Cebrian Pujol, Emma (Date of defense: 2007-04-20)
Many antrophic activities release pollutants to the marine environment. Among them heavy metals are of great importance, since they are conservative pollutants, which can be accumulated through trophy ...
Sacristán Soriano, Oriol (Date of defense: 2013-10-04)
Phylum Porifera (Grant, 1836) are sessile metazoans with a differentiated inhalant and exhalant aquiferous system with external pores. Lacking a tissue grade of construction, sponges can reach two ...
Duran i Alarcon, Sandra (Date of defense: 2003-11-21)
The main goal of this thesis has been to study the population structure of a marine sponge species (<i>Crambe crambe</i>) at different geographic levels using different molecular markers.<br/><br/>In ...
Pita Galán, Lucía (Date of defense: 2014-05-26)
Marine sponges are a key component of benthic ecosystems in oceans all around the world, from shallow to deep waters, due to their diversity, abundance and influence in the cycle of nutrients. Moreover, ...