A dynamic explanation for the origin of the western Mediterranean organic-rich layers [PDF]
The eastern Mediterranean sapropels are among the most intensively investigated phenomena in the paleoceanographic record, but relatively little has been written regarding the origin of the equivalent of the sapropels in the western Mediterranean, the ...
Allen +78 more
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The Strait of Gibraltar is an area of extraordinary complexity due to the desiccation and posterior refilling of the Mediterranean (MSC and Zanclean flood) (Hsü et al., 1973), which connected and disconnected both sides during Late Miocene and Early ...
Miriam Casal-Lopez, Ahmed Yahyaoui
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Marine exotic isopods from the Iberian Peninsula and nearby waters [PDF]
Effective management of marine bioinvasions starts with prevention, communication among the scientific community and comprehensive updated data on the distribution ranges of exotic species.
Gemma Martínez-Laiz +2 more
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DNA barcoding of Iberian Peninsula and North Africa Tawny Owls Strix aluco suggests the Strait of Gibraltar as an important barrier for phylogeography [PDF]
Eight subspecies have been proposed within the Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) species. However, recent molecular data have challenged this view, encouraging further work in this species complex. Here we reevaluated the taxonomic status between the North-Western
Doña, Jorge +2 more
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The MEDESS-GIB database: tracking the Atlantic water inflow [PDF]
On 9 September 2014, an intensive drifter deployment was carried out in the Strait of Gibraltar. In the frame of the MEDESS-4MS Project (EU MED Program), the MEDESS-GIB experiment consisted of the deployment of 35 satellite tracked drifters, mostly of ...
M. G. Sotillo +16 more
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Mediterranean Sea response to climate change in an ensemble of twenty first century scenarios [PDF]
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 ...
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Types and Distribution of Bioactive Polyunsaturated Aldehydes in a Gradient from Mesotrophic to OligotrophicWaters in the Alborán Sea (Western Mediterranean) [PDF]
Polyunsaturated aldehydes (PUAs) are bioactive molecules suggested as chemical defenses and infochemicals. In marine coastal habitats, diatoms reach high PUA production levels during bloom episodes.
Bartual Magro, Ana +11 more
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The approval of new Maritime Security Action Plan by National Security Council addresses the need to review previous Maritime Security Integral Plan for Strait of Gibraltar, entitled MARES Plan, with the aim of developing a Maritime Security Plan ...
Luis Romero Bartumeus
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Seismic source in the Iberian-African plate boundary [PDF]
The plate boundary between Iberia and Africa has been studied using data on seismicity and focal mechanisms. The region has been divided into three areas: A; the Gulf of Cadiz; B, the Betics, Alboran Sea and northern Morocco; and C, Algeria.
Bezzeghoud, Mourad +3 more
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Undercurrents in the Strait of Gibraltar [PDF]
IN view of the lively discussion of the undercurrents in the Strait of Gibraltar during recent years, some observations made by H.M. Surveying Ship Goldfinch (Lieut.—Commander F. H. Walter) in 1905 with the Pilsbury Current Meter, where I was serving as Senior Assistant Surveyor, may be of interest.
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