As one of the oldest branches of biology, taxonomy deals with the identification,
classification and naming of living organisms, using a variety of tools to explore traits at the …

Abstract The Bay of Biscay is a structurally complex region, exhibiting high biodiversity and
productivity and hosting a wide variety of benthic habitats. Unfortunately, current scientific …

The sponge fauna of the Western Mediterranean stands as one of the most studied in the
world. Yet sampling new habitats and a poorly studied region like the Balearic Islands …

The potential bioaccumulation of pollutants, such as heavy metals, may pose a threat to the
western Mediterranean chondrichthyans and human consumers. Therefore, the first …

This study presents a novel approach to high-resolution density distribution mapping of two
key species of the 1170 “Reefs” habitat, Dendrophyllia cornigera and Phakellia ventilabrum …

Sponges largely depend on their symbiotic microbes for their nutrition, health, and survival.
This is especially true in high microbial abundance (HMA) sponges, where filtration is …

Abstract This Special Issue (SI) of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science presents
contributions from ISOBAY 17: the XVII International Symposium on the Oceanography of …

During bathyal samplings undertaken by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, a new
genus and species of trimorphic Coralliidae was collected from the Avilés Canyon System …

Traditional mapping of bedforms in submarine canyons relied on vessel‐mounted and
towed sensors, but their fine‐scale geomorphology and shallow structure requires higher …

This study investigates the diversity and distribution of Medusozoa, a clade of the phylum
Cnidaria, within the framework of the Iberian Peninsula and surrounding archipelagos …