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Paulo Torres, Ander Larrea Llopis, Carlos Sousa Melo and Armindo Rodrigues
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal particularly susceptible to mobilization by anthropogenic and natural processes. The volcanic nature of oceanic islands in the Macaronesia geographical region such as the Azores archipelago, located near the Mid...
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Sergio Leyva, Noelia Cruz-Pérez, Jesica Rodríguez-Martín and Juan C. Santamarta
Due to their genesis, volcanic rocks present some singularities that make their geotechnical characteristics significantly different from other more common types of massifs, such as sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. The formation mechanisms of volcanic ...
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Silvana Neves, Yann Doh, Simona Sacchini, Eric Delory, Antonio Fernández and Ayoze Castro-Alonso
The MARCET project (MAC/1.1b/149) aims to monitor the health status of resident cetaceans in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) of particular interest for whale-watching in Macaronesia. This study, performed in the Canary Islands, Spain, used an autono...
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Lydia Png-Gonzalez, Patrício Ramalhosa, Ignacio Gestoso, Soledad Álvarez and Natacha Nogueira
Globally, there is growing concern regarding the effects of the increasing anthropogenic pressures in marine communities. Artificial structures such as marinas and aquaculture facilities serve as invasion hotspots; hence, monitoring fouling communities o...
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Rui Alexandre Castanho, José Manuel Naranjo Gomez, Ana Vulevic and Gualter Couto
Islands as peripheral and ultra-peripheral are typically highlighted as ecologically sensitive areas to human activities due to the tremendous biological diversity of beings and the future possibility of habitat loss. In this regard, the comprehension of...
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Rui Alexandre Castanho, Arian Behradfar, Ana Vulevic and José Manuel Naranjo Gómez
The scarcity of resources, the limited land, and the overstressing of tourism, as well as the estrangements of movement, make the insular territories relevant case studies in terms of their regional management and governance and, consequently, sustainabl...
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Alexandre M. Ramos, Ricardo M. Trigo, Ricardo Tomé and Margarida L. R. Liberato
The European Macaronesia Archipelagos (Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands) are struck frequently by extreme precipitation events. Here we present a comprehensive assessment on the relationship between atmospheric rivers and extreme precipitation events i...
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