-
Article
Associations between fish and jellyfish in the NW Mediterranean
Fish–jellyfish associations were studied close to Barcelona (NW Mediterranean) during the summer period from 2008 to 2014. Jellyfish and their associate juvenile fish were collected, identified, counted, and m...
-
Article
Comparative feeding patterns of early stages of mesopelagic fishes with vertical habitat partitioning
The present study analysed the trophic ecology of the early developmental stages of four species of mesopelagic fish, the myctophids Ceratoscopelus maderensis, Hygophum benoiti and Benthosema glaciale and the ste...
-
Chapter
Pelagia noctiluca in the Mediterranean Sea
Over recent decades, man’s expanding influence on the oceans has begun to cause change in some regions, including in the Mediterranean Sea. New proliferations of jellyfish may be occurring in the Mediterranean...
-
Chapter
The Zooplankton
The Mediterranean Sea bears one of the longest traditions in the study of zooplankton. Pioneer work focused more on taxonomy to suit the high diversity of zooplankton that inhabits the Mediterranean, and indee...
-
Article
Climate modulation of fish populations: the role of the Western Mediterranean Oscillation (WeMO) in sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) production in the north-western Mediterranean
This study investigates the connections between climate fluctuations and sardine and anchovy production in the NW Mediterranean, taking the Western Mediterranean Oscillation index (WeMOi) as an indicator of cl...
-
Article
Planktonic cnidarian distribution and feeding of Pelagia noctiluca in the NW Mediterranean Sea
Pelagic cnidarians are important consumers of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton in the world’s oceans, and thus harm fisheries as competitors and predators of fish. This study examined the inshore-offshore distr...
-
Chapter
Planktonic cnidarian distribution and feeding of Pelagia noctiluca in the NW Mediterranean Sea
Pelagic cnidarians are important consumers of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton in the world’s oceans, and thus harm fisheries as competitors and predators of fish. This study examined the inshore-offshore distr...
-
Article
European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) landings and environmental conditions on the Catalan Coast (NW Mediterranean) during 2000–2005
Generalized additive models are proposed for a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms for anchovy variations in abundance. Environmental variables derived from satellite imagery (surface chlorophyll...
-
Chapter
European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) landings and environmental conditions on the Catalan Coast (NW Mediterranean) during 2000–2005
Generalized additive models are proposed for a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms for anchovy variations in abundance. Environmental variables derived from satellite imagery (surface chlorophyll...
-
Article
Mesoscale spatial distribution of chaetognaths along hydrographic gradients in the South Scotia Sea (Antarctica)
Mesoscale distribution of chaetognaths in the South Scotia Sea was studied in January 1994. Three transects (ice margin to Elephant Island, ice margin to the Weddell-Scotia Confluence, and the Drake Passage) ...
