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Characterization and evolution of the sediments of a Mediterranean coastal la...
Coastal lagoons are ecosystems that are relatively enclosed water bodies under the influence of both the terrestrial and the marine environment, being vulnerable to human... -
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... -
Spatial distribution and pollution evaluation in dry riverbeds affected by mi...
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... -
Contaminación por erosión eólica e hídrica de las áreas limítrofes a la antig...
El área minera de Cartagena – La Unión ha sido objeto de una intensa explotación desde hace más de 2.500 años. En época reciente, en la segunda mitad de siglo XIX y primera del... -
N-way modelling of sediment monitoring data from Mar Menor lagoon, Spain
The present paper deals with the application of Tucker3 modelling to a sediment monitoring data set from the area of Mar Menor coastal lagoon (Spain). The aim of the study is to... -
Análisis hidrológico e hidráulico y de transporte de sedimentos en cauces efí...
Se requiere analizar el comportamiento hidrológico e hidráulico y de transporte de sedimentos de los cauces efímeros propios de zonas semiáridas, con el objetivo de poder... -
Monitoring sedimentary areas from mine waste products with Sentinel-2 satelli...
Torrential rainfall regimes, among others, are the origin of accelerated soil erosion. The Spanish southeastern Mediterranean region is characterised by an arid climate regime... -
Long-term sediment records reveal over three thousands years of heavy metal i...
Este trabajo revisa la evolución espacio-temporal de los principales metales pesados de esta laguna costera a partir de datos de 272 muestras de sedimentos superficiales... -
Factors structuring microbial communities in highly impacted coastal marine s...
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... -
Best management practices scenario analysis to reduce agricultural nitrogen l...
Agriculture is a major source of diffuse pollution, where nitrogen and sediment pollution of water bodies are its main associated environmental impacts. Best management... -
Bathymetry Time Series Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images
The use of the new generation of remote sensors, such as echo sounders and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers with differential correction installed in a drone,... -
The impact of mining activities on the hypersaline Mar Menor lagoon
Mar Menor lagoon is one of the largest hypersaline coastal lagoons in the Mediterranean Sea. The lagoon is threatened by environmental degradation due to the urban growth around... -
Estudio biogeoquímico de los fondos del Mar Menor (Murcia). Papel de la veget...
El informe presenta el efecto de la vegetación bentónica en las características físico-químicas de los sedimentos marinos que colonizan. -
Estudio biogeoquímico de los fondos del Mar Menor. Estudio de flujos bentónic...
El informe recoge resultados de flujos bentónicos de la campaña realizada los días 12 y 18 de septiembre del 2018, ambos inclusive, y que no han sido previamente descritos en... -
Flash flooding in semiarid alluvial fan apron systems: processes, forms and h...
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... -
Copper and lead complexation by dissolved organic matter in Mar Menor coastal...
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... -
Extreme storms during the last 6500 years from lagoonal sedimentary archives ...
Storms and tsunamis, which may seriously endanger human society, are amongst the most devastating marine catastrophes that can occur in coastal areas. Many such events are known... -
Abandoned Mine Tailings Affecting Riverbed Sediments in the Cartagena-La Unio...
This study presents the results of the geoenvironmental characterization of La Matildes riverbed, affected by mine tailings in the Cartagena-La Union district, Murcia (southeast... -
Establishing the ecological quality status of soft-bottom mining-impacted coa...
The aim of the present study was to check the usefulness of the benthic biotic indices proposed for application in the European water framework directive (WFD 2000/60/EC) for... -
Características granulométricas de los depósitos aluviales en el Campo de Car...
Granulometric characteristic of the alluvial formations in the Cartagena field (Spain). The succession semi-arid environmental conditions which have affected the area of...