Mediterranean

An Insight Review of Coastal Erosion and Shoreline Detection in the Mediterranean

Byadmin

This report examines the extent of research on coastal erosion and the developing techniques for identifying shorelines in the Mediterranean region. The Insight Review consolidates findings from scientific literature, employing advanced remote sensing technologies, AI machine learning algorithms, and geospatial analytic methodologies. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of the issues encountered by Mediterranean coastlines…

New records of introduced species in the Mediterranean (August 2024)

Byadmin

This Collective article presents 18 introduced taxa in the Mediterranean Sea, belonging to seven phyla and documented at 22 new locations and seven countries spanning from the Levantine to the western Mediterranean. These records include the first country records of the African mussel Perna perna (Syria), the sea slug species complex Elysia cf. marginata-grandifolia (Cyprus),…

Floating offshore wind potential for Mediterranean countries

Byadmin

Floating offshore wind is a promising renewable energy source for several Mediterranean Countries. The exploitation of this resource will contribute to reducing carbon dependence and support the clean energy transition towards a climate neutral Europe. This work presents a novel methodology for estimating spatially-resolved Levelised Cost of Energy and offshore wind energy potential to provide…

Technical and economic challenges for floating offshore wind deployment in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea

Byadmin

Offshore wind is nowadays already well developed in the North European countries. Ninety-nine percent of the offshore wind turbines are installed on fixed foundations in shallow waters. For areas with water depth greater than 50–60 m, the floating wind is the cheapest and mostly used technology. This technology is going to reach the commercial phase in…

Achieving the impossible: prevention and eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems

Byadmin

An in-depth analysis of the mechanistic processes underlying the evolution and ecophysiology of typical invasive plants such as Carpobrotus spp., Acacia spp., Agave spp., and Opuntia spp. in Mediterranean-type ecosystems >>> Munné-Bosch, S. Trends in Plant Science 29, 437-446 (2024) Recent related articles in this category