An introduction to Mediterranean deep-sea biology

Abstract

This chapter presents the state of the art concerning the deep-sea Mediterranean environment: geology, hydrology, biology and fisheries. These are the fields of study dealt with in the scientific papers of this volume. The authors are specialists who have addressed their research to the Mediterranean deep-sea environment during the last years. This introduction is an overview but not an exhaustive review.

Keywords

• mediterranean
• marine environment
• geology
• hydrology
• biology
• fisheries