It includes the initial diagenesis of organic matter in coastal systems, the effects caused by diagenetic processes (regeneration of nutrients), and the associated gas flows, as well as the establishment of nutrient dynamics and the measurement of the role of diagenetic processes in climate change. The development of equipment and methodologies for the study of the coastal zone is included.

Responsible: Jesús Forja Pajares (jesus.forja@uca.es)

Researchers:

It includes hydrodynamic processes in bays and estuaries, coastal dynamics, regional and applied geomorphology, regional and applied marine geology, active geological processes, the interaction of flows in straits, the numerical modeling of ocean-atmosphere and ocean-lithosphere interactions, pollutant discharges and emissions, as well as aspects of operational oceanography, physical-biological coupling and biogechemical cycles in the Gulf of Cádiz, the Alboran Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar, engineering of coasts, beaches and dunes, and remote sensing applied to the marine and terrestrial environments.

Responsible: Alfredo Izquierdo González (alfredo.izquierdo@uca.es) / Laura del Río Rodríguez (laura.delrio@uca.es)

Researchers:

It includes the design and development of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in automatic environments, geodetic and geophysical research in marine, polar (Antarctic) and volcanic environments, mathematical modeling of processes in volcanic systems and their associated natural hazards, determination of precise geoid models and sea level geodetic applications, as well as the development of specific instrumentation for remote sensing and geophysics.

Responsible: Manuel Berrocoso Domínguez (manuel.berrocoso@uca.es)

Researchers:

It includes the study of sedimentation and sedimentary evolution in relation to climatic changes in areas of the Gulf of Cádiz; paleoceanography of siliceous deposits, biomineralization in invertebrates and implications of chemical weathering processes in sedimentary environments.

Responsible: Alberto Santos Sánchez (alberto.santos@uca.es)

Researchers:

It includes aspects such as the ecophysiology of macroalgae and marine angiosperms, control of primary production by environmental variables, structure, dynamics and biodiversity of benthic systems dominated by macrophytes, their cultivation and their interest as bioindicators of environmental quality, benthic microbial ecology, marine microbial mats, application of biofilms to water purification, biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen in marine sediments, sequestration and mobilization of metals in sediments, biological oceanography and limnology, trophic networks,  phytoplankton and zooplankton, pelagic systems, larval recruitment, biogeochemical cycles and regional oceanography of the coasts of the Gulf of Cádiz, the Alboran Sea and the Strait of Gibraltar.

Responsible: Carlos Manuel García Jiménez (carlos.garcia@uca.es)

Researchers:

It includes the cloning and characterization of marine organisms genes, biochemical, molecular and cellular aspects of organisms in the marine environment, tests of functionality of cDNAs and proteins, cell cultures, population genetics of marine organisms, location and mapping of genes in fish and molluscs, marine organisms genomics, species identification and traceability and determination of genotoxicity.

Responsible: Laureana Rebordinos González (laureana.rebordinos@uca.es)

Researchers:

It includes the development, operation, and automation of photobioreactors for microalgae culture, as well as microalgae ecophysiology and techniques for strain identification, isolation, and maintenance.

Responsible: José Antonio Perales Vargas-Machuca (joseantonio.perales@uca.es)

Researchers:

It includes energy optimization in marine engineering, marine atmospheric pollution engineering, disinfection of marine waters and optimization of antifouling treatments, acoustic and marine maintenancy engineerings, process analysis for waste assessment, energetic and agronomic assessment of waste and effluents from marine aquaculture, advanced oxidation processes applied to the purification of coastal industrial discharges, solar disinfection of natural and residual waters and the behavior of materials in the marine environment and development of protection methods.

Responsible: Enrique Nebot Sanz (enrique.nebot@uca.es)

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