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An Autonomous Solar-Powered Marine Robotic Observatory for Permanent...
Apart from their ecological value, the world's oceans are among the planet's most valuable resources, a rich source of food and wealth and in urgent need of protection. This... -
Best management practices scenario analysis to reduce agricultural nitrogen...
Agriculture is a major source of diffuse pollution, where nitrogen and sediment pollution of water bodies are its main associated environmental impacts. Best management... -
A holistic approach for determining the hydrology of the mar menor coastal...
A combination of hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling can be applied to understand the hydrology and key water balance components of lakes and lagoons. In this research, the... -
Revealing polychaetes invasion patterns: Identification, reproduction and...
An established population of the polychaetous annelid Perinereis linea (Treadwell) is reported for the first time outside its native distribution range (NW Pacific). This exotic... -
Presence of pesticides throughout trophic compartments of the food web in...
The main paths of some pesticides and their levels in the trophic compartments of the benthic food web of the Mar Menor, an oligotrophic coastal lagoon located in the SE of... -
Plankton under Pressure: How Water Conditions Alter the...
Transitional waters (TWs), such as coastal lagoons, are bodies of surface water at the transition between saline and freshwater domains. These environments play a vital role in... -
Aquifer recharge from intensively irrigated farmland. Several approaches
In the past decades a large body of literature has focused on the assessment of the natural recharge and parameters of control (including climate, vegetation, soils, and... -
Nutrient overload promotes the transition from top-down to bottom-up control...
The excess input of nutrients that triggers eutrophication processes is one of the main destabilizing factors of coastal ecosystems, being coastal lagoons prone to suffer these... -
Preliminary results of the silvering process of the European eel (Anguilla...
Despite the economic importance of eel captures in the Mar Menor, a hypersaline coastal lagoon, few studies have been conducted in relation to the biology and ecology of this... -
Fatty acid composition and chilling resistance in the green alga Caulerpa...
Plant resistance to chilling injury depends on the maintenance of membrane functions, An increase in the degree of unsaturation of membrane fatty acids can help maintain... -
Percepción del modelo turístico de sol y playa. El caso del Mar Menor
En este trabajo se pone de manifiesto la valoración que percibe el usuario del modelo turístico implantado en los municipios de San Javier y San Pedro del Pinatar. Una visión... -
El epifitismo ficológico en el Mar Menor (Murcia)
El penilago marino Mar Menor (Murcia) se encuentra exento de exploraciones ficológicas y con objeto de añadir algunos detalles a su ficoflora se realizó una excursión botánica... -
Effects of eutrophic water flooding on nitrate concentrations in mine wastes
Salt marshes near urban, industrial and mining areas are often affected both by heavy metals and by eutrophic water. The aim of this study was to assess and evaluate the main... -
Directiva INSPIRE. Anexo III. Tema 18. Hábitats y biotopos
El presente documento se elabora por la Dirección General de Biodiversidad y Calidad Ambiental del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica (MITECO) en el marco del Inventario... -
En busca de los pobladores de la Primera Edad del Hierro en el Campo de Cartagena
This work presents the first results of the research concerning the area of Cabezo Ventura in Cartagena. This hillock is a predominant feature in Campo de Cartagena, from which... -
User-friendly guide for using benthic ecological indicators in coastal and...
Experience demonstrates that none of the available measures on biological effects of pollution should be considered ideal. The use of a single approach does not seem appropriate... -
Sexual reproduction and seed banks of Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson...
Flowering, fruiting and seed germination of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson are recurrent in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon and other places on the southeast... -
Application of the exergy index as ecological indicator of organically...
The increase of stress induced changes in marine environments caused by different types of marine pollution made necessary the search for indicators that assist in assessing... -
Biofuling en cascos de embarcaciones deportivas en el Mar Menor y Santa Pola...
Se ha realizado un estudio taxonómico y de la comunidad de biofouling en los cascos de los barcos deportivos de San Pedro del Pinatar y Santa Pola. Para poder interpretar las... -
Patterns of trace element bioaccumulation in jellyfish Rhizostoma pulmo...
The effects of an abandoned mining area, exploited for centuries in the mining district of Cartagena-La Union, result in a continuous supply of heavy metals into the Mar Menor...