ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF COASTAL WETLANDS OF SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN. D. HISTORICAL CHANGES, PRESENT SITUATION AND CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVES

Authors

  • Francisco Robledano Aymerich
  • José Francisco Calvo
  • Miguel Ángel Esteve Selma
  • J. Mas Hernández
  • J. A. Palazón
  • M. L. Suárez
  • A. Torres
  • M. R. Vidal-Abarca
  • L. Ramírez-Díaz
Keywords: coastal wetlands, conservation, environmental history, ecological evaluation, management, SE Spain

Abstract

This is the second paper reporting. on the results of a study whose objectives are the tipification and environmental characterization of Southeastern Spain's coastal wetlands (Alicante and Murcia provinces). These ecosystems have suffered strong transfonnation processes of anthropic origin, which explain their present physiognomy and functioning. Here, past and present incidence of such processes is analyzed, with emphasis on the quantification of losses and transformations experienced by one of the most representative wetland types (salines). Protection figures and valuation schemes applied to those wetlands are also critically reviewed, the validity of the criteria on which they are based being discussed. The aim is to classify wetland conservation situations and to propose general guidelines for their use and management, depending on their integration in local and regional economic activities.

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Author Biographies

Francisco Robledano Aymerich

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia

José Francisco Calvo

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia

Miguel Ángel Esteve Selma

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia

J. Mas Hernández

Instituto Español de Oceanografía Centro Costero del Mar Menor San Pedro del Pinatar Murcia

J. A. Palazón

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia

M. L. Suárez

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia

A. Torres

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia

M. R. Vidal-Abarca

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia

L. Ramírez-Díaz

Departamento de Biología Animal y Ecología Universidad de Murcia
How to Cite
Robledano Aymerich, F., Calvo, J. F., Esteve Selma, M. Ángel, Mas Hernández, J., Palazón, J. A., Suárez, M. L., … Ramírez-Díaz, L. (1991). ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF COASTAL WETLANDS OF SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN. D. HISTORICAL CHANGES, PRESENT SITUATION AND CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVES. Anales de Biología, (17), 165–176. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/33931
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Biología ambiental

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