Introduction Current manifestations of anthropogenic stressors on coastal ecosystems have intensified the need for a more profound understanding of trophic interactions, particularly under the ongoing climate change that is triggering the rewiring of food webs globally. Methods Herein, we present the development of an Ecopath model for the Eastern Ionian Sea (EIS; Central Mediterranean) in 1998-2000, the parameterization and f...

The Mediterranean endemic fan mussel Pinna nobilis is suffering an ongoing basin-scale mass mortality event (MME) since 2016. As most Mediterranean populations have collapsed, the species has been declared as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of threatened species. In an effort to track the progress of the MME and provide updated information on the status of the species in the Greek seas, we compiled data collected th...