Episodic and abrupt perturbations may drastically affect marine life and challenge the resilience of ecosystems. Oil spills and heavy metal pollution, harmful algal blooms, massive mortality events or the impact of invasive species suddenly appear in our neighboring ecosystems. Understanding how organisms combine genomic and environmental information to produce phenotypic variation is essential to gauging the effects of perturbations on marine life. Their capacity to respond is crucial to assess and mitigate the consequences of these events.
Comprehension and Mitigation of Anthropogenic and Natural Hazards
Life responses to episodic perturbations
Research groups involved on this line
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Biology of Reproduction and Environmental Epigenetics
Francesc Piferrer -
Littoral Biological Processes
Esther Garcés -
Ecology and Conservation of Marine Living Resources
Roger Villanueva -
Ecology of Marine Microbes
Ramon Massana -
Environmental and Sustainability Participatory Information Systems
Jaume Piera -
Plankton Ecology and Ocean Health
Elisa Berdalet -
Ocean and Littoral Sedimentary Processes
Albert Palanques -
Ecology and Resilience of Benthic Ecosystems in a Changing Ocean
Joaquim Garrabou -
Functioning and Vulnerability of Marine Ecosystems
Mercedes Blázquez -
Marine Biogeochemistry, Atmosphere and Climate
Rafel Simó