eLife, 2019 In area CA1 of the hippocampus, the selection of place cells to represent a new environment is biased towards neurons with higher excitability. However, different environments are represented by orthogonal cell ensembles, suggesting that regulatory ...
Peter James Morgan +4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA reveals genetic structuring of Pinna nobilis across the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
, 2013 Pinna nobilis is the largest endemic Mediterranean marine bivalve. During past centuries, various human activities have promoted the regression of its populations.
Castelli, Alberto +11 more
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The Northernmost Record of Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby, 1895) in the Mediterranean Sea
Aquatic Sciences and Engineering, 2021 Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby, 1895), also known as the nakedband gaper, is distributed in the Aegean and Levantine parts of the Mediterranean Sea. It has been reported in the Mediterranean Sea as a Red Sea immigrant.
Cem Dalyan +3 more
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Mediterranean Sea response to climate change in an ensemble of twenty first century scenarios [PDF]
, 2015 The Mediterranean climate is expected to become warmer and drier during the twenty-first century. Mediterranean Sea response to climate change could be modulated by the choice of the socio-economic scenario as well as the choice of the boundary ...
A Arakawa +65 more
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Five decades of N2 fixation research in the North Atlantic Ocean
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015 Dinitrogen (N2) fixation (the reduction of atmospheric N2 to ammonium by specialized prokaryotic microbes), represents an important input of fixed nitrogen and contributes significantly to primary productivity in the oceans.
Mar eBenavides, Maren eVoss
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Saharan dust deposition may affect phytoplankton growth in the mediterranean sea at ecological time scales [PDF]
, 2014 The surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea are extremely poor in the nutrients necessary for plankton growth. At the same time, the Mediterranean Sea borders with the largest and most active desert areas in the world and the atmosphere over the basin is
Baldasano Recio, José María +4 more
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Modeling of small sea floaters in the central Mediterranean Sea: seasonality of at-sea distributions [PDF]
, 2018 Floating marine debris represent a threat to marine and coastal ecology. Since the Mediterranean basin is one of the highly impacted regions, both by the coastal pollution as well as from sea traffic, the potential harm of a floating pollution on the ...
Kumkar, Yogesh, Shchekinova, Elena
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First documented record of a living solemyid bivalve in a pockmark of the Nile Deep-sea Fan (eastern Mediterranean Sea) [PDF]
, 2011 A living specimen of a solemyid bivalve was collected at bathyal depths near a pockmark in the Nile Deep-sea Fan (eastern Mediterranean) and is here presented.
Clara F. Rodrigues +7 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 The Eastern Mediterranean Sea is an exceptional habitat. Its relative isolation and distinct characteristics create a unique ecosystem recognized as a marine biodiversity hot spot, where one-fifth of the species are endemic.
Rotem Zirler +17 more
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Spatial genetic structure in the saddled sea bream (Oblada melanura [Linnaeus, 1758]) suggests multi-scaled patterns of connectivity between protected and unprotected areas in the Western Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
, 2016 Marine protected areas (MPAs) and networks of MPAs are advocated worldwide for the achievement of marine conservation objectives. Although the knowledge about population connectivity is considered fundamental for the optimal design of MPAs and networks ...
Calo A. +4 more
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