Mediterranean Marine Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Mediterranean Marine Science is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
First record of the West Atlantic Ariopsis felis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Ariidae) in the Mediterranean Sea45
The Intertwined Effects of Hydrographic Barriers, Palaeoclimate and Life History on Genetic Structure of Marine Populations: A Case Study of Two Marine Invertebrates30
Is the typical stage of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales, Halimedaceae) a possible indicator of climate warming?26
The diet and feeding habits of Lagocephalus sceleratus in the eastern Mediterranean: A case study carried out off the island of Crete (southern Greece)21
Polychaete diversity in Tunisian waters as of 2021: an update with special emphasis on Non-Indigenous species18
The round sardinella (Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847) from the NW Mediterranean: a healthy and safe choice for human consumption17
Fatty acid content and profile of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita), an expanding thermophilic species in the NW Mediterranean17
A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae)16
Preliminary evidence of a potential reproductive aggregation area of the common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes – Dasyatidae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea16
Reproductive features of the invasive crab Libinia dubia H. Milne Edwards, 1834 from the Central Mediterranean Sea14
Do artificial vs natural substrates cause a difference in assemblages of peracarids? A case study in the Western Mediterranean basin14
New findings of Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) in the Levantine-Balearic demarcation (western Mediterranean Sea)14
Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) in Rhodes, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean14
Τhe fish fauna in lentic ecosystems of Greece13
Distribution, diet and relationships of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi with anchovies and zooplankton, in the northeastern Adriatic Sea13
Biochemical composition, nutritional value and socio-economic impacts of the invasive crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 in central Mediterranean Sea13
From rarity to reality: the hidden abundance of critically endangered deep-sea little gulper shark (Centrophorus uyato) in the southern Adriatic Sea11
Quick spreading of the exotic amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934): another small stowaway overlooked?11
An Atlantic origin for the introduced species Halimeda incrassata (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta)11
Last Interglacial dispersal and genetic diversification, from eastern Mediterranean penultimate glacial refugia, and pre-LGM demographic expansion drive genetic panmixia within the hermit crab Clibana10
The Blue Survey: Validation of an instrument to measure ocean literacy among adults10
Damage and economic impact of wood-borers (Bivalvia, Teredinidae) on artisanal fishing in Morocco: a case study10
History of hydroacoustic surveys of small pelagic fish species in the European Mediterranean Sea10
First sighting of a pelagic seabird entangled in a disposable COVID-19 facemask in the Mediterranean Sea10
Damage assessment on the discarded macro-benthic fauna in the Italian striped venus clam (Chamelea gallina) fisheries9
Seasonal variability of epipelic microphytobenthos community in two subtidal areas of the Northern Adriatic Sea9
A consensus-based, revised and comprehensive catalogue for Mediterranean water masses acronyms9
Environmental drivers influencing the abundance of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) and European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea9
Vertical distribution of Pseudo-nitzschia in the Gulf of Naples across the seasons8
Variability in size at maturity of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Mediterranean Sea8
Comparative feeding habits of the invasive non-indigenous devil firefish Pterois miles and the indigenous scorpionfishes Scorpaena porcus, Scorpaena scrofa, and Scorpaena notata on the southwest coast8
Fish assemblages in the trawling grounds of Northeastern Mediterranean: Comparison between the 1980s and 2020s8
Chaotic and long-term trends in Berre Lagoon (Provence, France): a shift towards alien-dominated assemblages?8
The black goby Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 in the Marchica Lagoon (Alboran Sea, Morocco): spatio-temporal distribution, its environmental drivers, and the site-related footprint8
On the presence of an unexpected meadow of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck (Bryopsidales: Chlorophyta) in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Western Mediterranean8
Pinna nobilis refugia breached: Ongoing Mass Mortality Event in the Gulf of Kalloni (Aegean Sea)8
Ovarian dynamics, batch fecundity and spawning phenology of the lessepsian migrant Etrumeus golanii DiBattista, Randall & Bowen, 2012 (Clupeidae: Dussumieriinae)7
Non-indigenous polychaetes along the Salento Peninsula: new records and first molecular data7
Coralligenous cliffs: distribution and extent along the Tuscany coasts and spatial variability of the associated assemblages7
Isopod assemblages in the Bizerte lagoon (SW Mediterranean Sea): composition, structure and environmental relationships7
Spatial and temporal distribution of mesozooplankton in the coastal waters of Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean)7
Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida, Polychaeta) bioconstructions and associated macroalgal community from Portopalo di Capo Passero (SE Sicily)7
Surprising widespread Cymodocea nodosa occurrence along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and Implications for Seagrass Conservation in a hotspot of climate change6
Assessing the impact of nutrient loads on eutrophication in the semi-enclosed Izmir Bay combining observations and coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem modelling6
Temporal and spatial genetic variation of Engraulis encrasicolus in the Adriatic Sea6
The “MEDiterranean International Acoustic Survey”: An introduction6
Updated checklist of Marine Bivalve Molluscs of Montenegro (southeast Adriatic Sea)6
Sardine and anchovy as bioindicators of metal content in Greek coastal waters6
The hidden invasion of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson along Southeastern Italy5
Introduced species in Mediterranean marine caves: an increasing but neglected threat5
Performance of a baited underwater video system vs. the underwater visual census technique in assessing the structure of fish assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area5
Investigating the nursery function of the Alboran MPA on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco5
Capturing the moment:a snapshot of Mediterranean bryozoan diversity in the early 20235
Signs of northward expansion of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Spanish Western Mediterranean Sea5
Commercial catches and discards composition in the central Tyrrhenian Sea: a multispecies quantitative and qualitative analysis from shallow and deep bottom trawling5
Traits and metabolic constraints affect marine animal forest structure5
New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022)5
Improving knowledge of Funiculina quadrangularis and vulnerable marine ecosystems in the south Adriatic4
“Percorsi nel Blu” (“Blue Paths”): a long-lasting project to integrate Ocean Literacy and Marine Citizen Science into school curricula4
Spatial pattern of sea surface temperature and chlorophyll-a trends in relation to hydrodynamic processes in the Alborán Sea4
The Rise and Fall of the Tide: Ocean Literacy in the United States4
First data on the diet of Razorbill Alca torda wintering in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from social media4
Factors affecting Oithona nana and Oithona similis along a salinity gradient4
Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from soft-sediment shelf habitats off the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Levant Sea) –taxonomy, faunistics and ecological aspects3
Acoustic correction factor estimate for compensating vertical diel migration of small pelagics3
Diatom distribution and long-term survival in a heavily polluted sediment core from the Bay of Bagnoli (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)3
Update of Red Sea (Lessepsian) fish species in the Mediterranean Sea since the 2nd CIESM Atlas of Exotic Fish3
Stable isotopes provide evidence of a trophic shift in the lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula from the Central Tyrrhenian Sea3
Is the local extinction of Pinna nobilis facilitating Pinna rudis recruitment?3
Fouling of a boat hull by the invasive zooxanthellate coral Oculina patagonica - could shipping be enhancing its unique large-scale spread?3
A new alien polychaete species for the Mediterranean Sea: Glycera cinnamomea (Annelida: Glyceridae)3
Faunistic, ecological, and zoogeographical survey of heterobranch fauna in the Adriatic Sea: experiences from Slovenia3
First report of an aegagropilous form of Cladophora prolifera (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta) from the lagoon of Strunjan (Gulf of Trieste, northern Adriatic)3
High bycatch rate of the coral Cladocora caespitosa offsets the low discards ratio in Thermaikos Gulf gillnet fishery3
First genetic survey on the invasive rayed pearl oyster Pinctada radiata (Leach, 1814) populations of the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean)3
New kid in town: Pinna rudis spreads in the eastern Mediterranean3
Health assessment of fan mussels in the southern part of the Sea of Marmara3
The spread of the non-indigenous species Bregmaceros nectabanus Whitley, 1941 (Osteichthyes: Bregmacerotidae) in the eastern Mediterranean3
Bridging the gaps: New records of Hazeus ingressus Engin, Larson & Irmak, 2018 from the Eastern Mediterranean with the first morphological description of larvae3
Episcomitra angelesae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Mitridae), a new species from an exceptional deep habitat in the Alboran Sea3
Eastward spreading of the invasive Rugulopteryx okamurae (Heterokontophyta, Dictyotales) in the Mediterranean: first record in the Adriatic Sea3
Patterns of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile tannin cells and leaf characteristics according to environmental conditions3
Long-Term Variations of Air Temperature, SST, Surface Atmospheric Pressure, Surface Salinity and Wind Speed in the Aegean Sea3
Satellite tracking identifies important foraging areas for loggerhead turtles frequenting the Adriatic Sea, Central Mediterranean3
Expansion of gelatinous macrozooplankton in the open Black Sea off Crimea under the weather events of recent years3
Small-scale fishery catch composition in Rhodes (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)3
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea2
The deep vault: a temporary refuge for temperate gorgonian forests facing marine heat waves2
A transparent invasion: a first Mediterranean record and an established population of the glassfish Ambassis dussumieri Cuvier 18282
From Korea to Croatia: the first record of the polyclad flatworm Notocomplana koreana in the Mediterranean2
Variation in the stable isotope trophic position of the bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) from two Mediterranean sites: insights from a global meta-analysis2
First checklist of free-living marine nematodes from the Israeli coast of the Mediterranean2
First confirmed record of the spearfish remora Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) in the Mediterranean Sea2
“New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea” (October 2021)2
Can Marine Animal Forests benefit from existing conservation measures? A systematic approach towards the identification of protected sessile benthic species in the Mediterranean Sea2
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (March 2025)2
A preliminary assessment of Fistularia petimba (Lacepède, 1803) migration in the Mediterranean Sea: historical and new data from Cyprus (Levantine Sea) with biological notes2
Seven ascidian (Tunicata) species from the North Eastern Mediterranean2
Trophic positioning among native and non-indigenous species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea2
First detection of the invasive protozoan Haplosporidium pinnae in the critically endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in the Southern Mediterranean Sea (Bizerte Lagoon, Tunis) and update of its current s2
Nesting activity of the Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, in Calabria: 2016-2020 reproductive seasons2
New and long-awaited recruitment of the Critically Endangered species Pinna nobilis in the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain, Murcia)2
Non-indigenous and cryptogenic marine species in the Port of Algiers (Western Mediterranean)2
Effects of sampling intensity and biomass levels on the precision of acoustic surveys in the Mediterranean Sea2
Spatial and temporal partitioning of the Western Mediterranean Sea by resident dolphin species2
Fishing the waves: comparing GAMs and random forest to evaluate the effect of changing marine conditions on the energy performance of vessels2
Support for the research and monitoring of marine algae: a study of Italian coastal users2
Polyclinum constellatum (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), an emerging non-indigenous species of the Mediterranean Sea: integrated taxonomy and the importance of reliable DNA barcode data2
New records of Palisada tenerrima and Hincksia mitchelliae from the Maltese Islands revealed by molecular analysis2
Acoustic scattering properties of seagrass: In/ex-situ measurements of Posidonia oceanica2
A Cladocora caespitosa bank (National Park Mljet, Adriatic Sea) under climate and anthropogenic impacts: a 20-year survey2
Established non-indigenous species increased by 40% in 11 years in the Mediterranean Sea2
In situ experiments on the effect of low pH on the ultrastructure of the seagrasses Cymodocea nodosa and Posidonia oceanica1
Influence of environmental factors and sessile biota on vagile epibionts: The case of amphipods in marinas across a regional scale1
Corrigendum to the Review Article (Medit. Mar. Sci. 23/1 2022, 196-212)1
What is the consciousness, literacy and behaviour of Italian Gen-Z towards the protection of the marine environment?1
In situ observation of circadian rhythm of polyps’ opening and closing of the coral Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758)1
A new threat to Sardina pilchardus in the northwestern Mediterranean: Genetic validation of the presence of lethal parasites in pelagic eggs and ovaries1
Navigating through ocean literacy gaps: an analysis of elementary school textbooks in Croatian education1
Temperature strongly correlates with regional patterns of body size variation in Mediterranean small pelagic fish species1
Megabenthic invertebrate diversity in Mediterranean trawlable soft bottoms: a synthesis of current knowledge1
Refining the Occurrence of Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Photobacteriosis, and Vibriosis in Connection with Seawater Physicochemical Parameters: A Five-Year Case Study1
Patterns of benthic diversity in marine underwater caves of the Marseille Region (France, North-Western Mediterranean Sea)1
Updating the national list of marine alien species in Morocco1
Implementation of a new research tool for evaluating Mediterranean Sea Literacy (MSL) of high school students: A pilot study1
Development of real-time qPCR assays for detecting and quantifying common bacterial pathogens in fish from Mediterranean aquacultures1
Mediterranean juvenile white seabream rely on phytal fauna as primary food source in coastal nursery areas1
Changes in organic carbon properties during intense plankton blooms and macroaggregate formation in the coastal Adriatic Sea, Croatia (case studies in 2020-2022)1
Correlations of betanodavirus load in the brain of experimentally infected sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.) with varying levels of resistance to viral nervous necrosis1
Contributions to the Diatom Flora of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea from the Turkish Coasts with Remarks on Rare Taxa1
Mollusk diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea1
The gaps in knowledge to understand the link between resilience and trophic ecology in tropical octocorals1
Tracking the Lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion through public engagement: new records and implications for Species Distribution Models in the Mediterranean Sea1
Advancing knowledge on red coral Corallium rubrum (Linnaeus, 1758) populations and associated mesophotic communities in the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean1
Colonization of the Mediterranean Sea by the Lessepsian invasive jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda (Forskål, 1775) – a systematic review1
Anthozoa of the Adriatic: New insights and a checklist for the southeastern Adriatic1
Greek biology students’ knowledge and perceptions of Natura 2000 protected areas1
Potential crypticity within two decapod (Crustacea) genera: Galathea Fabricius, 1793 and Eualus Thallwitz, 1891 suggested by integrative taxonomic approach1
New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea (December 2022)1
New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea (February 2025)1
Two-way bioinvasion: tracking the neritic non-native cyclopoid copepods Dioithona oculata and Oithona davisae (Oithonidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea1
Towards Cross-Border Fisheries Management: An Analysis of Fleet Structures and Species-Specific Regulatory Measures in the Aegean Sea1
Revisiting the Eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt reveals new records and non-indigenous macroalgal species1
Tracing the occurrence of ocean sciences issues in Greek secondary education textbooks1
Spatio-temporal variation of the invasive copepod Oithona davisae in the zooplankton community of Kavala harbour1
Observations of juvenile sandbar sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) around the Bojana River delta (Southern Adriatic Sea)1
Comment on “4.4 First record of the goblin shark Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 (Lamniformes: Mitsukurinidae) in the Mediterranean Sea” by Athanasios Anastasiadis, Evangelos Papadimitriou and Frithj1
Microporella hastingsae Harmelin, Ostrovsky, Cáceres-Chamizo and Sanner, 2011 (Bryozoa, Cheilostomatida): a possible new Lessepsian species in the Mediterranean Sea?1
First record of the Lessepsian Sammara Squirrelfish, Neoniphon sammara (Forsskål, 1775), in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters1
Patterns of microphytoplankton biomass and diversity in the southern Alboran Sea1
Vulnerability of elasmobranchs caught as bycatch in the grouper longline fishery in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia1
Macrobenthic fauna and the ecological status of a shellfish farm in the Mediterranean Sea (Algeria)1
Preliminary estimation of fouling organisms associated with the pearl oyster Pinctada radiata in the natural habitat of the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea1
Dusky grouper massive die-off in a Mediterranean marine reserve1
Mass mortality of the invasive echinoid Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) in Crete, East Mediterranean Sea1
A revised inventory of Annelida in the Lebanese coastal waters with ten new aliens for the Mediterranean Sea1
The use of fishers’ Local Ecological Knowledge to reconstruct fish behavioural traits and fishers’ perception of conservation relevance of elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean Sea1
Spatiotemporal and ecological distribution of megabenthic crustaceans on the shelf-shelf break of Antalya Gulf, the eastern Mediterranean Sea1
Epiphytic algal flora associated with habitat-forming brown seaweed in a central Mediterranean coastal area (Conero Riviera, Adriatic Sea): diversity and relationship with environmental variables1
A new Pomacanthidae in the Mediterranean Sea: Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) from Egyptian waters1
New records of rarely reported species in the Mediterranean Sea (July 2023)1
It is recreational but profitability also matters: A cost-effective economic approach to marine recreational fishing in Spain1
First record of Lepidonotus tenuisetosus (Annelida: Polynoidae) from Tunisia with distributional notes1
First record of the Gracile lizardfish Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) in Mediterranean waters1
Mapping and Conservation of Cold-Water Corals in the Lacaze-Duthiers Canyon for Transboundary Management1
Bridging the knowledge gap on the distribution and typology of vermetid bioconstructions along the Maltese coastline: an updated assessment1
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