Patterns of phytoplankton and primary production variability in the Mediterranean Sea based on remote sensing data 

    Salgado Hernanz, Paula Maria (Date of defense: 2019-05-10)

    [eng] This PhD thesis aims to assess the spatial and temporal patterns of phytoplankton variability and primary production in the surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The research is organized in three studies and ...

    Response of nitrogen fixers associated with Posidonia oceanica to environmental factors and emerging pollutants 

    Fernández Juárez, Víctor (Date of defense: 2021-08-27)

    [eng] N2-fixers bacteria or diazotrophs reduce atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3) and play a significant role in the ocean's N-cycles by providing new inorganic nitrogen to planktonic and benthic primary ...

    The early life growth of anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) and the growth-mortality hypothesis in the Humboldt Current System off Chile 

    Cerna Troncoso, José Francisco (Date of defense: 2024-05-09)

    [eng] The population structure, growth pattern and the relationship between growth and survival of anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) in the Humboldt Current System (HCS) off Chile were studied using morphometry and microstructure ...