Eutrophication and environmental policy in the Mediterranean Sea: a review

M Karydis, D Kitsiou - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2012 - Springer
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is a semienclosed basin connected with the open sea
mainly through the Strait of Gibraltar. Due to the circulation pattern and the long residence …

Changes in the floating plastic pollution of the Mediterranean Sea in relation to the distance to land

ML Pedrotti, S Petit, A Elineau, S Bruzaud… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The composition, size distribution, and abundance of floating plastic debris in surface waters
of the Mediterranean Sea were analyzed in relation to distance to land. We combined data …

Circulation in the western Mediterranean Sea

C Millot - Journal of Marine Systems, 1999 - Elsevier
During the last decade, a considerable amount of work has been made and definite results
obtained about the circulation in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The diagrams presented …

The gulf of Lions' hydrodynamics

C Millot - Continental shelf research, 1990 - Elsevier
From an hydrodynamical point of view, the Gulf of Lions can be considered as a very
complex region, because several intense and highly variable phenomena compete …

One-month study in the open NW Mediterranean Sea (DYNAPROC experiment, May 1995): overview of the hydrobiogeochemical structures and effects of wind events

V Andersen, L Prieur - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic …, 2000 - Elsevier
Time-series observations were made over a one-month period (May 1995, DYNAPROC
cruise) in the open northwestern Mediterranean at a fixed station where horizontal advection …

Seasonal and interannual dynamics of nutrients and phytoplankton pigments in the western Mediterranean Sea at the DYFAMED time-series station (1991–1999)

JC Marty, J Chiavérini, MD Pizay, B Avril - Deep Sea Research Part II …, 2002 - Elsevier
The phytoplankton dynamics in the western Mediterranean Sea has been studied at the
DYFAMED (France JGOFS) time-series station from 1991 to 1999 by means of an analysis …

Physical and biological processes controlling the distribution of fish larvae in the NW Mediterranean

A Sabatés, MP Olivar, J Salat, I Palomera… - Progress in …, 2007 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean is globally considered an oligotrophic sea. However, there are some
places or certain seasons in which mechanisms that enhance fertility may occur. These …

Pigment distribution and primary production in the western Mediterranean as derived and modeled from coastal zone color scanner observations

A Morel, JM André - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
A set of 114 coastal zone color scanner (CZCS) images of the western Mediterranean
(mainly in the year 1981) have been processed and analyzed to describe the algal biomass …

Mesoscale and seasonal variabilities of the circulation in the western Mediterranean

C Millot - Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 1991 - Elsevier
Based on satellite information and current measurements, it has recently been possible to
detect intense mesoscale phenomena in the western Mediterranean Sea which have …

Spatial distribution of live benthic foraminifera in the Rhône prodelta: Faunal response to a continental–marine organic matter gradient

M Mojtahid, F Jorissen, B Lansard, C Fontanier… - Marine …, 2009 - Elsevier
Benthic foraminifera were collected in the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lions, Mediterranean
Sea), an enriched zone with high organic matter content. In June 2005, sediment cores were …