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Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile at Its Westernmost Biogeographical Limit (Northwestern Alboran Sea): Meadow Features and Plant Phenology

Oceans, 2023
Meadows of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica inhabit most infralittoral bottoms of the Mediterranean Sea and are considered one of the main climax stages of the infralittoral environment.
Ángel Mateo-Ramírez, Pablo Marina, Alejandro Martín-Arjona, Elena Bañares-España, José E. García Raso, José L. Rueda, Javier Urra   +6 more
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Free Pass Through the Pillars of Hercules? Genetic and Historical Insights Into the Recent Expansion of the Atlantic Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus to the West and the East of the Strait of Gibraltar

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The invasive Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus has considerably extended its distribution along the Gulf of Cadiz and Moroccan coasts in the northeast Atlantic.
Enrique González-Ortegón, Selina Berger, João Encarnação, Hicham Chairi, Pedro Morais, Pedro Morais, Maria Alexandra Teodósio, Francisco J. Oliva-Paterna, Christoph D. Schubart, Jose A. Cuesta   +9 more
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Aerosol properties over the western Mediterranean basin: temporal and spatial variability [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2015
This study focuses on the analysis of Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) aerosol data obtained over Alborán Island (35.90° N, 3.03° W, 15 m a.s.l.) in the western Mediterranean from July 2011 to January 2012. Additional aerosol data from the three nearest
H. Lyamani, A. Valenzuela, D. Perez-Ramirez, C. Toledano, M. J. Granados-Muñoz, F. J. Olmo, L. Alados-Arboledas   +6 more
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The Mediterranean outflow in the Strait of Gibraltar and its connection with upstream conditions in the Alborán Sea [PDF]

Ocean Science, 2017
The present study addresses the hypothesis that the Western Alborán Gyre in the Alborán Sea (the westernmost Mediterranean basin adjacent to the Strait of Gibraltar) influences the composition of the outflow through the Strait of Gibraltar.
J. García-Lafuente, C. Naranjo, S. Sammartino, J. C. Sánchez-Garrido, J. Delgado   +4 more
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Field comparison of sardine post-flexion larval growth and biochemical composition from three sites in the W Mediterranean (Ebro river coast, bays of Almería and Málaga)

Scientia Marina, 2006
Late larval stages of sardine (16-23 mm) were sampled during the 2003 spawning season in their nursery grounds located off the Ebro river mouth, on the Catalan coast, and in two bays of the Alborán Sea coasts, the Bay of Almería and the Bay of Málaga ...
Alberto Garcia, Dolores Cortes, Teodoro Ramírez, Castor Guisande, Jose Quintanilla, Francisco Alemany, José María Rodriguez, Juan P. Alvarez, Angel Carpena   +8 more
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Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) otoliths reveal growth differences between two areas of the Spanish Mediterranean Sea

Scientia Marina, 2017
Anchovy is a commercial species that supports large fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, anchovy is an essential element of the pelagic food web, playing a considerable role in connecting the lower and upper trophic levels.
Ana Ventero, Magdalena Iglesias, Begoña Villamor   +2 more
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Spatio-temporal variability of micro-, nano- and pico-phytoplankton in the Mediterranean Sea from satellite ocean colour data of SeaWiFS [PDF]

Ocean Science, 2015
The seasonal and year-to-year variability of the phytoplankton size class (PSC) spatial distribution has been examined in the Mediterranean Sea by using the entire time series of Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) space observations (1998 ...
M. Sammartino, A. Di Cicco, S. Marullo, R. Santoleri   +3 more
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Spatial Distribution and Potential Impact of Drifted Thalli of the Invasive Alga Rugulopteryx okamurae in Circalittoral and Bathyal Habitats of the Northern Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea

Diversity, 2023
The arrival of a new invasive alga, Rugulopteryx okamurae, in the Strait of Gibraltar (SoG) in 2015 marked an unprecedented milestone in the North African and, later, in the European marine ecosystems.
José L. Rueda, Ana Mena-Torres, Marina Gallardo-Núñez, Emilio González-García, Alejandro Martín-Arjona, Javier Valenzuela, Cristina García-Ruiz, María González-Aguilar, Ángel Mateo-Ramírez, Marga García, Miriam Sayago-Gil, Juan Tomás Vázquez   +11 more
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Diagnostic préliminaire de l’exposition du littoral méditerranéen du Maroc face au risque de tsunami

Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français, 2022
In the Alboran Sea, the Mediterranean coastline of Morocco is exposed to tsunami hazard. The average regional seismicity (≈ 6.6 Mw) may be the direct cause of this phenomenon and may enhance the possibility of occurrence of submarine landslides, a ...
Elise Basquin, Denis Mercier, Axel Creach, Elia D’Acremont, Sara Lafuerza   +4 more
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Biogeography of epibenthic crustaceans on the shelf and upper slope off the Iberian Peninsula Mediterranean coasts: implications for the establishment of natural management areas

Scientia Marina, 2002
The patterns of occurrence and bathymetric distribution of epibenthic crustaceans on the continental shelf and upper slope down to a depth of 800 m are analysed based on data gathered during six demersal trawl surveys performed annually in spring along ...
Pere Abelló, Aina Carbonell, Pedro Torres   +2 more
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