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From: Dispersal ability, habitat characteristics, and sea-surface circulation shape population structure of Cingula trifasciata (Gastropoda: Rissoidae) in the remote Azores Archipelago

Fig. 2

Study area in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. a Geographical location of the Azores Archipelago (Portugal) and Vigo (Galicia, Spain). Major surface circulation patterns in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean are represented: AzC (Azores Current), AzCC (Azores Counter Current), CUC (Canary Upwelling Current), IPC (Iberian Poleward Current), NAC (North Atlantic Current), PC (Portugal Current). b Detailed geographical location of the Azorean islands. In bold are the islands sampled: SMA (Santa Maria) and SMG (São Miguel) in the eastern group; PIX (Pico), SJZ (São Jorge), and GRW (Graciosa) in the central group; FLW (Flores) in the western group. The sampling sites are identified with a red point, in São Miguel two localities were sampled: Mosteiros (MOS) and Caloura (CAL). Unsampled islands are identified: TER (Terceira), FAI (Faial), and CVU (Corvo). Coastline from the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute and bathymetry derived from GEBCO [46, 47]

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