Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Centre
(MarCEC)
About MarCEC
The Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Centre – MarCEC aims at developing practical and sustainable solutions for our unique coastal and marine environment, undertaking environmental research to build an economically and environmentally sustainable future in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
To achieve this, MarCEC will be taking a holistic approach, working in parallel with the other CMMI Centres in monitoring the condition of our marine environment, while conducting at the same time proactive applied research to develop practical solutions to the challenges that coastal and marine ecosystems face, including the understanding of ecological processes, focusing on vulnerable/priority species and habitats as well as the development and management of Marine Protected Areas. Moreover, it will support the national agenda on Marine Spatial Planning in cooperation with respective authorities and stakeholders.
Contact information: MarCEC@cmmi.blue
Recent publications:
- Ragkousis, M. et al. (2023) Unpublished Mediterranean and Black Sea records of marine alien, cryptogenic, and neonative species. BioInvasions Records 12 (in press)
- Rossi, S., Bramanti, L., Horta, P., Allcock, L., Carreiro-Silva, M., Coppari, M., Denis, V., Hadjioannou, L., et al. (2022). Protecting global marine animal forests. Science. 376(6596):929. doi: 10.1126/science.abq7583
- Papageorgiou, M., Hadjioannou, L., Jimenez, C., Georgiou, A., Petrou, A. (2022). Understanding the interactions between cetaceans and other megafauna with the albacore tuna fishery: A case study from the Cyprus’ pelagic longline fishery. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:868464. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.868464
- Dimitriou, P. D., Santi, I., Moraitis, M. Tsikopoulou, P., Pitta, I., Karakassis, I. (2022) Benthic-pelagic coupling in the oligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean: A synthesis of the HYPOXIA project results. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:886335. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.886335
- Peyton, K., Hadjistylli, M., Tziortzis, I., Erotokritou, E., Demetriou, M., Samuel, Y., Anastasi, V., Fyttis, G., Hadjioannou, L., et al. (2022). Using expert-elicitation to deliver biodiversity monitoring priorities on a Mediterranean island. PLoS ONE. 17(3): e0256777. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256777
- Kousteni, V., Papageorgiou, M., Rovatsos, M., Thasitis, I., Hadjioannou, L. (2021). First genetically confirmed records of the little gulper shark Centrophorus uyato (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from Cypriot waters. Biodivers. Data J. 9: e71837. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e71837
- Papageorgiou, N., Dimitriou, P. D., Moraitis, M., Massa, F., Fezzardi, D., Karakassis, I. (2021). Changes in the Mediterranean fish farm sector towards a more sustainable approach: A closer look at temporal spatial and technical shifts. Ocean Coast Manag. Volume 214, 15 November 2021
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