The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland

The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland

Doñana National Park (SW Spain) is the flagship of the Spanish State Protected Natural Areas. It includes one of the largest wetlands in Western Europe, the marsh, which also happens to be the largest sanctuary for migratory birds on the continent. The trophic and structural support for this wetland...

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Main Authors: García-Murillo, Pablo, Bazo, Eduardo, Fernández-Zamudio, Rocío
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Language:eng
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2014
Online Access:https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/620
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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-6202015-12-09T12:10:28Z The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland Las plantas de la marisma del parque nacional de Doñana (España): elemento clave para la conservación de un humedal europeo paradigmático García-Murillo, Pablo Bazo, Eduardo Fernández-Zamudio, Rocío Doñana aquatic plants wetlands conservation SW Europe. Doñana plantas acuáticas humedales conservación SW Europa. Doñana National Park (SW Spain) is the flagship of the Spanish State Protected Natural Areas. It includes one of the largest wetlands in Western Europe, the marsh, which also happens to be the largest sanctuary for migratory birds on the continent. The trophic and structural support for this wetland depends on the plant communities developed there. However, despite its importance, the level of knowledge about the marsh´s plants and their communities is limited. Here we present a Floristic Catalogue from the marsh encompassing 247 different taxa within 61 families. The biogeographic pattern of the marsh is atypical compared to other Mediterranean habitat. We find limited endemism and a predominance of species with large geographic ranges. We also describe the main plant communities from the marsh, which are organized according to time of flooding and soil salt concentration. We use this information to identify several problems that affect the conservation of ecosystems from Doñana National Park. El Parque Nacional de Doñana (SW de España), es el espacio natural protegido más emblemático del Estado Español. Incluye uno de los humedales más extensos de Europa Occidental, la marisma, que también resulta ser el mayor santuario para las aves migratorias del continente europeo. El soporte trófico y estructural de este humedal lo constituyen las comunidades vegetales que allí se desarrollan. Sin embargo, a pesar de su importancia, el nivel de conocimiento sobre los vegetales de la marisma y sus comunidades es muy escaso. Por ello, se realizó un análisis florístico de la marisma, donde se tomaron en cuenta aquellos trabajos que corresponden a citas de plantas recolectadas en la marisma y depositadas en herbarios, así como observaciones debidamente contrastadas, contemplando además de las plantas vasculares, los briófitos y las macroalgas. El resultado proporcionó 247 taxones diferentes, que corresponden a 61 familias, y cuyo patrón se aparta del que presentan los hábitats mediterráneos típicos. También, a partir de los datos del catálogo, se muestra como en dicho hábitat son escasos los endemismos y predominan las especies con grandes áreas de distribución. Se describen las principales comunidades vegetales de la marisma y cómo se organizan en función del tiempo de inundación de los suelos y de la concentración de sales que estos presentan. Asimismo, se identifican diversos problemas que afectan a la conservación de los ecosistemas del Parque Nacional de Doñana, como la disminución del volumen de agua de la marisma, el deterioro de la calidad de sus aguas y la aparición de especies exóticas invasoras Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2014-12-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/620 10.29059/cienciauat.v9i1.620 CienciaUAT; Vol. 9 No. 1: July-December 2014; 60-75 CienciaUAT; Vol. 9 No. 1: Julio-Diciembre 2014; 60-75 2007-7858 2007-7521 eng https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/620/340
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Bazo, Eduardo
Fernández-Zamudio, Rocío
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Bazo, Eduardo
Fernández-Zamudio, Rocío
The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland
author_facet García-Murillo, Pablo
Bazo, Eduardo
Fernández-Zamudio, Rocío
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title The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland
title_short The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland
title_full The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland
title_fullStr The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland
title_full_unstemmed The plants of Doñana national park’s marisma (Spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland
title_sort plants of doñana national park’s marisma (spain): a key element for conservation of an emblematic european wetland
description Doñana National Park (SW Spain) is the flagship of the Spanish State Protected Natural Areas. It includes one of the largest wetlands in Western Europe, the marsh, which also happens to be the largest sanctuary for migratory birds on the continent. The trophic and structural support for this wetland depends on the plant communities developed there. However, despite its importance, the level of knowledge about the marsh´s plants and their communities is limited. Here we present a Floristic Catalogue from the marsh encompassing 247 different taxa within 61 families. The biogeographic pattern of the marsh is atypical compared to other Mediterranean habitat. We find limited endemism and a predominance of species with large geographic ranges. We also describe the main plant communities from the marsh, which are organized according to time of flooding and soil salt concentration. We use this information to identify several problems that affect the conservation of ecosystems from Doñana National Park.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
publishDate 2014
url https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/620
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