New records and rare occurrences of fish species from the Mediterranean coast of Israel

The Nile soft-shelled turtle (Trionyx triunguis) is distributed between Dalyan and Samandağ throughout the Mediterranean coast in Turkey. The Mediterranean subpopulation of the Nile soft-shelled turtle is listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List Categories. This investigation aimed to determinate levels of genetic variations and patterns of genetic structures among Mediterranean populations in Turkey by using T. triunguis-specific microsatellite primers. A total of 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci were studied among samples of 121 individuals collected from five populations in Turkey. Of 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci used, 3 new were identified in this study. The genetic differentiation among the 5 studied populations of T. triunguis was significant (p 0.001). The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) indicated that genetic variations occurred mainly within populations (89.7%) rather than among populations (10.3%). Structure analysis showed presence of two main groups among the Mediterranean T. triunguis populations. However genetic variations among populations were not correlated with geographic distance between the locations. Analysis of data showed that one of the populations (Dalyan) had undergone a bottleneck effect. Migration analysis indicates that T. triunguis migrates between five Mediterranean populations in Turkey. We concluded that based on our results the status of ‘critically endangered’ of T. triunguis should be maintained. Long term population genetic survey studies should be undertaken and changes in habitats of T. triunguis populations, as well as their population size and structure should be monitored for each population to be able to establish a clear strategy for protection of T. triunguis.

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New records of the Alpine shrew Sorex alpinus (Schinz, 1837) and the Mediterranean water shrew Neomys anomalus (Cabrera, 1907) in the Sudetes, Poland

Fragmenta Faunistica ◽

10.3161/00159301ff2007.50.1.071 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 71-75

Author(s):

Jolanta Bartmańska ◽

Magdalena Moska

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Mediterranean Water

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The formation of the Egyptian Arabic dialect area

10.1093/oso/9780198701378.003.0003 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Peter Behnstedt ◽

Manfred Woidich

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Coast ◽

External Factors ◽

Internal Factors ◽

Dialect Contact ◽

Historical Information ◽

Egyptian Arabic ◽

Transitional Area ◽

The Mediterranean

This chapter deals with the sedentary dialects of Egypt, excluding the bedouin dialects of Sinai and the Libyan bedouin dialects on the Mediterranean coast. It attempts to combine historical information on the settlement of Arabic tribes in Egypt with accounts of present-day Egyptian dialects and those of the regions from which those tribes came, initially Yemen and the Levant, later Hejaz, and then the Maghreb. The diversity of the Egyptian Arabic dialect area is partly explained by external factors, namely different layers of arabization over centuries. It is also explained by internal factors, namely dialect contact, which implies phenomena such as hyperdialectisms. Egypt is seen as a dialect area in its own right, but one that shows phenomena of a transitional area between the Arab East and West. A case study of Alexandria deals with dialect death. The role of substrata is discussed, but is considered negligible.

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Floristic patterns and ecological drivers of sand dune ecosystem along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt

Arid Land Research and Management ◽

10.1080/15324982.2018.1564147 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 388-411 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohamed Abdelaal ◽

Dalia Ahmed ◽

Mauro Fois ◽

Giuseppe Fenu ◽

Gianluigi Bacchetta

Keyword(s):

Sand Dune ◽

Mediterranean Coast ◽

Floristic Patterns ◽

The Mediterranean

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Advances in Egyptian Mediterranean Coast Climate Change Monitoring

Water ◽

10.3390/w13131870 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (13) ◽

pp. 1870

Author(s):

Matteo Gentilucci ◽

Abdelraouf A. Moustafa ◽

Fagr Kh. Abdel-Gawad ◽

Samira R. Mansour ◽

Maria Rosaria Coppola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Fish Species ◽

Mitochondrial Gene ◽

Mediterranean Coast ◽

Sea Surface ◽

Homogeneity Test ◽

Sea Surface Temperatures ◽

Climate Trends ◽

Surface Temperatures ◽

Lessepsian Species

This paper characterizes non-indigenous fish species (NIS) and analyses both atmospheric and sea surface temperatures for the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1991 to 2020, in relation to previous reports in the same areas. Taxonomical characterization depicts 47 NIS from the Suez Canal (Lessepsian/alien) and 5 from the Atlantic provenance. GenBank accession number of the NIS mitochondrial gene, cytochrome oxidase 1, reproductive and commercial biodata, and a schematic Inkscape drawing for the most harmful Lessepsian species were reported. For sea surface temperatures (SST), an increase of 1.2 °C to 1.6 °C was observed using GIS software. The lack of linear correlation between annual air temperature and annual SST at the same detection points (Pearson r) could suggest a difference in submarine currents, whereas the Pettitt homogeneity test highlights a temperature breakpoint in 2005–2006 that may have favoured the settlement of non-indigenous fauna in the coastal sites of Damiette, El Arish, El Hammam, Alexandria, El Alamain, and Mersa Matruh, while there seems to be a breakpoint present in 2001 for El Sallum. This assessment of climate trends is in good agreement with the previous sightings of non-native fish species. New insights into the assessment of Egyptian coastal climate change are discussed.

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Storm Energy Flux Characterization along the Mediterranean Coast of Andalusia (Spain)

Water ◽

10.3390/w11030509 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 509 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Rosa Molina ◽

Giorgio Manno ◽

Carlo Lo Re ◽

Giorgio Anfuso ◽

Giuseppe Ciraolo

Keyword(s):

Energy Flux ◽

Wave Climate ◽

Mediterranean Coast ◽

Storm Events ◽

Cumulative Energy ◽

Weather Forecasts ◽

Wave Energy Flux ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Definition Of ◽

Storm Characteristics

This paper investigates wave climate and storm characteristics along the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, for the period 1979–2014, by means of the analysis of wave data on four prediction points obtained from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Normally, to characterize storms, researchers use the so-called “power index”. In this paper, a different approach was adopted based on the assessment of the wave energy flux of each storm, using a robust definition of sea storm. During the investigated period, a total of 2961 storm events were recorded. They were classified by means of their associated energy flux into five classes, from low- (Class I) to high-energetic (Class V). Each point showed a different behavior in terms of energy, number, and duration of storms. Nine stormy years, i.e., years with a high cumulative energy, were recorded in 1980, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2010, and 2013.

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