The Eastern Mediterranean as a Laboratory Basin for the Assessment of Contrasting Ecosystems

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
The Eastern Mediterranean in the 80’s and in the 90’s: The Big Transition Emerged from the Poem-Bc Observational Evidence....Pages 1-6
Oceanographic Data Holdings in the Ukrainian Marine Centers for the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 7-18
The study of a persistent warm core eddy in winter 1993 and the water mass formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.....Pages 19-31
Intraseasonal Large-Scale Anomalies of the Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature....Pages 33-47
Ecological Physiognomy of the Eastern Mediterranean....Pages 49-64
Type Definition of Vertical Chlorophyll Distribution in Contrasting Zones of the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 65-80
Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea....Pages 81-95
Physiological Parameters and Problems of Energy Budget Estimation in Mediterranean and Black Sea Fishes....Pages 97-112
The Features of Geostrophic Circulation and Currents in the Eastern Mediterranean between the Syrian Coast and Cyprus Island in Winter and Summer....Pages 113-126
Optical Studies by the MHI of the Eastern Mediterranean: Available Data and Some Results....Pages 127-139
Plankton Communities in the Eastern Mediterranean Coastal Waters....Pages 141-158
Composition of Bottom Communities and Quantitative Distribution of Macrozoobenthos in the Syrian Coastal Zone....Pages 159-168
Abundance and Biomass of Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll Concentration in Eastern Mediterranean in Late Summer Period....Pages 169-179
Modeling Plankton Production in the Eastern Mediterranean: Application of a 1-D Vertically-Resolved Physical-Biological Model to the Ionian and Rhodes Basins....Pages 181-204
Plankton Characteristics in the Aegean, Ionian and NW Levantine Seas....Pages 205-223
The Effect of Physical Processes on the Distribution of Nutrients and Oxygen in the NW Levantine Sea....Pages 225-240
Abundance and Elemental Composition of Particulate Matter in the Upper Layer of Northeastern Mediterranean....Pages 241-266
Comparative analysis of sedimentation processes within the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean....Pages 267-280
Sensitivity to Global Change in Temperate Euro-Asian Seas (The Mediterranean, Black Sea and Caspian Sea): A Review....Pages 281-300
Some Aspects of the Water Exchange Through the Dardanelles Strait....Pages 301-312
Bio-Optical Characteristics of the Aegean Sea Retrieved from Satellite Ocean Color Data....Pages 313-326
A Mathematical Framework for Zooplankton Population Dynamics Modeling: Individual-Based Approach....Pages 327-333
Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Water and Biogeochemical Fluxes in the Adriatic Sea....Pages 335-357
Mediterranean Sea trophic characteristics interpreted through three-dimensional coupled ecohydrodynamical models....Pages 359-381
South Adriatic Ecosystem: Interaction with the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 383-405
The Bioluminescence Field as an Indicator of the Spatial Structure and Physiological State of the Planktonic Community at the Mediterranean Sea Basin.....Pages 407-416
Satellite Observations of Similar Circulation Features in Semi-Enclosed Basins of the Eastern Mediterranean with Respect to Marine Ecosystems Investigations....Pages 417-422
Flora and Bottom Vegetation on the Deep-Water Banks of the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 423-430
Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Near-Shore Waters and Macroalgal Biodiversity in the Levantine Sea....Pages 431-435
Deep-Sea Calcareous Rhodophycophyta Communities in the Levantine Sea....Pages 437-440
Intermediate Water Formation in the Levantine Sea: The Response to Interannual Variability of Atmospheric Forcing....Pages 441-446
Sea Surface Temperature Fields and Air-Sea Fluxes in The Rhodes Gyre During Liwex’95 Experiment....Pages 447-452
Interannual Variability of the Circulation and Hydrography in the Eastern Mediterranean (1986-1995)....Pages 453-464
Structures and Characteristics of Newly Formed Water Masses in the NW Levantine During 1986, 1992, 1995....Pages 465-473
Eutrophic Signals in the Chemistry of the Bottom Layer of the Northern Adriatic Sea....Pages 475-481
Water Masses and Transports Between the Aegean and Levantine Basins During Liwex’ 95....Pages 483-494
Flow Patterns of the Main Water Masses Across Transversal Areas in the Southern Adriatic Sea: Seasonal Variability....Pages 495-506
Lithology and Geochemistry of the Sediments Along the Eastern Mediterranean Coast....Pages 507-521