scholarly journals Aquatic Macrophyte Vegetation Promotes Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Odonata Assemblages in Intermittent Karst Rivers in the Mediterranean

Diversity ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Marina Vilenica ◽  
Fran Rebrina ◽  
Renata Matoničkin Kepčija ◽  
Vedran Šegota ◽  
Mario Rumišek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Water Velocity ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Nymphal Development ◽  
Ecological Requirements ◽  
Drought Resilience ◽  
Intermittent Rivers ◽  
Lotic Habitats ◽  
The Mediterranean

Assemblages of adult Odonata were studied in four intermittent karst rivers encompassing macrophyte-rich (MRH) and macrophyte-poor habitats (MPH) in southern Europe, where temporary lotic habitats are the predominant freshwater type but are still understudied. With a total of 25 recorded species, the studied habitats support species-rich Odonata assemblages, as already shown for intermittent rivers in the Mediterranean. Aquatic macrophyte abundance, conductivity, and water velocity are the most significant determinants of Odonata assemblages in the studied IRES. MRH promote higher Odonata abundance and the taxonomic and functional diversity of their assemblages compared to the MPH. Odonata assemblages in MRH are characterized by higher values of body size and a higher share of species preferring lentic and temporary hydrological conditions. Moreover, their assemblages are characterized by various patterns of nymphal development and drought resilience strategies. In contrast, MPH are preferred by lotic species, with nymphal development all year round and with no specific drought-resisting strategies. Our results contribute to the knowledge of diversity and ecological requirements of dragonflies and damselflies in IRES habitats, which could provide scientific background for future conservation activities and bioassessment protocols of such habitats and their biota.

scholarly journals Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of a Quercus pyrenaica Willd. Rhizospheric Microbiome in the Mediterranean Mountains

Forests ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Cobo-Díaz ◽  
Antonio Fernández-González ◽  
Pablo Villadas ◽  
Nicolás Toro ◽  
Susannah Tringe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Diversity ◽  
Quercus Pyrenaica ◽  
Mediterranean Mountains ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Nesting and breeding attempts of Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) in Tunisia

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-191
Author(s):  
Mohsen Kalboussi
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Nest Entrance ◽  
Breeding Area ◽  
Northwest Africa ◽  
Nesting Sites ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract During fieldworks in 2019, a pair of Red-rumped Swallows (Cecropis daurica) were seen building their nest (June) and one of them brooding (August). The pair was still present in the area by the end of September, while all other swallows left this breeding area. In June 2020, the nest entrance was destroyed and the nest was occupied by a pair of Passer sp. Another nest of C. daurica was found in an abandoned building but was completely destroyed. This observation is the first record concerning an attempt and failure of nesting of the species in Tunisia. The nesting area of the Red-rumped Swallow is extended to the Mediterranean in southern Europe and to northwest Africa. The nesting sites are described, and the extension of the nesting area is discussed in this work.

The praying mantises of the Maltese Islands: distribution and ecology (Mantodea)

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-348
Author(s):  
Thomas Cassar
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Mantis Religiosa ◽  
Maltese Islands ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Distribution And Ecology ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

This study presents a species account of the mantises of the Maltese Islands, including notes on the ecology and distribution of each species. A total of three species are known to exist locally; Ameles spallanzania (Rossi, 1792), Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) and Rivetina baetica Rambur, 1839. The presence of Ameles decolor (Charpentier, 1825) cannot be confirmed by any recently collected material, but the species is not excluded from the Maltese entomofauna. Two doubtful records are also discussed. All species present in the archipelago are typically found in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean basin.

scholarly journals Climate change may have minor impact on zooplankton functional diversity in the Mediterranean Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 568-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Benedetti ◽  
Sakina‐Dorothée Ayata ◽  
Jean‐Olivier Irisson ◽  
Fanny Adloff ◽  
François Guilhaumon
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Functional Diversity ◽  
The Mediterranean

Past, present and future precipitation in the Middle East: insights from models and observations

2010 ◽  
Vol 368 (1931) ◽  
pp. 5173-5184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Black ◽  
David J. Brayshaw ◽  
Claire M. C. Rambeau
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Storm Track ◽  
First Century ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
The North ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Twenty First Century

Anthropogenic changes in precipitation pose a serious threat to society—particularly in regions such as the Middle East that already face serious water shortages. However, climate model projections of regional precipitation remain highly uncertain. Moreover, standard resolution climate models have particular difficulty representing precipitation in the Middle East, which is modulated by complex topography, inland water bodies and proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. Here we compare precipitation changes over the twenty-first century against both millennial variability during the Holocene and interannual variability in the present day. In order to assess the climate model and to make consistent comparisons, this study uses new regional climate model simulations of the past, present and future in conjunction with proxy and historical observations. We show that the pattern of precipitation change within Europe and the Middle East projected by the end of the twenty-first century has some similarities to that which occurred during the Holocene. In both cases, a poleward shift of the North Atlantic storm track and a weakening of the Mediterranean storm track appear to cause decreased winter rainfall in southern Europe and the Middle East and increased rainfall further north. In contrast, on an interannual time scale, anomalously dry seasons in the Middle East are associated with a strengthening and focusing of the storm track in the north Mediterranean and hence wet conditions throughout southern Europe.

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