ryby-i-owoce-morza: Almonte, Spain

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Almonte is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, in southwestern Spain. According to the 2022 census, it had a population of 25,448 inhabitants, ranking third within its province, just after Huelva, the capital city and Lepe. With its 859.21 km2 (33174 sq mi), it is the 19th largest municipality in Spain (7th in Andalusia) with a population density of 27/km2. Its elevation is 75 m (246 ft) over sea level and it is 50 km far from Huelva. Almonte is recognised worldwide thanks to the village of El Rocío, which had a great influence in the American Wild West culture and hosts one of the most popular pilgrimages in the world. Most of the Doñana National Park, which is Europ…

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25 Years of Operating Germany's Largest Oilfield Mittelplate: Applying the Experience to Exploratory Drilling in a National Park which is an UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. Abstract Germany’s largest oilfield Mittelplate is located in the tidal flats of the Wadden Sea off the North Sea coast. In 1985 this unique area was designated as a National Park and was awarded the status of an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. To meet the conditions of this ecologically sensitive tidal region an artificial drilling and production island - Mittelplate A was designed and installed about 7 km off the coast. Since the start of production in 1987 innovative and unusual technological solutions were a…

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Groundwater of Parque Rural del Nublo—UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site “El Molinillo” Spring—Gran Canaria—Canary Islands—Spain. This study discusses the unique features of the rural park Parque Rural del Nublo (Gran Canaria) that resulted in the designation of this site as UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve. Due to its indigenous flora and fauna, its mild climate and its farming lands, this park is considered as an outdoor “sustainable research laboratory”. This paper describes the main features (source, denomination, classification, municipality, year of declaration and hydro-chemical facies) of some of the many groundwater springs found in the park. The quality of the drinking wat…

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Matalascañas (Spanish pronunciation: [matalas'kaɲas]; local dialect: [matalaʰ'kaɲa]) is the name of an Atlantic beach and coastal resort town within the Municipality of Almonte, in southwestern Spain. It is known for having an ancient upside down tower on the sand called Torre de la Higuera, one of the seven defensive towers built by Phillip II in the 16th century to protect the coast from incursions by Turkish and North African corsairs and which is protected as a Cultural Interest Asset by the government. This beach is part of the coast of Almonte, which is the longest beach in Spain, being around 30 miles long (53 km) and including several other landmarks like Torre del Loro's Beach, Cue…

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Andalusia (UK: AN-də-LOO-see-ə, -⁠zee-ə, US: -⁠zh(ee-)ə, -⁠sh(ee-)ə; Spanish: Andalucía [andaluˈθi.a] , locally also [-ˈsi.a]) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognized as a historical nationality and a national reality. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville. Its capital city is Seville, while the seat of its High Court of Justice is the city of Granada. Andalusia is immediately south of the autonomous communities o…

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Limnological description of four temporary ponds in the Doñana National Park (SW, Spain)

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Limnological comparison of two peridunar ponds in the Doñana National Park (Spain)

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Tracking late Pleistocene Neandertals on the Iberian coast.. Here, we report the recent discovery of 87 Neandertal footprints on the Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula (Doñana shoreline, Spain) located on an upper Pleistocene aeolian littoral setting (about 106 ± 19 kyr). Morphometric comparisons, high resolution digital photogrammetric 3D models and detailed sedimentary analysis have been provided to characterized the footprints and the palaeoenvironment. The footprints were impressed in the shoreline of a hypersaline swamped area related to benthic microbial mats, close to the coastline. They have a rounded heel, a longitudinal arch, relatively short toes, and adducted hallux, and represe…

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Aurochs roamed along the SW coast of Andalusia (Spain) during Late Pleistocene.. In the Iberian Peninsula the fossil record of artiodactyls spans over 53 million years. During the Pleistocene, wild cattle species such as Bison and especially Bos became common. In Late Pleistocene, the aurochs (Bos primigenius) was widespread and the only bovine living along the large river valleys of southern Iberia. Although commonly found in fossil sites and especially in cave bone assemblages, the trace fossil record of aurochs was known worldwide only from the Holocene. Large bovine and roe deer/caprine tracks were found in at least five horizons of the early Late Pleistocene (MIS 5) beach and eolian de…

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Updated checklist of the vertebrate fauna of the Doñana Biosphere Reserve, Spain.. The Doñana Biosphere Reserve is one of the most recognized and studied natural areas in the world, hence the importance of having an openly accessible species checklist. Previous lists are outdated, often have limited taxonomic scope, lack clearly defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, or are practically inaccessible. Here, an updated checklist of vertebrate species for the Doñana Biosphere Reserve based on explicit spatial, temporal, and biological criteria is presented, reviewed and complemented by expert zoologists. The resulting inventory includes 700 vertebrate species, with birds (60%) and fishes (26…

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Using Satellite Remote Sensing to Estimate Rangeland Carrying Capacity for Sustainable Management of the Marismeño Horse in Doñana National Park, Spain.. Rangeland degradation poses a serious challenge for the sustainable management of free-ranging livestock in Mediterranean wetlands. In Doñana National Park, Spain, the endangered Marismeño horse depends exclusively on natural forage, making it essential to monitor vegetation productivity and grazing suitability under increasing climate variability. This study presents a satellite-based assessment of rangeland carrying capacity to support the adaptive management of this iconic breed. A six-year time series (2015-2020) of 1242 images from La…

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Vector surveillance of avian Plasmodium and West Nile virus in Culex mosquitoes from Doñana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.. Background Mosquito-borne pathogens produce relevant diseases causing human fatalities worldwide. In addition, mosquitoes transmit a variety of pathogens to livestock and wildlife, negatively affecting local economies and causing ecological impacts. Methods Mosquitoes collected in a highly protected wetland from southern Spain were molecularly screened for the presence of three major pathogens, including the zoonotic flavivirus West Nile virus (WNV), avian Plasmodium, and filarioid nematodes. Results Overall, 95 mosquito pools including 1376 females corresponding to 4…