Peipoch Güell, Marc (Date of defense: 2014-06-25)
The main goal of this thesis is to investigate how (15)N natural abundances can help understanding the role of different primary uptake compartments (i.e., biofilm, filamentous algae, bryophytes, ...
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 ...
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 ...