<p>PART I: Geology, chemical and physical oceanography</p><p>1. The Geological origins and paleoceanographic history of the Mediterranean region: Tethys to Present</p><p>2. A channeled shelf fan initiated by flooding of The Black Sea</p><p>3. Past, present and future patterns of the thermohaline circulation and characteristic water masses of the Mediterranean Sea</p><p>4. Past, present and future patterns in the nutrient chemistry of the Eastern Mediterranean</p><p>5. Marine chemosynthesis in the Mediterranean Sea </p><p>PART II: Ecology: Taxa and Trophic Levels </p><p>6. Microbial components</p><p>7. Mediterranean Sea - Primary Productivity</p><p>8. Autochthonous seaweeds</p><p>9. Autochthonous seagrasses</p><p>10. Alien benthic algae and seagrasses in the Mediterranean Sea and their connection to global warming</p><p>11. The zooplankton</p><p>12. Zoobenthos</p><p>13. Foraminifera</p><p>14. Mediterranean corals through time: from Miocene to present</p><p>15. Mediterranean coral population dynamics: a tale of 20 years of field studies</p><p>16. The making of the Mediterranean molluscan biodiversity</p><p>17. Recent variations in the distribution of autochthonous marine molluscs in the Mediterranean Sea</p><p>18. Advances in predicting the impacts of global warming on the mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Mediterranean Sea</p><p>19. Holoplanktonic Mollusca: development in the Mediterranean Basin during the last 30 million years and their future</p><p>20. Ocean acidification and warming effects on Crustacea: possible future scenarios</p><p>21. Bryozoan constructions in a changing Mediterranean Sea</p><p>22. The fishes of the Mediterranean a biota under siege</p><p>23. Physiological responses of marine animals towards adaptation to climate changes </p><p>Part III: Global Climate Change and Ecosystem Effects </p><p>24. A comparative analysis of trophic structure and functioning in large-scale Mediterranean marine ecosystems</p><p>25. Bioconstructions in the Mediterranean: present and future</p><p>26. Marine bioerosion</p><p>27. Metamorphoses: Bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea</p><p>28. Future trends of Mediterranean biodiversity</p><p>29. Regime shifts in the marine environment: How do they affect ecosystem services? </p><p>PART IV: Mediterranean Man and Sea: Myths, origins, challenges and opportunities </p><p>30. Mediterranean culture and climatic change: past patterns and future trends</p><p>31. The Mediterranean human population: an Anthropological Genetics perspective</p><p>32. The Mediterranean and the voices transported by time</p><p>33. Mediterranean royal purple: Biology through ritual</p><p>34. Socioeconomic Aspects: Human migrations, Tourism and Fisheries</p><p>35. Effect of climatic and anthropogenic disturbances on sponge fisheries</p><p>36. Seafood safety and human health implications</p><p>37. Mediterranean aquaculture in a changing climate</p><p>38. Climate change, extreme weather events and health effects</p><p>39. Conflicts and Security Risks of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region</p><p>40. Developing Resource Management and Marine Policy for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea</p><p> </p><p>
