Abstract The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly
united under the term “Macaronesia”. This study investigates the coherency and validity of …

The marine biodiversity of Gabon, West Africa has not been well studied and is largely
unknown. Our examination of marine communities associated with oil platforms in Gabon is …

This chapter reviews the current knowledge of the marine (including deep-sea species) and
freshwater fishes of the Gulf of Guinea oceanic islands. Some biogeographic and …

A single cell of the dinoflagellate genus Fukuyoa was isolated from the island of Formentera
(Balearic Islands, west Mediterranean Sea), cultured, and characterized by morphological …

Aim The influence of niche and neutral mechanisms on the assembly of ecological
communities have long been debated. However, we still have a limited knowledge on their …

A vulnerable species group, such as, the elasmobranchs, in a data-deficient context
presents a complicated management problem. Evidence suggests that the Azores islands, a …

The islands of Madeira and Selvagens are less than 300 km apart but offer a clear contrast
between a densely populated and highly developed island (Madeira), and a largely …

Abstract The Galician coast, with 1,498 km of shoreline, is located in the northwest corner of
the Iberian Peninsula. This area is the northern boundary of the Canary upwelling system, at …

Wide-ranging connectivity patterns of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are
generally poorly known worldwide and more so within the oceanic archipelagos of …

The distribution and demographic patterns of marine organisms in the north Atlantic were
largely shaped by climatic changes during the Pleistocene, when recurrent glacial maxima …