Nocturnal offshore precipitation near the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula

2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 11-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Mazon ◽  
David Pino
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean

First record of the Levantine species Scoloplos haasi (Orbiniidae: Scolecida: Annelida) from the Mediterranean coast of Spain

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 1051-1054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo López
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
British Museum ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Geographical Range ◽  
Polychaete Species ◽  
The Mediterranean

During an investigation devoted to characterize all the Orbiniidae polychaete species present in the Iberian Peninsula, several individuals previously identified as Scoloplos armiger showed to actually belong to Scoloplos haasi, a species to date considered endemic from Israel. The comparison with the holotype deposited in the British Museum of Natural History confirmed the identification. This record of S. haasi is not only a new one for the western Mediterranean but also the first one out of its original locality, extending largely westwards the geographical range of the species.

scholarly journals From the Mesolithic to the Neolithic on the Mediterranean Coast of the Iberian Peninsula

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oreto García Puchol ◽  
Lluís Molina Balaguer ◽  
J. Emili Aura Tortosa ◽  
Joan Bernabeu Aubán
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Tsunami hazard at the Western Mediterranean Spanish coast from seismic sources

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Álvarez-Gómez ◽  
ĺ. Aniel-Quiroga ◽  
M. González ◽  
L. Otero
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Balearic Islands ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
The North ◽  
Spanish Coast ◽  
Tsunami Risk ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. Spain represents an important part of the tourism sector in the Western Mediterranean, which has been affected in the past by tsunamis. Although the tsunami risk at the Spanish coasts is not the highest of the Mediterranean, the necessity of tsunami risk mitigation measures should not be neglected. In the Mediterranean area, Spain is exposed to two different tectonic environments with contrasting characteristics. On one hand, the Alboran Basin characterised by transcurrent and transpressive tectonics and, on the other hand, the North Algerian fold and thrust belt, characterised by compressive tectonics. A set of 22 seismic tsunamigenic sources has been used to estimate the tsunami threat over the Spanish Mediterranean coast of the Iberian peninsula and the Balearic Islands. Maximum wave elevation maps and tsunami travel times have been computed by means of numerical modelling and we have obtained estimations of threat levels for each source over the Spanish coast. The sources on the Western edge of North Algeria are the most dangerous, due to their threat to the South-Eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula and to the Western Balearic Islands. In general, the Northern Algerian sources pose a greater risk to the Spanish coast than the Alboran Sea sources, which only threaten the peninsular coast. In the Iberian Peninsula, the Spanish provinces of Almeria and Murcia are the most exposed, while all the Balearic Islands can be affected by the North Algerian sources with probable severe damage, specially the islands of Ibiza and Minorca. The results obtained in this work are useful to plan future regional and local warning systems, as well as to set the priority areas to conduct research on detailed tsunami risk.

Geographic distribution of Astroides calycularis (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) as a baseline to assess future human impacts on the Southern Iberian Peninsula

2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 1181-1189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Terrón-Sigler ◽  
David León-Muez ◽  
Patricio Peñalver-Duque ◽  
Rafael Gálvez-César ◽  
Free Espinosa Torre
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
Depth Range ◽  
The South ◽  
Bioindicator Species ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Mediterranean

Human activities have increasingly affected biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Data on the distribution and abundance of species allows researchers to assess the possible degradation of wild populations. These data could act as a baseline to assess the magnitude of the effects of human activities on a bioindicator species. The distribution and relative abundance of the south-western populations of the endemic Astroides calycularis in the South Iberian Peninsula were studied to establish a baseline for future studies. The rocky shoreline was studied at a depth range of 0–12 m, including more than 650 km of Spain's Andalusian coastline. The species was present in 135 of the 585 dive points sampled. ANOVA analysis showed differences in depth in the four provinces studied, and there was no interaction between the two factors. As human activities on the Mediterranean coast are reducing the A. calycularis populations, a baseline on marine populations is greatly recommended for monitoring, assessment, and management studies, especially for endangered or bioindicator species. This baseline could be useful as a reference tool to assess the effects of human activities on marine biodiversity, including global change.

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