Naiads or large freshwater bivalves (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Unionoidea) are currently considered one of the most endangered animal groups on the planet. The NÀIADES project aims to generate the knowledge necessary to prepare the recovery plan for this group of animals in Catalonia.
This research project aims to evaluate the role of lateral inflows and see which can be considered “hot spots” due to their great influence on the biogeochemical processes taking place in rivers.
How do water inputs from both tributaries and groundwater change the processes happening in the river? The research project investigates this question and aims to find the key contribution areas to define the processes of rivers in different biomes. It includes field work and controlled experimentation in the CEAB-CSIC infrastructure.
The aim of the RIPAMED project is to assess the role of Mediterranean riparian corridors as green N filters and to identify under which climatic conditions riparian soils act either as sources or sinks of nitrate and N2O.
PRORISK’s vision is to provide exceptional value by creating an innovative platform to train a network of early stage researchers (ESR) in the field of Environmental Risk Assessment (WAS).
In river ecosystems there are inherent microbial communities that could potentially decompose bioplastics due to their high recycling and decomposition capacity of nutrients such as carbon. However, it is still unknown how the degradation of bioplastics will affect aquatic ecosystems.
Determining whether ecosystems act as sources or sinks of carbon (C) is essential to mitigate the consequences of climate change and to carry out restoration actions and environmental policies that help us confront the climate crisis.
Plastic pollution is one of the effects of global change that coexists in river ecosystems with other phenomena such as the alteration of Mediterranean rivers.
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