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Climate change will impact animal populations much stronger than previously recognized
A study led by the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC shows that a drought experienced in their birth year impaired individuals of the endangered Red kite, a raptorial bird of Doñana National...
Drought and overexploitation of aquifers dry up the last permanent lagoon in Spain’s Doñana National Park
This is the third time that the Santa Olalla lagoon has dried up since the Doñana Biological Station have records. It also happened in 1983 and 1995.
In addition to an intense dry period, the...
In addition to an intense dry period, the...
A study led by the Doñana Biological Station assesses the combined impacts of weeds and climate change on crops
Crops worldwide are simultaneously affected by weeds, which reduce yield, and by climate change, which can negatively or positively affect both crop and weed species. While the individual effects...
Enhancement of ecological field experimental research by means of UAV multispectral sensing
Although many climate research experiments are providing valuable data, long-term measurements are not always affordable. In the last decades, several facilities have secured long-term experiments,...
Analysis of the effects of an extreme climatic event on scrub communities
The effects of an extreme climatic event on shrub species were assessed by analyzing their leaves, roots, seeds and stem.The long-term monitoring of scrub communities allowed to evidence the...