GYPWORLD: A Global initiative to understand gypsum ecosystem ecology

by Esteban Salmerón Sánchez, Juan Francisco Mota Poveda, María Encarnación Merlo Calvente

2022 · Universidad Almería

Gypsum is a type of habitat widely spread throughout the world, especially in arid climates (Somalia, Australia, Middle East, USA, circum-Mediterranean region, etc.). The vegetation present on this type of habitat has long attracted the attention of specialists in the study of flora adapted to special substrates, since gypsum represents an important barrier to the growth of most plants. These ecosystems are little known in comparison to other habitats present on special substrates, even though representing natural laboratories of evolution and ecology. In this context, the Gypworld project has been developed, as a global initiative to understand the ecology of gypsum ecosystems, comes under the European Horizon 2020 research program, and which brings together researchers specialists in the study of gypsum ecosystems, from five continents. Under the umbrella of this project, different scientific meetings have been taking place, being the one held in Almeria, the third of the four that will take place, with the name of 3rd Gypworld Workshop. Thus, this monograph presents the most recent advances in the research of these special ecosystems.

I Congreso iberoamericano. IV Congreso internacional jóvenes investigadores del mar

by Antonio Jesús Mendoza Fernández, Pedro Aguilera Aguilera, María Isabel Sáez Casado, Ángel Fernández Cortés, Alba Galafat Díaz

2023 · Universidad Almería

Se pretende crear un punto de conexión entre los distintos grupos de investigación dentro del ámbito marino, donde sean los propios jóvenes investigadores los que expongan sus áreas de trabajo, así como sus inquietudes y dificultades en esta etapa. Con este encuentro se pretende mejorar la difusión de la información entre las distintas líneas de investigación, fomentando futuras colaboraciones y proyectos con un alto valor multidisciplinar.