Merciai, Roberto (Date of defense: 2016-09-30)
L'objectiu d'aquesta tesi és de'explorar alguns aspectes de l'impacte humà sobre les poblacions de peixos i altres components dels ecosistemes fluvials Mediterranis de Catalunya. Es va mostrar com els ...
Cunillera-Montcusí, David (Date of defense: 2020-02-21)
During the last years, there has been an increase in the number and intensity of disturbances, and their consequences related with global change, which have corroborated the already forecasted scenarios. ...
López de Sancha, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2022-07-07)
Pyrenean headwater streams are singular ecosystems with a particular seasonal pattern. They sustain a unique biodiversity especially sensitive to environmental change. Because of this, their ecosystem ...
Fillol Homs, Mireia (Date of defense: 2017-03-23)
The Phylum Bathyarchaeota is currently one of the most studied uncultured archaeal phyla. Bathyarchaeota are phylogenetically diverse, globally ubiquitous and especially abundant in marine subsurface ...
Gionchetta, Giulia (Date of defense: 2019-10-25)
Hydrological drought is a process of natural desiccation mainly due to large shortage of rainfall events. Reduced precipitations and prolonged droughts are spreading worldwide and threaten the integrity ...
Argudo Fernández, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-02-08)
This thesis shows how the metals of natural and anthropic origin change significantly the composition of the prokaryotic communities (mainly the composition of bacteria). The β-diversity is the most ...
Compte Ciurana, Jordi (Date of defense: 2010-07-21)
En aquesta tesi doctoral s'han estudiat els efectes directes i indirectes de dos tipus d'espècies claus de la comunitat aquàtica dels aiguamolls de l'Empordà (aiguamolls costaners mediterranis amb una ...
Tornero Pinilla, Irene (Date of defense: 2020-03-13)
We sampled the macrofaunal metacommunities in four networks of Mediterranean temporary ponds covering a wide range of pond sizes and different spatial extents. 1) In the smallest pond network, pond size ...
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 ...