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This section of the website contains all scientific papers produced by, and related to SESAME IP, as well as the project's newsletters and environmental reports of interest to all scientists.

SESAME Newsletters

1. SESAME Newsletter - Issue 3
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2. SESAME Newsletter - Issue 2
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3. SESAME Newsletter - Issue 1
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SESAME Papers

1. Sebastien Lasternas, Susana Agusti, Carlos M. Duarte, 2010. Phyto- and bacterioplankton abundance and viability and their relationship with phosphorus across the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Vol. 60: 175-191.
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2. Shapiro, G.I., Stanichny, S.V., Stanychna, R.R. 2010. Anatomy of shelf-deep sea exchanges by a mesoscale eddy in the North West Black Sea as derived from remotely sensed data. Remote Sensing of Environment 114 (2010) 867-875.
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3. Shapiro, G.I., Aleynik, D.L., Mee, L.D., 2010. Long term trends in the sea surface temperature of the Black Sea. Ocean Science, 6, 491-501.
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4. Frangoulis C., Psarra S., Zervakis V., Meador T., Mara P., Gogou A., Zervoudaki S., Giannakourou A., Pitta P., Lagaria A., Krasakopoulou E. and Siokou-Frangou I., 2010. Connecting export fluxes to plankton food-web efficiency in the Black Sea waters inflowing into the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Plankton Research, 32 (8), 1203-1216.
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5. Dionysios E. Raitsos, Gregory Beaugrand, Dimitrios Georgopoulos, Argyro Zenetos, Antonietta M. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, Alexander Theocharis and Evangelos Papathanassiou, 2010. Global climate change amplifies the entry of tropical species into the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.Limnology and Oceanography, 55(4), 1478-1484.
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6. Nincevic Gladan Z., Marasovic I., Grbec B., Skejic S., Buzancic M., Kuspilic G., Matijevic S, Matic F., 2009. Inter-decadal Variability in Phytoplankton Community in the Middle Adriatic (Kastela Bay) in Relation to the North Atlantic Oscillation. Estuaries and Coasts, doi: 10.1007/s12237-009-9223-3
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7. Colombo, Benovic, Malej et al., 2009. Acoustic survey of a jellyfish-dominated ecosystem. Hydrobiologia 616: 99-111.
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8. Pasqual, C., A. Sanchez-Vidal, D. Zuniga, A. Calafat, M. Canals et al., 2009. Settling particle fluxes across the continental margin of the Gulf of Lion: the role of dense shelf water cascading. Biogeosciences Discuss., 6, 7897–7931.
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9. Lia Santoleri, Buongiorno Nardelli B., S. Colella, R. Santoleri, M. Guarracino, A. Kholod, 2009. A re-analysis of Black Sea Surface Temperature, J. Mar. Sys., doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.07.001.
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10. Sanchez-Vidal, A., C. Pasqual et al., 2009. Across margin export of organic matter by cascading events traced by stable isotopes, northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Limnology and Oceanography 54 (5), 1488-1500.
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11. Liquete, C., Canals, M., Ludwig, W., Arnau, P., 2009. Sediment discharge of the rivers of Catalonia, NE Spain, and the influence of human impacts. Journal of Hydrology, 366 (1-4): 76-88, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.12.013.
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12. Grbec, B., M. Morovic, G. Kuspilic, S. Matijevic, F. Matic, G. Beg-Paklar, and Z. Nincevic-Gladan, 2009. The relationship between the atmospheric variability and productivity in the Adriatic Sea area. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 89:1-10.
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13. Remondou, K., P. Kondouri, A. Kontogianni, P.A.L.D. Nunes, and M. Skourtos, 2009. Valuation of natural marine ecosystems: an economic perspective. Environmental Science & Policy. doi:10.1016/j.envisci.2009.06.006
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14. Terlizzi A., 2009. Taxonomic structure and the effectiveness of surrogates in environmental monitoring: a lesson from polychaetes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 383: 199-210.
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15. Stanislao Bevilacqua, Simonetta Fraschetti, Antonio Terlizzi & Ferdinando Boero, 2009. The use of taxonomic distinctness indices in assessing patterns of biodiversity in modular organisms. Marine Ecology 30 (2009) 151-163.
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16. Boero F., Putti M., Trainito E., Prontera E., Piraino S., Shiganova T., 2009. First records of Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) from the Ligurian, Thyrrhenian and Ionian Seas (Western Mediterranean) and first record of Phyllorhiza punctata (Cnidaria) from the Western Mediterranean. Marine Ecology-An evolutionary perspective 30 (suppl. 1): 1-12.
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17. Markaki, Z., Loye-Pilot, M.D., Violaki, K., Benyahya, L., Mihalopoulos, N., 2008. Variability of atmospheric deposition of dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus in the Mediterranean and possible link to the anomalous seawater N/P ratio. Marine Chemistry. doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2008.10.005.
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18. Guarnieri, Giuseppe, Terlizzi, Antonio, Bevilacqua, Stanislao and Fraschetti, Simonetta, 2009. Local vs regional effects of substratum on early colonization stages of sessile assemblages. Biofouling, 25: 7, 593-604.
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19. Danovaro R, Fonda Umani S, Pusceddu A, 2009. Climate Change and the Potential Spreading of Marine Mucilage and Microbial Pathogens in the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE 4(9): e7006. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007006
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20. Wolfgang Ludwig, Egon Dumont, Michel Meybeck, Serge Heussner, 2009. River discharges of water and nutrients to the Mediterranean and Black Sea: Major drivers for ecosystem changes during past and future decades?Progress in Oceanography, 2009.
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21. Ruiz, J., Gonzalez-Quiros, R., Prieto, L. and Navarro, G. 2009. A Bayesian model for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus): the combined forcing of man and environment. Fisheries Oceanography, 18: 62–76.
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22. Temel Oguz, Baris Salihoglu, Bettina Fach, 2008. A coupled plankton-anchovy population dynamics model assessing nonlinear controls of anchovy and gelatinous biomass in the Black Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series
    Vol. 369: 229-256.
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23. Tamara Shiganova and Alenka Malej, 2009. Native and non-native ctenophores in the Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic Sea. Journal of Plankton Research, Volume 31, Number 1, pp. 61-71.
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24. De Vito D., Boero F., Di Camillo CG., Megina C., Piraino S., 2008. Redescription of the zooxanthellate Eudendrium moulouyensis (Eudendriidae: Hydrozoa) from the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 88(8), pp 1655-1662.
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25. Simonetta Fraschetti, Antonio Terlizzi, Ferdinando Boero, 2008. How many habitats are there in the sea (and where)?
    Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 366, pp 109-115.
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26. Gravili C., D'Ambrosio P., Di Camillo C., Renna G., Bouillon J. and Boero F. Clytia hummelincki (Hydroidomedusae: Leptomedusae) in the Mediterranean Sea, 2008.
    Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2008, 88(8), 1547-1553.
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27. Antonio Terlizzi, Marti J. Anderson, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Simonetta Fraschetti, Maria Wodarska-Kowalczuk and Kari E. Ellingsen, 2008. Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: Do higher-level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition?
    Diversity and Distributions, Vol 9999, Issue 9999.
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28. C. Santinelli, A. Ribotti, R. Sorgente, G.P. Gasparini, L. Nannicini, S. Vignudelli, A. Seritti, 2008. Coastal dynamics and dissolved organic carbon in the western Sardinian shelf (Western Mediterranean). Journal of Marine Systems 74, pp. 167-188.
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29. Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Laurence D. Mee, Dionysios E. Raitsos, Georgy I. Shapiro, 2008. Non-linearities, regime shifts and recovery: The recent influence of climate on Black Sea chlorophyll.
    Journal of Marine Systems 74, pp 649-658.
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30. A. Zenetos, E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C-F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. E. Cinar and M. Bilecenoglu, 2008. Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites.
    Mediterranean Marine Science
    Volume 9/1, 119-165.
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31. F. Boero, J. Bouillon, C. Gravili, M. P. Miglietta, T. Parsons, S. Piraino, 2008. Gelatinous plankton: irregularities rule the world (sometimes).
    Marine Ecology Progress Series
    Vol. 356: 299-310
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32. Ferdinando Boero & Erik Bonsdorff, 2007. A conceptual framework for marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
    Marine Ecology 28 (Suppl. 1), 134 -145.
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33. Temel Oguz, 2007. Nonlinear response of Black Sea pelagic fish stocks to over-exploitation
    Marine Ecology Progress Series
    Vol. 345: 211-228, 2007.
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34. Temel Oguz and Denis Gilbert, 2007. Abrupt transitions of the top-down controlled Black Sea pelagic ecosystem during 1960-2000: Evidence for regime-shifts under strong fishery exploitation and nutrient enrichment modulated by climate-induced variations.
    Deep-Sea Research I 54, 220-242.
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Related Papers

1. Franck Lespinas, Wolfgang Ludwig, Serge Heussner, 2009. Impact of recent climate change on the hydrology
   of coastal Mediterranean rivers in Southern France. Climatic Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-009-9668-1.
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2. V. Andersen, M. Goutx, L. Prieur, and J. R. Dolan. 2009. Short-scale temporal variability of physical, biological and
   biogeochemical processes in the NW Mediterranean Sea: an introduction. Biogeosciences, 6, pp. 453–461.
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3. A. P. Karageorgis, V. H. Kourafalou, C. Anagnostou, K. P. Tsiaras, D. E. Raitsos, V. Papadopoulos, and A. Papadopoulos, 2009. River-induced particle distribution in the northwestern Black Sea (September 2002 and 2004).
   Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 114, C12003, 2009.
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4. Coll et. al, 2008. Food-web dynamics in the South Catalan Sea ecosystem (NW Mediterranean) for 1978-2003. Ecological Modelling 217, 95-116 pp.
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5. Rixen et al, 2005. The Western Mediterranean Deep Water: A proxy for climate change.
   Geophysical Research Letters
   Vol 32, 2005.
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6. Leticia Cotrim da Cunha et al, 2007. Potential impact of changes in river nutrient supply on global ocean biogeochemistry. Global Biogeochemical cycles, Volume 21, GB4007.
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7. Annarita Mariotti et al, 2008. Mediterranean water cycle changes: transition to drier 21st century conditions in observations and CMIP3 simulations. Environmental Research Letters (3) (2008)
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8. Beaumont et al, 2007. Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: Implications for the ecosystem approach.
   Marine Pollution Bulletin 54, 253-265.
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9. N. Streftaris and A. Zenetos, 2006. Alien Marine Species in the Mediterranean - the 100 'Worst Invasives' and their Impact. Mediterranean Marine Science, Volume 7/1, 87-118.
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Reports

1. 'The economics of climate change adaptation in EU coastal areas', European Commission, Maritime Affairs.
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2. European Maritime Day: Report of the Stakeholders Conference, Rome, Italy, 19-20 May 2009.
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3. Black Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (May 2007): A report about the pressures on
   the Black Sea, produced in the framework of the UNDP BSERP project.
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4. Implementation of the Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the
   Black Sea (2002-2007).
   Publications of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
   (BSC), 2009, Istanbul, Turkey.
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5. Black Sea State of the Environment Report.
   Publications of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (BSC)
   2008, Istanbul, Turkey.
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6. Key findings of the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change: 'Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions', 10-12 March 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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7. Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report
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8. 'Impact of Climate Change on the European Marine and Coastal Environment', March 2007.
   Marine Board-European Science Foundation Report.
   The full report can be downloaded here.
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9. Working Group III Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Summary for Policymakers Report: 'Mitigation of Climate Change', Bangkok, Thailand, 4 May 2007.
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10. Working Group II Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Summary for Policymakers Report:'Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability', Brussels, Belgium, April 13 2007.
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11. Marine and Coastal Dimension of Climate Change in Europe, 2006.
    European Commission - Joint Research Centre Report.
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12. UNEP Report, 2006: 'Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Human Well-being'.
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13. Working Group I Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Summary for Policymakers Report: 'Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis', released in Paris, France on February 2 2007 can be downloaded by clicking 'download', while the full report is now available online at http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu
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14. The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review, 2006.
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• 26/07/2010 :
  Training Programme on Regional Ocean Governance for Mediterranean and Eastern European Countries: Towards a holistic Maritime Policy, 14 November - 17 December 2010, Malta
• 22/07/2010 :
  Post-doc position on Coupled Biogeochemical-Physical Modelling as part of the EU FP7 EUROBASIN project, IMS-METU, Turkey
• 16/04/2010 :
  EurOCEAN 2010, Ostende, Belgium, 12-13 October 2010
• 12/04/2010 :
  PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change: Call for 2010/2011 Applications
• 07/04/2010 :
  Getting Fresh: Will a Warming Climate Disrupt the Gulf Stream and Other Essential Ocean Currents?
• 24/03/2010 :
  1st International Conference on Marine and Maritime Affairs (ICMMA), 15-16 September 2010, University of Plymouth, UK
• 17/02/2010 :
  ClimECO2 - International Summer School co-organized by IUEM, IMBER and Europole Mer, 23-27 August 2010, Brest, France
• 11/02/2010 :
  Official Annual Conference of the European Ocean Energy Association, Brussels, Belgium, 6-7 May 2010
• 03/02/2010 :
  14th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 1-5 November 2010
• 13/01/2010 :
  EGU General Assembly, 2-7 May 2010, Vienna, Austria
• 13/01/2010 :
  IMBER IMBIZO ll: Integrating biogeochemistry and ecosystems in a changing ocean: Regional comparisons, 10-14 October 2010, Crete, Greece
• 16/11/2009 :
  Oceans Past III: Stories from the sea-history of marine animal populations and their exploitation: Call for papers
• 23/06/2009 :
  Rising ocean temperatures near worst-case predictions
• 16/06/2009 :
  International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, 11-17 April 2010, Cascais, Portugal
• 11/06/2009 :
  39th CIESM Congress - Venice, Italy, 10 - 14 May 2010
• 09/06/2009 :
  Report of the Stakeholders Conference, Maritime Day, Rome, Italy, 19-20 May 2009
• 07/04/2009 :
  The White Paper: Plans to prepare Europe for climate change
• 07/04/2009 :
  Impacts of Europe's changing climate: 2008 indicator-based assessment report
• 07/04/2009 :
  CIESM Atlas of Exotic Macrophytes in the Mediterranean

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