Diopatra neapolitana Delle Chiaje, 1841 (Annelida, Onuphidae) is an important economic natural resource in Ria de Aveiro (northwestern coast of Portugal) and throughout Europe. The species is intensively harvested for use as fresh bait. However, there is only limited knowledge about its life cycle derived from a previous study in Mediterranean Sea. Reproduction and development patterns are known to vary biogeog...
Macrofauna community structure within Nazare Submarine Canyon is analysed and used to assess the potential effects of natural enrichment in this area subjected to accumulation of coastal sediments. A transect including three stations (2894. 3514 and 4141 in) was carried out in the Nazare Submarine Canyon (NW Portugal) during a cruise of OMEX 11 programme (Ocean Margin Exchange), in the winter season of 1999. Al...
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