Global Change and Contamination

The current increase in the average temperature of the Earth is the result of the human action, through the emission of greenhouse effect gases that alter the natural climate variability. The oceans have had until now a regulatory role in climate through a series of physical, chemical and biological processes that balance natural fluctuations. The pollutant discharges interfere with these processes by altering their natural balance and affecting human health. Policy mitigation and adaptation development scientifically well based is essential for the survival of our planet.


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Job offers
Postdoctoral fellowship in marine microbial community ecology

The Grupo de Oceanografía Biológica (GOB) at the Centro de Investigación Mariña (CIM, Universidade de Vigo) offers a postdoctoral contract within the project: PID2019-110011RB-C33 TRAITS:…

Technical staff to research support – Ocean observation and global change

The Marine Research Center of the University of Vigo (CIM) offers a contract for a support technician to reinforce the research line “Ocean observation and…

Events
Inequidades do cambio climático: por qué necesitamos un enfoque de xénero?

O grupo EPhysLab organiza este venres 21 de outubro ás 11h unha Mesa Redonda no Salon de Graos do Edif. Politécnico do Campus de Ourense baixo…

News
Investigadores de CIM-UVigo e CSIC describen como a acidificación oceánica afecta ao aparato fotosintético e á fotoprotección do fitoplancto mariño

Estudaron en condicións de laboratorio a regulación fisiolóxica dos pigmentos Aínda que apenas supón un 1% da biomasa dos organismos fotosintéticos, o fitoplancto é responsable…

Persoal científico do CIM-UVigo constata que a contaminación por microplásticos pode perturbar a maduración sexual do bacallau

Detectouse un aumento da expresión xénica de dous xenes que pode ter efectos a longo prazo O estudo acaba de ser publicado na revista ‘Environmental…

A researcher from the CIM-UVigo participates in the scientific-technical conference Mares Circulares to fight against marine rubbish

Ricardo Beiras, Professor of Ecology and member of the CIM-UVigo, analysed the impact of plastic pollution on marine fauna ‘Mares Circulares Scientific and Technical Conference’s…

Two CIM-UVigo scientists demonstrate the importance of environmental fluctuations in understanding the effects of global change on organisms and ecosystems

The research was published in the journal of the US National Academy of Sciences. Environmental fluctuations, variations that occur naturally in temperature, light, etc. throughout…

O sector pesqueiro galego xa percibe os efectos do cambio climático, que ameaza o funcionamento dos sistemas mariños

O proxecto Clock: Adaptación á redistribución dos stocks pesqueiros chega ao seu fin logo de seis anos de actividade. O grupo de investigación Future Oceans…

Climatic and tectonic factors shaped the current distribution of coral reefs in the tropics

Nature Communications’ publishes an article signed by Lewis La. Jones, from the Mapas_Lab of the CIM-UVigo, together with researchers from University College London and University…

An international leadership team from the CIM-UVigo will study the impact of climate change on the atmosphere, satellite orbiting and space debris

Funded by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), the research involves eleven institutions from seven countries The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) has just chosen…

Reducing emissions, reforming fisheries and expanding mariculture are, according to international experts, the keys to increasing seafood production

According to an article published by ‘Nature’ in which CIM-UVigo researcher Elena Ojea participates and which addresses for the first time globally the relationship between…

The bioturbulence generated by fish can help mix and distribute nutrients in coastal waters

CIM-UVigo scientific staff participates in this research on the effect of fish schools movement. The data from the study were obtained offshore Bueu as part…