LIFE RESQUE ALPYR: Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in Protected Areas of the Alps and Pyrenees
In alpine biogeographic regions, aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats are important biodiversity reservoirs and habitats for species of community interest, but they are often threatened by multiple factors. The conservation state of protected habitats and species in the EU is expected to worsen as long...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/274654 2024-02-11T10:02:25+01:00 LIFE RESQUE ALPYR: Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in Protected Areas of the Alps and Pyrenees Ventura, Marc Tiberti, Rocco Buchaca, Teresa Ninot, Josep M. Pérez-Haase, A. Pou-Rovira, Quim European Commission 2022-06-02 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10261/274654 https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2022013022 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 en eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Publisher's version https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2022013022 Sí Biology and Life Sciences Forum 13(1): 22 (2022) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/274654 doi:10.3390/blsf2022013022 2673-9976 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 open Ecological restoration Non-native fish eradication Nature 2000 Pyrenees Alps LIFE RESQUE ALPYR artículo 2022 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf202201302210.13039/501100000780 2024-01-16T11:26:44Z In alpine biogeographic regions, aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats are important biodiversity reservoirs and habitats for species of community interest, but they are often threatened by multiple factors. The conservation state of protected habitats and species in the EU is expected to worsen as long as no actions or conservation strategies are implemented. LIFE RESQUE ALPYR aims to restore mountain aquatic habitats by improving the conservation of several target habitats/species in four Nature 2000 sites from the alpine biogeographical regions of the Pyrenees (in northeastern Iberian Peninsula) and the Alps (in northwestern Italy). The target habitats include eleven aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats, of which five are prioritary: high mountain lakes (HCIs 3110 and 3130), alpine and subalpine grasslands, heaths and meadows (HCIs 4020*, 6230*, 6410, and 6520), mires (HCIs 7110*, 7140, 7230, and 91D0*) and petrifying springs (HCI 7220*). The target species include native amphibians found either in both areas (Rana temporaria) or solely in the Pyrenees (Euproctus asper and Alytes obstetricans); the semi-aquatic mammal Galemys pyrenaicus living in Pyrenean streams and lakes; and seven insectivorous bats, including Barbastella barbastellus, Myotis myotis, and Plecotus macrobullaris, which are present in the Pyrenees and the Alps, and Rhinolophus hipposideros, Myotis blythii, Myotis bachsteinii, and Nyctalus lasiopterus from the Pyrenees. The target habitats and most of the target species have naturally fragmented distributions, occurring in small areas of the European alpine biogeographic zone, and are affected by anthropogenic pressures. The introduction of trout or minnows in most alpine lakes caused the disappearance of native amphibians and invertebrates at local and landscape scales, indirectly affecting aquatic mammals and terrestrial species, such as bats, that rely on aquatic insects for feeding. Minnows can also cause the strong eutrophication of lakes, leading to drastic habitat degradation. The affected ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Barbastella barbastellus Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Minnows ENVELOPE(-65.359,-65.359,-66.027,-66.027) SIBIC 2022 22 |
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In alpine biogeographic regions, aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats are important biodiversity reservoirs and habitats for species of community interest, but they are often threatened by multiple factors. The conservation state of protected habitats and species in the EU is expected to worsen as long as no actions or conservation strategies are implemented. LIFE RESQUE ALPYR aims to restore mountain aquatic habitats by improving the conservation of several target habitats/species in four Nature 2000 sites from the alpine biogeographical regions of the Pyrenees (in northeastern Iberian Peninsula) and the Alps (in northwestern Italy). The target habitats include eleven aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats, of which five are prioritary: high mountain lakes (HCIs 3110 and 3130), alpine and subalpine grasslands, heaths and meadows (HCIs 4020*, 6230*, 6410, and 6520), mires (HCIs 7110*, 7140, 7230, and 91D0*) and petrifying springs (HCI 7220*). The target species include native amphibians found either in both areas (Rana temporaria) or solely in the Pyrenees (Euproctus asper and Alytes obstetricans); the semi-aquatic mammal Galemys pyrenaicus living in Pyrenean streams and lakes; and seven insectivorous bats, including Barbastella barbastellus, Myotis myotis, and Plecotus macrobullaris, which are present in the Pyrenees and the Alps, and Rhinolophus hipposideros, Myotis blythii, Myotis bachsteinii, and Nyctalus lasiopterus from the Pyrenees. The target habitats and most of the target species have naturally fragmented distributions, occurring in small areas of the European alpine biogeographic zone, and are affected by anthropogenic pressures. The introduction of trout or minnows in most alpine lakes caused the disappearance of native amphibians and invertebrates at local and landscape scales, indirectly affecting aquatic mammals and terrestrial species, such as bats, that rely on aquatic insects for feeding. Minnows can also cause the strong eutrophication of lakes, leading to drastic habitat degradation. The affected ... |
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Ventura, Marc Tiberti, Rocco Buchaca, Teresa Ninot, Josep M. Pérez-Haase, A. Pou-Rovira, Quim |
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Ventura, Marc Tiberti, Rocco Buchaca, Teresa Ninot, Josep M. Pérez-Haase, A. Pou-Rovira, Quim |
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LIFE RESQUE ALPYR: Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in Protected Areas of the Alps and Pyrenees |
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LIFE RESQUE ALPYR: Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in Protected Areas of the Alps and Pyrenees |
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LIFE RESQUE ALPYR: Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in Protected Areas of the Alps and Pyrenees |
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LIFE RESQUE ALPYR: Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in Protected Areas of the Alps and Pyrenees |
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LIFE RESQUE ALPYR: Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems in Protected Areas of the Alps and Pyrenees |
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life resque alpyr: restoration of aquatic ecosystems in protected areas of the alps and pyrenees |
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Publisher's version https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2022013022 Sí Biology and Life Sciences Forum 13(1): 22 (2022) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/274654 doi:10.3390/blsf2022013022 2673-9976 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 |
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