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Deep-Sea Ecosystems Off Mauritania

Research of Marine Biodiversity and Habitats in the Northwest African Margin

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Editors:
  1. Ana Ramos

    1. Instituto Español de Oceanografía , Vigo, Spain

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  2. Fran Ramil

    1. Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

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  3. José Luis Sanz

    1. Instituto Español de Oceanografía , Madrid, Spain

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  • Presents an excellent comprehensive overview on the biodiversity and marine ecosystems, geomorphology and oceanography of the west African continental margins
  • Unique mapping of the sea bottom, including new discoveries such as a giant coral carbonate mounds barrier, canyons and seamonts
  • Serves as an important reference work for marine research in Northwest Africa including the fascinating waters of Mauritania
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Deep˗Sea Ecosystems Off Mauritania: An Introduction

    • Ana Ramos, Fran Ramil, José Luis Sanz
    Pages 1-51

  3. The Mauritanian Margin. Bathymetric and Geomorphological Characteristics

    • José Luis Sanz, Adolfo Maestro, Luis Miguel Agudo
    Pages 53-117

  4. Oceanography of the Cape Verde Basin and Mauritanian Slope Waters

    • Josep L. Pelegrí, Jesús Peña-Izquierdo, Francisco Machín, César Meiners, Carmen Presas-Navarro
    Pages 119-153

  5. Demersal Ichthyofaunal Assemblages in Mauritanian Deep-Waters

    • Lourdes Fernández-Peralta, Miguel Ángel Puerto
    Pages 155-199

  6. Deep Chondrichthyes in Mauritanian Waters

    • Pedro J. Pascual˗Alayón, Carlos Hernández, Manuel Hidalgo, Miguel Ángel Puerto
    Pages 201-240

  7. Overlapping Distribution of Two Sympatric Species: The Case of Black Hakes, Merluccius polli Cadenat 1960 and Merluccius senegalensis Cadenat 1960, Off Mauritania

    • Lourdes Fernández-Peralta, Luis F. Quintanilla, Javier Rey
    Pages 241-275

  8. An Overview on Bathyal Soft-Bottoms Megabenthos Off Mauritania

    • Fran Ramil, Ana Ramos
    Pages 277-315

  9. Composition and Distribution of Epibenthic and Demersal Assemblages in Mauritanian Deep-Waters

    • Sara Castillo, Fran Ramil, Ana Ramos
    Pages 317-353

  10. Decapod Assemblages in Mauritanian Waters

    • Eva García-Isarch, Susana S. de Matos-Pita, Isabel Muñoz, Sidi M. Mohamed Moctar, Fran Ramil
    Pages 355-391

  11. Cephalopods in Mauritanian Waters

    • Francisco Rocha, Raquel Fernández-Gago, Fran Ramil, Ana Ramos
    Pages 393-417

  12. Hydrozoans from Mauritanian Deep-Waters

    • Marta Gil, Fran Ramil
    Pages 419-444

  13. Echinoderms of the Mauritanian Deep-Sea Waters

    • Belén Calero, Fran Ramil, Ana Ramos
    Pages 445-480

  14. The Giant Cold-Water Coral Mounds Barrier Off Mauritania

    • Ana Ramos, José Luis Sanz, Fran Ramil, Luis Miguel Agudo, Carmen Presas-Navarro
    Pages 481-525

  15. A First Insight into the Megabenthos of Mauritanian Canyons

    • Ana Ramos, Fran Ramil, José Luis Sanz, Carmen Presas˗Navarro
    Pages 527-559

  16. Wolof’s Knoll: A Small Seamount on the Mauritanian Continental Slope

    • José Luis Sanz, Fran Ramil, Luis Miguel Agudo, Ana Ramos
    Pages 561-591

  17. Faunistic Collections of Demersal and Benthic Species from Mauritania

    • Lourdes Fernández-Peralta, Eva García-Isarch, Ramón García-Cancela, Isabel Muñoz, Francisca Salmerón, Miguel Ángel Puerto et al.
    Pages 593-613

  18. An Overview on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Off Mauritanian Deep-Waters

    • Ana Ramos, José Luís Sanz, Josep L. Pelegrí, Lourdes Fernández-Peralta, Pedro J. Pascual-Alayón, Fran Ramil et al.
    Pages 615-659

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 661-683
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About this book

This book compiles the main findings of the multidisciplinary long-term research program developed in the continental margin of one of the more productive and unknown areas of the world oceans, Northwest Africa. The more than 25,000 preserved fishes and benthic invertebrates and quantitative data collected in 342 trawling stations, the 267 oceanographic profiles, the 211 sediment samples and the 28,122 km2 prospected by multi˗beam echo sounding allowed to obtain an overview of the amazing biodiversity of the demersal and benthic fauna inhabiting soft- and hard-bottom habitats, as well as the fascinating geomorphology and oceanography, hidden in the Mauritanian slope.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Instituto Español de Oceanografía , Vigo, Spain

    Ana Ramos

  • Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Fran Ramil

  • Instituto Español de Oceanografía , Madrid, Spain

    José Luis Sanz

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Dr. Ana Ramos, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Vigo, Spain

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