Large-scale testing of phytoplankton diversity indices for environmental assessment in Mediterranean sub-regions (Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas)

The influence of temporal scale selection on pelagic habitat biodiversity indicators

(2020) Jacob Bedford et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Seasonal and Interannual Trends of Oceanographic Parameters over 40 Years in the Northern Adriatic Sea in Relation to Nutrient Loadings Using the EMODnet Chemistry Data Portal

(2020) Federica Grilli et al.   Water

Phytoplankton dynamics and bloom formation in the oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean: Field studies in the Aegean, Levantine and Ionian seas

(2019) I. Varkitzi et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Development of ecological classification criteria for the Biological Quality Element phytoplankton for Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coastal waters by means of chlorophyll a (2000/60/EC WFD)

(2018) Franco Giovanardi et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Pelagic habitats in the Mediterranean Sea: A review of Good Environmental Status (GES) determination for plankton components and identification of gaps and priority needs to improve coherence for the MSFD implementation

(2018) I. Varkitzi et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Using a holistic ecosystem-integrated approach to assess the environmental status of Saronikos Gulf, Eastern Mediterranean

(2018) Alexandra Pavlidou et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Individual-level trait diversity predicts phytoplankton community properties better than species richness or evenness

(2017) Simone Fontana et al.   ISME Journal

Spatial variability of phosphate and nitrate in the Mediterranean Sea: A modeling approach

(2016) P. Lazzari et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Response of ecological indices to nutrient and chemical contaminant stress factors in Eastern Mediterranean coastal waters

(2016) N. Simboura et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Mediterranean Ocean Colour Chlorophyll Trends

(2016) Simone Colella et al.   PLoS One

The response of phytoplankton community to anthropogenic pressure gradient in the coastal waters of the eastern Adriatic Sea

(2015) Živana Ninčević-Gladan et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Phytoplankton dynamics with a special emphasis on harmful algal blooms in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto (Ionian Sea, Italy)

(2015) Carmela Caroppo et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

‘End to end’ planktonic trophic web and its implications for the mussel farms in the Mar Piccolo of Taranto (Ionian Sea, Italy)

(2015) Ana Karuza et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

The Mar Piccolo of Taranto: an interesting marine ecosystem for the environmental problems studies

(2015) Nicola Cardellicchio et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

A MSFD complementary approach for the assessment of pressures, knowledge and data gaps in Southern European Seas: The PERSEUS experience

(2015) A. Crise et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Cyanobacteria dominance influences resource use efficiency and community turnover in phytoplankton and zooplankton communities

(2014) Christopher T. Filstrup et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Pattern of variation of zooplankton assemblages under the influence of river runoffs: a study case along the Apulian marine coastal waters (southern Italy, Mediterranean Sea)

(2014) Enrico Barbone et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Description of a Multimetric Phytoplankton Index (MPI) for the assessment of transitional waters

(2014) Chiara Facca et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Ability of phytoplankton trait sensitivity to highlight anthropogenic pressures in Mediterranean lagoons: A size spectra sensitivity index (ISS-phyto)

(2013) Maria Rosaria Vadrucci et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Controlling factors of phytoplankton seasonal succession in oligotrophic Mali Ston Bay (south-eastern Adriatic)

(2013) Marijeta Čalić et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

A novel approach for estimating phytoplankton biodiversity

(2013) L. Uusitalo et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Glophymed: An index to establish the ecological status for the Water Framework Directive based on phytoplankton in coastal waters

(2013) I. Romero et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

How many dimensions of biodiversity do we need?

(2012) Olga Lyashevska et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Application of a new multi-metric phytoplankton index to the assessment of ecological status in marine and transitional waters

(2012) F. Lugoli et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Phytoplankton temporal changes in a coastal northern Adriatic site during the last 25 years

(2012) Marina Cabrini et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Plankton trends and community changes in a coastal sea (northern Adriatic): Bottom-up vs. top-down control in relation to environmental drivers

(2012) Patricija Mozetič et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Environmental variation and macrofauna response in a coastal area influenced by land runoff

(2012) Ioanna Akoumianaki et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Geometric shape as a trait to study phytoplankton distributions in aquatic ecosystems

(2012) Elena Stanca et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems

(2011) Bradley J. Cardinale et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

River water and nutrient discharges in the Northern Adriatic Sea: Current importance and long term changes

(2011) Stefano Cozzi et al.   CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH

PHYMED: An ecological classification system for the Water Framework Directive based on phytoplankton community composition

(2011) M. Pachés et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Desirable mathematical properties of indicators for biodiversity change

(2011) A.J. van Strien et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Phytoplankton size structure in transitional water ecosystems: a comparative analysis of descriptive tools

(2010) L. Sabetta et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Analyzing the (mis)behavior of Shannon index in eutrophication studies using field and simulated phytoplankton assemblages

(2010) Sofie Spatharis et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Recent Trends Towards Oligotrophication of the Northern Adriatic: Evidence from Chlorophyll a Time Series

(2009) Patricija Mozetič et al.   Estuaries and Coasts

Current state, scales of variability, and trends of biogeochemical properties in the northern Adriatic Sea

(2009) Cosimo Solidoro et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

River discharges of water and nutrients to the Mediterranean and Black Sea: Major drivers for ecosystem changes during past and future decades?

(2009) Wolfgang Ludwig et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY