A5072883418- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine and fisheries research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
Universidad de Murcia
2019-2024
Institute of Zoology
2022
Eutrophication is a major driver of the degradation transitional waters worldwide, especially in environments with restricted connection to sea, such as coastal lagoons. In recent decades, intensive agriculture and urban water inputs around Mar Menor lagoon (Western Mediterranean) have disturbed this originally oligotrophic aquatic system. The nutrient input into has triggered its eutrophication, leading dystrophic crises mass mortality events for biota, transforming it one most...
Agricultural intensification has caused a rapid loss of singular landscape elements worldwide, such as farmland ponds, hedgerows and field margins, leading to steep decline in bird populations. Farmland ponds traditional small waterbodies (SWB) have been recently reported support species-rich communities at scale several agroecosystems. However, comprehensive assessment on the potential ecological functions provided by SWB terrestrial birds never conducted. Here, we used data from breeding...
Abstract Aim Over the last decades, study of movement through tracking data has grown exceeding expectations ecologists. This posed new challenges, specifically when using individual to infer higher‐level distributions (e.g. population and species). Sources variability such as site fidelity (ISF), environmental stochasticity over time, space‐use across species ranges must be considered, their effects identified corrected, produce accurate estimates spatial distribution data. Innovation We...
Abstract A robust knowledge of biodiversity distribution is essential for designing and developing effective conservation actions. The choice a suitable sampling method key to obtaining sufficiently accurate information species consequently improve conservation. This study applies multi-method occupancy models 36 common bird associated with small ponds in the province Murcia (south-eastern Spain), one most arid regions Europe, order compare their effectiveness detecting different species:...
Farmland bird populations are declining worldwide as a consequence of agricultural intensification, and the loss singular landscape elements has been suggested one main drivers. This scenario agroecosystem simplification is even more exacerbated in arid semiarid regions, where traditional small waterbodies (SWB) rapidly vanishing due to groundwater overexploitation extensive pastoralism. Here, we used data from breeding surveys at SWB adjacent control sites assess for first time...
Aquatic ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS), leading multi-faceted ecological, economic and health impacts worldwide. The Iberian Peninsula comprises an exceptionally biodiverse Mediterranean region with a high number threatened endemic aquatic species, most them strongly impacted by biological invasions. Following structured approach that combines systematic review available information expert opinion, we provide comprehensive updated...
An updated checklist of YOY fish in shallow areas the Mar Menor (Western Mediterranean)The is one largest coastal lagoons Mediterranean basin.This study provides an species inhabiting its as young year period 2018-2019.A total 43 taxa 19 families were detected.This information should be useful to establish environmental monitoring programmes, well implementation management actions.
In the last two decades, extensive development of intensive irrigated agriculture around Mar Menor coastal lagoon (SE Iberian Peninsula) has disturbed characteristics this initially oligotrophic ecosystem. The organic pollution that flows into from and, to a lesser extent, urban wastewater, triggered eutrophication system, resulting in dystrophic crises and mass mortality events aquatic fauna. order explore temporal changes ecological quality shallow areas Menor, fish assemblage parameters...
Coastal lagoons, as transitional ecosystems, are crucial for providing ecosystem services and preserving fish communities, yet they face increasing pressures from anthropogenic activities. The Mar Menor coastal lagoon in the western Mediterranean exemplifies this challenge, it suffers severe eutrophication driven by agricultural urban influences. In study, we assess changes population dynamics of three resident species (Apricaphanius iberus, Pomatoschistus marmoratus, Syngnathus abaster)...
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are widely used for pest control, resulting in their pervasive presence the environment and posing significant toxicological risks to a range of predatory scavenging species. Our study mainly aimed evaluate AR exposure effects nestlings eagle owl (Bubo bubo) from Region Murcia (southeastern Spain). We analysed ARs blood samples (n = 106) using high-performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole (HPLC-TQ), assessed influence potential anthropogenic...
way through regular samplings.Here we briefly describe the monitoring methods and preliminary results from 2016 migration period.
Abstract Robust knowledge of biodiversity distribution is essential for designing and developing effective conservation actions. However, monitoring programmes have historically assumed all species are detected equally with no spatial or temporal differences in their detection rates. recently, interest accounting imperfect has greatly increased studies on animal diversity. In this respect, birds the most widely used group hierarchical occupancy-detection modelling, mainly due to relative...
We report observations of nest visitation multiple males to three nests European Nightjars Caprimulgus europeaus. In one case, we the direct observation two apparently exhibiting parental behaviour at same nest. other cases, second visited nests. consider potential functions visits by extra-pair in Nightjar.
The Mar Menor coastal lagoon is a paradigmatic example of transitional system under high human disturbance, which in the last years has resulted occasional fish kill due to extreme anoxic conditions. Here, we assess abundance temporal trend two conservation-concern resident species with contrasting habitat preferences: Pomatoschistus marmoratus, associated sandy open bottoms, and Syngnathus abaster, vegetated bottoms. Both have been historically abundant shallow areas Menor. Temporal change...
Establecimiento de la almeja asiática Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) en cuenca del río Segura (SE Península Ibérica)En este trabajo se confirma el establecimiento especie exótica invasora Segura, ampliando distribución geográfica Ibérica.Se aporta información sobre su y dinámica expansiva a través propio cauce principal conducciones artificiales derivadas para agricultura.La estructura poblacional refleja probablemente efectos regulación régimen caudales.Se proponen posibles hipótesis lo...
The LIFE SALINAS project, co-financed by the European Union, aims for conservation and improvement of protected area named Regional Park Las Salinas Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar (Region Murcia, Spain). main objectives are, among others, to stop erosion dunes in front a 500 m long beach expand breeding habitat aquatic birds. Between dune beach, barrier was placed protect from effects storms. were fenced, with sand traps revegetation carried out native species most degraded areas. Within...