Browsing by Author "Carballeira, Rafael"
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A Contribution to the Ecological Knowledge of the Atlantic Coastal Wetlands of the Iberian Peninsula, a Fragile Border Between Two Worlds
Carballeira, Rafael (2021)[Abstract] Coastal wetlands are ecotones defined by the degree of interaction between terrestrial and marine ecosystems. In this PhD dissertation the hydrochemical conditions of 27 coastal wetlands of the Western Atlantic ... -
Automatic Detection of Freshwater Phytoplankton Specimens in Conventional Microscopy Images
Rivas-Villar, David; Rouco, J.; Penedo, Manuel; Carballeira, Rafael; Novo Buján, Jorge (MDPI AG, 2020-11-23)[Abstract] Water safety and quality can be compromised by the proliferation of toxin-producing phytoplankton species, requiring continuous monitoring of water sources. This analysis involves the identification and counting ... -
Automatic Pipeline for Detection and Classification of Phytoplankton Specimens in Digital Microscopy Images of Freshwater Samples
Rivas-Villar, David; Rouco, J.; Carballeira, Rafael; Penedo, Manuel; Novo Buján, Jorge (MDPI, 2021)[Abstract] Phytoplankton blooming can compromise the quality of the water and its safety due to the negative effects of the toxins that some species produce. Therefore, the continuous monitoring of water sources is typically ... -
Dinámica de los sistemas dunares costeros ante el Cambio Global: la necesidad de una gestión sostenible
Hernández, Armand; González-Villanueva, Rita; Carballeira, Rafael; Bao, Roberto; Sáez, Alberto (Asociación Española para el Estudio del Cuaternario (AEQUA), 2023-06-20)[Resumen] El desarrollo y evolución de los sistemas arenosos costeros está gobernado por un frágil equilibrio dinámico entre la interacción de múltiples factores ambientales, y por ello estos sistemas naturales son altamente ... -
First Record of a Freshwater Bryozoan Species in Cuba: Plumatella Repens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phylactolaemata, Bryozoa)
Carballeira, Rafael; Romay, Cosme Damián; Ramos, Atocha (Pensoft, 2020-03-12)[Abstract] The discovery of Plumatella repens floatoblasts in wetlands of the La Niña Bonita Reservoir and the Ciénaga de Zapata Swamp, Cuba, constitutes the first record of a freshwater bryozoan species on the island and ... -
Formation and Evolution of Back-Barrier Perched Lakes in Rocky Coasts: An Example of a Holocene System in North-West Spain
Sáez, Alberto; Carballeira, Rafael; Pueyo Mur, Juan José; Vázquez-Loureiro, David; Leira, Manel; Hernández, Armand; Valero Garcés, Blas; Bao, Roberto (Wiley, 2018-09-22)[Abstract] Coastal back-barrier perched lakes are freshwater bodies that are elevated over sea-level and are not directly subjected to the inflow of seawater. This study provides a detailed reconstruction of the Doniños ... -
Fully automatic detection and classification of phytoplankton specimens in digital microscopy images
Rivas-Villar, David; Rouco, J.; Carballeira, Rafael; Penedo, Manuel; Novo Buján, Jorge (Elsevier, 2021-03)[Abstract]: Background and objective: The proliferation of toxin-producing phytoplankton species can compromise the quality of the water sources. This contamination is difficult to detect, and consequently to be ... -
Naturally and Anthropogenically Induced Lingulodinium polyedra Dinoflagellate Red Tides in the Galician Rias (NW Iberian Peninsula)
Prego, Ricardo; Bao, Roberto; Varela, Manuel; Carballeira, Rafael (MDPI, 2024-06-19)[Abstract] Despite the fact that the first red tide reported on the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula was due to Lingulodinium polyedra, knowledge about their frequency and, particularly, about the environmental conditions ... -
Oceanographical Context of the First Bloom of the Silicoflagellate Octactis speculum (Ehrenberg) Recorded to Cause Salmon Mortality in a Galician Ria: Was This Bloom a Rare Event in the Iberian Coast?
Prego, Ricardo; Carballeira, Rafael; Pazos, Yolanda; Bao, Roberto (MDPI, 2023-07-02)[Abstract] Harmful algal blooms are one of the leading causes of mortality in salmon aquaculture, with significant economic consequences. From 15 to 31 October 1996, a bloom of the skeletonized form of Octactis speculum ... -
Paleotsunami Evidence in the Bahía Inglesa Coast (Atacama, Chile) Based on a Multi-Approach Analysis
Carballeira, Rafael; Peña Monne, J. L.; Otero, Xosé Luís; Sampietro-Vattuone, M. M.; Soto-Bauerle, M. V.; Pérez Alberti, Augusto (Springer Nature, 2022-02-24)[Abstract] The Atacama coast is located in an area with a current high risk of tsunami, and the sedimentary deposits found in the Bahía Inglesa area, in the Morro sector, clearly indicate that this was also the case in the ... -
Plastic Debris in Lakes and Reservoirs
Nava, Verónica; Chandra, Sudeep; Aherne, Julian; Alfonso, María Belén; Antão-Geraldes, Ana Maria; Attermeyer, Katrin; Bao, Roberto; Bartrons, Mireia; Berger, Stella A.; Biernaczyk, Marcin; Bissen, Raphael; Brookes, Justin D.; Brown, David; Cañedo-Argüelles, Miguel; Canle, Moisés; Capelli, Camilla; Carballeira, Rafael; Cereijo Arango, José Luis; Chawchai, Sakonvan; Christensen, Søren Thromsholdt; Christoffersen, Kirsten Seestern; Eyto, Elvira de; Delgado Martín, Jordi; Dornan, Tyler; Doubek, Jonathan; Dusaucy, Julia; Erina, Oxana; Ersoy, Zeynep; Feuchtmayr, Heidrun; Frezzotti, Maria Luce; Galafassi, Silvia; Gateuille, David; Gonçalves, Vítor; Grossart, Hans-Peter; Hamilton, David P.; Harris, Theodore; Kangur, Külli; Başaran Kankılıç, Gökben; Kessler, Rebecca; Kiel, Christine; Krynak, Edward M.; Leiva-Presa, Àngels; Lepori, Fabio; Matias, Miguel G.; Matsuzaki, Shin-ichiro; McElarney, Yvonne; Messyasz, Beata; Mitchell, Mark; Mlambo, Musa C.; Motitsoe, Samuel Nkopane; Nandini, S.; Orlandi, Valentina; Owens, Caroline; Özkundakci, Deniz; Pinnow, Solvig; Pociecha, Agnieszka; Raposeiro, Pedro; Rõõm, Eva-Ingrid; Rotta, Federica; Salmaso, Nico; Sarma, S. S. S.; Sartirana, Davide; Scordo, Facundo; Sibomana, Claver; Siewert, Daniel; Stepanowska, Katarzyna Ewa; Tavşanoğlu, Ülkü Nihan; Tereshina, Maria; Thompson, James; Tolotti, Monica; Valois, Amanda; Verburg, Piet; Welsh, Brittany; Wesolek, Brian; Weyhenmeyer, Gesa; Wu, Naicheng; Zawisza, Edyta; Zink, Lauren; Leoni, Barbara (Springer Nature, 2023)[Abstract] Plastic debris is thought to be widespread in freshwater ecosystems globally1. However, a lack of comprehensive and comparable data makes rigorous assessment of its distribution challenging2,3. Here we present ... -
Primary Drivers of Dune Cover and Shoreline Dynamics: A Conceptual Model Based on the Iberian Atlantic Coast
González-Villanueva, Rita; Pastoriza, Martiño; Hernández, Armand; Carballeira, Rafael; Sáez, Alberto; Bao, Roberto (Elsevier, 2023-02-15)[Abstract] Coastal dunes evolve in direct response to primary drivers, such as wind and waves, which can significantly influence the landscape. Here, we examine the effects of the wind and wave regimes on the vegetation ... -
Stratification Strength and Light Climate Explain Variation in Chlorophyll 𝑎 at the Continental Scale in a European Multilake Survey in a Heatwave Summer
Donis, Daphne; Leira, Manel; García, David; Carballeira, Rafael (Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, 2021-10-30)[Abstract] To determine the drivers of phytoplankton biomass, we collected standardized morphometric, physical, and biological data in 230 lakes across the Mediterranean, Continental, and Boreal climatic zones of the ... -
Temperature effects explain continental scale distribution of cyanobacterial toxins
Mantzouki, Evanthia; Delgado Martín, Jordi; García, David; Cereijo Arango, José Luis; Carballeira, Rafael; Ibelings, Bas W. (MDPI, 2018-04-13)[Abstract] Insight into how environmental change determines the production and distribution of cyanobacterial toxins is necessary for risk assessment. Management guidelines currently focus on hepatotoxins (microcystins). ... -
The Rapid Effects of Yellow-Legged Gull (Larus michahellis) Colony on Dune Habitats and Plant Landscape in the Atlantic Islands National Park (NW Spain)
De la Peña Lastra, Saúl; Torre, Franck; Carballeira, Rafael; Santiso, María José; Pérez Alberti, Augusto; Otero, Xosé Luís (MDPI, 2022-02-09)[Abstract] The Atlantic Islands of Galicia Maritime/Terrestrial National Park hosts one of the largest breeding colonies of yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) in the world. In 2002, a new yellow-legged gull breeding ... -
The Timing of the Deglaciation in the Atlantic Iberian Mountains: Insights From the Stratigraphic Analysis of a Lake Sequence in Serra Da Estrela (Portugal)
Hernández, Armand; Sáez, Alberto; Santos, Ricardo N.; Rodrigues, Teresa; Martín-Puertas, Celia; Gil-Romera, Graciela; Abbott, Mark; Carballeira, Rafael; Costa, Pedro J. M.; Giralt, Santiago; Gomes, Sandra D.; Griffore, Melissa; Ibáñez-Insa, Jordi; Leira, Manel; Moreno, João; Naughton, Filipa; Oliveira, Dulce; Raposeiro, Pedro M.; Trigo, Ricardo M.; Vieira, Gonçalo; Ramos, Alexandre M. (Wiley, 2023-02-07)[Abstract] Understanding the environmental response to the last glacial termination in regions located in transitional climate zones such as the Atlantic Iberian mountains is crucial to estimate potential changes in regions ...
