Dataset of macrobenthic species, organic matter content and grain-size distribution in surficial seafloor sediments in outer continental shelf, pockmark fields and Capbreton Canyon tributaries in the southeastern Bay of Biscay [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2021 This dataset presents the macrobenthic species abundance and biomass in soft bottom areas located at southeastern Bay of Biscay. Data on organic matter content and grain-size distribution in surficial seafloor sediments is also provided.
José Germán Rodríguez +4 more
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Monthly spatial dynamics of the Bay of Biscay hake-sole-Norway lobster fishery: an ISIS-Fish database [PDF]
Scientific Data, 2022 Measurement(s) Fisheries simulation database Technology Type(s) Data collection and curating, modelling Sample Characteristic - Organism Merluccius merluccius • Solea solea • Nephrops norvegicus Sample Characteristic - Environment Mixed demersal ...
Audric Vigier +2 more
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Functional group based marine ecosystem assessment for the Bay of Biscay via elasticity analysis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The transitory and long-term elasticities of the Bay of Biscay ecosystem to density-independent and density-dependent influences were estimated within a state space model that accounted for both process and observation uncertainties.
Geoffrey R. Hosack, Verena M. Trenkel
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Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsReconstructing how prehistoric humans used the products obtained from large cetaceans is challenging, but key to understand the history of early human coastal adaptations.
Krista McGrath +20 more
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Mixed layer depth trends in the Bay of Biscay over the period 1975-2010. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Wintertime trends in mixed layer depth (MLD) were calculated in the Bay of Biscay over the period 1975-2010 using the Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA) package.
Xurxo Costoya +3 more
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Characterization of sound scattering layers in the Bay of Biscay using broadband acoustics, nets and video. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Sound scattering layers (SSLs) are observed over a broad range of spatio-temporal scales and geographical areas. SSLs represent a large biomass, likely involved in the biological carbon pump and the structure of marine trophic webs.
Arthur Blanluet +6 more
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A new species of the Marphysa sanguinea complex from French waters (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic) (Annelida, Eunicidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 A new species of Eunicidae, Marphysa victori sp. n., has been identified from Arcachon Bay, Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic. This new species, belonging to the sanguinea complex, is characterised by branchiae with long filaments from chaetigers 26–34, the ...
Nicolas Lavesque +3 more
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Cold-Water Coral Habitats in Submarine Canyons of the Bay of Biscay
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 The topographical and hydrological complexity of submarine canyons, coupled with high substratum heterogeneity, make them ideal environments for cold-water coral (CWC) habitats.
Sophie Arnaud-Haond +2 more
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Molecular barcoding confirms the presence of exotic Asian seaweeds (Pachymeniopsis gargiuli and Grateloupia turuturu) in the Cantabrian Sea, Bay of Biscay [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background The introduction of exotic species can have serious consequences for marine ecosystems. On the shores of the Cantabrian Sea (North of Spain) there are no routine examinations of seaweeds that combine molecular and morphological methods for ...
Marcos Montes +3 more
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Extreme Wave Storms and Atmospheric Variability at the Spanish Coast of the Bay of Biscay
Atmosphere, 2018 This paper examines the characteristics and long-term variability of storminess for the Spanish coast of the Bay of Biscay for the period 1948 to 2015, by coupling wave (observed and modelled) and atmospheric datasets.
Sixto Herrera Garcia +2 more
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