L'île de Port-Cros a été au centre d'une activité culturelle forte autour de la littérature au cours du XXème siècle, notamment entre les deux guerres mondiales, avec la présence des auteurs de la Nouvelle Revue française (NRF).
We studied Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) behavior in the northern Mediterranean Sea, using conventional boat-based survey methods, including a towed hydrophone array.
Biotic indices, which reflect the quality of the environment, are widely used in the marine realm. Sometimes, key species or ecosystem engineers are selected for this purpose.
In the context of the 2010-2012 French Pelagos Sanctuary Research program, GECEM, in partnership with GIS3M and EcoOcéan Institut, conducted a study on the Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) population in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea.
Mots clés : Posidonia oceanica, récifs-barrières, formations récifales, patrimoine naturel, services écosystémiques, gestion de la zone littorale
L’édification de formations récifales par la magnoliophyte marine méditerranéenne Posidonia oceanica est due à la montée de la matte, ensemble constitué par les rhizomes et les racines et dont les interstices sont colmatés par le sédiment piégé par la canopée de feuilles.
Mots clés : Conservation status, Cystoseira amentacea, Human pressure, Mapping, Mediterranean Sea, Long-term study
Cystoseira amentacea is a Mediterranean endemic alga thriving on very shallow rocky substrates. It has been considered as a threatened species, having experienced a steady decline and is therefore protected by international conventions.
Mots clés : Bagaud island, ecological restoration, invasive species removal, native plant community, Port-Cros national Park, seed banks
Biological invasions are one of the world’s leading causes of biodiversity loss. Islands are particularly good models for studying the impact of invasive species.
