Pollution threats in the Mediterranean Sea: An overview

Danovaro, Roberto

doi:10.1080/0275754031000081467

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“…Oceans have been exposed to great anthropogenic pressure, and the Mediterranean basin in particular, has been largely considered one of the most polluted marine water masses around the world (Danovaro, 2003;Halpern et al, 2008). Although marine predators are expected to be exposed to increasing levels of such pollutants, there is a considerable lack of information on contaminant concentrations of these marine organisms which hampers our general ability to understand and interpret the dynamics of contaminants and the pollutant status of this ecosystem.…”

Section: Monitoring Environmental Pollutionmentioning

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Trophodynamics of inorganic pollutants in a wide-range feeder: The relevance of dietary inputs and biomagnification in the Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)

Ramos

Ramírez

Jover

2013

Environmental Pollution

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Trophodynamics of inorganic pollutants in a wide-range feeder: The relevance of dietary inputs and biomagnification in the Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)

Ramos

Ramírez

Jover

2013

Environmental Pollution

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“…The impact of fin fish aquaculture has been widely reported in the benthos, where common degradation patterns have been observed (Kalantzi and Karakassis, 2006), since the seabed is able to record possible detrimental effects to the environment over long periods of time (Danovaro, 2003). In the water column however, the effects are less obvious (Neofitou and Klaoudatos, 2008), and any differences in the measured parameters are usually more influenced by seasonality than aquaculture wastes (Pitta et al, 1998;Yucel-Gier et al, 2008).…”

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Biofilm responses to marine fish farm wastes

Sanz‐Lázaro

Navarrete-Mier

Marín

2011

Environmental Pollution

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The structural, trophic and element accumulation changes in the biofilm community due to organic matter enrichment, eutrophication and metal contamination derived from fish farming were studied. The biofilm biomass, polysaccharide content, trophic niche and element accumulation was quantified along an environmental gradient of fish farm wastes in two seasons. Biofilm structure and trophic diversity was influenced by seasonality as well as by the fish farm waste load. Fish farming enhanced the accumulation of organic carbon, nutrients, selenium and metals by the biofilm community. The accumulation pattern of these elements was similar regardless of the structure and trophic niche of the community. This suggests that the biofilm communities can be considered a reliable tool for assessing dissolved aquaculture wastes. Due to the ubiquity of biofilms and its wide range of consumers, its role as a sink of dissolved wastes may have important implications for the transfer of aquaculture wastes to higher trophic levels in coastal systems.

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“…These stressors can have synergistic effects on marine ecosystems (Mora et al, 2013;Griffen et al, 2016), altering their functioning and ability to provide goods and services (Worm et al, 2006;Crain et al, 2008). Their impact is expected to be even stronger in enclosed and semi-enclosed basins with high population density, tourism flow and maritime activities (Danovaro, 2003). Improved knowledge on the consequences of the effects of multiple stressors on marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is urgently required Zeidberg and Robison, 2007;Danovaro et al, 2008;Nõges et al, 2016;Zeppilli et al, 2016).…”

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Implementing and Innovating Marine Monitoring Approaches for Assessing Marine Environmental Status

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Marine environmental monitoring has tended to focus on site-specific methods of investigation. These traditional methods have low spatial and temporal resolution and are relatively labor intensive per unit area/time that they cover. To implement the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), European Member States are required to improve marine monitoring and design monitoring networks. This can be achieved by developing and testing innovative and cost-effective monitoring systems, as well as indicators of environmental status. Here, we present several recently developed methodologies and technologies to improve marine biodiversity indicators and monitoring methods. The innovative tools are discussed concerning the technologies presently utilized as well as the advantages and disadvantages of their use in routine monitoring. In particular, the present analysis focuses on: (i) molecular approaches, including microarray, Real Time quantitative PCR (qPCR), and metagenetic (metabarcoding) tools; (ii) optical (remote) sensing and acoustic methods; and (iii) in situ monitoring instruments. We also discuss Danovaro et al. Innovative Approaches in Marine Monitoring their applications in marine monitoring within the MSFD through the analysis of case studies in order to evaluate their potential utilization in future routine marine monitoring. We show that these recently-developed technologies can present clear advantages in accuracy, efficiency and cost.

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Pollution threats in the Mediterranean Sea: An overview

Cited by 92 publications

References 55 publications

Trophodynamics of inorganic pollutants in a wide-range feeder: The relevance of dietary inputs and biomagnification in the Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)

Trophodynamics of inorganic pollutants in a wide-range feeder: The relevance of dietary inputs and biomagnification in the Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)

Biofilm responses to marine fish farm wastes

Implementing and Innovating Marine Monitoring Approaches for Assessing Marine Environmental Status

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