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Catalog of publications of the General State Administration: Editorial CSIC: http://editorial.csic.es https://cpage.mpr.gob.es (e-mail: publ@csic.es) First edition: February 2022 © CSIC, 2022 http://editorial.csic.es publ@csic.es ©Alicia Durán and John M. Parker (eds.), 2022 All rights reserved by the legislation on Intellectual Property. Neither all nor part of this book, including the cover design, may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any way by means of electronic, chemical, mechanical, optical, computer, recording or photocopying, without prior written permission of the publisher. The news, assertions and opinions contained in this work are the sole responsibility of the author or authors. The publisher, for its part, only does responsible for the scientific interest of its publications. ISBN: 978-84-00-10931-8 e-ISBN: 978-84-00-10932-5 NIPO: 833-22-009-3 e-NIPO: 833-22-010-6 THEMA: PDZ/TDCQ/AFP Depósito legal: M-2248-2022 In this edition we have used ecological paper subjected to an ECF bleaching process, whose fiber comes from sustainably managed forests. With COLECCIÓN DIVULGACIÓN, the CSIC fulfills one of its main objectives: to provide rigorous and informative materials to a wide sector of the society. The topics that make up the collection respond to citizens’ demand for information on the topics that affect them the most: health, environment, technological and social transformations... The collection is elaborated in an accessible language, and each volume is coordinated by outstanding specialists in the subjects covered. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Pilar Tigeras Sánchez, Directora Carmen Guerrero Martínez, Secretaria Pura Fernández Rodríguez Arantza Chivite Vázquez Javier Senén García Carmen Viamonte Tortajada Carlos Pedrós Alió Antonio Rosas González Carmen Pérez Sangiao Manuel Seara Valero ADVISORY BOARD Carlos Andrés Prieto de Castro Dolores González Pacanowska Elena Castro Martínez Avelino Corma Canós Ginés Morata Pérez Luis Calvo Calvo Pilar López Sancho Rosina López-Alonso Fandiño