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Solutions for the Sustainable Management of a Cultural Landscape in Danger:...
The focus of this paper is a case study on the municipality of San Javier in Spain. The aim of the analysis was to provide a working model for the integration of the assessment... -
Spatial distribution and pollution evaluation in dry riverbeds affected by...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of pollution, sources and potential risk of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Mn, Cd, Cr, Ni, Fe and Pb) and arsenic (As) in four dry... -
Physiological responses of the fan mussel Pinna nobilis to temperature:...
The fan mussel Pinna nobilis is experiencing a mass mortality event throughout the Mediterranean Sea. The survival of the remaining isolated populations and the maintenance and... -
The Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain): A singular natural ecosystem threatened by...
The Mar Menor lagoon is one of the most important ecological singularities in the Mediterranean area. At the same time, it is an area where many economic and industrial... -
Suitability of benthic macrophyte indices (EEI, E-MaQI and BENTHOS) for...
Different approaches based on macrophytes have been proposed in recent years to implement the European Water Framework Directive. However, their application to transitional... -
Abundance, morphology and chemical composition of microplastics in sand and...
This paper presents the abundance and ubiquitous presence of microplastics in a protected coastal zone located in the southeast of Spain: The Mar Menor lagoon, an important... -
¿Cuántas' Sofías' más hacen falta?: crónica de un Ecocidio en el Mar Menor....
Análisis sobre la actual legislación medioambiental penal y estudiar cuál es su eficacia en conseguir su objetivo principal: evitar la comisión de actos de agresión hacia los... -
¿Terminará convirtiéndose el problema del Mar Menor en otro «Algarrobico»?:...
En el presente trabajo se hace un recorrido por los que se consideran principales documentos normativos y técnicos que, con la intención de establecer diferentes medidas para su... -
Habitat changes in coastal wetlands associated to hydrological changes in...
In recent decades wetlands associated with the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain) have undergone several hydrological and biological changes as a consequence of increased water inputs... -
Estrategia de crecimiento de Atherina boyeri Risso, 1810 (Pisces:...
Los parámetros relacionados con la edad y crecimiento de Atberina bayeri Risso, 1810, en el Mar Menor, fueron estudiados a partir de muestras procedentes de capturas comerciales... -
Greenhouse gas dynamics in a coastal lagoon during the recovery of the...
The Mar Menor is a hypersaline coastal lagoon with salinity values ranging from 41.9 to 45.5. The systemis subjected to a high anthropic pressure that causes an intense... -
Vías de entrada y distribución de contaminantes orgánicos regulados y...
Vías de entrada y distribución de contaminantes orgánicos regulados y emergentes en el Mar Menor -
Massive Aggregations of Serpulidae Associated With Eutrophication of the Mar...
For decades, inputs of nutrients and organic matter into the Mar Menor coastal lagoon have favored the change from an original oligotrophic to a eutrophic state. The lagoon... -
Aquatic birds as bioindicators of trophic changes and ecosystem...
The Mar Menor is the largest coastal lagoon in the Western Mediterranean and it is an important site for wintering and breeding waterfowl. During recent decades several... -
Contrastes naturales en la Región bioclimática del Mediterráneo (EXTRACTO DEL LIBRO)
Gestión de la franja costera: un enfoque integrado. Extracto del Libro "Contrastes naturales en la Región bioclimática del Mediterráneo". El término “costa” hace referencia a la... -
Enhanced biological denitrification in the cyclic rotating bed reactor with...
The performance of CRBR in denitrification with catechol carbon source is presented. The influence of inlet nitrate concentration, hydraulic retention time (HRT), media filling... -
Long term evolution of fisheries in a coastal lagoon related to changes in...
Mediterranean coastal lagoons are among the most productive of marine ecosystems but, at the same time, they are strongly affected by anthropogenic pressures that could alter... -
How agriculture, connectivity and water management can affect water quality...
The Natural Park of Albufera (Valencia, Spain) is an important Mediterranean coastal wetland that suffers continuous environmental effects from human activities and water uses,... -
When maintaining ecological integrity and complexity is the best restoring...
Coastal lagoons and estuarine environments are naturally stressed systems due to their high physicochemical variability (Elliott & Quintino, 2007). The species living in... -
Impact assessment of agricultural inputs into a Mediterranean coastal lagoon...
The Mar Menor is a coastal lagoon threatened by the development of intensive agriculture in the surrounding areas. Large amounts of pesticides from these areas are discharged...