Due to its particular characteristics, the Mediterranean Sea is often viewed as a microcosm of the World Ocean.
Across these two books, the reader will find 13 chapters that examine the geology, physics, chemistry and biology of the Ligurian Sea ? always with the goal of providing key elements of oceanography in a changing world..
This is the first volume, in a two-volume series, that summarizes this research.
This is especially true of the Ligurian Sea where, due to its geology, oceanic conditions are found close to the coast.
As such, 30 years ago, an offshore time-series site provided a fresh impetus to a long history of marine biology research, which has generated a very important body of data and knowledge.
The Mediterranean is therefore an ideal site to examine, in order to better understand a number of key oceanographic phenomena.
Its proportionally-reduced dimensions and peculiar hydrological circulation render it susceptible to environmental and climatic constraints, which are rapidly evolving.
Due to its particular characteristics, the Mediterranean Sea is often viewed as a microcosm of the World Ocean
