First finding of live specimens of non-native copepod Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus, 1770) in the Sea of Marmara by Melek İşinibilir, Leonid Svetlichny, Ahmet Erkan Kıdeyş

“…Transportation of C. finmarchicus to the Sea of Marmara is possible either via the lower current from the Aegean Sea or through the ballast waters of vessels. …”
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Lethal grip for an endangered endemic frog: The freshwater crab Potamon karpathos (Decapoda, Potamidae) preys on Karpathos water frog Pelophylax cerigensis (Anura, Ranidae) by Apostolos Christopoulos, Christos Kotselis, Dinos Protopappas, Vassia Spaneli, Panayiotis Pafilis

“…Pelophylax cerigensis is an endangered, endemic species exclusively found on the Rhodes and Karpathos Islands in the South Aegean Sea, Greece. The Karpathos population is at risk due to limited suitable habitats and a scarcity of freshwater bodies on the island. …”
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STABILIZATION OF A FAILED SLOPE WITH PILED STRUCTURES by M. Rifat KAHYAOĞLU, Gökhan İMANÇLI

“…Neogene aged units of a densely populated region of Western Turkey along the Aegean Sea coastline is susceptible to landslides causing frequent economic loss especially following raining seasons. …”
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A reclassification of the millipede superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea, with descriptions of two new species from the Aegean region (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) by Sergei Golovatch

“…Two new species are described from caves in several Greek islands in the Aegean Sea: Galliocookia gracilis sp. n., a presumed troglobite from Rhodes, Dodecanese Islands, and Sphaeroparia simplex sp. n., likely a troglophile from Kithnos, Cyclades, and Chios, Eastern Sporades. …”
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Effectiveness of the Geoeducational Assessment Method (GEOAM) in Unveiling Geoeducational Potential: A Case Study of Samos by George Zafeiropoulos, Hara Drinia

“…Leveraging a case study involving four geotopes on the island of Samos, Aegean Sea, Greece, this study examines the strengths and limitations of the GEOAM approach, aiming to comprehensively elucidate its efficacy. …”
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Greek Employers’ Attitudes to Employing People with Disabilities: Effects of the Type of Disability by Anastasia Zissi, Costas Rontos, Dimitris Papageorgiou, Christina Pierrakou, Sotiris Chtouris

“…The study sample comprised 102 local employers with small-sized retail trade and service businesses located in semi-urban areas of Lesvos and Chios, Greek islands in the North Aegean Sea. The results show that employers’ attitudes differed depending on the type of disability; most respondents believed that it would be easier for people with diabetes, thalassaemia or renal insufficiency to gain employment than those with schizophrenia, blindness, learning disability or depression.…”
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New distribution records of Orthoptera of Greece by Sotiris Alexiou

“…We confirm the presence of Mogoplistes brunneus Serville, 1838 at the Aegean Sea. Lastly, Paranocarodes chopardi Pechev, 1965 is reported as new to Macedonia and sound production in that species is discussed for the first time.…”
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A seaside resort in an island of the Aegean by Kriezis, Constantine Anthony

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Does exposure to the refugee crisis make natives more hostile? by Hangartner, D, Dinas, E, Marbach, M, Matakos, K, Xefteris, D

“…We exploit a natural experiment in the Aegean Sea, where Greek islands close to the Turkish coast experienced a sudden and massive increase in refugee arrivals, while similar islands slightly farther away did not. …”

Levelized cost of energy to evaluate the economic viability of floating offshore wind in the European Atlantic and Mediterranean by A. Martinez, G. Iglesias

“…Regions with the smallest costs of energy (∼95 EUR/MWh) are those featuring the greatest wind resource: off Great Britain, Ireland, over the North Sea, NW Iberian Peninsula, the Gulf of Lyon and Aegean Sea.…”
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Numerical Reservoir Modeling of High Enthalpy Geothermal Fields in Greece by Polyanthi Trimi, Vassilis Gaganis, Sofia Stamataki

“…Ongoing research into geothermal energy sources in Greece has indicated various high enthalpy reservoirs that have not yet been exploited, although the Aegean Sea volcanic arc has proven to be of great potential. …”
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The interaction of northern wind flow with the complex topography of Crete Island – Part 1: Observational study by I. Koletsis, K. Lagouvardos, V. Kotroni, A. Bartzokas

“…During summer, when northerly winds are blowing over the Aegean Sea (a large number of which are characterized as Etesians), the highly complex topography of Crete plays an important role in the modification of this northern wind flow. …”
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A Review of the Marine Crab Fisheries in the Turkish Seas by Harlıoğlu Muzaffer Mustafa, Farhadi Ardavan, Ateş Abdullah Suat

“…Previous records reported that Turkey had 102 brachyuran crab species, only five of them being economically important, but this review identifies two more species, Inachus phalangium and Ashtoret lunaris. The Aegean Sea has more crab species than the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. …”
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The Sea Slug Tethys fimbria Linnaeus, 1767 (Nudibranchia: Tethydidae) Expands its Distribution Northwards to the Sea of Marmara by Nur Eda Topçu, Cansu Saraçoğlu

“…This species had previously been reported during spawning in a recent study conducted in the southern part of the Çanakkale Strait (the Dardanelles Strait that connects the Marmara Sea with the Aegean Sea). Prior to 2022 there had been no reports of this conspicuous species from the Marmara Sea in the scientific literature or in photo-records among divers. …”
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Frequency Dependent Attenuation Characteristics of Body Waves in Büyük Menderes Graben by Alper Demirci, Tolga Bekler

“…In this study, 66 earthquake data, along the faults of northern boundary of the Büyük Menderes Graben and their continuations in the Aegean Sea, were used to reveal the body wave attenuation characterization of the region. …”
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The Relation of Female Characters to Nature in the Turkish Series Wounded Love (2016–2018): Ecofeminist Approaches by Fazıla Derya Agiş

“…The ecological metaphorical spaces associated with the images of Turkish and Greek women trying to preserve the family continuity during the liberation war of Turkey will be analyzed; such ecological spaces include the Aegean Sea, forests, and roads of Izmir, Ankara, and Salonica. …”
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School and Student Families’ Communication Techniques and Relevant Practices in a Social Pedagogical Context: Primary School Principals’ Views in Greece during the Economic Crisis...

“…The study included 80 participating principals, who served in primary schools of Cyclades (an island group in the Aegean Sea) during the first semester of 2011. The results show that, apart from gender, all the above factors differentiate the principals’ views regarding the usage rate of the school’s communication techniques and practices with the parents. …”
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Byzantine Theme of Chios by Anton S. Mokhov

“…The author believes that the reign of Basil II (976-1025) was marked by the mikra themata in Balkans and on Aegean Sea islands. They were in need of effective border defense. …”
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Coccolithophore export in three deep-sea sites of the Aegean and Ionian Seas (Eastern Mediterranean): biogeographical patterns and biogenic carbonate fluxes by Skampa, E, Triantaphyllou, MV, Dimiza, MD, Gogou, A, Malinverno, E, Stavrakakis, S, Parinos, C, Panagiotopoulos, IP, Tselenti, D, Archontikis, O, Baumann, K-H

“…Overall, in the North Aegean Sea, coccolithophore fluxes are strongly dependent on surface waters nutrients enrichment due to winter vertical water column mixing, riverine inputs and Black Sea water inflows, while the fertilization and/or formation of fast-sinking aggregates due to episodic dust input event are affecting the coccolithophore fluxes in the Cretan and Ionian Seas. …”

The Influence of Meteorological Parameters on PM_2.5 Concentrations on the Aegean Islands by Kyriaki-Maria Fameli, Anna-Maria Kotrikla, Panayiotis Kalkavouras, Amalia Polydoropoulou

“…A network of low-cost sensors operates at six islands in the Aegean Sea (Lemnos, Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Syros and Rhodes) providing real-time PM_2.5 concentrations to the public. …”
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