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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... -
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... -
Informe de actualización de resultados del programa de seguimiento del Mar...
El propósito de este informe es la actualización del progreso de las actividades del proyecton BELICH y de las variables indicadoras del estado del Mar Menor. Para ello se... -
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... -
Estudio oceanográfico integral de alta resolución de la laguna costera del...
En julio de 2016, la Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia, a través del OISMA de la Consejería de Agua, Agricultura y Medio Ambiente, solicita al Instituto Español de... -
¿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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
The Mar Menor: Action at last to save a dying sea
The largest permanent saltwater lagoon in Europe, situated in the south-east of Spain, has been experiencing spells where seabed vegetation, fish and crustations die because of... -
Evaluating Groundwater Management Sustainability under Limited Data...
In recent years, many researchers have devoted their efforts to finding an objective measurement of sustainability by developing evaluation tools based on sustainability... -
Chronicle of a forecast flood: exposure and vulnerability on the south-east...
In recent years, floods have become one of the natural hazards that generate the greatest economic and human losses on the planet. As is well known, torrential rainfall events... -
Los canales del agua: abastecimiento y saneamiento en la comarca del Campo...
En territorios donde la pluviometría es reducida, la seguridad hídrica ha sido una constante meta a lo largo de la historia. Diferentes técnicas se han utilizado para obtener y...