Existen siete especies de tortugas marinas. Seis de estas especies se pueden encontrar en aguas europeas: la tortuga verde, la tortuga carey, la tortuga boba, la tortuga laúd, la tortuga olivácea y la tortuga golfina. Una séptima, la tortuga franca oriental, vive en las aguas de Australia. Las hembras de las tortugas marinas, al igual … Leer más
La Directiva Hábitats es la norma por excelencia para la conservación de la naturaleza de la Unión Europea, ya que lista especies y hábitats de interés comunitario para cuya conservación los Estados miembros deben crear áreas protegidas. En el ámbito marino, son pocos: 18 especies y 5 hábitats. El conjunto de áreas protegidas conforma la Red Natura 2000. … Leer más
Según el Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza (IUCN en inglés), un Área Marina Protegida (AMP) es una “zona de tierra y/o mar especialmente dedicada a la protección y mantenimiento de la diversidad biológica y de los recursos naturales y culturales asociados gestionados legalmente o por otros medios eficaces”. La necesidad de proteger los fondo marinos ante … Leer más
In 2006, 2007 and 2008, Oceana employed an ROV to complete bionomic seabed surveys in the Mediterranean Sea and Bay of Biscay, between 50 and 350 meters depth. Information on positions, depths and times of observations was recorded, providing new data on the geographic distribution and bathymetric range of chondrichthyans. Fourteen species were found: five … Leer más
The circalittoral seabeds of the Cabrera Archipelago National Park (Spain) and the surrounding areas are characterized by a combination of soft detritic bottoms scattered with coral or rock, which harbor a wide variety of Mediterranean flora and fauna, including several species of elasmobranchs. In 2007, Oceana carried out bionomic investigations to survey the seabeds in … Leer más
In July 2008, Oceana Europe organized a cruise in Galicia and Cantabrian waters with the aim of to investigate about ecological significant areas to the amplification on marine protected spaces network. Download “Redescription and ecological characterisation of Artemisina transiens Topsent, 1890 collected by ROV techniques 120 years after original description” (PDF)
In this paper, the state of the art about the knowledge of the biodiversity of Invertebrates (minus Arthropods) in general and, particularly in Spain, is exposed, giving numerical data of the reported or estimated species of each group of this heterogeneous aggregation of animal Phyla. Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural – Spanish (PDF) Download “Biodiversity … Leer más
What the purpose of this map is and what it was made for?This relief Topobathymetric Map of the Alborán Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar is a product meant for scientific dissemination and teaching. It has been made taking advantage of the result of several studies carried out by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) … Leer más
Coral gardens are vulnerable and sensitive habitats protected by the OSPAR Commission. Knowledge on their distribution is essential to provide protection and integration in marine protected areas and also for marine spatial planning actions. In the southwest coast of Portugal deep water coral gardens (50-80m) are characterized by several gorgonians species such as Paramuricea clavata … Leer más
Most marine protected areas (MPAs) have been declared marine extensions of protected terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, these protected sites are around or beside coastal or island marine reserves, natural parks, etc. That means that most of the protected seabeds are normally shallow coastal areas usually no deeper than the infralittoral zone. Deep-sea laminarians extend down to … Leer más
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