A detailed morphological analysis of the outer shelf and continental slope of the Western
Gulf of Lion is presented, based on swath bathymetry data together with sub-bottom profiles …

[EN] This chapter presents the state of the art concerning the deep-sea Mediterranean
environment: geology, hydrology, biology and fisheries. These are the fields of study dealt …

The first experiment of the ECOMARGE programme (ECOsystèmes de MARGE
continentale) was initiated in 1983–1984, in the Gulf of Lions (northwestern Mediterranean …

The composition of the glacial vegetation of southern French plains has been a matter of
debate for several decades. Vegetation is considered as steppic according to French and …

Particulate and dissolved organic carbon were determined in coastal waters of the Gulf of
Lions, during several cruises from 1986. The input by the Rhoˆne River and its seasonal …

An innovative experiment was carried out in the vicinity of the Rhône River mouth in
February 2014. An instrumental package, composed of a CTD, a LISST-100 type B (1.25 …

The study, which is based on repetitive bathymetric surveys, assesses changes and effects
of one of the most important floods recorded in the Rhône Delta area: bottom morphology …

As part of the ECOMARGE program (ECOsystèmes de MARGE continentale), sequential
sediment traps were deployed on the continental margin of the Gulf of Lions, in the …

Sediment traps were deployed at depths of 26 and 645 m at two stations on the continental
margin of the Gulf of Lions (northwestern Mediterranean). During the same period, surficial …

Particle size of suspended matter was measured in five Northwest-European estuaries by
Coulter counter and pipette analysis, and in situ with a suspension camera. Particle sizes …