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Este estudio presenta una visión general de los retos a los que se enfrenta el pueblo de Port de la Selva y propone un proyecto paisajístico para abordarlos. Describe el pintoresco entorno del pueblo, sus valores naturales y culturales, así como las fragilidades y presiones a las que se enfrenta. Detalla los objetivos y estrategias del proyecto propuesto, que incluyen la gestión de inundaciones, la remodelación del paseo marítimo y la mejora de la biodiversidad. Destaca elementos específicos como la creación de un humedal, la plantación de vegetación resistente a las inundaciones, la ampliación de la zona boscosa y la conexión de hábitats. El proyecto también hace hincapié en la necesidad de mejorar el paseo marítimo existente, abordando problemas como la falta de zonas de sombra y el exceso de aparcamientos. En conjunto, el proyecto presenta un enfoque integral para mejorar la capacidad de recuperación, la sostenibilidad y la calidad de vida general del pueblo. This study presents an overview of the challenges facing the village of Port de la Selva and proposes a landscape project to address these challenges. It describes the picturesque setting of the village, its natural and cultural values, as well as the fragilities and pressures it faces. It details the objectives and strategies of the proposed project, which include flood management, promenade redevelopment, and biodiversity enhancement. It highlights specific elements such as creating a wetland, planting flood-resistant vegetation, expanding the forested area, and connecting habitats. The project also emphasizes the need for improvements to the existing promenade, addressing problems such as lack of shaded areas and excessive parking. Overall, the project presents a comprehensive approach to improving the resilience, sustainability and overall quality of life in the village.

El cambio climático conlleva un aumento en la frecuencia, duración e intensidad de los riesgos climáticos. El aumento de la temperatura y las olas de calor ya es el riesgo climático que causa más muertes en Europa y elevadas consecuencias económicas y en el medio natural. La administración local debe ser partícipe de una transición socioecológica justa y equitativa en los núcleos urbanos mediante la adaptación a los riesgos climáticos extremos. Las Soluciones basadas en la Naturaleza (SbN) pueden facilitarla y diversas ciudades europeas ya las están aplicando. Sin embargo, los municipios más pequeños se enfrentan a dificultades que les pueden relegar a un segundo plano. La literatura científica identifica diferentes incentivos y barreras durante las fases de elaboración de políticas de adaptación. El objetivo de este artículo es conocer la percepción de responsables técnicos y políticos sobre este riesgo climático, el nivel de adaptación mediante SbN de los municipios y cuáles son los incentivos y barreras que pueden darse en la región de la Costa Brava. Para ello, se han entrevistado a un total de siete personas entre cargos técnicos y electos de diferentes municipios del Cap de Creus (Alt Empordà, Cataluña). Se ha realizado el análisis con una metodología mixta de triangulación. Los principales resultados apuntan que el aumento de la temperatura y las olas de calor no se perciben como un riesgo muy preocupante y que las SbN son medidas de adaptación poco conocidas por la administración local a pesar de que se valoran como soluciones aptas para conseguir una buena adaptación. Climate change leads to an increase in the frequency, duration and intensity of climate risks. Rising temperatures and heat waves constitute the climatic risk that causes the most deaths in Europe. More and more economic and natural implications are also being identified. Municipalities must guarantee a fair and equitable socio-ecological transition in urban centers through adaptation. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can facilitate this and several European cities are already applying them. However, smaller municipalities may be left behind. The literature identifies different incentives and barriers during the phases of adaptation policy making. The research objective of this paper is to determine the perception that technical and political managers have of this climate risk, the level of adaptation through NbS of the municipalities and the incentives and barriers that may arise in the Costa Brava Region. To do this this, seven public officials from different municipalities of Cap de Creus (Alt Empordà, Catalonia) have been interviewed. The analysis has been carried out with a mixed triangulation methodology. The main results indicate that the risk studied is not perceived as being of great concern. NbS are adaptation measures that are little known by municipalities but relevant measures in the adaption process. New incentives and barriers not identified in the literature have also emerged. Esta publicación es parte del proyecto de I+D+i “Adaptación a los riesgos asociados al cambio climático en espacios turísticos del litoral mediterráneo: percepción, incentivos y barreras (RISKadapT), Referencia del proyecto PID2019-104480GB-100, financiado por MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033/.

El presente trabajo se sitúa en el ámbito del Parque Natural del Cap de Creus. El análisis y la propuesta de intervención se centran en la relación que tienen los caminos con el paisaje, y como estos (los caminos) se pueden interpretar como una herramienta por medio de la cual se nos permite estar en contacto con el paisaje para poder disfrutar del mismo. Además, se plantea la posibilidad de utilizar los caminos como una herramienta de gestión que nos permita preservar el paisaje y garantizar la oportunidad de disfrutar de él a pesar de los cambios que supone el aumento de la temperatura ambiente y las consecuencias que esto pueda ocasionar en el paisaje.

“El Cap de Creus i les masies: una vocació del paisatge” és un projecte que pretén reactivar el paisatge productiu dins del parc natural del Cap de Creus. El seu objectiu, és preservar-lo i fer-lo sostenible a través del temps, això s'aconsegueix a través de la rehabilitació productiva dels camps que van ser gestionats pels masos catalogats a l'àmbit del Port de la Selva sota una visió conjunta i holística del territori (municipi que presta gran part de la superfície al parc natural). El projecte ordena els elements del paisatge que estan a plena vista i aquells que estan amagats perquè en la seva posada de valor garantissin paisatges heterogenis i de molt alt atractiu. Així, es retrobarà la vocació del paisatge de cara als reptes que portarà el futur trastornat pel canvi climàtic. S'entén que la millor manera de preservar un paisatge és habitant-lo, per això es planteja la resiliència, la productivitat i l'autosuficiència com a eixos projectuals estructurants, d'aquesta manera, el projecte té uns objectius a la gran escala (mitigar la pertorbació a causa dels incendis, gestionar els hàbitats dinterès comunitari, etc.) i altres a escales intermèdies (reactivació productiva i autosuficiència). Els valors exposats del paisatge a través d‟aquest projecte són múltiples (productius, culturals i ecosistèmics) una mirada diferent i potencial d‟aquests paisatges abandonats i en subestimació dins d‟un parc natural amb una gran herència patrimonial. “El Cap de Creus y sus masías: una vocación del paisaje” es un proyecto que pretende reactivar el paisaje productivo dentro del parque natural del Cap de Creus. Su objetivo, es preservarlo y hacerlo sostenible a través del tiempo, esto se logra a través de la rehabilitación productiva de los campos que fueron gestionados por las masías catalogadas en el ámbito del Port de la Selva bajo una visión conjunta y holística del territorio (municipio que presta gran parte de su superficie al parque natural). El proyecto ordena los elementos del paisaje que están a plena vista y aquellos que están escondidos, para que en su puesta de valor garantizaran paisajes heterogéneos y de muy alto atractivo. Así, se re-encontrará la vocación del paisaje de cara a los retos que traerá el futuro trastornado por el cambio climático. Se entiende que la mejor manera de preservar un paisaje es habitándolo, por tal motivo se plantea la resiliencia, la productividad y la autosuficiencia como ejes proyectuales estructurantes, de esta manera, el proyecto tiene unos objetivos en la gran escala (mitigar la perturbación a causa de los incendios, gestionar los hábitats de interés comunitario, etc.) y otros a escalas intermedias (reactivación productiva y autosuficiencia). Los valores expuestos del paisaje a través de este proyecto son múltiples (productivos, culturales y ecosistémicos) una mirada diferente y potencial de estos paisajes abandonados y en subestimación dentro de un parque natural con una gran herencia patrimonial. "Cap de Creus and its farmhouses: a vocation for the landscape" is a project that aims to reactivate the productive landscape within the Cap de Creus natural park. Its objective is to preserve it and make it sustainable over time, this is achieved through the productive rehabilitation of the fields that were managed by the listed farmhouses in the area of Port de la Selva under a joint and holistic vision of the territory (municipality which lends much of its surface to the natural park). The project orders the elements of the landscape that are in plain sight and those that are hidden, so that in their value they guarantee heterogeneous landscapes of very high attractiveness. Thus, the vocation of the landscape will be rediscovered in the face of the challenges that the future disrupted by climate change will bring. It is understood that the best way to preserve a landscape is to inhabit it, for this reason resilience, productivity and self-sufficiency are proposed as structuring project axes, in this way, the project has large-scale objectives (mitigate the disturbance caused by of fires, manage habitats of community interest, etc.) and others at intermediate scales (productive reactivation and self-sufficiency). The exposed values of the landscape through this project are multiple (productive, cultural and ecosystemic) a different and potential view of these abandoned and underestimated landscapes within a natural park with a great heritage heritage.

A list of 220 taxa of bryophytes of the Cap de Creus peninsula is presented. Some outstanding species found, among others, are: Oedipodiella australis (Wager & Dix.) Dix. Var. catalaunica P. de la Varde, Entosthodon durieui Mont., Rhyn- chostegium alopecuroides (Brid.) A. J. E. Sm., Fossombronia maritima (Paton) Paton, Riccia papillosa Moris, Acaulon dertosense Casas, Sérgio, Cros & Brugués. The characteristic species of the most representative habitats are also given.

The Cap de Creus peninsula in NE Spain exposes Variscan amphibolite-facies rocks, transected by greenschist-facies mylonitic shear zones accommodating displacements of up to 1 km. One of these shear zones contains pseudotachylytes with 1–4 mm thick fault veins and cm-scale high-angle injection veins and breccias. The pseudotachylyte matrix encloses mm-to μm-scale wallrock fragments and consists of ultrafine biotite and feldspar, often with a microporphyritic structure suggesting crystallization from a melt. Recent dating of the host shear zone yielded a Jurassic (170-160 Ma) age. Here we present 40Ar/39Ar dating of the pseudotachylytes yielding Early Eocene ages between 52.76 ± 1.64 Ma and 44.55 ± 0.77 Ma, indicating Alpine brittle faulting at times that Jurassic low-angle ductile shears had been tilted to their present vertical position following Alpine thrusting in the Pyrenees. The kinematics of the pseudotachylytes suggest strike-slip reactivation along the host shear zone, consistent with plate-kinematic analyses indicating coeval Iberia - Europe motion dominated by strike-slip. The dimensions of the pseudotachylyte-bearing zone and estimated brittle displacements suggest a moment magnitude of ~4.7–4.9. The average thicknesses of the fault veins indicate deformation at ≥4 km depth, an energy density of ~9.106 J/m2 and a frictional resistance of ~23 MPa.

The year 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Narcís Monturiol, an engineer andinventor behind the development of the first self-propelled manned submersible:Ictineu. Sincethen, submarines have played an important role in marine scientific research. In this work, wewant to give credit to this inventor by sharing the experience of the authors both in the field ofscientific research and education based on the studies performed by the submarineJAGOoverthe seabed of Cap de Creus., L’any 2019 es commemoraren els 200 anys del naixement de Narcís Monturiol, enginyer i inventor,en tant que creador, del primer submarí tripulat de propulsió autònoma: l’Ictineu. Des d’ençà, elssubmarins tingueren i estan tenint un rol cada vegada més rellevant en la recerca científicamarina. En aquest treball volem fer un reconeixement a l’inventor, tot explicant l’experiència delsautors en el camp de la recerca científica i de l’educació a partir dels estudisfets als fons marinsdel cap de Creus amb el submaríJAGO

Since several decades, the debate on the origin of pegmatite formation has led to the development of two models, a granitic model and an anatectic model. Although these models are commonly accepted by the scientific community, they rely mainly on geochemical and/or petrological criteria, occasionally on geochronological datas, and rarely on structural criteria. The aim of my thesis is to study and to determine the origin -granitic vs anatectic- of the Cap de Creus pegmatites (Spain) by combining structural and geochemical studies. In-situ analyses (microprobe, LA-ICPMS) combined with different structural works and microstructural observations, both in pegmatites and their host rock, allowed me to establish a relative chronology of pegmatite emplacement, but also to replace the origin of the Cap de Creus pegmatites in a regional geodynamic model, thus highlighting two pegmatite fields of different origins.; Depuis plusieurs décennies, le débat sur l'origine de formation des pegmatites a conduit à l'élaboration de deux modèles, un modèle granitique et un modèle anatectique. Bien que ces modèles soient communément admis par la communauté scientifique, ils s'appuient majoritairement sur des critères géochimiques et/ou pétrologiques, occasionnellement sur des critères géochronologiques, et rarement sur des critères structuraux. Le but de ma thèse est d'étudier et de déterminer l'origine -granitique vs anatectique- des pegmatites du Cap de Creus (Espagne) en combinant travaux structuraux et géochimiques. Les analyses in-situ (microsonde, LA-ICPMS) combinées aux différentes mesures structurales et observations microstructurales, à la fois dans les pegmatites et leurs encaissants, m'ont permis non seulement d'établir une chronologie relative de mise en place des pegmatites, mais également de replacer l'origine des pegmatites du Cap de Creus dans un modèle géodynamique régional, mettant ainsi en évidence deux champs de pegmatites d'origines différentes.

Trabajo final presentado por Laura Reino Ramírez para el Máster en Oceanografía y Gestión del Medio Marino de la Universitat de Barcelona (UB), realizado bajo la dirección de la Dra. Montserrat Demestre del Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC).-- 29 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables, 2 annexes, The Mediterranean Sea is subjected to high fishing intensity, mainly composed of three types: artisanal, purse seine and trawling. Trawling affects not only the target species, but also has a significant impact on the infauna that lives in the seabed substrate.In this study, the impact of trawling on the Catalan coast is evaluated, comparing the macroinfauna (>0,5 mm) of Garotes, a fishing ground in the Blanes area subjected to trawling, to the protected area of the Cap de Creus, where only artisanal fishing takes place; maërl bottoms are found in both areas.To carry out this study, samples were extracted by Van Veen dredges at three stations of each area. These were fixed in formaldehyde (5%), filtered and coloured with Rose Bengal. The organisms were classified into large groups and then analyzed using the Primer 6 statistical package. MDS techniques were used, indexes of similarity and dissimilarity between stations were calculated, and the Shannon diversity and Pielou’s evenness were found for each station.The total dissimilarity between both zones was 36,07%, with some internal dissimilarities between the stations of each zone due to differences in the substrate or trawling intensity. However, the total abundance present in Cap de Creus is greater thanthat in Garotes, and the same thing occurs with the diversity index, saving the low value obtained in a Cap de Creus station on a muddier coastal substrate.In conclusion, although the type of substrate is a very determining factor, the general tendency is to observe a lower abundance and diversity in areas subjected to trawling

La ubicació del monestir de Sant Pere de Rodes es troba envoltada de misteri i singularitat. Aquest estudi pretén analitzar com el descobriment d’unes lleis geomètriques a l’entorn geogràfic, la seva possible relació amb la història-llegenda fundacional, i a una certa interpretació humanística d’aquestes, poden constituir unes premisses objectives d’estudi i unes conclusions significatives en relació amb aquest emplaçament; que la llegenda fundacional del monestir, incorporant dades històriques i topogràfiques precises relatives a aquesta i tingudes en compte, vincula l’arribada de les relíquies del sant a la costa empordanesa., The location of the Sant Pere de Rodes monastery is surrounded by mystery and singularity. This study aims to analyse how the discovery of geometrical laws on geographical surroundings, its possible relation to the founding history-legend and a certain humanistic interpretation of these could present objective theories and significant conclusions as far as the emplacement is concerned. The founding legend of the monastery, taking into account historical and topographical data which relate to it, links it to the arrival of the Saint's relics at the Empordà coast.

International audience; The Cap de Creus granitic pegmatites in the eastern Catalan Pyrenees were dated using in situ U-Pb geochronology by laser ablation ICP-MS on zircon and columbite-group minerals (CGM), which are present in the different types of pegmatites from type I (K-feldspar pegmatites, least evolved) to type IV (albite pegmatites, most evolved) and therefore allow dating the different pegmatitic pulses. In a type III pegmatite where zircon and CGM are co-genetically associated in the same sample, both minerals were dated using zircon and tantalite reference materials, respectively, to avoid laser-induced matrix-dependent fractionation. In one sample, xenotime genetically associated with zircon was also dated. Two ages were obtained for type I and three ages for type III pegmatites. Three of these 5 ages range from 296.2 ± 2.5 to 301.9 ± 3.8 Ma and are allocated to the primary magmatic stage of crystallization and therefore to the emplacement event. Two younger ages (290.5 ± 2.5 and 292.9 ± 2.9 Ma) obtained on secondary zircon and xenotime, respectively, are interpreted as late post-solidus hydrothermal remobilization. There is no age difference between type I and type III pegmatites. The mean 299 Ma primary magmatic age allows the main late Carboniferous deformation event to be dated and is also synchronous with other peraluminous and calc-alkaline granites in the Pyrenees. However, the youngest ages around 292 Ma imply that tectonics was still active in Early Permian times in the Cap de Creus area.

La cova-dolmen de la Riera Quarantena-II (Roses, Alt Empordà) va ser descoberta l’any 1999 i es troba a uns 50 m al sud de la cova-dolmen de la Riera Quarantena-I, descoberta l’any 1998, amb la qual forma un grup sepulcral del neolític final-calcolític (III mil·lenni aC), contemporani de la darrera fase dels sepulcres de corredor de la mateixa zona del cap de Creus. Durant la seva excavació, l’any 2000, es varen localitzar alguns fragments de ceràmica a mà que corresponien al neolític final-calcolític i a l’edat del bronze final, alhora que es va poder definir la seva arquitectura. Es tracta d’una cavitat natural, formada per fractura en el gneis local, que s’aprofita com a cambra funerària. Davant seu, un corredor curt, format per lloses clavades i murs de pedra seca, dóna accés a la cambra funerària. A l’entrada d’aquest passadís, a la banda dreta, hi havia plantada una estela-menhir de forma antropomorfa., The cave-dolmen of Riera Quarantena-II (Roses, Alt Emporda) was discovered in 1999 and is located approximately 50 meters south of the cave-dolmen Riera Quarantena-I, discovered in 1998, with which forms a burial group from the final Neolithic-Chalcolithic (III millenium BC), contemporary of the last phase of the passage tombs in the same area of Cap de Creus. During the excavation in 2000, were located hand-made ceramic fragments corresponding to Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic and Late Bronze Age, while it was possible to define its architecture. It is a natural cavity formed from a fracture in the local gneiss, which is used as a burial chamber. In front, a short corridor formed by upright slabs and stone walls, leads to the burial chamber. At the entrance of the hall, on the right, is planted a stele-menhir of anthropomorphic shape.

The 2nd International Symposium on Submarine Canyons (INCISE2014), 29th September-1st October 2014, Edinburgh.-- 1 page, Predictive habitat mapping has shown great promise to improve the understanding of the spatial distribution of benthic habitats. However, although they surely represent an important step forward in process-based ecosystem management, their predictive efficiency is not always tested by independent groundtruthing data. This is particularly true for the deep-sea environment, where sample data are always limited compared to the large extent of the areas to be mapped. The aim of this study is to apply and test different spatial models to statistically predict the distribution of three Cold-Water Coral (CWC) species (Madrepora oculata, Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera) in the Cap de Creus Canyon (NW Mediterranean), based on high-resolution swath-bathymetry data and video observations from the submersible JAGO (IFM-GEOMAR). Submarine canyons act as specific hosting areas for CWCs, owing to their favourable environmental conditions, which provide habitat and shelter for a wide range of species, including commercially viable fish. Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt), General Additive Model (GAM) and decision tree model (Random Forest) were independently applied to represent non-linear species-environment relationships using terrain variables derived from multibeam bathymetry (slope, geomorphologic category, rugosity, aspect, backscatter). Relevant differences between the three models were observed. Nonetheless, the predicted areas where CWCs should be found with higher probabilities coincided for the three methods when a lower spatial scale was considered. According to the models, CWCs are most likely to be found on the medium to steeply sloping, rough walls of the southern flank of the canyon, aligning with the known CWC ecology acquired from previous studies in the area. As a final step, a probabilistic predictive ensemble has been produced merging the outcomes of the three models considered, providing a more robust prediction for the three species. The main insight is that important discrepancies can arise in using different species distribution models, especially when high spatial resolutions are considered. This could in part be the result of the different statistical assumptions behind each of the models. We suggest that a more reliable prediction could be obtained by merging models into spatial ensembles, able to reduce differences and associated uncertainties, showing hence a strong potential as an objective approach in the planning and management of natural resources

Els penya-segats orientals de Cap Norfeu presenten un aflorament molt excepcional que mostra plecs que afecten la seqüència calcarea-detrítica (metaconglomerats i marbres) atributs al Cambrià. L'analisi a partir de fotografies realitzades tant de detall com a distància, ha permès identificar la seva estructura geològica general i relativament detallada. Amb l'anàlisi de camp s'han acabat de completat les qüestions no resoltes a partir de l'anàlisi fotogràfica com són la identificació de les litologies o la presa de cabussaments. També s'han identificat estructures menors que il·lustren el paper de la reologia en la deformació de les roques. Amb aquesta informació s'ha plantejat l'evolució geològica que evidencia l'existència d'una tectònica polifàsica amb formes d'interferències de plecs. L'estructura resultant es correspon amb una disposició antiforme que no es correspon amb el sinclinal representat en el mapa geològic del ICC. Al estar Cap Norfeu considerat una zona de reserva integral i també un espai d'interès geològic, també s'ha posat èmfasi en els valors patrimonials de tipus paisatgístic, geomorfològic i de caràcter històric-cultural. The eastern slopes off the Cap Norfeu peninsula show a exceptional outcrops of folds affecting a calcareous-detrital sequence (metaconglomerates and marbles) of Cambrian age. Performed analysis using photo taken at variable distance enabled to identify the global and detailed structure. This study was completed with field work analysis for checking lithologies and taking structural measurements. Small sized structures were identified emphasizing the role of rheology in rock deformation. This information permitted to know the geological polyphasic evolution evidenced by the presence of fold interference patterns. This structure corresponds to an antiform and not to a synclinal as drawn in the geological map (ICC). Because of the fact that Cap Norfeu is a integral protected area and a geological site the presence of other heritage values (landscape, geomorphological and historical-cultural character) have been considered.

Main results from the XVII Iberian Symposium of Marine Biology Studies.-- 14 pages, 8 figures, 4 tables, Bryozoan specimens obtained in 2009-2010 from the continental shelf off Cap de Creus (Northwestern Mediterranean) were studied. Samples were collected using a Rauschert sled at depths ranging from 61 to 225. m. Bryozoans were present in all 26 samples examined, although they were only abundant in 20 of them. A total of 113 species of Bryozoa were identified (2 Ctenostomata, 90 Cheilostomata and 21 Cyclostomata), most of them are well known to science, although a few of the species have barely or never been cited in the Mediterranean Sea (Hincksinoflustra octodon, Alderina imbellis, Escharella immersa, Neolagenipora collaris and Escharina johnstoni), or are currently poorly described (Lagenipora lepralioides). The species Palmicellaria aff. aviculifera (sensu Gautier, 1957) is redescribed, for which the new name of Palmiskenea gautieri is proposed. Species richness, abundance and biomass were linked to the availability of suitable substrates. Multivariate analysis in relation to environmental data showed that the spatial distribution of the bryozoan species was related to the sediment type. Samples from areas dominated by silt and sandy sediments showed few or no bryozoans, whereas coarse sands and gravels presented higher diversity, abundance and biomass. Within the depth range studied, the faunistic composition of the bryozoan assemblages was similar for the whole continental shelf off Cap de Creus. The bulk of bryozoans was found near the canyon rim. This is related to the proximity of the submarine canyon and its associated hydrological processes. The high diversity and abundance of the bryozoan community located on the circalittoral and shelf-edge off Cap de Creus reflect the presence of critical habitats that are essential for the design of marine protected areas. © 2013 Elsevier B.V., This work was funded by the program LIFE+ INDEMARES (LIFE07 NAT/E/000732-Inventariación y designación de la red Natura 2000 en áreas marinas del estado español)

A fin de profundizar en la comprensión de las interacciones entre tectónica y magmatismo en la corteza media y profunda, se ha realizado un análisis petroestructural detallado en el sector meridional de Punta dels Farallons- Volt Andrau (Cap de Creus, Pirineos Orientales). En esta zona, esquistos de alto grado fueron afectados por fusión parcial e intruídos por una secuencia de rocas magmáticas intermedias a ácidas durante la fase deformativa transpresiva varisca (D2). Tanto la tectónica regional como las características reológicas controlaron el modo de localización de la deformación en las distintas rocas del complejo migmatítico. Los esquistos y migmatitas presentan una marcada foliación sub-vertical (S2). Las medidas de deformación de venas y diques tardíos han permitido determinar la deformación regional post-emplazamiento. La transpresión dextral fue asociada a un acortamiento sub-horizontal N-S y la dirección de extensión principal pasó de sub-vertical a sub-horizontal bajo un régimen constriccional muy próximo a “plane strain”, To deepening the understanding of the interactions between tectonics and magmatism in the mid to deep crust, a detailed petrostructural analysis has been performed in the southern area of Punta dels Farallons-Volt Andrau (Cap de Creus, Eastern Pyrenees). In this area, schists under high-grade conditions suffered partial melting while a sequence of intermediate to acid magmatic rocks were emplaced during the Variscan D2 transpressive deformation event. Both regional tectonics and rheological features controlled the way deformation localized in the various rocks of the migmatitic complex. Schists and migmatites have a penetrative sub-vertical foliation (S2). Strain measurements of deformed late veins and dykes have allowed us to determine the regional deformation post-dating their emplacement. Dextral transpression was associated to N-S sub-horizontal shortening and the principal extension direction switched from sub-vertical to sub-horizontal under bulk constriction to plane strain

A fin de profundizar en la comprensión de las interacciones entre tectónica y magmatismo en la corteza media y profunda, se ha realizado un análisis petroestructural detallado en el sector meridional de Punta dels Farallons- Volt Andrau (Cap de Creus, Pirineos Orientales). En esta zona, esquistos de alto grado fueron afectados por fusión parcial e intruídos por una secuencia de rocas magmáticas intermedias a ácidas durante la fase deformativa transpresiva varisca (D2). Tanto la tectónica regional como las características reológicas controlaron el modo de localización de la deformación en las distintas rocas del complejo migmatítico. Los esquistos y migmatitas presentan una marcada foliación sub-vertical (S2). Las medidas de deformación de venas y diques tardíos han permitido determinar la deformación regional post-emplazamiento. La transpresión dextral fue asociada a un acortamiento sub-horizontal N-S y la dirección de extensión principal pasó de sub-vertical a sub-horizontal bajo un régimen constriccional muy próximo a “plane strain” To deepening the understanding of the interactions between tectonics and magmatism in the mid to deep crust, a detailed petrostructural analysis has been performed in the southern area of Punta dels Farallons-Volt Andrau (Cap de Creus, Eastern Pyrenees). In this area, schists under high-grade conditions suffered partial melting while a sequence of intermediate to acid magmatic rocks were emplaced during the Variscan D2 transpressive deformation event. Both regional tectonics and rheological features controlled the way deformation localized in the various rocks of the migmatitic complex. Schists and migmatites have a penetrative sub-vertical foliation (S2). Strain measurements of deformed late veins and dykes have allowed us to determine the regional deformation post-dating their emplacement. Dextral transpression was associated to N-S sub-horizontal shortening and the principal extension direction switched from sub-vertical to sub-horizontal under bulk constriction to plane strain

La tesi analitza el règim de gestió i organització de la pesca a l’encesa al Cap de Creus entre els segles XVI i XVIII. A través del document de les Ordinacions de la Pesquera s’estudia la gestió de l’accés als espais de pesca i la regulació tècnica i socioeconòmica de l’activitat pesquera local: tecnologia, maniobres, tripulacions, calendaris, fiscalitat i sancions. El règim d’aprofitament comunal, d’origen medieval i basat en la territorialització i la competència pels recursos entre els pescadors de Roses, Cadaqués, La Selva i Llançà motivà una elevada conflictivitat entre comunitats, que desembocà durant l’edat moderna en episodis de violència física., Organization and fishery management at Cap de Creus between the sixteenth and eighteenth centúries is analyzed. The historical document of Ordinacions de la Pesquera is used to study the fishery grounds access management, thecnical and socio-economic local regulation: technology, maneuvers, crews, calendars, taxation and penalties. Medieval common-based fishery resource management was based on territoriality and competition for marine resources between the fishermen comunities of Roses, Cadaqués, La Selva i Llançà. During modern age resulted in episodes of physical violence among them.

El massís del cap de Creus se situa a l'extrem més oriental del Pirineu axial que en aquest sector es perllonga vers el sud-est, paral·lel a la costa. Es tracta d'un paradís geològic de primer ordre, enclavat entre les muntanyes pirinenques i la mar Mediterrània, de roques variades, estructures complexes i un relleu retallat i retreballat primer per les forces de la Terra i després per la tramuntana empordanesa i la humitat salina. Tudela és el nom del paratge on fins fa poc hi havia el Club Mediterranée, es troba al nord de la península del cap de Creus exposat a la mar d'Amunt, en una de les raconades geològiques més espectaculars del país. És un espai natural dotat d'una singular configuració geològica, amb estructures i afloraments de roques (esquistos i pegmatites) que formen un conjunt únic a nivell mundial i forma part de l'Inventari d’espais d'interès geològic de Catalunya., The Cap de Creus massif is situated in the most easterly part of the Pyrenean axis, which in this sector becomes a prolongation running southeast along the coast. This is a geological paradise of the highest order, situated between the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean Sea, containing varied types of rocks, complex structures and a relief that has been shaped and hewn firstly by the forces of the earth and secondly by the Tramontane wind of the Empordà and the salty humidity.Tudela, the name of the place that was until recently the site of the Club Mediterranée, can be found to the north of the Cap de Creus peninsula and is exposed to the Mar d’Amunt waters, on one of themost spectacular geological spots in Catalonia. It is a natural area featuring a unique geological configuration, with rock structures and outcrops (schists and pegmatites) that are found nowhere else in the world and form part of the Inventory of Sites of Geological Interest in Catalonia.

Entre els anys 2001 a 2009 s’han realitzat diverses campanyes d’estudi de ratpenats a l’Alt Empordà, sobretot en espais naturals protegits. A banda d’unes 300 nits de camp, s’han realitzat nou conferències, s’ha editat material didàctic i generat desenes de notícies. Durant aquest període, s’han citat 25 espècies de ratpenats (86% de les catalanes). A l’Albera i l’AltaGarrotxa és on s’han trobat més espècies, segurament a causa de l’elevada diversitat d’hàbitats i presència de boscos ben conservats. Entre els diferents espais naturals, s’hi ha pogut confirmar connectivitat, sobretot gràcies als corredors fluvials amb vegetació de ribera existents. En general, aquest estudi mostra l’interès dels ratpenats com a bioindicadors de la qualitat del nostre entorn i convida investigadors i gestors a continuar fent campanyes de divulgació i sensibilització, Between 2001 and 2009, several field studies on bats have been carried out in the Alt Empordà region, especially in protected areas. Besides 300 nights in the field, nine conferences were held, educational material has been edited and dozens of news articles have been published. During this period, 25 species of bats (86% of Catalan species) have been cited.Most species were found in the Albera mountain range and the Alta Garrotxa region, surely because of their elevated diversity of habitats and the presence of wellconserved forests. A connection between the different natural parks has been confirmed thanks to the river corridors and their vegetation. In general, this study is interested in bats as bioindicators of environmental quality and invites researchers and managers to continue outreach and awareness campaigns.

14 pages, [CAT] En la darrera dècada, les comunitats de coralls blancs han despertat l’interès dels científics a nivell mundial a causa, en part a la seva rellevància ecològica i en part a la seva desconeixença. Els escrits antics, des d’inicis del segle XX se sap que aquestes comunitats eren molt abundants en el límit de la plataforma continental a la Mediterrània entre 150 i 400 m de fondària. Actualment estan confinats a indrets on les activitats pesqueres de ròssec no les hagin malmès i és urgent trobar i avaluar el seu estat per promoure la seva conservació.Un dels indretsmés on es pot confirmar la presència i bon estat de conservació en la Mediterrània és el canó submarí de cap de Creus. Sobretot a la paret del sud del canó s’han pogut estudiar poblacions molt importants del corall Madrepora oculata i algunes petites poblacions de Lophelia pertusa. Les colònies d’aquests coralls configuren un hàbitat singular i de gran diversitat resultat, en part, de l’elevada producció biològica de l’àrea del cap de Creus i també perquè la seva localització a la paret del canó ha dificultat la destrucció encara que avui en dia les línies de palangre són l’amenaça més directa per a la seva supervivència, [EN] In the last decade, colonies of white coral have become of interest to scientists worldwide, partly because of their ecological relevance and partly because they are still little known. From older writings from the beginning of the twentieth century we know that these colonies were very frequent on themargins of the continental shelf in theMediterranean between 150 and 400mdeep. Nowadays, they are confined to areas where trawling activities have not destroyed them and it is urgent to find and evaluate its current state in order to promote its conservation. Another Mediterranean area where it can be found, and well-conserved, is the submarine channel of the Cap de Creus. Especially on the south side of the channel, important colonies of the Madrepora oculata coral have been studied and some smaller ones of Lophelia pertusa. These coral colonies make up a unique habitat of great diversity as a result of, in part, the elevated biological production of the Cap de Creus area. And also because their situation on the channel’s wall has protected them from destruction, although longline fishing represents a direct threat against its survival still today

Las pegmatitas graníticas del Cap de Creus constituyen un importante elemento de nuestro patrimonio geológico, con importantes aportaciones, tanto por su gran variedad mineralógica como por la información científica que aporta su estudio. El campo pegmatítico presenta extensos afloramientos que facilitan su estudio. Este campo pegmatítico, con unos 400 cuerpos, consta de cuatro tipos de pegmatitas, encajadas en rocas metapelíticas: microclínicas (I), de berilo-columbita (II), de berilo-columbita-fosfatos (III) y de tipo albítico (IV). El grado de evolución de estas pegmatitas aumenta hacia las situadas en zonas más internas, siendo éstas las que contienen una mayor variedad mineral: silicatos, fosfatos, óxidos e hidróxidos (minerales de Nb-Ta, casiterita, gahnita, nigerita, crisoberilo, corindón). Los fosfatos presentan una gran variedad, siendo de la asociación Ca-Fe-Mg-Mn en los tipos menos evolucionados y de Li-Al o Li-Fe-Mn en las más evolucionadas. Algunos fosfatos poco comunes presentes en estas pegmatitas son la herderiderita, berlinita y staneckita.