Dynamics of marine dissolved organic matter : ocean metabolism and climate transitions 

    De la Fuente Gamero, Patricia (Date of defense: 2019-10-04)

    The Global Ocean is the largest Earth compartment holding carbon and nutrients that reaches the upper-ocean at temporal scales ranging from months to 10 kyr. The availability of these nutrients is fundamental to sustain ...

    Hydro-mechanical analysis of expansive clays : constitutive and numerical modelling. 

    Ruiz Restrepo, Daniel Felipe (Date of defense: 2020-06-12)

    Bentonite-based materials are being currently considered in several countries as a backfill component in the multi-barrier concept for deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. The bentonite barrier fulfils several ...

    Population dynamics, interactions and evolution of marine microbes using genomic approaches 

    Latorre Pérez, Francisco (Date of defense: 2023-02-03)

    (English) There is a myriad of microorganisms on Earth contributing to global biogeochemical cycles. In the surface ocean, the smallest microbes (picoplankton) are responsible for an important fraction of the total atmospheric ...

    Spatial, temporal and behavioral patterns of marine protists = Patrons espaials, temporals i de comportament dels protistes marins 

    Rodríguez Giner, Caterina (Date of defense: 2017-09-27)

    The oceans are microbial-dominated ecosystems, where protists (single-celled eukaryotes) play fundamental roles performing multiple functions as primary producers, consumers, decomposers as well as trophic linkers in aquatic ...

    The structure and dynamics of complex microbe-host interaction networks 

    Björk, Johannes (Date of defense: 2016-06-03)

    Microbes form intricate and intimate relationships with most animals and plants, many of which are crucial for host development, health and functioning. Microbe--host symbiotic associations are poorly explored in comparison ...