Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is now acknowledged to be a hot spot for marine litter.
However, little is known about Floating Macro Litter (FML) concentration at the scale of the …

Pollution by large-sized plastics and microplastic debris is widespread in all Earth
environments, also threatening marine ecosystems worldwide. In this study we determine …

Mesoscale eddies stimulate biological production in the ocean, but knowledge of energy
transfers to higher trophic levels within eddies remains fragmented and not quantified …

The Mediterranean is globally considered an oligotrophic sea. However, there are some
places or certain seasons in which mechanisms that enhance fertility may occur. These …

The aim of the present study is to evidence the role of a boundary current and
meteorological conditions in the transport and stranding of floating marine debris. The used …

The importance of coasts and the need for improving knowledge of their environment
through the observation and modelling of processes is evident from human activities and …

We investigated the effects of three sea surface oceanographic variables (temperature,
salinity, and chlorophyll a) on the abundance of eggs and larvae of two summer‐spawning …

In the northwestern Mediterranean, most fish species reproduce in early summer and fewer
in the autumn mixing period. This study analyses and compares larval fish assemblages …

River plumes have important effects on marine ecosystems. Variation in the extent and
dispersal of river plumes is often associated with river discharge, wind characteristics and …

Altimetry has become a powerful tool to understand the dynamics of the deep-sea ocean
circulation. Despite the technical problems encountered in the coastal zone by this …