Two new Typhloreicheia species from Sardinia and their biogeographical significance (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Scaritinae) [PDF]
Typhloreicheia monacha sp. n. and T. ilianae sp. n. are described from two caves of Central-Eastern Sardinia (Nuoro province): the Bue Marino cave and the Nurra ‘e Pradu cave, respectively.
Casale, Achille, Marcia, Paolo
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Modelling the Mediterranean marine ecosystem as a whole: addressing the challenge of complexity [PDF]
An ecosystem modelling approach was used to understand and assess the whole 16 Mediterranean marine ecosystem structure and functioning. In particular, two food web 17 models for the 1950s and 2000s periods were built to investigate: 1) the main ...
CHRISTENSEN Villy +4 more
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Marine Debris Survey Manual [PDF]
Over the last several years, concern has increased about the amount of man-made materials lost or discarded at sea and the potential impacts to the environment. The scope of the problem depends on the amounts and types of debris.
Dixon, Trevor R. +2 more
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Moulting phenology of the harbour seal in south-west Ireland [PDF]
Studies on the phenology of harbour seal moult have been carried out in the Atlantic and Pacific, however there has been no research into this process in the Republic of Ireland, at the southern edge of the species range in the north-east Atlantic ...
Cronin, M., Gregory, S., Rogan, E.
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Enchanted by Akdeniz: The Fisherman of Halicarnassus’s Narratives of the Mediterranean [PDF]
In the cultural narratives of Akdeniz (White Sea), the Turkish name for the Mediterranean sea, the people living on Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean shores have been defined in terms of their interconnections with their seas.
Oppermann, Serpil
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Exposure of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) to Brucella in declining populations across Scotland [PDF]
The authors acknowledge the NERC National Capability Funding grant number SMRU 10001 for the fundingSince 2000 there have been major declines in the abundance of Scottish harbour seals (Phoca vitulina). The causes of the declines remain uncertain.
Brownlow, Andrew +5 more
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Marine Vertebrates and Low Frequency Sound: Technical Report for LFA EIS [PDF]
Over the past 50 years, economic and technological developments have dramatically increased the human contribution to ambient noise in the ocean. The dominant frequencies of most human-made noise in the ocean is in the low-frequency range (defined as ...
Acevedo, Alejandro +3 more
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First molecular detection and characterization of herpesvirus and poxvirus in a Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) [PDF]
BACKGROUND Herpesvirus and poxvirus can infect a wide range of species: herpesvirus genetic material has been detected and amplified in five species of the superfamily Pinnipedia; poxvirus genetic material, in eight species of Pinnipedia.
Corpa, Juan Manuel +7 more
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Morbillivirus threat to Mediterranean monk seals? [PDF]
A D, Osterhaus +7 more
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Gathering data on Mediterranean monk seal past presence in Italy
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the first pinniped species studied by humankind. However, several aspects of its biology, ecology, and distribution have yet to be unveiled. With the present research, data on Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) individuals captured in the past along the Italian coasts were analysed. The data were recovered
Enrico Maria Perlini +4 more
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