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  • Article
  • Open Access
1,396 Views
21 Pages

16 February 2026

The bearded fireworm Hermodice carunculata (Polychaeta) has become increasingly problematic in Mediterranean artisanal fisheries, yet remains understudied. This study provides a detailed analysis of interactions between H. carunculata and artisanal f...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,261 Views
17 Pages

4 September 2023

The effect of thermophilic species invasion in the eastern Mediterranean is well-noted in the literature. During the last decade in western Greek waters, small-scale fisheries (SSF) catches exhibit increased relative contribution of rabbitfishes, whi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Great Reset in Fisheries Management: Fisheries under Contrasting Environmental and Human-Induced Effects)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,019 Views
19 Pages

The Changing Biogeography of the Ligurian Sea: Seawater Warming and Further Records of Southern Species

  • Annalisa Azzola,
  • Carlo Nike Bianchi,
  • Lorenzo Merotto,
  • Alessandro Nota,
  • Francesco Tiralongo,
  • Carla Morri and
  • Alice Oprandi

4 March 2024

Global warming is causing poleward expansion of species ranges. Temperate seas, in particular, are undergoing a process known as ‘tropicalisation’, i.e., the combination of sea-water warming and establishment of southern species. The Ligu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Ligurian Sea and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC): Biodiversity Conservation in a Temperate Marine Environment under Threat)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,241 Views
20 Pages

The Heatwave of Summer 2022 in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea: Some Species Were Winners

  • Charles-François Boudouresque,
  • Patrick Astruch,
  • Serena André,
  • Bruno Belloni,
  • Aurélie Blanfuné,
  • Éric Charbonnel,
  • Adrien Cheminée,
  • Jean-Michel Cottalorda,
  • Renaud Dupuy de la Grandrive and
  • Thierry Thibaut
  • + 7 authors

8 January 2024

The warming trend of the Mediterranean Sea is a long-term process. It has resulted in a northwards and westwards range expansion and abundance increase of thermophilic species, both native and non-indigenous, and in a shrinking of the range of cold-a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,408 Views
12 Pages

The Mediterranean Sea biodiversity is undergoing a rapid reshaping due to different factors, many of which are directly related to human activities (e.g., pollution, habitat destruction, overfishing and introduction of non-indigenous species). In thi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tenth Anniversary of JMSE – Recent Advances and Future Perspectives)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,812 Views
14 Pages

Northward Spread of the Parrotfish Sparisoma cretense (Teleostei: Scaridae) in the Mediterranean Sea: An Update on Current Distribution with Two New Records from Sardinia

  • Giuseppe Esposito,
  • Marino Prearo,
  • Vasco Menconi,
  • Davide Mugetti,
  • Domenico Meloni,
  • Mattia Tomasoni,
  • Elisabetta Pizzul,
  • Pierluigi Piras,
  • Monia Renzi and
  • Paolo Pastorino
  • + 1 author

The parrotfish Sparisoma cretense, a marine species native to the eastern and southern coastal areas of the Mediterranean, has extended its distribution northward. Here, we provide an update on its distribution based on currently published data and t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Bio-Invasions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,145 Views
19 Pages

8 February 2024

The Rejtek I. Rock Shelter in the Bükk Mountains of the inner Western Carpathian region plays an important role in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene environmental historical analyses. The investigations of the cave sediment accumulated from the...

(This article belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,637 Views
16 Pages

Beyond Fish Pathogens: A Comprehensive Overview of Aeromonas salmonicida

  • Xiaotong Qin,
  • Zhongduo Li,
  • Jinglan Guo,
  • Feng Bai and
  • Xiaodong Ling

Aeromonas salmonicida is an age-old fish pathogen widely distributed in seawater and freshwater environments that causes significant economic losses to the global aquaculture industry. Genetic mutations and the emergence of thermophilic strains are f...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3,531 Views
8 Pages

29 November 2024

The Trabocchi Coast in the Chieti district of the mid-Adriatic (Italy) is one of the few rocky areas within the General Fisheries Commission GSA 17, alongside Mount Conero (Ancona 43°00′01″ N 13°52′13″ E) and the small...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Alien Marine Species in the Mediterranean Sea)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,184 Views
13 Pages

One of the consequences of climate change is the expansion of insects’ ranges. Colonization of new habitats forces insects to adapt to new conditions, such as low temperatures in winter. Cinara tujafilina is a thermophilic anholocyclic aphid sp...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,334 Views
10 Pages

21 October 2018

Spring maize (Zea mays L.) is a thermophilic C4 crop which is sensitive to climate change. This paper provides a detailed assessment of the effect of climate change on the crop from a new perspective, by predicting the probability of the potential di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,902 Views
13 Pages

Identification of Floral Relicts Based on Spatial Distance of Isolation

  • Attila Molnár,
  • Zsolt Végvári and
  • Béla Tóthmérész

21 November 2017

The identification of climatic relicts is seldom straightforward. These species are threatened owing to current climatic trends, which underlines the importance of carrying out ecological and biogeographic investigations of them. Here we introduce a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue How Topography Impacts Forests under Global Change?)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,871 Views
19 Pages

Changes in the Occurrence of Uncommon Species of Small Terrestrial Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Czech Republic

  • Ladislav Čepelka,
  • Martina Dokulilová,
  • Miroslav Dusík,
  • Denisa Dvořáková,
  • Marta Heroldová,
  • Emanuel Kula,
  • Luboš Purchart and
  • Josef Suchomel

25 November 2025

The paper summarizes recent observations of uncommon small terrestrial mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Czech Republic and compares them with known ranges. In total, 5038 records of 13 species (Apodemus agrarius, Apodemus uralensis, Arvicola a...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,426 Views
17 Pages

31 October 2024

Increasing temperatures due to climate change can favor more thermophilic species, allowing them to expand their territories northward. For the Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina), climate change may facilitate further range expansion as higher...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geospatial Data in Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,955 Views
17 Pages

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Co-Composting of Green Waste and Kitchen Waste at Different Ratios

  • Junhao Gu,
  • Suyan Li,
  • Xiangyang Sun,
  • Rongsong Zou,
  • Binru Song,
  • Di Wang,
  • Hui Wang and
  • Yalin Li

6 September 2025

With the rapid expansion of urban green spaces and the increasing amount of domestic waste, efficient and sustainable treatment of green waste (GW) and kitchen waste (KW) has become a pressing issue. Co-composting offers a green and low-carbon soluti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
896 Views
20 Pages

Genetic Characterization of the Rayed Pearl Oyster Pinctada radiata in the Eastern Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean)

  • Mirela Petrić,
  • Rino Stanić,
  • Tena Ćurko,
  • Biljana Apostolska,
  • Antonela Sovulj,
  • Mate Šantić and
  • Željka Trumbić

30 March 2026

Background/Objectives: Non-indigenous species are increasingly reshaping Mediterranean marine ecosystems, particularly under ongoing climate warming. The rayed pearl oyster Pinctada radiata, a thermophilic species originating from the Indo-Pacific re...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetics, Diversity and Evolution of Molluscs)
  • Interesting Images
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,923 Views
9 Pages

A Tale of Two Sisters: The Southerner Pinna rudis Is Getting North after the Regional Extinction of the Congeneric P. nobilis (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

  • Alice Oprandi,
  • Stefano Aicardi,
  • Annalisa Azzola,
  • Fabio Benelli,
  • Marco Bertolino,
  • Carlo Nike Bianchi,
  • Mariachiara Chiantore,
  • Maria Paola Ferranti,
  • Ilaria Mancini and
  • Monica Montefalcone
  • + 2 authors

13 February 2024

In the Mediterranean Sea, the bivalve genus Pinna is represented by two species: the endemic Pinna nobilis and the (sub)tropical Atlantic Pinna rudis. P. rudis is generally less common and mostly restricted to the warmer regions of the western Medite...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Ligurian Sea and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC): Biodiversity Conservation in a Temperate Marine Environment under Threat)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,999 Views
20 Pages

Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants Circulating among Thermophilic Campylobacter Isolates Recovered from Broilers in Ireland Over a One-Year Period

  • Caoimhe T. Lynch,
  • Helen Lynch,
  • Sarah Burke,
  • Kayleigh Hawkins,
  • Colin Buttimer,
  • Conor Mc Carthy,
  • John Egan,
  • Paul Whyte,
  • Declan Bolton and
  • Brigid Lucey
  • + 1 author

Campylobacteriosis is the leading cause of human bacterial gastroenteritis, very often associated with poultry consumption. Thermophilic Campylobacter (Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli) isolates (n = 158) recovered from broiler neck skin a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phage Diversity for Research and Application)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,123 Views
17 Pages

Land Suitability Analysis for Forests in Lebanon as a Tool for Informing Reforestation under Climate Change Conditions

  • Noura Jezzini,
  • Nadine Nassif,
  • Valentina Mereu,
  • Ghaleb Faour,
  • Georges Hassoun and
  • Maurizio Mulas

17 September 2023

Along with the concept of improving reforestation efforts in Lebanon, this study aimed to provide a land suitability analysis for forest species in Lebanon while considering the effect of climate change. Herein, the soil evaluation criteria developed...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
458 Views
30 Pages

Apparent Greening Masks Ecohydrological Decline: A Multi-Index Multitemporal Assessment of the Sumapaz Páramo, Colombia

  • David Esteban Fonseca Aragón,
  • Carlos Andrés Caro Camargo and
  • Jose Julián Villate Corredor

8 July 2026

The Sumapaz páramo, the most extensive continuous páramo complex on a global scale and a strategic component in the hydrological regulation of central Colombia, is undergoing a progressive ecohydrological degradation whose integrated ch...

(This article belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,901 Views
35 Pages

Paleoenvironments of the Last Interglacial–Glacial Transition on the East European Plain: Insights into Climate-Driven Ecosystem Dynamics

  • E. Ershova,
  • S. Kuzmina,
  • S. Sycheva,
  • I. Zyuganova,
  • E. Izumova,
  • A. Zharov,
  • V. Yu. Kuznetsov,
  • F. Maksimov,
  • S. Kolesnikov and
  • E. Ponomarenko
  • + 1 author

11 November 2025

A multiproxy study of a new Pleistocene locality at Ivantzevo, Moscow Region, was conducted to reconstruct paleoenvironments from the Middle Pleistocene to the Last Pleniglacial. Lacustrine deposits and peat accumulated in a wetland within a fluviogl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,729 Views
21 Pages

Effects of Different Operation Years of Photovoltaic Power Stations on Vegetation and Soil Characteristics in Temperate Deserts

  • Yaoxin Yu,
  • Tao Chen,
  • Shijun Ma,
  • Ya Tian,
  • Qing Li,
  • Zhaoshan Cai,
  • Lijun Zhao,
  • Xiaoni Liu,
  • Jianhua Xiao and
  • Yafei Shi

9 October 2025

The rapid expansion of photovoltaic installations in arid and semi-arid regions has altered regional water–heat regimes, triggering complex responses in vegetation recovery and soil processes. However, systematic assessments of ecological resto...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Systems and Management)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
712 Views
14 Pages

Objective: Naegleria fowleri, known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a thermophilic, freshwater amoeba causing primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a disease that progresses rapidly from symptom onset to death. Climate change is causing surf...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,926 Views
20 Pages

Diagnostic Species Diversity Pattern Can Provide Key Information on Vegetation Change: An Insight into High Mountain Habitats in Central Apennines

  • Marco Varricchione,
  • Valter Di Cecco,
  • Lucia A. Santoianni,
  • Angela Stanisci,
  • Mirko Di Febbraro,
  • Luciano Di Martino and
  • Maria Laura Carranza

3 September 2021

High mountain ecosystems are hotspots of biodiversity that are highly vulnerable to climate warming and land use change. In Europe, high mountain habitats are included in the EC Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive) and the identification of pract...