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The Mediterranean Sea

Its history and present challenges

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Editors:
  1. Stefano Goffredo

    1. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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  2. Zvy Dubinsky

    1. Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

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  • Environmental change relations in the Mediterranean Sea since its formation and all aspects of life in it and around its shores
  • Looks at ways the geology, currents and chemistry of the Sea have affected plant life, fauna and mankind from the distant past, through present patterns, towards likely future scenarios
  • Essential to researchers and advanced students focusing on the Mediterranean environment, biota, past, heritage and challenges laying ahead for its diverse dependents?

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Geology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Geological Origins and Paleoceanographic History of the Mediterranean Region: Tethys to Present

      • Vincenzo Picotti, Alessandra Negri, Bruno Capaccioni
      Pages 3-10

    3. A Channeled Shelf Fan Initiated by Flooding of the Black Sea

      • William B. F. Ryan, Dina Vachtman, Cecilia McHugh, M. Namik Çağatay, Yossi Mart
      Pages 11-27

    4. Past, Present and Future Patterns of the Thermohaline Circulation and Characteristic Water Masses of the Mediterranean Sea

      • Nikolaos Skliris
      Pages 29-48

    5. Past, Present and Future Patterns in the Nutrient Chemistry of the Eastern Mediterranean

      • Michael Krom, Nurit Kress, Ilana Berman-Frank, Eyal Rahav
      Pages 49-68

    6. Marine Chemosynthesis in the Mediterranean Sea

      • Marco Taviani
      Pages 69-83

  3. Ecology: Taxa and Trophic Levels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Microbial Components

      • Marta Estrada, Dolors Vaqué
      Pages 87-111

    3. The Mediterranean Sea – Primary Productivity

      • Noga Stambler
      Pages 113-121

    4. Autochthonous Seaweeds

      • Félix L. Figueroa, Antonio Flores-Moya, Juan J. Vergara, Nathalie Korbee, Ignacio Hernández
      Pages 123-135

    5. Autochthonous Seagrasses

      • J. Lucas Pérez-Lloréns, Juan J. Vergara, Irene Olivé, Jesús M. Mercado, Rafael Conde-Álvarez, Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa et al.
      Pages 137-158

    6. Alien Benthic Algae and Seagrasses in the Mediterranean Sea and Their Connection to Global Warming

      • Razy Hoffman
      Pages 159-181

    7. The Zooplankton

      • Enric Saiz, Ana Sabatés, Josep-Maria Gili
      Pages 183-211

    8. Zoobenthos

      • Josep-Maria Gili, Rafael Sardá, Teresa Madurell, Sergi Rossi
      Pages 213-236

    9. Foraminifera

      • Anna Sabbatini, Caterina Morigi, Maria Pia Nardelli, Alessandra Negri
      Pages 237-256

    10. Mediterranean Corals Through Time: From Miocene to Present

      • Agostina Vertino, Jarosław Stolarski, Francesca R. Bosellini, Marco Taviani
      Pages 257-274

    11. Mediterranean Coral Population Dynamics: A Tale of 20 Years of Field Studies

      • Erik Caroselli, Stefano Goffredo
      Pages 275-284

    12. The Making of the Mediterranean Molluscan Biodiversity

      • Bruno Sabelli, Marco Taviani
      Pages 285-306

    13. Recent Changes in the Distribution of Autochthonous Marine Molluscs in the Mediterranean Sea

      • Paolo G. Albano
      Pages 307-318
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About this book

This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of Marine Biology, Ecology, paleoclimatology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography, Zoology, Botany, Aquatic Photosynthesis, Socioeconomics, Mariculture,  Mediterranean History and Science of Humanity.   Beginning with the birth of the Mediterranean Sea and its myths. From coral to fish, an introduction is given to its major inhabitants of plants and animals past and present. The chapters illustrate how organisms interact as part of the structure and function of the Sea's main ecosystems. The rise of the Mediterranean as the cradle of the Western Civilization leads to a discourse on the status of human interaction with the sea. Accelerating global climate change, water warming, ocean acidification and sea level rise, and analyses of their effects on key organisms, entire ecosystems and  human socioeconomics are given. Forecasting and predictions are presented taking into account different future scenarios from the IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change).   The volume is richly illustrated in color, with an extensive bibliography. A valuable addition to the limited literature in the field, offering up-to-date broad coverage merging science and humanities.​

Reviews

“The editors have done a superb job of bringing together an updated, multidisciplinary survey of the Mediterranean Sea as we know it today. … This book belongs in university libraries and on the desks and bookshelves of all researchers interested in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a credit to the science and study of the Mediterranean Sea, and as such it makes an important contribution to the literature.” (Charles W. Finkl, Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 31 (3), May, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Stefano Goffredo

  • Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

    Zvy Dubinsky

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