Publications by authors named "Juan Miguel Soria"
Eutrophy in Albufera of Valencia (Eastern Iberian Peninsula) is a quite old problem since after the intense eutrophication processes throughout the 1960s. The system shifted to a turbid stable state consolidated by the virtual disappearance of macrophytes by the early 1970s. The lagoon has been studied extensively since the 1980s, but efforts to revert the system to a clear state have not yielded the expected results because cultural eutrophication due to the growth of population in its area of influence and the effects of climate change, decreasing rainfall and increasing evaporation.
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- Understanding ecological processes is crucial for addressing the impacts of climate change and human activities on lakes, which are vital for many ecosystem services.
- Harmful cyanobacterial blooms, driven by nutrient pollution and climate-related stressors, pose significant threats to lake health and functionality.
- The European Multi Lake Survey (EMLS), conducted in summer 2015, standardized the collection and analysis of comprehensive data from 369 lakes across Europe, promoting consistency in research and potentially serving as a model for future large-scale ecological studies.
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). Increasing attention is given to other classes, such as neurotoxins (e.
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