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Habitats of Girona (Catalonia): urban landscape and Natura 2000 areas
The Girona urban landscape and Natura 2000 habitats map (1:10.000) was generated with data from photointerpretation and fieldwork. We mapped 118 CORINE habitats and identified 15 Habitats of Community Interest (which cover ...
Disentangling responses of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates to drying in saline streams and shallow lakes
In inland aquatic ecosystems, drying and salinity can co-occur as natural stressors, affecting aquatic invertebrate communities. Despite recent appreciation of the importance of temporary waterbodies for terrestrial ...
Habitat changes over 45 years on the small Mediterranean archipelago of the Medes Islands (Catalonia, NE Spain)
The small islands in the Mediterranean basin play an important role in its diversity because they have very unique natural habitats. They are very vulnerable to the direct and indirect effects of human activity, which ...
Current distribution and recent development of sessile oak forests in Montseny (1956–2015)
There is a distribution limit of sessile oak (Quercus petraea) in the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula, with its southernmost populations located at the xeric limit for the species. We present here the current ...
Top predators respond to post-fire logging: a trait-based approach
Complete wood extraction is a widespread salvage logging practice after wildfire, implemented to obtain economical benefit and to reduce the risk of pest outbreaks. Such intense logging can strongly affect the ecosystem ...
UV radiation and reduced rainfall: Legacy effects on litter and first-year decomposition in two Mediterranean evergreen shrubs
Climatic models for the Mediterranean Basin predict higher ultraviolet (UV) radiation and drier conditions by century’s end, potentially altering litter traits, early-stage decomposition, and nutrient cycling. This study ...
Enhancing post-fire decision-making: a framework for rapid wildfire impact assessment and evidence-based management planning
Introduction: Altered wildfire regimes, exacerbated by unsustainable management, threaten natural ecosystem recovery post-fire. Effective restoration requires timely fire impact assessments and tailored, evidence-based ...
Estimates of niche position and breadth vary across spatial scales for native and alien inland fishes
We estimate and compare niche position, marginality and breadth of Iberian inland fishes at three geographical extents (regional, restricted to the species’ range and global) to understand the effect of spatial scale on ...
Response of a pan-European fish index (EFI+) to multiple pressures in rivers across Spain
Rivers are ecosystems highly threatened by human activities and fish are an invaluable tool to measure and communicate environmental degradation and restoration. Fish bioassessment is crucial but notoriously difficult in ...
Nota breu: Echinospartum horridum (Fabaceae), nova espècie pels Pirineus orientals = Echinospartum horridum (Fabaceae), new species for Oriental Pyrenees
Nota breu sobre la presència de l'argelaga hòrrida -Echinospartum horridum-, arbust espinós de la família 'Fabaceae' a la serra Cavallera (Ripollès). S'ha observat la presència d'aquesta espècie per damunt de les cases del ...
Manual para la elaboración de carteles interpretativos para la divulgación de la geología
Amb autorització de comunicació pública per part de la Sociedad Geológica de España
Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
Vector-borne diseases pose significant public health challenges globally, necessitating effective personal protection strategies against insect bites. Topical repellents have been widely used to mitigate these risks, yet ...
Fatty acid composition and parasitism of European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) populations in the northern Catalan Sea in the context of changing environmental conditions
The status of sardine and anchovy populations in the northern Mediterranean Sea has been declining in recent decades. In this study, fatty acids and parasitism at different reproductive and feeding stages in these two ...
Terrestrialization of sediment bacterial assemblages when temporary rivers run dry
Bacterial communities in river sediments are shaped by a trade-off between dispersal from upstream or nearby land and selection by the local environmental conditions. In temporary rivers (i.e. those characterized by long ...
Soil functions are shaped by aridity through soil properties and the microbial community structure
Increasing aridity poses a threat to soil functionality, as it affects the key players -prokaryotes and fungi- responsible for these functions. Studying microbial diversity and functions in soils from different aridity ...
Testing the hypogenic hypothesis for the origin of granite multi-concave topography using electrical resistivity tomography: A case study from the Southern Albera Massif (Pyrenees, Spain)
The pediment developed on the unweathered granite rocks of the South Albera Massif exhibits the characteristic morphology of an exhumed weathering front, where prominent residual landforms (tors and granite boulders) coexist ...
Management Measures and Trends of Biological Invasions in Europe: A Survey-Based Assessment of Local Managers
Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and nature's contributions to people worldwide. However, the effectiveness of invasive alien species (IAS) management measures and the progress ...
Microbial colonization and function of biofilms developing on plastics and bioplastics in a pristine mountain stream ecosystem
Streams naturally receive allochthonous particulate organic materials, but human activity may contribute additional plastic litter inputs, which can affect ecosystem functioning. Our objective was to assess the effect of ...
Dinámica de la contaminación por nitrato en el sistema acuífero de la Plana de Vic (Osona, Barcelona) = Nitrate pollution processes in the Plana de Vic aquifers (Osona, Barcelona)
Nitrate pollution in the Plana de Vic aquifers has presently reached very high levels, which pose enormous limitations to its use. The origin of nitrate is mainly caused by manure application as fer tilizer. In this paper, ...
