scholarly journals Salt lakes of La Mancha (Central Spain): A hot spot for tiger beetle (Carabidae, Cicindelinae) species diversity

ZooKeys ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 561 ◽  
pp. 63-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Garcia-Paris ◽  
Paula Rodriguez-Flores ◽  
Jorge Gutierrez-Rodriguez ◽  
Ernesto Aguirre
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Salt Lakes ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
Tiger Beetle ◽  
La Mancha

scholarly journals Influence of grazing on populations of the specialist grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri inhabiting hypersaline habitats in La Mancha Region, Central Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
María Pilar Aguirre ◽  
Joaquin Ortego ◽  
Pedro J. Cordero
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Grazing Impact ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
Hypersaline Ecosystems ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Ecological Importance ◽  
Educational Campaigns

Grazing is an influential land use that has introduced profound changes in worldwide landscapes, ecosystems and their species. In this paper, we analysed the influence of grazing on the presence and abundance of the endangered Mioscirtuswagneri, a monophagous grasshopper inhabiting inland hypersaline ecosystems in Spain and showing a marked spatial and genetic fragmentation. Using count transects, we analyzed the presence and abundance of this grasshopper in relation to specific vegetation cover and the abundance of goat and sheep droppings, considering this variable as a surrogate of livestock activity and grazing impact. We found that both the presence and abundance of M.wagneri were positively related to the cover of its host plant Suaedavera and negatively associated with the abundance of droppings. We conclude that dropping abundance is a useful parameter to assess livestock impact and evaluate habitat quality and the conservation status of M.wagneri and many other singular species of macroinvertebrates inhabiting inland hypersaline ecosystems. We highly recommend the use of electric shepherd fencing around all sensitive and protected areas where inland hypersaline ecosystems are present in order to deter livestock. We also suggest intensive educational campaigns for farmers and shepherds, revealing the ecological importance of these singular and unique habitats for rare and exclusive species like M.wagneri and many other coexisting plants and invertebrates.

Chemical vulnerability of red soils in La Mancha (Central Spain)

2007 ◽  
Vol 378 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 228-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paz Conde ◽  
Juan A. Martín Rubí ◽  
Raimundo Jiménez Ballesta
Keyword(s):  
Central Spain ◽  
Red Soils ◽  
La Mancha

scholarly journals Tiger beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelinae) of Morocco: distribution, phenology and list of taxa

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radomir Jaskuła ◽  
Tomasz Rewicz ◽  
Kajetan Kwiatkowski
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Active Species ◽  
Tiger Beetle ◽  
Tiger Beetles ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
High Level

The diversity and distribution of Cicindelinae in Morocco, including new unpublished data, is summarized and discussed. In total 17 species are reported from the country. Cicindela campestris campestris is excluded from the Moroccan fauna while the occurrence of Myriochila mirei is doubtful and should be confirmed by new data. The area adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean coastlines holds the highest species diversity, while mountainous regions are characterized by lower diversity but also by high level of species endemism. Grouped on the basis of their chorotypes, Moroccan Cicindelinae fall into six different groups: West Mediterranean (44% of Cicindelinae species), Maghreb endemics (22%), Mediterranean (11%), Saharian (11%), Mediterranean-Westturanian (6%) and Afrotropico-Indo-Mediterranean (6%). According to their phenology, the Moroccan tiger beetles can be divided into three groups: 1) spring active species, 2) spring-summer active species, and 3) summer active species.

Iron uptake in vineyard soils and relationships with other elements (Zn, Mn and Ca). The case of Castilla-La Mancha, Central Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Amorós ◽  
S. Bravo ◽  
C. Pérez-de-los-Reyes ◽  
F.J. García-Navarro ◽  
J.A. Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Uptake ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Vineyard Soils
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