Modelled transport of benthic marine microplastic pollution in the Nazaré Canyon

A Ballent, S Pando, A Purser, MF Juliano… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
With knowledge of typical hydrodynamic behavior of waste plastic material, models
predicting the dispersal of benthic plastics from land sources within the ocean are possible …

Suspended sediment fluxes and transport processes in the Gulf of Lions submarine canyons. The role of storms and dense water cascading

A Palanques, XD de Madron, P Puig, J Fabres… - Marine Geology, 2006 - Elsevier
Contemporary suspended sediment transport was studied in seven submarine canyons of
the Gulf of Lions (GoL). Current meters equipped with turbidity sensors were moored 4 m …

Distribution of phthalates in marseille bay (NW Mediterranean Sea)

A Paluselli, V Fauvelle, N Schmidt, F Galgani… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Phthalic Acid Esters (PAEs) are a group of emerging organic contaminants that
have become a serious issue because of their ubiquitous presence and hazardous impact …

Suspended sediment transport in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean): Impact of extreme storms and floods

C Ulses, C Estournel, XD De Madron… - Continental shelf …, 2008 - Elsevier
In situ observations were combined with 3D modeling to gain understanding of and to
quantify the suspended sediment transport in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean Sea) …

Dense shelf water cascades and sedimentary furrow formation in the Cap de Creus Canyon, northwestern Mediterranean Sea

P Puig, A Palanques, DL Orange, G Lastras… - Continental Shelf …, 2008 - Elsevier
To investigate the processes by which sediment is transported through a submarine canyon
incised in a continental margin affected by recurrent dense shelf water cascading events …

The impact of Saharan dust on the particulate export in the water column of the North Western Mediterranean Sea

E Ternon, C Guieu, MD Loÿe-Pilot, N Leblond… - …, 2010 - bg.copernicus.org
Simultaneous measurements of atmospheric deposition and of sinking particles at 200 and
1000 m depth, were performed in the Ligurian Sea (North-Western Mediterranean) between …

Spatial and temporal variability of downward particle fluxes on a continental slope: Lessons from an 8-yr experiment in the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean)

S Heussner, XD de Madron, A Calafat, M Canals… - Marine Geology, 2006 - Elsevier
A long-term experiment of downward particle fluxes and currents has been initiated in 1993
on the continental slope of the Gulf of Lions (NW Mediterranean) and pursued within the …

Organic matter in sediments of canyons and open slopes of the Portuguese, Catalan, Southern Adriatic and Cretan Sea margins

A Pusceddu, S Bianchelli, M Canals… - Deep Sea Research …, 2010 - Elsevier
We describe the quantitative and compositional (phytopigment, protein, carbohydrate and
lipid) patterns of sedimentary organic matter along bathymetric gradients in seven …

Vegetation dynamics in southern France during the last 30 ky BP in the light of marine palynology

C Beaudouin, G Jouet, JP Suc, S Berne… - Quaternary Science …, 2007 - Elsevier
The composition of the glacial vegetation of southern French plains has been a matter of
debate for several decades. Vegetation is considered as steppic according to French and …

Origin and distribution of terrestrial organic matter in the NW Mediterranean (Gulf of Lions): Exploring the newly developed BIT index

JH Kim, S Schouten, R Buscail… - Geochemistry …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The Branched and Isoprenoid Tetraether (BIT) index is based on the relative abundance of
nonisoprenoidal glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) derived from organisms living …