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This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of Marine Biology, Ecology, paleoclimatology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography, Zoology, Botany, Aquatic Photosynthesis, Socioeconomics, Mariculture,  Mediterranean History and Science of Humanity.   Beginning with the birth of the Mediterranean Sea and its myths. From coral to fish, an introduction is given to its major inhabitants of plants and animals past and present. The chapters illustrate how organisms interact as part of the structure and function of the Sea's main ecosystems. The rise of the Mediterranean as the cradle of the Western Civilization leads to a discourse on the status of human interaction with the sea. Accelerating global climate change, water warming, ocean acidification and sea level rise, and analyses of their effects on key organisms, entire ecosystems and  human socioeconomics are given. Forecasting and predictions are presented taking into account different future scenarios from the IPCC (International Panel on Climate Change).   The volume is richly illustrated in color, with an extensive bibliography. A valuable addition to the limited literature in the field, offering up-to-date broad coverage merging science and humanities.

Geology --- Mediterranean Sea. --- Mare Nostrum --- Environment. --- Aquatic ecology. --- Microbial ecology. --- Plant ecology. --- Marine sciences. --- Freshwater. --- Environmental economics. --- Marine & Freshwater Sciences. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Plant Ecology. --- Environmental Economics. --- Marine Sciences. --- Aquatic biology. --- Economics --- Environmental quality --- Botany --- Plants --- Ecology --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Microbiology --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Aquatic sciences --- Biology --- Ocean sciences --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Aquatic ecology . --- Aquatic biology --- Fresh waters --- Freshwater --- Freshwaters --- Inland water --- Inland waters --- Water --- Floristic ecology

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This volume presents a broad panorama of the current status of research of invertebrate animals considered belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, such as hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, and coral. In this book the Cnidarians are traced from the Earth’s primordial oceans, to their response to the warming and acidifying oceans. Due to the role of corals in the carbon and calcium cycles, various aspects of cnidarian calcification are discussed. The relation of the Cnidaria with Mankind is approached, in accordance with the Editors’ philosophy of bridging the artificial schism between science, arts and Humanities. Cnidarians' encounters with humans result in a broad spectrum of medical emergencies that are reviewed. The final section of the volume is devoted to the role of Hydra and Medusa in mythology and art. .

Hydrosphere --- Hydrobiology --- General ecology and biosociology --- Biology --- Animal ethology and ecology. Sociobiology --- Invertebrates --- Water supply. Water treatment. Water pollution --- Hunting. Fishery. Aquaculture --- dierenecologie --- invertebraten --- zoet water --- aquacultuur --- biologie --- water --- waterverontreiniging --- ecologie --- wetenschappen --- zeeën --- waterbeheer --- oceanografie --- Oceans. Seas. Sea Link