A new multiproxy study of a 155-cm sediment core located in Ría de Vigo (NW Iberia)
recording the transgressive and highstand system tract of the Holocene sea-level rise is …

Abstract Upper sediments (0–5 cm) were sampled in 94 sites of water bodies of the fifteen
Portuguese estuaries characterized by distinct settings of climate, topography and lithology …

Field evidence is essential to assess the consequences of climate change but a solid causal
link often requires additional information obtained under controlled laboratory conditions …

Identifying the mechanisms controlling the temporal dynamics of ecological communities is
key to understand their vulnerability to natural and anthropogenic impacts and to identify …

The characteristics and intensity of winter phytoplankton blooms in the Open Southern
Adriatic (OSA) were investigated from 1994 to 2012 by combining available unpublished …

The modification of chemical inputs into estuaries/rias by wastewater discharges is poorly
documented. Concentrations and fluxes of nutrient salts, organic matter and trace metals in …

Annual variability of photosynthetic parameters and primary production (PP), with a special
focus on large (ie> 2 μm) phytoplankton was assessed by monthly photosynthesis …

Saco do Mamanguá is a tropical Brazilian ria characterized by low nutrient availability and
subject to seasonal thermocline, which is mainly influenced by the intrusion of South Atlantic …

Estuaries are dynamic and resource-rich ecosystems renowned for their high productivity
and ecological significance. The Rías Baixas, located in the northwest of the Iberian …

The mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is one of the most important marine resources for
aquaculture in Europe, and Galicia (NW Spain) is the EU's leading region for production …