The constant increase of marine plastic pollution poses an unprecedented risk to oceanic
islands, which become increasingly exposed to a hazard of which they have very little …

Aim Seamounts are conspicuous geological features with an important ecological role and
can be considered vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). Since many deep‐sea regions …

Multi‐sensor data collected with in situ and satellite instruments during August 2015 were
used to understand how the three‐dimensional bio‐optical properties of a Loop Current …

Mesoscale eddies are frequently observed in the Eastern Tropical North Atlantic (ETNA), yet
their effects on the transport and distribution of biogeochemical solutes, and specifically on …

Tropical marine ecosystems are highly biodiverse and provide resources for small-scale
fisheries and tourism. However, precise information on fish spatial distribution is lacking …

Abstract The Cape Verde Frontal Zone (CVFZ) is a highly dynamic region located in the
southern boundary of the Canary Current Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystem. Due to …

The CO2 system, anthropogenic carbon (Cant) inventory and air-sea CO2 fluxes (FCO2)
were analysed in the archipelagic waters of the Macaronesian region. The (sub) surface …

The physical processes driving the genesis of surface-and subsurface-intensified cyclonic
and anticyclonic eddies originating from the coastal current system of the Mauritanian …

Abyssal ecosystems comprise more than 50% of the Earth's area and constitute an important
reservoir in the global carbon cycle. With ocean productivity expected to decrease due to …

Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and Coomassie stainable particles (CSP), two
prominent classes of gel− like particles in the ocean primarily produced by phytoplankton …