Physical oceanography of the western Iberia ecosystem: latest views and challenges

P Relvas, ED Barton, J Dubert, PB Oliveira… - Progress in …, 2007 - Elsevier
The present review is focused on the mesoscale physical processes recognized in the
Western Iberia Ecosystem, complementing earlier reviews dedicated to larger scales …

Interactions between behaviour and physical forcing in the control of horizontal transport of decapod crustacean larvae.

H Queiroga, J Blanton - Advances in marine biology, 2005 - europepmc.org
We summarize what is known of the biophysical interactions that control vertical migration
and dispersal of decapod larvae, asking the following main questions: How common is …

Patterns in the ocean: ocean processes and marine population dynamics

A Bakun - Oceanographic Literature Review, 1997 - infona.pl
Presents a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of marine ecosystems. Attention is
focused upon the ecological basis for maintenance and variability of populations of …

Litter on the sea floor along European coasts

F Galgani, JP Leaute, P Moguedet, A Souplet… - Marine pollution …, 2000 - Elsevier
The distribution and abundance of large marine debris were investigated on continental
shelves and slopes along European Seas, including the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Celtic …

Circulation, exchange and water masses at the ocean margin: the role of physical processes at the shelf edge

JM Huthnance - Progress in Oceanography, 1995 - Elsevier
The coastal ocean meets the deep sea at the continental shelf edge. Questions of global
change entail elucidation of the processes that determine the quantities, transformation and …

Coastal upwelling, primary production and mussel growth in the Rías Baixas of Galicia

FG Figueiras, U Labarta, MJF Reiriz - … of the 1st Maricult Conference held …, 2002 - Springer
The Rías Baixas are four flooded tectonic valleys located on the northwest Iberian Peninsula
that support a mussel production of about 250× 10 6 kg y− 1 from 3337 mussel rafts. Mussel …

Structure, strength and seasonality of the slope currents in the Bay of Biscay region

RD Pingree, B Le Cann - … of the Marine Biological Association of the …, 1990 - cambridge.org
Slope currents in the Bay of Biscay show a consistent poleward transport but seasonal
trends and vertical current structure appear more variable. Indeed more long term records …

Water masses in the upper and middle North Atlantic Ocean east of the Azores

AF Ríos, FF Pérez, F Fraga - Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic …, 1992 - Elsevier
During the “ANA” cruise in November 1988, Western North Atlantic Water (WNAW) was
found linked to the Azores Current (AC) at 23° W, where according to various authors …

Winter upper ocean circulation in the Western Iberian Basin—Fronts, Eddies and Poleward Flows: an overview

Á Peliz, J Dubert, AMP Santos, PB Oliveira… - Deep sea research Part I …, 2005 - Elsevier
An overview of the winter circulation and upper ocean structure offshore of Western Iberia is
presented. The focus is on winter slope currents, fronts and mesoscale eddies, as well as on …

What a drag: Quantifying the global impact of chronic bottom trawling on continental shelf sediment

FKJ Oberle, CD Storlazzi, TJJ Hanebuth - Journal of Marine Systems, 2016 - Elsevier
Continental shelves worldwide are subject to intense bottom trawling that causes sediment
to be resuspended. The widely used traditional concepts of modern sedimentary transport …