CIESM WORKSHOP MONOGRAPHS ©   ISSN 1726-5886

CIESM WORKSHOP MONOGRAPHS
This collection of CIESM workshops on emerging issues by key experts in their field, was launched in 1997. More than forty volumes have already been published, presenting syntheses of the topics discussed. Details of their contents can be accessed by clicking on the meeting locations. You may access the table of contents and download the executive summary of each volume by clicking on the relevant city in the list below.

52 (in press) - Marine Hazards, Coastal Vulnerability and Risk (mis)Perceptions.
Istanbul(France), 4 - 7 December 2023 (original colour illustrations)

51 - Marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean sea and beyond.
Paris (France), 27 - 30 November 2023 (original colour illustrations)

50 - Engaging marine scientists and fishers to share knowledge and perceptions - Early lessons.
Paris (France), 18 - 21 April 2018 (580 refs - original colour illustrations)

49 - Searching for Bacterial Pathogens in the Digital Ocean.
Paris (France), 27 - 30 September 2017 (580 refs - original colour illustrations)

48 - Marine connectivity - migration and larval dispersal.
Soller (Spain), 9 - 12 March 2016 (580 refs - original colour illustrations)

47 - Submarine Canyon Dynamics in the Mediterranean and Tributary Seas - An integrated geological, oceanographic and biological perspective.
Sorrento (Italy), 15 - 18 April 2015 (580 refs - original colour illustrations)

46 - Marine litter in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Tirana (Albania), 18 - 21 June 2014 (473 refs - original colour illustrations)

45 - Marine extinctions – patterns and processes.
Valencia (Spain), 10 - 13 October 2012 (685 refs - original colour illustrations)

44 - Molecular adaptations of marine microbial life to extreme environments – Mediterranean opportunities.
Island of Samos (Greece), 12 - 15 October 2011

43 - Designing Med-SHIP: a Program for repeated oceanographic surveys.
Supetar (Brac Island, Croatia), 11 - 14 May 2011 (262 refs - original colour illustrations)

42 - Marine geo-hazards in the Mediterranean.
Nicosia (Cyprus), 2 - 5 February 2011, 192 p. (456 refs - original colour illustrations)

41 - Marine Peace Parks in the Mediterranean – a CIESM proposal.
Siracusa (Italy), 18 - 20 November 2010, 128 p. (306 refs - original colour illustrations)

40 - Phytoplankton responses to Mediterranean environmental changes.
Tunis (Tunisia), 7 - 10 October 2009, 120 p. (436 refs)

39 - Climate forcing and its impacts on the Black Sea marine biota.
Trabzon (Turkey), 3 - 6 June 2009, 152 p. (301 refs)

38 - Dynamics of Mediterranean deep waters.
Malta, 27 - 30 May 2009, 132 p. (197 refs)

37- Economic valuation of natural coastal and marine ecosystems.
Bodrum (Turkey), 22 - 25 October 2008, 112 p. (212 refs)

36 - Impacts of acidification on biological, chemical and physical systems in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Menton (France), 1 - 4 October 2008, 124 p. (265 refs)

35 - Climate warming and related changes in Mediterranean marine biota.
Helgoland (Germany), 27 - 31 May 2008, 152 p. (598 refs)

34 - Towards an integrated system of Mediterranean marine observatories.
La Spezia (Italy), 16 - 19 January 2008, 142 p. (234 refs)

33 - The Messinian Salinity Crisis from mega-deposits to microbiology – a consensus report.
Almeria
(Spain), 7 - 10 November 2007, 168 p. (447 refs)

32 - Impact of mariculture on coastal ecosystems.
Lisboa
(Portugal), 21 - 24 February 2007, 118 p. (439 refs)

31- Marine sciences and public health - some major issues.
Geneva
(Switzerland), 27 - 30 September 2006, 128 p. (356 refs)

30 - Fluxes of small and medium-size Mediterranean rivers: impact on coastal areas.
Trogir
(Croatia), 29 March - 1st April 2006, 112 p. (148 refs)

29 - Fluid seepages / mud volcanism in the Mediterranean and adjacent domains.
Bologna
(Italy), 19-22 October 2005, 155 p. (251 refs)

28 - Production and fate of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Mediterranean Sea.
Cambados
(Spain), 21-24 September 2005, 128 p. (423 refs)

27 - Strategies for understanding mesoscale processes.
Villefranche sur mer
(France), 25 - 28 May 2005, 131 p. (306 refs)

26 - Novel contaminants and pathogens in coastal waters.

Neuchatel
(Switzerland), 12 - 15 May 2004, 112 p. (337 refs)

25 - Investigating the roles of cetaceans in marine ecosystems.
Venice
(Italy), 28 - 31 January 2004, 143 p. (417 refs)

24 - Human records of recent geological evolution in the Mediterranean Basin - historical and archaeological evidence.
Santorini
, 22 - 25 October 2003, 152 p. (368 refs)

23 - Mare Incognitum? Exploring Mediterranean deep-sea biology.
Heraklion
, 2 - 5 July 2003, 128 p. (540 refs)

22 - Mediterranean biological time series.
Split
, 11 - 14 June 2003, 142 p. (391 refs)

21 - Ecology of marine viruses.
Banyuls
, 19 - 22 March 2003, 94 p. (222 refs)

20 - Alien marine organisms introduced by ships in the Mediterranean and Black seas.
Istanbul
, 6 - 9 November 2002, 136 p. (268 refs)

19 - Metal and radionuclides bioaccumulation in marine organisms.
Ancona
, 27 - 30 October 2002, 126 p. (354 refs)

18 - Erosion littorale en Méditerranée : dynamique, diagnostic et remèdes.
Tanger
, 18 - 21 septembre 2002, 102 p. (112 refs)

17 - Turbidite systems and deep-sea fans of the Mediterranean and the Black seas.
Bucharest
, 5 - 8 June 2002, 119 p. (173 refs)

16 - Tracking long-term hydrological change in the Mediterranean Sea.
Monaco
, 22 - 24 April 2002, 134 p. (122 refs)

15 - Mediterranean Mussel Watch. Designing a regional program for detecting radionuclides and trace-contaminants.
Marseille
, 18 - 20 April 2002, 133 p. (234 refs)

14 - Gelatinous zooplankton outbreaks: theory and practice.
Naples
, 29 August - 1st September 2001, 112 p. (240 refs)

13 - African continental margins of the Mediterranean Sea.
Djerba
, November 2000, 116 p. (218 refs)

12 - Fishing down the Mediterreanean food webs?
Kerkyra
, July 2000, 99 p. (190 refs)

11 - Investigating marine microbial loops : new tools and perspectives.
Zichron Yaakov
, May 2000, 76 p. (180 refs)

10 - The Eastern Mediterranean climatic transient : its origin, evolution and impact on the ecosystem.
Trieste
, March/April 2000, 86 p. (108 refs)

9 - Role of sea surface microlayer processes in the biogeochemistry of the Mediterranean Sea.
Paris
, France, December 1999, 76 p. (216 refs)

8 - Scientific design and monitoring of Mediterranean marine protected areas.
Porto Cesareo
, Italy, October 1999, 64 p. (90 refs)

7 - Precautionary approach to local fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea.
Kerkenna Island
, September 1999, 96 p. (126 refs)

6 - Mediterranean Scientific Drilling prospectives.
Granada
, June 1999, 192 p.

5 - Gaps in Mediterranean Fishery Science.
Dubrovnik
, June 1998, 39 p.

4 - Environnement littoral.
Marseilles
, October 1997, 45 p. (in French only)

3 - Ocean-atmosphere processes and biogeochemistry of the Mediterranean.
Bologna
, October 1997, 30 p. (6 p. refs)

2 - Current issues on marine microbiology.
Siena
, August 1997, 36 p.

1 - Marine biodiversity.
Nicosia
, May 1997, 70 p.