Changes in subtidal assemblages in a scenario of warming: Proliferations of ephemeral benthic algae in the Canary Islands (eastern Atlantic Ocean)

2012 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Sangil ◽  
Marta Sansón ◽  
Julio Afonso-Carrillo ◽  
Rogelio Herrera ◽  
Adriana Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Benthic Algae ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean

Chronology and causes of the extinction of the Lava Mouse,Malpaisomys insularis(Rodentia: Muridae) from the Canary Islands

2008 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Rando ◽  
Josep Antoni Alcover ◽  
Juan Francisco Navarro ◽  
Francisco García-Talavera ◽  
Rainer Hutterer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Alien Species ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Mus Musculus ◽  
Late Holocene ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Owl Pellets

AbstractUnderstanding late Holocene extinctions on islands requires accurate chronologies for all relevant events, including multiple colonisations by humans and the introduction of alien species. The most widely held hypothesis on the causes of Holocene island vertebrate extinctions incorporates human impacts, although climatic-related hypotheses cannot be excluded. Both hypotheses have been suggested to account for the extinction of the endemic Lava Mouse,Malpaisomys insularisfrom the Canary Islands. Here we present the first accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS)14C ages from collagen ofM. insularisbones from ancient owl pellets collected at Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, eastern Atlantic Ocean). These new dates contribute to an understanding of the extinction of this species. We are able to exclude climatic causes, predation by invasive species, and competition with the house mouse,Mus musculus. The arrival of Europeans in the Canary Islands correlates with the extinction ofMalpaisomys. The introduction of rats,Rattusspp., together with their parasites and diseases, emerges as the most reasonable hypothesis explaining the extinction ofM. insularis.

Extensive off-shore meadows of Penicillus capitatus (Udoteaceae, Chlorophyta) in the Canary Islands (eastern Atlantic Ocean)

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Sangil ◽  
Marta Sansón ◽  
Julio Afonso-Carrillo ◽  
Laura Martín-García
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean

A review on the effects of alien rodents in the Balearic (Western Mediterranean Sea) and Canary Islands (Eastern Atlantic Ocean)

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1653-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Traveset ◽  
M. Nogales ◽  
J. A. Alcover ◽  
J. D. Delgado ◽  
M. López-Darias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean

Morphological and molecular evidences withinOsmundea(Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the Canary Islands, eastern Atlantic Ocean

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Machín-Sánchez ◽  
J Díaz-Larrea ◽  
MT Fujii ◽  
A Sentíes ◽  
V Cassano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean

Cirripedia of the Canary Islands: distribution and ecological notes

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. González ◽  
L. Martín ◽  
R. Herrera ◽  
G. González-Lorenzo ◽  
F. Espino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Material ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Xenobalanus Globicipitis ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
First Time

The present paper is the first annotated account listing all species of Cirripedia: Thoracica recorded from the Canary Islands (eastern Atlantic Ocean) together with notes on their distribution and ecology. Voucher specimens have been deposited as reference material in the collection of the Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas. Seventeen species are listed and seven of them are recorded for the first time for the Canaries: Lepas hilli, Conchoderma virgatum, Xenobalanus globicipitis, Chthamalus sp. (cf. C. proteus), Acasta cyathus, Balanus trigonus and Perforatus perforatus.

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