Resultados de investigación

SPURS-MIDAS Cruise (29SG20130316) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2013, MIDAS (SMOS ocean salinity and soil moisture products. Improvements and applications demonstration) SPURS experiment (Salinity Processes in the Upper ocean Regional Study). Realization a wide range of mesoscale and submesoscale measurements to contribute understanding the mechanisms of formation and permanence of the largest ocean salinity maximum in the centre of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Several standard and prototype instruments are used in measuring sea surface salinity and other ocean variables

BIOCANT-3_LEG1 Cruise (29SG20130424) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2013, The objective of the DOS MARES project is twofold. First, we aim at understanding the effects of the atmospheric teleconnections between the Cantabrian Sea and the north-western Mediterranean Sea, and their impacts on the deep ecosystem, both pelagic and benthic. Second, we want to know in which way the transfer of the signal from the external forcings towards the deep ecosystem controls the community structure and the population dynamics. Thus, in March 2012 we deployed 6 mooring lines equipped with sediment traps and currentmeters in the Avilés and Gaviera canyons and the slope. In September 2012 the moorings were successfully recovered and redeployed again, and during this cruise DOSMARES BIOCANT3 they have been finally recovered and the 1-year monitoring effort finalised. In addition, CTD profiling has been performed to characterise the biological and physical structure of the water column (including the acquisition of discrete water samples), multicorers have been obtained to characterise the geochemical properties of surface sediments, and a multinet used to obtain macro- and meso-zooplankton community structure. Overall, data will allow to characterize the external forcings and abiotic conditions in the Cantabrian Sea, and thus establish the links between abiotic conditions, populations and pelagic and benthopelagic resources

BIOCANT-3_LEG2 Cruise (29SG20130428) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2013, The objective of the DOS MARES project is twofold. First, we aim at understanding the effects of the atmospheric teleconnections between the Cantabrian Sea and the north-western Mediterranean Sea, and their impacts on the deep ecosystem, both pelagic and benthic. Second, we want to know in which way the transfer of the signal from the external forcings towards the deep ecosystem controls the community structure and the population dynamics. Thus, in March 2012 we deployed 6 mooring lines equipped with sediment traps and currentmeters in the Avilés and Gaviera canyons and the slope. In September 2012 the moorings were successfully recovered and redeployed again, and during this cruise DOSMARES BIOCANT3 they have been finally recovered and the 1-year monitoring effort finalised. In addition, CTD profiling has been performed to characterise the biological and physical structure of the water column (including the acquisition of discrete water samples), multicorers have been obtained to characterise the geochemical properties of surface sediments, and a multinet used to obtain macro- and meso-zooplankton community structure. Overall, data will allow to characterize the external forcings and abiotic conditions in the Cantabrian Sea, and thus establish the links between abiotic conditions, populations and pelagic and benthopelagic resources

FUGRO-2 Cruise (29SG20130823) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2013, Fugro Black Sea cruise

CARIBENORTE Cruise (29SG20131118) carried out on the Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa in 2013, Geodynamics of the northern Caribbean: Haití-Dominican Republic Sector

DOSMARES-BIOMED-3 Cruise (29GD20130405) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2013, The general objective of the project is twofold. In the first place, the aim is to understand the effects of the existing teleconnections between the Cantabrian Sea and the North-Western Mediterranean Sea and their impacts on the deep ecosystem, both pelagic and benthic. And second, to know how the transfer of the signal from external forcings to the deep ecosystem determines the structure of the community and population dynamics, thus affecting the living resources of greater commercial interest. We understand that there is no precedent in marine science research in Spain with the approach and geographic scope of the DOS MARES project. The project is organized around three Activity Axes (1: Characterization of external forcings and abiotic conditions, 2: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and pelagic and bentopelagic resources, and 3: Relationship between abiotic conditions, populations and benthic resources) and identifies two work areas: the submarine canyons of Avilés and de Blanes, in the Bay of Biscay and in the Mediterranean, respectively, and the adjacent continental slopes. From the physical point of view, the effect of external forcings and transfers of matter and energy to the deep ecosystem will be investigated synchronically in both areas. From the biological point of view, research in the Cantabrian ecosystem and the associated living resources (including bentopelagic species such as M. merluccius) will be prioritized in the Bay of Biscay, while research in the benthic ecosystem and associated living resources will be prioritized in the Mediterranean. It is expected that the project will generate strong synergies among the participating groups and that it will be highly beneficial for the comprehensive knowledge of the seas surrounding the Iberian Peninsula. Specific works: -Anchoring of two instrumental lines at 1000 depth in the Blanes Canyon and in the Palamós Canyon --Multicores in the canyons of Blanes, Palamós and possibly in the Cap de Creus -Agassiz and Suprabentonic net fishing. -CTD: basically in the indicated positions of the anchorages

GEOMARGEN-2 Cruise (29GD20130509) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2013, Study of leaks of gaseous fluids on the coast of Tunissia

FORMED-1 Cruise (29GD20130715) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2013, Study the continental shelf and upper slope bottom forms.Specific works Multibeam bathymetry, high resolution seismic (sparker), realization of CTD profiles and sediment sampling with multicore.The FORMED project proposes to characterize the large scale (> 1 m) bottom forms of the Spanish Mediterranean continental margin from the study of its morphology and the current processes that intervene in its formation and evolution.In parallel, it is proposed the monitoring of hydrodynamic processes and sediment transport in the bottom boundary layer to study wave-current processes potentially associated with dunes in the coastal area (delta del Ebro), internal waves related to "sediment waves" of prodelta (prodelta del Llobregat), internal waves as a potential generator mechanism of "sediment waves" in the continental slope (Gulf of Valencia) and the measurement of deep contornitic currents as a potential mechanism to explain the deep "sediment waves" (North of Menorca ). The analysis of the interaction between bottom shapes and hydrodynamic forcings is complemented by the application of sediment transport models and the formation of bottom shapes and with hydraulic channel tests. Finally, in the areas of the Ebro delta and Cabo de Palos, the bottom forms are analyzed as specific habitats, characterized by their communities and benthic habitats, and applications for the cartography of habitats integrating physical, geological and biological data are proposed, such as a utility tool in the management of the marine environment

FORMED-2 Cruise (29GD20131014) carried out on the Research Vessel García del Cid in 2013, Study the continental shelf and upper slope bottom forms from anchorage oceanographic instrumentation ,sediment sampling and multibeam bathymetry.Specific works:equipment anchoring, multibeam bathymetry, CTD profiling and sediment sampling with multicore.The FORMED project proposes to characterize the large scale (> 1 m) bottom forms of the Spanish Mediterranean continental margin from the study of its morphology and the current processes that intervene in its formation and evolution.In parallel, it is proposed the monitoring of hydrodynamic processes and sediment transport in the bottom boundary layer to study wave-current processes potentially associated with dunes in the coastal area (delta del Ebro), internal waves related to "sediment waves" of prodelta (prodelta del Llobregat), internal waves as a potential generator mechanism of "sediment waves" in the continental slope (Gulf of Valencia) and the measurement of deep contornitic currents as a potential mechanism to explain the deep "sediment waves" (North of Menorca ). The analysis of the interaction between bottom shapes and hydrodynamic forcings is complemented by the application of sediment transport models and the formation of bottom shapes and with hydraulic channel tests. Finally, in the areas of the Ebro delta and Cabo de Palos, the bottom forms are analyzed as specific habitats, characterized by their communities and benthic habitats, and applications for the cartography of habitats integrating physical, geological and biological data are proposed, such as a utility tool in the management of the marine environment

Compilación bibliográfica de datos de tasa metabólica basal, tasa metabólica de campo, productividad, duración de la vida, tasa de crecimiento poblacional y densidad poblacional en mamíferos. Los nombres de especie han sido actualizados según Fritz et al. (2009).