The first edition of EPhD Ecological Symposium concludes successfully
Very good feelings after the first symposium for Ecology students held at CEAB. Our most sincere and effusive congratulations to→
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1st ΣPhD Ecological Symposium
The symposium aims to be a regular retreat for PhD students in any ecological discipline. The symposium provides a great opportunity for students carrying out their thesis in a Catalan research centre to share and receive valuable feedback, on both their ecological work and presentation skills. The symposium will also be a space to network and socialize with other students and seniors.
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Sponge skeletons as an important sink of silicon in the global oceans
Sponges are responsible for burying approximately 48 million tons of silicon every year. The dissolved silicon in seawater modulates the→
Fearless sea urchins stripping underwater forests
A new study led by The University of Western Australia and the Centre of Advanced Studies of Blanes in Spain has found that sea urchins’ fear of predators plays a key role in the health of underwater forests, which are declining globally.
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Can citizen help improve risk predictions on mosquito-borne diseases?
La col·laboració entre ciència i ciutadania mitjançant les noves tecnologies per identificar espècies invasores, és ja un fet a Europa. Aquesta nova manera de fer ciència ens ofereix nous reptes i oportunitats tant pel que fa a la millora de la salut ambiental com de la salut pública.
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Slow Science: the science that is simmering
Eugènia Martí and Susana Bernal (Center of Advanced Studies of Blanes), and Jen Drummond (Birmingham University) have organized the 1st→
Blue Carbon in EU Climate Policy
Last Tuesday Miguel Ángel Mateo Mínguez (Group of Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology, Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes – CSIC), was invited by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), to the debate “Blue Carbon in EU Climate Policy”, as one of the main experts in Blue Carbon of the European Union.
The debate was hosted at the European Parliament (Brussels) by the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS and Maria SPYRAKI, and organized by the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development”.
Una jornada per conèixer els nous avenços en Ecologia
El proper divendres 5 d’octubre tindrà lloc a l’Auditori del Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) la “XV Jornada d’Avenços→
Influence of increasing carbon dioxide levels on the seabed
Storing carbon dioxide (CO2) deep below the seabed is one way to counteract the increasing concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. But what happens if such storage sites begin to leak and CO2 escapes through the seafloor? Answers to this question have now been provided by a study dealing with the effects of CO2 emissions on the inhabitants of sandy seabed areas.
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Premiat per triplicat un dels treballs de recerca dirigits al CEAB
El treball de recerca de batxillerat de l’Eric Alegret Olivé de l’Institut S’Agulla de Blanes, titulat “Aproximació a la diversitat de microorganismes: Estudi fenotípic i genotípic del microbioma de conills salvatges com a via per a introduir-se al món de la Microbiologia”, ha rebut aquest any 2017 ni més ni menys que 3 primers premis: el 1r premi de les exposicions del pòster científic del Treball de Recerca per l’Ajuntament de Blanes (17 juny), el 1r premi Argó de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (20 juny) i el 1r premi Cirit de la Universitat de Vic (22 juny). El treball va ser dirigit des del CEAB pels doctors Emilio O. Casamayor i Xavier Triadó.
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