Henry Melson Stommel : from pionner to clasic

[EN] Stommel has been the most important physicist oceanographer of the second half of the XX century. Builder, to a great extent, of the present Dynamical Oceanography. He contributed to the transformation of the Oceanography from a sort of appendix of the studies of the Atmosphere to a new specialty of Geophysics. After graduating in Astronomy in Yale in 1942 he started his research participating in the WWII effort, collaborating together with many other future oceanographers, in support of the USA Navy. Research that was carried out in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Between 1959 and 1978 he was professor of oceanography in Harvard U. first, and later in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, returning to WHOI where he stayed until his death. Stommel established important and fundamental theories on the ocean global circulation and studied many other oceanographic phenomena. This theoretical activity he combined with not a less important observational one. He received many awards and hhonors, including the Craadford prize, equivalent to the Nobel in Geosciences.

Submarine emissions on the seafloor : from cold seeps to hot vents

[EN] The main types of submarine geological emissions are classified as cold seeps (hydrocarbons and brines) and hot vents. These processes result in the emission of geological fluids: brine, gases (mainly hydro-carbons), sediments and rocks. Submarine emissions are associated with an intensive geological, geo-chemical, thermal and biological activity (Judd and Hovland, 2007), and constitute a key process in the dynamics of the global cycles of the planet Earth.

The secrets of publishing your article in Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans)

[EN] The editorial and review processes along the road to publication are described in general terms. The construction of a well-prepared article and the manner in which authors may maximise the chances of success at each stage of the process towards final publication are explored. The most common errors and ways of avoiding them are outlined. Typical problems facing an author writing in English as a second language, including the need for grammatical precision and appropriate style, are discussed. Additionally, the meaning of plagiarism, self-plagiarism and duplicate publication is explored. Critical steps in manuscript preparation and response to reviews are examined. Finally, the relation between writing and reviewing is outlined, and it is shown how becoming a good reviewer helps in becoming a successful author

Development of a fluorescent method for the detection in marine organisms of the respiratory electron transport system

Trabajo realizado por: Maldonado, F.; Packard, T.; Gómez, M.; Santana Rodríguez, J. J

Carbon flux, nutrient retention efficiency and the curvature of respiration depth-profiles in the ocean water column

Trabajo realizado por: Packard, T. T., Osma, N., Fernández Urruzola, I., Gómez, M

What do our schoolchildren know about marine environments?. Using seagrasses as a case of study

Trabajo realizado por: Ramírez, M. C., Ariza, A., Azcárate, P., Brun, F. G.

The use of image analysis systems for the assesment of zooplankton physiological rates and carbon fluxes

Trabajo realizado por: Garijo, J. C., Hernández León, S.

An insight into the populations of blainville's and curvier's beaked whales off El Hierro (Canary Islands)

Trabajo realizado por: Reyes, C., Schiavi, A., Aguilar del Soto,

Microsatellite dna reveals low ganetic differentiation among chub mackerel ("Scomber colias) sampled in Atlantic and Mediterranea

trabajo realizado por Medina Alcaraz, C., Castro, J.J., Sosa, P. A.

Phytosociology of halophilic species from the genus "Tamarix L. (Tamaricaceae)" on the island of Gran Canaria

[EN] Forested Tamarix L. species found in the Canary Islands as in the Western Mediterranean Basin and the Saharo-Arabian area are included in the class Nerio-Tamaricetea within the order Tamaricetalia africanae order recognized by the Canaries that does not include Tamarix africana Poir., and the halophilic and halotolerant their communities are included in the alliance Tamaricion boveano-canariensis with the new partnership Atriplici ifniensis Tamaricetum canariensis endemic to the Canary Islands, which is also poor in the characteristic species of the class and to be defined almost exclusively for Tenerife requires a broader review.

La contaminación litoral en la gestión integral costera de Gran Canaria

Trabajo de investigación realizado con una beca de investigación del Programa Innova de Mecenazgo Universitario de la Fundación Universitaria patrocinada por Eléctrica de Maspalomas, S.A (EMALSA). Suficiencia investigadora.

The submarine volcano eruption off El Hierro island: effects on the scattering biota and the evolution of the pelagic community

Trabajo realizado por Ariza, A. V., Kaartvedt, S. Rostad, A. Garijo, J. C., Arístegui, J. Fraile-Nuez, E., Hernández-León, S.

An integrated marine data repository based on the arc marine model: a pilot Project in the Canary Islands

Trabajo realizado por Antonio Machado Carrillo, Juan Antonio Bermejo e Ignacio Lorenzo

Efectividad de un programa de prevención de fisioterapia en la incidencia de linfedema postmastectomía en el Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín

[ES] El linfedema es un edema progresivo del tejido blando subcutáneo debido a la acumulación de linfa. Es una complicación crónica, que acontece frecuentemente durante los dos primeros años tras la cirugía y requiere tratamiento fisioterapéutico y medidas preventivas para evitar recidivas. Objetivo: Comprobar la efectividad de la intervención fisioterapéutica precoz en la incidencia de linfedema.  Metodología: Se plantea un estudio longitudinal prospectivo descriptivo de 3 años de duración con un período de reclutamiento de aproximadamente 6 meses, durante el cual la muestra será dividida en dos grupos. El grupo control seguirá las pautas del actual protocolo del H.U.G.C. Dr. Negrin y en el grupo de intervención se aplicará el programa de prevención propuesto en este estudio.