Bernal Bajo Ainhoa

Dr. Bernal Bajo Ainhoa

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 April 2012 in Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
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MBM. Pilar Olivar Buera
M. Pilar Olivar Buera
BABernal Bajo Ainhoa
Bernal Bajo Ainhoa
BMB. Molí
B. Molí
MPM. Peña
M. Peña
RBRosa Balbín
Rosa Balbín
EMEnric Massutí
Enric Massutí

1 June 2015 in Progress in Oceanography
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Bernal Bajo Ainhoa
MBM. Pilar Olivar Buera
M. Pilar Olivar Buera
FMFrancesc Maynou
Francesc Maynou
MPM. Luz Fernández de Puelles
M. Luz Fernández de Puelles

7 October 2012 in Marine Biology
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Bernal Bajo Ainhoa
MBM. Pilar Olivar Buera
M. Pilar Olivar Buera
MPM. Luz Fernández de Puelles
M. Luz Fernández de Puelles

23 October 2015 in Marine Biology
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TCTabit Contreras
Tabit Contreras
MBM. Pilar Olivar Buera
M. Pilar Olivar Buera
BABernal Bajo Ainhoa
Bernal Bajo Ainhoa
ASAna Sabatés
Ana Sabatés

21 January 2014 in Hydrobiologia
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EGE. García-Seoane
E. García-Seoane
BABernal Bajo Ainhoa
Bernal Bajo Ainhoa
FSFran Saborido-Rey
Fran Saborido-Rey

28 February 2023 in Animals
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Bernal Bajo Ainhoa
VTVictor Manuel Tuset
Victor Manuel Tuset
MBM. Pilar Olivar Buera
M. Pilar Olivar Buera
Myctophids, commonly vertical migrators, and partial and non-migrant stomiiforms constitute most of the mesopelagic biomass, and transport organic matter throughout the food web from the surface to the ocean’s depths. Both the diet and trophic structure of twenty-nine species of mesopelagic fish collected around the Iberian Peninsula were studied through the analysis of stomach contents, quantifying food items with a high taxonomic resolution. The investigation covered oligotrophic to productive habitats, with sampling stations distributed in five discrete zones of the western Mediterranean Sea and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. The geographic environmental conditions, migratory behavior, and species-specific body sizes allowed for the identification of some major feeding patterns for these fish communities. The trophic niche of migrant myctophids showed a high overlap, with copepods as the primary prey category. The diet composition of generalist myctophids (e.g., Ceratoscopelus maderensis and Hygophum benoiti) reflected the distinct zooplanktonic communities between zones. Large stomiiforms (Chauliodus spp., Sigmops elongatus) preferred feeding on micronekton, while the smallest stomiiforms (e.g., Argyropelecus spp., Cyclothone spp., Vinciguerria spp.) preyed on copepods and ostracods. Given the relevance of the mesopelagic fish communities for commercially exploited species and, therefore, for maintaining the sustainability of the fisheries’ activity in the zones analyzed, the information provided in the present study is essential for a better understanding of the biology and ecology of these species.