Extreme climate events, such as heatwaves and torrential rain, affect the physiology and
functioning of marine species, especially in estuarine habitats, producing severe ecological …

Shellfisheries of the intertidal and shallow subtidal infaunal bivalves Ruditapes decussatus,
Ruditapes philippinarum, Venerupis corrugata and Cerastoderma edule are of great socio …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a heterogeneous mixture of dissolved material found
ubiquitously in aquatic systems and dissolved organic nitrogen is one of its most important …

Microplastics (MPs) are recognized as a global emergent pollution impact, which can affect
all food chains. Estimating MPs transport pathways in coastal ecosystems is needed to …

The maintenance of stocks of estuarine species strongly depends on the ability of the
species to cope with environmental stress. In NW Spain, commercial clam beds, which are …

Marine toxins produced by marine organisms threaten human health and impose a heavy
public health burden on coastal countries. Lately, there has been an emergence of marine …

Magallana gigas is a naturalized species on the north coast of Galicia (Rías Altas, Northwest
Iberian Peninsula), where it was unintentionally introduced. In recent decades, a greater …

Marine ecosystems with ocean warming and industry pollution threaten the survival and
adaptation of organisms. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play critical roles in various …

River floods, which are one of the most dangerous natural hazards worldwide, have
increased in intensity and frequency in recent decades as a result of climate change, and …

Due to climate change, heatwaves are likely to become more frequent, prolonged and
characterized by higher peak values, compared with climatological averages. However, the …