scholarly journals Relationship of runoff, erosion and sediment yield to weather types in the Iberian Peninsula

Geomorphology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 228 ◽  
pp. 372-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Nadal-Romero ◽  
J.C. González-Hidalgo ◽  
N. Cortesi ◽  
G. Desir ◽  
J.A. Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Sediment Yield ◽  
Weather Types ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Quaternary geomorphological and climatic changes associated with the diversification of Iberian freshwater fishes: the case of the genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Corral ◽  
Silvia Perea ◽  
Anabel Perdices ◽  
Ignacio Doadrio
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Nuclear Data ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Distribution Area ◽  
Genetic Introgression ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Quaternary Period ◽  
Hydrological System ◽  
Relationship Of

We studied the population genetic structure of Cobitis vettonica, an endangered freshwater fish species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula in order to propose a biogeographic model of the responses of species to the multiple changes that occurred in the Iberian hydrological system during the Quaternary period. We also deciphered the relationship of C. vettonica with its sister species C. paludica, particularly in sympatric areas and provide genetic information for conservation purposes. To achieve this end, we analysed both mitochondrial and nuclear data (the cytochrome b and the nuclear recombination activating 1 genes) and a battery of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 248 individuals of C. vettonica or C. paludica from 38 localities, including some sympatric ones, covering the entire distribution area of C. vettonica. We highlight the important role played by the hydrogeomorphological processes and climatic changes that occurred in the Iberian Peninsula during the Quaternary on both the population structure of C. vettonica and its relationship with its sister species C. paludica. Our results support the genetic introgression of populations at the eastern limit of the distribution of C. vettonica. Furthermore, we postulate genetic introgression in sympatric areas. Finally, we propose the establishment or expansion of four OCUs for C. vettonica, and highlight the threat faced by its populations due to the low level of genetic diversity detected for some of its populations and genetic introgression with C. paludica, which could eventually displace C. vettonica, resulting in a loss of diversity in this species.

scholarly journals Relationship of Hypochaeris salzmanniana (Asteraceae, Lactuceae), an endangered species of the Iberian Peninsula, to H. radicata and H. glabra and biogeographical implications

2004 ◽  
Vol 146 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
KARIN TREMETSBERGER ◽  
SALVADOR TALAVERA ◽  
TOD F. STUESSY ◽  
MARIA ÁNGELES ORTIZ ◽  
HANNA WEISS-SCHNEEWEISS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals New insights into the genetic composition and phylogenetic relationship of wolves and dogs in the Iberian Peninsula

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4404-4418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Elisabete Pires ◽  
Isabel R. Amorim ◽  
Carla Borges ◽  
Fernanda Simões ◽  
Tatiana Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationship ◽  
Genetic Composition ◽  
Relationship Of

Africa Begins at the Pyrenees? The Experience of Cross-Cultural Contact of British Soldiers in Andalusia 1810—1812

Istoriya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7 (105)) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Tatiana Kosykh
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Napoleonic Wars ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
French Army ◽  
Cultural Contact ◽  
War Of Independence ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there was a presentation which was dominated in Britain about romantic Andalusia, which has hidden Islamic heritage of past centuries, and only the most courageous traveler can decide to take in a journey to it. With the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars and the Pyrenean campaign of the French army, everything had changed, and British soldiers became “travelers in red uniforms”. Some of them visited occupied by the French troops Andalusia in 1810—1812. This article attempts to view Andalusia as a “frontier” between Europe and Africa and to reconstruct the image of southwestern Spain in the narratives of British participants of military operations on the Iberian Peninsula. The author analyzes the peculiarities of the relationship of British officers with local inhabitants, as well as with soldiers of the enemy army, the French and the Poles, and reveals the specificity of the British perception of allies and enemies in Andalusia the context of the Spanish War of Independence.

Identification of favourable local-scale weather forcing conditions to Iberia’s largest fires

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Vieira ◽  
Ana Russo ◽  
Ricardo M. Trigo
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Mediterranean Ecosystem ◽  
Fire Weather ◽  
Positive Temperature ◽  
Weather Types ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
The Mediterranean

<p>The Mediterranean region is characterized by frequent summer wildfires, which represent an environmental and socioeconomic burden [1]. Some Mediterranean countries (or provinces) are particularly prone to Large Fires (LF), namely Portugal, Galicia (Spain), Greece, and southern France [1,2]. Moreover, the Mediterranean basin corresponds to a major hotspot of climate change, and anthropogenic warming is expected to increase the total burned area due to wildfires in Iberian Peninsula (IP) [3].</p><p>Here, we propose to classify summer LF (June-September) for fifty-four provinces of the IIP according to their local-scale weather conditions (i.e. temperature, relative humidity, wind speed) and to fire danger weather conditions as measured by two fire weather indices (Duff Moisture Code and Drought Code). A cluster analysis was applied to identify a limited set of Fire Weather Types (FWT), each characterized by a combination of meteorological conditions leading to a better understanding of the relationship between meteorological drivers and fire occurrence. For each of the provinces, two significant FWT were identified with different characteristics, one dominated by high positive temperature anomalies and negative humidity anomalies (FWT1), and the other by intense zonal wind anomalies (FWT2) with two distinct subtypes in Iberia (FWT2_E and FWT2_W). Consequently, three distinct regions in the IP are identified: 1) dominated by FWT1, which is responsible for the largest amount of area burned in most of central-West provinces of Iberia; 2) the regions where the FWT2_E, associated with east winds is predominant, which are concentrated in the Northwest regions of the IP and the 3) regions where second subtype dominates, related with west winds (FWT2_W) in the easternmost provinces of the peninsula. Additionally, it was possible to verify that for each of the three regions the influence of the variables under study varies at different timescales. We reinforce the importance of studying the problem associated with LF for regions where similar conditions were verified regardless national borders.</p><p> </p><p>[1] Trigo, R. M., Sousa, P. M., Pereira, M. G., Rasilla, D., & Gouveia, C. M. (2013). “Modelling wildfire activity in Iberia with different atmospheric circulation weather types”. International Journal of Climatology 36(7), 2761–2778. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3749.</p><p>[2] Ruffault, J., Moron, V., Trigo, R. M., & Curt, T. (2016). “Objective identification of multiple large fire climatologies: An application to a Mediterranean ecosystem”. Environmental Research Letters 11(7). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/7/075006.</p><p>[3] Sousa, P. M., Trigo, R. M., Pereira, M. G., Bedia, J., & Gutiérrez, J. M. (2015).”Different approaches to model future burnt area in the Iberian Peninsula”. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 202, 11–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.11.018.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Acknowledgements:</strong> This work was supported by national funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal) under project IMPECAF (PTDC/CTA-CLI/28902/2017). The authors also thank Miguel M. Pinto for extracting the ERA-Interim reanalysis, the MSG and the FWI data used in this study.</p>

The use of circulation weather types to predict upwelling activity along the western Iberian Peninsula coast

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 38-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre M. Ramos ◽  
Ana Cordeiro Pires ◽  
Pedro M. Sousa ◽  
Ricardo M. Trigo
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Weather Types

scholarly journals Identifying Local-Scale Weather Forcing Conditions Favorable to Generating Iberia’s Largest Fires

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inês Vieira ◽  
Ana Russo ◽  
Ricardo M. Trigo
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Local Scale ◽  
Fire Weather ◽  
Positive Temperature ◽  
Weather Types ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Large Fires ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Impact

The Mediterranean region is characterized by the frequent occurrence of summer wildfires, representing an environmental and socioeconomic burden. Some Mediterranean countries (or provinces) are particularly prone to large fires, namely Portugal, Galicia (Spain), Greece, and southern France. Additionally, the Mediterranean basin corresponds to a major hotspot of climate change, and anthropogenic warming is expected to increase the total burned area due to fires in Mediterranean Europe. Here, we propose to classify summer large fires for fifty-four provinces of the Iberian Peninsula according to their local-scale weather conditions and fire danger weather conditions. A composite analysis was used to investigate the impact of local and regional climate drivers at different timescales, and to identify distinct climatologies associated with the occurrence of large fires. Cluster analysis was also used to identify a limited set of fire weather types, each characterized by a combination of meteorological conditions. For each of the provinces, two significant fire weather types were identified—one dominated by high positive temperature anomalies and negative humidity anomalies, and the other by intense zonal wind anomalies with two distinct subtypes in the Iberian Peninsula., allowing for the identification of three distinct regions.

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