Tomlinson, Benjamin John (Date of defense: 2016-01-20)
The Systems Approach Framework (SAF) is a methodological framework designed to enhance the efficacy of human decision-making processes within social-ecological systems with regard to sustainability. The ...
Kersting, Diego K. (Date of defense: 2014-02-07)
Marine ecosystems are declining worldwide threatened by an increasing number of stressors. Global change-related disturbances have highlighted the need of new complementary conservation measures; for ...
Rodríguez Climent, Sílvia (Date of defense: 2014-12-05)
The Ebro Delta represents the most important wetland area in Catalonia, the second most important in Spain (after Doñana National Park) and one of the most important estuarine zones in Europe. Although ...
Safont Crespo, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2016-02-09)
This thesis is aimed at the study of the flora and vegetation of the Guayana Highlands (GH), a set of -50 table mountains (called tepuis) located in the Guayana Shield of northern South America. Special ...
Sanpera Calbet, Isis (Date of defense: 2014-04-11)
Streams are complex and highly diverse ecosystems. Within the stream network, headwater streams (1st to 3rd order) are highly important. Headwaters represent most of the total length, influence the ...
Vázquez Garcia, Eusebi (Date of defense: 2013-10-11)
The studies presented in this thesis focus on the biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in an intermittent stream in a Mediterranean climate zone, with great emphasis on extreme hydrologic ...
Nebra Costas, Alfonso (Date of defense: 2016-01-29)
The Ebro Delta-Estuary complex is one of the largest wetland areas in the western Mediterranean, and it is considered one of the most important estuarine zones in Europe. In 2013, the Ebro watershed, ...
Mas Martí, Esther (Date of defense: 2014-11-14)
Changes in temperature and precipitation due to climate change are expected to increase stream water temperature and reduce their discharge. Consequently, more streams might face temporality, experiencing ...
Diaz de Quijano i Barbero, Daniel (Date of defense: 2014-07-29)
Comparative studies between different enzyme labelled fluorescence (ELF) protocols and fluorescence quantification methods were performed to improve the quantification of single-cell phosphatase activity ...
Gómez Gener, Lluís (Date of defense: 2017-02-10)
Inland waters are active components of the global carbon (C) cycle that transform, store and outgas more than half of the C they receive from adjacent terrestrial ecosystems. However, fundamental ...