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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. Puce, S., Bavestrello, G., Gioia Di Camillo, C. and Boero, F., 2009. Long-term changes in hydroid (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) assemblages: effect of Mediterranean warming? Marine Ecology 30, pp. 313-326.
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2. Boero, F., 2009. Recent innovations in marine biology. Marine Ecology 30 (Suppl. 1), pp. 1-12.
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3. Boero, F., and Piraino, S., 2010. From Cnidaria to 'Higher Metazoa' in One Step. In: Key Transitions in Animal Evolution, edited by Rob Desalle and Bernd Shierwater. Published by Science Publishers.
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4. Gravili, C., Boero, F., Licandro, P., 2008. Hydrozoa. Biol. Mar. Mediterr. (2008), 15 (suppl.): pp. 71-91.
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5. Fraschetti, S., Terlizzi, A., Guarnieri, G., Pizzolante, F., D'Ambrosio, P., Maiorano, P., Beqiraj, S., and Boero, F., 2011. Effects of Unplanned Development on Marine Biodiversity: A Lesson from Albania (Central Mediterranean Sea). In: Tursi, A. and Corselli, C. (eds.), Coastal Research in Albania: Vlora Gulf, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 58, pp. 106-115.
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6. Fraschetti, S., D'Ambrosio, P., Micheli, F., Pizzolante, F., Bussotti, S., Terlizzi, A., 2009. Design of marine protected areas in a human-dominated seascape. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 375, pp. 13-24.
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7. Claudet, J., Fraschetti, S., 2010. Human-driven impacts on marine habitats: A regional meta-analysis in the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Conservation, 143, pp. 2195-2206.
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8. Boero, F., 2010. The Study of Species in the Era of Biodiversity: A Tale of Stupidity. Diversity, 2, pp. 115-126.
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9. Bevilacqua, S., Fraschetti, S., Musco, L., Terlizzi, A., 2009. Taxonomic sufficiency in the detection of natural and human-induced changes in marine assemblages: A comparison of habitats and taxonomic groups. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58, pp. 1850-1859.
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10. Gravili, C., Belmonte, G., Cecere, Ester, Denitto, F., Giangrande, A., Guidetti, P., Longo, C., Mastrototaro, F., Moscatello, S., Petrocelli, A., Piraino, S., Terlizzi, A. and Boero, F., 2009. Nonindigenous species along the Apulian coast, Italy, Chemistry and Ecology, 26:1, pp. 121-142.
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11. Abboud-Abi Saab, M., Fakhri, M., Kassab, M.T., Matar, N., 2010. Effect of distance from the coast on phytoplanktonic populations in Lebanese coastal waters during 2008-2009. INOC-Tischreen University, International conference on Biodiversity of the Aquatic Environment: pp. 518-531.
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12. Zervoudaki, S., Christou, E.D., Assimakopoulou, G., Orek, H., Gucub, A.C., Giannakourou, A., Pitta, P., Terbiyik, T., Yucelb, N., Moutsopoulos, T., Pagou, K., Psarra, S., Ozsoy, E., and Papathanassiou, E., 2011. Copepod communities, production and grazing in the Turkish Straits System and the adjacent northern Aegean Sea during spring. Journal of Marine Systems, Volume 86, Issues 3-4, pp. 45-56.
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13. Nagata, T., Tamburini, C., Aristegui, J., Baltar, F., Bochdansky, Fonda-Umani, S., Fukuda, H., Gogou, A., Hansell, D.A., Hansman, R.L., Herndl, G.J., Panagiotopoulos, C., Reinthaler, T., Sohrin, R., Verdugo P., Yamada, N., Yamashita, Y., Yokokawa, T., Bartlett, D.H., 2010. Emerging concepts on microbial processes in the bathypelagic ocean - ecology, biogeochemistry, and genomics. Deep-Sea Research II, 57, 1519-1536. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.02.019
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14. Meador, T.B., Gogou, A., Spyres, G., Herndli, G.J., Krasakopoulou, E., Psarra, S., Yokokawa, T.,De Corte, D., Zervakis, V., Repeta, D.J., 2010. Biogeochemical relationships between bulk chemical and molecular level composition of ultrafiltered dissolved organic matter and picoplankton activity in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Deep-Sea Research II, 57, 1460-1477. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.02.015
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15. Zenetos, A., Gofas, S., Verlaque, M., Cinar, M.E., Garcia Raso, J.E., Bianchi, C.N., Morri, C., Azzuro, E., Bilecenoglu, M., Froglia, C., Siokou, I., Violanti, D., Sfriso, A., San Martin, G., Giangrande, A., Katagan, T., Ballesteros, E., Ramos-Espla, A., Mastrototaro, F., Ocana, O., Zingone, A., Gambi, M.C., and Streftaris, N., 2010. Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science, 11/2, 2010, pp. 381-493.
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16. Skourtos, M., Salomatina, L. and Fortuzzi, D., 2010. Economic Prospects for Involvement of Investors to Resolve Economic Problems of Big Seaports at the Western Black Sea of Ukraine. The Economic Messenger of the NMU, 1, 63-68.
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17. Gregoire, M., and Soetaert, K., 2010. Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfide budgets in the Black Sea: A biogeochemical model of the whole water column-coupling the oxic and anoxic parts. Ecological Modellling 221 (2010), p. 2287-2301.
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18. Oguz, T., and Velikova, V., 2010. Abrupt transition of the northwestern Black Sea shelf ecosystem from a eutrophic to an alternative pristine state. Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 405: 231-242, doi: 10.3354/meps08538.
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19. Lasternas, S., Agusti, S., Duarte, C.M., 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. Raitsos, D.E., Beaugrand, G., Georgopoulos, D., Zenetos, A., Pancucci-Papadopoulou, A-M., Theocharis, A., and Papathanassiou, E., 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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24. Gladan, N. 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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25. Colombo, Benovic, Malej et al., 2009. Acoustic survey of a jellyfish-dominated ecosystem. Hydrobiologia 616: 99-111.
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26. 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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27. Santoleri, L., Nardelli, B., Colella, S., Santoleri, R, Guarracino, M., Kholod, A., 2009. A re-analysis of Black Sea Surface Temperature. Journal of Marine Systems, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.07.001.
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28. Sanchez-Vidal, A., Pasqual, C. 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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29. 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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30. 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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31. Remoundou, K., Kondouri, P., Kontogianni, A., Nunes, P.A.L.D., and Skourtos, M., 2009. Valuation of natural marine ecosystems: an economic perspective. Environmental Science & Policy. doi:10.1016/j.envisci.2009.06.006
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32. 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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33. Bevilacqua, S., Fraschetti, S., Terlizzi, A., and Boero, F., 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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34. 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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35. 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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36. Guarnieri, G., Terlizzi, A., Bevilacqua, S., and Fraschetti, S., 2009. Local vs regional effects of substratum on early colonization stages of sessile assemblages. Biofouling, 25: 7, 593-604.
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37. 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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38. Ludwig, W., Dumont, E., Meybeck, M., Heussner, S., 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, 80 (3-4). 199-217. 10.1016/j.pocean.2009.02.001
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39. 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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40. Oguz, T., Salihoglu, B., Fach, B., 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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41. Shiganova, T., and Malej, A., 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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42. 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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43. Fraschetti, S., Terlizzi, A., Boero, F., 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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44. 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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45. Terlizzi, A., Anderson, M.J., Bevilacqua, S., Fraschetti, S., Wodarska-Kowalczuk, M., and Ellingsen, K.E., 2008. Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: Do higher-level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition? Diversity and Distributions. Volume 15, Issue 3, pages 450-458.
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46. Santinelli, C., Ribotti, A., Sorgente, R., Gasparini, G.P., Nannicini, L., Vignudelli, S., Seritti, A., 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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47. McQuatters-Gollop, A., Mee, L.D., Raitsos, D.E., Shapiro, G.I., 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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48. Zenetos, A., Meric, E., Verlaque, M., Galli, P., Boudouresque, C-F., Giangrande, A., Cinar, M.E., and Bilecenoglu, M., 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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49. Boero, F., Bouillon, J., Gravili, C., Miglietta, M.P., Parsons, T., Piraino, S., 2008. Gelatinous plankton: irregularities rule the world (sometimes).
    Marine Ecology Progress Series
    Vol. 356: 299-310
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50. Boero, F., and Bonsdorff, E., 2007. A conceptual framework for marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
    Marine Ecology 28 (Suppl. 1), 134 -145.
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51. Oguz, T., 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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52. Oguz, T., and Gilbert, D., 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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2. Andersen, V., Goutx, M., Prieur, L., and Dolan, J.R., 2009. Short-scale temporal variability of physical, biological and
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5. Rixen et al, 2005. The Western Mediterranean Deep Water: A proxy for climate change.
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Reports

1. Begun et al. Are there any recovery signs in the NW Black Sea Ecosystems? Conclusion remarks from studies carried out in front of the Danube Mouths in the frame of SESAME
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2. 'The economics of climate change adaptation in EU coastal areas', European Commission, Maritime Affairs.
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3. European Maritime Day: Report of the Stakeholders Conference, Rome, Italy, 19-20 May 2009.
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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report
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9. '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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10. 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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11. 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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12. Marine and Coastal Dimension of Climate Change in Europe, 2006.
    European Commission - Joint Research Centre Report.
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13. UNEP Report, 2006: 'Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Human Well-being'.
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14. 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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15. The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review, 2006.
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• 15/02/2011 :
  Third BSC Scientific & Final UP-GRADE BS-SCENE Project Conference, Odessa, Ukraine, 31 October - 4 November 2011
• 31/01/2011 :
  Final SESAME General Assembly & Scientific Conference, 4-8 April 2011, Athens, Greece
• 25/01/2011 :
  MedCLIVAR Final Conference: Mediterranean Climate: From Past to Future, 6-9 June 2011, Lecce, Italy
• 25/01/2011 :
  Ph.D. Fellowship: 'Effects of ocean acidification on calcification and incorporation of elements and isotopes in Mediterranean Pteropods and Foraminifers', available within EU FP7 Project MedSea
• 24/11/2010 :
  Deep Sea Research II: Special Issue on Satellite Oceanography and Climate Change - Call for Papers
• 24/11/2010 :
  World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Open Science Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, 24-28 October 2011
• 22/07/2010 :
  Post-doc position on Coupled Biogeochemical-Physical Modelling as part of the EU FP7 EUROBASIN project, IMS-METU, Turkey
• 12/04/2010 :
  PhD Programme in Science and Management of Climate Change: Call for 2010/2011 Applications
• 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
• 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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