Hydrobiologia Special Issue on Essential Fish Habitat Mapping in the Mediterranean
Volume 612, Number 1, October 2008: Hydrobiologia special issue on Essential Fish Habitat Mapping in the Mediterranean (Guest Editor: V.D. Valavanis).


Table of Contents
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01. Preface: European Commission's 'Scientific Support to Policies' Action EnviEFH: Environmental Approach to Essential Fish Habitat Designation. Vasilis D. Valavanis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 1-3, 2008.

02. Modelling of essential fish habitat based on remote sensing, spatial analysis and GIS. Vasilis D. Valavanis, Graham J. Pierce, Alain F. Zuur, Andreas Palialexis, Anatoly Saveliev, Isidora Katara and Jianjun Wang. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 5-20, 2008.

03. A comparison of approaches for modelling the occurrence of marine animals. Colin D. MacLeod, Laura Mandleberg, Caroline Schweder, Sarah M. Bannon and Graham J. Pierce. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 21-32, 2008.

04. Atmospheric forcing on chlorophyll concentration in the Mediterranean. Isidora Katara, Janine Illian, Graham J. Pierce, Beth Scott and Jianjun Wang. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 33-48, 2008.

05. A review of cephalopod-environment interactions in European Seas. Graham J. Pierce, Vasilis D. Valavanis, Angel Guerra, Patricia Jereb, Lydia Orsi-Relini, Jose M. Bellido, Isidora Katara, Uwe Piatkowski, Joao Pereira, Eduardo Balguerias, Ignacio Sobrino, Eugenia Lefkaditou, Jianjun Wang, Marina Santurtun, Peter R. Boyle, Lee C. Hastie, Colin D. MacLeod, Jennifer M. Smith, Mafalda Viana, Angel F. Gonzalez and Alain F. Zuur. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 49-70, 2008.

06. Influences of environmental variability on the population structure and distribution patterns of the short-fin squid Illex coindetii (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) in the Eastern Ionian Sea. Eugenia Lefkaditou, Chrissi-Yianna Politou, Andreas Palialexis, John Dokos, Panayota Cosmopoulos and Vasilis D. Valavanis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 71-90, 2008.

07. Combining GIS and GAMs to identify potential habitats of squid Loligo vulgaris in the Northwestern Mediterranean. Pilar Sanchez, Montserrat Demestre, Laura Recasens, Francesc Maynou and Paloma Martin. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 91-98, 2008.

08. Identification of deep-water pink shrimp abundance distribution patterns and nursery grounds in the eastern Mediterranean by means of generalized additive modelling. Chrissi-Yianna Politou, George Tserpes and John Dokos. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 99-107, 2008.

09. Salinity and temperature as factors controlling the spawning and catch of Parapenaeus longirostris along the Moroccan Atlantic Ocean. Said Benchoucha, Abdellatif Berraho, Hocein Bazairi, Isidora Katara, Salah Benchrifi and Vasilis D. Valavanis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 109-123, 2008.

10. Identification of hake distribution pattern and nursery grounds in the Hellenic seas by means of generalized additive models. George Tserpes, Chrissi-Yianna Politou, Panagiota Peristeraki, Argyris Kallianiotis and Costas Papaconstantinou. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 125-133, 2008.

11. Spatial patterns and GIS habitat modelling of fish in two French Mediterranean coastal areas. Romain Crec'hriou, Patrick Bonhomme, Geraldine Criquet, Gwenal Cadiou, Philippe Lenfant, Guillaume Bernard, Erwan Roussel, Laurence Le Dirach and Serge Planes. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 135-153, 2008.

12. Mapping abundance distribution of small pelagic species applying hydroacoustics and Co-Kriging techniques. Stratis Georgakarakos and Dimitra Kitsiou. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 155-169, 2008.

13. Identifying essential fish habitat for small pelagic species in Spanish Mediterranean waters. Jose M. Bellido, Alex M. Brown, Vasilis D. Valavanis, Ana Giraldez, Graham J. Pierce, Magdalena Iglesias and Andreas Palialexis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 171-184, 2008.

14. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) landings and environmental conditions on the Catalan Coast (NW Mediterranean) during 2000-2005. Paloma Martin, Nixon Bahamon, Ana Sabates, Francesc Maynou, Pilar Sanchez and Montserrat Demestre. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 185-199, 2008.

15. Modeling and predicting potential spawning habitat of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and round sardinella (Sardinella aurita) based on satellite environmental information. Eudoxia Schismenou, Marianna Giannoulaki, Vasilis D. Valavanis and Stylianos Somarakis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 201-214, 2008.

16. Habitat discrimination of juvenile sardines in the Aegean Sea using remotely sensed environmental data. Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Athanassios Machias, Stylianos Somarakis, Marianna Giannoulaki, Andreas Palialexis and Vasilis D. Valavanis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 215-223, 2008.

17. Modelling the presence of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Aegean Sea during early summer, based on satellite environmental data. Marianna Giannoulaki, Vasilis D. Valavanis, Andreas Palialexis, Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Athanassios Machias, Stylianos Somarakis and Costas Papaconstantinou. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 225-240, 2008.

18. Distribution of swordfish in the eastern Mediterranean, in relation to environmental factors and the species biology. George Tserpes, Panagiota Peristeraki and Vasilis D. Valavanis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 241-250, 2008.

19. Results of a short study of interactions of cetaceans and longline fisheries in Atlantic waters: environmental correlates of catches and depredation events. Gema Hernandez-Milian, Sabine Goetz, Catuxa Varela-Dopico, Jose Rodriguez-Gutierrez, Jorge Romon-Olea, Jose R. Fuertes-Gamundi, Edelmiro Ulloa-Alonso, Nick J. C. Tregenza, Andy Smerdon, Monserrat G. Otero, Vicente Tato, Jianjun Wang, M. Begona Santos, Alfredo Lopez, Rebeca Lago, Julio M. Portela and Graham J. Pierce. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 251-268, 2008.

20. Satellite observations of main oceanographic processes to identify ecological associations in the Northern Arabian Sea for fishery resources exploration. Himmatsinh U. Solanki, Pradip C. Mankodi, Rashmin M. Dwivedi and Shailesh R. Nayak. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 269-279, 2008.

21. Modelling potential habitat of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Aegean Sea. Apostolos Siapatis, Marianna Giannoulaki, Vasilis D. Valavanis, Andreas Palialexis, Eudoxia Schismenou, Athanassios Machias and Stylianos Somarakis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 281-295, 2008.

22. A GIS-based tool for storage, selection and visualization of time series 4D marine datasets. Ricardo N. Fernandes and Vasilis D. Valavanis. Hydrobiologia 612(1): 297-300, 2008.