Browsing Facultat de Ciències de la Terra by Subject "504"

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A biogeochemical study of an abandoned Pb-Zn mine in the Aran Valley, Spain; applications of natural attenuation of heavy metals via secondary hydrozincite precipitation

Greene Giannetta, Max (Date of defense: 2022-03-25)

The Aran Valley in Catalonia (Spain), was the site of large-scale Zn, Pb, Cu, Fe, and Ag mining from the late 19th century until approximately 1950. Although mining activities ceased over 70 years ago, some of the abandoned ...

Delivering insights into diversity and ecology of marine chytrids

Fernández Valero, Alan Denís (Date of defense: 2024-04-04)

[eng] Current knowledge of marine fungi is limited, marked by gaps in the understanding of their diversity, spatio-temporal patterns, and ecological roles within marine ecosystems. The underexplored nature of specific ...

Metagenomic Exploration of the Effects of Depth and Temperature on the Microbiome Structure and Function of the Gorgonian Eunicella Singularis and the Cold Water Scleractinia Desmophyllum pertusum = Exploració metagenòmica dels efectes de la profunditat i la temperatura sobre l'estructura i la funció del microbioma de la gorgònia Eunicella singularis i el corall d'aigua freda Desmophyllum pertusum

Mutlaq S. Binsarha, Mohammad (Date of defense: 2024-10-11)

[eng] Corals are crucial to marine ecosystems, offering varied habitats for microbial communities that, in return, provide essential compounds for coral health and resilience. Numerous factors, such as coral age, species, ...

No-take fishery reserves for restoring overexploited deep-sea habitats: the case of the Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Vigo Fernandez, Maria (Date of defense: 2023-10-30)

[eng] In September 2017, a no-take fishery reserve was established in the deep waters of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, specifically focused on recovering the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) population. The main ...

The importance of seasonality at different levels of ecological organization in the marine ecosystem of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Lloret Lloret, Elena (Date of defense: 2023-05-17)

[eng] From an oceanographic perspective, seasonality has been widely studied, and abundant research exists about low trophic level organisms such as phytoplankton and zooplankton. Nevertheless, at a regional scale, this ...

The potential of carboxylesterase activity in the biomonitoring of marine pollution

Nos Francisco, David (Date of defense: 2024-02-06)

[eng] Understanding and monitoring the impacts of pollution on marine ecosystems leads the list of challenges of the United Nations Ocean Decade as crucial steps towards achieving a healthy ocean. The marine environment ...