Frontal zones within the Western Alboran Gyre (WAG) are characterized by a density gradient resulting from the convergence of Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. Subduction along isopycnals at the WAG periphery can play a crucial role in upper-ocean ventilation and influences its stratification and biogeochemical cycles. In 2019, physical parameters (comprising temperature, salinity, turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rates)...

The evolution and the development of the symptoms of Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) are due to different factors, where the microbiome plays a relevant role. The possible relationships between the gut, lung, nasopharyngeal, and oral microbiome with COVID-19 have been investigated. We analyzed the nasal microbiome of both positive and negative SARS-CoV-2 individuals, showing differences in terms of bacterial composition in t...

The Southern Ocean plays a major role in the Earth’s climate, provides fisheries products and help the maintenance of biodiversity. The degree of correspondence between physical and biogeochemical spatial variability and regionalization were investigated by calculating the main physical factors that statistically explained the biogeochemical variability within the Southern Ocean and the 48.1 zone of the Commission for the Cons...