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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... -
Photosynthetic activity of the solar-powered lagoon mollusc Elysia timida...
The sacoglossan Elysia timida (Risso, 1818) is typical of shallow sea areas and coastal lagoons. It retains symbiotic functional chloroplasts derived from its algal food... -
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... -
Effects of Shoreline Urban Modification on Habitat Structure and Fish...
The shallow habitats of coastal lagoons play an invaluable role for fish communities as nursery areas and provide essential habitats for threatened fish species. Shoreline... -
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... -
Geostatistical Analysis of the Spatial Correlation between Territorial...
Climate change is making intense DANA (depresion aislada en niveles altos) type rains a more frequent phenomenon in Mediterranean basins. This trend, combined with the... -
An endangered species living in an endangered ecosystem: Population...
Mediterranean coastal habitats constitute a nonmarginal fraction of the overall continental habitats of the European eel. It has been suggested that the recovery of the eel... -
Host-parasite relationship of Ceratomyxa puntazzi n. sp (Myxozoa:...
Sparidae are economically important fishes to both, fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean. Species diversification is an important strategy for the development of... -
Mar Menor: an iconic case of ecosystem collapse
Artículo corto de opinión que trata las causas y las consecuencias del colapso ecológico de la laguna en el año 2016, y los episodios de mortandad masiva que ocurrieron en los... -
Analysis of alcohol polyethoxylates and polyethylene glycols in marine sediments
Alcohol polyethoxylates (AEOs) are the most commercially important type of nonionic surfactants, used in a wide variety of products such as household cleaning detergents,... -
Changes in macrophytes distribution in a hypersaline coastal lagoon...
In the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain) recent changes in the nearby agricultural practices, from extensive dry crop farming to intensively irrigated crops, have increased nutrient... -
Science and the legal rights of nature
Laws that establish legal rights for nature are being pursued in a growing number of countries to protect the environment. The success or failure of these rights-of-nature laws... -
Harmful algae and pathogens on plastics in three mediterranean coastal lagoons
Plastic is now a pervasive pollutant in all marine ecosystems. The microplastics and macroplastic debris were studied in three French Mediterranean coastal lagoons (Prevost,... -
Las aguas subterráneas en el Campo de Cartagena-Mar Menor
El agua subterránea constituye un recurso natural clave para el medio ambiente y el desarrollo económico de la cuenca del río Segura, que satisface entorno al 35% de la demanda... -
Ictiofauna de zonas someras del Mar Menor (SE Península Ibérica): Especies...
Esta revista habla sobre la fauna marina en zonas someras del Mar Menor. Se incluye un listado taxonómico de especies detectadas en las zonas someras periféricas de la laguna... -
Factors structuring microbial communities in highly impacted coastal marine...
Los microorganismos de los sedimentos, que son componentes clave en la ciclos biogeoquímicos, pueden ayudar a atenuar estos impactos al acumular nutrientes y contaminantes. El...