The geodynamic evolution of the Western Mediterranean related to closure Ligurian-Tethys ocean is not yet fully resolved. We present a new 3D numerical model double subduction with opposite polarities fostered by inherited segmentation margins and rifting system between Iberia NW Africa. constrained plate kinematic reconstructions assumes that both Alboran-Tethys Algerian-Tethys segments are se...

Abstract. We describe a database of Last Interglacial (Marine Isotopic Stage 5) sea-level proxies for the western Mediterranean region. The was compiled reviewing information reported in 199 published studies and contains 396 data points (sea-level index marine- or terrestrial-limiting points) 401 associated dated samples. follows standardized WALIS template is available as Cerrone et al. (2021...

Dated molecular phylogenies are often used to interpret evolutionary history with respect to paleogeographic events. Where more than one interpretation is possible, it is desirable but difficult to assess the alternatives in an objective manner. The present work demonstrates a formalized method for testing molecular clock calibrations and biogeographic scenarios based on them. We assessed the p...

THE problem of salt deposits in a present deep-sea basin has been discussed recently in the case of the Atlantic Oceanl. In this article we present new data on the salt layer in the Western Mediterranean Basin. In the Balearic Basin and the Ligurian Sea, anticline structures and dornes disturbing the upper part of the sedimentary cover have been reported by Alinat and Cousteauz, Menard et aL3, ...

52 53 Due to the diversity of fleet characteristics and catch composition in Mediterranean fisheries, the General 54 Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean has placed emphasis on the direct control of fishing capacity 55 and effort rather than catch limitation. This paper aims to analyse the evolution of fishing effort, landings 56 and métiers in three trawling ports of the western Mediterr...

Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton abundance was determined in the North Western Mediterranean Sea during a summer cruise between July 9th and August 6th 2010, with a break between July 22 th and 25th due to a strong wind event. Ninety percent of the 40 stations contained microplastic particles (size 0.3-5mm) of various compositions: e.g., filaments, polystyrene, thin plastic films. An aver...

s of the 13th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Bonn, Germany, 27 September-2 October 2005. Luiselli, L., Capula, M., Corti, C., Lo Cascio, P. & PérezMellado, V. 2004. Preliminary data on the feeding ecology of Podarcis raffonei (Reptilia, Lacertidae), a threatened endemic lizard of the Aeolian Islands (Mediterranean Sea). 223-229. In: Pérez-Mellado, V., Riera, N....

Population genetic structures of the mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) were studied in the Mediterranean Sea. Fragments of 272 bp (S. scomber) and 387 bp (S. japonicus) of the 5'-end of the mitochondrial control region were sequenced from spawning individuals collected off the coasts of Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. High levels of mitochondrial control regi...

The isotopic composition of neodymium in the water column of the eastern North Atlantic near the Strait of Gibraltar has been determined for several depths. The data show that the Mediterranean outflow results in a significant shift in eNa(0) toward more radiogenic values of ln3Nd/144Nd in the water column at a 1000-m depth. This corresponds to a depth in the neighborhood of the salinity maximu...