Diaz Buitrago, Mireia (Date of defense: 2013-02-21)
The winter nesting behaviour of the Argentine ant seems to be intrinsic, and its success as an invasive species does not rely on a shift in social organization, nor on a shift in its mode of nesting ...
Puig, Xavier, 1975- (Date of defense: 2021-07-09)
We study the effect of organic farming practices on several taxa in olive groves and vineyards. Sessile organisms show a stronger response to treatment, their diversity being higher in organic vineyards. ...
Estany-Tigerström, David (Date of defense: 2013-11-29)
We investigated whether the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) invasion modifies the trophic web of the sclerophyllous Mediterranean forests to the point that impacts co-occurring bird communities. We ...
Villegas Hernández, Harold O. (Date of defense: 2015-09-04)
A direct consequence of sea warming in the Mediterranean is a increase in the abundance of thermo-tolerant species fish species such as Sphyraena viridensis, Pomadasys incisus, Pomatomus saltatrix and ...
Serrat Llinàs, Alba (Date of defense: 2019-04-10)
Exploited marine fish species with an affinity for cold waters inhabiting close to the warmer edge of their distribution area are exposed to stress caused by fishing and climate change. Three case ...
Fernández-Vilar, Andrés Lucas (Date of defense: 2023-07-10)
Inland waters are amongst the most diverse and impacted ecosystems globally, and they host many endangered taxa. Cyprinodontiforms are at the forefront of endangered freshwater fishes in Europe, with ...