@article {13154, title = {Reproductive biology of round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) in the north-eastern Mediterranean}, journal = {Scientia MarinaScientia Marina}, volume = {70}, number = {2}, year = {2006}, note = {Times Cited: 0ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 58053tq}, month = {JUN}, pages = {281-290}, abstract = {The reproductive biology of round sardinella, Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847, was studied for the first time in the north-eastern Mediterranean Sea. Round sardinella has gained much attention lately because of its biomass increase, which might be the result of climatic changes occurring across the Mediterranean Sea. Monthly samples were collected on board commercial purse-seiners for two complete year cycles (September 2000 to August 2002). Round sardinella is a gonochoristic fish. The overall female to male ratio was not statistically different (P=0.34) from unity, although it varied monthly and with the length of the fish. The seasonal changes in the gonadosomatic index and the macroscopic characteristics of gonads showed that round sardinella in the northern Aegean spawns between May and July. Male round sardinella reach first sexual maturity at a smaller total length than females (155.0 and 168.3 mm respectively). Mean absolute fecundity (F-A) increased exponentially with body length (F-A=0.0949xL(4.22)) and weight (F-A=511.19xW(1.02)), with an average of similar to 21,000 oocytes produced per spawning female. Relative fecundity (F-R) ranged between 242 and 681 oocytes/g of body weight (average: 445 oocytes/g). The frequency distribution of oocytes showed that round sardinella produces a single batch of oocytes. In general, the reproductive characteristics of round sardinella in the north-eastern Mediterranean Sea differed when compared to stocks from other areas of its distribution.}, keywords = {Aegean, age, coast, fecundity, growth, maturity, Mediterranean, patterns, Pisces, population, red bandfish, round sardinella, sex-ratio, size, spawning, spawning season, strategy}, author = {Tsikliras, A. C. and Antonopoulou, E.} } @article {7209, title = {Diet of the invasive piscivorous fish Fistularia commersonii in a recently colonized area of the eastern Mediterranean}, journal = {Biological InvasionsBiological InvasionsBiological Invasions}, volume = {9}, number = {8}, year = {2007}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 222MQTimes Cited: 12Cited Reference Count: 51}, month = {Dec}, pages = {887-896}, type = {Article}, abstract = {The composition of the diet of the Indo-Pacific cornetfish Fistularia commersonii from the SE Aegean Sea is described. The stomach contents of 245 specimens collected between September 2004 and March 2005 were examined. Dietary comparisons were made reflecting the relationship between diet composition, time of year, and fish size. Correlation between predator length and prey length was significant. The diet of the blue cornetfish consists of 96\% by number and 99.95\% by weight of fish. Size classification and habitat of prey groups (benthic, supra-benthic, and pelagic) showed that with increased body length the blue cornetfish extended its diet to larger prey and more generalist feeding. Spicara smaris, Boops boops, and Mullidae spp. were the most abundant prey by weight whereas a variety of small benthic fish (especially gobiids) and newly hatched fish constituted the largest number of prey items. Length-weight relationships for the cornetfish were investigated.}, keywords = {1st record, Aegean sea, area, coast, cornetfish, diet composition, EXTENSION, Fistularia commersonii, Greece, LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS, Lessepsian migration, marine, Mediterranean, piscivor, RED-SEA, Rhodes}, isbn = {1387-3547}, author = {Kalogirou, S. and Corsini, M. and Kondilatos, G. and Wennhage, H.} } @article {4637, title = {Reproductive cycle of the carpet shell clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus 1758) in Araxos lagoon (NW Peloponnisos, Greece) and in Evinos estuary (South Aitoloakarnania, Greece)}, journal = {Fresenius Environmental BulletinFresenius Environmental Bulletin}, volume = {14}, number = {11}, year = {2005}, note = {Times Cited: 0ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 28989lk}, pages = {999-1005}, abstract = {The reproductive cycle of two natural populations of the carpet-shell clam Ruditapes decussatus, in Araxos lagoon and in Evinos estuary, were determined by monthly examination of gonads from November 2000 to October 2001. The histological examination showed that in Araxos lagoon individuals were in the inactive stage from November to January, when gonadal development first took place. Ripe individuals appeared in April and the spawning activity begun in June and continued increasingly until October. The redevelopmental stage lasted from July to September and the duration of the completely spawned stage was from June to October. In Evinos estuary, the inactive stage took place from November to June. In some individuals gonadal development began in January and ripe individuals appeared in May. The spawning stage lasted from July to October, the redevelopmental stage appeared only in August and the completely spawned stage took place from August to September. The clams did not show any sign of hermaphroditism. The percentage of females was 57.5\% in Araxos lagoon and 60\% in Evinos estuary. The clams in Araxos lagoon had a more intense spawning activity, while clams in Evinos estuary stayed significantly longer in the inactive stage. The condition index presented a higher mean value and lower variability in Araxos lagoon than in Evinos estuary.}, keywords = {bivalves, coast, exposure, gametogenesis, growth, histology, Mollusca Bivalvia, philippinarum, population, recruitment, reeve, reproductive cycle, ruditapes decussatus, spain}, author = {Chryssanthakopoulou, V. and Kaspiris, P.} } @article {2817, title = {Response of polychaete populations to disturbance: An evaluation of methods in hard substratum}, journal = {Fresenius Environmental BulletinFresenius Environmental Bulletin}, volume = {14}, number = {11}, year = {2005}, note = {Times Cited: 0ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 30989lk}, pages = {1066-1073}, abstract = {

The spatial dispersion of hard substratum polychaete populations was studied in two sub-areas of the North Aegean: Thermaikos Gulf, which is under the influence of organic pollution and Chalkidiki. The evaluation of the proposed methods to assess disturbance, originally developed on soft substratum communities, reveals that multivariate analyses based on relative abundance are better applicable in hard substratum, compared to univariate ones and to those based on size changes of the fauna.

}, keywords = {Aegean sea, Annelida, assemblages, benthic communities, biodiversity, coast, hard substratum, marine biotic index, northern aegean sea, organic, pollution, ports, sublittoral, Thermaikos Gulf}, author = {Antoniadou, Chryssanthi and Chintiroglou, C.} } @article {2818, title = {Biodiversity of zoobenthic hard-substrate sublittoral communities in the Eastern Mediterranean (North Aegean Sea)}, journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf ScienceEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science}, volume = {62}, number = {4}, year = {2005}, note = {Times Cited: 2ArticleEnglishCited References Count: 49902ac}, month = {MAR}, pages = {637-653}, abstract = {The spatial dispersion of zoobenthos from sublittoral hard substrate communities in the northern part of the Aegean Sea has been studied during summer 1997 and 1998. Material was collected by SCUBA diving, by totally scraping off five replicate quadrates (400 cm(2) each) at three depth levels (15, 30, 40 in) from six sites located in Chalkidiki peninsula, plus one in Kavala Gulf. The examination of the 19,343 living specimens collected revealed the presence of 314 species. Though the multivariate analyses showed high similarity between stations, the structure of this sciaphilic algal community seems to have an increased spatial heterogeneity. Four distinct facies were recorded in accordance with the occurrence of different algal forms, the degree of hard substrate inclination and the water clarity. A short review on the biodiversity of sublittoral communities in the Mediterranean revealed the affinity between the western and the eastern basin and also among the photophilic and the sciaphilic algal communities. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}, keywords = {Aegean sea, algal forms, assemblages, biodiversity, coast, community dynamic, hard substrate, island, macrofauna, marine, mollusks, patterns, population, spatial-distribution, womersleyella-setacea, zonation, zoobenthos}, author = {Antoniadou, C. and Chintiroglou, C.} } @conference {2285, title = {ΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΗ ΛΥΜΑΤΩΝ ΑΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΕΝΤΡΩΝ ΣΤΗ ΠΟΙΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΟΥ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΙΝΟΥ ΝΕΡΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΝΘΕΣΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΒΕΝΘΙΚΩΝ ΒΙΟΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΡΑΚΤΙΑΣ ΖΩΝΗΣ ΣΤΗ ΠΕΡΙΟΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΝΗΣΟΥ ΛΕΣΒΟΥ}, booktitle = {Βιοποικιλότητα \& Πλανητική Αλλαγή}, year = {2004}, month = {18-21 ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ}, publisher = {ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ}, organization = {ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΑΙΓΑΙΟΥ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ}, address = {ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗ}, keywords = {benthic, coast, communities, effluent, Lesvos, pollution, quality, water, ακτές, αστικές, βενθικά, κοινότητες, Λέσβος, λύμα, νερό, ποιότητα, ρύπανση}, author = {Κούκουρας, Σ and Κεφάλας, Ε and Καστρίτση-Καθαρίου, Ι and Μήλιου, Ε} } @conference {1906, title = {ΕΝΑΣ ΝΕΟΣ ΕΠΟΙΚΟΣ ΣΤΙΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΕΣ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΕΣ: ΤΟ ΒΡΑΧΥΟΥΡΟ PERCNON GIBBESI}, booktitle = {8ο Πανελλήνιο Συμπόσιο Ωκεανογραφίας \& Αλιείας}, year = {2006}, month = {4-8 ΙΟΥΝΙΟΥ}, publisher = {Ελληνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, organization = {Ελληνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, address = {Θεσσαλονίκη}, keywords = {alien, brachyouran, coast, crab, Crete, exotic, gibbesi, Gulf, invasive, Mesiniakos, Percnon, Rhodes, rocky, αλλόχθονα, Βραχύουρο, επεμβατικά, Κόλπο, Κρήτη, Μεσσηνιακό, Ρόδος}, author = {Καμπούρογλου, Β.Μ. and Corsini-Φωκά, Π and Κουράκλης, Π and Ντούνας, Κ and Νικολαίδου, Α and Θεσσαλού-Λεγάκη, Μ and Ζενέτου, Α} } @conference {1652, title = {Ο ρόλος των κατανομών των τιμών βιοσυσσώρευσης μετάλλων στη μελέτη περιβαλλοντικής κατάστασης θαλάσσιων περιοχών. Η περίπτωση του Σαρωνικού Κόλπου}, booktitle = {7{\textdegree} Πανελλήνιο Συμπόσιο Ωκεανογραφίας \& Αλιείας}, year = {2003}, month = {6-9 Μαΐου}, publisher = {Εθνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, organization = {Εθνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, address = {Χερσόνησος, Κρήτη}, keywords = {bioaccumulation, coast, distribution, marine, metal, Saronikos, βιοσυσσώρευση, θαλάσσιος, κατανομή, μέταλλα, μέταλλο, παράκτιος, Σαρωνικός, συσσώρευση}, author = {Κατσίκη, Β} } @conference {1647, title = {Επιπτώσεις της ρύπανσης από πετρελαιοειδή σε ένα παράκτιο κλειστό οικοσύστημα}, booktitle = {7{\textdegree} Πανελλήνιο Συμπόσιο Ωκεανογραφίας \& Αλιείας}, year = {2003}, month = {6-9 Μαΐου}, publisher = {Εθνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, organization = {Εθνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, address = {Χερσόνησος, Κρήτη}, keywords = {closed, coast, ecosystem, impact, oil, pollution, επιπτώσεις, κλειστός, οικοσύστημα, παράκτιος, πετρελαιοειδή}, author = {Λαντζούνη, Μ and Ζενέτου, Α and Χατζηανέστης, Ι and Σύμπουρα, Μ and Σκληβάγκου, Ε and Αρβανιτάκης, Γ} } @article {1553, title = {Sipunculans from the coast of northern Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean Sea)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {7}, year = {2005}, note = {Using Smart Source ParsingNov 1077}, pages = {1-23}, abstract = {

The present study deals with the species of Sipuncula collected from northern Cyprus in 1997 and 1998 by RV K. Piri Reis at depths ranging from 0 to 600 m. Faunistic analysis of the material yielded a total of 6 species and 5 subspecies belonging to four families Golfingiidae, Phascolionidae, Phascolosomatidae, and Aspidosiphonidae, of which four species (Nephasoma (Nephasoma) constrictum, Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) scolops, P. (P.) agassizii agassizii and P. (P.) stephensoni) are reported for the first time from the eastern Mediterranean. Among the habitats sampled, Posidonia oceanica and mud were represented by the highest number of species (6 species), followed by rocks (5 species) and Cystoseira crinita (5 species). Quantitative analysis of shallow-water benthic habitats indicated that sipunculan density in the area ranged from 25 individuals m-2 to 350 individuals m-2. According to the MDS analysis, there are two major species assemblages in the area, mainly structured by the types of habitats and depth.

}, keywords = {Cystoseira crinita, Posidonia oceanica, coast, Cyprus, eastern Mediterranean, ακτή, ανατολική Μεσόγειος, Κύπρος}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251572585_Sipunculans_From_The_Coast_Of_Northern_Cyprus_Eastern_Mediterranean_Sea}, author = {Acik, S. and Murina, G. and Cinar, M. and Ergen, Z.} } @conference {241, title = {Η Βιοκοινωνία του Μεσοζωοπλαγκτού το Καλοκαίρι 1998 στις Παράκτιες Περιοχές της Κεντρικής Ελλάδας}, booktitle = {6{\textdegree} Πανελλήνιο Συμπόσιο Ωκεανογραφίας \& Αλιείας}, year = {2000}, month = {23-26 Μαΐου}, publisher = {Εθνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, organization = {Εθνικό Κέντρο Θαλασσίων Ερευνών}, address = {Χίος}, keywords = {Aegean, coast, coastal, mesozooplankton, plankton, zooplankton, Αιγαίο, ζωοπλαγκτόν, Μεσοζωοπλαγκτόν, παράκτιος, πλαγκτόν}, author = {Ράμφος, Α and Φραγκοπούλου, Ν and Κουτσικόπουλος, Κ and Μαχιάς, Α and Σωμαράκης, Σ and Λυκάκης, Ι} }