Pujol Buxó, Eudald (Date of defense: 2017-09-15)
The rates at which allochthonous species are introduced and become invasive worldwide are unprecedented and accordingly, the number of studies on invasion biology have increased during the past years. ...
Sanabria Fernández, José Antonio (Date of defense: 2021-01-13)
The degradation of natural diversity results in the erosion of key systemic properties such as resilience, or the capacity to recover from disturbances. Resilience loss leads to an increase in the ...
Mata Casanova, Noel (Date of defense: 2018-04-18)
Superfamily Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) includes two very different groups of organismes. Macrocynipoids is a paraphyletic group of parasitoids of wood-bearing beetle larvae, characterized by its ...
Arcones Segovia, Ángel (Date of defense: 2019-09-19)
In this thesis we studied how the changes in the climate determine the distribution, diversity and conservation of a very representative group of the Arctic avifauna, the shorebirds. In the first ...
Arias-LeClaire, Harold (Date of defense: 2018-11-21)
Pre-dispersal seed predation (PDSP, hereafter) significantly reduces plant reproductive output. The negative effects on plant fitness have triggered the development of different strategies to protect ...
Soler Garcia, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-07-13)
Psychotic disorders are psychiatric conditions with a worldwide prevalence of around 4% and a tremendous personal, economic and social burden. As complex phenotypes, psychotic disorders are caused by ...
Sazatornil i Luna, Victor (Date of defense: 2018-12-19)
Environmental authorities, conservation professionals, and several other social sectors frequently demand scientifically sound information to inform policy and decision-making processes. Beyond national ...
Álvarez Álvarez, Miguel Martin (Date of defense: 2019-11-26)
The human populations of the Mediterranean region have been thoroughly studied. Nonetheless, there are numerous aspects of their demographic and epidemiological history that remain uncertain to date. ...
Trapote Forné, Mari Carmen (Date of defense: 2019-09-16)
Varved lake sediments also known as annually laminated sediments, are natural paleoenvironmental archives containing high-resolution proxy data and precise chronologies. They are one of the few natural ...
Lazzari, Natali (Date of defense: 2021-01-18)
The alarming rate of marine biodiversity loss calls for new strategies of understanding and accounting for human-nature relationships. Anthropogenic impacts are the main drivers of changes in coastal ...