The general aim of the thesis was to improve knowledge of the ecology and taxonomy of estuarine benthic diatoms in a highly stratified Mediterranean estuary, in order to evaluate their potential use as bioindicators of this ecosystem. To achieve that, diatom community composition was described and the factors affecting its composition and distribution were elucidated. Once the main anthropogenic pressures in the Ebro Estuary had been established, the response of diatoms to these pressures was tested through: i) the evaluation of existing diatom indices, and ii) the identification of groups of species indicative of potentially altered environmental conditions. Field studies were supported with experimental studies to test the response of spe...
Soda pans are protected in the European Union as Natura 2000 areas in the category of ‘‘Pannonic s...
Assessing the ecological status of transitional water bodies under the WFD: study on the relevance o...
A key issue in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive is the classification of streams ...
The Ebro River discharge is themain factor controlling hydrological dynamics in the Ebro microtidal ...
S'han estudiat els efectes dels factors ambientals sobre el perífiton dels sistemes lenític fluctuan...
Diatom communities inhabiting intertidal estuarine sediments are composed of different life-forms, r...
Diatoms are unicellular algae that live in saline, brackish and freshwater environments, either floa...
The purpose of this study was to explore the autecology of diatom species inhabiting the epipsammon ...
The Río de la Plata estuary (RdlP) exhibits environmental gradients associated with the freshwater i...
In order to establish the ecological status of water bodies, the European Water Framework Directive ...
Benthic diatoms are valuable tools for biological monitoring and paleo-ecological reconstruction of ...
The structure of intertidal benthic diatoms assemblages in the Tagus estuary was investigated during...
A key issue in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive is the classification of streams ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the autecology of diatom species inhabiting the epipsammon ...
This study focused on expanding existing knowledge about benthic diatoms and their use as indicators...
Soda pans are protected in the European Union as Natura 2000 areas in the category of ‘‘Pannonic s...
Assessing the ecological status of transitional water bodies under the WFD: study on the relevance o...
A key issue in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive is the classification of streams ...
The Ebro River discharge is themain factor controlling hydrological dynamics in the Ebro microtidal ...
S'han estudiat els efectes dels factors ambientals sobre el perífiton dels sistemes lenític fluctuan...
Diatom communities inhabiting intertidal estuarine sediments are composed of different life-forms, r...
Diatoms are unicellular algae that live in saline, brackish and freshwater environments, either floa...
The purpose of this study was to explore the autecology of diatom species inhabiting the epipsammon ...
The Río de la Plata estuary (RdlP) exhibits environmental gradients associated with the freshwater i...
In order to establish the ecological status of water bodies, the European Water Framework Directive ...
Benthic diatoms are valuable tools for biological monitoring and paleo-ecological reconstruction of ...
The structure of intertidal benthic diatoms assemblages in the Tagus estuary was investigated during...
A key issue in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive is the classification of streams ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the autecology of diatom species inhabiting the epipsammon ...
This study focused on expanding existing knowledge about benthic diatoms and their use as indicators...
Soda pans are protected in the European Union as Natura 2000 areas in the category of ‘‘Pannonic s...
Assessing the ecological status of transitional water bodies under the WFD: study on the relevance o...
A key issue in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive is the classification of streams ...