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Nutrient overload promotes the transition from top-down to bottom-up control ...
The excess input of nutrients that triggers eutrophication processes is one of the main destabilizing factors of coastal ecosystems, being coastal lagoons prone to suffer these... -
Stakeholder analysis and prioritization of management measures for a sustaina...
Agricultural and urban activities over the last decades have caused an environmental degradation of the social-ecological system of the Mar Menor, compromising the ecosystem... -
Life on the edge: Adaptations of Posidonia oceanica to hypersaline conditions...
Hypersaline stress is a major stressor in semi-enclosed coastal lagoons, affecting the distribution and survival of key foundation species. In this study, we investigated how... -
Detection of Haplosporidium pinnae from Pinna nobilis Faeces
Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) is the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean. It is distributed in a wide range of coastal environments, including estuaries. Pinna nobilis... -
When maintaining ecological integrity and complexity is the best restoring to...
… km2 and an average depth of 4.5 m, Mar Menor is among the biggest coastal lagoons in the … intrinsic characteristics of its environment, the Mar Menor lagoon is a provider of... -
Site selection for European native oyster (Ostrea edulis) habitat restoration...
The European native oyster (Ostrea edulis) is a threatened keystone species which historically created extensive, physically complex biogenic habitats throughout European seas.... -
New Mediterranean Biodiversity Record
The present work reports on the extended distibution of nineteen species in the Mediterranean. -
Mar Menor: una laguna singular y sensible. Evaluación científica de su estado...
Este libro proporciona un conocimiento actualizado del estado de la laguna costera. Se pretende que sirva también como documento de base para iniciativas futuras, complementando... -
Habitat changes in coastal wetlands associated to hydrological changes in the...
In recent decades wetlands associated with the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain) have undergone several hydrological and biological changes as a consequence of increased water inputs... -
A step back on the conservation of a highly threatened species: opposite sign...
The endemic species Pinna nobilis is the most endangered Mediterranean bivalve, facing nearly extinction all over the Mediterranean Sea, hosting its last reservoirs in highly... -
The impact of chemical pollution on the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from...
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a critically endangered species. The impact of environmental contamination on this species has been highlighted as contributing to the... -
On the Presence and Ubiquity of the Exotic Batophora (J. Agardh) in the Mar M...
We first report the presence of a species of the genus Batophora in the Iberian Peninsula, in the Mar Menor lagoon (Murcia, SE Spain). We detected this macroalga in November... -
Spatio-temporal Variation of Shallow Microhabitats and Associated Juvenile Fi...
Coastal lagoons are known to host numerous resident and migrant fish species. Spatio-temporal variation in abiotic and biotic conditions in these ecosystems results, however, in... -
New records of rare species in the Mediterranean Sea (May 2022)
This Collective Article presents new information about the occurrence of 21 taxa that belong to six Phyla: one Cnidaria, one Ctenophora, two Annelida, four Mollusca, two... -
An endangered species living in an endangered ecosystem: Population structure...
Mediterranean coastal habitats constitute a nonmarginal fraction of the overall continental habitats of the European eel. It has been suggested that the recovery of the eel... -
Las praderas de posidonia en Murcia. Red de seguimiento y voluntariado ambien...
Estudio amplio de la distribución y seguimiento de las praderas de Posidonia oceánica en la Región de Murcia. Se describen las especies asociadas a este hábitat, así como los...