The Mediterranean coral Cladocora caespitosa is a key species in temperate marine ecosystems, contributing to reef-building processes. However, it faces increasing threats from climate change, pollution, and human activities, in shallow coastal areas in particular This study presents a baseline monitoring project implemented in the Amvrakikos Gulf, Greece, in order to assess the distribution, health, and environmental drivers...

Mediterranean mountainous areas and their valuable natural resources have long been attractive to human societies. The Peloponnese (southern Greece), with its complex topographic and climatic variability, has been the scenery for the development of numerous human communities. The existing paleovegetation records from the region derive mainly from lowland sites, while the vegetation succession of the mountains is not clearly un...

The Kotychi Lagoon (western Peloponnese, Greece), together with other coastal wetlands such as Pappas, Prokopos and Lamia, is part of the wider area of the Strofylia Wetlands National Park and Protected Areas of Western Peloponnese, which has been protected by the Ramsar convention since 1971 and classified as a Natura 2000 area due to its high diversity and ecological value. This study aimed to estimate the water surface evol...

The Prokopos Lagoon is part of the Kotychi Strofilias National Wetlands Park, which is supervised by the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change of Greece. The lagoon is situated at the northwestern coast of the Peloponnese and is protected by the Ramsar Convention. It is an important ecosystem with ecological services providing habitats for many plants and animals and essential goods and services for humans as well...