The MEDITS programme started in 1994 in the Mediterranean with the cooperation among
research institutes from four countries: France, Greece, Italy and Spain. Over the years, until …

The otolith chemistry is one of the most commonly used tools to elucidate the structure of fish
stocks. The correct application of this methodology depends on the fulfillment of several …

Connectivity among marine populations plays a fundamental role in the dynamic of
metapopulations and communities. Moreover, genetic connectivity is important for the …

Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758), is a Mediterranean-Atlantic benthic
species usually captured as by-catch by Portuguese traditional fisheries and considered the …

Mercury (Hg) is a global threat for marine ecosystems, especially within the Mediterranean
Sea. The concern is higher for deep-sea organisms, as the Hg concentration in their tissues …

Oxygen isotope ratios of the core region of otoliths were examined in Anguilla japonica
glass eels collected from two rivers in Japan to verify the possible temperature and depth …

Understanding how marine fish early-life history is affected in the long-term by
environmental and oceanographic factors is fundamental given its importance to population …

The oceans' continental margins face strong and rapid change, forced by a combination of
direct human activity, anthropogenic CO 2-induced climate change, and natural variability …

The juvenile pleuronectiforms need specific feeding and sheltering conditions in order to
succeed in the critical period following their metamorphosis. This dependence to restricted …

Coastal and estuarine nurseries are composed of habitats with different biotic and abiotic
features. Quantifying the contribution of different habitats within nurseries to juvenile fish …