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Apple snail control does not cause many of the declines of waterbird abundance in the Ebro Delta Natural Park
A study led by the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) and the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE-CSIC) concludes that stopping winter floods of rice field in the Ebro Delta, a management to...
Gulls and storks contribute to the dispersal of exotic invertebrate species between ricefields and protected areas
Scientists from Doñana Biological Station – EBD-CSIC have studied the role of waterbirds in the dispersion of invertebrates between habitats. The study has taken place in seven sites in...
Functional diversity of macroinvertebrates as a tool to evaluate wetland restoration
A scientific team has studied the functional diversity of macroinvertebrate communities in 32 Mediterranean temporary ponds six to seven years after their creation during restoration in Doñana, and...
Seagulls act as vectors of metals and arsenic between landfills and protected wetlands
Researchers from the Doñana Biological Station assessed the spatial variation in concentrations of ten metals in faeces of the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) wintering at seven localities...
Doñana's water quality, in danger due to intensive agriculture and a poor residual water treatment
Eutrophication is a major cause of wetland degradation worldwide. In recent decades, reductions in nutrient inputs have led to improvements in water quality in many rivers and lakes in central and...
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