Geographical and environmental factors affecting the distribution of wintering black storks Ciconia nigra in the Iberian Peninsula

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 514-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Santiago Cano ◽  
Carlos Pacheco ◽  
Pablo Refoyo ◽  
José Luis Tellería
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Ciconia Nigra

Environmental Factors Affecting the Distribution of Lichens on Granitic Monuments in the Iberian Peninsula

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Prieto ◽  
T. Rivas ◽  
B. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Structural Complexity ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Bioindicator Species ◽  
Test Species ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Lasallia Pustulata ◽  
Central Portugal

AbstractThe phytosociology of lichens colonizing granitic churches and dolmens in Galicia (N.W. Spain) and Alentejo (central Portugal) was studied so as to identify (a) a group of species whose frequency on these structures would make them potentially useful as test species for the evaluation of biocides used for conservation, (b) environmental factors likely to control species distribution, and (c) species that may be useful as bioindicators of environmental factors in this kind of construction in the region studied. Chief among the factors correlating with species distribution is the class of structure (church or dolmen), which is attributed to the probable influence of this factor on environmental parameters affected by structural complexity, the presence of non-granitic materials and the influence of man in the immediate surroundings. The bioindicator species most sensitive to this complex of parameters appear to be three species found only on churches (Caloplaca citrina, Sarcogyne davits and Verrucaria macrostoma) and the most widespread of the species found only on dolmens (Lasallia pustulata). Other important factors, probably affecting the influence of class of structure, are pH and the availability of nitrogen and moisture.

Environmental factors affecting the nursery function for fish in the main estuaries of the Gulf of Cadiz (south-west Iberian Peninsula)

2020 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 139614
Author(s):  
J.M. Miró ◽  
C. Megina ◽  
I. Donázar-Aramendía ◽  
M.J. Reyes-Martínez ◽  
J.E. Sánchez-Moyano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Gulf Of Cadiz ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
South West ◽  
Gulf Of Cádiz

Environmental factors affecting reproducibility of bioremediation field assays in Antarctica

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 102915 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.M. Martínez Álvarez ◽  
L.A.M. Ruberto ◽  
J.M. Gurevich ◽  
W.P. Mac Cormack
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting

scholarly journals The Role of Recent (1985–2014) Patterns of Land Abandonment and Environmental Factors in the Establishment and Growth of Secondary Forests in the Iberian Peninsula

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 817
Author(s):  
Marina Palmero-Iniesta ◽  
Josep Maria Espelta ◽  
Mario Padial-Iglesias ◽  
Òscar Gonzàlez-Guerrero ◽  
Lluís Pesquer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Forest Growth ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Secondary Forests ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Leaf Habit ◽  
Forest Establishment

Farmland abandonment has been a widespread land-use change in the Iberian Peninsula since the second half of the 20th century, leading to the establishment of secondary forests across the region. In this study, we aimed to address changes in the recent (1985–2014) emergence patterns of these forests and examine how environmental factors affected their growth by considering differences in leaf-habit types. We used a combination of Landsat-derived land-cover maps and aboveground biomass (AGB) maps from the European Space Agency to assess the secondary forest establishment and growth, respectively, in the study region. We also obtained a set of topographic, climatic and landscape variables from diverse GIS layers and used them for determining changes over time in the environmental drivers of forest establishment and AGB using general linear models. The results highlight that secondary forest cover was still increasing in the Iberian Peninsula at a rate above the European average. Yet, they also indicate a directional change in the emergence of secondary forests towards lower and less steep regions with higher water availability (mean rainfall and SPEI) and less forest cover but are subjected to greater drought events. In addition, these environmental factors differentially affect the growth of forests with different leaf-habit types: i.e., needleleaf secondary forests being less favoured by high temperature and precipitation, and broadleaf deciduous forests being most negatively affected by drought. Finally, these spatial patterns of forest emergence and the contrasting responses of forest leaf-habits to environmental factors explained the major development of broadleaf evergreen compared to broadleaf deciduous forests and, especially, needleleaf secondary forests. These results will improve the knowledge of forest dynamics that have occurred in the Iberian Peninsula in recent decades and provide an essential tool for understanding the potential effects of climate warming on secondary forest growth.

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