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Ecological biosensors
At the beginning of the 20th century miners used caged canaries to detect the presence of lethal gases, but the chemistry of the 21st century respects animals and represents a giant step in electrochemical detection. Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona are studying the possibility of using a new...
The alteration of seasons can worsen the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean region
Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF, a UAB-affiliated centre) publish an article in Science which analyses the adverse effects climate change can have on the...
The Agulhas Current may influence climate in Europe
The PhD project presented by Gema Martínez-Méndez from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) at the UAB focuses on the Agulhas Current and the ensuing warm water transports from the tropical Indian Ocean to the southern tip of Africa. The data...
MARGO, a new tool to improve climate models
An international team of researchers, including Antoni Rosell, ICREA researcher at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) and professor of the Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, who participated as a member of the direction...
Australia, pioneer in using prescribed burning
This research reveals Australia's technical excellence in forest management based on the practice known as prescribed burning. A tool already known to the aborigines of the area (albeit for other purposes), it consists of burning a specific area of natural land to rid it of...
More biodegradable organic wastes
The treatment of organic solid waste to obtain compost – which can be used as soil conditioner or fertilizer - is a complex process. However, certain physico-chemical and biological characteristics are required in a waste to be successfully composted. When...
Heavy metal accumulation in moss subjected to drought
Researchers at the Ecophysiology Unit of CSIC-CREAF have studied the possible negative effects of an increase in dryness would have in ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin. Based on an experiment with adult holm oaks found in the Prades mountains in which the earth...
