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https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e199421 (15 May 2026)
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10.3897/arphapreprints.e199421
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15 May 2026
Authors
Maria Capa
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Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Spain
University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Centre d'Estudis Avancats de Blanes (CEAB - CSIC), Blanes, Spain
Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Spain
Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avancats, Illes Balears, Spain
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Supporting agencies
This work was supported by the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands through a technological support contract with CSIC–IMEDEA awarded to JP and MC (Análisis de la diversidad bentónica marina en el Puerto de Palma y en otras zonas de la Bahía [ESPIGON], Contract 01/07/2017–30/06/2018). MC received support by the Ramón y Cajal program (RYC-2016- 20799) funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía (MINECO), the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), the Government of the Balearic Islands, and the European Social Fund. EA was supported by Government of the Balearic Islands through the Direcció General d'Universitats, Recerca i Ensenyaments Artístics Superiors and the European Union – Next Generation EU programme (BIOPRO2024-007).
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