Pennatulacean octocorals (sea pens), one of the primary conservation targets of the
Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area (MPA) in eastern Canada, occur at high …

This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of
the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of …

The sediment beneath and at various distances from the fish farm cages in Cephalonia bay
(Eastern Mediterranean) was investigated seasonally through sediment profiling imagery …

Abstract Five Descriptors (D) of Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD): marine litter
(D10), non-indigenous species (D2) and organic and inorganic pollutants (D8), were …

Ninety-two stations (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50m depth) located on 21 inshore–offshore transects
between the French–Spanish border and the mouth of the Rhône River were sampled …

Seasonal variation in the macrobenthic functional characteristics, such as trophic structure
and secondary production, was studied, along with their structural characteristics such as …

This study fulfills a gap in the knowledge of the annelid polychaete fauna from most of the
Western Iberian coast, a particular biogeographic area where boreal, cold temperate, warm …

The relationship between form and function is usually evident and reflect causal
relationships in ecological interactions. However, the consistency of the taxonomical and …

A study of the spatio (three transects: each transect consisted of depths of 10, 25, 50, 75,
100, 150 and 200m), seasonal (February, May, August and November) distribution of …

This study investigates species community patterns and sediment relationships of benthic
macrofauna off the Rhone river delta. Along a WE transect, changes in diversity, density …