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 ...

    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 ...