Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil, 14 October 1994

2004 ◽  
pp. 459-485 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Exploration And Exploitation ◽  
The Mediterranean

Illustrated Key to Ampelisca Species from the North-Eastern Atlantic

1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Claude Dauvin ◽  
Denise Bellan-Santini
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
The North ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
The Mediterranean

The genus Ampelisca comprises more than 150 species and is one of the more important benthic genus of marine amphipods. New species are regularly added (Barnard & Agard 1986; Bellan-Santini & Marques, 1986; Goeke, 1987). Ampelisca are found from the intertidal zone to abyssal depths but most of them live on the continental shelf. In spite of many studies, it is often difficult to distinguish some species which are morphologically similar. In the last ten years, twenty-two species have been described from the north-eastern Atlantic (BellanSantini & Kaïm-Malka, 1977; Bellan-Santini & Dauvin, 1981, 1986; Dauvin & Bellan-Santini, 1982, 1985; Bellan-Santini & Marques, 1986). Materials come from MNHN of Paris collection, collected by Chevreux (1894–1924) (Dauvin & Bellan-Santini, 1985, 1986) and specimens collected during the last 25 years. All these new species are described from the Atlantic coast from northern Brittany to the Sahara and from the Mediterranean Sea.

scholarly journals Viral decay and viral production rates in continental-shelf and deep-sea sediments of the Mediterranean Sea

2010 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinzia Corinaldesi ◽  
Antonio Dell'Anno ◽  
Mirko Magagnini ◽  
Roberto Danovaro
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Viral Production ◽  
Production Rates ◽  
Deep Sea Sediments ◽  
The Mediterranean

A revised definition of the genus Epileucon Jones (Crustacea, Cumacea) with descriptions of species from the deep Atlantic

1981 ◽  
Vol 291 (1052) ◽  
pp. 353-409 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Mediterranean Species ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Definition Of

The genus Epileucon Jones, 1956 is redefined on the basis of carapace, pereon and appendage characters. The following species are transferred to Epileucon from the genus Leucon Kröyer, 1846: E. spiniventris (Hansen, 1920), E. longirostris (G. O. Sars, 1871), E. tenuirostris (G. O. Sars, 1887), E. latispina (Jones, 1963) and E. bengalensis (Lomakina, 1967). A lectotype is selected for E. spiniventris . Known Atlantic and Mediterranean species are redescribed, and five new species, E. ensis, E. pusillus, E. craterus, E. socius and E. acclivis , are described. Keys to males and females of the Atlantic and Mediterranean species are provided. The geographical distribution of the group is discussed. The genus is known in deep water (> 200 m) in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and in the Mediterranean Sea, and also on the continental shelf (at around 100 m depth) off New Zealand.

scholarly journals High-resolution nested model simulations of the climatological circulation in the southeastern Mediterranean Sea

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 267-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Brenner
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Seasonal Cycle ◽  
Internal Variability ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Intermediate Model ◽  
Grid Model ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. As part of the Mediterranean Forecasting System Pilot Project (MFSPP) we have implemented a high-resolution (2 km horizontal grid, 30 sigma levels) version of the Princeton Ocean Model for the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea. The domain extends 200 km offshore and includes the continental shelf and slope, and part of the open sea. The model is nested in an intermediate resolution (5.5 km grid) model that covers the entire Levantine, Ionian, and Aegean Sea. The nesting is one way so that velocity, temperature, and salinity along the boundaries are interpolated from the relevant intermediate model variables. An integral constraint is applied so that the net mass flux across the open boundaries is identical to the net flux in the intermediate model. The model is integrated for three perpetual years with surface forcing specified from monthly mean climatological wind stress and heat fluxes. The model is stable and spins up within the first year to produce a repeating seasonal cycle throughout the three-year integration period. While there is some internal variability evident in the results, it is clear that, due to the relatively small domain, the results are strongly influenced by the imposed lateral boundary conditions. The results closely follow the simulation of the intermediate model. The main improvement is in the simulation over the narrow shelf region, which is not adequately resolved by the coarser grid model. Comparisons with direct current measurements over the shelf and slope show reasonable agreement despite the limitations of the climatological forcing. The model correctly simulates the direction and the typical speeds of the flow over the shelf and slope, but has difficulty properly re-producing the seasonal cycle in the speed.Key words. Oceanography: general (continental shelf processes; numerical modelling; ocean prediction)

scholarly journals CO<sub>2</sub> exchange in a temperate marginal sea of the Mediterranean Sea: processes and carbon budget

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 10331-10370
Author(s):  
G. Cossarini ◽  
S. Querin ◽  
C. Solidoro
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Cycle ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Biogeochemical Model ◽  
Marginal Seas ◽  
Dense Water ◽  
Water Formation ◽  
Dense Water Formation ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. Marginal seas play a potentially important role in the global carbon cycle; however, due to differences in the scales of variability and dynamics, marginal seas are seldom fully accounted for in global models or estimates. Specific high-resolution studies may elucidate the role of marginal seas and assist in the compilation of a complete global budget. In this study, we investigated the air-sea exchange and the carbon cycle dynamics in a marginal sub-basin of the Mediterranean Sea (the Adriatic Sea) by adopting a coupled transport-biogeochemical model of intermediate complexity including carbonate dynamics. The Adriatic Sea is a highly productive area owed to riverine fertilisation and is a site of intense dense water formation both on the northern continental shelf and in the southern sub-basin. Therefore, the study area may be an important site of CO2 sequestration in the Mediterranean Sea. The results of the model simulation show that the Adriatic Sea, as a whole, is a CO2 sink with a mean annual flux of 36 mg m−2 day−1. The northern part absorbs more carbon (68 mg m−2 day−1) due to an efficient continental shelf pump process, whereas the southern part behaves similar to an open ocean. Nonetheless, the Southern Adriatic Sea accumulates dense, southward-flowing, carbon-rich water produced on the northern shelf. During a warm year and despite an increase in aquatic primary productivity, the sequestration of atmospheric CO2 is reduced by approximately 15% due to alterations of the solubility pump and reduced dense water formation. The seasonal cycle of temperature and biological productivity modulates the efficiency of the carbon pump at the surface, whereas the intensity of winter cooling in the northern sub-basin leads to the export of C-rich dense water to the deep layer of the southern sub-basin and, subsequently, to the interior of the Mediterranean Sea.

Animal Forests in Deep Coastal Bottoms and Continental Shelf of the Mediterranean Sea

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gori ◽  
Giorgio Bavestrello ◽  
Jordi Grinyó ◽  
Carlos Dominguez-Carrió ◽  
Stefano Ambroso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean
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