The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Geological Origins and Paleoceanographic History of the Mediterranean Region: Tethys to Present....Pages 3-10
A Channeled Shelf Fan Initiated by Flooding of the Black Sea....Pages 11-27
Past, Present and Future Patterns of the Thermohaline Circulation and Characteristic Water Masses of the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 29-48
Past, Present and Future Patterns in the Nutrient Chemistry of the Eastern Mediterranean....Pages 49-68
Marine Chemosynthesis in the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 69-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Microbial Components....Pages 87-111
The Mediterranean Sea – Primary Productivity....Pages 113-121
Autochthonous Seaweeds....Pages 123-135
Autochthonous Seagrasses....Pages 137-158
Alien Benthic Algae and Seagrasses in the Mediterranean Sea and Their Connection to Global Warming....Pages 159-181
The Zooplankton....Pages 183-211
Zoobenthos....Pages 213-236
Foraminifera....Pages 237-256
Mediterranean Corals Through Time: From Miocene to Present....Pages 257-274
Mediterranean Coral Population Dynamics: A Tale of 20 Years of Field Studies....Pages 275-284
The Making of the Mediterranean Molluscan Biodiversity....Pages 285-306
Recent Changes in the Distribution of Autochthonous Marine Molluscs in the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 307-318
Advances in Predicting the Impacts of Global Warming on the Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 319-339
Holoplanktonic Mollusca: Development in the Mediterranean Basin During the Last 30 Million Years and Their Future....Pages 341-362
Ocean Acidification and Warming Effects on Crustacea: Possible Future Scenarios....Pages 363-372
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Bryozoan Constructions in a Changing Mediterranean Sea....Pages 373-384
The Fishes of the Mediterranean: A Biota Under Siege....Pages 385-400
Physiological Responses of Marine Animals Towards Adaptation to Climate Changes....Pages 401-417
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
A Comparative Analysis of Trophic Structure and Functioning in Large-Scale Mediterranean Marine Ecosystems....Pages 421-434
Bioconstructions in the Mediterranean: Present and Future....Pages 435-447
Marine Bioerosion....Pages 449-461
Metamorphoses: Bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 463-478
Future Trends of Mediterranean Biodiversity....Pages 479-498
Regime Shifts in the Marine Environment: How Do They Affect Ecosystem Services?....Pages 499-504
Front Matter....Pages 505-505
Mediterranean Culture and Climatic Change: Past Patterns and Future Trends....Pages 507-527
The Mediterranean Human Population: An Anthropological Genetics Perspective....Pages 529-551
The Mediterranean and the Voices Transported by Time....Pages 553-557
Mediterranean Royal Purple: Biology Through Ritual....Pages 559-570
Socioeconomic Aspects: Human Migrations, Tourism and Fisheries....Pages 571-575
Effect of Climatic and Anthropogenic Disturbances on Sponge Fisheries....Pages 577-587
Seafood Safety and Human Health Implications....Pages 589-603
Mediterranean Aquaculture in a Changing Climate....Pages 605-616
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and Health Effects....Pages 617-624
Conflicts and Security Risks of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region....Pages 625-640
Developing Resource Management and Marine Policy for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea....Pages 641-654
Back Matter....Pages 655-678