Defense strategies against herbivory in seagrasses 

    Hernán Martínez, Gema (Date of defense: 2017-09-29)

    [cat] [cat]Introducció L’ herbivorisme és un procés ecològic clau que regula la composició i l’estructura de les comunitats de plantes i determina la transferència d'energia de productors primaris a la resta de la ...

    Dynamics of the deep-sea teleost black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839) in the Northeast Atlantic 

    Alves Farias, Inês (Date of defense: 2021-11-03)

    [eng] Aphanopus carbo (Lowe, 1839), the black scabbardfish, is a benthopelagic teleost with high commercial value in the NE Atlantic, especially in Madeira Archipelago and mainland Portugal. Given its commercial interest ...

    Ecology and management of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in a warming Mediterranean 

    Moltó Seguí, Vicenç (Date of defense: 2023-09-07)

    [eng] The common dolphinfish or mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) is a large pelagic and highly migratory fish distributed in tropical and subtropical waters around the globe. The Mediterranean Sea population supports ...

    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 ...