The stratigraphic and paleoecologic investigations of the Middle Triassic Kádárta section western part Transdanubian Range (Hungary) let an insight to drowning isolated carbonate platform deposition following pelagic successions in deep neritic bathyal environment. biostratigraphic radiometric ages revealed presence a gap between Pelsonian (Middle Anisian) shallow-marine carbonates overlying de...

Context The influence of anthropogenic pressures on plankton communities in well-flushed estuaries has been overlooked. Owing to this ecosystem’s short water-residence time, they are foreseen be mainly composed microorganisms from neritic–oceanic sources, more resilient impacts. Aims This study characterises the bacterioplankton Urdaibai, a small-drainage estuary located at UNESCO biosphere res...

Benthic foraminifera at Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Hole 692B were studied to understand variations in oxygen and organic-matter fluxes bottom waters during the Early Cretaceous. The upper Berriasian lower Barremian black shales, characterized by high concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC) ranging between 1.3 18%, deposited an outer neritic-upper bathyal environment (~200–500 m) accordin...

The geology of the Darien province of eastern Panama is presented through a new geologic map and detailed biostratigraphic and paleobathymetric analysis of its Upper Cretaceous to upper Miocene sediments. The sequence of events inferred from the stratigraphie record includes the collision of the Panama arc (the southwestern margin of the Caribbean plate) and South American continent. Three tect...

Delimiting ichthyoplankton is fundamental work for monitoring the recruitment process and identifying spawning nursing grounds of fishes. Nevertheless, it extremely difficult to identify fish during early stages at species level based on morphological characters because paucity diagnostic features. In this study, we investigated larval community through large-scale ecosystemic sampling in South...

Abstract Oceanic squids of the order Oegopsida are ecologically and economically important members pelagic environment. They most diverse group cephalopods, with 24 families that divergent morphologically. Despite their importance, knowledge phylogenetic relationships among oegopsids is less than neritic cephalopods. Here, we provide complete mitogenomes nuclear 18S 28S ribosomal genes for 35 s...

The striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, is one of the most abundant cetacean species off Western Iberian coast, however, studies on regarding biology, ecology, threats or conservation efforts are lacking. This study investigates stranding patterns (years 1981–2014) and diet (2002–2014) dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) Portuguese mainland coast. Stranded animals were sampled along whole coas...