The coastal site of Vale Boi is unique in southern Portugal for its well-preserved and lengthy
Upper Paleolithic cultural record. The archaeological context of Vale Boi suggests that the …

Limpets are pivotal for structuring and regulating the ecological balance of littoral
communities and are widely collected for human consumption and as fishing bait. Limpets of …

Artificial structures often support depauperate communities compared to natural rocky
shores. Understanding variation in ecological success across shore types, particularly …

Using a combination of geostatistical methods and generalized additive models (GAMs), we
have analyzed the combined effect of spatial, environmental and biological factors on the …

This paper will focus on the ecology of the first Anatomically Modern Humans in SW Iberia
based on the rock shelter of Vale Boi (Algarve, Portugal), a site with a long stratigraphic …

Spatial patterns of intertidal rocky shore gastropods depend on various environmental
stresses and biological interactions. Understanding how and why these patterns arise can …

Marine reserves are commonly used to conserve living resources, but their effectiveness
where policing is difficult is unclear. We compared monthly population density and size …

Animals, particularly intertidal snails, are frequently found in groups or aggregations. The
biological explanations for such patterns frequently espouse a behavioural response to …

The late Pleistocene record for human exploitation of marine resources is generally
accepted as being underrepresented world-wide. The global lowering of sea levels during …

In broadcast spawners, low densities and poor spawning synchronization can reduce
fertilization success. In wild populations, individuals in close proximity tend to spawn more …