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Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean region is a climate change hotspot, where the respective impacts of warming are very pronounced and relatively well documented. One of the major impacts of sea surface temperature rise in the marine coastal ecosystems is the occurrence of mass mortality events (MMEs). The Mass Mortality Events (MME) database reported here is a collaborative initiative involving more than 30 research institutions from 10 Mediterranean countries including EU and non-EU countries. This initiative aims to facilitate the access to information (published in scientific journals and gray literature or still unpublished) related to Mediterranean MMEs. The main objectives of the initiative are to (i) assemble and standardize existing information on MMEs ; (ii) identify geographic gaps that need to be addressed through future monitoring and research efforts ; (iii) assess species vulnerability to MMEs and identify observation taxonomic gaps ; (iv) foster the analysis of the relationship between MMEs and environmental conditions, with an emphasis on marine heat waves ; (v) provide an unrestricted, open-source and easy access dataset ; (vi) ensure transparency and clarity regarding the origin of each dataset and adequate data citation and (vii) provide information for the assessment of the impact of MMEs on the biodiversity and socio-economic activities.

climate change, ocean warming, marine heat wave impacts, marine disease, marine conservation and protection

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