna -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Current State of Knowledge and Conservation Perspectives on the Cetaceans of the Aegean Sea -- 1 Historical Context of Cetology in the Aegean Sea -- 2 What Makes This Sea Suitable for Cetaceans? -- 3 Regular Species and Rare Occurrences -- 4 Threats, Conservation, and Important Areas -- 5 Recommendations for Future Research -- 6 Conclusions -- Annex. References -- The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in the Aegean Sea. ``The Living Myth of the Sirens´´ -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mediterranean Monk Seal, a Brief Species Profile -- 2.1 Classification -- 2.2 Distribution: Historical and Modern -- 2.3 Biology -- 2.4 Habitat and Ecology -- 2.4.1 Terrestrial Habitat -- 2.4.2 Marine Habitat -- 2.5 Social Behavior -- 3 Threats -- 3.1 Fisheries-Related Threats -- 3.1.1 Deliberate Killing -- 3.1.2 Accidental Entanglement -- 3.1.3 Overfishing -- 3.2 Pupping Habitat Degradation -- 3.2.1 Tourism -- 3.2.2 Coastal Development -- 3.2.3 Pollution -- 3.3 Stochastic Natural Events -- 3.4 Climate Change -- 4 The Importance of the Aegean Sea for the Survival of the Species -- 5 Conservation Priorities and the Future of the Mediterranean Monk Seal -- References -- Sea Turtles in the Aegean Sea -- 1 Sea Turtles: The Magnificent Creatures -- 2 Protection Frameworks in the Aegean -- 3 Nesting Sites -- 4 Foraging Grounds -- 5 Threats -- 6 Conservation -- References -- Part III: Benthic Flora and Fauna in the Aegean Sea -- Seascape of Soft Bottom Benthic Communities in the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characteristics of Soft Bottom Benthic Communities Inhabiting Different Habitats/Ecosystems of the Aegean Sea -- 2.1 Transitional Ecosystems -- 2.2 Ports -- 2.3 Aquaculture -- 2.4 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) -- 2.5 Seagrasses -- 3 Study Approaches to Soft Bottom Benthic Communities -- 3.1 Biological Diversity and Quality Indices -- 3.2 Functional Diversity -- 3.3 Genetic Diversity and Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metabarcoding -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Seaweed Flora and Vegetation of the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical Overview -- 3 Seaweed Flora -- 3.1 Seaweed Taxa -- 3.2 Alien Seaweed Species in the Aegean Sea -- 4 Seaweed Vegetation -- 5 Conclusions -- References. Benthic Meiofauna in the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Spatial Meiobenthic Distribution -- 2.1 Horizontal Patterns -- 2.2 Vertical Patterns -- 2.3 Bathymetric Distribution Patterns in Standing Stocks -- 3 Temporal Patterns of Meiofauna -- 4 Meiofauna Diversity and Community Structure -- 4.1 Major Taxa -- 4.2 Nematoda -- 4.3 Copepoda -- 4.4 Other Taxa -- 5 Environmental Drivers of Meiobenthic Patterns -- 6 A Note on Foraminifera -- 7 Trends, Gaps and Challenges -- References -- Microbial Benthic Communities in the Aegean Sea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Sanger to Next-Generation Sequencing -- 3 Microbial Diversity in the Aegean Sea -- 3.1 Coastal and Deep Sea -- 3.2 Extreme Environments: Santorini Volcanic Complex -- 4 Functional Diversity in the Aegean Sea -- 5 The Value of Microbes: Genetic Resources and Nagoya Protocol -- References -- Part IV: Future Research for the Functioning of the Aegean Sea System -- Biological Invasions in the Aegean Sea: Temporal Trends, Pathways, and Impacts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Identity of Alien Species in the Aegean Sea -- 3 Pathways and Trends in New Introductions -- 4 Impacts: Worst Invasives -- 4.1 Invasive Fish -- 4.1.1 The Rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus Forsskål and Niebuhr, 1775 and Siganus luridus (Rüppell, 1829) (Siganidae) -- 4.1.2 The Bluespotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 (Fistulariidae) -- 4.1.3 The Puffer Fish Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1788) (Tetraodontidae) -- 4.1.4 The Lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) (Scorpaenidae) -- 4.2 Invasive Macroalgae -- 4.2.1 Caulerpa cylindracea Sonder (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) -- 4.2.2 Codium fragile (Suringar) Hariot (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) -- 4.2.3 Stypopodium schimperi (Kützing) Verlaque and Boudouresque (Phaeophyceae, Dictyotales) -- 4.2.4 Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan de Saint-Léon (Rhodophyta, Bonnemaisoniales). 4.2.5 Womersleyella setacea (Hollenberg) R.E. Norris (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) -- 4.3 Other (Potentially) Invasive Species -- 5 Management Measures: Legislation -- 5.1 The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) -- 5.2 The EU Regulation 1143/2014 (IAS Regulation) -- 5.3 Prevention and Pathways Management -- 5.4 Horizon Scanning of Future Invasions -- 5.5 Contribution by Citizen Science -- 5.6 Future Steps and Priorities -- Annex 1 -- References -- Overview of the Actual Knowledge on the Functioning of the Aegean Sea Natural System and Perspectives for the Future Research -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Main Characteristics of the Functioning of the Aegean Sea Natural System -- 2.1 Geodiversity of the Natural System (Book I) -- 2.1.1 The Geological Dynamics and Evolution -- 2.1.2 The Land-Sea Interaction: The Coastal System -- 2.1.3 The Air-Sea Interaction -- 2.1.4 The Water Masses and the Sea Bottom -- 2.2 Biodiversity of the Natural System (Book II) -- 2.2.1 Life in the Land-Air-Sea Transition Zones -- 2.2.2 Life in the Seawater Masses and the Benthic Flora and Fauna -- 3 Identifying Existing Gaps in the Knowledge and the Need for More Research of the Aegean Sea System -- 4 Projection to the Future: Crucial Questions for Future Research -- References. |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
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The Aegean Sea Environment : The Geodiversity of the Natural System / / edited by Christos L. Anagnostou, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Ilias D. Mariolakos, Panayotis Panayotidis, Marina Soilemezidou, Grigoris Tsaltas
| The Aegean Sea Environment : The Geodiversity of the Natural System / / edited by Christos L. Anagnostou, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Ilias D. Mariolakos, Panayotis Panayotidis, Marina Soilemezidou, Grigoris Tsaltas |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VIII, 403 p. 100 illus., 50 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 577.14 |
| Collana | The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental chemistry
Analytical chemistry Water Hydrology Geochemistry Pollution Environmental Chemistry Analytical Chemistry |
| ISBN | 3-031-53797-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: The Diversity and The Geological Dynamics and Evolution of The Aegean Sea Natural System -- I.01 The Aegean Sea: A “Water Way” Connecting the Diverse Marine Ecosystems of the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea -- I.02 Geomorphology, Geological Structure, Active Tectonics, and Basin Formation in the Aegean Sea -- Part II: The Land Sea Interaction – The Coastal System -- I.03 Freshwater and Matter Inputs in the Aegean Coastal System -- I.04 Geomorphology and dynamics of the Aegean Coasts -- Part III: The Air-Sea Interaction -- I.05 Weather Systems Affecting the Meteorological Conditions over the Aegean Sea -- I.06 Air–Sea Interaction: Heat and Fresh-Water Fluxes in the Aegean Sea -- I.07 The Aegean Sea: Wind Waves and Tides -- I.08 Atmospheric Deposition over the Aegean Sea and Its Impact on the Seawater Productivity -- Part IV: The Water Masses \and The Sea Bottom: Hydrology, Dynamics, Chemistry, Suspended Matter and Fluxes, Sediments -- I.09 The Physical Characteristics and Dynamics of the Aegean Water Masses -- I.10 Climate Changes in Temperature and Salinity of the Aegean Sea -- I.11 Evolution of 137Cs Activity Concentration in the Aegean Sea -- I.12 Ιnsights into the Nutrients and Carbon Pools and Dynamics in the Aegean Sea -- I.13 Particulate Matter Spatial, Temporal Distribution and Size Properties in the Aegean Sea -- I.14 Seabed Sedimentology and Elemental Geochemistry of the Aegean Sea. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910855394203321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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