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EICAT+, a new framework to assess the positive impacts of alien species

The IUCN ENvironmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is a global standard to assess negative impacts of alien species on native biodiversity. However, alien species can also positively affect biodiversity.

Researchers from the University of Fribourg, the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC, and the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology – CSIC propose a new framework to assess these positive effects on native biodiversity to expand the understanding of the...

Tourism in protected areas could negatively affect scavenger's movements

A new study from CSIC, University of Seville and Miguel Hernández University shows that Griffon vultures breeding in a natural park tended to avoid the core touristic areas on those days with a greater influx of people.

A high number of tourists

Un nuevo proyecto pide colaboración ciudadana para el seguimiento de tortugas marinas

Citizen sea science platform Observadores del Mar, with the scientific lead by the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC, launches the project “Sea turtles”. Anyone can send information and images of turtle sighting to help know their distribution and reproduction, as well as, study their threats and improve their conservation

North American birds not fully adjusting to changing climate

Climate decoupling particularly prominent among habitat specialists

La Fundación Jaime González Gordon y el CSIC colaboran para apoyar a jóvenes investigadores en Doñana

La Fundación financia cuatro proyectos de investigación de estudiantes de Máster desarrollados en Doñana y su entorno. Este año, los trabajos seleccionados investigan la nutria paleártica, la población de chotacabras cuellirojo, la conservación del abejaruco europeo y, por último, la influencia de los sonidos en la migración de las aves.