Volcanic stratigraphy is a fundamental component of geological mapping in volcanic areas
as it yields the basic criteria and essential data for identifying the spatial and temporal …

The 40Ar/39Ar ages for 35 volcanic rocks and 14C ages for two charcoal samples from the
Madeira Archipelago and Ampère Seamount (eastern North Atlantic) are presented. The …

Phylogenetic relationships in the Olea europaea complex and the phylogeography of 24
populations of the Macaronesian olive (O. europaea ssp. cerasiformis) were assessed by …

Major element, trace element and Sr–Nd–Pb isotope data, combined with 40Ar/39Ar age
determinations, of volcanic rocks from the Selvagen Islands and neighboring seamounts in …

Due to their ability to disperse over water, over half of the extant bat species occur on islands
and ca. 25% of these are island endemics. They are often the sole native island mammals …

Over the last few decades, the island of Madeira has become an important offshore tourism
and business center, with rapid economic and demographic development that has caused …

Mitochondrial and microsatellite variation were analyzed in honeybee populations from the
Madeiran and Azorean archipelagos. The most frequent mitochondrial haplotypes …

Macaronesia comprises five Atlantic archipelagos (Azores, Desertas-Madeira, Selvagens,
Canaries, and Cape Verde) off the western coasts of Europe and Africa, situated between …

Beach sand can harbour pathogenic and opportunistic microorganisms, as well as faecal
indicator bacteria that influence directly the bathing water quality. Pathogenic and …

Abstract Heavy rainfall on February 20, 2010, triggered numerous shallow rapid landslides
across Madeira Island, a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic. Two days after the …