The mortality of infaunal bivalves (Venerupis corrugata, Cerastoderma edule, Ruditapes
decussatus and Ruditapes philippinarum) due to a drop in salinity caused by extreme …

Ports significantly impact the economic activity in coastal areas. Future climate change
projections indicate that the frequency and intensity of extreme sea levels (ESL) will …

Minho River intrusion into the Rias Baixas has a twofold impact on estuaries. On the one
hand, freshwater intrusion can modify the water exchange with the shelf affecting the …

The inter‐and intra‐annual evolution of temperature and salinity has been analyzed in the
Rías Baixas–ocean boundary. Each ría (Vigo, Pontevedra, and Arousa) is connected to the …

The link between the behavior of organisms living within the sediment and benthic-pelagic
coupling is critical to our interpretation of impacts of physiological stress. The rapidity with …

Fine-resolution measurements of phytoplankton and physical parameters were made from
31 May to 14 June 2005 in the Rıa de Pontevedra (Spain), which is subject to seasonal …

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 …

Undaria pinnatifida is an edible brown seaweed, and its cultivation is being considered in
Northwest Spain. Water motion is considered to be a key factor in growth and production of …

Horizontal Lagrangian surface transport is studied in the Ria de Vigo, an estuary in NW
Spain with tidal and wind-driven dynamics. Surface drifters and the surface flow from a high …

The development of integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems in Spain has been
rather limited so far. However, trials carried out in recent years at experimental and at small …