We present an overview of the plankton studies conducted during the last 25 years in the
epipelagic offshore waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This quasi-enclosed sea is …

In the NW Mediterranean Sea, anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina
pilchardus) are the most important small pelagic fish in terms of biomass and commercial …

Jefferson T. Turner (2004) The importance of small planktonic copepods and their roles in
pelagic marine food webs. Zoological Studies 43 (2): 255-266. Small planktonic marine …

We show the results of a comparative, cross-ecosystem, analysis of the relative importance
of ciliates as carbon sources for copepod, and, specifically, evaluated the strength of the …

Oithona has been described as the most ubiquitous and abundant copepod in the world's
oceans. Most of our knowledge of zooplankton abundance and distribution is derived from …

The development of quantitative zooplankton collecting systems began with Hensen (1887
Berichte der Kommssion wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der deutschen Meere in Kiel5, 1 …

An exploited ecosystem from the continental shelf and upper slope of the Northwestern
Mediterranean Sea was described by means of an Ecopath mass-balance model with the …

The annual cycle of plankton was studied over 14 years from 1984 to 2000 at a coastal
station in the Gulf of Naples, with the aim of assessing seasonal patterns and interannual …

Exploring climate and anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems requires an
understanding of how trophic components interact. However, integrative end-to-end …

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 …