In this study, inexpensive and environmentally friendly aerogel insulation composites were synthesized using diatomite. During the synthesis, raw diatomite, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMS) were used as binders and only water was used as solvent. The freeze-drying method enables the formation of an aerogel structure with low density (0.114 g/cm 3 ) and high porosity (91.50%), making it suitable for app...

The Collective Article ‘New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records’ of the Mediterranean Marine Science journal offers the means to publish biodiversity records in the Mediterranean Sea. The current article is divided in two parts, for records of alien and native species respectively. The new records of alien species include: the red alga Asparagopsis taxiformis (Crete and Lakonicos Gulf) (Greece); the red alga Grateloupia turutur...

In this paper, we describe the pelagic and benthic ecosystem of the Golden Horn estuary opening into the Marmara Sea. To improve the water quality of the estuary, which had long been subject to severe anthropogenic pollution (industrial, chemical, shipping), industrial facilities were moved from the estuary in the 1980s, followed by a rehabilitation plan in the 1990s. Our results, based on chemical parameters and phytoplankton...