A microbiological approach to improving the management of the iberian lynx

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the most threatened feline on the planet and exclusive to the Iberian Peninsula, is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its current population is estimated at about 320 individuals, mainly distributed in two...

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Main Author: Núñez Díaz, José Alberto
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Uma Editorial. Universidad de Málaga 2012
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Online Access:https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18423
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Summary:The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), the most threatened feline on the planet and exclusive to the Iberian Peninsula, is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its current population is estimated at about 320 individuals, mainly distributed in two isolated breeding metapopulations: Eastern Sierra Morena (with the nuclei of Andújar-Cardeña, Guadalmellato and Guarrizas) and Doñana-Aljarafe, both in Andalusia. El lince ibérico (Lynx pardinus), el felino más amenaza- do del planeta y exclusivo de la Península Ibérica, está catalogado como en peligro crítico de extinción por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturale- za (UICN). Su población actual se estima en unos 320 in- dividuos, distribuidos principalmente en dos metapobla- ciones reproductoras aisladas entre sí: Sierra Morena Oriental (con los núcleos de Andújar-Cardeña, Guadalme- llato y Guarrizas) y Doñana-Aljarafe, ambas en Andalucía.