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Coastalization patterns in the Mediterranean: A spatiotemporal analysis of...
Under the current climate change scenery, coastalization, i.e. a linear-type of urban sprawl along the coastal zone, has become a key planning and policy concern at a global... -
Sponge coating decreases predation on the bivalve Arca noae
Mediterranean populations of the bivalve Arco none were found to be specifically fouled by the demosponge Crambe crambe. The surface of the shells forms spines which favour... -
Simple tools for assessing water quality and trophic status in transitional...
In this study we have developed an index for assessing trophic status and water quality in transitional aquatic ecosystems of Southern Europe. The index has been developed from... -
Examining the implementation of potable water reuse in sewersheds of...
Sewage management is a key issue within circular economy and climate change scenario. Ensuring water supply is a challenge on a global scale. Numerous projects for potable water... -
Fish effects on benthos and plankton in a Mediterranean salt marsh
Fish predation has an important role structuring benthic and planktonic assemblages in shallow waters. Habitat complexity may mitigate the effect of fish predation, thus... -
A novel way of being together? On the depoliticising effects of attributing...
The recent trend of attributing rights to nature arguably introduces a novel way of ordering the relationship between humans and nonhumans. But to what extent does it challenge... -
Heavy metal removal of intermittent acid mine drainage with an open limestone channel
This study is focused on the influence of a particular open limestone channel (OLC) on the quality of the surface water drained from an intermittent watercourse. The OLC was... -
Procesos hidrodinámicos en la zona de descarga de los acuíferos costeros
Esta tesis tiene como objetivo principal investigar diferentes procesos y factores que afectan a la hidrodinámica de la zona de descarga de los acuíferos costeros y en la... -
Fenologia de las algas del Mar Menor (Murcia, SE de España)
Se estudia el comportamiento de 75 macrófitos del Mar Menor. Estos presentan diferentes adaptaciones a las condiciones de la laguna (pérdida de parte del talo en el periodo... -
Mar Menor, Mal Mayor. Campaña de divulgación en redes sociales.
En el proyecto se desarrolla la propuesta de una campaña de divulgación en Instagram sobre el Mar Menor. Se pretende concienciar a un público joven sobre la degradación de la... -
Lugares de Interés Botánico de la Región de Murcia
Como resultado, se aporta un listado de 89 zonas con alto valor botánico (flora y vegetación), e incluso paisajístico, geomorfológico, etnográfico, etc., donde existe una gran... -
Economic evaluation of small desalination plants from brackish aquifers....
In recent years, the Mediterranean area has witnessed an increasing water shortage trend, mainly due to: increasing population and tourism (especially in coastal areas), new... -
The Role of Leaky Boreholes in the Contamination of a Regional Confined...
Poorly constructed wells (leaky or without a gravel pack) and abandoned wells can behave as conduits for the interconnection of aquifers at different depths and facilitate the... -
The Stenohaline Seagrass Posidonia oceanica Can Persist in Natural...
The Mediterranean endemic seagrass Posidonia oceanica is generally regarded as a stenohaline species, highly sensitive to salinity increments; however, in a few particular... -
La nature sujet de droits en Espagne-La loi sur la protection de la Mar...
This commentary proposes a reading of the new Spanish Act for the recognition of the legal personality of the Mar Menor lagoon and its basin. Published on September 30, 2022,... -
Sentinel-2 Satellites Provide Near-Real Time Evaluation of Catastrophic...
Flooding is among the most common natural disasters in our planet and one of the main causes of economic and human life loss worldwide. Evidence suggests the increase of floods... -
Copper and lead complexation by dissolved organic matter in Mar Menor coastal lagoon
Mar Menor coastal lagoon is a shallow system with a reduced exchange with the open sea, that is affected by several anthropogenic pressures, mainly agriculture and mining. The... -
Flash flooding in semiarid alluvial fan apron systems: processes, forms and...
This paper presents a holistic analysis of the September 12–15, 2019, flash flood in the Mar Menor basin (Spain). The research aims to analyse the causal factors, define the... -
Effects of mining wastes on a seagrass ecosystem: metal accumulation and...
Two different Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson beds growing in mining-contaminated sediments were compared with two reference beds in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon. The... -
Comparison of Water Flows in Four European Lagoon Catchments under a Set of...
Climate change is supposed to remarkably affect the water resources of coastal lagoons as they are highly vulnerable to changes occurring at their catchment and/or ocean or sea...