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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sideritis carpetana (Labiatae), a new high-mountain Mediterranean species from the marble outcrops of the Sierra de Guadarrama (Central System, Madrid, Segovia, Spain).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Izquierdo, J. L.; Ugarte, R. M.; Gutiérrez-Girón, A.; Castro, C. O. d.; Núñez, D. R.; and Gavilán, R. G.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n PhytoKeys, 251: 143–159. January 2025.\n Publisher: Pensoft Publishers\n\n\n\n
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@article{izquierdo_sideritis_2025,\n\ttitle = {Sideritis carpetana ({Labiatae}), a new high-mountain {Mediterranean} species from the marble outcrops of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} ({Central} {System}, {Madrid}, {Segovia}, {Spain})},\n\tvolume = {251},\n\tcopyright = {2025 Jose Luis Izquierdo, Rosina Magaña Ugarte, Alba Gutiérrez-Girón, Concepción Obón de Castro, Diego Rivera Núñez, Rosario G. Gavilán},\n\tissn = {1314-2003},\n\turl = {https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/129982/},\n\tdoi = {10.3897/phytokeys.251.129982},\n\tabstract = {A new species of Sideritis (Sideritis carpetana) is described from the calcareous, high-mountain Spanish flora in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. It is found in a Mediterranean climate at high-elevation, perennial, calcareous grasslands, as well as in marble screes of anthropogenic origin in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Central System (Spain), in a reserve area within the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, at 1996 m asl. Taxonomic morphological measurements were performed on collected specimens from Sierra de Guadarrama as well as on geographically-adjacent Sideritis (i.e., S. glacialis, S. pungens, S. hyssopifolia). The relationships among them were then explored with multivariate analysis. Sideritis carpetana is a dwarf shrub with an erect or decumbent habit, growing up to 15 cm; non-woody twigs with long hairs of 3–4 cells, leaves are entire, linear-oblanceolate, sparsely covered with trichomes; inflorescence is spiciform or slightly verticillated, flowers are yellow and nutlets ovoid. A key is supplied to help distinguish it from other high-mountain Iberian species included in section Sideritis. The species is unique in its combination of morphological and autoecological characters. S. carpetana shares similarities with S. glacialis, a species from Sierra Nevada, and its northern Mediterranean variant, S. glacialis subsp. fontqueriana from Sierra de Gúdar. They share morphological characters that are absent in other high-mountain Sideritis, reinforcing their Mediterranean character, as opposed to a more temperate or submediterranean character, such as those of the hyssopifolia group.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2025-01-31},\n\tjournal = {PhytoKeys},\n\tauthor = {Izquierdo, Jose Luis and Ugarte, Rosina Magaña and Gutiérrez-Girón, Alba and Castro, Concepción Obón de and Núñez, Diego Rivera and Gavilán, Rosario G.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2025},\n\tnote = {Publisher: Pensoft Publishers},\n\tpages = {143--159},\n}\n\n
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\n A new species of Sideritis (Sideritis carpetana) is described from the calcareous, high-mountain Spanish flora in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. It is found in a Mediterranean climate at high-elevation, perennial, calcareous grasslands, as well as in marble screes of anthropogenic origin in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Central System (Spain), in a reserve area within the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, at 1996 m asl. Taxonomic morphological measurements were performed on collected specimens from Sierra de Guadarrama as well as on geographically-adjacent Sideritis (i.e., S. glacialis, S. pungens, S. hyssopifolia). The relationships among them were then explored with multivariate analysis. Sideritis carpetana is a dwarf shrub with an erect or decumbent habit, growing up to 15 cm; non-woody twigs with long hairs of 3–4 cells, leaves are entire, linear-oblanceolate, sparsely covered with trichomes; inflorescence is spiciform or slightly verticillated, flowers are yellow and nutlets ovoid. A key is supplied to help distinguish it from other high-mountain Iberian species included in section Sideritis. The species is unique in its combination of morphological and autoecological characters. S. carpetana shares similarities with S. glacialis, a species from Sierra Nevada, and its northern Mediterranean variant, S. glacialis subsp. fontqueriana from Sierra de Gúdar. They share morphological characters that are absent in other high-mountain Sideritis, reinforcing their Mediterranean character, as opposed to a more temperate or submediterranean character, such as those of the hyssopifolia group.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Importancia del medio subterráneo superficial (MSS) para el conocimiento de los Collembola (Arthropoda, Hexapoda) del Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama (España).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Jordana, R.; Baquero, E.; and Ortuño, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecosistemas, 33(2): 2792. July 2024.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{jordana_importancia_2024,\n\ttitle = {Importancia del medio subterráneo superficial ({MSS}) para el conocimiento de los {Collembola} ({Arthropoda}, {Hexapoda}) del {Parque} {Nacional} de la {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} ({España})},\n\tvolume = {33},\n\tissn = {16972473},\n\turl = {https://www.revistaecosistemas.net/index.php/ecosistemas/article/view/2792},\n\tdoi = {10.7818/ECOS.2792},\n\tabstract = {This work presents the results of the biodiversity of the Collembola class, obtained from intensive sampling in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, within what we know as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) generated by colluvial deposits. For this purpose, Subterranean Sampling Devices (SSD) were used. The work brings together the results already published in previous works of the group and proposes an important contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of the group that lives below the surface, unknown until now even though the surface of the area has been sampled by many researchers for decades. The study of 67 916 specimens has allowed the identification of 33 genera and 77 species, 15 of them new to science. Interestingly, many of these new species are the dominant ones for the biotope. Additionally, it succinctly outlines the background that has led to a better understanding of this group of Arthropoda.},\n\tlanguage = {es},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\turldate = {2024-08-05},\n\tjournal = {Ecosistemas},\n\tauthor = {Jordana, Rafael and Baquero, Enrique and Ortuño, Vicente M.},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2024},\n\tpages = {2792},\n}\n\n
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\n This work presents the results of the biodiversity of the Collembola class, obtained from intensive sampling in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, within what we know as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) generated by colluvial deposits. For this purpose, Subterranean Sampling Devices (SSD) were used. The work brings together the results already published in previous works of the group and proposes an important contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of the group that lives below the surface, unknown until now even though the surface of the area has been sampled by many researchers for decades. The study of 67 916 specimens has allowed the identification of 33 genera and 77 species, 15 of them new to science. Interestingly, many of these new species are the dominant ones for the biotope. Additionally, it succinctly outlines the background that has led to a better understanding of this group of Arthropoda.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thermodynamic and hydrological drivers of the soil and bedrock thermal regimes in central Spain.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n García-Pereira, F.; González-Rouco, J. F.; Schmid, T.; Melo-Aguilar, C.; Vegas-Cañas, C.; Steinert, N. J.; Roldán-Gómez, P. J.; Cuesta-Valero, F. J.; García-García, A.; Beltrami, H.; and de Vrese, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n SOIL, 10(1): 1–21. January 2024.\n Publisher: Copernicus GmbH\n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-pereira_thermodynamic_2024,\n\ttitle = {Thermodynamic and hydrological drivers of the soil and bedrock thermal regimes in central {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {10},\n\tissn = {2199-3971},\n\turl = {https://soil.copernicus.org/articles/10/1/2024/},\n\tdoi = {10.5194/soil-10-1-2024},\n\tabstract = {An assessment of the soil and bedrock thermal structure of the Sierra de Guadarrama, in central Spain, is provided using subsurface and ground surface temperature data coming from four deep (20 m) monitoring profiles belonging to the Guadarrama Monitoring Network (GuMNet) and two shallow profiles (1 m) from the Spanish Meteorology Service (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMET) covering the time spans of 2015–2021 and 1989–2018, respectively. An evaluation of air and ground surface temperature coupling showed that soil insulation due to snow cover is the main source of seasonal decoupling, being especially relevant in winter at high-altitude sites. Temperature propagation in the subsurface was characterized by assuming a heat conductive regime by considering apparent thermal diffusivity values derived from the amplitude attenuation and phase shift of the annual cycle with depth. This methodology was further extended to consider the attenuation of all harmonics in the spectral domain, which allowed for analysis of thermal diffusivity from high-frequency changes in the soil near the surface at short timescales. For the deep profiles, the apparent thermal diffusivity ranges from 1 to 1.3×10-6 m2 s−1, which is consistent with values for gneiss and granite, the major bedrock components in the Sierra de Guadarrama. However, thermal diffusivity is lower and more heterogeneous in the soil layers close to the surface (0.4–0.8×10-6 m2 s−1). An increase in diffusivity with depth was observed that was generally larger in the soil–bedrock transition at 4–8 m depth. The outcomes are relevant for the understanding of soil thermodynamics in relation to other soil properties. Results with the spectral method suggest that changes in near-surface thermal diffusivity are related to changes in soil moisture content, which makes it a potential tool to gain information about soil drought and water resource availability from soil temperature data.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\turldate = {2024-03-15},\n\tjournal = {SOIL},\n\tauthor = {García-Pereira, Félix and González-Rouco, Jesús Fidel and Schmid, Thomas and Melo-Aguilar, Camilo and Vegas-Cañas, Cristina and Steinert, Norman Julius and Roldán-Gómez, Pedro José and Cuesta-Valero, Francisco José and García-García, Almudena and Beltrami, Hugo and de Vrese, Philipp},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2024},\n\tnote = {Publisher: Copernicus GmbH},\n\tpages = {1--21},\n}\n\n
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\n An assessment of the soil and bedrock thermal structure of the Sierra de Guadarrama, in central Spain, is provided using subsurface and ground surface temperature data coming from four deep (20 m) monitoring profiles belonging to the Guadarrama Monitoring Network (GuMNet) and two shallow profiles (1 m) from the Spanish Meteorology Service (Agencia Estatal de Meteorología, AEMET) covering the time spans of 2015–2021 and 1989–2018, respectively. An evaluation of air and ground surface temperature coupling showed that soil insulation due to snow cover is the main source of seasonal decoupling, being especially relevant in winter at high-altitude sites. Temperature propagation in the subsurface was characterized by assuming a heat conductive regime by considering apparent thermal diffusivity values derived from the amplitude attenuation and phase shift of the annual cycle with depth. This methodology was further extended to consider the attenuation of all harmonics in the spectral domain, which allowed for analysis of thermal diffusivity from high-frequency changes in the soil near the surface at short timescales. For the deep profiles, the apparent thermal diffusivity ranges from 1 to 1.3×10-6 m2 s−1, which is consistent with values for gneiss and granite, the major bedrock components in the Sierra de Guadarrama. However, thermal diffusivity is lower and more heterogeneous in the soil layers close to the surface (0.4–0.8×10-6 m2 s−1). An increase in diffusivity with depth was observed that was generally larger in the soil–bedrock transition at 4–8 m depth. The outcomes are relevant for the understanding of soil thermodynamics in relation to other soil properties. Results with the spectral method suggest that changes in near-surface thermal diffusivity are related to changes in soil moisture content, which makes it a potential tool to gain information about soil drought and water resource availability from soil temperature data.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Syntaxonomical checklist and vegetation series of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Cantó, P.; and Rivas-Martínez, S.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Mediterranean Botany, 45(1): e84904–e84904. January 2024.\n Number: 1\n\n\n\n
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\n Presentamos la revisión y actualización de las comunidades vegetales y series de vegetación del Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama y su área de protección periférica. Se reconocen 131 asociaciones pertenecientes a 40 clases fitosociológicas, distribuidas en 9 grupos de vegetación. Se describen 7 nuevas asociaciones.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chemical disinfection as a simple and reliable method to control the amphibian chytrid fungus at breeding points of endangered amphibians.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Thumsová, B.; González-Miras, E.; Rubio, Á.; Granados, I.; Bates, K. A.; and Bosch, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Scientific Reports, 14(1): 5151. March 2024.\n Publisher: Nature Publishing Group\n\n\n\n
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@article{magana_ugarte_assessing_2024,\n\ttitle = {Assessing the occurrence of soil improvement and its relationship to the dominant life form in the high mountains of {Central} {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {36},\n\tissn = {2352-0094},\n\turl = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352009423001402},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.geodrs.2023.e00744},\n\tabstract = {Soil in mountainous regions is vital to the health and preservation of these unique and diverse ecosystems. In dry and semi-arid regions, vegetation patches play a crucial role in soil nutrient heterogeneity through continuous feedback with soils, acting as barriers to collect runoff water, sediments, and nutrients from bare soil regions. Soil amelioration, an enhancement of soil biogeochemical processes, results in the formation of “fertility islands,” the extent of which is contingent on the plant species in question, as well as nutrient dynamics and water availability. Here, we collected soil from across a two-peak altitudinal gradient in the Sierra de Guadarrama high-mountains, each peak featuring a different dominant vegetation type (herbs vs. cushion-like) to compare soil nutrients and properties between bare soil and vegetation-covered patches (microhabitats). Soil improvement was assessed in the microhabitats using the Relative Interaction Index (RII). Fertility islands were shown to be prevalent in high-mountain ecosystems, as soil quality and properties were higher beneath vegetation-covered regions than bare soils. There was a difference in RIIs between the transects, with greater soil improvement in the cushion-dominated transect than the herb-dominated one. Changes in nutrient levels were unrelated to patch successional stage, indicaing that plant generations may not shape the spatial variability of soil attributes. Instead, species variety or the presence of dominant clonal species increased soil nutrients and aggregate stability, highlighting the importance of root shape and high biomass in nutrient retention and soil reinforcement. Finally, our findings imply that the poor, shallow soils in the examined peaks, in comparison to other mountains, may account for the poor facilitative interactions. Competition for the scarce resources at these peaks may intensify as climate warms. Thus, while these plants may grow with minimum assistance under current climate circumstances, their associations may be especially vulnerable to climate change.},\n\turldate = {2024-02-19},\n\tjournal = {Geoderma Regional},\n\tauthor = {Magaña Ugarte, R. and Gavilán, R. G. and Rubio, A.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2024},\n\tkeywords = {Elevation gradient, Mediterranean high-mountain, Soil amelioration, Successional communities, Vegetation patches},\n\tpages = {e00744},\n}\n\n
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\n Soil in mountainous regions is vital to the health and preservation of these unique and diverse ecosystems. In dry and semi-arid regions, vegetation patches play a crucial role in soil nutrient heterogeneity through continuous feedback with soils, acting as barriers to collect runoff water, sediments, and nutrients from bare soil regions. Soil amelioration, an enhancement of soil biogeochemical processes, results in the formation of “fertility islands,” the extent of which is contingent on the plant species in question, as well as nutrient dynamics and water availability. Here, we collected soil from across a two-peak altitudinal gradient in the Sierra de Guadarrama high-mountains, each peak featuring a different dominant vegetation type (herbs vs. cushion-like) to compare soil nutrients and properties between bare soil and vegetation-covered patches (microhabitats). Soil improvement was assessed in the microhabitats using the Relative Interaction Index (RII). Fertility islands were shown to be prevalent in high-mountain ecosystems, as soil quality and properties were higher beneath vegetation-covered regions than bare soils. There was a difference in RIIs between the transects, with greater soil improvement in the cushion-dominated transect than the herb-dominated one. Changes in nutrient levels were unrelated to patch successional stage, indicaing that plant generations may not shape the spatial variability of soil attributes. Instead, species variety or the presence of dominant clonal species increased soil nutrients and aggregate stability, highlighting the importance of root shape and high biomass in nutrient retention and soil reinforcement. Finally, our findings imply that the poor, shallow soils in the examined peaks, in comparison to other mountains, may account for the poor facilitative interactions. Competition for the scarce resources at these peaks may intensify as climate warms. Thus, while these plants may grow with minimum assistance under current climate circumstances, their associations may be especially vulnerable to climate change.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Heterogeneity in habitat and microclimate delay butterfly community tracking of climate change over an elevation gradient.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Álvarez, H. A.; Walker, E.; Mingarro, M.; Ursul, G.; Cancela, J. P.; Bassett, L.; and Wilson, R. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Biological Conservation, 289: 110389. January 2024.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{alvarez_heterogeneity_2024,\n\ttitle = {Heterogeneity in habitat and microclimate delay butterfly community tracking of climate change over an elevation gradient},\n\tvolume = {289},\n\tissn = {0006-3207},\n\turl = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320723004901},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110389},\n\tabstract = {Gradients in community diversity and composition rarely track rates of warming, prompting efforts to understand the factors causing non-equilibrium responses to climatic change and their implications for conservation. Here, we test the roles of fine-resolution habitat heterogeneity and microclimate in delaying butterfly community responses to warming over a mountain elevation gradient. We assess species diversity and Community Temperature Index (CTI) in 2004–2005 and 2017 across 120 transect sites in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain), modelling temperatures based on topography, and vegetation structure based on LiDAR. A humped elevation gradient in species diversity was maintained over time. However, diversity in the later period was more positively related to vegetation heterogeneity, and sites with reduced rates of warming and greater forest cover maintained or increased their diversity. Site CTI declines with increasing elevation, showing little evidence of systematic change over the gradient between periods, although CTI increased most in locations with the greatest rates of spring microclimatic warming. Our results show that delays in community tracking of climatic conditions could result partly from positive effects of habitat and topographic heterogeneity providing microclimatic buffering against warming to existing communities; although barriers to colonization could also delay diversity increases and community thermophilization at high elevations. We suggest that protecting and managing complex habitats with high community diversity, and identifying localized microclimates that buffer populations against negative effects of warming, are more immediate conservation priorities over elevation gradients than efforts to ensure that communities track prevailing rates of warming.},\n\turldate = {2024-02-19},\n\tjournal = {Biological Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Álvarez, Hugo Alejandro and Walker, Emma and Mingarro, Mario and Ursul, Guim and Cancela, Juan Pablo and Bassett, Lee and Wilson, Robert J.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2024},\n\tkeywords = {Lepidoptera, Climate debt, Colonization credit, iNEXT, Microclima, Microrefugia},\n\tpages = {110389},\n}\n\n
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\n Gradients in community diversity and composition rarely track rates of warming, prompting efforts to understand the factors causing non-equilibrium responses to climatic change and their implications for conservation. Here, we test the roles of fine-resolution habitat heterogeneity and microclimate in delaying butterfly community responses to warming over a mountain elevation gradient. We assess species diversity and Community Temperature Index (CTI) in 2004–2005 and 2017 across 120 transect sites in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain), modelling temperatures based on topography, and vegetation structure based on LiDAR. A humped elevation gradient in species diversity was maintained over time. However, diversity in the later period was more positively related to vegetation heterogeneity, and sites with reduced rates of warming and greater forest cover maintained or increased their diversity. Site CTI declines with increasing elevation, showing little evidence of systematic change over the gradient between periods, although CTI increased most in locations with the greatest rates of spring microclimatic warming. Our results show that delays in community tracking of climatic conditions could result partly from positive effects of habitat and topographic heterogeneity providing microclimatic buffering against warming to existing communities; although barriers to colonization could also delay diversity increases and community thermophilization at high elevations. We suggest that protecting and managing complex habitats with high community diversity, and identifying localized microclimates that buffer populations against negative effects of warming, are more immediate conservation priorities over elevation gradients than efforts to ensure that communities track prevailing rates of warming.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n A National Park split by an internal border. Analysing the case of Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Vila-Lage, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Land Use Policy, 137: 107000. February 2024.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{vila-lage_national_2024,\n\ttitle = {A {National} {Park} split by an internal border. {Analysing} the case of {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {137},\n\tissn = {0264-8377},\n\turl = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837723004660},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.107000},\n\tabstract = {In countries characterized by a high degree of decentralization, the limits between their main administrative units – that is, their ‘internal borders’ – with jurisdiction over protected natural areas prove critical for their management. This article analyses a national park split by just such an internal border, its objective being to determine the extent to which this border compromises the classic notion of a national park and how it impacts its management. The case study described is that of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, located in the centre of Spain, straddling the autonomous regions or communities of Castile and León and the Community of Madrid. The study exploits qualitative techniques, specifically semi-structured interviews with prominent actors in this territory, which allow us to analyse their perceptions of the national park and the implications of the border between the two autonomous communities in which it lies. Our research shows that the effects of internal borders can be similar to those of a border between two States, and that in decentralized countries the concept of transboundary protected areas is valid at the intra-state level. Additionally, the important political role played by national parks at different scales is verified as is the fact that cooperation between Spain’s autonomous communities remains weak.},\n\turldate = {2024-01-12},\n\tjournal = {Land Use Policy},\n\tauthor = {Vila-Lage, Roberto},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2024},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, Autonomous community, Internal border, National park, Transboundary protected area},\n\tpages = {107000},\n}\n\n
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\n In countries characterized by a high degree of decentralization, the limits between their main administrative units – that is, their ‘internal borders’ – with jurisdiction over protected natural areas prove critical for their management. This article analyses a national park split by just such an internal border, its objective being to determine the extent to which this border compromises the classic notion of a national park and how it impacts its management. The case study described is that of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, located in the centre of Spain, straddling the autonomous regions or communities of Castile and León and the Community of Madrid. The study exploits qualitative techniques, specifically semi-structured interviews with prominent actors in this territory, which allow us to analyse their perceptions of the national park and the implications of the border between the two autonomous communities in which it lies. Our research shows that the effects of internal borders can be similar to those of a border between two States, and that in decentralized countries the concept of transboundary protected areas is valid at the intra-state level. Additionally, the important political role played by national parks at different scales is verified as is the fact that cooperation between Spain’s autonomous communities remains weak.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bacterial Community Structure and Patterns of Diversity in the Sediments of Mountain Rock Basins from a National Park.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n de Cos-Gandoy, A.; Serrano-Bellón, A.; Macías-Daza, M.; Pérez-Uz, B.; Williams, R. A. J.; Sanchez-Jimenez, A.; and Martín-Cereceda, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Diversity, 16(9): 544. September 2024.\n Number: 9 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute\n\n\n\n
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@article{de_cos-gandoy_bacterial_2024,\n\ttitle = {Bacterial {Community} {Structure} and {Patterns} of {Diversity} in the {Sediments} of {Mountain} {Rock} {Basins} from a {National} {Park}},\n\tvolume = {16},\n\tcopyright = {http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/},\n\tissn = {1424-2818},\n\turl = {https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/9/544},\n\tdoi = {10.3390/d16090544},\n\tabstract = {Bacterial microbiomes influence global carbon and nutrient cycling as the environment changes. Rain-fed rock basins are ephemeral aquatic systems, potentially subject to extreme environmental stress, that can host a wide variety of biological communities, including bacteria. However, bacterial communities are barely described in these habitats. Here we provide a detailed description on the occurrence, diversity and distribution patterns of the bacterial communities within and between rain-fed granite mountain rock basins located in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Spain, using high-throughput sequencing of 16S RNA. We recovered a highly diverse community consisting of 3174 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) belonging to 32 phyla. In total, 50\\% of OTUs were shared among basins and 6–10\\% were basin-exclusive OTUs, suggesting a robust global bacterial metacommunity colonizes the basins. The existence of 6\\% replicate-exclusive OTUs and the fact that at least four replicates were required to catalogue 90\\% of the basin bacterial community emphasized the heterogeneity of these habitats. Both environmental filtering and random dispersal are likely to be involved in the arrangement of the bacterial communities. The taxa identified in this study are versatile in metabolism, and some have biotechnological potential. The taxonomic affiliation of many of the OTUs found suggests that rain-fed rock basins could be a resource for mining novel bacterial biocompounds.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {9},\n\turldate = {2024-10-20},\n\tjournal = {Diversity},\n\tauthor = {de Cos-Gandoy, Amaya and Serrano-Bellón, Andrea and Macías-Daza, María and Pérez-Uz, Blanca and Williams, Richard A. J. and Sanchez-Jimenez, Abel and Martín-Cereceda, Mercedes},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2024},\n\tnote = {Number: 9\nPublisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},\n\tkeywords = {heterogeneity, bacterial assemblages, national park, rain-fed rock basins, replicates},\n\tpages = {544},\n}\n\n
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\n Bacterial microbiomes influence global carbon and nutrient cycling as the environment changes. Rain-fed rock basins are ephemeral aquatic systems, potentially subject to extreme environmental stress, that can host a wide variety of biological communities, including bacteria. However, bacterial communities are barely described in these habitats. Here we provide a detailed description on the occurrence, diversity and distribution patterns of the bacterial communities within and between rain-fed granite mountain rock basins located in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Spain, using high-throughput sequencing of 16S RNA. We recovered a highly diverse community consisting of 3174 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) belonging to 32 phyla. In total, 50% of OTUs were shared among basins and 6–10% were basin-exclusive OTUs, suggesting a robust global bacterial metacommunity colonizes the basins. The existence of 6% replicate-exclusive OTUs and the fact that at least four replicates were required to catalogue 90% of the basin bacterial community emphasized the heterogeneity of these habitats. Both environmental filtering and random dispersal are likely to be involved in the arrangement of the bacterial communities. The taxa identified in this study are versatile in metabolism, and some have biotechnological potential. The taxonomic affiliation of many of the OTUs found suggests that rain-fed rock basins could be a resource for mining novel bacterial biocompounds.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Herbivory baseline estimates in Spanish protected areas, and environmental implications.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Serrano-Zulueta, R.; Pardo, G.; Pauné, F.; del Prado, A.; and Manzano, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Landscape Ecology, 38(12): 3713–3729. December 2023.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{serrano-zulueta_herbivory_2023,\n\ttitle = {Herbivory baseline estimates in {Spanish} protected areas, and environmental implications},\n\tvolume = {38},\n\tissn = {1572-9761},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01783-y},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/s10980-023-01783-y},\n\tabstract = {There are no estimations of herbivory baselines in Spain. Due to the bioclimatic conditions, ungulates have maintained Open Ecosystems until the Holocene. Pastoral tradition later fulfilled the niche of wild grazers, but this role is not considered in environmental assessments of grazing livestock.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {12},\n\turldate = {2024-01-05},\n\tjournal = {Landscape Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Serrano-Zulueta, Rubén and Pardo, Guillermo and Pauné, Ferran and del Prado, Agustín and Manzano, Pablo},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2023},\n\tkeywords = {Environmental assessment, Carrying capacity, Herbivory baselines, Land abandonment, Open Ecosystems},\n\tpages = {3713--3729},\n}\n\n
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\n There are no estimations of herbivory baselines in Spain. Due to the bioclimatic conditions, ungulates have maintained Open Ecosystems until the Holocene. Pastoral tradition later fulfilled the niche of wild grazers, but this role is not considered in environmental assessments of grazing livestock.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Evaluation of Topsoil Carbon Content and Quality in a Peatland and Reforested Soil after 50 Years of Soil Restoration in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Jiménez-González, M. A.; Boubehziz, S.; Álvarez, A. M.; Carral, P.; Marqués-Pérez, M. J.; Abd-Elmabod, S. K.; and Almendros, G.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Sustainability, 15(23): 16312. January 2023.\n Number: 23 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute\n\n\n\n
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@article{jimenez-gonzalez_evaluation_2023,\n\ttitle = {Evaluation of {Topsoil} {Carbon} {Content} and {Quality} in a {Peatland} and {Reforested} {Soil} after 50 {Years} of {Soil} {Restoration} in the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {15},\n\tcopyright = {http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/},\n\tissn = {2071-1050},\n\turl = {https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/23/16312},\n\tdoi = {10.3390/su152316312},\n\tabstract = {The increase in atmospheric CO2 levels and the advance of desertification due to soil degradation across our planet is becoming one of humanity’s most serious concerns. The restoration and development of soil management techniques are becoming widespread tools to protect soils. The Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain) is an area that has suffered historically severe deforestation, but it was reforested in an extensive program 50 years ago. In this study, an evaluation of the soils in the restored area was carried out. For this purpose, the chemical composition of the different soil organic matter fractions was characterized using infrared and UV-vis spectroscopies. The results showed a large increase in carbon stocks in the topsoil (0–10 cm) (about 30 Mg·ha−1 more than the area not reforested) after reforestation 50 years ago. There was also an increased level of transformation of organic carbon into resilient humic structures, which are resistant to degradation. Reforestation activities within the National Park have greatly increased the humification rates of organic matter, resulting in the accumulation of high-quality organic carbon.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {23},\n\turldate = {2023-12-26},\n\tjournal = {Sustainability},\n\tauthor = {Jiménez-González, Marco A. and Boubehziz, Sana and Álvarez, Ana M. and Carral, Pilar and Marqués-Pérez, María José and Abd-Elmabod, Sameh K. and Almendros, Gonzalo},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2023},\n\tnote = {Number: 23\nPublisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},\n\tkeywords = {greenhouse gases, carbon sequestration, climatic change, fulvic acid, humic acid, humic substances, soil organic matter},\n\tpages = {16312},\n}\n\n
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\n The increase in atmospheric CO2 levels and the advance of desertification due to soil degradation across our planet is becoming one of humanity’s most serious concerns. The restoration and development of soil management techniques are becoming widespread tools to protect soils. The Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain) is an area that has suffered historically severe deforestation, but it was reforested in an extensive program 50 years ago. In this study, an evaluation of the soils in the restored area was carried out. For this purpose, the chemical composition of the different soil organic matter fractions was characterized using infrared and UV-vis spectroscopies. The results showed a large increase in carbon stocks in the topsoil (0–10 cm) (about 30 Mg·ha−1 more than the area not reforested) after reforestation 50 years ago. There was also an increased level of transformation of organic carbon into resilient humic structures, which are resistant to degradation. Reforestation activities within the National Park have greatly increased the humification rates of organic matter, resulting in the accumulation of high-quality organic carbon.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n The mid-latitude hydrolaccolith of the Spanish Central System (Southern Europe): A top-to-bottom integration of geomatic, geophysical and sedimentary datasets for characterising a singular periglacial landform.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Fernández-Lozano, J.; Turu, V.; Carrasco, R. M.; Soteres, R. L.; Sánchez-Vizcaino, J.; Karampaglidis, T.; Ros, X.; Merlo, O.; and Pedraza, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Land Degradation & Development, n/a(n/a). 2023.\n _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ldr.4968\n\n\n\n
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@article{fernandez-lozano_mid-latitude_2023,\n\ttitle = {The mid-latitude hydrolaccolith of the {Spanish} {Central} {System} ({Southern} {Europe}): {A} top-to-bottom integration of geomatic, geophysical and sedimentary datasets for characterising a singular periglacial landform},\n\tvolume = {n/a},\n\tcopyright = {© 2023 The Authors. Land Degradation \\& Development published by John Wiley \\& Sons Ltd.},\n\tissn = {1099-145X},\n\tshorttitle = {The mid-latitude hydrolaccolith of the {Spanish} {Central} {System} ({Southern} {Europe})},\n\turl = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ldr.4968},\n\tdoi = {10.1002/ldr.4968},\n\tabstract = {Permafrost study in the Spanish Central System ( 41°N) has remained elusive in past decades. Although numerous periglacial features have been described, none has yielded conclusive information about the existence/distribution of permafrost across these mountains. This work focuses on integrating light detection and ranging and unmanned aerial vehicle data with geophysical methods and sedimentary records, along with preliminary thermal information, for the comprehensive study of a frost mound. The singularity of this feature resides in its location, currently dominated by a seasonal frost regime, and its size reaching 59 m long, 22.5 m wide and 4 m high, representing the largest landform of this type in Iberia. From top-to-bottom, the internal structure comprises three resistivity units (G1, G2 and G3). The most superficial unit (G1) consists of a sequence of burial soils alternating with sand and silts, with pebbles and gravel at the bottom, followed by a high porous layer that belongs to a landslide deposit (G2), likely composed of gravel and pebbles laying over unit G3 (bedrock). Calibrated 14C ages suggest this landform formed at least 4300 years ago during the mid-Holocene. Finally, the preliminary surface thermal map indicates the presence of sectors affected by strong thermal gradients likely driven by water table variations. Our results conclude that the dynamics are primarily controlled by the seasonal frost regime influencing local subsurface drainage, which allows us to classify this landform as a hydrodynamic pingo-like structure. We also demonstrate that our approach is suitable for assessing the evolution of this type of periglacial landform. Implementing long-lasting annual monitoring programmes would help to understand local periglacial dynamics better.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {n/a},\n\turldate = {2023-12-11},\n\tjournal = {Land Degradation \\& Development},\n\tauthor = {Fernández-Lozano, Javier and Turu, Valentí and Carrasco, Rosa M. and Soteres, Rodrigo L. and Sánchez-Vizcaino, Jesús and Karampaglidis, Theodoros and Ros, Xavier and Merlo, Oscar and Pedraza, Javier},\n\tyear = {2023},\n\tnote = {\\_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ldr.4968},\n\tkeywords = {LiDAR, Spanish Central System, frost mound, geophysical and sedimentological record, UAVs},\n}\n\n
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\n Permafrost study in the Spanish Central System ( 41°N) has remained elusive in past decades. Although numerous periglacial features have been described, none has yielded conclusive information about the existence/distribution of permafrost across these mountains. This work focuses on integrating light detection and ranging and unmanned aerial vehicle data with geophysical methods and sedimentary records, along with preliminary thermal information, for the comprehensive study of a frost mound. The singularity of this feature resides in its location, currently dominated by a seasonal frost regime, and its size reaching 59 m long, 22.5 m wide and 4 m high, representing the largest landform of this type in Iberia. From top-to-bottom, the internal structure comprises three resistivity units (G1, G2 and G3). The most superficial unit (G1) consists of a sequence of burial soils alternating with sand and silts, with pebbles and gravel at the bottom, followed by a high porous layer that belongs to a landslide deposit (G2), likely composed of gravel and pebbles laying over unit G3 (bedrock). Calibrated 14C ages suggest this landform formed at least 4300 years ago during the mid-Holocene. Finally, the preliminary surface thermal map indicates the presence of sectors affected by strong thermal gradients likely driven by water table variations. Our results conclude that the dynamics are primarily controlled by the seasonal frost regime influencing local subsurface drainage, which allows us to classify this landform as a hydrodynamic pingo-like structure. We also demonstrate that our approach is suitable for assessing the evolution of this type of periglacial landform. Implementing long-lasting annual monitoring programmes would help to understand local periglacial dynamics better.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wild Ungulates Constitute the Basis of the Diet of the Iberian Wolf in a Recently Recolonized Area: Wild Boar and Roe Deer as Key Species for Its Conservation.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Barja, I.; Navarro-Castilla, Á.; Ortiz-Jiménez, L.; España, Á.; Hinojosa, R.; Sánchez-Sotomayor, D.; Iglesias, Á.; España, J.; Rubio-Sánchez, S.; Martín-Romero, S.; Vielva, J.; and Horcajada-Sánchez, F.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Animals, 13(21): 3364. January 2023.\n Number: 21 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute\n\n\n\n
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@article{barja_wild_2023,\n\ttitle = {Wild {Ungulates} {Constitute} the {Basis} of the {Diet} of the {Iberian} {Wolf} in a {Recently} {Recolonized} {Area}: {Wild} {Boar} and {Roe} {Deer} as {Key} {Species} for {Its} {Conservation}},\n\tvolume = {13},\n\tcopyright = {http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/},\n\tissn = {2076-2615},\n\tshorttitle = {Wild {Ungulates} {Constitute} the {Basis} of the {Diet} of the {Iberian} {Wolf} in a {Recently} {Recolonized} {Area}},\n\turl = {https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/21/3364},\n\tdoi = {10.3390/ani13213364},\n\tabstract = {The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is recolonizing historical distribution areas after decades of absence. As in other human-dominated landscapes, finding a balance to protect this species by favoring recolonization and mitigating human–wildlife conflicts is a challenge. Since wolves are often generalist opportunistic predators, we studied their diet composition in central Spain to evaluate the consumption of domestic ungulates and provide reliable data that could help local authorities to deal with the current wolf–cattle ranchers conflict and coexistence. Diet composition (\\% prey occurrence, \\% prey ingested biomass) was analyzed through the identification of prey hairs present in 671 scats collected between 2017 and 2021. The wolves fed more on wild ungulates (82\\% occurrence) than domestic ones (18\\%). Wild boar (Sus scrofa, 44\\% occurrence) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus, 35\\%) were the most consumed prey. The wolves positively selected these two species. The wolves’ diets varied between seasons, years, and forest regions, but a diet based on wild ungulates predominated over domestic ones. Food niche breadth showed variations depending on seasons and years. Preserving the availability and diversity of wild ungulates may favor reducing livestock attacks and would be an achievable goal that would help to conserve this species and reduce conservation conflicts.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {21},\n\turldate = {2023-10-30},\n\tjournal = {Animals},\n\tauthor = {Barja, Isabel and Navarro-Castilla, Álvaro and Ortiz-Jiménez, Lorena and España, Ángel and Hinojosa, Roberto and Sánchez-Sotomayor, David and Iglesias, Ángel and España, José and Rubio-Sánchez, Sergio and Martín-Romero, Santiago and Vielva, Juan and Horcajada-Sánchez, Fernando},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2023},\n\tnote = {Number: 21\nPublisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},\n\tkeywords = {recolonization, \\textit{Canis lupus signatus}, domestic ungulates, Iberian wolf, wild ungulates},\n\tpages = {3364},\n}\n\n
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\n The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) is recolonizing historical distribution areas after decades of absence. As in other human-dominated landscapes, finding a balance to protect this species by favoring recolonization and mitigating human–wildlife conflicts is a challenge. Since wolves are often generalist opportunistic predators, we studied their diet composition in central Spain to evaluate the consumption of domestic ungulates and provide reliable data that could help local authorities to deal with the current wolf–cattle ranchers conflict and coexistence. Diet composition (% prey occurrence, % prey ingested biomass) was analyzed through the identification of prey hairs present in 671 scats collected between 2017 and 2021. The wolves fed more on wild ungulates (82% occurrence) than domestic ones (18%). Wild boar (Sus scrofa, 44% occurrence) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus, 35%) were the most consumed prey. The wolves positively selected these two species. The wolves’ diets varied between seasons, years, and forest regions, but a diet based on wild ungulates predominated over domestic ones. Food niche breadth showed variations depending on seasons and years. Preserving the availability and diversity of wild ungulates may favor reducing livestock attacks and would be an achievable goal that would help to conserve this species and reduce conservation conflicts.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Morfogénesis de las lagunas glaciares de las sierras de Guadarrama y Gredos (sistema Central ibérico).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Toro, M.; Granados, I.; Camacho, A.; Montes, C.; and Oliva, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Pirineos, 178(e076). 2023.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{toro_morfogenesis_2023,\n\ttitle = {Morfogénesis de las lagunas glaciares de las sierras de {Guadarrama} y {Gredos} (sistema {Central} ibérico)},\n\tvolume = {178},\n\tissn = {0373-2568},\n\tdoi = {https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.2023.178002},\n\tabstract = {La dinámica geomorfológica glaciar y periglaciar modeló intensamente el relieve de las montañas de las sierras de Guadarrama y Gredos durante el Pleistoceno, dando lugar a los principales sistemas lagunares de alta montaña del sistema Central ibérico en España. Aunque estas lagunas comparten un origen glaciar común, presentan característi-cas morfogenéticas diferentes en función de la acción de los hielos y su edad de deglaciación. En este trabajo se realiza por primera vez una clasificación tipológica individualizada de la morfogénesis glaciar de las cubetas de los sistemas lacustres del sistema Central ibérico. Para la caracterización y definición de los tipos se han utilizado variables morfomé-tricas de las cubetas lacustres y topográficas del entorno, datos geomorfológicos de trabajos previos de otros autores y clasificaciones tipológicas de lagos de origen glaciar establecidas en otros ámbitos con diferentes escalas geográficas. Sobre un conjunto de 26 lagunas, en su mayoría con superficies {\\textgreater} 0,5 ha y profundidades máximas {\\textgreater} 0,5 m, repartidas en la sierra de Guadarrama (macizo de Peñalara) y en la sierra de Gredos (macizo Central de Gredos, sierra del Barco y sierra de Béjar) se han definido 9 tipos morfogenéticos que representan la diversidad geomorfológica de su origen glaciar. Se han clasificado en dos grupos genéticos por su origen común: de hoya, generados por la acción directa de sobreexcavación de los hielos, y morrénicas, formados por el represamiento de las aguas producido por los materiales erosionados, transportados y depositados por los glaciares. El primero comprende 7 tipos: hoya-circo sensu estricto (s.s.), hoya-circo con morrena, hoya-valle s.s., hoya-valle en rosario, hoya-valle lateral, hoya-ombligo y hoya-fluvial. El segundo incluye 2 tipos: morrénica s.s. e intermorrénica. La ubicación en nichos colgados o circos en las cabeceras, zonas bajas, depresiones laterales o ejes fluviales de los valles, la presencia de umbrales y estrechamientos rocosos del terreno, las pendientes y orientaciones del entorno, o la existencia de cordones morrénicos únicos o múltiples, son algunas de las variables principales que diferencian los tipos establecidos. Algunas lagunas han perdido su condición natural al haber sido represadas para usos hidroeléctricos y de regadío, en especial, las de tipología genética de hoya-valle.},\n\tnumber = {e076},\n\tjournal = {Pirineos},\n\tauthor = {Toro, Manuel and Granados, Ignacio and Camacho, Antonio and Montes, Carlos and Oliva, Marc},\n\tyear = {2023},\n}\n\n
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\n La dinámica geomorfológica glaciar y periglaciar modeló intensamente el relieve de las montañas de las sierras de Guadarrama y Gredos durante el Pleistoceno, dando lugar a los principales sistemas lagunares de alta montaña del sistema Central ibérico en España. Aunque estas lagunas comparten un origen glaciar común, presentan característi-cas morfogenéticas diferentes en función de la acción de los hielos y su edad de deglaciación. En este trabajo se realiza por primera vez una clasificación tipológica individualizada de la morfogénesis glaciar de las cubetas de los sistemas lacustres del sistema Central ibérico. Para la caracterización y definición de los tipos se han utilizado variables morfomé-tricas de las cubetas lacustres y topográficas del entorno, datos geomorfológicos de trabajos previos de otros autores y clasificaciones tipológicas de lagos de origen glaciar establecidas en otros ámbitos con diferentes escalas geográficas. Sobre un conjunto de 26 lagunas, en su mayoría con superficies \\textgreater 0,5 ha y profundidades máximas \\textgreater 0,5 m, repartidas en la sierra de Guadarrama (macizo de Peñalara) y en la sierra de Gredos (macizo Central de Gredos, sierra del Barco y sierra de Béjar) se han definido 9 tipos morfogenéticos que representan la diversidad geomorfológica de su origen glaciar. Se han clasificado en dos grupos genéticos por su origen común: de hoya, generados por la acción directa de sobreexcavación de los hielos, y morrénicas, formados por el represamiento de las aguas producido por los materiales erosionados, transportados y depositados por los glaciares. El primero comprende 7 tipos: hoya-circo sensu estricto (s.s.), hoya-circo con morrena, hoya-valle s.s., hoya-valle en rosario, hoya-valle lateral, hoya-ombligo y hoya-fluvial. El segundo incluye 2 tipos: morrénica s.s. e intermorrénica. La ubicación en nichos colgados o circos en las cabeceras, zonas bajas, depresiones laterales o ejes fluviales de los valles, la presencia de umbrales y estrechamientos rocosos del terreno, las pendientes y orientaciones del entorno, o la existencia de cordones morrénicos únicos o múltiples, son algunas de las variables principales que diferencian los tipos establecidos. Algunas lagunas han perdido su condición natural al haber sido represadas para usos hidroeléctricos y de regadío, en especial, las de tipología genética de hoya-valle.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Drivers of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection load, with evidence of infection tolerance in adult male toads (Bufo spinosus).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Bosch, J.; Thumsová, B.; Puschendorf, R.; and Bielby, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Oecologia, 202(1): 165–174. May 2023.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{bosch_drivers_2023,\n\ttitle = {Drivers of {Batrachochytrium} dendrobatidis infection load, with evidence of infection tolerance in adult male toads ({Bufo} spinosus)},\n\tvolume = {202},\n\tissn = {1432-1939},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/s00442-023-05380-3},\n\tabstract = {Chytridiomycosis is affecting hundreds of amphibian species worldwide, but while in tropical areas, adult individuals have been the focus of most investigations, the exact role played by infection intensity of breeding adults is not well understood in temperate areas. We conducted mark-recapture-capture surveys during spiny common toad breeding seasons from 2006 to 2018 at the site of the first recorded outbreak of chytridiomycosis in Europe, the Peñalara Massif (Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain), and collected infection samples and several variables related to the reproductive effort of male individuals. We used general linear mixed models to evaluate the contribution of study variables on the infection loads of adult male toads exhibited at their capturing date. We also analysed the differences on several male characteristics between the pond with the largest breeding population against the rest of the ponds. We found that the duration of time spent in the waterbody and the condition of the host predicted infection loads. Animals of good physical condition, that spent longer in water, have higher infection levels than individuals with the opposite set of traits. The pond supporting the largest breeding population housed smaller male toads and in poorer condition. Our results are consistent with a shift in reproductive strategy in response to infection and potentially a strategy of tolerance, rather than resistance to infection. These findings have applications for disease mitigation and theoretical implications related to the trade-offs made and the evolution of traits in response to the disease.},\n\tlanguage = {eng},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Oecologia},\n\tauthor = {Bosch, Jaime and Thumsová, Barbora and Puschendorf, Robert and Bielby, Jon},\n\tmonth = may,\n\tyear = {2023},\n\tpmid = {37147397},\n\tkeywords = {Body condition, Capture–recapture, Chytridiomycosis, Reproductive effort, Temperate areas},\n\tpages = {165--174},\n}\n\n
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\n Chytridiomycosis is affecting hundreds of amphibian species worldwide, but while in tropical areas, adult individuals have been the focus of most investigations, the exact role played by infection intensity of breeding adults is not well understood in temperate areas. We conducted mark-recapture-capture surveys during spiny common toad breeding seasons from 2006 to 2018 at the site of the first recorded outbreak of chytridiomycosis in Europe, the Peñalara Massif (Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain), and collected infection samples and several variables related to the reproductive effort of male individuals. We used general linear mixed models to evaluate the contribution of study variables on the infection loads of adult male toads exhibited at their capturing date. We also analysed the differences on several male characteristics between the pond with the largest breeding population against the rest of the ponds. We found that the duration of time spent in the waterbody and the condition of the host predicted infection loads. Animals of good physical condition, that spent longer in water, have higher infection levels than individuals with the opposite set of traits. The pond supporting the largest breeding population housed smaller male toads and in poorer condition. Our results are consistent with a shift in reproductive strategy in response to infection and potentially a strategy of tolerance, rather than resistance to infection. These findings have applications for disease mitigation and theoretical implications related to the trade-offs made and the evolution of traits in response to the disease.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Visualizing stakeholders’ willingness for collective action in participatory scenario planning.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n López-Rodríguez, M. D.; Oteros-Rozas, E.; Ruiz-Mallén, I.; March, H.; Horcea-Milcu, A. I.; Heras, M.; Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A.; Andrade, R.; Lo, V. B. P. G.; and Piñeiro, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecology and Society, 28(2). April 2023.\n Publisher: The Resilience Alliance\n\n\n\n
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@article{lopez-rodriguez_visualizing_2023,\n\ttitle = {Visualizing stakeholders’ willingness for collective action in participatory scenario planning},\n\tvolume = {28},\n\tcopyright = {© 2023 by the author(s)},\n\tissn = {1708-3087},\n\turl = {https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss2/art5/},\n\tdoi = {10.5751/ES-14101-280205},\n\tabstract = {Participatory scenario planning is a powerful approach to guide diverse stakeholders in creating and reflecting on visions of plausible and desired futures. However, this process requires tools to guide collective action to implement such visions within management agendas. This study develops, applies, and analyzes a novel visual tool within a virtual participatory scenario planning process about the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid, Spain). Building on the identification of stakeholders who might engage in scenario strategies, the visual tool guided them in defining tasks to be developed and envisioning their willingness to collaborate in their implementation. We qualitatively analyzed data from recordings, online field observations, a post-survey from the scenario planning process, and a successive policy workshop. Our findings show that the visual tool fosters dialogue between stakeholders to redistribute tasks for working together on needed strategies in the protected area while promoting reflection on their willingness to collaborate as a group to implement them. The visual tool provided graphic outcomes for nine strategies corresponding to pictures of who may or may not be willing to engage in implementing such strategies. We argue that the visual tool is a robust method that can complement participatory scenario planning processes by providing a useful starting point for creating action networks to incorporate the resulting scenario strategies into management agendas. We deliberate on the nature of the visual tool as a boundary object and discuss its role as a decision-support tool. In particular, we reflect on the potential contributions and limitations of the visual tool to four dimensions of participatory conservation governance during participatory scenario planning processes: inclusivity, integration, adaptation, and pluralism. Our study provides a practical orientation to adapt the tool to other contexts and knowledge co-creation processes.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\turldate = {2023-05-26},\n\tjournal = {Ecology and Society},\n\tauthor = {López-Rodríguez, María D. and Oteros-Rozas, Elisa and Ruiz-Mallén, Isabel and March, Hug and Horcea-Milcu, Andra I. and Heras, Maria and Cebrián-Piqueras, Miguel A. and Andrade, Riley and Lo, Veronica B. P. G. and Piñeiro, Concepción},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2023},\n\tnote = {Publisher: The Resilience Alliance},\n}\n\n
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\n Participatory scenario planning is a powerful approach to guide diverse stakeholders in creating and reflecting on visions of plausible and desired futures. However, this process requires tools to guide collective action to implement such visions within management agendas. This study develops, applies, and analyzes a novel visual tool within a virtual participatory scenario planning process about the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid, Spain). Building on the identification of stakeholders who might engage in scenario strategies, the visual tool guided them in defining tasks to be developed and envisioning their willingness to collaborate in their implementation. We qualitatively analyzed data from recordings, online field observations, a post-survey from the scenario planning process, and a successive policy workshop. Our findings show that the visual tool fosters dialogue between stakeholders to redistribute tasks for working together on needed strategies in the protected area while promoting reflection on their willingness to collaborate as a group to implement them. The visual tool provided graphic outcomes for nine strategies corresponding to pictures of who may or may not be willing to engage in implementing such strategies. We argue that the visual tool is a robust method that can complement participatory scenario planning processes by providing a useful starting point for creating action networks to incorporate the resulting scenario strategies into management agendas. We deliberate on the nature of the visual tool as a boundary object and discuss its role as a decision-support tool. In particular, we reflect on the potential contributions and limitations of the visual tool to four dimensions of participatory conservation governance during participatory scenario planning processes: inclusivity, integration, adaptation, and pluralism. Our study provides a practical orientation to adapt the tool to other contexts and knowledge co-creation processes.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n The signal of snowmelt in streamflow and stable water isotopes in a high mountain catchment in Central Spain.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n López-Moreno, J. I.; Granados, I.; Ceballos-Barbancho, A.; Morán-Tejeda, E.; Revuelto, J.; Alonso-González, E.; Gascoin, S.; Herrero, J.; Deschamps-Berger, C.; and Latron, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 46: 101356. April 2023.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{lopez-moreno_signal_2023,\n\ttitle = {The signal of snowmelt in streamflow and stable water isotopes in a high mountain catchment in {Central} {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {46},\n\tissn = {2214-5818},\n\turl = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581823000435},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101356},\n\tabstract = {Study region\nPeñalara catchment, in the mountains of the Central System in Spain,\nStudy focus\nFor the first time, we investigated the streamflow and streamwater isotopes during the snow accumulation and melting periods and over subsequent months in two snow seasons. The aim is to better understand the hydrological processes linked to snowmelt; to describe the temporal evolution and the interannual differences in isotopic streamwater; and to improve the understanding about the hydrological functioning of snowmelt water across the catchment.\nNew hydrological insights for the region\nThe isotopic signal of the streamwater progressively became isotopically depleted from the beginning of the melt period until the snow cover depletion of the catchment. Higher snowfall led to depleted isotopic values in the stream compared to a year with low snowfall. The interannual variability of the isotopic signature of streamwater during snowmelt may represent a difficulty to establishing reference values to be used in mixing models for hydrograph separation. The streamflow isotopic values had very limited sub-daily variation and showed slow temporal changes, suggesting a central role for alpine aquifers in explaining the hydrological functioning of the catchment, pointing to piston flow as a key process in streamflow generation.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2023-03-03},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies},\n\tauthor = {López-Moreno, J. I. and Granados, I. and Ceballos-Barbancho, A. and Morán-Tejeda, E. and Revuelto, J. and Alonso-González, E. and Gascoin, S. and Herrero, J. and Deschamps-Berger, C. and Latron, J.},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2023},\n\tkeywords = {Stable isotopes, Central System (Spain), Mountain hydrology, Snowmelt},\n\tpages = {101356},\n}\n\n
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\n Study region Peñalara catchment, in the mountains of the Central System in Spain, Study focus For the first time, we investigated the streamflow and streamwater isotopes during the snow accumulation and melting periods and over subsequent months in two snow seasons. The aim is to better understand the hydrological processes linked to snowmelt; to describe the temporal evolution and the interannual differences in isotopic streamwater; and to improve the understanding about the hydrological functioning of snowmelt water across the catchment. New hydrological insights for the region The isotopic signal of the streamwater progressively became isotopically depleted from the beginning of the melt period until the snow cover depletion of the catchment. Higher snowfall led to depleted isotopic values in the stream compared to a year with low snowfall. The interannual variability of the isotopic signature of streamwater during snowmelt may represent a difficulty to establishing reference values to be used in mixing models for hydrograph separation. The streamflow isotopic values had very limited sub-daily variation and showed slow temporal changes, suggesting a central role for alpine aquifers in explaining the hydrological functioning of the catchment, pointing to piston flow as a key process in streamflow generation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n European National Parks protect their surroundings but not everywhere: A study using land use/land cover dynamics derived from CORINE Land Cover data.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Mingarro, M.; and Lobo, J. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Land Use Policy, 124: 106434. January 2023.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Protected areas are threatened by an unprecedented intensification of land use. The effectiveness of protected areas depends on their ability to stop habitat loss not only within their boundaries but also in their surroundings. Based on the CORINE Land Cover data, we describe the land use-land cover changes in European National Parks, both inside and at distant surrounding areas (1, 5, 20 km), and examine if the detected pattern is homogeneous across Europe. We analysed 192 parks from 25 European countries using five temporal scenarios between 1986 and 2018. Our results indicate that the designation of a protected area is a process that can increase it’s the area’s natural condition in a few years, thus providing a beneficial effect on its surrounding environment. However, this effect depends on the distance and when the protected area was declared. The naturalization effect is more visible at the nearest buffer distances in reserves that have been protected for the longest time. Furthermore, the role played by protected areas shows a spatially heterogeneous distribution, with clear notable latitudinal differences. In essence, these results are fundamental for developing effective adaptation strategies and proposing better policies to protect European NPs.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n New insights on patterns of genetic admixture and phylogeographic history in Iberian high mountain populations of midwife toads.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lucati, F.; Miró, A.; Bosch, J.; Caner, J.; Jowers, M. J.; Rivera, X.; Donaire-Barroso, D.; Rebelo, R.; and Ventura, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n PLOS ONE, 17(12): e0277298. December 2022.\n Publisher: Public Library of Science\n\n\n\n
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@article{lucati_new_2022,\n\ttitle = {New insights on patterns of genetic admixture and phylogeographic history in {Iberian} high mountain populations of midwife toads},\n\tvolume = {17},\n\tissn = {1932-6203},\n\turl = {https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277298},\n\tdoi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0277298},\n\tabstract = {Multiple Quaternary glacial refugia in the Iberian Peninsula, commonly known as “refugia within refugia”, allowed diverging populations to come into contact and admix, potentially boosting substantial mito-nuclear discordances. In this study, we employ a comprehensive set of mitochondrial and nuclear markers to shed light onto the drivers of geographical differentiation in Iberian high mountain populations of the midwife toads Alytes obstetricans and A. almogavarii from the Pyrenees, Picos de Europa and Guadarrama Mountains. In the three analysed mountain regions, we detected evidence of extensive mito-nuclear discordances and/or admixture between taxa. Clustering analyses identified three major divergent lineages in the Pyrenees (corresponding to the eastern, central and central-western Pyrenees), which possibly recurrently expanded and admixed during the succession of glacial-interglacial periods that characterised the Late Pleistocene, and that currently follow a ring-shaped diversification pattern. On the other hand, populations from the Picos de Europa mountains (NW Iberian Peninsula) showed a mitochondrial affinity to central-western Pyrenean populations and a nuclear affinity to populations from the central Iberian Peninsula, suggesting a likely admixed origin for Picos de Europa populations. Finally, populations from the Guadarrama Mountain Range (central Iberian Peninsula) were depleted of genetic diversity, possibly as a consequence of a recent epidemic of chytridiomycosis. This work highlights the complex evolutionary history that shaped the current genetic composition of high mountain populations, and underscores the importance of using a multilocus approach to better infer the dynamics of population divergence.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {12},\n\turldate = {2023-03-03},\n\tjournal = {PLOS ONE},\n\tauthor = {Lucati, Federica and Miró, Alexandre and Bosch, Jaime and Caner, Jenny and Jowers, Michael Joseph and Rivera, Xavier and Donaire-Barroso, David and Rebelo, Rui and Ventura, Marc},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tnote = {Publisher: Public Library of Science},\n\tkeywords = {Haplogroups, Haplotypes, Mitochondria, Mitochondrial DNA, Paleogenetics, Phylogenetic analysis, Phylogeography, Population genetics},\n\tpages = {e0277298},\n}\n\n
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\n Multiple Quaternary glacial refugia in the Iberian Peninsula, commonly known as “refugia within refugia”, allowed diverging populations to come into contact and admix, potentially boosting substantial mito-nuclear discordances. In this study, we employ a comprehensive set of mitochondrial and nuclear markers to shed light onto the drivers of geographical differentiation in Iberian high mountain populations of the midwife toads Alytes obstetricans and A. almogavarii from the Pyrenees, Picos de Europa and Guadarrama Mountains. In the three analysed mountain regions, we detected evidence of extensive mito-nuclear discordances and/or admixture between taxa. Clustering analyses identified three major divergent lineages in the Pyrenees (corresponding to the eastern, central and central-western Pyrenees), which possibly recurrently expanded and admixed during the succession of glacial-interglacial periods that characterised the Late Pleistocene, and that currently follow a ring-shaped diversification pattern. On the other hand, populations from the Picos de Europa mountains (NW Iberian Peninsula) showed a mitochondrial affinity to central-western Pyrenean populations and a nuclear affinity to populations from the central Iberian Peninsula, suggesting a likely admixed origin for Picos de Europa populations. Finally, populations from the Guadarrama Mountain Range (central Iberian Peninsula) were depleted of genetic diversity, possibly as a consequence of a recent epidemic of chytridiomycosis. This work highlights the complex evolutionary history that shaped the current genetic composition of high mountain populations, and underscores the importance of using a multilocus approach to better infer the dynamics of population divergence.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n An evaluation of freshwater monitoring programs in ILTER nodes and mountain national parks: identifying key variables to monitor global change effects.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Peñas, F. J.; Álvarez-Cabria, M.; Sáinz-Bariáin, M.; Mata-Campo, M. P.; Pérez-Haase, A.; Ventura, M.; Polo-Gómez, M. J.; Alonso, C.; Granados, I.; Morellón, M.; Pérez-Martínez, C.; Rubio-Romero, Á.; Carrillo, P.; Zamora-Muñoz, C.; Valladolid-Martín, M.; Camarero, L.; Gacia, E.; Puig, M.; Buchaca, T.; and Barquín, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Biodiversity and Conservation. November 2022.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{penas_evaluation_2022,\n\ttitle = {An evaluation of freshwater monitoring programs in {ILTER} nodes and mountain national parks: identifying key variables to monitor global change effects},\n\tissn = {1572-9710},\n\tshorttitle = {An evaluation of freshwater monitoring programs in {ILTER} nodes and mountain national parks},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02466-x},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/s10531-022-02466-x},\n\tabstract = {Identifying and quantifying global change impacts on biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems is critical to promote an effective adaptation that increases the success of conservation strategies. To achieve this goal, global and regional assessment efforts require certain degree of harmonization on local monitoring programs to establish relevant comparisons at different spatio-temporal scales. Otherwise, the lack of harmonization might hinder the detection and assessment on the effects of human impacts. In this work we have compiled information on freshwater monitoring programs located in areas of intensive research and conservation interest: International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) nodes and mountain National Parks. We aimed at evaluating the quality and robustness of these programs to assess the impact of global change, addressing from the worldwide to the European and Spanish national scale. Results highlighted that freshwater monitoring programs lack a common strategy to monitor these ecosystems. Even at the continental and national scales, contrasting strategies and level of detail have been historically applied. Water quality, habitat and biodiversity are more commonly monitored than community structure and ecosystem functioning. Monitoring efforts on the Spanish Mountain National parks indicated differences on the targeted aquatic ecosystems. Rivers and lakes received a higher attention, while mires were rarely considered. Our results provide evidence that greater efforts should be directed towards constructing a coordinated strategy to monitor freshwater ecosystems at national, continental, and global scales. This strategy should involve a shared backbone of biophysical and biogeochemical variables for each habitat type on agreed protocols that are implemented across regions and administrative borders. Achieving this will support a substantial advance on the ecological research to further delineate proper conservation strategies to face the challenges imposed by global change.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2022-11-14},\n\tjournal = {Biodiversity and Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Peñas, Francisco J. and Álvarez-Cabria, Mario and Sáinz-Bariáin, Marta and Mata-Campo, María Pilar and Pérez-Haase, Aaron and Ventura, Marc and Polo-Gómez, María José and Alonso, Carlos and Granados, Ignacio and Morellón, Mario and Pérez-Martínez, Carmen and Rubio-Romero, Ángel and Carrillo, Presentación and Zamora-Muñoz, Carmen and Valladolid-Martín, María and Camarero, Lluís and Gacia, Esperança and Puig, Mariàngels and Buchaca, Teresa and Barquín, José},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tkeywords = {Monitoring, Mountains, Conservation areas, Freshwater Ecosystems, Research sites},\n}\n\n
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\n Identifying and quantifying global change impacts on biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems is critical to promote an effective adaptation that increases the success of conservation strategies. To achieve this goal, global and regional assessment efforts require certain degree of harmonization on local monitoring programs to establish relevant comparisons at different spatio-temporal scales. Otherwise, the lack of harmonization might hinder the detection and assessment on the effects of human impacts. In this work we have compiled information on freshwater monitoring programs located in areas of intensive research and conservation interest: International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) nodes and mountain National Parks. We aimed at evaluating the quality and robustness of these programs to assess the impact of global change, addressing from the worldwide to the European and Spanish national scale. Results highlighted that freshwater monitoring programs lack a common strategy to monitor these ecosystems. Even at the continental and national scales, contrasting strategies and level of detail have been historically applied. Water quality, habitat and biodiversity are more commonly monitored than community structure and ecosystem functioning. Monitoring efforts on the Spanish Mountain National parks indicated differences on the targeted aquatic ecosystems. Rivers and lakes received a higher attention, while mires were rarely considered. Our results provide evidence that greater efforts should be directed towards constructing a coordinated strategy to monitor freshwater ecosystems at national, continental, and global scales. This strategy should involve a shared backbone of biophysical and biogeochemical variables for each habitat type on agreed protocols that are implemented across regions and administrative borders. Achieving this will support a substantial advance on the ecological research to further delineate proper conservation strategies to face the challenges imposed by global change.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Collembola from Two Samplings in the MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in Two Different Seasons, with Description of a New Species.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Baquero, E.; and Jordana, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Insects, 13(11): 1025. November 2022.\n Number: 11 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute\n\n\n\n
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@article{baquero_collembola_2022,\n\ttitle = {Collembola from {Two} {Samplings} in the {MSS} of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} in {Two} {Different} {Seasons}, with {Description} of a {New} {Species}},\n\tvolume = {13},\n\tcopyright = {http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/},\n\tissn = {2075-4450},\n\turl = {https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/11/1025},\n\tdoi = {10.3390/insects13111025},\n\tabstract = {An intensive sampling in a colluvial mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, using 33 subterranean sampling devices (SSDs) is the origin of the Collembola studied in this paper. The data were obtained from the second extraction of the traps, in operation between October of 2015 and May of 2016. This paper presents the faunistic and diversity data along with the entire park (mostly at sampling points above 200 m a.s.l.) for this period, compares the data between the first extraction of the traps and the second one, and describes one species of the genus Pseudosinella that appears as new in the second campaign.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {11},\n\turldate = {2022-12-24},\n\tjournal = {Insects},\n\tauthor = {Baquero, Enrique and Jordana, Rafael},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tnote = {Number: 11\nPublisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS), new species, springtails, subterranean sampling devices (SSDs)},\n\tpages = {1025},\n}\n\n
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\n An intensive sampling in a colluvial mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, using 33 subterranean sampling devices (SSDs) is the origin of the Collembola studied in this paper. The data were obtained from the second extraction of the traps, in operation between October of 2015 and May of 2016. This paper presents the faunistic and diversity data along with the entire park (mostly at sampling points above 200 m a.s.l.) for this period, compares the data between the first extraction of the traps and the second one, and describes one species of the genus Pseudosinella that appears as new in the second campaign.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amphibian loss alters periphyton structure and invertebrate growth in montane streams.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Alonso, A.; Monroy, S.; Bosch, J.; Pérez, J.; and Boyero, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Animal Ecology, n/a(n/a). 2022.\n _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.13818\n\n\n\n
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@article{alonso_amphibian_2022,\n\ttitle = {Amphibian loss alters periphyton structure and invertebrate growth in montane streams},\n\tvolume = {n/a},\n\tissn = {1365-2656},\n\turl = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2656.13818},\n\tdoi = {10.1111/1365-2656.13818},\n\tabstract = {Amphibians are declining worldwide due to a combination of stressors such as climate change, invasive species, habitat loss, pollution and emergent diseases. Although their losses are likely to have important ecological consequences on the structure and functioning of freshwater ecosystems, this issue has been scarcely explored. We conducted an experiment in three montane streams—where primary production is the main source of energy and carbon—to assess the effects of amphibian disappearance (i.e. presence or absence of the common midwife toad Alytes obstetricans, a common species found in pools of these streams) on several aspects of ecosystem functioning and structure: periphyton biomass and chlorophyll a concentration, algal assemblage structure, and growth of macroinvertebrate grazers. We compared four types of experimental enclosures: (i) without macroinvertebrates or amphibians; (ii) with larvae of the caddisfly Allogamus laureatus; (iii) with A. obstetricans tadpoles; and (iv) with both A. laureatus larvae and A. obstetricans tadpoles. The absence of tadpoles increased periphyton biomass, but did not cause differences on inorganic sediment accrual. The algal assemblage had a higher diversity in the absence of tadpoles, and their characteristic taxa differed from the assemblages in presence of tadpoles. A. laureatus presented higher mass in presence of tadpoles; however, tadpole length was not affected by presence of macroinvertebrates. Our results suggest that presence of tadpoles is a driver of periphyton accrual and assemblage structure, acting as top-down control and with key potential consequences on the functioning of montane stream ecosystems.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {n/a},\n\turldate = {2022-10-10},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Animal Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Alonso, Alberto and Monroy, Silvia and Bosch, Jaime and Pérez, Javier and Boyero, Luz},\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tnote = {\\_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.13818},\n\tkeywords = {chlorophyll, algae, Allogamus laureatus, Alytes obstetricans, tadpoles},\n}\n\n
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\n Amphibians are declining worldwide due to a combination of stressors such as climate change, invasive species, habitat loss, pollution and emergent diseases. Although their losses are likely to have important ecological consequences on the structure and functioning of freshwater ecosystems, this issue has been scarcely explored. We conducted an experiment in three montane streams—where primary production is the main source of energy and carbon—to assess the effects of amphibian disappearance (i.e. presence or absence of the common midwife toad Alytes obstetricans, a common species found in pools of these streams) on several aspects of ecosystem functioning and structure: periphyton biomass and chlorophyll a concentration, algal assemblage structure, and growth of macroinvertebrate grazers. We compared four types of experimental enclosures: (i) without macroinvertebrates or amphibians; (ii) with larvae of the caddisfly Allogamus laureatus; (iii) with A. obstetricans tadpoles; and (iv) with both A. laureatus larvae and A. obstetricans tadpoles. The absence of tadpoles increased periphyton biomass, but did not cause differences on inorganic sediment accrual. The algal assemblage had a higher diversity in the absence of tadpoles, and their characteristic taxa differed from the assemblages in presence of tadpoles. A. laureatus presented higher mass in presence of tadpoles; however, tadpole length was not affected by presence of macroinvertebrates. Our results suggest that presence of tadpoles is a driver of periphyton accrual and assemblage structure, acting as top-down control and with key potential consequences on the functioning of montane stream ecosystems.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moss cover and browsing scores as sustainability indicators of mountain ungulate populations in Mediterranean environments.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Refoyo, P.; Peláez, M.; García-Rodríguez, M.; López-Sánchez, A.; and Perea, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Biodiversity and Conservation. July 2022.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{refoyo_moss_2022,\n\ttitle = {Moss cover and browsing scores as sustainability indicators of mountain ungulate populations in {Mediterranean} environments},\n\tissn = {1572-9710},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02454-1},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/s10531-022-02454-1},\n\tabstract = {Here, we aimed to define ecological indicators of environmental change for monitoring the effect of a reintroduced species, the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), over the vegetation of a natural protected area with contrasting habitats. This species was reintroduced 30 years ago in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Spain, and its population has since grown exponentially, reaching high densities in some areas. We tested the suitability of two complementary indicators: browsing damage on woody species and the percentage of moss cover loss on rocky outcrops. For this purpose, we used a mathematical approach to zone the natural protected area according to the historical presence of the species and established five different Iberian ibex pressure classes (Classes I–V). Our results showed a direct link between Iberian ibex pressure and vegetation status. Model predictions suggested 10\\% moss loss in the areas with low pressure (Class I) but 64\\% loss in the areas with high pressure (Class III), mostly due to ungulate trampling on rocks. Similarly, browsing damage increased with increasing pressure classes for different woody species. Low palatable plant species such as Pinus spp. showed little change in browsing damage for increasing ungulate pressure whereas more palatable plants (e.g., Erica arborea) showed significantly greater browsing damage variation across pressure classes (i.e., high sensitive to herbivory pressure). Both, moss cover on rocks and widely distributed palatable woody plants proved useful ecological indicators for monitoring ungulate populations in mountainous areas with a diverse array of habitats (e.g., rocky vs. woody). This methodology may help select the most suitable indicators for each type of ecosystem or dominant habitat in ungulate-dominated ecosystems.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2022-08-04},\n\tjournal = {Biodiversity and Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Refoyo, P. and Peláez, M. and García-Rodríguez, M. and López-Sánchez, A. and Perea, R.},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tkeywords = {Biocrust, Browsing damage, Natural protected areas, Reintroduction, Rewilding, Trampling},\n}\n\n
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\n Here, we aimed to define ecological indicators of environmental change for monitoring the effect of a reintroduced species, the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), over the vegetation of a natural protected area with contrasting habitats. This species was reintroduced 30 years ago in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Spain, and its population has since grown exponentially, reaching high densities in some areas. We tested the suitability of two complementary indicators: browsing damage on woody species and the percentage of moss cover loss on rocky outcrops. For this purpose, we used a mathematical approach to zone the natural protected area according to the historical presence of the species and established five different Iberian ibex pressure classes (Classes I–V). Our results showed a direct link between Iberian ibex pressure and vegetation status. Model predictions suggested 10% moss loss in the areas with low pressure (Class I) but 64% loss in the areas with high pressure (Class III), mostly due to ungulate trampling on rocks. Similarly, browsing damage increased with increasing pressure classes for different woody species. Low palatable plant species such as Pinus spp. showed little change in browsing damage for increasing ungulate pressure whereas more palatable plants (e.g., Erica arborea) showed significantly greater browsing damage variation across pressure classes (i.e., high sensitive to herbivory pressure). Both, moss cover on rocks and widely distributed palatable woody plants proved useful ecological indicators for monitoring ungulate populations in mountainous areas with a diverse array of habitats (e.g., rocky vs. woody). This methodology may help select the most suitable indicators for each type of ecosystem or dominant habitat in ungulate-dominated ecosystems.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Summit typology and detailed geomorphological landscape units mapping through the application of direct and indirect methods. A case study in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Spain.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n García Esteban, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Cuaternario y geomorfología: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Geomorfología y Asociación Española para el Estudio del Cuaternario, 36(1-2): 129–157. 2022.\n Publisher: Asociación Española para el Estudio del Cuaternario Section: Cuaternario y geomorfología: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Geomorfología y Asociación Española para el Estudio del Cuaternario\n\n\n\n
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\n Autoría: Roberto García Esteban. Localización: Cuaternario y geomorfología: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Geomorfología y Asociación Española para el Estudio del Cuaternario. Nº. 1, 2022. Artículo de Revista en Dialnet.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Does the Age of Pinus sylvestris Mother Trees Influence Reproductive Capacity and Offspring Seedling Survival?.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pardos, M.; Vazquez-Pique, J.; Benito, L.; Madrigal, G.; Alejano, R.; Fernandez, M.; and Calama, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Forests, 13(6). June 2022.\n Place: ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND Publisher: MDPI Type: Article\n\n\n\n
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@article{pardos_does_2022,\n\ttitle = {Does the {Age} of {Pinus} sylvestris {Mother} {Trees} {Influence} {Reproductive} {Capacity} and {Offspring} {Seedling} {Survival}?},\n\tvolume = {13},\n\tdoi = {10.3390/f13060937},\n\tabstract = {We assess how the age of Pinus sylvestris mother trees influences seed size, seed viability, germination capacity and later offspring seedling survival under greenhouse conditions. Thirty trees ranging from 30 to 219 years old were selected in the north facing slopes in the Sierra de Guadarrama, where we could find the oldest Pinus sylvestris trees in central Spain. Forty cones per tree were harvested to study cone and seed characteristics (size and weight), seed viability and germination capacity related to the mother tree age. In addition, 25 germinated seeds per tree were grown in a greenhouse to assess offspring seedling survival during a death trial, where watering was stopped. Significant differences between trees in cone and seed morphological traits were observed. The age of the mother tree had a significant effect on cone size, seed size, and seed weight, but there was no effect on seed germination capacity and seed viability. Seedling survival was mainly affected by the decrease in water availability. However, a significant effect of the tree age was found once soil moisture had reached 0\\%. Our results show the ability of overmature Pinus sylvestris trees to maintain a relatively high reproductive capacity that assures its persistence.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {6},\n\tjournal = {Forests},\n\tauthor = {Pardos, Marta and Vazquez-Pique, Javier and Benito, Luis and Madrigal, Guillermo and Alejano, Reyes and Fernandez, Manuel and Calama, Rafael},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tnote = {Place: ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND\nPublisher: MDPI\nType: Article},\n\tkeywords = {chlorophyll fluorescence, death trial, germination capacity, old-growth forests, Scots pine, seed size, seed viability},\n}\n\n
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\n We assess how the age of Pinus sylvestris mother trees influences seed size, seed viability, germination capacity and later offspring seedling survival under greenhouse conditions. Thirty trees ranging from 30 to 219 years old were selected in the north facing slopes in the Sierra de Guadarrama, where we could find the oldest Pinus sylvestris trees in central Spain. Forty cones per tree were harvested to study cone and seed characteristics (size and weight), seed viability and germination capacity related to the mother tree age. In addition, 25 germinated seeds per tree were grown in a greenhouse to assess offspring seedling survival during a death trial, where watering was stopped. Significant differences between trees in cone and seed morphological traits were observed. The age of the mother tree had a significant effect on cone size, seed size, and seed weight, but there was no effect on seed germination capacity and seed viability. Seedling survival was mainly affected by the decrease in water availability. However, a significant effect of the tree age was found once soil moisture had reached 0%. Our results show the ability of overmature Pinus sylvestris trees to maintain a relatively high reproductive capacity that assures its persistence.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Does microhabitat use affect population differentiation? A test with southwestern Palaearctic forest birds.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Talavera, A.; and Tellería, J. L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Ornithology. June 2022.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{talavera_does_2022,\n\ttitle = {Does microhabitat use affect population differentiation? {A} test with southwestern {Palaearctic} forest birds},\n\tissn = {2193-7192, 2193-7206},\n\tshorttitle = {Does microhabitat use affect population differentiation?},\n\turl = {https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10336-022-01998-x},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/s10336-022-01998-x},\n\tabstract = {We tested whether microhabitat use affects dispersal and population differentiation in forest birds of the southwestern Palaearctic, a link previously suggested in Neotropical birds. To approach this, the number of subspecies within 32 species was used as a metric of population differentiation and was related to their feeding substrata and seasonal changes in abundance (a surrogate of dispersal) in a mountain range (Guadarrama Mountains, Central Spain). Multivariate analyses in which the effect of range size (a main correlate of within-species diversification) and phylogeny relatedness were considered, showed that those birds adapted to exploit the tree canopy had lower seasonal changes in abundance and more subspecies than grounddweller birds. Our results support a cause-effect link between the use of stable resources in the canopy, seasonal movements and population differentiation of birds from temperate forests of the southwestern Palaearctic.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2022-07-08},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Ornithology},\n\tauthor = {Talavera, Adrián and Tellería, José Luis},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2022},\n}\n\n
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\n We tested whether microhabitat use affects dispersal and population differentiation in forest birds of the southwestern Palaearctic, a link previously suggested in Neotropical birds. To approach this, the number of subspecies within 32 species was used as a metric of population differentiation and was related to their feeding substrata and seasonal changes in abundance (a surrogate of dispersal) in a mountain range (Guadarrama Mountains, Central Spain). Multivariate analyses in which the effect of range size (a main correlate of within-species diversification) and phylogeny relatedness were considered, showed that those birds adapted to exploit the tree canopy had lower seasonal changes in abundance and more subspecies than grounddweller birds. Our results support a cause-effect link between the use of stable resources in the canopy, seasonal movements and population differentiation of birds from temperate forests of the southwestern Palaearctic.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Larval parasitism in a specialist herbivore is explained by phenological synchrony and host plant availability.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Stefanescu, C.; Colom, P.; Barea-Azcón, J. M.; Horsfield, D.; Komac, B.; Miralles, A.; Shaw, M. R.; Ubach, A.; and Gutiérrez, D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(5): 1010–1023. 2022.\n _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.13689\n\n\n\n
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@article{stefanescu_larval_2022,\n\ttitle = {Larval parasitism in a specialist herbivore is explained by phenological synchrony and host plant availability},\n\tvolume = {91},\n\tissn = {1365-2656},\n\turl = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2656.13689},\n\tdoi = {10.1111/1365-2656.13689},\n\tabstract = {Parasitism is a key factor in the population dynamics of many herbivorous insects, although its impact on host populations varies widely, for instance, along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients. Understanding the sources of geographical variation in host–parasitoid interactions is crucial for reliably predicting the future success of the interacting species under a context of global change. Here, we examine larval parasitism in the butterfly Aglais urticae in south-west Europe, where it is a mountain specialist. Larval nests were sampled over 2 years along altitudinal gradients in three Iberian mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada, home to its southernmost European population. Additional data on nettle condition and adult butterflies were obtained in the study areas. These data sources were used to investigate whether or not differences in parasitism rates are related to the geographical position and phenology of the host, and to the availability of the host plants. Phenological differences in the host populations between regions were related to the severity of summer drought and the corresponding differences in host plant availability. At the trailing-edge of its distribution, the butterfly's breeding season was restricted to the end of winter and spring, while in its northern Iberian range the season was prolonged until mid-summer. Although parasitism was an important source of mortality in all regions, parasitism rates and parasitoid richness were highest in the north and lowest in the south. Moreover, within a region, there was a notable increase in parasitism rates over time, which probably led to selection against an additional late summer host generation in northern regions. Conversely, the shorter breeding season in Sierra Nevada resulted in a loss of synchrony between the host and one important late season parasitoid, Sturmia bella, which may partly explain the high density of this butterfly species at the trailing-edge of its range. Our results support the key role of host phenology in accounting for differences in parasitism rates between populations. They also provide insights into how climate through host plant availability affects host phenology and, ultimately, the impact of parasitism on host populations.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {5},\n\turldate = {2022-05-16},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Animal Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Stefanescu, Constantí and Colom, Pau and Barea-Azcón, José Miguel and Horsfield, David and Komac, Benjamin and Miralles, Adrià and Shaw, Mark R. and Ubach, Andreu and Gutiérrez, David},\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tnote = {\\_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.13689},\n\tkeywords = {phenology, altitudinal gradient, Mediterranean basin, host plant availability, host–parasitoid interactions, nettle-feeding butterfly, parasitism rate, trailing-edge populations},\n\tpages = {1010--1023},\n}\n\n
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\n Parasitism is a key factor in the population dynamics of many herbivorous insects, although its impact on host populations varies widely, for instance, along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients. Understanding the sources of geographical variation in host–parasitoid interactions is crucial for reliably predicting the future success of the interacting species under a context of global change. Here, we examine larval parasitism in the butterfly Aglais urticae in south-west Europe, where it is a mountain specialist. Larval nests were sampled over 2 years along altitudinal gradients in three Iberian mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada, home to its southernmost European population. Additional data on nettle condition and adult butterflies were obtained in the study areas. These data sources were used to investigate whether or not differences in parasitism rates are related to the geographical position and phenology of the host, and to the availability of the host plants. Phenological differences in the host populations between regions were related to the severity of summer drought and the corresponding differences in host plant availability. At the trailing-edge of its distribution, the butterfly's breeding season was restricted to the end of winter and spring, while in its northern Iberian range the season was prolonged until mid-summer. Although parasitism was an important source of mortality in all regions, parasitism rates and parasitoid richness were highest in the north and lowest in the south. Moreover, within a region, there was a notable increase in parasitism rates over time, which probably led to selection against an additional late summer host generation in northern regions. Conversely, the shorter breeding season in Sierra Nevada resulted in a loss of synchrony between the host and one important late season parasitoid, Sturmia bella, which may partly explain the high density of this butterfly species at the trailing-edge of its range. Our results support the key role of host phenology in accounting for differences in parasitism rates between populations. They also provide insights into how climate through host plant availability affects host phenology and, ultimately, the impact of parasitism on host populations.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n A combination of cosmogenic and Schmidt hammer exposure dating in the study of the deglaciation timing of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n de Marcos, J.; Úbeda, J.; Andrés, N.; and Palacios, D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 0(0): 1–20. April 2022.\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2022.2054146\n\n\n\n
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@article{de_marcos_combination_2022,\n\ttitle = {A combination of cosmogenic and {Schmidt} hammer exposure dating in the study of the deglaciation timing of {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {0},\n\tissn = {0435-3676},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2022.2054146},\n\tdoi = {10.1080/04353676.2022.2054146},\n\tabstract = {The objective of the work is to calibrate the Schmidt hammer exposure dating (SHD) method in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in correlation with the dates previously obtained by Cosmogenic Radiation Exposure (CRE) dating methods. The dates were recalculated according to the new production models of 36Cl and 10Be cosmogenic isotopes. For this purpose, three glacial cirques were selected (Dos Hermanas, Laguna and Pepe Hernando), located on the eastern slope of Peñalara Peak, Spain (40°51'N, 3°57'O; 2428 m), the highest altitude of this mountain range. The application of the SHD method seems to be influenced neither by the different altitude of the samples nor by their height with respect to the current ground level. The degree of roughness of the rock surfaces (gneiss) has a slight influence, but does not change the actual volume of the results. The results of this work show a clear relationship between the CRE ages and the SHD R-values. The oldest landforms (31–19 ka) give mean values R {\\textless} 50, both for moraine boulders and polished bedrock. The boulders of a rock glacier (16–15 ka) and the boulders of the innermost moraine yielded higher values: R-value {\\textgreater}50. The youngest polished bedrock surface, located under the Peñalara Peak (12–11 ka), yielded R-value {\\textgreater}60.},\n\tnumber = {0},\n\turldate = {2022-04-22},\n\tjournal = {Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography},\n\tauthor = {de Marcos, Javier and Úbeda, José and Andrés, Nuria and Palacios, David},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tnote = {Publisher: Taylor \\& Francis\n\\_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/04353676.2022.2054146},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, cosmogenic radiation exposure, Glacial chronology, massif of Peñalara, Schmidt hammer exposure dating},\n\tpages = {1--20},\n}\n\n
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\n The objective of the work is to calibrate the Schmidt hammer exposure dating (SHD) method in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in correlation with the dates previously obtained by Cosmogenic Radiation Exposure (CRE) dating methods. The dates were recalculated according to the new production models of 36Cl and 10Be cosmogenic isotopes. For this purpose, three glacial cirques were selected (Dos Hermanas, Laguna and Pepe Hernando), located on the eastern slope of Peñalara Peak, Spain (40°51'N, 3°57'O; 2428 m), the highest altitude of this mountain range. The application of the SHD method seems to be influenced neither by the different altitude of the samples nor by their height with respect to the current ground level. The degree of roughness of the rock surfaces (gneiss) has a slight influence, but does not change the actual volume of the results. The results of this work show a clear relationship between the CRE ages and the SHD R-values. The oldest landforms (31–19 ka) give mean values R \\textless 50, both for moraine boulders and polished bedrock. The boulders of a rock glacier (16–15 ka) and the boulders of the innermost moraine yielded higher values: R-value \\textgreater50. The youngest polished bedrock surface, located under the Peñalara Peak (12–11 ka), yielded R-value \\textgreater60.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Cholevinae (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Spain: occurrence in the MSS of a siliceous landscape.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ledesma, E.; Jiménez-Valverde, A.; Salgado, J. M.; and Ortuño, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Zoosystema, 44(4): 27. 2022.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ledesma_cholevinae_2022,\n\ttitle = {Cholevinae ({Coleoptera}: {Leiodidae}) of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park}, {Spain}: occurrence in the {MSS} of a siliceous landscape},\n\tvolume = {44},\n\tdoi = {https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a4},\n\tabstract = {In siliceous landscapes, study of the mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) provides interesting species records. The Cholevinae Kirby, 1837 are normally found in the forest litter, and they also are a constant element in underground habitats. However, their knowledge is totally lacking in relation to the underground realm of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain). Over the period of a year, the MSS of this mountain range was prospected to acquire first insights into the Cholevinae species established in this habitat. The prior literature was reviewed to establish an initial checklist of the Cholevinae species in the National Park, and distributional maps of the captured species were provided for the area. Twelve species of Cholevinae were captured, five of which are new records for the National Park, four for the province of Segovia, and one for the province of Madrid. All the species present wide Iberian ranges, except Choleva (Choleva) cisteloides (Frölich, 1799), whose new record notably expands its known distribution range. Ten species had been identified in subterranean habitats before, six of which have been previously reported in the MSS. The species accumulation curve built for the observed species richness showed that the inventory was not complete. Finally, the collection of Choleva (Cholevopsis) punctata Brisout, 1866 facilitated detailed study of the taxonomic characters used for the identification of Choleva (C.) punctata and Choleva (C.) securiformis Blas, 1980, allowing us to propose the synonymisation of C. (C.) securiformis n. syn. into C. (C.) punctata. This study highlights the importance of investigating hidden habitats, such as the MSS in siliceous landscapes, so as to uncover the previously unknown biodiversity, even in protected natural areas supposedly well studied.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Zoosystema},\n\tauthor = {Ledesma, Enrique and Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto and Salgado, José Maria and Ortuño, Vicente M.},\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tpages = {27},\n}\n\n
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\n In siliceous landscapes, study of the mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) provides interesting species records. The Cholevinae Kirby, 1837 are normally found in the forest litter, and they also are a constant element in underground habitats. However, their knowledge is totally lacking in relation to the underground realm of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain). Over the period of a year, the MSS of this mountain range was prospected to acquire first insights into the Cholevinae species established in this habitat. The prior literature was reviewed to establish an initial checklist of the Cholevinae species in the National Park, and distributional maps of the captured species were provided for the area. Twelve species of Cholevinae were captured, five of which are new records for the National Park, four for the province of Segovia, and one for the province of Madrid. All the species present wide Iberian ranges, except Choleva (Choleva) cisteloides (Frölich, 1799), whose new record notably expands its known distribution range. Ten species had been identified in subterranean habitats before, six of which have been previously reported in the MSS. The species accumulation curve built for the observed species richness showed that the inventory was not complete. Finally, the collection of Choleva (Cholevopsis) punctata Brisout, 1866 facilitated detailed study of the taxonomic characters used for the identification of Choleva (C.) punctata and Choleva (C.) securiformis Blas, 1980, allowing us to propose the synonymisation of C. (C.) securiformis n. syn. into C. (C.) punctata. This study highlights the importance of investigating hidden habitats, such as the MSS in siliceous landscapes, so as to uncover the previously unknown biodiversity, even in protected natural areas supposedly well studied.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ecological impact of recreational bathing at Las Presillas (Lozoya River, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Arnanz, C.; López-Archilla, A. I.; and Alcorlo, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Limnetica, 41(2): 1. June 2022.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{arnanz_ecological_2022,\n\ttitle = {Ecological impact of recreational bathing at {Las} {Presillas} ({Lozoya} {River}, {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park}, central {Spain})},\n\tvolume = {41},\n\tissn = {0213-8409},\n\turl = {http://www.limnetica.net/es/ecological-impact-recreational-bathing-las-presillas-lozoya-river-sierra-de-guadarrama-national-park},\n\tdoi = {10.23818/limn.41.23},\n\tabstract = {Ecological impact of recreational bathing at Las Presillas (Lozoya River, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain) The ecological impacts of recreational uses on the rivers of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (SGNP) have been scarcely studied. To assess the impacts of these uses at Las Presillas (an area with small dam along a section of the Lozoya River), and in the Lozoya River (upstream and downstream of the dams), the dynamics of the organic seston (FPOM), physicochemical variables (electric conductivity, dissolved oxygen, Temperature, and pH) and biological variables (fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, and aquatic macroinvertebrates) during the recreational (July to September) and nonrecreational (October) periods were assessed. The variations observed in the physicochemical parameters were associated with autumnal influence. However, at Las Presillas, different values were found than at the rest of the surveyed sites, characterized by an increase in the concentration of FPOM and, human fecal contamination (although they did not reach dangerous levels) and the response of the macroinvertebrate communities, which resulted in a clear decrease in the IBMWP index and other quality metrics, during the recreational period. These findings suggest that the combined effects of the dams and recreational activities at Las Presillas generate functional dynamics in that alter the habitat in summer. The identification and study of these impacts through the application of innovative indices and quality classes that integrate and contextualize Las Presillas in the SGNP monitoring network, have been identified as key management and conservation tools.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\turldate = {2022-02-22},\n\tjournal = {Limnetica},\n\tauthor = {Arnanz, Christian and López-Archilla, Ana Isabel and Alcorlo, Paloma},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tpages = {1},\n}\n\n
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\n Ecological impact of recreational bathing at Las Presillas (Lozoya River, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain) The ecological impacts of recreational uses on the rivers of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (SGNP) have been scarcely studied. To assess the impacts of these uses at Las Presillas (an area with small dam along a section of the Lozoya River), and in the Lozoya River (upstream and downstream of the dams), the dynamics of the organic seston (FPOM), physicochemical variables (electric conductivity, dissolved oxygen, Temperature, and pH) and biological variables (fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, and aquatic macroinvertebrates) during the recreational (July to September) and nonrecreational (October) periods were assessed. The variations observed in the physicochemical parameters were associated with autumnal influence. However, at Las Presillas, different values were found than at the rest of the surveyed sites, characterized by an increase in the concentration of FPOM and, human fecal contamination (although they did not reach dangerous levels) and the response of the macroinvertebrate communities, which resulted in a clear decrease in the IBMWP index and other quality metrics, during the recreational period. These findings suggest that the combined effects of the dams and recreational activities at Las Presillas generate functional dynamics in that alter the habitat in summer. The identification and study of these impacts through the application of innovative indices and quality classes that integrate and contextualize Las Presillas in the SGNP monitoring network, have been identified as key management and conservation tools.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n How stable are visions for protected area management? Stakeholder perspectives before and during a pandemic.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lo, V. B. P. G.; López‐Rodríguez, M. D.; Metzger, M. J.; Oteros‐Rozas, E.; Cebrián‐Piqueras, M. A.; Ruiz‐Mallén, I.; March, H.; and Raymond, C. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n People and Nature,pan3.10292. January 2022.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{lo_how_2022,\n\ttitle = {How stable are visions for protected area management? {Stakeholder} perspectives before and during a pandemic},\n\tissn = {2575-8314, 2575-8314},\n\tshorttitle = {How stable are visions for protected area management?},\n\turl = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10292},\n\tdoi = {10.1002/pan3.10292},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2022-02-04},\n\tjournal = {People and Nature},\n\tauthor = {Lo, Veronica B. P. G. and López‐Rodríguez, María D. and Metzger, Marc J. and Oteros‐Rozas, Elisa and Cebrián‐Piqueras, Miguel A. and Ruiz‐Mallén, Isabel and March, Hug and Raymond, Christopher M.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tpages = {pan3.10292},\n}\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Biodiversity and ecosystem services mapping: Can it reconcile urban and protected area planning?.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n González-García, A.; Palomo, I.; González, J. A.; García-Díez, V.; García-Llorente, M.; and Montes, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Science of The Total Environment, 803: 150048. January 2022.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gonzalez-garcia_biodiversity_2022,\n\ttitle = {Biodiversity and ecosystem services mapping: {Can} it reconcile urban and protected area planning?},\n\tvolume = {803},\n\tissn = {00489697},\n\tshorttitle = {Biodiversity and ecosystem services mapping},\n\turl = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969721051238},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150048},\n\tabstract = {Land-use changes, especially urbanization, have largely impacted the capacity of ecosystems to deliver ecosystem services (ES) on which human wellbeing depends. The current sectorial landscape and territorial planning approaches that separately address protected areas and urban areas have proven ineffective in conserving biodiversity. To address this important challenge, integrated territorial planning has been claimed to be able to better reconcile interests between nature conservation and urban planning, and ES supply and demand mapping may be a useful tool for such purposes. In this study, we quantitatively mapped biodiversity and the supply and demand of eight ES along an urban-rural gradient in the region of Madrid (Spain). Then, we clustered the municipalities in this gradient into four groups based on their common biodiversity and ES supply and demand characteristics. Additionally, we reviewed the urban plans from these municipalities and the management plans of three protected areas, analysed the references to ES in the plans, and searched for potential conflicts between urban and protected area planning aims. We found that municipalities with highly coupled ES supply and demand are in high altitude areas, coinciding with protected areas, while in urban areas, the ES demand exceeds the supply. Municipalities exhibiting a high demand for regulating ES usually include them in their plans, while municipalities with a high supply of regulating ES do not. Given the several conflicts between protected areas and urban planning that we detected, we discuss the utility of mapping biodiversity and ES supply and demand beyond administrative boundaries to overcome the challenge of integrating spatial planning approaches, especially in the context of urban-rural gradients and megacities. We also explore the utility of these methods for coordinating urban planning tools to achieve integrated territorial planning.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2021-10-25},\n\tjournal = {Science of The Total Environment},\n\tauthor = {González-García, Alberto and Palomo, Ignacio and González, José A. and García-Díez, Víctor and García-Llorente, Marina and Montes, Carlos},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2022},\n\tpages = {150048},\n}\n\n
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\n Land-use changes, especially urbanization, have largely impacted the capacity of ecosystems to deliver ecosystem services (ES) on which human wellbeing depends. The current sectorial landscape and territorial planning approaches that separately address protected areas and urban areas have proven ineffective in conserving biodiversity. To address this important challenge, integrated territorial planning has been claimed to be able to better reconcile interests between nature conservation and urban planning, and ES supply and demand mapping may be a useful tool for such purposes. In this study, we quantitatively mapped biodiversity and the supply and demand of eight ES along an urban-rural gradient in the region of Madrid (Spain). Then, we clustered the municipalities in this gradient into four groups based on their common biodiversity and ES supply and demand characteristics. Additionally, we reviewed the urban plans from these municipalities and the management plans of three protected areas, analysed the references to ES in the plans, and searched for potential conflicts between urban and protected area planning aims. We found that municipalities with highly coupled ES supply and demand are in high altitude areas, coinciding with protected areas, while in urban areas, the ES demand exceeds the supply. Municipalities exhibiting a high demand for regulating ES usually include them in their plans, while municipalities with a high supply of regulating ES do not. Given the several conflicts between protected areas and urban planning that we detected, we discuss the utility of mapping biodiversity and ES supply and demand beyond administrative boundaries to overcome the challenge of integrating spatial planning approaches, especially in the context of urban-rural gradients and megacities. We also explore the utility of these methods for coordinating urban planning tools to achieve integrated territorial planning.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pérez-Uz, B.; Velasco-González, I.; Murciano, A.; Sanchez-Jimenez, A.; Rodríguez, M.; Centeno, J. D; Montero, E.; Muñoz, B.; Olmedo, C.; Quintela-Alonso, P.; Refoyo, P.; and Martín-Cereceda, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Limnetica, 40(1): 1–18. 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{perez-uz_rain-fed_2021,\n\ttitle = {Rain-fed granite rock pools in a national park: extreme niches for protists},\n\tvolume = {40},\n\tdoi = {10/ghwk62},\n\tabstract = {Rain-fed granite rock pools are geological landforms with a worldwide distribution. However, their role as habitats for microorganisms has been barely explored. We carried out a detailed morphological inventory of the ciliated protists in the sediments of three granite rain-fed rock pools from a Spanish National Park. The ciliate seed bank in the rock pools comprised 54 morphospecies. The species number inferred for each pool by rarefaction analysis was similar to that observed by microscopy. The most representative species were small bacterivorous ciliates, although the distribution of ciliate groups was significantly different in each rock pool. Testate amoebae were also found to be rich in species. This study demonstrates the existence of a diverse ciliate community adapted to persist in these ephemeral and extreme rock pool habitats through species resistance structures, many of which have not been described previously. The presence of competitive species in dormant stages prevents local extinctions through a sequential excystation over time. Our results provide a benchmark for studying protist and microbial biodiversity within rain-fed granite rock pools, a unique habitat that merits bio- and geo-conservation.},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Limnetica},\n\tauthor = {Pérez-Uz, Blanca and Velasco-González, Ismael and Murciano, Antonio and Sanchez-Jimenez, Abel and Rodríguez, Manuel and Centeno, Juan D and Montero, Esperanza and Muñoz, Benito and Olmedo, Cristina and Quintela-Alonso, Pablo and Refoyo, Pablo and Martín-Cereceda, Mercedes},\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tpages = {1--18},\n}\n\n
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\n Rain-fed granite rock pools are geological landforms with a worldwide distribution. However, their role as habitats for microorganisms has been barely explored. We carried out a detailed morphological inventory of the ciliated protists in the sediments of three granite rain-fed rock pools from a Spanish National Park. The ciliate seed bank in the rock pools comprised 54 morphospecies. The species number inferred for each pool by rarefaction analysis was similar to that observed by microscopy. The most representative species were small bacterivorous ciliates, although the distribution of ciliate groups was significantly different in each rock pool. Testate amoebae were also found to be rich in species. This study demonstrates the existence of a diverse ciliate community adapted to persist in these ephemeral and extreme rock pool habitats through species resistance structures, many of which have not been described previously. The presence of competitive species in dormant stages prevents local extinctions through a sequential excystation over time. Our results provide a benchmark for studying protist and microbial biodiversity within rain-fed granite rock pools, a unique habitat that merits bio- and geo-conservation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Advances in geobotany and new tools in biogeographic and bioclimatic maps: Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Rivas-Martínez, S.; Cantó, P.; Pizarro, J.; Izquierdo, J. L.; Rivas-Sáenz, S.; Molero, J.; Marfil, J. M.; Penas, Á.; Herrero, L.; Díaz, T. E; del Río, S.; and Álvares, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n International Journal of Geobotanical Research, 10: 91–110. 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{rivas-martinez_advances_2021,\n\ttitle = {Advances in geobotany and new tools in biogeographic and bioclimatic maps: {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park}},\n\tvolume = {10},\n\tabstract = {We present the biogeographic and bioclimatic maps of the Sierra de Guadarrama, as part of the geobotanic review of the National Park. The bioclimatic map has been made following the guidelines of the Worldwide bioclimatic classification system. The dominance of the orotemperate horizon (also supratemperate) in the central nucleous confers a great originality to the National Park. The biogeographic map and typology are based on both previous geobotanic studies and recent field works. In the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, we recognize 8 homogeneous spaces (biogeographic countries), included in other larger spaces (2 districts, 2 sectors and 2 provinces). The new association Avenello ibericae-Quercetum pyrenaicae is described.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tjournal = {International Journal of Geobotanical Research},\n\tauthor = {Rivas-Martínez, Salvador and Cantó, Paloma and Pizarro, José and Izquierdo, José Luis and Rivas-Sáenz, Salvador and Molero, Joaquín and Marfil, José Miguel and Penas, Ángel and Herrero, Luis and Díaz, Tomás E and del Río, Sara and Álvares, Miguel},\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tpages = {91--110},\n}\n\n
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\n We present the biogeographic and bioclimatic maps of the Sierra de Guadarrama, as part of the geobotanic review of the National Park. The bioclimatic map has been made following the guidelines of the Worldwide bioclimatic classification system. The dominance of the orotemperate horizon (also supratemperate) in the central nucleous confers a great originality to the National Park. The biogeographic map and typology are based on both previous geobotanic studies and recent field works. In the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, we recognize 8 homogeneous spaces (biogeographic countries), included in other larger spaces (2 districts, 2 sectors and 2 provinces). The new association Avenello ibericae-Quercetum pyrenaicae is described.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n El Parque Tecnológico del Valle de los Neandertales (el Calvero de la Higuera, Pinilla del Valle, Comunidad de Madrid).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Baquedano, E.; Márquez, B.; Laplana, C.; Pérez-González, A.; and Arsuaga, J. L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Complutum, 32(2): 543–560. October 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{baquedano_parque_2021,\n\ttitle = {El {Parque} {Tecnológico} del {Valle} de los {Neandertales} (el {Calvero} de la {Higuera}, {Pinilla} del {Valle}, {Comunidad} de {Madrid})},\n\tvolume = {32},\n\tissn = {1988-2327, 1131-6993},\n\turl = {https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CMPL/article/view/78577},\n\tdoi = {10.5209/cmpl.78577},\n\tabstract = {The Calvero de la Higuera sites in Pinilla del Valle (Madrid) are a reference to understand the way of life, relationship with the environment and symbolic capacity of the groups of Neanderthals that inhabited Central Iberia territory during the Late Pleistocene. In addition, the archaeological works that have been carried out in this enclave, especially since 2002, have allowed the reconstruction of the environment (flora, fauna, vegetal landscapes, climate) of the mountainous region of the High Valley of the Lozoya River in the Madrid Sierra. The existence on the hill of 5 archaeological deposits with different occupation models makes this place unique because it allows us to explain in a single point a whole series of aspects that can normally only be found dispersed. The dissemination of the discoveries, as well as the special characteristics of the Homo neanderthalensis species, has been, from the beginning, a priority point for the Project. Thus, in 2015 the Neanderthal Valley Archaeological Park was inaugurated and the Project for the construction of the Museum and Interpretation Centre of the sites is already in place. The continuation of the excavations together with the intensification of the informative work will make Pinilla del Valle a reference point for the cultural offer in the valley.},\n\tlanguage = {es},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\turldate = {2022-01-10},\n\tjournal = {Complutum},\n\tauthor = {Baquedano, Enrique and Márquez, Belén and Laplana, César and Pérez-González, Alfredo and Arsuaga, Juan Luis},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tpages = {543--560},\n}\n\n
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\n The Calvero de la Higuera sites in Pinilla del Valle (Madrid) are a reference to understand the way of life, relationship with the environment and symbolic capacity of the groups of Neanderthals that inhabited Central Iberia territory during the Late Pleistocene. In addition, the archaeological works that have been carried out in this enclave, especially since 2002, have allowed the reconstruction of the environment (flora, fauna, vegetal landscapes, climate) of the mountainous region of the High Valley of the Lozoya River in the Madrid Sierra. The existence on the hill of 5 archaeological deposits with different occupation models makes this place unique because it allows us to explain in a single point a whole series of aspects that can normally only be found dispersed. The dissemination of the discoveries, as well as the special characteristics of the Homo neanderthalensis species, has been, from the beginning, a priority point for the Project. Thus, in 2015 the Neanderthal Valley Archaeological Park was inaugurated and the Project for the construction of the Museum and Interpretation Centre of the sites is already in place. The continuation of the excavations together with the intensification of the informative work will make Pinilla del Valle a reference point for the cultural offer in the valley.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Efectos del cambio global sobre la dinámica poblacional de la fauna de montaña.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gutiérrez, D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecosistemas, 30(1): 2177. April 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Efecto de la deposición de N y P atmosférico en la microfauna edáfica de sistemas de alta montaña de la red de Parques Nacionales.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sánchez Moreno, S.; Iglesias, M.; Usero, F. M.; Kindler, C.; and Armas, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecosistemas, 30(1): 2142. April 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n A pressure indicator for the impact of Iberian wild goat on moss and soils in a Mediterranean climate.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n García-Rodríguez, M.; Vélez, J. A.; López-Sánchez, A.; Peláez, M.; and Perea, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 6(3): 76. November 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-rodriguez_pressure_2021,\n\ttitle = {A pressure indicator for the impact of {Iberian} wild goat on moss and soils in a {Mediterranean} climate},\n\tvolume = {6},\n\tissn = {2365-7448},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-021-00283-2},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/s41207-021-00283-2},\n\tabstract = {In the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain), the population of Iberian wild goat, also known as Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) has grown strongly since its reintroduction three decades ago. The plant community is now under heavy browsing pressure due to this high population. A study of the presence of moss on rocks was used herein as the basis for the design of an indicator, named impact on mosses (im), to describe the environmental pressure exerted by the Iberian wild goat in terms of moss removal. Granite and gneiss zones at medium altitudes with continental Mediterranean climate are the most suitable areas for successful application of the indicator. The hypotheses to test are: (1) the indicator will discriminate between areas with different wild goat pressure levels, (2) wild goat pressure will explain a high proportion of moss loss variance, and (3) the im indicator will be useful to establish a mathematical model between wild goat pressure and moss loss. The proposed indicator was analyzed using both statistical and data science techniques. The results support the mentioned hypotheses. Specifically, statistically significant differences were found regarding the impact on mosses between areas with different levels of Iberian wild goat pressure. Thus, a high proportion of the variance was associated with wild goat pressure (80\\% for high-pressure areas, 56\\% for low-pressure areas). A modified parabolic function was fit to express the relationship between Iberian wild goat pressure and impact on mosses. In conclusion, the im indicator was shown to be a useful tool to assess pressure due to Iberian wild goat. Therefore, im can help assess and manage Iberian wild goat populations and determine their sustainable levels.},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration},\n\tauthor = {García-Rodríguez, Manuel and Vélez, Javier Aroztegui and López-Sánchez, Aida and Peláez, Marta and Perea, Ramón},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tpages = {76},\n}\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Spatial Scale Dependence of Ecological Factors That Regulate Functional and Phylogenetic Assembly in a Mediterranean High Mountain Grassland.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pescador, D. S.; de Bello, F.; López-Angulo, J.; Valladares, F.; and Escudero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9: 482. 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Understanding how functional and phylogenetic patterns vary among scales and along ecological gradients within a given species pool is critical for inferring community assembly processes. However, we lack a clear understanding of these patterns in stressful habitats such as Mediterranean high mountains where ongoing global warming is expected to affect species fitness and species interactions, and subsequently species turnover. In this study, we investigated 39 grasslands with the same type of plant community and very little species turnover across an elevation gradient above the treeline at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in central Spain. In particular, we assessed functional and phylogenetic patterns, including functional heterogeneity, using a multi-scale approach (cells, subplots, and plots) and determined the relevance of key ecological factors (i.e., elevation, potential solar radiation, pH, soil organic carbon, species richness, and functional heterogeneity) that affect functional and phylogenetic patterns at each spatial scale. Overall, at the plot scale, coexisting species tended to be more functionally and phylogenetically similar. By contrast, at the subplot and cell scales, species tended to be more functionally different but phylogenetically similar. Functional heterogeneity at the cell scale was comparable to the variation across plots along the gradient. The relevance of ecological factors that regulate diversity patterns varied among spatial scales. An increase in elevation resulted in functional clustering at larger scales and phylogenetic overdispersion at a smaller scale. The soil pH and organic carbon levels exhibited complex functional patterns, especially at small spatial scales, where an increase in pH led to clustering patterns for the traits related to the leaf economic spectrum (i.e., foliar thickness, specific leaf area, and leaf dry matter content). Our findings confirm the presence of primary environmental filters (coldness and summer drought at our study sites) that constrain the regional species pool, suggesting the presence of additional assembly mechanisms that act at the smallest scale (e.g., micro-environmental gradients and/or species interactions). Functional and phylogenetic relatedness should be determined using a multi-scale approach to help interpret community assembly processes and understand the initial community responses to environmental changes, including ongoing global warming.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diverging facets of grassland ant diversity along a Mediterranean elevational gradient.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Silvestre, M.; Carmona, C. P.; Azcárate, F. M.; and Seoane, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecological Entomology, n/a(n/a). 2021.\n _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/een.13077\n\n\n\n
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@article{silvestre_diverging_2021,\n\ttitle = {Diverging facets of grassland ant diversity along a {Mediterranean} elevational gradient},\n\tvolume = {n/a},\n\turl = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/een.13077},\n\tdoi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13077},\n\tabstract = {1. We address associations of taxonomic diversity (TD), functional diversity (FD), and phylogenetic diversity (PD) of ant assemblages with gradients of elevation to assess whether energetic limitations or deterministic or stochastic niche-building processes are more relevant to the assembly of communities. 2. We sampled ant assemblages using pitfall traps in grassland habitats along an elevational gradient of 1712 m in the Guadarrama Mountains of Central Spain. The relationships of alpha and beta diversity metrics with soil temperature, productivity, elevation, and geographical distances were examined with generalised additive (mixed) models. 3. The facets of diversity showed strong and partially coincident responses to the gradients, but the responses and the similarities among them weakened or disappeared when the effects of species richness were factored out. TD and FD changed roughly in a similar manner with elevation and productivity, but PD did not show clear responses to those factors. Taxonomic and functional richness increased with productivity and decreased with elevation. Mean pairwise functional and phylogenetic dissimilarities did not change along the gradients. Elevation and productivity gradients accounted for much of the beta TD among assemblages but only explained a moderate variation of functional traits and phylogenetic relationships, while geographical distances were more explanatory of beta PD. 4. The partial redundancies among facets of diversity suggest that the spatial variation of diversity is mainly related to the sheer number of species. However, both environmental filtering and limiting similarity could be acting in concordance to reduce the number of species present in communities.},\n\tnumber = {n/a},\n\tjournal = {Ecological Entomology},\n\tauthor = {Silvestre, Mariola and Carmona, Carlos P. and Azcárate, Francisco M. and Seoane, Javier},\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tnote = {\\_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/een.13077},\n\tkeywords = {altitude, Alpha diversity, ant diversity, beta diversity, environmental gradient, functional diversity},\n}\n\n
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\n 1. We address associations of taxonomic diversity (TD), functional diversity (FD), and phylogenetic diversity (PD) of ant assemblages with gradients of elevation to assess whether energetic limitations or deterministic or stochastic niche-building processes are more relevant to the assembly of communities. 2. We sampled ant assemblages using pitfall traps in grassland habitats along an elevational gradient of 1712 m in the Guadarrama Mountains of Central Spain. The relationships of alpha and beta diversity metrics with soil temperature, productivity, elevation, and geographical distances were examined with generalised additive (mixed) models. 3. The facets of diversity showed strong and partially coincident responses to the gradients, but the responses and the similarities among them weakened or disappeared when the effects of species richness were factored out. TD and FD changed roughly in a similar manner with elevation and productivity, but PD did not show clear responses to those factors. Taxonomic and functional richness increased with productivity and decreased with elevation. Mean pairwise functional and phylogenetic dissimilarities did not change along the gradients. Elevation and productivity gradients accounted for much of the beta TD among assemblages but only explained a moderate variation of functional traits and phylogenetic relationships, while geographical distances were more explanatory of beta PD. 4. The partial redundancies among facets of diversity suggest that the spatial variation of diversity is mainly related to the sheer number of species. However, both environmental filtering and limiting similarity could be acting in concordance to reduce the number of species present in communities.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Modelling the distribution of bat activity areas for conservation in a Mediterranean mountain range.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Tena, E.; and Tellería, J. L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Animal Conservation, n/a(n/a). July 2021.\n Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd\n\n\n\n
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@article{tena_modelling_2021,\n\ttitle = {Modelling the distribution of bat activity areas for conservation in a {Mediterranean} mountain range},\n\tvolume = {n/a},\n\tissn = {1367-9430},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12719},\n\tdoi = {10.1111/acv.12719},\n\tabstract = {Abstract There is a lack of studies designed to detect the most important areas for bat conservation. In this context, areas of high bat activity have been rarely considered in the delimitation of protected areas for bats, which are generally focused on the protection of roosting sites. This has been due to the difficulties of sampling the distribution of these nocturnal animals when moving at night. This methodological constraint has been overcome by the development of bioacoustic sampling, which allows mapping the occurrence of active bats over large areas. In this study, we use bat detectors to sample the distribution of bat activity in central Spain. This region is under the environmental effects of a mountain range (Guadarrama Mountains) and the urban encroachment of the city of Madrid. The occurrences provided by the detectors were used to produce species distribution models of which the resulting layers were arranged to detect the most suitable areas for bat richness and rarity indices. We performed a gap analysis to explore whether the areas most commonly used by active bats are covered by the current network of protected areas. The results showed that the best areas of high bat activity are located at the piedmont of the mountains and that most of these areas overlap with the existing network of protected areas. The best areas for bats excluded the most urbanized areas and within a similar urban gradient, protected areas tended to be located within the best sites for conservation. These results suggest that bats currently benefit from a network of protected areas initially aimed to protect birds and habitats (Natura 2000). In addition, monitoring areas of high bat activity could complement roosting site protection in the conservation of bat assemblages.},\n\tnumber = {n/a},\n\turldate = {2021-07-21},\n\tjournal = {Animal Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Tena, Elena and Tellería, José Luis},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tnote = {Publisher: John Wiley \\& Sons, Ltd},\n\tkeywords = {Chiroptera, activity areas, bat conservation, bioacoustic sampling, gap analysis, protected areas network, species distribution models, urban gradient},\n}\n\n
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\n Abstract There is a lack of studies designed to detect the most important areas for bat conservation. In this context, areas of high bat activity have been rarely considered in the delimitation of protected areas for bats, which are generally focused on the protection of roosting sites. This has been due to the difficulties of sampling the distribution of these nocturnal animals when moving at night. This methodological constraint has been overcome by the development of bioacoustic sampling, which allows mapping the occurrence of active bats over large areas. In this study, we use bat detectors to sample the distribution of bat activity in central Spain. This region is under the environmental effects of a mountain range (Guadarrama Mountains) and the urban encroachment of the city of Madrid. The occurrences provided by the detectors were used to produce species distribution models of which the resulting layers were arranged to detect the most suitable areas for bat richness and rarity indices. We performed a gap analysis to explore whether the areas most commonly used by active bats are covered by the current network of protected areas. The results showed that the best areas of high bat activity are located at the piedmont of the mountains and that most of these areas overlap with the existing network of protected areas. The best areas for bats excluded the most urbanized areas and within a similar urban gradient, protected areas tended to be located within the best sites for conservation. These results suggest that bats currently benefit from a network of protected areas initially aimed to protect birds and habitats (Natura 2000). In addition, monitoring areas of high bat activity could complement roosting site protection in the conservation of bat assemblages.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n A case of allopatric speciation in the Central System (Iberian Peninsula): Leistus elpis sp. nov., a sibling species of Leistus constrictus (Coleoptera, Carabidae).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ortuño, V. M.; Arribas, O.; Muñoz-Santiago, J.; and Peña-Aguilera, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Zootaxa, 4995(3): 452–470. July 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ortuno_case_2021,\n\ttitle = {A case of allopatric speciation in the {Central} {System} ({Iberian} {Peninsula}): {Leistus} elpis sp. nov., a sibling species of {Leistus} constrictus ({Coleoptera}, {Carabidae})},\n\tvolume = {4995},\n\tissn = {1175-5334, 1175-5326},\n\tshorttitle = {A case of allopatric speciation in the {Central} {System} ({Iberian} {Peninsula})},\n\turl = {https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4995.3.3},\n\tdoi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4995.3.3},\n\tabstract = {The aim of this work was to demonstrate that the Leistus (Leistus) constrictus Schaufuss 1862 populations from Sierra de Ayllón belong to a new sibling species of the true L. (L.) constrictus from Sierra de Guadarrama. We describe Leistus (Leistus) elpis sp. nov. The species were separated by the study of external morphology of qualitative characters, especially male genitalia, and quantitative characters (morphometric analysis). In L. (L.) constrictus the apical lamina of the aedeagus appears to be a long gutter flanked by lateral ridges with an open truncation in its anterior part; in L. (L.) elpis sp. nov. the apical lamina is completely ridged, even in the anterior part, forming a kind of labial thickening, enclosing the median lobe, and giving the apex a clearly closed and pointed outline. It is not possible, or very difficult, to distinguish between females of L. (L.) constrictus and females of L. (L.) elpis sp. nov., based on their external anatomy as they are practically identical. The female genitalia do not offer taxonomic information for discriminating between the species using the genital armour or the structure of the spermathecal complex. However, subtle differences were found through morphometric analysis, as well as for males of both species. Field surveys suggest that the pass Puerto de Somosierra is the geographical barrier that has led to this allopatric speciation.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\turldate = {2021-07-06},\n\tjournal = {Zootaxa},\n\tauthor = {Ortuño, Vicente M. and Arribas, Oscar and Muñoz-Santiago, José and Peña-Aguilera, Pablo},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tpages = {452--470},\n}\n\n
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\n The aim of this work was to demonstrate that the Leistus (Leistus) constrictus Schaufuss 1862 populations from Sierra de Ayllón belong to a new sibling species of the true L. (L.) constrictus from Sierra de Guadarrama. We describe Leistus (Leistus) elpis sp. nov. The species were separated by the study of external morphology of qualitative characters, especially male genitalia, and quantitative characters (morphometric analysis). In L. (L.) constrictus the apical lamina of the aedeagus appears to be a long gutter flanked by lateral ridges with an open truncation in its anterior part; in L. (L.) elpis sp. nov. the apical lamina is completely ridged, even in the anterior part, forming a kind of labial thickening, enclosing the median lobe, and giving the apex a clearly closed and pointed outline. It is not possible, or very difficult, to distinguish between females of L. (L.) constrictus and females of L. (L.) elpis sp. nov., based on their external anatomy as they are practically identical. The female genitalia do not offer taxonomic information for discriminating between the species using the genital armour or the structure of the spermathecal complex. However, subtle differences were found through morphometric analysis, as well as for males of both species. Field surveys suggest that the pass Puerto de Somosierra is the geographical barrier that has led to this allopatric speciation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Áreas marginales en ecosistemas alpinos: definición y valor evolutivo en un contexto de cambio climático.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Morente, J.; Lara Romero, C.; García Fernandez, A.; Rubio Teso, M. L.; Prieto-Benítez, S.; and Iriondo, J. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecosistemas, 30(1): 2178. April 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Connecting protected areas in the Iberian peninsula to facilitate climate change tracking.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Mingarro, M.; and Lobo, J. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environmental Conservation,1–10. May 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{mingarro_connecting_2021,\n\ttitle = {Connecting protected areas in the {Iberian} peninsula to facilitate climate change tracking},\n\tissn = {0376-8929, 1469-4387},\n\turl = {https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S037689292100014X/type/journal_article},\n\tdoi = {10.1017/S037689292100014X},\n\tabstract = {Protected areas (PAs) are intended to preserve natural places, aiming to sustain ecosystem functionality and preserve biodiversity. However, PAs are spatially static, while major threats to biodiversity, such as climate and land-use change, are dynamic. The climatic conditions represented in a PA could vanish in the future and appear in other places more or less far away from the PA; these places could be considered as recipient areas potentially suited to receive propagules from the source PAs, which tend to lose the climatic conditions that motivated their protection. This study estimates the current and future climatic representativeness of mainland Iberian national parks by identifying future areas with a similar climate to those existing now in the parks and taking into account the degree of anthropogenic alteration and protection. We identify a network of ecological corridors connecting Iberian national parks with their recipient areas, as well as discriminating those most conflicting areas that impede network connectivity due to their degree of land-use transformation. Our results identify important areas for maintaining the climatic representativeness of Iberian national parks in the future, showing a substantial reduction in the climatic representativeness of the Iberian national parks. Although most of the recipient areas now have forest and semi-natural land uses and more than half of their whole area has protected status, current land uses in the Iberian Peninsula severely obstruct the corridor network connecting the parks and recipient areas.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2021-05-31},\n\tjournal = {Environmental Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Mingarro, Mario and Lobo, Jorge M.},\n\tmonth = may,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tpages = {1--10},\n}\n\n
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\n Protected areas (PAs) are intended to preserve natural places, aiming to sustain ecosystem functionality and preserve biodiversity. However, PAs are spatially static, while major threats to biodiversity, such as climate and land-use change, are dynamic. The climatic conditions represented in a PA could vanish in the future and appear in other places more or less far away from the PA; these places could be considered as recipient areas potentially suited to receive propagules from the source PAs, which tend to lose the climatic conditions that motivated their protection. This study estimates the current and future climatic representativeness of mainland Iberian national parks by identifying future areas with a similar climate to those existing now in the parks and taking into account the degree of anthropogenic alteration and protection. We identify a network of ecological corridors connecting Iberian national parks with their recipient areas, as well as discriminating those most conflicting areas that impede network connectivity due to their degree of land-use transformation. Our results identify important areas for maintaining the climatic representativeness of Iberian national parks in the future, showing a substantial reduction in the climatic representativeness of the Iberian national parks. Although most of the recipient areas now have forest and semi-natural land uses and more than half of their whole area has protected status, current land uses in the Iberian Peninsula severely obstruct the corridor network connecting the parks and recipient areas.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Society's preferences when ecological values and health risks are at stake: An application to the population control of a flagship ungulate (Iberian ibex) in Sierra de Guadarrama national park, Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martinez-Jauregui, M.; and Solino, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Science of the Total Environment, 776: 146012. July 2021.\n WOS:000647609000010\n\n\n\n
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@article{martinez-jauregui_societys_2021,\n\ttitle = {Society's preferences when ecological values and health risks are at stake: {An} application to the population control of a flagship ungulate ({Iberian} ibex) in {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} national park, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {776},\n\tissn = {0048-9697},\n\tdoi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146012},\n\tabstract = {Conflicts derived from the proactive management of ecosystems and wildlife populations abound in national parks, which can prevent the control of some animal populations, consequently causing negative effects to the ecological values and creating health risks for the ecosystems. This work quantifies a conflict related to population control of the Iberian ibex in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in Spain where ecological values and health risks are at stake. A discrete choice experiment was conducted of three population samples: 430 on-site visitors, 210 off-site visitors and 210 non-visitors, and two levels of status quo information were considered. The results show that not conducting any ibex management program in the park causes a loss of social wellbeing and that the design of the management program is shown to be relevant for obtaining greater or lesser acceptance by the surveyed population. In general, better ecological and health levels, as well as avoiding having to kill animals in the park, increase a program's acceptance. Management measures are also shown to take on greater importance to the extent that the results in the health and ecological indicators are worse. Finally, in aggregate terms, additional information about the status quo did not generate major differences in the estimates of a change of well-being. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tjournal = {Science of the Total Environment},\n\tauthor = {Martinez-Jauregui, Maria and Solino, Mario},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tnote = {WOS:000647609000010},\n\tkeywords = {Conservation, diversity, migration, capra-pyrenaica, choice experiments, Culling, Discrete choice experiment, management methods, overabundant deer, programs, public   acceptance, reintroduction, Status quo, wildlife, Wildlife   management},\n\tpages = {146012},\n}\n\n
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\n Conflicts derived from the proactive management of ecosystems and wildlife populations abound in national parks, which can prevent the control of some animal populations, consequently causing negative effects to the ecological values and creating health risks for the ecosystems. This work quantifies a conflict related to population control of the Iberian ibex in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in Spain where ecological values and health risks are at stake. A discrete choice experiment was conducted of three population samples: 430 on-site visitors, 210 off-site visitors and 210 non-visitors, and two levels of status quo information were considered. The results show that not conducting any ibex management program in the park causes a loss of social wellbeing and that the design of the management program is shown to be relevant for obtaining greater or lesser acceptance by the surveyed population. In general, better ecological and health levels, as well as avoiding having to kill animals in the park, increase a program's acceptance. Management measures are also shown to take on greater importance to the extent that the results in the health and ecological indicators are worse. Finally, in aggregate terms, additional information about the status quo did not generate major differences in the estimates of a change of well-being. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abiotic controls, but not species richness, shape niche overlap and breadth of ant assemblages along an elevational gradient in central Spain.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Seoane, J.; Silvestre, M.; Hevia, V.; Ariño, R.; and Azcárate, F. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Acta Oecologica, 110: 103695. 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{seoane_abiotic_2021,\n\ttitle = {Abiotic controls, but not species richness, shape niche overlap and breadth of ant assemblages along an elevational gradient in central {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {110},\n\tissn = {1146-609X},\n\turl = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X20301879},\n\tdoi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103695},\n\tabstract = {Niche overlap and breadth are fundamental characteristics of ecological niches that have been hypothesized to relate both to environmental conditions and to biotic interactions within a community. Abiotic factors and interspecific competition may have opposing effects on those niche characteristics by respectively filtering out species from the niche space and limiting among-species similarity. Here we set out to assess niche overlap and breadth of ant assemblages in Mediterranean grasslands along a 1668-m elevational gradient in the Guadarrama range (Central Spain). We carried out an outdoor cafeteria experiment considering two niche dimensions on resource acquisition: food type and period of aboveground activity. We compared metrics describing niche overlap and breadth to null models and related the metrics to elevation, temperature at ground level and a proxy of interspecific competition (species richness) with general linear models. Pianka's niche overlap indexes were higher than those calculated with random assemblages, but differences among observed and random assemblages were only significant at mid-elevations and were unrelated to the explanatory variables. Overlap along elevation seemed more due to overlap in period of activity. Niche breadth at the assemblage level was significatively smaller than null expectations and was related to elevation (negatively) and to species richness (positively). These were significantly larger than estimates for the species level. These results show that ant assemblages exploit a subset of available conditions, in a pattern only partially coincident with a scenario of abiotic control. Moreover, their constituent species share time of activity and, to a lesser extent, food resources, in spite of the interspecific competition structuring communities that is often assumed. Overall, the patterns we recorded suggest that other mechanisms should be acting to promote species coexistence, such as trade-offs among ecological functions.},\n\tjournal = {Acta Oecologica},\n\tauthor = {Seoane, Javier and Silvestre, Mariola and Hevia, Violeta and Ariño, Rubén and Azcárate, Francisco M.},\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tkeywords = {Ant assemblages, Guadarrama range, Mountains, Niche breadth, Niche overlap, Pianka's index},\n\tpages = {103695},\n}\n\n
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\n Niche overlap and breadth are fundamental characteristics of ecological niches that have been hypothesized to relate both to environmental conditions and to biotic interactions within a community. Abiotic factors and interspecific competition may have opposing effects on those niche characteristics by respectively filtering out species from the niche space and limiting among-species similarity. Here we set out to assess niche overlap and breadth of ant assemblages in Mediterranean grasslands along a 1668-m elevational gradient in the Guadarrama range (Central Spain). We carried out an outdoor cafeteria experiment considering two niche dimensions on resource acquisition: food type and period of aboveground activity. We compared metrics describing niche overlap and breadth to null models and related the metrics to elevation, temperature at ground level and a proxy of interspecific competition (species richness) with general linear models. Pianka's niche overlap indexes were higher than those calculated with random assemblages, but differences among observed and random assemblages were only significant at mid-elevations and were unrelated to the explanatory variables. Overlap along elevation seemed more due to overlap in period of activity. Niche breadth at the assemblage level was significatively smaller than null expectations and was related to elevation (negatively) and to species richness (positively). These were significantly larger than estimates for the species level. These results show that ant assemblages exploit a subset of available conditions, in a pattern only partially coincident with a scenario of abiotic control. Moreover, their constituent species share time of activity and, to a lesser extent, food resources, in spite of the interspecific competition structuring communities that is often assumed. Overall, the patterns we recorded suggest that other mechanisms should be acting to promote species coexistence, such as trade-offs among ecological functions.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Neelipleona and Symphypleona (Collembola) from a Sampling in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid and Segovia, Spain): Taxonomy and Biogeography.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Baquero, E.; Jordana, R.; and Ortuño, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Insects, 12(3). 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{baquero_neelipleona_2021,\n\ttitle = {Neelipleona and {Symphypleona} ({Collembola}) from a {Sampling} in the {Mesovoid} {Shallow} {Substratum} of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Madrid} and {Segovia}, {Spain}): {Taxonomy} and {Biogeography}},\n\tvolume = {12},\n\tissn = {2075-4450},\n\turl = {https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/3/266},\n\tdoi = {10/gjh38m},\n\tabstract = {Megalothorax minimus (Neelidae) and Sphaeridia pumilis (Sminthurididae) had already been identified in surface sampling from Sierra de Guadarrama. In Europe, Sminthurinus gisini (Katiannidae) seems to be associated with environments at specific altitudes, and has little representation in this sampling. Pygmarrhopalites custodum Baquero and Jordana sp. nov. (Arrhopalitidae) coexists with two previously identified surface occurring species of the same family (P. elegans and Arrhopalites caecus). However, P. custodum is more abundant, indicating that it occupies an ecological niche tending to troglophile in the mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS). Moreover, it is also more abundant in the MSS of higher altitude corresponding to the bioclimatic zones cryo-oro-Mediterranean and oro-Mediterranean supra forest. Allacma cryptica Baquero and Jordana sp. nov. (Sminthuridae), is another species that had not been previously detected on the surface in the study area. A. cryptica is an addition to a genus which has eight described species. Gisinurus malatestai (Sminthuridae) appears well represented in the MSS, being a species present very occasionally in the Mediterranean area. Two species of the genera Sminthurides (Sminthurididae) and Fasciosminthurus (Bourletiellidae) have been found, but they could not have been identified to the species level. Finally, a few specimens of Dicyrtomina minuta (Dicyrtomidae), an abundant species on the surface, have been captured.},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Insects},\n\tauthor = {Baquero, Enrique and Jordana, Rafael and Ortuño, Vicente M.},\n\tyear = {2021},\n}\n\n
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\n Megalothorax minimus (Neelidae) and Sphaeridia pumilis (Sminthurididae) had already been identified in surface sampling from Sierra de Guadarrama. In Europe, Sminthurinus gisini (Katiannidae) seems to be associated with environments at specific altitudes, and has little representation in this sampling. Pygmarrhopalites custodum Baquero and Jordana sp. nov. (Arrhopalitidae) coexists with two previously identified surface occurring species of the same family (P. elegans and Arrhopalites caecus). However, P. custodum is more abundant, indicating that it occupies an ecological niche tending to troglophile in the mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS). Moreover, it is also more abundant in the MSS of higher altitude corresponding to the bioclimatic zones cryo-oro-Mediterranean and oro-Mediterranean supra forest. Allacma cryptica Baquero and Jordana sp. nov. (Sminthuridae), is another species that had not been previously detected on the surface in the study area. A. cryptica is an addition to a genus which has eight described species. Gisinurus malatestai (Sminthuridae) appears well represented in the MSS, being a species present very occasionally in the Mediterranean area. Two species of the genera Sminthurides (Sminthurididae) and Fasciosminthurus (Bourletiellidae) have been found, but they could not have been identified to the species level. Finally, a few specimens of Dicyrtomina minuta (Dicyrtomidae), an abundant species on the surface, have been captured.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alpine Newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) Avoid Habitats Previously Used by Parasite-Exposed Conspecifics.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Daversa, D. R.; Manica, A.; Bintanel Cenis, H.; Lopez, P.; Garner, T. W. J.; and Bosch, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9: 95. 2021.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{daversa_alpine_2021,\n\ttitle = {Alpine {Newts} ({Ichthyosaura} alpestris) {Avoid} {Habitats} {Previously} {Used} by {Parasite}-{Exposed} {Conspecifics}},\n\tvolume = {9},\n\tissn = {2296-701X},\n\turl = {https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2021.636099},\n\tdoi = {10/gjg5kf},\n\tabstract = {Many organisms avoid habitats posing risks of parasitism. Parasites are not generally conspicuous, however, which raises the question of what cues individuals use to detect parasitism risk. Here, we provide evidence in alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) that non-visual cues from parasite-exposed conspecifics inform habitat avoidance. Alpine newts breed in aquatic habitats and occasionally move among adjacent terrestrial habitat during breeding seasons. We completed experiments with newts whereby individuals had access to both habitats, and the aquatic habitats varied in prior occupancy by conspecifics with different histories of exposure to the parasitic skin fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Continuous filming of newt activity for 2 days provided little evidence that prior use of aquatic habitats by conspecifics, regardless of their Bd exposure history, immediately influenced newt habitat use. However, newts that encountered aquatic habitats used specifically by Bd-exposed conspecifics on day 1 spent less time aquatic on day 2, whereas other newts did not alter habitat use. Responses could have been elicited by cues generated by Bd stages on the conspecifics or, perhaps more likely, cues emitted by the conspecifics themselves. In either case, these observations suggest that newts use non-visual cues sourced from exposed conspecifics to detect Bd risk and that those cues cause newts to avoid aquatic habitats. Bd may therefore influence host behavior in early phases of interactions, and possibly before any contact with infectious stages is made, creating potential for non-consumptive effects.},\n\tjournal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution},\n\tauthor = {Daversa, David R. and Manica, Andrea and Bintanel Cenis, Héctor and Lopez, Pilar and Garner, Trenton W. J. and Bosch, Jaime},\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tpages = {95},\n}\n\n
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\n Many organisms avoid habitats posing risks of parasitism. Parasites are not generally conspicuous, however, which raises the question of what cues individuals use to detect parasitism risk. Here, we provide evidence in alpine newts (Ichthyosaura alpestris) that non-visual cues from parasite-exposed conspecifics inform habitat avoidance. Alpine newts breed in aquatic habitats and occasionally move among adjacent terrestrial habitat during breeding seasons. We completed experiments with newts whereby individuals had access to both habitats, and the aquatic habitats varied in prior occupancy by conspecifics with different histories of exposure to the parasitic skin fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Continuous filming of newt activity for 2 days provided little evidence that prior use of aquatic habitats by conspecifics, regardless of their Bd exposure history, immediately influenced newt habitat use. However, newts that encountered aquatic habitats used specifically by Bd-exposed conspecifics on day 1 spent less time aquatic on day 2, whereas other newts did not alter habitat use. Responses could have been elicited by cues generated by Bd stages on the conspecifics or, perhaps more likely, cues emitted by the conspecifics themselves. In either case, these observations suggest that newts use non-visual cues sourced from exposed conspecifics to detect Bd risk and that those cues cause newts to avoid aquatic habitats. Bd may therefore influence host behavior in early phases of interactions, and possibly before any contact with infectious stages is made, creating potential for non-consumptive effects.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Intra- and interspecific variation in the responses of insect phenology to climate.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gutiérrez, D.; and Wilson, R. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(1): 248–259. January 2021.\n Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd\n\n\n\n
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@article{gutierrez_intra-_2021,\n\ttitle = {Intra- and interspecific variation in the responses of insect phenology to climate},\n\tvolume = {90},\n\tissn = {0021-8790},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13348},\n\tdoi = {10/gh7hsf},\n\tabstract = {Abstract Phenological change is the most widely documented biological impact of climate change, but shows marked variation in magnitude among populations and species. Thus, quantifying the environmental factors and organismal differences driving this intra- and interspecific variability in phenology is vital to understand and forecast the ecological consequences of climate change. Here, we test intra- and interspecific differences for a set of butterfly species in the organismal sensitivity of flight phenology and its dependence on environmental factors, using as our model system an elevation gradient in a Mediterranean mountain range where temperature and relative humidity vary substantially over space and time. We use field-collected meteorological data, and butterfly counts for 20 univoltine species over 14 years, to test the relative effects on phenology of temperature and relative humidity, the sensitivity of phenology to spatial and temporal variation in temperature and whether ecological traits account for inter-specific variation in sensitivity. For all species, temperature in the months immediately preceding adult emergence had the strongest relationship with phenology. All species appeared earlier in warmer years, with those flying earlier in the season showing the greatest sensitivity to annual (temporal) variation in temperature. However, only a minority of species showed evidence of plastic, space-for-time responses to temperature. Instead, most species showed strong evidence that phenology was more sensitive to temporal than spatial variation in temperature. Our results support the dominant influence of temperature on phenology, even in Mediterranean environments suffering summer drought. They also suggest that accurate forecasts of species' phenological shifts could require the isolation of spatial from temporal components of temperature variation, because the sensitivity of populations and species may differ across these two dimensions. The factors driving synchronisation of phenology over space merit particular research in the context of climate change, given their potential to expose populations simultaneously to environmental extremes.},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\turldate = {2021-02-24},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Animal Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Gutiérrez, David and Wilson, Robert J.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2021},\n\tnote = {Publisher: John Wiley \\& Sons, Ltd},\n\tkeywords = {temperature, elevation, butterfly, Lepidoptera, Mediterranean basin, mountain biodiversity, relative humidity},\n\tpages = {248--259},\n}\n\n
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\n Abstract Phenological change is the most widely documented biological impact of climate change, but shows marked variation in magnitude among populations and species. Thus, quantifying the environmental factors and organismal differences driving this intra- and interspecific variability in phenology is vital to understand and forecast the ecological consequences of climate change. Here, we test intra- and interspecific differences for a set of butterfly species in the organismal sensitivity of flight phenology and its dependence on environmental factors, using as our model system an elevation gradient in a Mediterranean mountain range where temperature and relative humidity vary substantially over space and time. We use field-collected meteorological data, and butterfly counts for 20 univoltine species over 14 years, to test the relative effects on phenology of temperature and relative humidity, the sensitivity of phenology to spatial and temporal variation in temperature and whether ecological traits account for inter-specific variation in sensitivity. For all species, temperature in the months immediately preceding adult emergence had the strongest relationship with phenology. All species appeared earlier in warmer years, with those flying earlier in the season showing the greatest sensitivity to annual (temporal) variation in temperature. However, only a minority of species showed evidence of plastic, space-for-time responses to temperature. Instead, most species showed strong evidence that phenology was more sensitive to temporal than spatial variation in temperature. Our results support the dominant influence of temperature on phenology, even in Mediterranean environments suffering summer drought. They also suggest that accurate forecasts of species' phenological shifts could require the isolation of spatial from temporal components of temperature variation, because the sensitivity of populations and species may differ across these two dimensions. The factors driving synchronisation of phenology over space merit particular research in the context of climate change, given their potential to expose populations simultaneously to environmental extremes.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Poduromorpha (Collembola) from a sampling in the mesovoid shallow substratum of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid and Segovia, Spain): Taxonomy and Biogeography.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Jordana, R.; Baquero, E.; Ledesma, E.; Sendra, A.; and Ortuno, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Zoologischer Anzeiger, 285: 81–96. March 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{jordana_poduromorpha_2020,\n\ttitle = {Poduromorpha ({Collembola}) from a sampling in the mesovoid shallow substratum of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Madrid} and {Segovia}, {Spain}): {Taxonomy} and {Biogeography}},\n\tvolume = {285},\n\tissn = {0044-5231},\n\tdoi = {10/ggmkhw},\n\tabstract = {The material for this study was obtained after intensive sampling in the colluvial milieu souterrain superficiel (mesovoid shallow substratum, or MSS) of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park using 33 subterranean sampling devices (SSD). The data were obtained from the first extraction of the traps between May and October of 2015. This paper presents the results for the Poduromorpha taxon, which was part of the total Collembola captured. Of the 17 species captured in this study, 11 had previously been cited in Guadarrama, four are new references, and two new species. Friesea ortunoi Jordana and Baquero sp. nov. is characterised as having seven eyes, tibiotarsus as having one clavate chaetae and only two spiniform chaetae on Abd VI. Schaefferia sendrai Jordana and Baquero sp. nov. is characterised as having six eyes, seven sensilla on Ant IV, a bi- or tri-lobed apical vesicle on the antennal tip, claws with internal tooth and lateral (posterior) tooth, dens with six chaetae and retinaculum with 5 + 4 teeth (asymmetrically). Based on the results of the study of the group of species of Xenylla Tullberg, 1869 that appeared, Xenylla xavieri Gama, 1959 is separated from Xenylla lotharingiae Thibaud, 1963 and a brief description of the latter is provided. The comparative study of the Schaefferia Absolon, 1900 species related to the new species found in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park led to the description of two new species: Schaefferia fjellbergi Jordana and Baquero sp. nov. and Schaefferia babenkoi Jordana and Baquero sp. nov., accepting the previous descriptions. The mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) was revealed as an important habitat for the richness of the Collembola species. Furthermore, the findings showed the value of MSS as an indicator of the richness of the Collembola species. As many as 3000-4000 specimens were gathered in one sample device SSD. Among all specimens, the most abundant was Hypogastrura meridionalis Steiner, 1955 (77.7 \\%) and the least abundant was Xenylla schillei Borner, 1903 (11.5 \\%). (C) 2020 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Zoologischer Anzeiger},\n\tauthor = {Jordana, Rafael and Baquero, Enrique and Ledesma, Enrique and Sendra, Alberto and Ortuno, Vicente M.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {conservation, diversity, biodiversity, iberian peninsula, stony debris, coleoptera, chordeumatida, diplopoda, Friesea, genus, mss, Schaefferia, sp. nov., Subterranean sampling devices   (SSD), Xenylla},\n\tpages = {81--96},\n}\n\n
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\n The material for this study was obtained after intensive sampling in the colluvial milieu souterrain superficiel (mesovoid shallow substratum, or MSS) of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park using 33 subterranean sampling devices (SSD). The data were obtained from the first extraction of the traps between May and October of 2015. This paper presents the results for the Poduromorpha taxon, which was part of the total Collembola captured. Of the 17 species captured in this study, 11 had previously been cited in Guadarrama, four are new references, and two new species. Friesea ortunoi Jordana and Baquero sp. nov. is characterised as having seven eyes, tibiotarsus as having one clavate chaetae and only two spiniform chaetae on Abd VI. Schaefferia sendrai Jordana and Baquero sp. nov. is characterised as having six eyes, seven sensilla on Ant IV, a bi- or tri-lobed apical vesicle on the antennal tip, claws with internal tooth and lateral (posterior) tooth, dens with six chaetae and retinaculum with 5 + 4 teeth (asymmetrically). Based on the results of the study of the group of species of Xenylla Tullberg, 1869 that appeared, Xenylla xavieri Gama, 1959 is separated from Xenylla lotharingiae Thibaud, 1963 and a brief description of the latter is provided. The comparative study of the Schaefferia Absolon, 1900 species related to the new species found in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park led to the description of two new species: Schaefferia fjellbergi Jordana and Baquero sp. nov. and Schaefferia babenkoi Jordana and Baquero sp. nov., accepting the previous descriptions. The mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) was revealed as an important habitat for the richness of the Collembola species. Furthermore, the findings showed the value of MSS as an indicator of the richness of the Collembola species. As many as 3000-4000 specimens were gathered in one sample device SSD. Among all specimens, the most abundant was Hypogastrura meridionalis Steiner, 1955 (77.7 %) and the least abundant was Xenylla schillei Borner, 1903 (11.5 %). (C) 2020 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Arthropod biodiversity patterns point to the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) as a climate refugium.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ledesma, E.; Jimenez-Valverde, A.; Baquero, E.; Jordana, R.; de Castro, A.; and Ortuno, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Zoology, 141: 125771. August 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ledesma_arthropod_2020,\n\ttitle = {Arthropod biodiversity patterns point to the {Mesovoid} {Shallow} {Substratum} ({MSS}) as a climate refugium},\n\tvolume = {141},\n\tissn = {0944-2006},\n\tdoi = {10/ggxj8z},\n\tabstract = {The determinants of biodiversity patterns in the subterranean habitat called Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) are not well-understood. In this study, thirty-three scree slopes at high altitudes were selected across the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in central Spain to investigate the effect of ten environmental variables on the abundance and species diversity of the spider and springtail assemblages from the colluvial MSS. In each locality, a multiperforated PVC tube with a pitfall trap inside was buried up to 1 m deep, and generalized linear models and Mantel tests were used to analyze the effect of mainly climate- and habitat-related variables on the diversity patterns of both taxa. A total of 1143 individual spiders belonging to 54 species and 40 811 springtail individuals belonging to 62 species were collected. The analyses indicated that cold temperatures and the presence of forest cover on the surface significantly enhance richness and abundance in the two taxa. Environmental similarity also had a small positive effect on faunistic similarity. However, the effects of temperature and habitat detected on spider richness and abundance were stronger than on springtails, whereas the reverse was found regarding faunistic similarity. These results indicate that subterranean dwellers respond differently to the same environmental factors, which in turn, points to a different degree of affinity for the MSS. The MSS plays an important role in the survival of high mountain arthropod species, acting as a climate refuge, so the protection of this habitat should be prioritized.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Zoology},\n\tauthor = {Ledesma, Enrique and Jimenez-Valverde, Alberto and Baquero, Enrique and Jordana, Rafael and de Castro, Alberto and Ortuno, Vicente M.},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {evolution, temperature, diversity, Araneae, scree slopes, vertical-distribution, declines, organic-carbon, coleoptera, collembola, Collembola, Ecological determinants, habitats, Scree slopes, Subterranean   sampling devices},\n\tpages = {125771},\n}\n\n
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\n The determinants of biodiversity patterns in the subterranean habitat called Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS) are not well-understood. In this study, thirty-three scree slopes at high altitudes were selected across the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in central Spain to investigate the effect of ten environmental variables on the abundance and species diversity of the spider and springtail assemblages from the colluvial MSS. In each locality, a multiperforated PVC tube with a pitfall trap inside was buried up to 1 m deep, and generalized linear models and Mantel tests were used to analyze the effect of mainly climate- and habitat-related variables on the diversity patterns of both taxa. A total of 1143 individual spiders belonging to 54 species and 40 811 springtail individuals belonging to 62 species were collected. The analyses indicated that cold temperatures and the presence of forest cover on the surface significantly enhance richness and abundance in the two taxa. Environmental similarity also had a small positive effect on faunistic similarity. However, the effects of temperature and habitat detected on spider richness and abundance were stronger than on springtails, whereas the reverse was found regarding faunistic similarity. These results indicate that subterranean dwellers respond differently to the same environmental factors, which in turn, points to a different degree of affinity for the MSS. The MSS plays an important role in the survival of high mountain arthropod species, acting as a climate refuge, so the protection of this habitat should be prioritized.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Forest stocks control long-term climatic mortality risks in Scots pine dry-edge forests.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Madrigal-Gonzalez, J.; Ballesteros-Canovas, J. A.; Zavala, M. A.; Morales-Molino, C.; and Stoffel, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecosphere, 11(8): e03201. August 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{madrigal-gonzalez_forest_2020,\n\ttitle = {Forest stocks control long-term climatic mortality risks in {Scots} pine dry-edge forests},\n\tvolume = {11},\n\tissn = {2150-8925},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr4r},\n\tabstract = {Forest research has addressed the importance of an improved understanding of drought-stocks interactions in the dry edge of tree species range. Nonetheless, more efforts are still critically needed to link up the multiple ways by which climatic stressors can trigger tree mortality, including population-level determinants and management. Here, we analyze the interactive effects of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), a surrogate of climatic variability in southwestern Europe, and forest stocks on tree mortality in dry-edge populations of the most widespread Eurasian tree species,Pinus sylvestrisL., in the forest of Valsain (central Spain). Specifically, we use tree mortality data gathered since 1941 in six multiannual periods. Results suggest that the main mortality risks in these forests can occur either in positive or negative NAO phases, but that their relative impacts are critically mediated by forest structure. In NAO(+)periods, commonly associated with warm-dry conditions in the Iberian Peninsula, a peak of mortality was found in closed forest sections, whereas the second peak, found in open forest sections, was related to NAO(-)periods, correlated with temperate-rainy weather conditions. This finding reinforces the key role of management-through its control on forest structure-as a driver of forest vulnerability to climate. Accounting for the multiple ways in which stocks modulate tree responses to different risks emerges as a critical element when it comes to the design of efficient adaptation measures in managed dry-edge forests.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {8},\n\tjournal = {Ecosphere},\n\tauthor = {Madrigal-Gonzalez, Jaime and Ballesteros-Canovas, Juan A. and Zavala, Miguel A. and Morales-Molino, Cesar and Stoffel, Markus},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {climate change, precipitation, Pinus sylvestris, north-atlantic oscillation, europe, growth, regeneration, patterns, adaptation, decline, drought-induced mortality, dry-edge forests, sylvestris, tree mortality, Valsain   forests},\n\tpages = {e03201},\n}\n\n
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\n Forest research has addressed the importance of an improved understanding of drought-stocks interactions in the dry edge of tree species range. Nonetheless, more efforts are still critically needed to link up the multiple ways by which climatic stressors can trigger tree mortality, including population-level determinants and management. Here, we analyze the interactive effects of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), a surrogate of climatic variability in southwestern Europe, and forest stocks on tree mortality in dry-edge populations of the most widespread Eurasian tree species,Pinus sylvestrisL., in the forest of Valsain (central Spain). Specifically, we use tree mortality data gathered since 1941 in six multiannual periods. Results suggest that the main mortality risks in these forests can occur either in positive or negative NAO phases, but that their relative impacts are critically mediated by forest structure. In NAO(+)periods, commonly associated with warm-dry conditions in the Iberian Peninsula, a peak of mortality was found in closed forest sections, whereas the second peak, found in open forest sections, was related to NAO(-)periods, correlated with temperate-rainy weather conditions. This finding reinforces the key role of management-through its control on forest structure-as a driver of forest vulnerability to climate. Accounting for the multiple ways in which stocks modulate tree responses to different risks emerges as a critical element when it comes to the design of efficient adaptation measures in managed dry-edge forests.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Response of the aquatic invertebrate community to the eradication of an exotic invasive fish 30 years after its introduction into an Iberian alpine lake.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Toro, M.; Granados, I.; Rubio, A.; Camacho, A.; Sabas, I.; Ventura, M.; and Montes, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Aquatic Sciences, 82(3): 55. May 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{toro_response_2020,\n\ttitle = {Response of the aquatic invertebrate community to the eradication of an exotic invasive fish 30 years after its introduction into an {Iberian} alpine lake},\n\tvolume = {82},\n\tissn = {1015-1621},\n\tdoi = {10/ggvcqc},\n\tabstract = {In Lake Grande de Penalara, an originally fishless small high mountain lake in the Central Iberian Peninsula, brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was introduced in the 1970s, and then eradicated 30 years later using gillnets. In this study, we investigated the time-course and changes in macroinvertebrates and zooplankton communities, before and after the eradication, by studying their richness and several biological and ecological traits of macroinvertebrates. Macroinvertebrates richness increased from 13 taxa coexisting with fish, up to a maximum of 27 taxa after the eradication. Rare groups usually affected by fish predation, e.g. swimmers in surface and open waters, showed high dispersal and recolonization capabilities, while those with burrowing, interstitial or crawler habits maintained their presence, and even with the presence of fish given their advantage of hiding from being directly sighted by fish. Taxa with affinities for rare habitats within the lake (e.g. macrophyte beds) occasionally appeared 4-6 years after eradication. In contrast, zooplankton assemblage did not significantly change in richness in the 10 years after eradication. No new species of cladocerans or copepods appeared after fish removal, but 4 new rotifer taxa appeared and 5 disappeared. This was apparently more related to a change in water quality or trophic status as a consequence of the fish removal than to the direct effect of fish removal on rotifers. Zooplankters were significantly smaller, on average, before fish eradication rather than later, indicating that the community responded to the change in predation pressure.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Aquatic Sciences},\n\tauthor = {Toro, Manuel and Granados, Ignacio and Rubio, Angel and Camacho, Antonio and Sabas, Ibor and Ventura, Marc and Montes, Carlos},\n\tmonth = may,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {Recovery, mountain lakes, resilience, nonnative fish, benthic macroinvertebrates, indicators, rainbow-trout, High mountain lake, populations, recovery, Zooplankton, Aquatic   invertebrates, Fish eradication, salvelinus-fontinalis, Species traits, zooplankton assemblages},\n\tpages = {55},\n}\n\n
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\n In Lake Grande de Penalara, an originally fishless small high mountain lake in the Central Iberian Peninsula, brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was introduced in the 1970s, and then eradicated 30 years later using gillnets. In this study, we investigated the time-course and changes in macroinvertebrates and zooplankton communities, before and after the eradication, by studying their richness and several biological and ecological traits of macroinvertebrates. Macroinvertebrates richness increased from 13 taxa coexisting with fish, up to a maximum of 27 taxa after the eradication. Rare groups usually affected by fish predation, e.g. swimmers in surface and open waters, showed high dispersal and recolonization capabilities, while those with burrowing, interstitial or crawler habits maintained their presence, and even with the presence of fish given their advantage of hiding from being directly sighted by fish. Taxa with affinities for rare habitats within the lake (e.g. macrophyte beds) occasionally appeared 4-6 years after eradication. In contrast, zooplankton assemblage did not significantly change in richness in the 10 years after eradication. No new species of cladocerans or copepods appeared after fish removal, but 4 new rotifer taxa appeared and 5 disappeared. This was apparently more related to a change in water quality or trophic status as a consequence of the fish removal than to the direct effect of fish removal on rotifers. Zooplankters were significantly smaller, on average, before fish eradication rather than later, indicating that the community responded to the change in predation pressure.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Scientific and local ecological knowledge, shaping perceptions towards protected areas and related ecosystem services.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Cebrian-Piqueras, M. A.; Filyushkina, A.; Johnson, D. N.; Lo, V. B.; Lopez-Rodriguez, M. D.; March, H.; Oteros-Rozas, E.; Peppler-Lisbach, C.; Quintas-Soriano, C.; Raymond, C. M.; Ruiz-Mallen, I.; van Riper, C. J.; Zinngrebe, Y.; and Plieninger, T.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Landscape Ecology, 35(11): 2549–2567. November 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{cebrian-piqueras_scientific_2020,\n\ttitle = {Scientific and local ecological knowledge, shaping perceptions towards protected areas and related ecosystem services},\n\tvolume = {35},\n\tissn = {0921-2973},\n\tdoi = {10/ghdrxs},\n\tabstract = {Context Most protected areas are managed based on objectives related to scientific ecological knowledge of species and ecosystems. However, a core principle of sustainability science is that understanding and including local ecological knowledge, perceptions of ecosystem service provision and landscape vulnerability will improve sustainability and resilience of social-ecological systems. Here, we take up these assumptions in the context of protected areas to provide insight on the effectiveness of nature protection goals, particularly in highly human-influenced landscapes. Objectives We examined how residents' ecological knowledge systems, comprised of both local and scientific, mediated the relationship between their characteristics and a set of variables that represented perceptions of ecosystem services, landscape change, human-nature relationships, and impacts. Methods We administered a face-to-face survey to local residents in the Sierra de Guadarrama protected areas, Spain. We used bi- and multi-variate analysis, including partial least squares path modeling to test our hypotheses. Results Ecological knowledge systems were highly correlated and were instrumental in predicting perceptions of water-related ecosystem services, landscape change, increasing outdoors activities, and human-nature relationships. Engagement with nature, socio-demographics, trip characteristics, and a rural-urban gradient explained a high degree of variation in ecological knowledge. Bundles of perceived ecosystem services and impacts, in relation to ecological knowledge, emerged as social representation on how residents relate to, understand, and perceive landscapes. Conclusions Our findings provide insight into the interactions between ecological knowledge systems and their role in shaping perceptions of local communities about protected areas. These results are expected to inform protected area management and landscape sustainability.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {11},\n\tjournal = {Landscape Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Cebrian-Piqueras, M. A. and Filyushkina, A. and Johnson, D. N. and Lo, V. B. and Lopez-Rodriguez, M. D. and March, H. and Oteros-Rozas, E. and Peppler-Lisbach, C. and Quintas-Soriano, C. and Raymond, C. M. and Ruiz-Mallen, I. and van Riper, C. J. and Zinngrebe, Y. and Plieninger, T.},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {Biodiversity, conservation, climate-change, biodiversity, resilience, Protected areas, Inclusive conservation, systems, challenge, design, donana, Ecosystem services, Ecosystem vulnerability, Human-nature relationships, Landscape   sustainability, Local community, Traditional ecological knowledge, values},\n\tpages = {2549--2567},\n}\n\n
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\n Context Most protected areas are managed based on objectives related to scientific ecological knowledge of species and ecosystems. However, a core principle of sustainability science is that understanding and including local ecological knowledge, perceptions of ecosystem service provision and landscape vulnerability will improve sustainability and resilience of social-ecological systems. Here, we take up these assumptions in the context of protected areas to provide insight on the effectiveness of nature protection goals, particularly in highly human-influenced landscapes. Objectives We examined how residents' ecological knowledge systems, comprised of both local and scientific, mediated the relationship between their characteristics and a set of variables that represented perceptions of ecosystem services, landscape change, human-nature relationships, and impacts. Methods We administered a face-to-face survey to local residents in the Sierra de Guadarrama protected areas, Spain. We used bi- and multi-variate analysis, including partial least squares path modeling to test our hypotheses. Results Ecological knowledge systems were highly correlated and were instrumental in predicting perceptions of water-related ecosystem services, landscape change, increasing outdoors activities, and human-nature relationships. Engagement with nature, socio-demographics, trip characteristics, and a rural-urban gradient explained a high degree of variation in ecological knowledge. Bundles of perceived ecosystem services and impacts, in relation to ecological knowledge, emerged as social representation on how residents relate to, understand, and perceive landscapes. Conclusions Our findings provide insight into the interactions between ecological knowledge systems and their role in shaping perceptions of local communities about protected areas. These results are expected to inform protected area management and landscape sustainability.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Changes in Foliar Functional Traits of S. pyrenaicus subsp. carpetanus under the Ongoing Climate Change: A Retrospective Survey.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Magana Ugarte, R.; Escudero, A.; Sanchez Mata, D.; and Gavilan, R. G.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Plants-Basel, 9(3): 395. March 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{magana_ugarte_changes_2020,\n\ttitle = {Changes in {Foliar} {Functional} {Traits} of {S}. pyrenaicus subsp. carpetanus under the {Ongoing} {Climate} {Change}: {A} {Retrospective} {Survey}},\n\tvolume = {9},\n\tdoi = {10/ggtr44},\n\tabstract = {The sensitivity of stomatal behavior and patterning (i.e., distribution, density, size) to environmental stimuli, renders them crucial for defining the physiological performance of leaves. Thus, assessing long-term modifications in stomatal traits in conserved specimens arises as a valuable eco-physiological approach to predict how the rising trend of warmer, drier summers could affect plant fitness; particularly in mountain areas already experiencing climate aggravation and lacking the related monitoring schemes like Mediterranean high-mountains. Variations in foliar and stomatal traits were studied in conserved specimens of Senecio pyrenaicus subsp. carpetanus from Sierra de Guadarrama over the past 71 years. Our findings revealed decreasing trends in leaf width, stomatal size, and increasing tendency in stomatal density, all correlated with the recent 30-year climate exacerbation in these mountains. This evidenced a positive selection favoring traits that allow safeguarding plant performance under drier, hotter weather conditions. The significant relation between stomatal traits and climatic variables upholds the role of stomatal patterning in sensing environmental cues in this species, feasibly optimizing physiological responses involved in the growth-water loss trade-off. The transition to smaller, densely packed stomata observed in recent decades could indicate local-adaptive plasticity in this species, enhancing stomatal response, as coarser environmental conditions take place in Sierra de Guadarrama.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Plants-Basel},\n\tauthor = {Magana Ugarte, Rosina and Escudero, Adrian and Sanchez Mata, Daniel and Gavilan, Rosario G.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {climate change, carbon-dioxide, gradients, morphology, mediterranean mountains, plasticity, adaptation, plant, responses, herbarium collections, high-mountains, leaf morphology, leaf-area, stomatal density, stomatal traits},\n\tpages = {395},\n}\n\n
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\n The sensitivity of stomatal behavior and patterning (i.e., distribution, density, size) to environmental stimuli, renders them crucial for defining the physiological performance of leaves. Thus, assessing long-term modifications in stomatal traits in conserved specimens arises as a valuable eco-physiological approach to predict how the rising trend of warmer, drier summers could affect plant fitness; particularly in mountain areas already experiencing climate aggravation and lacking the related monitoring schemes like Mediterranean high-mountains. Variations in foliar and stomatal traits were studied in conserved specimens of Senecio pyrenaicus subsp. carpetanus from Sierra de Guadarrama over the past 71 years. Our findings revealed decreasing trends in leaf width, stomatal size, and increasing tendency in stomatal density, all correlated with the recent 30-year climate exacerbation in these mountains. This evidenced a positive selection favoring traits that allow safeguarding plant performance under drier, hotter weather conditions. The significant relation between stomatal traits and climatic variables upholds the role of stomatal patterning in sensing environmental cues in this species, feasibly optimizing physiological responses involved in the growth-water loss trade-off. The transition to smaller, densely packed stomata observed in recent decades could indicate local-adaptive plasticity in this species, enhancing stomatal response, as coarser environmental conditions take place in Sierra de Guadarrama.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n An Assessment of Observed and Simulated Temperature Variability in Sierra de Guadarrama.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Vegas-Canas, C.; Fidel Gonzalez-Rouco, J.; Navarro-Montesinos, J.; Garcia-Bustamante, E.; Lucio-Eceiza, E. E.; Garcia-Pereira, F.; Rodriguez-Camino, E.; Chazarra-Bernabe, A.; and Alvarez-Arevalo, I.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Atmosphere, 11(9): 985. September 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{vegas-canas_assessment_2020,\n\ttitle = {An {Assessment} of {Observed} and {Simulated} {Temperature} {Variability} in {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}},\n\tvolume = {11},\n\tdoi = {10/ghhxm5},\n\tabstract = {This work provides a first assessment of temperature variability at interannual and decadal timescales in Sierra de Guadarrama, a high mountain protected area of the Central System in the Iberian Peninsula. Observational data from stations located in the area and simulated data from a high-resolution simulation (1 km) with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, fed from ERA Interim reanalysis, are used in order to analyse the temperature variability in the period 2000-2018. Comparison among all datasets allows evaluation of the realism of the model simulations. The results show that the model tends to underestimate the observational mean temperatures and anomalies at high-altitude stations. A linear mean temperature vertical gradient of -5.81 degrees C/km is observed, but it is overestimated by the model (-6.56 degrees C/km). The variability of the daily temperature anomalies for both observations and, to a lesser extent, simulations increases with height. The added value that the WRF offers against the use of the ERA Interim is evaluated. The results show that the WRF provides a better performance than the reanalysis, as it shows smaller biases with respect to observational temperature anomalies. Finally, the study of temperature trends over the Sierra de Guadarrama and its surroundings for the period 2000-2018 shows a warming in the area, significantly pronounced in autumn. When extended to the last decades, observations show that this warming has been happening since the first half of the 20th century, especially during the period 1970-2018, but not as much as during 2000-2018.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {9},\n\tjournal = {Atmosphere},\n\tauthor = {Vegas-Canas, Cristina and Fidel Gonzalez-Rouco, J. and Navarro-Montesinos, Jorge and Garcia-Bustamante, Elena and Lucio-Eceiza, Etor E. and Garcia-Pereira, Felix and Rodriguez-Camino, Ernesto and Chazarra-Bernabe, Andres and Alvarez-Arevalo, Ines},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {management, mountains, climate-change, model, observations, ERA Interim, multidecadal warming trends, part i, performance, quality-control, surface wind observations, temperature variability, wrf},\n\tpages = {985},\n}\n\n
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\n This work provides a first assessment of temperature variability at interannual and decadal timescales in Sierra de Guadarrama, a high mountain protected area of the Central System in the Iberian Peninsula. Observational data from stations located in the area and simulated data from a high-resolution simulation (1 km) with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, fed from ERA Interim reanalysis, are used in order to analyse the temperature variability in the period 2000-2018. Comparison among all datasets allows evaluation of the realism of the model simulations. The results show that the model tends to underestimate the observational mean temperatures and anomalies at high-altitude stations. A linear mean temperature vertical gradient of -5.81 degrees C/km is observed, but it is overestimated by the model (-6.56 degrees C/km). The variability of the daily temperature anomalies for both observations and, to a lesser extent, simulations increases with height. The added value that the WRF offers against the use of the ERA Interim is evaluated. The results show that the WRF provides a better performance than the reanalysis, as it shows smaller biases with respect to observational temperature anomalies. Finally, the study of temperature trends over the Sierra de Guadarrama and its surroundings for the period 2000-2018 shows a warming in the area, significantly pronounced in autumn. When extended to the last decades, observations show that this warming has been happening since the first half of the 20th century, especially during the period 1970-2018, but not as much as during 2000-2018.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Scots pine plantations growth adaptation to climate warming in locations at the southernmost distribution limit of the species.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Rubio-Cuadrado, A.; Julio Camarero, J.; Gomez, C.; Canellas, I.; Aullo-Maestro, I.; Gil, L.; and Montes, F.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Dendrochronologia, 63: 125745. October 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{rubio-cuadrado_scots_2020,\n\ttitle = {Scots pine plantations growth adaptation to climate warming in locations at the southernmost distribution limit of the species},\n\tvolume = {63},\n\tissn = {1125-7865},\n\tdoi = {10/ghhxm3},\n\tabstract = {Under the current climate change conjuncture, understanding the forest plantations capacity of acclimation to warming and increased drought stress is crucial for forest managers. To get some understanding of their adaptability, plantations of similar provenance but located in climatically contrasting sites can be compared. Here we study the growth dynamics and their relationship with climate and drought in two Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) plantations located in the center (Sierra de Guadarrama, wetter site) and south (Sierra Nevada, drier site) of Spain, the latter situated at the southernmost distribution limit of the species. Our objectives are to quantify the trends in radial growth of these plantations, to quantify the influence of climate on growth, and to project the plantations growth as a function of forecasted climate. Results reveal that the plantations from the drier site show lower, and less responsive to climate, growth and greater resilience than those from the wetter site. Furthermore, if the current climate-growth relationships continue in the future, these plantations would maintain the current limited growth rate during the 21st century. On the contrary, plantations from the wetter site show higher growth rate and more resistance to drought, and they are projected to increase growth under the warmer conditions forecasted for the 21st century. Our study shows that plantations in drier sites may have a great capacity to acclimate to local climate conditions and would not be negatively impacted by the projected climate warming.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Dendrochronologia},\n\tauthor = {Rubio-Cuadrado, Alvaro and Julio Camarero, J. and Gomez, Cristina and Canellas, Isabel and Aullo-Maestro, Isabel and Gil, Luis and Montes, Fernando},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {Pinus sylvestris, competition, drought, Dendroecology, Drought stress, Plantations, tree growth, forests, sylvestris, basal area, diameter, pinaster, seedlings, spei, stress},\n\tpages = {125745},\n}\n\n
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\n Under the current climate change conjuncture, understanding the forest plantations capacity of acclimation to warming and increased drought stress is crucial for forest managers. To get some understanding of their adaptability, plantations of similar provenance but located in climatically contrasting sites can be compared. Here we study the growth dynamics and their relationship with climate and drought in two Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) plantations located in the center (Sierra de Guadarrama, wetter site) and south (Sierra Nevada, drier site) of Spain, the latter situated at the southernmost distribution limit of the species. Our objectives are to quantify the trends in radial growth of these plantations, to quantify the influence of climate on growth, and to project the plantations growth as a function of forecasted climate. Results reveal that the plantations from the drier site show lower, and less responsive to climate, growth and greater resilience than those from the wetter site. Furthermore, if the current climate-growth relationships continue in the future, these plantations would maintain the current limited growth rate during the 21st century. On the contrary, plantations from the wetter site show higher growth rate and more resistance to drought, and they are projected to increase growth under the warmer conditions forecasted for the 21st century. Our study shows that plantations in drier sites may have a great capacity to acclimate to local climate conditions and would not be negatively impacted by the projected climate warming.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The assembly of plant-patch networks in Mediterranean alpine grasslands.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pescador, D. S.; Iriondo, J. M.; Losapio, G.; and Escudero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Plant Ecology, 13(3): 273–280. June 2020.\n WOS:000544169500003\n\n\n\n
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@article{pescador_assembly_2020,\n\ttitle = {The assembly of plant-patch networks in {Mediterranean} alpine grasslands},\n\tvolume = {13},\n\tissn = {1752-9921},\n\tdoi = {10/gg6p3z},\n\tabstract = {Aims Harsh environmental conditions in alpine ecosystems shape vegetation structure into patches, where many different plant species cluster and grow together. Yet, which factors are important for the structure and dynamics of such plant-patch networks remains poorly understood. We aim to assess which and how environmental and biotic factors predict the assembly of plant patch networks along a mountain range. Methods We examined the distribution of plant species in more than 5500 vegetation patches in 37 Mediterranean alpine grasslands distributed along a 500 m altitudinal gradient (National Park of Sierra Guadarrama, Spain). We established a plant-patch network for each grassland community and analyzed how nestedness and modularity vary with environmental (altitude, insolation and soil conditions) and biotic factors (number of species per plot, mean patch area and total pasture area). Important Findings Plant-patch networks showed consistent, non-random patterns characterized by a nested, but not modular, structure, which suggests that positive associations among co-occurring specialists promote their growth within patches as subsets of a pool with more generalist species. Both nestedness and modularity of plant patch networks varied among grasslands. Specifically, nestedness decreased with increasing species per plot and increased with mean patch area, while it was independent of environmental variables; modularity increased with increasing pasture area and species per plot. The negative relationship between species per plot and nested patterns may be linked to the restricted number of species that can coexist within the same patch at a given size. Moreover, the positive relationship between patch size and nestedness indicates that the growth of rare plant species within vegetation patches occupied by more abundant species is facilitated in bigger rather than smaller patches. Furthermore, these results indicate that the nested assembly of vegetation patches may be independent of abiotic conditions. These findings suggest that large and unfragmented vegetation patches are fundamental for the maintenance of plant diversity in alpine grasslands. Looking at species distribution at fine spatial scales may shed new light on the biotic processes underlying plant network assembly and provide novel ways for conserving biodiversity.},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Plant Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Pescador, David S. and Iriondo, Jose Maria and Losapio, Gianalberto and Escudero, Adrian},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {WOS:000544169500003},\n\tkeywords = {communities, species richness, organic-carbon, alpine ecosystems, animal mutualistic networks, architecture, community assembly, compartments, ecological networks, metacommunity, modularity, nestedness, patch dynamics, pattern-formation},\n\tpages = {273--280},\n}\n\n
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\n Aims Harsh environmental conditions in alpine ecosystems shape vegetation structure into patches, where many different plant species cluster and grow together. Yet, which factors are important for the structure and dynamics of such plant-patch networks remains poorly understood. We aim to assess which and how environmental and biotic factors predict the assembly of plant patch networks along a mountain range. Methods We examined the distribution of plant species in more than 5500 vegetation patches in 37 Mediterranean alpine grasslands distributed along a 500 m altitudinal gradient (National Park of Sierra Guadarrama, Spain). We established a plant-patch network for each grassland community and analyzed how nestedness and modularity vary with environmental (altitude, insolation and soil conditions) and biotic factors (number of species per plot, mean patch area and total pasture area). Important Findings Plant-patch networks showed consistent, non-random patterns characterized by a nested, but not modular, structure, which suggests that positive associations among co-occurring specialists promote their growth within patches as subsets of a pool with more generalist species. Both nestedness and modularity of plant patch networks varied among grasslands. Specifically, nestedness decreased with increasing species per plot and increased with mean patch area, while it was independent of environmental variables; modularity increased with increasing pasture area and species per plot. The negative relationship between species per plot and nested patterns may be linked to the restricted number of species that can coexist within the same patch at a given size. Moreover, the positive relationship between patch size and nestedness indicates that the growth of rare plant species within vegetation patches occupied by more abundant species is facilitated in bigger rather than smaller patches. Furthermore, these results indicate that the nested assembly of vegetation patches may be independent of abiotic conditions. These findings suggest that large and unfragmented vegetation patches are fundamental for the maintenance of plant diversity in alpine grasslands. Looking at species distribution at fine spatial scales may shed new light on the biotic processes underlying plant network assembly and provide novel ways for conserving biodiversity.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n El hidrolacolito de las Calderuelas (Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama), una morfología periglaciar singular.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Carrasco, R. M; Pedraza, J.; Fernández-Lozano, J.; Sanchez-Vizcaíno, J.; Soteres, R. L; Karampaglidis, T.; Turu, V.; and Ros, X.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Cuaternario y Geomorfología,4. 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{carrasco_hidrolacolito_2020,\n\ttitle = {El hidrolacolito de las {Calderuelas} ({Parque} {Nacional} de la {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}), una morfología periglaciar singular},\n\tabstract = {This research describes the finding of a hydro-laccolith in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Central System). The study, based on the combination of Digital Terrain Models (DTM) and geoelectric data, allowed the characterization of the surface morphology and internal structure. The results allow establishing the genesis of this periglacial-related structure and the role played by slope processes in its evolution. Freeze-thawing cycles and hydrogeological conditions are responsible factors that control its evolution over time. Such type of structures show an extraordinary environmental sensitivity, thus their monitoring is of great interest to guarantee their further preservation.},\n\tlanguage = {es},\n\tjournal = {Cuaternario y Geomorfología},\n\tauthor = {Carrasco, Rosa M and Pedraza, Javier and Fernández-Lozano, Javier and Sanchez-Vizcaíno, Jesús and Soteres, Rodrigo L and Karampaglidis, Theodoros and Turu, Valentí and Ros, Xavier},\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, aquatic hyphomycetes},\n\tpages = {4},\n}\n\n
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\n This research describes the finding of a hydro-laccolith in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Central System). The study, based on the combination of Digital Terrain Models (DTM) and geoelectric data, allowed the characterization of the surface morphology and internal structure. The results allow establishing the genesis of this periglacial-related structure and the role played by slope processes in its evolution. Freeze-thawing cycles and hydrogeological conditions are responsible factors that control its evolution over time. Such type of structures show an extraordinary environmental sensitivity, thus their monitoring is of great interest to guarantee their further preservation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Gender differences in profile and habits of practitioners of outdoor activities.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martin Talavera, L.; and Mediavilla Saldana, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Retos-Nuevas Tendencias En Educacion Fisica Deporte Y Recreacion, (38): 713–718. 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{martin_talavera_gender_2020,\n\ttitle = {Gender differences in profile and habits of practitioners of outdoor activities},\n\tissn = {1579-1726},\n\tabstract = {Gender stereotypes can still be perceived in outdoor activities, as there are still cultural determinants of sexist nature that influence the practice of physical activities in the countryside. This study aims to analyse the profile of practitioners of outdoor activities, their characteristics and habits of practice, identifying possible gender differences. The methodology used consisted of carrying out a survey through the distribution of the questionnaire "Analysis of the profile of users-visitors of the outdoor environment" to a random sample of practitioners of activities in the outdoor environment in the Community of Madrid, specifically in Sierra de Guadarrama (n=156; 38.5\\% women, and 61.5\\% men). The results showed that the proportion of men who reported practicing more committed modalities was higher than that of women. However, there were no significant differences in the reason for practice. Once the results have been analysed, it can be concluded that the proportion of women in the field of outdoor activities is still lower and that it is possible to establish that there are several significant differences between male and female groups with regard to profile and habits of practitioners of this type of activities.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {38},\n\tjournal = {Retos-Nuevas Tendencias En Educacion Fisica Deporte Y Recreacion},\n\tauthor = {Martin Talavera, Laura and Mediavilla Saldana, Lazar},\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, community, aquatic hyphomycetes, adult-population, gender, leisure, nature, physical activity, physical-activity, quantitative research},\n\tpages = {713--718},\n}\n\n
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\n Gender stereotypes can still be perceived in outdoor activities, as there are still cultural determinants of sexist nature that influence the practice of physical activities in the countryside. This study aims to analyse the profile of practitioners of outdoor activities, their characteristics and habits of practice, identifying possible gender differences. The methodology used consisted of carrying out a survey through the distribution of the questionnaire \"Analysis of the profile of users-visitors of the outdoor environment\" to a random sample of practitioners of activities in the outdoor environment in the Community of Madrid, specifically in Sierra de Guadarrama (n=156; 38.5% women, and 61.5% men). The results showed that the proportion of men who reported practicing more committed modalities was higher than that of women. However, there were no significant differences in the reason for practice. Once the results have been analysed, it can be concluded that the proportion of women in the field of outdoor activities is still lower and that it is possible to establish that there are several significant differences between male and female groups with regard to profile and habits of practitioners of this type of activities.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Linking inter-annual variation in environment, phenology, and abundance for a montane butterfly community.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Stewart, J. E.; Illán, J. G.; Richards, S. A.; Gutiérrez, D.; and Wilson, R. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecology, 101(1): e02906. January 2020.\n Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd\n\n\n\n
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@article{stewart_linking_2020,\n\ttitle = {Linking inter-annual variation in environment, phenology, and abundance for a montane butterfly community},\n\tvolume = {101},\n\tissn = {0012-9658},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2906},\n\tdoi = {10/gh7hsc},\n\tabstract = {Abstract Climate change has caused widespread shifts in species? phenology, but the consequences for population and community dynamics remain unclear because of uncertainty regarding the species-specific drivers of phenology and abundance, and the implications for synchrony among interacting species. Here, we develop a statistical model to quantify inter-annual variation in phenology and abundance over an environmental gradient, and use it to identify potential drivers of phenology and abundance in co-occurring species. We fit the model to counts of 10 butterfly species with single annual generations over a mountain elevation gradient, as an exemplar system in which temporally limited availability of biotic resources and favorable abiotic conditions impose narrow windows of seasonal activity. We estimate parameters describing changes in abundance, and the peak time and duration of the flight period, over ten years (2004?2013) and across twenty sample locations (930?2,050 m) in central Spain. We also use the model outputs to investigate relationships of phenology and abundance with temperature and rainfall. Annual shifts in phenology were remarkably consistent among species, typically showing earlier flight periods during years with warm conditions in March or May?June. In contrast, inter-annual variation in relative abundance was more variable among species, and generally less well associated with climatic conditions. Nevertheless, warmer temperatures in June were associated with increased relative population growth in three species, and five species had increased relative population growth in years with earlier flight periods. These results suggest that broadly coherent interspecific changes to phenology could help to maintain temporal synchrony in community dynamics under climate change, but that the relative composition of communities may vary due to interspecific inconsistency in population dynamic responses to climate change. However, it may still be possible to predict abundance change for species based on a robust understanding of relationships between their population dynamics and phenology, and the environmental drivers of both.},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\turldate = {2021-02-24},\n\tjournal = {Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Stewart, James E. and Illán, Javier Gutiérrez and Richards, Shane A. and Gutiérrez, David and Wilson, Robert J.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {Publisher: John Wiley \\& Sons, Ltd},\n\tkeywords = {altitude, Lepidoptera, developmental delay, ectotherm, elevation gradient, emergence time, growing season, microclimate, phenological synchrony, phenotypic traits},\n\tpages = {e02906},\n}\n\n
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\n Abstract Climate change has caused widespread shifts in species? phenology, but the consequences for population and community dynamics remain unclear because of uncertainty regarding the species-specific drivers of phenology and abundance, and the implications for synchrony among interacting species. Here, we develop a statistical model to quantify inter-annual variation in phenology and abundance over an environmental gradient, and use it to identify potential drivers of phenology and abundance in co-occurring species. We fit the model to counts of 10 butterfly species with single annual generations over a mountain elevation gradient, as an exemplar system in which temporally limited availability of biotic resources and favorable abiotic conditions impose narrow windows of seasonal activity. We estimate parameters describing changes in abundance, and the peak time and duration of the flight period, over ten years (2004?2013) and across twenty sample locations (930?2,050 m) in central Spain. We also use the model outputs to investigate relationships of phenology and abundance with temperature and rainfall. Annual shifts in phenology were remarkably consistent among species, typically showing earlier flight periods during years with warm conditions in March or May?June. In contrast, inter-annual variation in relative abundance was more variable among species, and generally less well associated with climatic conditions. Nevertheless, warmer temperatures in June were associated with increased relative population growth in three species, and five species had increased relative population growth in years with earlier flight periods. These results suggest that broadly coherent interspecific changes to phenology could help to maintain temporal synchrony in community dynamics under climate change, but that the relative composition of communities may vary due to interspecific inconsistency in population dynamic responses to climate change. However, it may still be possible to predict abundance change for species based on a robust understanding of relationships between their population dynamics and phenology, and the environmental drivers of both.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rubus carpetanus (Rosaceae), a new species from the Iberian Peninsula.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Vicente-Orellana, J. A.; and Galán-de-Mera, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 0(0): 1–10. 2020.\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1845844\n\n\n\n
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@article{vicente-orellana_rubus_2020,\n\ttitle = {Rubus carpetanus ({Rosaceae}), a new species from the {Iberian} {Peninsula}},\n\tvolume = {0},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1845844},\n\tdoi = {10/ghx8kg},\n\tabstract = {Abstract Rubus carpetanus is a new endemic Rubus species included in the series Hystrix. It is located in Spain, in the Central Range of the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the Carpetanian Mountains. It grows in acid soils, high humidity, near riversides, alongside oak and pine forests. In the Iberian Peninsula there is only one other species belonging to this series, Rubus brigantinus Samp., located in the NW Iberian Peninsula. Each has a different distribution and very different characteristics, such as stems (procumbent, purplish, obtusely angled with stellate hairs in R. carpetanus, while arching-prostrate, reddish, bluntly angled with single hairs in R. brigantinus), prickles and pricklets (slightly declined with broad and puffed base in R. carpetanus, while straight and thin at the base in R. brigantinus), stalked glands, leaves and leaflets (terminal leaflet longly acuminate in R. carpetanus, while shortly acuminate in R. brigantinus) and the colour of the flowers (white petals, ovate and not imbricated in R. carpetanus, while light pink, spathulate and sometimes imbricated in R. brigantinus).},\n\tnumber = {0},\n\tjournal = {Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology},\n\tauthor = {Vicente-Orellana, José Alfredo and Galán-de-Mera, Antonio},\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {Publisher: Taylor \\& Francis\n\\_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2020.1845844},\n\tpages = {1--10},\n}\n\n
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\n Abstract Rubus carpetanus is a new endemic Rubus species included in the series Hystrix. It is located in Spain, in the Central Range of the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the Carpetanian Mountains. It grows in acid soils, high humidity, near riversides, alongside oak and pine forests. In the Iberian Peninsula there is only one other species belonging to this series, Rubus brigantinus Samp., located in the NW Iberian Peninsula. Each has a different distribution and very different characteristics, such as stems (procumbent, purplish, obtusely angled with stellate hairs in R. carpetanus, while arching-prostrate, reddish, bluntly angled with single hairs in R. brigantinus), prickles and pricklets (slightly declined with broad and puffed base in R. carpetanus, while straight and thin at the base in R. brigantinus), stalked glands, leaves and leaflets (terminal leaflet longly acuminate in R. carpetanus, while shortly acuminate in R. brigantinus) and the colour of the flowers (white petals, ovate and not imbricated in R. carpetanus, while light pink, spathulate and sometimes imbricated in R. brigantinus).\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Delineating participation in conservation governance: Insights from the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lopez-Rodriguez, M. D.; Ruiz-Mallen, I.; Oteros-Rozas, E.; March, H.; Keller, R.; Lo, V. B.; Cebrian-Piqueras, M. A.; and Andrade, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environmental Science & Policy, 114: 486–496. December 2020.\n WOS:000591437200012\n\n\n\n
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@article{lopez-rodriguez_delineating_2020,\n\ttitle = {Delineating participation in conservation governance: {Insights} from the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {114},\n\tissn = {1462-9011},\n\tdoi = {10/ghswfp},\n\tabstract = {The active participation of local stakeholders in governing protected areas is increasingly recognized in biodi-versity conservation. While progress has been made in countries to facilitate inclusivity in conservation decision making, there is limited practical guidance of participatory mechanisms enabling stakeholder engagement. Disentangling formal and informal governance arrangements within protected areas illuminates how stakeholder participation in decision-making is shaped and potentially improved. Here, we provide an analytical framework characterising governance arrangements to examine the formal and informal mechanisms guiding stakeholder participation conservation decision-making in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain). We conducted 76 semi-structured interviews and field observations with local stakeholders, and reviewed Park policy documents. Our findings reveal governance arrangements are contingent upon stakeholders' responsibility (shared vs. concentrated) and influence (equal vs. unequal), regardless of the (in)formality of decision making. We found four types of arrangements that characterise governance of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park-cooperative, consultative, informative, and prescriptive-and identified the mutually supportive role formal and informal mechanisms play in shaping participation. We argue stakeholders' responsibility and influence are key analytical axes to delineate participatory mechanisms in order to identify challenges and opportunities for more inclusive conservation. Our study provides analytical guidance that could be adapted and scaled up to other protected areas for understanding participation in conservation decision-making.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Environmental Science \\& Policy},\n\tauthor = {Lopez-Rodriguez, M. D. and Ruiz-Mallen, I. and Oteros-Rozas, E. and March, H. and Keller, R. and Lo, V. B. and Cebrian-Piqueras, M. A. and Andrade, R.},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {WOS:000591437200012},\n\tkeywords = {protected areas, management, Biodiversity conservation, sustainability, Protected areas, engagement, environmental governance, framework, Governance   arrangements, implementation, Inclusive conservation, Participatory decision-making, principles, stakeholder participation, systems},\n\tpages = {486--496},\n}\n\n
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\n The active participation of local stakeholders in governing protected areas is increasingly recognized in biodi-versity conservation. While progress has been made in countries to facilitate inclusivity in conservation decision making, there is limited practical guidance of participatory mechanisms enabling stakeholder engagement. Disentangling formal and informal governance arrangements within protected areas illuminates how stakeholder participation in decision-making is shaped and potentially improved. Here, we provide an analytical framework characterising governance arrangements to examine the formal and informal mechanisms guiding stakeholder participation conservation decision-making in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain). We conducted 76 semi-structured interviews and field observations with local stakeholders, and reviewed Park policy documents. Our findings reveal governance arrangements are contingent upon stakeholders' responsibility (shared vs. concentrated) and influence (equal vs. unequal), regardless of the (in)formality of decision making. We found four types of arrangements that characterise governance of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park-cooperative, consultative, informative, and prescriptive-and identified the mutually supportive role formal and informal mechanisms play in shaping participation. We argue stakeholders' responsibility and influence are key analytical axes to delineate participatory mechanisms in order to identify challenges and opportunities for more inclusive conservation. Our study provides analytical guidance that could be adapted and scaled up to other protected areas for understanding participation in conservation decision-making.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Long-term altitudinal change in bird richness in a Mediterranean mountain range: habitat shifts explain the trends.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Telleria, J. L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Regional Environmental Change, 20(2): UNSP 69. June 2020.\n WOS:000538060200002\n\n\n\n
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@article{telleria_long-term_2020,\n\ttitle = {Long-term altitudinal change in bird richness in a {Mediterranean} mountain range: habitat shifts explain the trends},\n\tvolume = {20},\n\tissn = {1436-3798},\n\tdoi = {10/gg3tmq},\n\tabstract = {The altitudinal distribution of species richness is affected by climate and habitat changes, and the balance between these drivers will produce an idiosyncratic pattern in each mountain range. However, the potential effect of habitat change has rarely been included in studies designed to detect the effect of climate change on mountain biodiversity. This paper explores the changes in the altitudinal distribution of forest bird richness in the Guadarrama Mountains (600-2400 m a.s.l., Central Spain) over the last several decades. These mountains are affected by global warming and increased tree density resulting from rural abandonment. Nothing is known, however, about the way these changes have affected the altitudinal distribution of bird richness. Bird counts carried out in 1976-1980 were repeated in 2014-2015 along an altitudinal succession of forest belts. The results show that the relationship of bird richness to elevation shifted from a hump-shaped model typical of dry mountains to a monotonic negative model characteristic of humid mountains. These trends diverged from predictions on the effects of climate warming and were related to a loss of bird richness in endemic Scots pinewoods in the upper parts of the mountains. Variations in the composition of bird assemblages suggested that these pinewoods have experienced a process of tree densification and understory loss. As a result, the reshuffling of the altitudinal distribution of bird richness produced by habitat changes has eclipsed any effects of climate warming. These results emphasize the importance of considering habitat and climate interactions when exploring the altitudinal shift of species richness in the context of global change.},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Regional Environmental Change},\n\tauthor = {Telleria, Jose Luis},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {WOS:000538060200002},\n\tkeywords = {Climate change, communities, climate-change, biodiversity, land-use, history, distributions, Elevation gradient, Forest birds, gradients, Habitat change, spatial autocorrelation, Species richness, species-richness, Vegetation dynamics, woodlands},\n\tpages = {UNSP 69},\n}\n\n
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\n The altitudinal distribution of species richness is affected by climate and habitat changes, and the balance between these drivers will produce an idiosyncratic pattern in each mountain range. However, the potential effect of habitat change has rarely been included in studies designed to detect the effect of climate change on mountain biodiversity. This paper explores the changes in the altitudinal distribution of forest bird richness in the Guadarrama Mountains (600-2400 m a.s.l., Central Spain) over the last several decades. These mountains are affected by global warming and increased tree density resulting from rural abandonment. Nothing is known, however, about the way these changes have affected the altitudinal distribution of bird richness. Bird counts carried out in 1976-1980 were repeated in 2014-2015 along an altitudinal succession of forest belts. The results show that the relationship of bird richness to elevation shifted from a hump-shaped model typical of dry mountains to a monotonic negative model characteristic of humid mountains. These trends diverged from predictions on the effects of climate warming and were related to a loss of bird richness in endemic Scots pinewoods in the upper parts of the mountains. Variations in the composition of bird assemblages suggested that these pinewoods have experienced a process of tree densification and understory loss. As a result, the reshuffling of the altitudinal distribution of bird richness produced by habitat changes has eclipsed any effects of climate warming. These results emphasize the importance of considering habitat and climate interactions when exploring the altitudinal shift of species richness in the context of global change.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) of El Ventorrillo Biological Station, Madrid province, Spain: a perspective from a late twentieth century inventory.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lorenzo, D.; Ricarte, A.; Nedeljkovic, Z.; Luis Nieves-Aldrey, J.; and Angeles Marcos-Garcia, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Revue Suisse De Zoologie, 127(2): 393–412. October 2020.\n WOS:000587405300012\n\n\n\n
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@article{lorenzo_hoverflies_2020,\n\ttitle = {Hoverflies ({Diptera}: {Syrphidae}) of {El} {Ventorrillo} {Biological} {Station}, {Madrid} province, {Spain}: a perspective from a late twentieth century inventory},\n\tvolume = {127},\n\tissn = {0035-418X},\n\tdoi = {10/ghm387},\n\tabstract = {Temporal comparisons of a site's biodiversity depend on the availability of at least two asynchronous data sets on a bioindicator group. The Sierra de Guadarrama, a mountain range in central Spain has a high biodivcrsity and representative sites such as El Ventorrillo Biological Station (Madrid province) play an important role in research and monitoring of the Sierra biodiversity. Although unevenly and randomly, hoverflies of the Sierra de Guadarrama have been surveyed for decades, but never at El Ventorrillo. This important group of pollinators, aphid predators and bioindicators was sampled with a Malaise trap at El Ventorrillo from June 1989 to June 1990. A total of 51 species were identified (20 spp. of Eristalinae and 31 spp. of Syrphinae), 22 of which were new to the Sierra de Guadarrama and 17 to the Madrid province. The genera Brachypalpus and Didea were also new to the Madrid province. The Sierra de Guadarrama now has 126 species recorded and the Madrid province 150. Within the Sierra de Guadarrama, El Ventorrillo becomes the second locality in number of hoverfly species recorded after El Escorial (64 spp.). In the Malaise trap catch, hovertlies with zoophagous larvae had a higher representation than those of other guilds, both in species richness and abundance. The results provided here for El Ventorrillo represent a baseline for future biodiversity studies at this site with a similar experimental design, for example, to detect changes in hoverfly diversities along time.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Revue Suisse De Zoologie},\n\tauthor = {Lorenzo, Daniel and Ricarte, Antonio and Nedeljkovic, Zorica and Luis Nieves-Aldrey, Jose and Angeles Marcos-Garcia, Maria},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {WOS:000587405300012},\n\tkeywords = {species richness, Sistema Central, chrysotoxum meigen, Eristalinae, Malaise trap, Puerto Navacerrada, records, Sierra de   Guadarrama, Syrphinae, taxonomy},\n\tpages = {393--412},\n}\n\n
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\n Temporal comparisons of a site's biodiversity depend on the availability of at least two asynchronous data sets on a bioindicator group. The Sierra de Guadarrama, a mountain range in central Spain has a high biodivcrsity and representative sites such as El Ventorrillo Biological Station (Madrid province) play an important role in research and monitoring of the Sierra biodiversity. Although unevenly and randomly, hoverflies of the Sierra de Guadarrama have been surveyed for decades, but never at El Ventorrillo. This important group of pollinators, aphid predators and bioindicators was sampled with a Malaise trap at El Ventorrillo from June 1989 to June 1990. A total of 51 species were identified (20 spp. of Eristalinae and 31 spp. of Syrphinae), 22 of which were new to the Sierra de Guadarrama and 17 to the Madrid province. The genera Brachypalpus and Didea were also new to the Madrid province. The Sierra de Guadarrama now has 126 species recorded and the Madrid province 150. Within the Sierra de Guadarrama, El Ventorrillo becomes the second locality in number of hoverfly species recorded after El Escorial (64 spp.). In the Malaise trap catch, hovertlies with zoophagous larvae had a higher representation than those of other guilds, both in species richness and abundance. The results provided here for El Ventorrillo represent a baseline for future biodiversity studies at this site with a similar experimental design, for example, to detect changes in hoverfly diversities along time.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Effects of climate change on the life stages of stream‐dwelling brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) at the rear edge of their native distribution range.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Santiago, J. M.; Alonso, C.; García de Jalón, D.; Solana‐Gutiérrez, J.; and Muñoz‐Mas, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecohydrology, 13(7). October 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Streamflow and temperature regimes are key components of the physical habitats of instream biological communities. Iberian brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations exist in a climatic border where water scarcity and increasing water temperatures during summer could compromise their viability throughout the 21st century. We predicted climate change-induced modifications in the thermal and hydraulic habitats of both the intragravel (eggs and larvae) and free-swimming (fry, juveniles and adults) stages of brown trout in two mountain streams in central Spain. Spatial–temporal simulations of thermal and hydraulic habitats under two climate change emission scenarios—representative concentration pathway (RCP) 4.5 (mild scenario) and RCP 8.5 (pessimistic)—were conducted at 1-m altitudinal steps using daily air temperature and streamflow predictions. Increased winter temperatures will reduce embryo and larval development time by 12% (RCP 4.5) and 30% (RCP 8.5) in downstream sites by end of the 21st century, but this reduction might be insufficient to compensate for the shortening of the period with temperatures below the viability limits for survival of intragravel phase (20% and 54%, respectively). Combining streamflow and temperature data for free-swimming stages indicated that the suitable summer habitat will be reduced by between 53% and 76% (RCP 4.5) and 70%–90% (RCP 8.5) by 2099. The predicted effects for all developmental stages are critical for determining population viability at both ends of its altitudinal distribution. However, these responses are river-specific, as limiting factors differ among rivers.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Increased tropospheric ozone levels enhance pathogen infection levels of amphibians.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Bosch, J.; Elvira, S.; Sausor, C.; Bielby, J.; González-Fernández, I.; Alonso, R.; and Bermejo-Bermejo, V.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Science of The Total Environment,143461. November 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{bosch_increased_2020,\n\ttitle = {Increased tropospheric ozone levels enhance pathogen infection levels of amphibians},\n\tissn = {00489697},\n\tdoi = {10/ghmdrs},\n\tabstract = {As a result of anthropogenic activities, changes to the chemistry of Earth's atmosphere pose a threat to ecosystem health and biodiversity. One such change is the increase in tropospheric ozone (O3), which is particularly severe in the Mediterranean basin area, where the levels of this pollutant are chronically high during spring and summer time. Within this region, Mediterranean mountain ecosystems are hot spots for biodiversity which may be especially vulnerable to changes in O3 levels. Declines in montane amphibian populations have been recorded worldwide, including the Mediterranean basin. A significant driver of these declines is the emerging infection disease, chytridiomycosis, caused by the aquatic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Chytridiomycosis has negatively affected populations of several amphibian species in the Spanish Central Range, including in the Sierra Guadarrama, and interactions with other biotic and abiotic factors are an important part of these declines. However, there is little evidence or knowledge of whether tropospheric O3 levels may be another factor in the outbreaks of this disease. To test the hypothesis that O3 levels are another interactive driver of Bd infection dynamics, two different approaches were followed: 1) an experimental study in open top chambers was used to quantify the aspects of how Bd infection progressed throughout the metamorphic process under four different O3 levels; and 2) a field epidemiological study was used to analyse the relationship between the Bd infection load in the Sierra de Guadarrama and tropospheric O3 levels during a 9 year period. Our results suggest that high O3 levels significantly delayed the rate of development of tadpoles and increased Bd infection, providing empirical evidence of two new separate ways that may explain population declines of montane amphibians.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\turldate = {2020-11-26},\n\tjournal = {Science of The Total Environment},\n\tauthor = {Bosch, Jaime and Elvira, Susana and Sausor, Cristina and Bielby, Jon and González-Fernández, Ignacio and Alonso, Rocío and Bermejo-Bermejo, Victoria},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tpages = {143461},\n}\n\n
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\n As a result of anthropogenic activities, changes to the chemistry of Earth's atmosphere pose a threat to ecosystem health and biodiversity. One such change is the increase in tropospheric ozone (O3), which is particularly severe in the Mediterranean basin area, where the levels of this pollutant are chronically high during spring and summer time. Within this region, Mediterranean mountain ecosystems are hot spots for biodiversity which may be especially vulnerable to changes in O3 levels. Declines in montane amphibian populations have been recorded worldwide, including the Mediterranean basin. A significant driver of these declines is the emerging infection disease, chytridiomycosis, caused by the aquatic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Chytridiomycosis has negatively affected populations of several amphibian species in the Spanish Central Range, including in the Sierra Guadarrama, and interactions with other biotic and abiotic factors are an important part of these declines. However, there is little evidence or knowledge of whether tropospheric O3 levels may be another factor in the outbreaks of this disease. To test the hypothesis that O3 levels are another interactive driver of Bd infection dynamics, two different approaches were followed: 1) an experimental study in open top chambers was used to quantify the aspects of how Bd infection progressed throughout the metamorphic process under four different O3 levels; and 2) a field epidemiological study was used to analyse the relationship between the Bd infection load in the Sierra de Guadarrama and tropospheric O3 levels during a 9 year period. Our results suggest that high O3 levels significantly delayed the rate of development of tadpoles and increased Bd infection, providing empirical evidence of two new separate ways that may explain population declines of montane amphibians.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mind the gap: Effects of canopy clearings on temperate forest bat assemblages.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Tena, E.; de Paz, Ó.; de la Peña, R.; Fandos, G.; Redondo, M.; and Tellería, J. L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Forest Ecology and Management, 474: 118341. October 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{tena_mind_2020,\n\ttitle = {Mind the gap: {Effects} of canopy clearings on temperate forest bat assemblages},\n\tvolume = {474},\n\tissn = {0378-1127},\n\tdoi = {10/ghbm8d},\n\tabstract = {Gaps in the forest canopy appear to play a major role in local species richness as they increase habitat heterogeneity and border effects. In the case of bats, these small clearings seem to play an important role as foraging and commuting sites. However, further research is required to set the actual role of forest gaps on bat biology in order to consider them as conservation targets in forest management. In this study, we test whether bat species richness and activity are higher in gaps within a large Scot pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest than in the adjacent tree covered control sites. We also test these differences in the forest specialists since this group is particularly sensitive to forest management. To investigate this, we used bat detectors in 9 gaps and their adjacent control points during ten nights in July - August 2016 and 2017. The trends resulting from the analysis of 228,108 bat calls support that species richness and activity of bat assemblages were higher in gaps than in the adjacent control points. A similar pattern was detected in the most sensitive tree dwelling bat species. These results stress the importance of gaps as useable areas for the forest bat assemblages and suggest the interest of managing gaps for bat conservation within large areas of continuous tree cover.},\n\tjournal = {Forest Ecology and Management},\n\tauthor = {Tena, Elena and de Paz, Óscar and de la Peña, Roberto and Fandos, Guillermo and Redondo, Marisol and Tellería, José Luis},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {Biodiversity, Chiroptera, Forest gaps, Forest management, Habitat selection, Landscape heterogeneity},\n\tpages = {118341},\n}\n\n
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\n Gaps in the forest canopy appear to play a major role in local species richness as they increase habitat heterogeneity and border effects. In the case of bats, these small clearings seem to play an important role as foraging and commuting sites. However, further research is required to set the actual role of forest gaps on bat biology in order to consider them as conservation targets in forest management. In this study, we test whether bat species richness and activity are higher in gaps within a large Scot pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest than in the adjacent tree covered control sites. We also test these differences in the forest specialists since this group is particularly sensitive to forest management. To investigate this, we used bat detectors in 9 gaps and their adjacent control points during ten nights in July - August 2016 and 2017. The trends resulting from the analysis of 228,108 bat calls support that species richness and activity of bat assemblages were higher in gaps than in the adjacent control points. A similar pattern was detected in the most sensitive tree dwelling bat species. These results stress the importance of gaps as useable areas for the forest bat assemblages and suggest the interest of managing gaps for bat conservation within large areas of continuous tree cover.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Significant reductions of host abundance weakly impact infection intensity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Bosch, J.; Carrascal, L. M.; Manica, A.; and Garner, T. W. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n PLOS ONE, 15(11): 1–14. 2020.\n Publisher: Public Library of Science\n\n\n\n
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@article{bosch_significant_2020,\n\ttitle = {Significant reductions of host abundance weakly impact infection intensity of {Batrachochytrium} dendrobatidis},\n\tvolume = {15},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242913},\n\tdoi = {10/ghn3js},\n\tabstract = {Infectious diseases are considered major threats to biodiversity, however strategies to mitigate their impacts in the natural world are scarce and largely unsuccessful. Chytridiomycosis is responsible for the decline of hundreds of amphibian species worldwide, but an effective disease management strategy that could be applied across natural habitats is still lacking. In general amphibian larvae can be easily captured, offering opportunities to ascertain the impact of altering the abundance of hosts, considered to be a key parameter affecting the severity of the disease. Here, we report the results of two experiments to investigate how altering host abundance affects infection intensity in amphibian populations of a montane area of Central Spain suffering from lethal amphibian chytridiomycosis. Our laboratory-based experiment supported the conclusion that varying density had a significant effect on infection intensity when salamander larvae were housed at low densities. Our field experiment showed that reducing the abundance of salamander larvae in the field also had a significant, but weak, impact on infection the following year, but only when removals were extreme. While this suggests adjusting host abundance as a mitigation strategy to reduce infection intensity could be useful, our evidence suggests only heavy culling efforts will succeed, which may run contrary to objectives for conservation.},\n\tnumber = {11},\n\tjournal = {PLOS ONE},\n\tauthor = {Bosch, Jaime and Carrascal, Luis M. and Manica, Andrea and Garner, Trenton W. J.},\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {Publisher: Public Library of Science},\n\tpages = {1--14},\n}\n\n
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\n Infectious diseases are considered major threats to biodiversity, however strategies to mitigate their impacts in the natural world are scarce and largely unsuccessful. Chytridiomycosis is responsible for the decline of hundreds of amphibian species worldwide, but an effective disease management strategy that could be applied across natural habitats is still lacking. In general amphibian larvae can be easily captured, offering opportunities to ascertain the impact of altering the abundance of hosts, considered to be a key parameter affecting the severity of the disease. Here, we report the results of two experiments to investigate how altering host abundance affects infection intensity in amphibian populations of a montane area of Central Spain suffering from lethal amphibian chytridiomycosis. Our laboratory-based experiment supported the conclusion that varying density had a significant effect on infection intensity when salamander larvae were housed at low densities. Our field experiment showed that reducing the abundance of salamander larvae in the field also had a significant, but weak, impact on infection the following year, but only when removals were extreme. While this suggests adjusting host abundance as a mitigation strategy to reduce infection intensity could be useful, our evidence suggests only heavy culling efforts will succeed, which may run contrary to objectives for conservation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Análisis de la calidad visual del paisaje del Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama mediante procedimientos indirectos: EMC y SIG.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Vallina Rodriguez, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Anales De Geografia De La Universidad Complutense, 40(1): 183–215. 2020.\n WOS:000543258300009\n\n\n\n
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@article{vallina_rodriguez_alisis_2020,\n\ttitle = {Análisis de la calidad visual del paisaje del {Parque} {Nacional} de la {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} mediante procedimientos indirectos: {EMC} y {SIG}},\n\tvolume = {40},\n\tissn = {0211-9803},\n\tdoi = {10/gg6p32},\n\tabstract = {Frente a la complejidad que supone la valoración objetiva del paisaje, la presente investigación propone una aproximación metodológica desde la evaluación indirecta de uno de los tres grandes bloques (intrínsecos, de incidencia positiva y de incidencia negativa) que forman la calidad visual de cualquier espacio, atendiendo fundamentalmente a los valores intrínsecos. El objetivo principal del análisis consistirá en descomponer todos aquellos valores y criterios que forman parte de los elementos visuales inherentes del paisaje de la Sierra de Guadarrama para, a partir de la utilización de las metodologías de evaluación multicriterio (EMC) y su combinación con las posibilidades que ofrecen los sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG), llegar a un conocimiento suficiente de la realidad visual del entorno. Esto permitirá interpretar técnicamente los diversos factores que configuran los valores intrínsecos del Guadarrama, integrando los resultados en una cartografía temática del ámbito, que muestre detalladamente los valores de calidad visual de forma territorializada.},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Anales De Geografia De La Universidad Complutense},\n\tauthor = {Vallina Rodriguez, Alejandro},\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tnote = {WOS:000543258300009},\n\tkeywords = {gis, landscape assessment, mce, valuation, Visual quality},\n\tpages = {183--215},\n}\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Proposal of a System for Assessment of the Sustainability of Municipalities (Sasmu) Included in the Spanish Network of National Parks and Their Surroundings.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martínez-Vega, J.; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, D.; Fernández-Latorre, F. M.; Ibarra, P.; Echeverría, M.; and Echavarría, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geosciences, 10(8). 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n It is usually considered that Protected Areas (PAs) are an efficient tool for policies to conserve biodiversity. However, there is evidence that some pressures and threats arise from processes taking place both inside them and in their surroundings territories—habitat loss, changes in land use, fragmentation of natural ecosystems. In this paper, we aim to test the hypothesis that municipalities located in the Socioeconomic Influence Zones (SIZs) of the fifteen National Parks (NPs) in Spain are more sustainable than those in their surroundings or, conversely, that the municipalities of their surroundings are more unsustainable. To measure their sustainability, we propose a system for assessment using fifteen indicators selected by experts. The methodology is based on the normalization of the data of each indicator, comparing them with a desirable target value defined in terms of sector policies and strategies. We then aggregate the indicators for each group in three indices that cover the classic dimensions of sustainability—environmental, economic and social. On a network scale, the results show that municipalities inside the SIZs are 1.594 points more sustainable environmentally, 0.108 economically and 0.068 socially than those of their surroundings. A system for assessment of the sustainability of municipalities (SASMU) may be a useful tool for NP managers, and for local and regional administrations, when setting priorities for policies, projects and compensation for regulatory restrictions related to NPs.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n A methodology to assess the future connectivity of protected areas by combining climatic representativeness and land-cover change simulations: the case of the Guadarrama National Park (Madrid, Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Mingarro, M.; Aguilera-Benavente, F.; and Lobo, J. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 2020.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{mingarro_methodology_2020,\n\ttitle = {A methodology to assess the future connectivity of protected areas by combining climatic representativeness and land-cover change simulations: the case of the {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Madrid}, {Spain})},\n\tissn = {0964-0568},\n\tdoi = {10/ghdrxr},\n\tabstract = {Protected areas are fundamental in conservation, but their intactness is increasingly threatened by the effects of climate and land-cover changes. Here, a methodological procedure is proposed able to determine the representative climatic conditions of a protected area in central Spain (Guadarrama National Park) pinpointing the natural areas that will host future analogous conditions, but also assessing the effects of land-cover changes on the connectivity of these areas. Future conditions provided by two 2050 IPCC climatic change scenarios and land-cover change simulations were jointly used for this purpose. According to the results obtained, climate change will produce notable effects, displacing its representative climatic conditions as well as modifying the land cover in the neighboring localities. Three areas appear as fundamental for the future maintenance of this reserve: two within the Iberian Central System (Gredos Mountains and Ayllon Mountains) and one in the Iberian System (Urbion Mountains). The proposed approach can be implemented in any protected area to examine its capacity to represent in the future the environmental conditions for which it was created.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Environmental Planning and Management},\n\tauthor = {Mingarro, M. and Aguilera-Benavente, F. and Lobo, J. M.},\n\tyear = {2020},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, conservation, biodiversity, dynamics, models, connectivity, regions, climatic representativeness, future analogous conditions, land-use   simulations, priorities, projections, resolution, united-states, urban-growth},\n}\n\n
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\n Protected areas are fundamental in conservation, but their intactness is increasingly threatened by the effects of climate and land-cover changes. Here, a methodological procedure is proposed able to determine the representative climatic conditions of a protected area in central Spain (Guadarrama National Park) pinpointing the natural areas that will host future analogous conditions, but also assessing the effects of land-cover changes on the connectivity of these areas. Future conditions provided by two 2050 IPCC climatic change scenarios and land-cover change simulations were jointly used for this purpose. According to the results obtained, climate change will produce notable effects, displacing its representative climatic conditions as well as modifying the land cover in the neighboring localities. Three areas appear as fundamental for the future maintenance of this reserve: two within the Iberian Central System (Gredos Mountains and Ayllon Mountains) and one in the Iberian System (Urbion Mountains). The proposed approach can be implemented in any protected area to examine its capacity to represent in the future the environmental conditions for which it was created.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The study of hidden habitats sheds light on poorly known taxa: spiders of the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ledesma, E.; Jimenez-Valverde, A.; de Castro, A.; Aguado-Aranda, P.; and Ortuno, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Zookeys, (841): 39–59. April 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ledesma_study_2019,\n\ttitle = {The study of hidden habitats sheds light on poorly known taxa: spiders of the {Mesovoid} {Shallow} {Substratum}},\n\tissn = {1313-2989},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkftt},\n\tabstract = {The scarce and biased knowledge about the diversity and distribution of Araneae species in the Iberian Peninsula is accentuated in poorly known habitats such as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS). The aim of this study was to characterize the spiders inventory of the colluvial MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, and to assess the importance of this habitat for the conservation of the taxon. Thirty-three localities were selected across the high peaks of the Guadarrama mountain range and they were sampled for a year using subterranean traps specially designed to capture arthropods in the MSS. Species accumulation curves were built both for the observed species richness and for the non-parametric richness estimators. The literature was reviewed in order to update the distributional maps of the rarest species. Forty-two species were collected, of which four were species new to science. More than half were represented by one or two individuals which caused the accumulation curves to rise slowly and to end without reaching an asymptote. Almost half of the species showed significant increases in their Iberian distribution ranges. Two species were recorded for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula and 32 species were new additions to the spider checklist of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {841},\n\tjournal = {Zookeys},\n\tauthor = {Ledesma, Enrique and Jimenez-Valverde, Alberto and de Castro, Alberto and Aguado-Aranda, Pablo and Ortuno, Vicente M.},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, diversity, Araneae, araneae communities, biodiversity, iberian peninsula, inventory completeness, national-park, scree slopes, species   distributions, species richness, stone debris, stony debris, subterranean habitat, vertical-distribution},\n\tpages = {39--59},\n}\n\n
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\n The scarce and biased knowledge about the diversity and distribution of Araneae species in the Iberian Peninsula is accentuated in poorly known habitats such as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (MSS). The aim of this study was to characterize the spiders inventory of the colluvial MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, and to assess the importance of this habitat for the conservation of the taxon. Thirty-three localities were selected across the high peaks of the Guadarrama mountain range and they were sampled for a year using subterranean traps specially designed to capture arthropods in the MSS. Species accumulation curves were built both for the observed species richness and for the non-parametric richness estimators. The literature was reviewed in order to update the distributional maps of the rarest species. Forty-two species were collected, of which four were species new to science. More than half were represented by one or two individuals which caused the accumulation curves to rise slowly and to end without reaching an asymptote. Almost half of the species showed significant increases in their Iberian distribution ranges. Two species were recorded for the first time in the Iberian Peninsula and 32 species were new additions to the spider checklist of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Studies of the mesovoid shallow substratum can change the accepted autecology of species: the case of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ortuno, V. M.; Ledesma, E.; Jimenez-Valverde, A.; and Perez Suarez, G.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 42(2): 213–226. 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ortuno_studies_2019,\n\ttitle = {Studies of the mesovoid shallow substratum can change the accepted autecology of species: the case of ground beetles ({Coleoptera}, {Carabidae}) in the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {42},\n\tissn = {1578-665X},\n\tdoi = {10/gf5h3k},\n\tabstract = {The family Carabidae is of particular interest not only due to its great specific diversity but also due to the geophilic nature of many of its members, which makes them good bioindicators of soil characteristics. The diversity of the epigean Carabidae is relatively well studied. However, there are no robust data on the presence of these beetles in hypogean habitats of non-karstic substrate and, therefore, without the development of caves. In the present study, we sampled the mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) at various sites in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, with the aim of characterising the Carabidae hypogean fauna. Among many other organisms, we collected 12 species of Carabidae. Of these, despite being known from epigean/edaphic habitats, Leistus (Leistus) constrictus Schaufuss, 1862, Nebria (Nebria) vuillefroyi Chaudoir, 1866, Trechus (Trechus) schaufussi pandellei Putzeys, 1870, and Laemostenus (Eucryptotrichus) pinicola (Graells, 1851) are consistently reported from MSS habitats, albeit with certain differences as regards their occupation of subterranean spaces. The species from forest-dwelling (thermophilous) lineages, T. (T.) schaufussi pandellei and L. (E.) pinicola, presented a higher prevalence in subsoil cavities at lower altitudes, whereas those from orobiont (psychrophilic) lineages, L. (L.) constrictus and N. (N.) vuillefroyi, predominated in subsoils at higher altitudes. As regards the presence of these four species during their different life cycle stages, we found that N. (N.) vuillefroyi was present and abundant as both larval (in the three preimaginal stages) and imago stages, showing the most evident trend towards an hypogean lifestyle. In contrast, for the other three species, only one of the two stages showed a high presence on hypogean habitats. The facultative hypogean capabilities of N. (N.) vuillefroyi and L. (L.) constrictus calls into question the protected status conferred on both species when it was thought that they were exclusively epigean.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Animal Biodiversity and Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Ortuno, V. M. and Ledesma, E. and Jimenez-Valverde, A. and Perez Suarez, G.},\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {conservation, diversity, iberian peninsula, soil, habitats, Autoecology, Carabidae, cave, Hypogean, Iberian peninsula, Mesovoid shallow substratum, Orobiome, Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, trechinae, trechus},\n\tpages = {213--226},\n}\n\n
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\n The family Carabidae is of particular interest not only due to its great specific diversity but also due to the geophilic nature of many of its members, which makes them good bioindicators of soil characteristics. The diversity of the epigean Carabidae is relatively well studied. However, there are no robust data on the presence of these beetles in hypogean habitats of non-karstic substrate and, therefore, without the development of caves. In the present study, we sampled the mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS) at various sites in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, with the aim of characterising the Carabidae hypogean fauna. Among many other organisms, we collected 12 species of Carabidae. Of these, despite being known from epigean/edaphic habitats, Leistus (Leistus) constrictus Schaufuss, 1862, Nebria (Nebria) vuillefroyi Chaudoir, 1866, Trechus (Trechus) schaufussi pandellei Putzeys, 1870, and Laemostenus (Eucryptotrichus) pinicola (Graells, 1851) are consistently reported from MSS habitats, albeit with certain differences as regards their occupation of subterranean spaces. The species from forest-dwelling (thermophilous) lineages, T. (T.) schaufussi pandellei and L. (E.) pinicola, presented a higher prevalence in subsoil cavities at lower altitudes, whereas those from orobiont (psychrophilic) lineages, L. (L.) constrictus and N. (N.) vuillefroyi, predominated in subsoils at higher altitudes. As regards the presence of these four species during their different life cycle stages, we found that N. (N.) vuillefroyi was present and abundant as both larval (in the three preimaginal stages) and imago stages, showing the most evident trend towards an hypogean lifestyle. In contrast, for the other three species, only one of the two stages showed a high presence on hypogean habitats. The facultative hypogean capabilities of N. (N.) vuillefroyi and L. (L.) constrictus calls into question the protected status conferred on both species when it was thought that they were exclusively epigean.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The shape is more important than we ever thought: Plant to plant interactions in a high mountain community.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pescador, D. S.; de la Cruz, M.; Chacon-Labella, J.; and Escudero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(9): 1584–1593. September 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{pescador_shape_2019,\n\ttitle = {The shape is more important than we ever thought: {Plant} to plant interactions in a high mountain community},\n\tvolume = {10},\n\tissn = {2041-210X},\n\tdoi = {10/gf9vzv},\n\tabstract = {Plant to plant interactions are probably the most important driver of species coexistence at fine spatial scales, but their detection represents a challenge in Ecology. Spatial point pattern analysis (SPPA) is likely the approach most used to identify them, however, it suffers from some limitations related to the over-simplification of individuals to points. Here, we propose a new approach called Overlapping Area Analysis (OAA) to test whether the consideration of the shape and orientation of the individuals reveal signs of interactions between species that would remain undetected with SPPA. We used this approach to analyse a fully mapped cryophilic grassland in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain), where the crown of each individual plant (i.e. the species canopy) was approximated by a polygon. We then computed and compared the total overlapping area between the canopy of a focal species and that of any other species in the community with the expectations of a null model of random rotation of each plant around its centroid. We complemented the results of our new approach by comparing with that of SPPA of plants' centroids. Results of OAA showed that up to 41\\% of species pairs had less canopy overlap than expected, suggesting that many interspecific canopy associations in this plant community were significantly negative at the finest spatial scale. Contrarily, SPPA estimated that 12\\% of species pairs were positively associated at spatial scales up to 20 cm, confirming the facilitative effect displayed by the main engineer in the community (Festuca curvifolia Lag.) and by some other dominant species. Our new approach quantifying canopy associations provides new insights into the processes guiding community assembly. While the results of SPPA suggested the prevalence of traditional 'stress gradient hypothesis' (i.e. prevalence of positive interactions under stressful abiotic conditions), OAA revealed that many interspecific canopy associations were significantly negative. Overall, most facilitated species optimized this positive effect by placing their centroids as close to the benefactor species as their foraging behaviour allowed while avoiding crown overlap. The method proposed is available in a dedicated r-package that will facilitate its application by other ecologists.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {9},\n\tjournal = {Methods in Ecology and Evolution},\n\tauthor = {Pescador, David S. and de la Cruz, Marcelino and Chacon-Labella, Julia and Escudero, Adrian},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {canopy overlap, community structure, competition, crown shyness, facilitation, facilitation in the halo, growth, light, mechanical abrasion, neighborhood, plant-plant interactions, point pattern-analysis, positive   interactions, spatial point   pattern analysis, species coexistence, stochastic geometry, stress-gradient hypothesis},\n\tpages = {1584--1593},\n}\n\n
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\n Plant to plant interactions are probably the most important driver of species coexistence at fine spatial scales, but their detection represents a challenge in Ecology. Spatial point pattern analysis (SPPA) is likely the approach most used to identify them, however, it suffers from some limitations related to the over-simplification of individuals to points. Here, we propose a new approach called Overlapping Area Analysis (OAA) to test whether the consideration of the shape and orientation of the individuals reveal signs of interactions between species that would remain undetected with SPPA. We used this approach to analyse a fully mapped cryophilic grassland in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain), where the crown of each individual plant (i.e. the species canopy) was approximated by a polygon. We then computed and compared the total overlapping area between the canopy of a focal species and that of any other species in the community with the expectations of a null model of random rotation of each plant around its centroid. We complemented the results of our new approach by comparing with that of SPPA of plants' centroids. Results of OAA showed that up to 41% of species pairs had less canopy overlap than expected, suggesting that many interspecific canopy associations in this plant community were significantly negative at the finest spatial scale. Contrarily, SPPA estimated that 12% of species pairs were positively associated at spatial scales up to 20 cm, confirming the facilitative effect displayed by the main engineer in the community (Festuca curvifolia Lag.) and by some other dominant species. Our new approach quantifying canopy associations provides new insights into the processes guiding community assembly. While the results of SPPA suggested the prevalence of traditional 'stress gradient hypothesis' (i.e. prevalence of positive interactions under stressful abiotic conditions), OAA revealed that many interspecific canopy associations were significantly negative. Overall, most facilitated species optimized this positive effect by placing their centroids as close to the benefactor species as their foraging behaviour allowed while avoiding crown overlap. The method proposed is available in a dedicated r-package that will facilitate its application by other ecologists.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n River biological indices in protected areas: are the all-purpose quality classes adequate?.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Rubio-Romero, A.; and Granados, I.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Limnetica, 38(2): 683–703. 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{rubio-romero_river_2019,\n\ttitle = {River biological indices in protected areas: are the all-purpose quality classes adequate?},\n\tvolume = {38},\n\tissn = {0213-8409},\n\tdoi = {10/gf4zfn},\n\tabstract = {The National Parks Master Plan specifies that the monitoring of ecological status must be carried out according to the parameters of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). However, mountain National Parks are characterized by small basins ({\\textless} 10 km 2) that are outside the scope of the WFD. The objective of this article is to assess whether the biotic indices usually used by the WFD are appropriate to assess the ecological status of small and generally well conserved basins in protected mountain areas. For this purpose, the results of the monitoring of ecological status of the main rivers in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park are presented. The spatial and temporal variability of the biological indices (IBMWP, IASPT and EPT) in small basins (generally less than 10 km(2)) has been evaluated, based on data from 26 sampling stations over a period of 13 years. The main characteristics that determine the variability of the sampling stations have been established (PCA). Afterwards, the response of the biological indices with respect to the characteristics of the sub-basins and the intensity of the impacts was evaluated (RDA). The main results indicate that the biological indices are influenced by altitude, seasonality, the existence of lowland vegetation and livestock, in addition to other less relevant factors and impacts. In addition, altitude is a limiting factor for the diversity of fluvial macroinvertebrates at the most elevated stations. In this way, the biotic indices respond both to the characteristics of the subbasin and to the possible impacts present in them. Nevertheless, the boundaries between IBMWP quality classes established by legislation for the type of Mediterranean silica mountain rivers (R-T11) are not very sensitive with regard to relatively well conserved mountain areas, so more restrictive and better adapted thresholds are proposed in order to detect impacts in the river sub-basins of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Limnetica},\n\tauthor = {Rubio-Romero, Angel and Granados, Ignacio},\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {protected areas, basin, spain, ecological status, aquatic macroinvertebrates, biological indices, community, establishment, guadarrama, ibmwp, monitoring, network, park, sierra, Sierra   de Guadarrama, streams},\n\tpages = {683--703},\n}\n\n
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\n The National Parks Master Plan specifies that the monitoring of ecological status must be carried out according to the parameters of the Water Framework Directive (WFD). However, mountain National Parks are characterized by small basins (\\textless 10 km 2) that are outside the scope of the WFD. The objective of this article is to assess whether the biotic indices usually used by the WFD are appropriate to assess the ecological status of small and generally well conserved basins in protected mountain areas. For this purpose, the results of the monitoring of ecological status of the main rivers in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park are presented. The spatial and temporal variability of the biological indices (IBMWP, IASPT and EPT) in small basins (generally less than 10 km(2)) has been evaluated, based on data from 26 sampling stations over a period of 13 years. The main characteristics that determine the variability of the sampling stations have been established (PCA). Afterwards, the response of the biological indices with respect to the characteristics of the sub-basins and the intensity of the impacts was evaluated (RDA). The main results indicate that the biological indices are influenced by altitude, seasonality, the existence of lowland vegetation and livestock, in addition to other less relevant factors and impacts. In addition, altitude is a limiting factor for the diversity of fluvial macroinvertebrates at the most elevated stations. In this way, the biotic indices respond both to the characteristics of the subbasin and to the possible impacts present in them. Nevertheless, the boundaries between IBMWP quality classes established by legislation for the type of Mediterranean silica mountain rivers (R-T11) are not very sensitive with regard to relatively well conserved mountain areas, so more restrictive and better adapted thresholds are proposed in order to detect impacts in the river sub-basins of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Li-Na-metasomatism related to I-type granite magmatism: A case study of the highly fractionated La Pedriza pluton (Iberian Variscan belt).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Perez-Soba, C.; and Villaseca, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Lithos, 344: 159–174. November 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{perez-soba_li-na-metasomatism_2019,\n\ttitle = {Li-{Na}-metasomatism related to {I}-type granite magmatism: {A} case study of the highly fractionated {La} {Pedriza} pluton ({Iberian} {Variscan} belt)},\n\tvolume = {344},\n\tissn = {0024-4937},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr4h},\n\tabstract = {This study describes rare albitites associated with highly fractionated I-type granitic melts, showing a mineral paragenesis that resembles those of high-temperature metasomatized rocks (fenites) associated with alkaline and carbonatitic intrusions. The studied albitites occur as lenticular bodies on the meter scale, hosted in peraluminous granites, and are scattered in a narrow sector next to the peraluminous and highly fractionated I-type La Pedriza leucogranite (LPL) pluton in the Spanish Central System. Albitites show sharp contacts and preserve textural features of the host granites (i.e., isovolumetric metasomatism). These rocks consist of a variably albitized magmatic feldspar framework (70-85 modal \\%) and interstitial domains where singular Na-Li-Fe3+-rich amphiboles and pyroxenes crystallized with albite or quartz. Titanite, andradite-grossular garnet, Mg-Li-rich mica, magnetite, fluorite, and apatite are metasomatic accessory minerals. Mass balance indicates enrichments of Na2O, FeO, MgO, MnO, Li, F, Be, and some HFSE (high-field-strength elements, such as Zn, Sc, and Sn) and LIE (large-ion lithophile elements) depletion. U-Pb data from metasomatic titanite yield 307 +/- 10 Ma, which is coeval with the LPL and within the range of the regional granite emplacement (about 309-298 Ma). The LPL also shows strong compositional affinities (F, Li, Na, Sn, and Zn enrichment) with albitites. Similar Sr-Nd-delta D isotopic signatures between albitites and host granites suggest that magmatic fluids might be dominant during metasomatism. However, the heterogeneity of delta O-18, which shifts toward lower values in the more distant outcrops, suggests contribution of meteoric in origin low-salinity waters during prograde metasomatism. P-T-f(O2) conditions are estimated at 0.2-0.3 GPa, 645-700 degrees C, and relatively oxidized conditions. We propose that Na-HFSE-flux-rich residual melts of the LPL expelled two immiscible hot liquids: an alkaline low-density liquid and a high-density hydrosilicate liquid (HSL). The low-density fluid dissolved magmatic quartz and provided albitization of the magmatic feldspar framework by a diffusive mechanism. Quartz dissolution created microchannels for infiltration of the relatively low viscosity HSL, forming tubular channels. This fluid was enriched in network modifiers (Li, Na, F, Be) and cations (Ca, Al) released after albitization, and it precipitated in these microchannels to form the new metasomatic paragenesis (quartz, albite, uncommon Li-rich mafic silicates, and accessory minerals). (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Lithos},\n\tauthor = {Perez-Soba, Cecilia and Villaseca, Carlos},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {evolution, spanish central system, complex, rocks, u-pb, Albitite, albitization, hydrosilicate liquids, hydrothermal   transition, I-type highly fractionated   granite, Iberian Variscan belt, Li-rich mineralogy, Metasomatism, south greenland, titanite},\n\tpages = {159--174},\n}\n\n
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\n This study describes rare albitites associated with highly fractionated I-type granitic melts, showing a mineral paragenesis that resembles those of high-temperature metasomatized rocks (fenites) associated with alkaline and carbonatitic intrusions. The studied albitites occur as lenticular bodies on the meter scale, hosted in peraluminous granites, and are scattered in a narrow sector next to the peraluminous and highly fractionated I-type La Pedriza leucogranite (LPL) pluton in the Spanish Central System. Albitites show sharp contacts and preserve textural features of the host granites (i.e., isovolumetric metasomatism). These rocks consist of a variably albitized magmatic feldspar framework (70-85 modal %) and interstitial domains where singular Na-Li-Fe3+-rich amphiboles and pyroxenes crystallized with albite or quartz. Titanite, andradite-grossular garnet, Mg-Li-rich mica, magnetite, fluorite, and apatite are metasomatic accessory minerals. Mass balance indicates enrichments of Na2O, FeO, MgO, MnO, Li, F, Be, and some HFSE (high-field-strength elements, such as Zn, Sc, and Sn) and LIE (large-ion lithophile elements) depletion. U-Pb data from metasomatic titanite yield 307 +/- 10 Ma, which is coeval with the LPL and within the range of the regional granite emplacement (about 309-298 Ma). The LPL also shows strong compositional affinities (F, Li, Na, Sn, and Zn enrichment) with albitites. Similar Sr-Nd-delta D isotopic signatures between albitites and host granites suggest that magmatic fluids might be dominant during metasomatism. However, the heterogeneity of delta O-18, which shifts toward lower values in the more distant outcrops, suggests contribution of meteoric in origin low-salinity waters during prograde metasomatism. P-T-f(O2) conditions are estimated at 0.2-0.3 GPa, 645-700 degrees C, and relatively oxidized conditions. We propose that Na-HFSE-flux-rich residual melts of the LPL expelled two immiscible hot liquids: an alkaline low-density liquid and a high-density hydrosilicate liquid (HSL). The low-density fluid dissolved magmatic quartz and provided albitization of the magmatic feldspar framework by a diffusive mechanism. Quartz dissolution created microchannels for infiltration of the relatively low viscosity HSL, forming tubular channels. This fluid was enriched in network modifiers (Li, Na, F, Be) and cations (Ca, Al) released after albitization, and it precipitated in these microchannels to form the new metasomatic paragenesis (quartz, albite, uncommon Li-rich mafic silicates, and accessory minerals). (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The Valley of the Fallen as strategy of petrification to ensure the everlasting legacy of Francoism.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sole, Q.; and Lopez Soler, X.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Kamchatka-Revista De Analisis Cultural, (13): 299–317. 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n This article sets out to analyse the Valley of the Fallen through consideration of the different monumentalizing strategies employed to ensure its continued effectiveness as a symbol of Francoism, and to highlight the regime's influence by placing it at the same level as the many references to the Spanish monarchy present in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Apart from its physical dimensions, attention will be drawn to the importance of its spatial and geographical location, as well as the significance and consequences of the burial there not only of the dictator but also of tens of thousands of Civil War dead and the impact this has had on subsequent attempts to deal with this monumental legacy. The article ends by discussing the most recent actions taken to try to achieve the exhumation of Franco, reflecting on the range of responses and their significance in the present.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Perceptions, attitudes and values of two key stakeholders on the oldest and newest Spanish national parks.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Rodriguez-Rodriguez, D.; Ibarra, P.; Echeverria, M.; and Martinez-Vega, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environment Development and Sustainability, 21(2): 1053–1073. April 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{rodriguez-rodriguez_perceptions_2019,\n\ttitle = {Perceptions, attitudes and values of two key stakeholders on the oldest and newest {Spanish} national parks},\n\tvolume = {21},\n\tissn = {1387-585X},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkfts},\n\tabstract = {Effective protected area (PA) conservation relies heavily on positive social perception, attitude and values, especially by the stakeholders most affected by PA regulations. Random samples of residents around (n=401) and quota samples of visitors to (n=542) two emblematic, environmentally similar National Parks (NPs) in Spain: Ordesa y Monte Perdido NP (Ordesa NP) and Sierra de Guadarrama NP (Guadarrama NP) were surveyed on their attitudes, perceptions and values using structured questionnaires. The results show similarities and differences between stakeholder groups and NPs. Most differences can be explained by the different geographic, historical and socioeconomic contexts. Residents near Guadarrama NP visited it less frequently, whereas non-residents visited the NP more frequently than Ordesa NP. Residents' and visitors' perception on the conservation state was better for Ordesa NP than for Guadarrama NP. The main perceived threats by both groups were wildfires, massive visitation and insufficient environmental awareness. Local participation in management was deemed improvable in both NPs. Stated importance on both NPs was similarly high for both stakeholder groups. Half of residents and over two-thirds of visitors to both NPs were willing to pay an entrance fee. A daily fee of 3 Euro per person would be acceptable to most. Willingness to pay (WTP) was negatively correlated with frequency of visits' in Guadarrama NP. WTP increased substantially with measures that ensure equity, transparency and accountability. These results present PA managers with updated key stakeholders' attitudes and perceptions, and provide a feasible alternative to regulate massive visitation and enhance financial sustainability of Spanish NPs.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Environment Development and Sustainability},\n\tauthor = {Rodriguez-Rodriguez, D. and Ibarra, P. and Echeverria, M. and Martinez-Vega, J.},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {protected areas, policy, management, conservation, biodiversity, challenges, fees, impacts, Mountain ecosystem, Perception, Protected area, Resident, tourism, Visitor, Willingness to pay},\n\tpages = {1053--1073},\n}\n\n
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\n Effective protected area (PA) conservation relies heavily on positive social perception, attitude and values, especially by the stakeholders most affected by PA regulations. Random samples of residents around (n=401) and quota samples of visitors to (n=542) two emblematic, environmentally similar National Parks (NPs) in Spain: Ordesa y Monte Perdido NP (Ordesa NP) and Sierra de Guadarrama NP (Guadarrama NP) were surveyed on their attitudes, perceptions and values using structured questionnaires. The results show similarities and differences between stakeholder groups and NPs. Most differences can be explained by the different geographic, historical and socioeconomic contexts. Residents near Guadarrama NP visited it less frequently, whereas non-residents visited the NP more frequently than Ordesa NP. Residents' and visitors' perception on the conservation state was better for Ordesa NP than for Guadarrama NP. The main perceived threats by both groups were wildfires, massive visitation and insufficient environmental awareness. Local participation in management was deemed improvable in both NPs. Stated importance on both NPs was similarly high for both stakeholder groups. Half of residents and over two-thirds of visitors to both NPs were willing to pay an entrance fee. A daily fee of 3 Euro per person would be acceptable to most. Willingness to pay (WTP) was negatively correlated with frequency of visits' in Guadarrama NP. WTP increased substantially with measures that ensure equity, transparency and accountability. These results present PA managers with updated key stakeholders' attitudes and perceptions, and provide a feasible alternative to regulate massive visitation and enhance financial sustainability of Spanish NPs.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n From weak to intense downslope winds: origin, interaction with boundary-layer turbulence and impact on CO2 variability.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ander Arrillaga, J.; Yague, C.; Roman-Cascon, C.; Sastre, M.; Antonia Jimenez, M.; Maqueda, G.; and de Arellano, J. V.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19(7): 4615–4635. April 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ander_arrillaga_weak_2019,\n\ttitle = {From weak to intense downslope winds: origin, interaction with boundary-layer turbulence and impact on {CO2} variability},\n\tvolume = {19},\n\tissn = {1680-7316},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrgr},\n\tabstract = {The interconnection of local downslope flows of different intensities with the turbulent characteristics and thermal structure of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is investigated through observations. Measurements are carried out in a relatively flat area 2 km away from the steep slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama (central Iberian Peninsula). A total of 40 thermally driven downslope events are selected from an observational database spanning the summer 2017 period by using an objective and systematic algorithm that accounts for a weak synoptic forcing and local downslope wind direction. We subsequently classify the downslope events into weak, moderate and intense categories, according to their maximum 6 m wind speed. This classification enables us to contrast their main differences regarding the driving mechanisms, associated ABL turbulence and thermal structure, and the major dynamical characteristics. We find that the strongest downslope flows (U {\\textgreater} 3.5 ms(-1)) develop when soil moisture is low ({\\textless} 0.07 m(3) m(-3)) and the synoptic wind not so weak (3.5 m s(-1) {\\textless} V-850 {\\textless} 6 m s(-1)) and roughly parallel to the direction of the downslope flow. The latter adds an important dynamical input, which induces an early flow advection from the nearby steep slope, when the local thermal profile is not stable yet. Consequently, turbulence driven by the bulk shear increases up to friction velocity (u(*)) similar or equal to 1 m s(-1), preventing the development of the surface-based thermal inversion and giving rise to the so-called weakly stable boundary layer. On the contrary, when the dynamical input is absent, buoyancy acceleration drives the formation of a katabatic flow, which is weak (U {\\textless} 1.5 m s(-1)) and generally manifested in the form of a shallow jet below 3 m. The relative flatness of the area favours the formation of very stable boundary layers marked by very weak turbulence (u(*) {\\textless} 0.1 m s(-1)). In between, moderate downslope flows show intermediate characteristics, depending on the strength of the dynamical input and the occasional interaction with down-basin winds. On the other hand, by inspecting individual weak and intense events, we further explore the impact of downslope flows on CO2 variability. By relating the dynamics of the distinct turbulent regimes to the CO2 budget, we are able to estimate the contribution of the different terms. For the intense event, indeed, we infer a horizontal transport of 67 ppm in 3 h driven by the strong downslope advection.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {7},\n\tjournal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics},\n\tauthor = {Ander Arrillaga, Jon and Yague, Carlos and Roman-Cascon, Carlos and Sastre, Mariano and Antonia Jimenez, Maria and Maqueda, Gregorio and de Arellano, Jordi Vila-Guerau},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {carbon-dioxide, moisture, transport, mountain, interannual variability, valley, afternoon, nocturnal drainage flow, ozone, transition},\n\tpages = {4615--4635},\n}\n\n
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\n The interconnection of local downslope flows of different intensities with the turbulent characteristics and thermal structure of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is investigated through observations. Measurements are carried out in a relatively flat area 2 km away from the steep slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama (central Iberian Peninsula). A total of 40 thermally driven downslope events are selected from an observational database spanning the summer 2017 period by using an objective and systematic algorithm that accounts for a weak synoptic forcing and local downslope wind direction. We subsequently classify the downslope events into weak, moderate and intense categories, according to their maximum 6 m wind speed. This classification enables us to contrast their main differences regarding the driving mechanisms, associated ABL turbulence and thermal structure, and the major dynamical characteristics. We find that the strongest downslope flows (U \\textgreater 3.5 ms(-1)) develop when soil moisture is low (\\textless 0.07 m(3) m(-3)) and the synoptic wind not so weak (3.5 m s(-1) \\textless V-850 \\textless 6 m s(-1)) and roughly parallel to the direction of the downslope flow. The latter adds an important dynamical input, which induces an early flow advection from the nearby steep slope, when the local thermal profile is not stable yet. Consequently, turbulence driven by the bulk shear increases up to friction velocity (u(*)) similar or equal to 1 m s(-1), preventing the development of the surface-based thermal inversion and giving rise to the so-called weakly stable boundary layer. On the contrary, when the dynamical input is absent, buoyancy acceleration drives the formation of a katabatic flow, which is weak (U \\textless 1.5 m s(-1)) and generally manifested in the form of a shallow jet below 3 m. The relative flatness of the area favours the formation of very stable boundary layers marked by very weak turbulence (u(*) \\textless 0.1 m s(-1)). In between, moderate downslope flows show intermediate characteristics, depending on the strength of the dynamical input and the occasional interaction with down-basin winds. On the other hand, by inspecting individual weak and intense events, we further explore the impact of downslope flows on CO2 variability. By relating the dynamics of the distinct turbulent regimes to the CO2 budget, we are able to estimate the contribution of the different terms. For the intense event, indeed, we infer a horizontal transport of 67 ppm in 3 h driven by the strong downslope advection.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Use of satellite images to characterize the spatio-temporal dynamics of primary productivity in hotspots of endemic Iberian butterflies.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Aragon, P.; Sanchez-Fernandez, D.; and Hernando, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecological Indicators, 106: 105449. November 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{aragon_use_2019,\n\ttitle = {Use of satellite images to characterize the spatio-temporal dynamics of primary productivity in hotspots of endemic {Iberian} butterflies},\n\tvolume = {106},\n\tissn = {1470-160X},\n\tdoi = {10/ggckz4},\n\tabstract = {The Iberian Peninsula is one of the European regions with the highest number of endemic species. Therefore, it is imperative to identify species populations potentially affected by variations in ecosystem functioning. Since the emergence of data processed from satellites, the possibility of carrying out studies covering both a spatial and temporal dimension has increased, providing more comprehensive information about species population dynamics and ecosystems. Primary productivity is a crucial parameter for understanding ecosystem function and services because it is the basis of the trophic chain. This study examines the spatiotemporal variation in primary productivity over a 14-year temporal series (2000-2013) through the enhanced vegetation index (EVI). We focused on the hotspots of endemic diurnal butterflies in the Iberian Peninsula and obtained data on the primary productivity dynamics at these locations as indicators to optimize further conservation efforts. Within these hotspots, statistically significant yet spatially irregular trends were found at localized sites, mostly in mountain systems (the Cantabrian Mountains, Iberian System, Sierra de Guadarrama and Sierra Nevada). At 60\\% of these sites, primary productivity significantly decreased. Two endemic species, the Sierra Nevada blue (Polyommatus golgus) and the Puerto del Lobo butterfly (Agriades zullichi), which are classified by the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) as "Vulnerable" and "Endangered", respectively, are present in localities where primary productivity showed a marked decline despite being within the Natura 2000 Network. The procedures developed here, which are based on consistent temporal trends of primary productivity, can serve as a tool to detect among biodiversity hotspots those locations where environmental change is unequivocal and hence further monitoring is needed.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Ecological Indicators},\n\tauthor = {Aragon, Pedro and Sanchez-Fernandez, David and Hernando, Carlos},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {global change, conservation, temperature, climate-change, biodiversity, protected area, Lepidoptera, Iberian   Peninsula, ecosystem   services, Enhanced vegetation index (EVI), Environmental change, Land cover, ndvi, net primary production, Primary productivity, vegetation index},\n\tpages = {105449},\n}\n\n
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\n The Iberian Peninsula is one of the European regions with the highest number of endemic species. Therefore, it is imperative to identify species populations potentially affected by variations in ecosystem functioning. Since the emergence of data processed from satellites, the possibility of carrying out studies covering both a spatial and temporal dimension has increased, providing more comprehensive information about species population dynamics and ecosystems. Primary productivity is a crucial parameter for understanding ecosystem function and services because it is the basis of the trophic chain. This study examines the spatiotemporal variation in primary productivity over a 14-year temporal series (2000-2013) through the enhanced vegetation index (EVI). We focused on the hotspots of endemic diurnal butterflies in the Iberian Peninsula and obtained data on the primary productivity dynamics at these locations as indicators to optimize further conservation efforts. Within these hotspots, statistically significant yet spatially irregular trends were found at localized sites, mostly in mountain systems (the Cantabrian Mountains, Iberian System, Sierra de Guadarrama and Sierra Nevada). At 60% of these sites, primary productivity significantly decreased. Two endemic species, the Sierra Nevada blue (Polyommatus golgus) and the Puerto del Lobo butterfly (Agriades zullichi), which are classified by the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) as \"Vulnerable\" and \"Endangered\", respectively, are present in localities where primary productivity showed a marked decline despite being within the Natura 2000 Network. The procedures developed here, which are based on consistent temporal trends of primary productivity, can serve as a tool to detect among biodiversity hotspots those locations where environmental change is unequivocal and hence further monitoring is needed.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n A comparison of dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) collected 34years apart in an Iberian mountain locality.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Cuesta, E.; and Lobo, J. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Insect Conservation, 23(1): 101–110. February 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{cuesta_comparison_2019,\n\ttitle = {A comparison of dung beetle assemblages ({Coleoptera}, {Scarabaeoidea}) collected 34years apart in an {Iberian} mountain locality},\n\tvolume = {23},\n\tissn = {1366-638X},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkftr},\n\tabstract = {Knowing how recent environmental changes may have affected species diversity is a major objective to estimate the consequences of habitat alteration and climate change. In this study two dung beetle inventories made in the same locality of the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain) 34years apart (1983-2017) are compared. Changes in diversity, species richness, abundances and composition were analysed and species replacements described considering the three main functional dung beetle groups: large paracoprids, small paracoprids and small endocoprids. In addition, changes in vegetation cover and climate between the two periods were also analysed to examine their association with the detected faunistic changes. Both the vegetation and climatic data show that the surveyed locality would have experienced an increase in the area covered by bushes and forest and an increase in temperature and warm conditions during the 34years. These changes are associated with a probable increase in species richness and species dominance, a decrease in diversity and an important change in composition that would have positively affected small paracoprids but negatively affected large paracoprids.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Insect Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Cuesta, Eva and Lobo, Jorge M.},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {Climate change, Sierra de Guadarrama, baited pitfall traps, Chao estimator, climate-change, col communities, discovery rates, diversity, elevational range shifts, extrapolation, insect, Intertemporal variation, Land use   change, scarabaeidae, species   richness},\n\tpages = {101--110},\n}\n\n
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\n Knowing how recent environmental changes may have affected species diversity is a major objective to estimate the consequences of habitat alteration and climate change. In this study two dung beetle inventories made in the same locality of the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain) 34years apart (1983-2017) are compared. Changes in diversity, species richness, abundances and composition were analysed and species replacements described considering the three main functional dung beetle groups: large paracoprids, small paracoprids and small endocoprids. In addition, changes in vegetation cover and climate between the two periods were also analysed to examine their association with the detected faunistic changes. Both the vegetation and climatic data show that the surveyed locality would have experienced an increase in the area covered by bushes and forest and an increase in temperature and warm conditions during the 34years. These changes are associated with a probable increase in species richness and species dominance, a decrease in diversity and an important change in composition that would have positively affected small paracoprids but negatively affected large paracoprids.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Cirques in the Sierra de Guadarrama and7 Somosierra Mountains (Iberian Central System): Shape, size and controlling factors.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pedraza, J.; Carrasco, R. M.; Villa, J.; Soteres, R. L.; Karampaglidis, T.; and Fernandez-Lozano, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geomorphology, 341: 153–168. September 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{pedraza_cirques_2019,\n\ttitle = {Cirques in the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} and7 {Somosierra} {Mountains} ({Iberian} {Central} {System}): {Shape}, size and controlling factors},\n\tvolume = {341},\n\tissn = {0169-555X},\n\tdoi = {10/gf6dnw},\n\tabstract = {The Guadarrama and Somosierra mountain ranges form the eastern sector of the Iberian Central System and hosted numerous glaciers during the Late Pleistocene (MIS2). Glaciation was of low intensity with glaciers of small sizes, strongly controlled by the climatic context and the topography. This study analyses the shape, size, distribution and location of 96 cirques existing in these mountain ranges. In addition to the standard morphometric parameters and controlling factors (altitude, aspect and lithology) used in most studies, additional factors were considered here in relation to the pre-glacial relief and fracture network. The data were obtained and processed using ArcGIS 10.4 and relations between the parameters and controlling factors were evaluated using statistical methods. The results indicate that most are simple cirques, tending to isometry, with low vertical incision capacity, considerable variation in size and predominantly east-facing. In the context of the Iberian Peninsula and other European mountains, these cirques are among the most isometric, the lowest in height and present the least overdeepening. The development of these cirques has generally been the result of random combination of various factors. Thus: (i) the largest cirques are located at intermediate altitudes, with the headwall located on the main divides, at former torrential valley heads or at the headwalls of fracture corridor valleys, and are north-facing; (ii) the longest cirques are located at former torrential valley heads, on metamorphic bedrock (i.e. schists, slates) and on uniform slopes. Finally, the prevailing eastern aspects are explained by topoclimatic factors and are in agreement with previous studies, which have proposed a Circulation Weather Type (CWT) model throughout the Iberian Peninsula during the Last Glacial Period, similar to its current configuration. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Geomorphology},\n\tauthor = {Pedraza, Javier and Carrasco, Rosa M. and Villa, Javier and Soteres, Rodrigo L. and Karampaglidis, Theodoros and Fernandez-Lozano, Javier},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Central System, central spain, spatial-distribution, Cirque morphometry, Controlling factors for cirque formation, Topoclimate, range, morphology, atmospheric circulation, erosion, alpine cirques, last glacial maximum, morphometric-analysis, pleistocene},\n\tpages = {153--168},\n}\n\n
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\n The Guadarrama and Somosierra mountain ranges form the eastern sector of the Iberian Central System and hosted numerous glaciers during the Late Pleistocene (MIS2). Glaciation was of low intensity with glaciers of small sizes, strongly controlled by the climatic context and the topography. This study analyses the shape, size, distribution and location of 96 cirques existing in these mountain ranges. In addition to the standard morphometric parameters and controlling factors (altitude, aspect and lithology) used in most studies, additional factors were considered here in relation to the pre-glacial relief and fracture network. The data were obtained and processed using ArcGIS 10.4 and relations between the parameters and controlling factors were evaluated using statistical methods. The results indicate that most are simple cirques, tending to isometry, with low vertical incision capacity, considerable variation in size and predominantly east-facing. In the context of the Iberian Peninsula and other European mountains, these cirques are among the most isometric, the lowest in height and present the least overdeepening. The development of these cirques has generally been the result of random combination of various factors. Thus: (i) the largest cirques are located at intermediate altitudes, with the headwall located on the main divides, at former torrential valley heads or at the headwalls of fracture corridor valleys, and are north-facing; (ii) the longest cirques are located at former torrential valley heads, on metamorphic bedrock (i.e. schists, slates) and on uniform slopes. Finally, the prevailing eastern aspects are explained by topoclimatic factors and are in agreement with previous studies, which have proposed a Circulation Weather Type (CWT) model throughout the Iberian Peninsula during the Last Glacial Period, similar to its current configuration. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Contrasting patterns of genetic and morphological diversity in the bumblebee Bombus lucorum (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) along a European gradient.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Blasco-Lavilla, N.; Ornosa, C.; Michez, D.; and De la Rua, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Insect Conservation, 23(5-6): 933–943. December 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{blasco-lavilla_contrasting_2019,\n\ttitle = {Contrasting patterns of genetic and morphological diversity in the bumblebee {Bombus} lucorum ({Hymenoptera}: {Apidae}: {Bombus}) along a {European} gradient},\n\tvolume = {23},\n\tissn = {1366-638X},\n\tdoi = {10/ggffxx},\n\tabstract = {The Iberian Peninsula is known to have acted as a glacial refugium for many species during the Pleistocene in Europe. Several phylogeographical studies have been carried out within the genus Bombus which indicate a genetic differentiation of some of its species in the southern European peninsulas. Bombus lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761) is one of the three cryptic species belonging to the B. lucorum complex. In recent years, this complex has been widely studied; however, there is a lack of information about the genetic diversity of this species and its possible postglacial recolonization events. To overcome this knowledge gap, in this study several populations from the centre of the Iberian Peninsula to Belgium have been characterized using mitochondrial and nuclear markers (cox1 barcoding and 11 microsatellite loci) and the geometric morphometrics of the wings. Results from cox1 indicate a genetic differentiation of the population of Sierra de Guadarrama at the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, while microsatellite loci and geometric morphometrics analyses do not show any population structure. These results point to a past event of genetic differentiation of B. lucorum in the Iberian Peninsula although they also suggest a current gene flow with populations from mainland Europe.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {5-6},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Insect Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Blasco-Lavilla, Nuria and Ornosa, Concepcion and Michez, Denis and De la Rua, Pilar},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, dna, Bombus lucorum, complex, differentiation, Gene flow, Genetic differentiation, geometric morphometrics, Glacial refugium, labial gland secretions, Population   structure, population-genetics, r-package, software, terrestris   hymenoptera, wing shape},\n\tpages = {933--943},\n}\n\n
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\n The Iberian Peninsula is known to have acted as a glacial refugium for many species during the Pleistocene in Europe. Several phylogeographical studies have been carried out within the genus Bombus which indicate a genetic differentiation of some of its species in the southern European peninsulas. Bombus lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761) is one of the three cryptic species belonging to the B. lucorum complex. In recent years, this complex has been widely studied; however, there is a lack of information about the genetic diversity of this species and its possible postglacial recolonization events. To overcome this knowledge gap, in this study several populations from the centre of the Iberian Peninsula to Belgium have been characterized using mitochondrial and nuclear markers (cox1 barcoding and 11 microsatellite loci) and the geometric morphometrics of the wings. Results from cox1 indicate a genetic differentiation of the population of Sierra de Guadarrama at the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, while microsatellite loci and geometric morphometrics analyses do not show any population structure. These results point to a past event of genetic differentiation of B. lucorum in the Iberian Peninsula although they also suggest a current gene flow with populations from mainland Europe.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Alpine vegetation dataset from three contrasting mountain ranges differing in climate and evolutionary history.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lopez-Angulo, J.; Pescador, D. S.; Sanchez, A. M.; Luzuriaga, A. L.; Cavieres, L. A.; and Escudero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Data in Brief, 27: 104816. December 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{lopez-angulo_alpine_2019,\n\ttitle = {Alpine vegetation dataset from three contrasting mountain ranges differing in climate and evolutionary history},\n\tvolume = {27},\n\tissn = {2352-3409},\n\tdoi = {10/ggf3p4},\n\tabstract = {Vegetation above treeline constitutes one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate warming and other drivers of Global Change. Given the panorama of such an uncertain future facing these plant communities, it is critical to know how they respond to environmental changes and improve the knowledge on the potential impacts of climate change on their distribution. Recently, with the impressive development of trait-based approaches, relevant progress has been made to better understand the relationships between environmental conditions and plant communities. In this data paper, we describe data on abundances of 327 alpine plant species across 430 subplots of 2.4 m x 2.4 m in three mountain ranges (Sierra de Guadarrama and Pyrenees in Spain, and the Central Andes in Chile). We provide data on different environmental variables that represent variation in abiotic conditions and operate at different spatial scales (e.g., climatic, topographic and soil conditions). Data on six plant functional traits are also shown, which were measured on ten individuals of each species, following standard protocols. We provided the dataset as tables in the supplementary material. This information could be used to analyse the relationship between the alpine vegetation and changes in environmental conditions, and ultimately, to understand ecosystem functioning and guide conservation strategies of theses threatened and valuable ecosystems. (c) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Data in Brief},\n\tauthor = {Lopez-Angulo, Jesus and Pescador, David S. and Sanchez, Ana M. and Luzuriaga, Arantzazu L. and Cavieres, Lohengrin A. and Escudero, Adrian},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tkeywords = {Alpine grassland, Cover, Dataset, Mediterranean and temperate mountains, Plant functional trait, Vegetation survey},\n\tpages = {104816},\n}\n\n
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\n Vegetation above treeline constitutes one of the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate warming and other drivers of Global Change. Given the panorama of such an uncertain future facing these plant communities, it is critical to know how they respond to environmental changes and improve the knowledge on the potential impacts of climate change on their distribution. Recently, with the impressive development of trait-based approaches, relevant progress has been made to better understand the relationships between environmental conditions and plant communities. In this data paper, we describe data on abundances of 327 alpine plant species across 430 subplots of 2.4 m x 2.4 m in three mountain ranges (Sierra de Guadarrama and Pyrenees in Spain, and the Central Andes in Chile). We provide data on different environmental variables that represent variation in abiotic conditions and operate at different spatial scales (e.g., climatic, topographic and soil conditions). Data on six plant functional traits are also shown, which were measured on ten individuals of each species, following standard protocols. We provided the dataset as tables in the supplementary material. This information could be used to analyse the relationship between the alpine vegetation and changes in environmental conditions, and ultimately, to understand ecosystem functioning and guide conservation strategies of theses threatened and valuable ecosystems. (c) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The Master Plan for Use and Management of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park is approved in the territory of the community of Castile and Leon.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Blasco Hedo, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Actualidad Juridica Ambiental, (92): 192–193. July 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Altitudinal shifts in forest birds in a Mediterranean mountain range: causes and conservation prospects.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Telleria, J. L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Bird Conservation International, 30(4): 495–505. December 2019.\n WOS:000596251700001\n\n\n\n
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@article{telleria_altitudinal_2019,\n\ttitle = {Altitudinal shifts in forest birds in a {Mediterranean} mountain range: causes and conservation prospects},\n\tvolume = {30},\n\tissn = {0959-2709},\n\tdoi = {10/ggxq9g},\n\tabstract = {Mediterranean mountains are biodiversity hotspots where northern species occur surrounded by drier and warmer lowlands. In this context, global warming is pushing these species to higher elevations. This paper assesses whether forest birds have experienced a shift upwards over the elevation gradient in the last 35 years in the Guadarrama Mountains (600-2,400 m asl; central Spain). Alternatively, the paper tests whether the reported shifts are related to changes in forest structure resulting from rural abandonment and/or forest management. To do this, sampling carried out from 1976 to 1980 along the elevation gradient was repeated in 2014-2015. In addition, the habitat preferences of birds were used to test if the elevation shifts were related to changes in forest structure. Results show that the mean range position of birds associated with tree cover shifted downwards, a trend supported by an increase in tree-dependent birds at mid-elevations. These trends suggest that an increase in tree cover has buffered the altitudinal shifts of forest birds predicted by climate warming. Results also suggest that proper forest management may improve the resilience of forest bird communities to the pervasive effects of climate warming.},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Bird Conservation International},\n\tauthor = {Telleria, Jose Luis},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tnote = {WOS:000596251700001},\n\tkeywords = {Climate change, climate-change, biodiversity, impacts, Elevation, Guadarrama Mountains (Spain), habitat, land-cover, models, Passerines, population trends, Resilience, species distributions, traits, Tree cover, vegetation},\n\tpages = {495--505},\n}\n\n
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\n Mediterranean mountains are biodiversity hotspots where northern species occur surrounded by drier and warmer lowlands. In this context, global warming is pushing these species to higher elevations. This paper assesses whether forest birds have experienced a shift upwards over the elevation gradient in the last 35 years in the Guadarrama Mountains (600-2,400 m asl; central Spain). Alternatively, the paper tests whether the reported shifts are related to changes in forest structure resulting from rural abandonment and/or forest management. To do this, sampling carried out from 1976 to 1980 along the elevation gradient was repeated in 2014-2015. In addition, the habitat preferences of birds were used to test if the elevation shifts were related to changes in forest structure. Results show that the mean range position of birds associated with tree cover shifted downwards, a trend supported by an increase in tree-dependent birds at mid-elevations. These trends suggest that an increase in tree cover has buffered the altitudinal shifts of forest birds predicted by climate warming. Results also suggest that proper forest management may improve the resilience of forest bird communities to the pervasive effects of climate warming.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Eradication of introduced fish allows successful recovery of a stream-dwelling amphibian.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Bosch, J.; Bielby, J.; Martin-Beyer, B.; Rincón, P.; Correa-Araneda, F.; and Boyero, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n PLOS ONE, 14(4): e0216204. April 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{bosch_eradication_2019,\n\ttitle = {Eradication of introduced fish allows successful recovery of a stream-dwelling amphibian},\n\tvolume = {14},\n\tdoi = {10/ghksnb},\n\tabstract = {Introduction of alien fish is a major problem for the conservation of amphibians inhabiting originally fishless mountain streams. While fish eradication programs in lakes and ponds have proven successful for the recovery of amphibian populations, there is no such information for stream-dwelling amphibians, possibly because fish removal from streams is difficult and costly. Here, we show the first case of successful recovery of a stream-dwelling amphibian (Rana iberica) in a mountain area of central Spain, following eradication of introduced brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and native brown trout (Salmo trutta) translocated from downstream reaches by local anglers. Electrofishing for 12 consecutive years eradicated both fish species in the introduced area, and allowed the recovery of the R. iberica population as a result of natural recolonization from nearby streams and reintroduction of captive-reared individuals. Our results demonstrate how electrofishing can be a costly but effective method for the eradication of introduced fish and the conservation of stream-dwelling amphibians.},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {PLOS ONE},\n\tauthor = {Bosch, Jaime and Bielby, Jon and Martin-Beyer, Bárbara and Rincón, Pedro and Correa-Araneda, Francisco and Boyero, Luz},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tpages = {e0216204},\n}\n\n
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\n Introduction of alien fish is a major problem for the conservation of amphibians inhabiting originally fishless mountain streams. While fish eradication programs in lakes and ponds have proven successful for the recovery of amphibian populations, there is no such information for stream-dwelling amphibians, possibly because fish removal from streams is difficult and costly. Here, we show the first case of successful recovery of a stream-dwelling amphibian (Rana iberica) in a mountain area of central Spain, following eradication of introduced brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and native brown trout (Salmo trutta) translocated from downstream reaches by local anglers. Electrofishing for 12 consecutive years eradicated both fish species in the introduced area, and allowed the recovery of the R. iberica population as a result of natural recolonization from nearby streams and reintroduction of captive-reared individuals. Our results demonstrate how electrofishing can be a costly but effective method for the eradication of introduced fish and the conservation of stream-dwelling amphibians.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Las aguas subterráneas del Parque Nacional de laSierra de Guadarrama.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Yelamos, J. G.; Sanz Perez, E.; and Escavy Ferraendez, J. I.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Boletin Geologico Y Minero, 130(4): 743–772. December 2019.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{yelamos_aguas_2019,\n\ttitle = {Las aguas subterráneas del {Parque} {Nacional} de {laSierra} de {Guadarrama}},\n\tvolume = {130},\n\tissn = {0366-0176},\n\tdoi = {10/ggmkhx},\n\tabstract = {El Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama se extiende sobre casi 1000 km2 de las zonas más elevadas de esa sierra en las provincias de Madrid y Segovia. Su litología está dominada por rocas plutónicas y metamórficas (hard rocks) salvo la fosa sedimentaria del Alto Valle del Lozoya. Aquellos materiales son prácticamente impermeables, pero dan lugar a pequeños acuíferos locales, someros y de bajos recursos por alteración superficial, fracturación y depósitos recientes de escasa entidad, como coluviones, aluviones, morrenas y conos dedeyección. Los estudios del túnel del tren de alta velocidad que atraviesa el Parque, confirman la casi nula permeabilidad en profundidad, pero muestran la posibilidad de la existencia de un flujo profundo a través del conjunto de las discontinuidades del macizo rocoso que se puede corresponder al modelo propuesto por Toth enlos años 60. Las calizas de la fosa del alto Lozoya dan lugar a un acuífero libre y kárstico, que ha sido un tanto olvidado en los estudios hidrogeológicos previos, pero con puntos de agua capaces de aportar caudales de decenas de L/s. A pesar de los escasos recursos subterráneos de estas hard rocks, los acuíferos locales hanjugado un papel destacable en el abastecimiento a las poblaciones, facilitan las actividades de recreo alimentando fuentes por todo el Parque, dan de beber al ganado de la zona y juegan un importante papel ecológicode mantenimiento de las masas de agua en periodos de estiaje. Asociada a esa circulación profunda aparecenvarios manantiales de aguas sulfurosas, mientras que la buena calidad de las aguas de los acuíferos somerosha permitido el establecimiento de varias plantas embotelladoras de aguas minerales naturales.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Boletin Geologico Y Minero},\n\tauthor = {Yelamos, Javier G. and Sanz Perez, Eugenio and Escavy Ferraendez, Jose Ignacio},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2019},\n\tpages = {743--772},\n}\n\n
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\n El Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama se extiende sobre casi 1000 km2 de las zonas más elevadas de esa sierra en las provincias de Madrid y Segovia. Su litología está dominada por rocas plutónicas y metamórficas (hard rocks) salvo la fosa sedimentaria del Alto Valle del Lozoya. Aquellos materiales son prácticamente impermeables, pero dan lugar a pequeños acuíferos locales, someros y de bajos recursos por alteración superficial, fracturación y depósitos recientes de escasa entidad, como coluviones, aluviones, morrenas y conos dedeyección. Los estudios del túnel del tren de alta velocidad que atraviesa el Parque, confirman la casi nula permeabilidad en profundidad, pero muestran la posibilidad de la existencia de un flujo profundo a través del conjunto de las discontinuidades del macizo rocoso que se puede corresponder al modelo propuesto por Toth enlos años 60. Las calizas de la fosa del alto Lozoya dan lugar a un acuífero libre y kárstico, que ha sido un tanto olvidado en los estudios hidrogeológicos previos, pero con puntos de agua capaces de aportar caudales de decenas de L/s. A pesar de los escasos recursos subterráneos de estas hard rocks, los acuíferos locales hanjugado un papel destacable en el abastecimiento a las poblaciones, facilitan las actividades de recreo alimentando fuentes por todo el Parque, dan de beber al ganado de la zona y juegan un importante papel ecológicode mantenimiento de las masas de agua en periodos de estiaje. Asociada a esa circulación profunda aparecenvarios manantiales de aguas sulfurosas, mientras que la buena calidad de las aguas de los acuíferos somerosha permitido el establecimiento de varias plantas embotelladoras de aguas minerales naturales.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Socioeconomic Indicators for the Evaluation and Monitoring of Climate Change in National Parks: An Analysis of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lopez, I.; and Pardo, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environments, 5(2): 25. February 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{lopez_socioeconomic_2018,\n\ttitle = {Socioeconomic {Indicators} for the {Evaluation} and {Monitoring} of {Climate} {Change} in {National} {Parks}: {An} {Analysis} of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {5},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrgv},\n\tabstract = {This paper analyzes the importance of assessing and controlling the social and economic impact of climate change in national parks. To this end, a system of indicators for evaluation and monitoring is proposed for the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, one of the most important in Spain. Based on the Driving forces-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework, the designed system uses official statistical data in combination with data to be collected through ad hoc qualitative research. The result is a system of indicators that monitors the use of natural resources, the demographic evolution, economic activities, social interactions, and policies. Adapted to different contexts, these indicators could also be used in other national parks and similar natural protected areas throughout the world. This type of indicator system is one of the first to be carried out in Spain's national parks. The result is a system that can be useful not only in itself, but also one that can catalyze climate change planning and management of national parks.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Environments},\n\tauthor = {Lopez, Ivan and Pardo, Mercedes},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {protected areas, Sierra de Guadarrama, climate change, Spain, conservation, biodiversity, land-use, national parks, resilience, social vulnerability, socioeconomic indicators, sustainability, sustainable   development, framework, forests, human ecosystem},\n\tpages = {25},\n}\n\n
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\n This paper analyzes the importance of assessing and controlling the social and economic impact of climate change in national parks. To this end, a system of indicators for evaluation and monitoring is proposed for the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, one of the most important in Spain. Based on the Driving forces-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework, the designed system uses official statistical data in combination with data to be collected through ad hoc qualitative research. The result is a system of indicators that monitors the use of natural resources, the demographic evolution, economic activities, social interactions, and policies. Adapted to different contexts, these indicators could also be used in other national parks and similar natural protected areas throughout the world. This type of indicator system is one of the first to be carried out in Spain's national parks. The result is a system that can be useful not only in itself, but also one that can catalyze climate change planning and management of national parks.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Comparison of AHP and a Utility-Based Theory Method for Selected Vertical and Horizontal Forest Structure Indicators in the Sustainability Assessment of Forest Management in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Madrid Region.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martin-Fernandez, S.; Gomez-Serrano, A.; Martinez-Falero, E.; and Pascual, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Sustainability, 10(11): 4101. November 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{martin-fernandez_comparison_2018,\n\ttitle = {Comparison of {AHP} and a {Utility}-{Based} {Theory} {Method} for {Selected} {Vertical} and {Horizontal} {Forest} {Structure} {Indicators} in the {Sustainability} {Assessment} of {Forest} {Management} in the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park}, {Madrid} {Region}},\n\tvolume = {10},\n\tissn = {2071-1050},\n\tdoi = {10/gfrwzr},\n\tabstract = {This paper compares two pairwise comparison methods, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and a utility theory based method (UTB method), for sustainability assessment in forest management at the local level. Six alternatives were ranked, corresponding to six different types of forest management in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in the Madrid Region in Spain. The methods were tested by postgraduate students enrolled in a "Decision Support Systems" course at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Three sustainability indicators were considered: structural diversity, timber yield, and amount of biomass. The utility theory based method was the first to be compared, which is implemented in the computer program SILVANET. For each pair of alternatives, the students were asked which one they considered to be more sustainable. In the case of the Analytic Hierarchy Process, the students compared the indicators and the alternatives for each indicator. The Spearman's correlation coefficient indicated that there was no correlation between the rankings for most of the students. The results revealed that the convergence in opinion in the AHP method was higher than in the utility based method for a low number of participants, and distinguished the differences between the alternatives more accurately. However in the case of the UTB method, the participants considered sustainability as a whole and made a more context-based comparison.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {11},\n\tjournal = {Sustainability},\n\tauthor = {Martin-Fernandez, Susana and Gomez-Serrano, Adrian and Martinez-Falero, Eugenio and Pascual, Cristina},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {ahp, decision, experiences, i   processes, multicriteria analysis, multiple criteria, public-participation, support, sustainable forest management assessment, utility theory based   method},\n\tpages = {4101},\n}\n\n
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\n This paper compares two pairwise comparison methods, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and a utility theory based method (UTB method), for sustainability assessment in forest management at the local level. Six alternatives were ranked, corresponding to six different types of forest management in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in the Madrid Region in Spain. The methods were tested by postgraduate students enrolled in a \"Decision Support Systems\" course at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Three sustainability indicators were considered: structural diversity, timber yield, and amount of biomass. The utility theory based method was the first to be compared, which is implemented in the computer program SILVANET. For each pair of alternatives, the students were asked which one they considered to be more sustainable. In the case of the Analytic Hierarchy Process, the students compared the indicators and the alternatives for each indicator. The Spearman's correlation coefficient indicated that there was no correlation between the rankings for most of the students. The results revealed that the convergence in opinion in the AHP method was higher than in the utility based method for a low number of participants, and distinguished the differences between the alternatives more accurately. However in the case of the UTB method, the participants considered sustainability as a whole and made a more context-based comparison.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Complexity of river ciliate communities at a national park highlights the need for microbial conservation.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Quintela-Alonso, P.; Perez-Uz, B.; Sanchez-Jimenez, A.; Murciano, A.; Centeno, J. D.; Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; Montero, E.; Munoz, B.; Olmedo, C.; Refoyo, P.; Velasco-Gonzalez, I.; and Martin-Cereceda, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 28(2): 408–421. April 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{quintela-alonso_complexity_2018,\n\ttitle = {Complexity of river ciliate communities at a national park highlights the need for microbial conservation},\n\tvolume = {28},\n\tissn = {1052-7613},\n\tdoi = {10/gdd9pq},\n\tabstract = {Microorganisms play pivotal roles in aquatic ecosystems. Free-living protists are the main components of the eukaryotic microbial communities at the base of freshwater ecosystems. Ciliate grazing channels a large proportion of organic matter into multicellular organisms. Surprisingly, ciliates and other microorganisms are neglected in global conservation schemes. 2Interstitial ciliates were sampled in three sites of varying human pressure on the River Manzanares (La Pedriza National Park, Spain). Abundances of trophic groups and species were adjusted to a generalized linear model (GLM Poisson regression). 3Ciliate communities were rich in species (74 morphotypes) and although traditional microscopy retrieved a high number of species that appeared only once or in low numbers, rarefaction analyses estimated much larger species richness. These results illustrate that rarefaction assays are a useful first step for exploring the extent of the ciliate cryptic diversity in freshwater ecosystems. 4Benthic ciliate communities changed significantly, both spatially and at a short temporal scale. The fluctuating nature of the community was manifested by the presence of many ephemeral species at the same river site, revealing a complex and transient community structure. No significant short-term changes were observed in the physical-chemical properties. Therefore, even slight differences in the abiotic variables may cause rapid shifts of ciliate species. 5Overall, human pressure had an effect on the interstitial (or benthic) ciliates that resulted in a reduction of species richness and their abundance.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems},\n\tauthor = {Quintela-Alonso, Pablo and Perez-Uz, Blanca and Sanchez-Jimenez, Abel and Murciano, Antonio and Centeno, Juan D. and Garcia-Rodriguez, Manuel and Montero, Esperanza and Munoz, Benito and Olmedo, Cristina and Refoyo, Pablo and Velasco-Gonzalez, Ismael and Martin-Cereceda, Mercedes},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {protected areas, biodiversity, generalized additive-models, protists, river, protozoa, benthos, basic light, ciliates, ciliophora, electron-microscopic methods, fresh-water   biodiversity, generalized linear models, human   pressure, hyporheic zone, microbial habitats, protistan diversity, rare biosphere, species abundance},\n\tpages = {408--421},\n}\n\n
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\n Microorganisms play pivotal roles in aquatic ecosystems. Free-living protists are the main components of the eukaryotic microbial communities at the base of freshwater ecosystems. Ciliate grazing channels a large proportion of organic matter into multicellular organisms. Surprisingly, ciliates and other microorganisms are neglected in global conservation schemes. 2Interstitial ciliates were sampled in three sites of varying human pressure on the River Manzanares (La Pedriza National Park, Spain). Abundances of trophic groups and species were adjusted to a generalized linear model (GLM Poisson regression). 3Ciliate communities were rich in species (74 morphotypes) and although traditional microscopy retrieved a high number of species that appeared only once or in low numbers, rarefaction analyses estimated much larger species richness. These results illustrate that rarefaction assays are a useful first step for exploring the extent of the ciliate cryptic diversity in freshwater ecosystems. 4Benthic ciliate communities changed significantly, both spatially and at a short temporal scale. The fluctuating nature of the community was manifested by the presence of many ephemeral species at the same river site, revealing a complex and transient community structure. No significant short-term changes were observed in the physical-chemical properties. Therefore, even slight differences in the abiotic variables may cause rapid shifts of ciliate species. 5Overall, human pressure had an effect on the interstitial (or benthic) ciliates that resulted in a reduction of species richness and their abundance.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Multi-scale evaluation of a linear model of orographic precipitation over Sierra de Guadarrama (Iberian Central System).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Duran, L.; and Barstad, I.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n International Journal of Climatology, 38(11): 4127–4141. September 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{duran_multi-scale_2018,\n\ttitle = {Multi-scale evaluation of a linear model of orographic precipitation over {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} ({Iberian} {Central} {System})},\n\tvolume = {38},\n\tissn = {0899-8418},\n\tdoi = {10/gd7tp7},\n\tabstract = {A linear model of orographic precipitation is validated at Sierra de Guadarrama (Iberian Central System) using ERA-Interim as input and a historical set of precipitation data. It is the first time that a linear precipitation model is tested in a semi-arid region like this. The historical precipitation data come from three high-quality observatories located at the south, north and top of the mountain range. Different timescales ranging from daily, monthly and annual precipitation are analysed. Phenomena not generally taken into account in linear models like a sub-saturated air condition and topographic mesoscale flow blocking are included in the modelling. Model results show a good agreement with observations at annual and monthly scales. The model reproduces well the high inter-annual variability and the annual cycle, including the pronounced summer drought. Bigger differences between observed and modelled precipitations are found for some winter months and for May. Winter overestimation is attributed to measurement undersampling during snowy conditions. The underestimation in May is likely related to thermally driven convective precipitation, which is not modelled. Results also show how orographic precipitation is an important contributor to total precipitation in this area. The high-resolution precipitation fields obtained can be used in the future for precipitation assessment and other hydrological applications. Modelled time series can also be very helpful for completing and validating the precipitation observations for the winter months.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {11},\n\tjournal = {International Journal of Climatology},\n\tauthor = {Duran, Luis and Barstad, Idar},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, climate, temperature, spatial-distribution, areas, variability, orographic precipitation, rainfall, patterns, andes, mountain climate, part ii, Penalara, peninsula, precipitation downscaling},\n\tpages = {4127--4141},\n}\n\n
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\n A linear model of orographic precipitation is validated at Sierra de Guadarrama (Iberian Central System) using ERA-Interim as input and a historical set of precipitation data. It is the first time that a linear precipitation model is tested in a semi-arid region like this. The historical precipitation data come from three high-quality observatories located at the south, north and top of the mountain range. Different timescales ranging from daily, monthly and annual precipitation are analysed. Phenomena not generally taken into account in linear models like a sub-saturated air condition and topographic mesoscale flow blocking are included in the modelling. Model results show a good agreement with observations at annual and monthly scales. The model reproduces well the high inter-annual variability and the annual cycle, including the pronounced summer drought. Bigger differences between observed and modelled precipitations are found for some winter months and for May. Winter overestimation is attributed to measurement undersampling during snowy conditions. The underestimation in May is likely related to thermally driven convective precipitation, which is not modelled. Results also show how orographic precipitation is an important contributor to total precipitation in this area. The high-resolution precipitation fields obtained can be used in the future for precipitation assessment and other hydrological applications. Modelled time series can also be very helpful for completing and validating the precipitation observations for the winter months.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mountain landscape and national identity: the Sierra de Guadarrama.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ortega Cantero, N.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Eria-Revista Cuatrimestral De Geografia, 38(2): 161–182. 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ortega_cantero_mountain_2018,\n\ttitle = {Mountain landscape and national identity: the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}},\n\tvolume = {38},\n\tissn = {0211-0563},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrg2},\n\tabstract = {Mountain has occupied a prominent place in the modern assessment of landscape and has often been interpreted as a symbol of the most significant values of history and identity of the national communities directly related to it. This identity assessment of the mountain, shaped in several nations since the nineteenth century, has also been projected in Spain, where the Sierra de Guadarrama has been seen by reformist thinking, following Francisco Giner and the Institucion Libre de Ensenanza initial steps, as a true symbol of history and national identity.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Eria-Revista Cuatrimestral De Geografia},\n\tauthor = {Ortega Cantero, Nicolas},\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, evolution, spain, Francisco Giner, image, Institucion   Libre de Ensenanza, memory, Mountain landscape, national identity, view},\n\tpages = {161--182},\n}\n\n
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\n Mountain has occupied a prominent place in the modern assessment of landscape and has often been interpreted as a symbol of the most significant values of history and identity of the national communities directly related to it. This identity assessment of the mountain, shaped in several nations since the nineteenth century, has also been projected in Spain, where the Sierra de Guadarrama has been seen by reformist thinking, following Francisco Giner and the Institucion Libre de Ensenanza initial steps, as a true symbol of history and national identity.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Sustainability assessment in forest management based on individual preferences.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martin-Fernandez, S.; and Martinez-Falero, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Environmental Management, 206: 482–489. January 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{martin-fernandez_sustainability_2018,\n\ttitle = {Sustainability assessment in forest management based on individual preferences},\n\tvolume = {206},\n\tissn = {0301-4797},\n\tdoi = {10/gcxxd9},\n\tabstract = {This paper presents a methodology to elicit the preferences of any individual in the assessment of sustainable forest management at the stand level. The elicitation procedure was based on the comparison of the sustainability of pairs of forest locations. A sustainability map of the whole territory was obtained according to the individual's preferences. Three forest sustainability indicators were pre-calculated for each point in a study area in a Scots pine forest in the National Park of Sierra de Guadarrama in the Madrid Region in Spain to obtain the best management plan with the sustainability map. We followed a participatory process involving fifty people to assess the sustainability of the forest management and the methodology. The results highlighted the demand for conservative forest management, the usefulness of the methodology for managers, and the importance and necessity of incorporating stakeholders into forestry decision-making processes. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Environmental Management},\n\tauthor = {Martin-Fernandez, Susana and Martinez-Falero, Eugenio},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {Decision support systems, Pairwise comparison, Public participation, Assessment of forest   management sustainability, corporate social-responsibility},\n\tpages = {482--489},\n}\n\n
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\n This paper presents a methodology to elicit the preferences of any individual in the assessment of sustainable forest management at the stand level. The elicitation procedure was based on the comparison of the sustainability of pairs of forest locations. A sustainability map of the whole territory was obtained according to the individual's preferences. Three forest sustainability indicators were pre-calculated for each point in a study area in a Scots pine forest in the National Park of Sierra de Guadarrama in the Madrid Region in Spain to obtain the best management plan with the sustainability map. We followed a participatory process involving fifty people to assess the sustainability of the forest management and the methodology. The results highlighted the demand for conservative forest management, the usefulness of the methodology for managers, and the importance and necessity of incorporating stakeholders into forestry decision-making processes. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Mountains as barriers to gene flow in amphibians: Quantifying the differential effect of a major mountain ridge on the genetic structure of four sympatric species with different life history traits.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sanchez-Montes, G.; Wang, J.; Arino, A. H.; and Martinez-Solano, I.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Biogeography, 45(2): 318–331. February 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{sanchez-montes_mountains_2018,\n\ttitle = {Mountains as barriers to gene flow in amphibians: {Quantifying} the differential effect of a major mountain ridge on the genetic structure of four sympatric species with different life history traits},\n\tvolume = {45},\n\tissn = {0305-0270},\n\tdoi = {10/gc287z},\n\tabstract = {Aim: To test the role of mountains as barriers to gene flow in co-distributed taxa with different life history traits. Location: Sierra de Guadarrama, Central Spain. Methods: We used larval genotypes of four amphibian species (Epidalea calamita, Hyla molleri, Pelophylax perezi and Pelobates cultripes) sampled on northern and southern slopes of Sierra de Guadarrama to describe genetic structure with F-ST, migration rates per generation, clustering algorithms and resistance by elevation surfaces. We also recorded individual displacement events as a proxy of dispersal potential during a seven-year monitoring project based on capture-mark-recapture (CMR). Results: All species travelled longer cumulative distances than those reported in the study area for P. cultripes (0.71 km). Individuals of E. calamita travelled up to 3.55 km, followed by H. molleri (2.84 km) and P. perezi (1.51 km). Pairwise F-ST estimates showed lower overall connectivity in P. cultripes. Average migration rates per generation were low in all species, with exceptions in same-slope populations of H. molleri and P. cultripes. Clustering algorithms consistently recovered well-differentiated population groups of P. cultripes in northern versus southern slopes, but widely admixed areas were observed in the other species, especially near mountain passes. Resistance by elevation surfaces showed a strong barrier effect of Sierra de Guadarrama in P. cultripes and suggested a potential role of topography in the genetic structure of E. calamita and H. molleri. Main conclusions: Sierra de Guadarrama currently acts as a strong barrier to gene flow for P. cultripes and, to a lesser extent, for E. calamita, H. molleri and P. perezi. This differential effect can be partly explained by differences in life history traits, including dispersal potential. Our findings support the general role of the Central System as a key feature shaping population connectivity and genetic variation in amphibian communities.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Biogeography},\n\tauthor = {Sanchez-Montes, Gregorio and Wang, Jinliang and Arino, Arturo H. and Martinez-Solano, Inigo},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {dispersal, age, connectivity, genetic clustering, inference, isolation by distance, landscape genetics, migration rates per generation, population-structure, rana-perezi, toads bufo-calamita, size, frogs, package, pelobates-cultripes anura, program},\n\tpages = {318--331},\n}\n\n
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\n Aim: To test the role of mountains as barriers to gene flow in co-distributed taxa with different life history traits. Location: Sierra de Guadarrama, Central Spain. Methods: We used larval genotypes of four amphibian species (Epidalea calamita, Hyla molleri, Pelophylax perezi and Pelobates cultripes) sampled on northern and southern slopes of Sierra de Guadarrama to describe genetic structure with F-ST, migration rates per generation, clustering algorithms and resistance by elevation surfaces. We also recorded individual displacement events as a proxy of dispersal potential during a seven-year monitoring project based on capture-mark-recapture (CMR). Results: All species travelled longer cumulative distances than those reported in the study area for P. cultripes (0.71 km). Individuals of E. calamita travelled up to 3.55 km, followed by H. molleri (2.84 km) and P. perezi (1.51 km). Pairwise F-ST estimates showed lower overall connectivity in P. cultripes. Average migration rates per generation were low in all species, with exceptions in same-slope populations of H. molleri and P. cultripes. Clustering algorithms consistently recovered well-differentiated population groups of P. cultripes in northern versus southern slopes, but widely admixed areas were observed in the other species, especially near mountain passes. Resistance by elevation surfaces showed a strong barrier effect of Sierra de Guadarrama in P. cultripes and suggested a potential role of topography in the genetic structure of E. calamita and H. molleri. Main conclusions: Sierra de Guadarrama currently acts as a strong barrier to gene flow for P. cultripes and, to a lesser extent, for E. calamita, H. molleri and P. perezi. This differential effect can be partly explained by differences in life history traits, including dispersal potential. Our findings support the general role of the Central System as a key feature shaping population connectivity and genetic variation in amphibian communities.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Valuation of a Protected Geographical Indication. The case of the meat of the Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pensado-Leglise, M. d. R.; and Sanz-Canada, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias, 9(3): 451–465. September 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{pensado-leglise_valuation_2018,\n\ttitle = {Valuation of a {Protected} {Geographical} {Indication}. {The} case of the meat of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {9},\n\tissn = {2007-1124},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrgt},\n\tabstract = {This paper analyzes the relationship between the quality and value of a well-Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) with respect to its price, taking the experience of 20 yr of beef producers of the Sierra de Guadarrama. Through a qualitative research through the focus group technique and the use of the software Atlas. ti, it was found that the meat of the Sierra de Guadarrama has several factors that strengthen consumer confidence in the Autonomous Community of Madrid to the good and specialty, such as: cultural identity; the attachment to be a local product; good practices of animal health and meat safety. Despite the social prestige of the specialty, there are limitations to achieve better prices paid to farmers due to a market failure based on the lack of complete information to the consumer (importance of livestock to the preservation of the heritage landscape assessment), as well as a window of opportunity to improve the organization of the association, greater collective action of producers which helps to improve the form of governance, in particular their capacity to negotiate with other actors in the marketing phase and this may be a better balance between the quality, value and price to the farmer of the PGI.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias},\n\tauthor = {Pensado-Leglise, Mario del Roble and Sanz-Canada, Javier},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tkeywords = {Goods specialty, Market failures, Prices, Protected designation of origin, Protected Geographical Indications, Quality},\n\tpages = {451--465},\n}\n\n
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\n This paper analyzes the relationship between the quality and value of a well-Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) with respect to its price, taking the experience of 20 yr of beef producers of the Sierra de Guadarrama. Through a qualitative research through the focus group technique and the use of the software Atlas. ti, it was found that the meat of the Sierra de Guadarrama has several factors that strengthen consumer confidence in the Autonomous Community of Madrid to the good and specialty, such as: cultural identity; the attachment to be a local product; good practices of animal health and meat safety. Despite the social prestige of the specialty, there are limitations to achieve better prices paid to farmers due to a market failure based on the lack of complete information to the consumer (importance of livestock to the preservation of the heritage landscape assessment), as well as a window of opportunity to improve the organization of the association, greater collective action of producers which helps to improve the form of governance, in particular their capacity to negotiate with other actors in the marketing phase and this may be a better balance between the quality, value and price to the farmer of the PGI.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Modelling of socio-ecological connectivity. The rural-urban network in the surroundings of Madrid (Central Spain).\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Arnaiz-Schmitz, C.; Díaz, P.; Ruiz-Labourdette, D.; Herrero-Jáuregui, C.; Molina, M.; Montes, C.; Pineda, F. D.; and Schmitz, M. F.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Urban Ecosystems, 21(6): 1199–1212. December 2018.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{arnaiz-schmitz_modelling_2018,\n\ttitle = {Modelling of socio-ecological connectivity. {The} rural-urban network in the surroundings of {Madrid} ({Central} {Spain})},\n\tvolume = {21},\n\tissn = {1083-8155, 1573-1642},\n\turl = {http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11252-018-0797-z},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkfth},\n\tabstract = {As most of Europe’s metropolitan landscapes grow, a change is occurring in their surrounding rural environment. The consequences thereof mainly involve losses of traditional land uses and changes in the socioecomic structures of the local population. The lack of coupling ‘urban society-countryside’ can be considered to constitute a driving force of this process. The present paper focuses upon the rural-urban network around the metropolis of Madrid (Central Spain). We developed a quantitative model to explain the socio-ecological rural-urban linkages, taking into account the influence of the metropolis in the network of neighbouring municipalities. The results show a rural landscape gradient ranging from silvo-pastoral to agricultural land uses and maintaining different interactions with the local socioeconomy. Urban-rural polarisation of the territory and accessibility to the metropolis are the main factors influencing the landscape dynamics. Territorial cohesion among municipalities and connectivity with the metropolis are factors determining the socio-ecological structure. The agricultural area presents good social cohesion, but a weak connection with the City. The silvo-pastoral landscape, on the contrary, maintains prominent links with the metropolis, but a non-significant interconnection between the small towns. The model tested constitutes a useful tool for analysing socio-ecological connectivity and for quantifying, designing and promoting territorial cohesion policies.},\n\tlanguage = {en},\n\tnumber = {6},\n\turldate = {2018-12-18},\n\tjournal = {Urban Ecosystems},\n\tauthor = {Arnaiz-Schmitz, Cecilia and Díaz, Pablo and Ruiz-Labourdette, Diego and Herrero-Jáuregui, Cristina and Molina, Mercedes and Montes, Carlos and Pineda, Francisco D. and Schmitz, María F.},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tpages = {1199--1212},\n}\n\n
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\n As most of Europe’s metropolitan landscapes grow, a change is occurring in their surrounding rural environment. The consequences thereof mainly involve losses of traditional land uses and changes in the socioecomic structures of the local population. The lack of coupling ‘urban society-countryside’ can be considered to constitute a driving force of this process. The present paper focuses upon the rural-urban network around the metropolis of Madrid (Central Spain). We developed a quantitative model to explain the socio-ecological rural-urban linkages, taking into account the influence of the metropolis in the network of neighbouring municipalities. The results show a rural landscape gradient ranging from silvo-pastoral to agricultural land uses and maintaining different interactions with the local socioeconomy. Urban-rural polarisation of the territory and accessibility to the metropolis are the main factors influencing the landscape dynamics. Territorial cohesion among municipalities and connectivity with the metropolis are factors determining the socio-ecological structure. The agricultural area presents good social cohesion, but a weak connection with the City. The silvo-pastoral landscape, on the contrary, maintains prominent links with the metropolis, but a non-significant interconnection between the small towns. The model tested constitutes a useful tool for analysing socio-ecological connectivity and for quantifying, designing and promoting territorial cohesion policies.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Long-term monitoring of an amphibian community after a climate change- and infectious disease-driven species extirpation.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Bosch, J.; Fernández-Beaskoetxea, S.; Garner, T. W. J.; and Carrascal, L. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Global Change Biology, 24(6): 2622–2632. June 2018.\n Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd\n\n\n\n
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@article{bosch_long-term_2018,\n\ttitle = {Long-term monitoring of an amphibian community after a climate change- and infectious disease-driven species extirpation},\n\tvolume = {24},\n\tissn = {1354-1013},\n\tdoi = {10/ghf42w},\n\tabstract = {Abstract Infectious disease and climate change are considered major threats to biodiversity and act as drivers behind the global amphibian decline. This is, to a large extent, based on short-term studies that are designed to detect the immediate and strongest biodiversity responses to a threatening process. What few long-term studies are available, although typically focused on single species, report outcomes that often diverge significantly from the short-term species responses. Here, we report the results of an 18-year survey of an amphibian community exposed to both climate warming and the emergence of lethal chytridiomycosis. Our study shows that the impacts of infectious disease are ongoing but restricted to two out of nine species that form the community, despite the fact all species can become infected with the fungus. Climate warming appears to be affecting four out of the nine species, but the response of three of these is an increase in abundance. Our study supports a decreasing role of infectious disease on the community, and an increasing and currently positive effect of climate warming. We caution that if the warming trends continue, the net positive effect will turn negative as amphibian breeding habitat becomes unavailable as water bodies dry, a pattern that already may be underway.},\n\tnumber = {6},\n\turldate = {2020-10-20},\n\tjournal = {Global Change Biology},\n\tauthor = {Bosch, Jaime and Fernández-Beaskoetxea, Saioa and Garner, Trenton W. J. and Carrascal, Luis María},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2018},\n\tnote = {Publisher: John Wiley \\& Sons, Ltd},\n\tkeywords = {climate change, amphibian monitoring, chytridiomycosis, global amphibian declines, wildlife diseases},\n\tpages = {2622--2632},\n}\n\n
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\n Abstract Infectious disease and climate change are considered major threats to biodiversity and act as drivers behind the global amphibian decline. This is, to a large extent, based on short-term studies that are designed to detect the immediate and strongest biodiversity responses to a threatening process. What few long-term studies are available, although typically focused on single species, report outcomes that often diverge significantly from the short-term species responses. Here, we report the results of an 18-year survey of an amphibian community exposed to both climate warming and the emergence of lethal chytridiomycosis. Our study shows that the impacts of infectious disease are ongoing but restricted to two out of nine species that form the community, despite the fact all species can become infected with the fungus. Climate warming appears to be affecting four out of the nine species, but the response of three of these is an increase in abundance. Our study supports a decreasing role of infectious disease on the community, and an increasing and currently positive effect of climate warming. We caution that if the warming trends continue, the net positive effect will turn negative as amphibian breeding habitat becomes unavailable as water bodies dry, a pattern that already may be underway.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Land-use history as a major driver for long-term forest dynamics in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain) during the last millennia: implications for forest conservation and management.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Morales-Molino, C.; Colombaroli, D.; Valbuena-Carabana, M.; Tinner, W.; Salomon, R. L.; Carrion, J. S.; and Gil, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Global and Planetary Change, 152: 64–75. May 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{morales-molino_land-use_2017,\n\ttitle = {Land-use history as a major driver for long-term forest dynamics in the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} (central {Spain}) during the last millennia: implications for forest conservation and management},\n\tvolume = {152},\n\tissn = {0921-8181},\n\tdoi = {10/gbkgp6},\n\tabstract = {In the Mediterranean Basin, long-lasting human activities have largely resulted in forest degradation or destruction. Consequently, conservation efforts aimed at preserving and restoring Mediterranean forests often lack well-defined targets when using current forest composition and structure as a reference. In the Iberian mountains, the still widespread Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pyrenaica woodlands have been heavily impacted by land-use. To assess future developments and as a baseline for planning, forest managers are interested in understanding the origins of present ecosystems to disclose effects on forest composition that may influence future vegetation trajectories. Quantification of land-use change is particularly interesting to understand vegetation responses. Here we use three well-dated multi-proxy palaeoecological sequences from the Guadarrama Mountain central Spain) to quantitatively reconstruct changes occurred in P. sylvestris forests and the P. sylvestris-Q, pyrenaica ecotone at multi-decadal to millennial timescales, and assess the driving factors. Our results show millennial stability of P. sylvestris forests under varying fire and climate conditions, with few transient declines caused by the combined effects of fire and grazing. The high value of pine timber in the past would account for long-lasting pine forest preservation and partly for the degradation of native riparian vegetation (mostly composed of Betula and Corylus). Pine forests further spread after planned forest management started at 1890 CE. In contrast, intensive coppicing and grazing caused Q. pyrenaica decline some centuries ago (ca. 1500-1650 CE), with unprecedented grazing during the last decades seriously compromising today's oak regeneration. Thus, land-use history played a major role in determining vegetation changes. Finally, we must highlight that the involvement of forest managers in this work has guaranteed a practical use of palaeoecological data in conservation and management practice. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Global and Planetary Change},\n\tauthor = {Morales-Molino, Cesar and Colombaroli, Daniele and Valbuena-Carabana, Maria and Tinner, Willy and Salomon, Roberto L. and Carrion, Jose S. and Gil, Luis},\n\tmonth = may,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {diversity, biodiversity, Pinus sylvestris, Pollen analysis, southern spain, holocene vegetation, pollen, Vegetation history, impact, Charcoal, Fire ecology, pine, Quercus   pyrenaica, quercus-pyrenaica, fire, switzerland},\n\tpages = {64--75},\n}\n\n
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\n In the Mediterranean Basin, long-lasting human activities have largely resulted in forest degradation or destruction. Consequently, conservation efforts aimed at preserving and restoring Mediterranean forests often lack well-defined targets when using current forest composition and structure as a reference. In the Iberian mountains, the still widespread Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pyrenaica woodlands have been heavily impacted by land-use. To assess future developments and as a baseline for planning, forest managers are interested in understanding the origins of present ecosystems to disclose effects on forest composition that may influence future vegetation trajectories. Quantification of land-use change is particularly interesting to understand vegetation responses. Here we use three well-dated multi-proxy palaeoecological sequences from the Guadarrama Mountain central Spain) to quantitatively reconstruct changes occurred in P. sylvestris forests and the P. sylvestris-Q, pyrenaica ecotone at multi-decadal to millennial timescales, and assess the driving factors. Our results show millennial stability of P. sylvestris forests under varying fire and climate conditions, with few transient declines caused by the combined effects of fire and grazing. The high value of pine timber in the past would account for long-lasting pine forest preservation and partly for the degradation of native riparian vegetation (mostly composed of Betula and Corylus). Pine forests further spread after planned forest management started at 1890 CE. In contrast, intensive coppicing and grazing caused Q. pyrenaica decline some centuries ago (ca. 1500-1650 CE), with unprecedented grazing during the last decades seriously compromising today's oak regeneration. Thus, land-use history played a major role in determining vegetation changes. Finally, we must highlight that the involvement of forest managers in this work has guaranteed a practical use of palaeoecological data in conservation and management practice. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n A journey through history by the \"old road to Segovia\", Fuenfria valley in Cercedilla (Madrid, Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Rodriguez Morales, J.; and Garcia-Rodriguez, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Observatorio Medioambiental, 20: 227–257. 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n This paper describes the three main ancient roads of the Valley of the Fuenfria in Cercedilla, Madrid, Spain: the official \"Roman road\", the \"old road to Segovia\" and the \"Bourbon road\". Below are described the criteria that make it more likely that the one built in Roman times is the \"Old Path to Segovia\", climatic, engineering, archaeological, geological and geomorphological.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Tracking the introduction history of Ichthyosaura alpestris in a protected area of Central Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Palomar, G.; Voros, J.; and Bosch, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Conservation Genetics, 18(4): 867–876. August 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{palomar_tracking_2017,\n\ttitle = {Tracking the introduction history of {Ichthyosaura} alpestris in a protected area of {Central} {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {18},\n\tissn = {1566-0621},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr6h},\n\tabstract = {One of the main goals of protected areas, especially National Parks, is biodiversity conservation. Taking into account the multiple negative impacts that allochthonous animals can cause in an ecosystem, it is important to know and track the introductions in order to take efficient management measures to enhance biodiversity conservation. We study the origin of an Ichthyosaura alpestris population in Pealara Massif within the Guadarrama National Park, Central Spain. To accomplish this goal, we used nine microsatellite markers and sequences from 16S and ND4 genes. Both mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses showed the close relationship between Pealara and Asturian populations, despite their geographical distance, confirming the allochthonous origin of this population. Interestingly, more than one introduction event seems to have occurred with individuals from Lago Ercina and Pozos de Lloroza populations participating in the founding of the Pealara population. Due to predation, competition and transmission of diseases enhanced by its ongoing expansion, I. alpestris population might be considered a threat to Pealara biodiversity. We advise an efficient population control to conserve the biodiversity within the Guadarrama National Park and an update of the position of this population in the Spanish indexes and list of species.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Conservation Genetics},\n\tauthor = {Palomar, Gemma and Voros, Judit and Bosch, Jaime},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {Invasive species, software, amphibians, batrachochytrium-dendrobatidis, Eradication, genetic diversity, Ichthyosaura alpestris, mesotriton-alpestris, microsatellite markers, newt triturus-alpestris, salamandridae, population-structure, caudata},\n\tpages = {867--876},\n}\n\n
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\n One of the main goals of protected areas, especially National Parks, is biodiversity conservation. Taking into account the multiple negative impacts that allochthonous animals can cause in an ecosystem, it is important to know and track the introductions in order to take efficient management measures to enhance biodiversity conservation. We study the origin of an Ichthyosaura alpestris population in Pealara Massif within the Guadarrama National Park, Central Spain. To accomplish this goal, we used nine microsatellite markers and sequences from 16S and ND4 genes. Both mitochondrial DNA and microsatellite analyses showed the close relationship between Pealara and Asturian populations, despite their geographical distance, confirming the allochthonous origin of this population. Interestingly, more than one introduction event seems to have occurred with individuals from Lago Ercina and Pozos de Lloroza populations participating in the founding of the Pealara population. Due to predation, competition and transmission of diseases enhanced by its ongoing expansion, I. alpestris population might be considered a threat to Pealara biodiversity. We advise an efficient population control to conserve the biodiversity within the Guadarrama National Park and an update of the position of this population in the Spanish indexes and list of species.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Historical water supply to The Monastery of El Paular: a \"qanat\" in the Guadarrama mountain range (Madrid, Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lopez Vera, F.; and Lopez-Camacho, B.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Boletin Geologico Y Minero, 128(1): 193–206. March 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n The \"qanat\" is an ingenious system of collecting and conducting groundwater to a supply point. Its origin dates back to 3 000 years ago in the area known today as Armenia, and it had spread widely throughout Persia by 600 BC. The expansion of Islam spread this technique from China to the Iberian Peninsula, where it has received various local names. In Madrid, the technique was widely used for water supply from the ninth century until the mid-twentieth century, and in recent centuries received the name \"Viajes de agua\". However, the geological and socio-economic environment of the Sierra de Guadarrama in Madrid is not, and has never been, appropriate for the implementation of this type of water catchment. This is why the qanat supply of the former Charterhouse of Santa Maria de El Paular (Rascafria), which shows a very similar typology to the \"Viajes de agua\", modified or constructed in Madrid between the 17th and 19th centuries, is so original. Three \"capirotes\" (hoods) and a \"distribution ark\" have been located \"in situ\" in the vicinity of the Monastery and another \"capirote\" is used as an ornamental element in the courtyard of the old Hotel El Paular. In this paper we present the results obtained in the field study and files on this \"Viaje de agua\", its context within the old Monastery supply, its water quality and various hydrological and hydraulic considerations. Its builders must have been \"plumbers\" from Madrid in the seventeenth century and it underwent several modifications during the eighteenth century.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Art, Contemplation and Scenic Beauty at the Monastery of Santa Maria de El Paular.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Hernandez Hernandez, F.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Museum International, 69(1-2): 126–135. 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{hernandez_hernandez_art_2017,\n\ttitle = {Art, {Contemplation} and {Scenic} {Beauty} at the {Monastery} of {Santa} {Maria} de {El} {Paular}},\n\tvolume = {69},\n\tissn = {1350-0775},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr5n},\n\tabstract = {This article highlights the possibility of combining a museological narrative with an invitation to contemplate and enjoy the natural and cultural heritage that surrounds the whole valley of El Paular. The exhibition of works within an architectural, artistic, museological, ecological and scenic context is taken into account. This project offers a vision of the historic past and present of the El Paular Charterhouse, which justifies laying the groundwork for the suitable management of the territory. To do so, it must be conceived as a place inhabited by art, where visitors can also enjoy the experience of contemplating the natural and cultural landscape.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1-2},\n\tjournal = {Museum International},\n\tauthor = {Hernandez Hernandez, Francisca},\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {landscape},\n\tpages = {126--135},\n}\n\n
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\n This article highlights the possibility of combining a museological narrative with an invitation to contemplate and enjoy the natural and cultural heritage that surrounds the whole valley of El Paular. The exhibition of works within an architectural, artistic, museological, ecological and scenic context is taken into account. This project offers a vision of the historic past and present of the El Paular Charterhouse, which justifies laying the groundwork for the suitable management of the territory. To do so, it must be conceived as a place inhabited by art, where visitors can also enjoy the experience of contemplating the natural and cultural landscape.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Ecosystem service provision, management systems and climate change in Valsain forest, central Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pardos, M.; Perez, S.; Calama, R.; Alonso, R.; and Lexer, M. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Regional Environmental Change, 17(1): 17–32. January 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{pardos_ecosystem_2017,\n\ttitle = {Ecosystem service provision, management systems and climate change in {Valsain} forest, central {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {17},\n\tissn = {1436-3798},\n\tdoi = {10/f9tspp},\n\tabstract = {This study addresses the impact of climate change and management approach on the provision of four ecosystem services (ES) (timber production, protection against gravitational hazards, carbon sequestration and biodiversity) in Valsain forest in central Spain. The hybrid forest patch model PICUS v1.6 was used to simulate the development of 24 representative stand types over 100 years (2010-2110) in a full factorial simulation experiment combining three management regimes ["business as usual" management (BAU) and two alternatives to BAU (AM1 and AM2)], a no-management scenario (NOM) and six climate scenarios (historic climate represented by the period 1961-1990 and five transient climate change scenarios). Simulations indicated relatively small differences as regards the impact of the different management alternatives (BAU, AM1 and AM2) on the provision of ES as well as a clear improvement in biodiversity, protection and carbon storage under the no-management regime (NOM). Although timber production indicators were the most sensitive to climate change scenarios, biodiversity-related indicators responded fastest to the management regimes applied. Indicators of protection against rockfall and landslides were affected by both management and climate change. The results indicate substantial vulnerability of ES provisioning under the more extreme climate change scenarios at low elevations (1250 m). At higher elevations, the productivity of Scots pine stands may show a moderate decrease or increase, depending on the climate change scenario.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Regional Environmental Change},\n\tauthor = {Pardos, Marta and Perez, Susana and Calama, Rafael and Alonso, Rafael and Lexer, Manfred J.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {Biodiversity, biodiversity, mortality, drought, indicators, models, Resilience, vulnerability, radiation, adaptation, Carbon storage, Climate change vulnerability, decline, Forest modelling, spruce forests, Timber production},\n\tpages = {17--32},\n}\n\n
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\n This study addresses the impact of climate change and management approach on the provision of four ecosystem services (ES) (timber production, protection against gravitational hazards, carbon sequestration and biodiversity) in Valsain forest in central Spain. The hybrid forest patch model PICUS v1.6 was used to simulate the development of 24 representative stand types over 100 years (2010-2110) in a full factorial simulation experiment combining three management regimes [\"business as usual\" management (BAU) and two alternatives to BAU (AM1 and AM2)], a no-management scenario (NOM) and six climate scenarios (historic climate represented by the period 1961-1990 and five transient climate change scenarios). Simulations indicated relatively small differences as regards the impact of the different management alternatives (BAU, AM1 and AM2) on the provision of ES as well as a clear improvement in biodiversity, protection and carbon storage under the no-management regime (NOM). Although timber production indicators were the most sensitive to climate change scenarios, biodiversity-related indicators responded fastest to the management regimes applied. Indicators of protection against rockfall and landslides were affected by both management and climate change. The results indicate substantial vulnerability of ES provisioning under the more extreme climate change scenarios at low elevations (1250 m). At higher elevations, the productivity of Scots pine stands may show a moderate decrease or increase, depending on the climate change scenario.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Crown plasticity in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) as a strategy of adaptation to competition and environmental factors.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Uria-Diez, J.; and Pommerening, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecological Modelling, 356: 117–126. July 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Competition for canopy space is a major ecological process in forest dynamics and some tree species are able to shift their crowns away from competition pressure to improve light capture. As a result canopy structure is an expression of the spatial pattern of resource acquisition. A novel combination of spatial analysis, tessellations and computer simulations of crown movements allowed us to disentangle the main processes that govern crown movements in Pinus sylvestris L forests. By applying spatial point process statistics to three sets of coordinates (stem, crown and tessellation centre points), we analysed and modelled the interaction between individuals along different tree-crown development stages in Valsain forest, Sierra of Guadarrama (Spain). Overall we found that Scots pine trees were able to respond to the presence of neighbours in monospecific stands. The trees involved tended to avoid competition by shifting their crowns towards empty spaces. Mature trees showed more crown displacement than smaller trees and made an effective use of canopy space. The efficient use of space in older stands was indicated by more regular crown patterns compared to those of younger stands, which usually were more clustered. We also found that crown asymmetry was often a combination of some minor abiotic and biotic ecological processes. In our study, wind and slope did not have a big effect on crown displacement, while biotic interactions showed a strong effect on canopy structure causing trees to be regularly distributed and thus using canopy space more efficiently. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Magnetic susceptibility of Variscan granite-types of the Spanish Central System and the redox state of magma.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Villaseca, C.; Ruiz-Martinez, V. C.; and Perez-Soba, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geologica Acta, 15(4): 379–+. December 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Magnetic susceptibility (MS) has been measured in Variscan granites from central Spain. They yield values in the order of 15 to 180 mu SI units for S-and I-type granites, indicating that both types belong to the ilmenite series. Only samples from magnetite-bearing leucogranites from the I-type La Pedriza massif show high MS values, in the order of 500-1400 mu SI, reflecting the presence of this ferromagnetic mineral. Mineral chemistry of magmatic Fe-rich minerals (mainly biotite) suggests similar oxidation values for both granite types. MS values change in highly fractionated granites accordingly either with the presence of rare new Fe-oxide phases (some I-type leucogranites) or with the marked modal amount decrease of Fe-rich minerals (I-and S-type leucogranites). The redox state in highly fractionated granite melts is mostly controlled by magmatic processes that modify redox conditions inherited from the source region. Thus, the occurrence of magnetite or ilmenite in granites is primarily controlled by the oxidation state of the source material but also by the differentiation degree of the granite melt. The presence of magnetite in some Variscan I-type leucogranites might be a consequence of crystal fractionation processes in a more limited mafic mineral assemblage than in S-type granite melts.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The Penalara Mountain Meteorological Network (1999-2014): Description, Preliminary Results and Lessons Learned.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Duran, L.; Rodriguez-Munoz, I.; and Sanchez, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Atmosphere, 8(10): 203. October 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{duran_penalara_2017,\n\ttitle = {The {Penalara} {Mountain} {Meteorological} {Network} (1999-2014): {Description}, {Preliminary} {Results} and {Lessons} {Learned}},\n\tvolume = {8},\n\tissn = {2073-4433},\n\tdoi = {10/gcmbbx},\n\tabstract = {This work describes a mountain meteorological network that was in operation from 1999 to 2014 in a mountain range with elevations ranging from 1104 to 2428 m in Central Spain. Additionally, some technical details of the network are described, as well as variables measured and some meta information presented, which is expected to be useful for future users of the observational database. A strong emphasis is made on showing the observational methods and protocols evolution, as it will help researchers to understand the sources of errors, data gaps and the final stage of the network. This paper summarizes mostly the common sources of errors when designing and operating a small network of this kind, so it can be useful for individual researchers and small size groups that undertake a similar task on their own. Strengths and weaknesses of some of the variables measured are discussed and some basic calculations are made in order to show the potential of the database and to anticipate future deeper climatological analyses over the area. Finally, the configuration of an automatic mountain meteorology station is suggested as a result of the lessons learned and the the common state of the art automatic measuring techniques.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {10},\n\tjournal = {Atmosphere},\n\tauthor = {Duran, Luis and Rodriguez-Munoz, Irene and Sanchez, Enrique},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {climate, mountains, snow, climate-change, impacts, spain, range, network, rocky-mountains, mediterranean mountains, validation, ecosystems, extreme conditions, greater alpine region, observations, precipitation data, still, uncertainties},\n\tpages = {203},\n}\n\n
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\n This work describes a mountain meteorological network that was in operation from 1999 to 2014 in a mountain range with elevations ranging from 1104 to 2428 m in Central Spain. Additionally, some technical details of the network are described, as well as variables measured and some meta information presented, which is expected to be useful for future users of the observational database. A strong emphasis is made on showing the observational methods and protocols evolution, as it will help researchers to understand the sources of errors, data gaps and the final stage of the network. This paper summarizes mostly the common sources of errors when designing and operating a small network of this kind, so it can be useful for individual researchers and small size groups that undertake a similar task on their own. Strengths and weaknesses of some of the variables measured are discussed and some basic calculations are made in order to show the potential of the database and to anticipate future deeper climatological analyses over the area. Finally, the configuration of an automatic mountain meteorology station is suggested as a result of the lessons learned and the the common state of the art automatic measuring techniques.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Natural regeneration in Iberian pines: A review of dynamic processes and proposals for management.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Calama, R.; Manso, R.; Lucas-Borja, M. E.; Espelta, J. M.; Pique, M.; Bravo, F.; del Peso, C.; and Pardos, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Forest Systems, 26(2): eR02S. 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Aim of study: Designing adequate silvicultural systems for natural regeneration of a forest species requires sound knowledge of the underlying ecological subprocesses: flowering and fruiting, seed dispersal and predation, seed germination, seedling emergence and seedling survival. The main objective of the present work is to carry out a review on the current knowledge about the different subprocesses governing the regeneration process for the main Iberian Pinus species, in order to propose scientifically based management schedules. Area of study: The review focuses on the five main native Pinus species within their most representative areas in the Iberian Peninsula: Pinus nigra in Cuenca mountains, Pinus sylvestris in Sierra de Guadarrama, Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea in the Northern Plateau and Pinus halepensis in Catalonia. Material and methods: Firstly, currently available information on spatiotemporal dynamics and influential factors is introduced for each subprocess and species. Secondly, current regeneration strategies are characterized and the main bottlenecks are identified. Finally, alternative silvicultural practices proposed on the light of the previous information are presented. Main results: Different climate-mediated bottlenecks have been identified to limit natural regeneration of the Iberian pine species, with seed predation and initial seedling survival among the most influential. New approaches focusing on more gradual regeneration fellings, extended rotation periods, prevent big gaps and program fellings on mast years are presented. Research highlights: Natural regeneration of the studied species exhibit an intermittent temporal pattern, which should be aggravated under drier scenarios. More flexible management schedules should fulfil these limitations.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Leaf-litter breakdown as an indicator of the impacts by flow regulation in headwater streams: Responses across climatic regions.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Molla, S.; Jesus Casas, J.; Menendez, M.; Basaguren, A.; Casado, C.; Descals, E.; Gonzalez, J. M.; Larranaga, A.; Lusi, M.; Martinez, A.; Mendoza-Lera, C.; Moya, O.; Perez, J.; Riera, T.; Roblas, N.; and Pozo, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecological Indicators, 73: 11–22. February 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{molla_leaf-litter_2017,\n\ttitle = {Leaf-litter breakdown as an indicator of the impacts by flow regulation in headwater streams: {Responses} across climatic regions},\n\tvolume = {73},\n\tissn = {1470-160X},\n\tdoi = {10/f937nh},\n\tabstract = {The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in leaf-litter breakdown rates due to flow regulation, through weirs and water diversions, in headwater mountain streams. In order to find common patterns and reveal singularities that might occur in different regions, we studied 17 streams located in 4 different climatic regions of the peninsular Spain (Cornisa Cantabrica, Cordillera Litoral Catalana, Sierra de Guadarrama, and Sierra Nevada). Regions showed a continentality gradient (assessed using the Gorczynski continentality index) from 7.7\\% (Cornisa Cantabrica) to 32\\% (Sierra Nevada). We hypothesized that stream regulation would impair habitat conditions and guilds associated with leaf litter breakdown, leading to a slowdown of litter breakdown rates. We further hypothesized that the extent to which breakdown rates changed downstream of fluvial regulation would depend on the combination of the nature and scale of the fluvial regulation and the environmental setting of each region. In all cases we found that leaf litter breakdown rates were lower downstream of the regulation. This change was most pronounced in the Sierra Nevada region, where the breakdown rate decreased by 50.7\\%, and least pronounced in the streams of Cornisa Cantabrica, where breakdown rates decreased by 20.8\\% downstream of regulation. In terms of the Gorczynski index, the extent to which fluvial regulation led to slow down litter breakdown decreased from continental to oceanic regions. Richness and sporulation rates of aquatic hyphomycetes did not show significant differences either between upstream and downstream sites, or between regions. In all regions we detected a consistent trend of lower abundance and biomass of shredders colonizing litter bags in sites downstream of flow regulation. Also, there were significant differences in the composition of macroinvertebrate communities between regions, which could be the cause of the differences in the leaf litter breakdown rates observed from one region to another. We conclude that changes of stream flow rates in headwaters slow down leaf litter breakdown rates downstream of the disturbance, but the magnitude of this slowdown is substantially influenced by the continentality of the region in which the stream is located. The differences in breakdown rates between upstream and downstream sites can be mainly ascribed to a reduction in shredder abundance in the latter, which is likely to be caused by altered in-stream habitat and riparian vegetation downstream of the point of flow regulation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Ecological Indicators},\n\tauthor = {Molla, Salvador and Jesus Casas, J. and Menendez, Margarita and Basaguren, Ana and Casado, Carmen and Descals, Enrique and Gonzalez, Jose M. and Larranaga, Aitor and Lusi, Mirian and Martinez, Aingeru and Mendoza-Lera, Clara and Moya, Oscar and Perez, Javier and Riera, Tecla and Roblas, Neftali and Pozo, Jesus},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, bacteria, communities, Macroinvertebrates, fungi, biomass, Aquatic hyphomycetes, Climatic regions, dams, decomposition, Leaf litter breakdown, salicylate, Stream regulation, river-basin, regimes},\n\tpages = {11--22},\n}\n\n
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\n The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in leaf-litter breakdown rates due to flow regulation, through weirs and water diversions, in headwater mountain streams. In order to find common patterns and reveal singularities that might occur in different regions, we studied 17 streams located in 4 different climatic regions of the peninsular Spain (Cornisa Cantabrica, Cordillera Litoral Catalana, Sierra de Guadarrama, and Sierra Nevada). Regions showed a continentality gradient (assessed using the Gorczynski continentality index) from 7.7% (Cornisa Cantabrica) to 32% (Sierra Nevada). We hypothesized that stream regulation would impair habitat conditions and guilds associated with leaf litter breakdown, leading to a slowdown of litter breakdown rates. We further hypothesized that the extent to which breakdown rates changed downstream of fluvial regulation would depend on the combination of the nature and scale of the fluvial regulation and the environmental setting of each region. In all cases we found that leaf litter breakdown rates were lower downstream of the regulation. This change was most pronounced in the Sierra Nevada region, where the breakdown rate decreased by 50.7%, and least pronounced in the streams of Cornisa Cantabrica, where breakdown rates decreased by 20.8% downstream of regulation. In terms of the Gorczynski index, the extent to which fluvial regulation led to slow down litter breakdown decreased from continental to oceanic regions. Richness and sporulation rates of aquatic hyphomycetes did not show significant differences either between upstream and downstream sites, or between regions. In all regions we detected a consistent trend of lower abundance and biomass of shredders colonizing litter bags in sites downstream of flow regulation. Also, there were significant differences in the composition of macroinvertebrate communities between regions, which could be the cause of the differences in the leaf litter breakdown rates observed from one region to another. We conclude that changes of stream flow rates in headwaters slow down leaf litter breakdown rates downstream of the disturbance, but the magnitude of this slowdown is substantially influenced by the continentality of the region in which the stream is located. The differences in breakdown rates between upstream and downstream sites can be mainly ascribed to a reduction in shredder abundance in the latter, which is likely to be caused by altered in-stream habitat and riparian vegetation downstream of the point of flow regulation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n A review of high-mountain acidophilous vegetation in the Iberian Peninsula.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gavilan, R. G.; Vilches, B.; Font, X.; and Jimenez-Alfaro, B.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Applied Vegetation Science, 20(3): 513–526. July 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gavilan_review_2017,\n\ttitle = {A review of high-mountain acidophilous vegetation in the {Iberian} {Peninsula}},\n\tvolume = {20},\n\tissn = {1402-2001},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrgz},\n\tabstract = {AimsWe study the high-mountain grasslands growing on siliceous substrata of the Iberian Peninsula to determine floristic patterns and affinities that best define the structure and phytosociological classification of this vegetation. LocationCantabrian Range, Sierra Nevada, Sistema Central, Sistema Iberico and the Pyrenees. MethodsWe analysed 1484 releves representing 25 phytosociological associations of high-mountain grasslands on siliceous substrata previously described in the study area. A first classification using noise clustering produced a large noise group containing over 50\\% of the releves. We then carried out a DCA to check the relative position of the noise group components with respect to the whole pool, and a K-means combined with species indicator analysis to obtain a more precise delimitation of clusters through their representative species. ResultsWe considered 17 groups as the optimum number of clusters when considering K-means and the corresponding indicator species. Pyrenean alpine vegetation separated first, showing a homogeneous pattern with a set of diagnostic taxa organized around two groups that coincide with one European class (Juncetea trifidi) and two alliances: Festucion eskiae in chionophilous environments and Festucion supinae in chionophobous habitats. The rest of the data correspond to the Iberian class Festucetea indigestae, recognized in three alliances corresponding to three territories: the Cantabrian Range, Central Iberian Peninsula (Sistema Central and Sistema Iberico) and Sierra Nevada. Four groups were extracted from the Cantabrian Range, which correspond to temperate (two groups) and Mediterranean (two groups) plant communities included in Teesdaliopsio-Luzulion. Two groups from Sierra Nevada - one oro- (Thymion serpylloidis) and another cryoromediterranean (Ptilotrichion purpurei) - were separated later on. Some relationships were found between the oromediterranean communities in the Central Mountains (Sierra de Guadarrama) and Sierra Nevada. This highlights the mediterranean character of this central Iberian mountain, compared to the rest of the central ranges (four groups representing cryoromediterranean vegetation) that were independently separated by the analysis and have a more submediterranean character. All are included in Jasionion carpetanae. ConclusionsThe Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Range show relationships in high-mountain vegetation but also differences since the Cantabrian Range has a major influence of Mediterranean taxa in their plant communities. Central Iberian mountains showed relationships with the other Mediterranean mountains through the presence of species of the Festuca indigesta gr. and other endemic taxa. The particular pattern of Sierra Nevada - very patchy and with lower cover values - hindered the separation of groups, but two groups were finally detected in the analysis based on the altitudinal gradient.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Applied Vegetation Science},\n\tauthor = {Gavilan, Rosario G. and Vilches, Beatriz and Font, Xavier and Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {communities, diversity, positive interactions, grasslands, alpine plants, High-mountain vegetation, IndVal index, K-means, Pastures, Plant   communities, rich fen vegetation, specialists, Species indicators, Syntaxonomic interpretation, patterns, increase},\n\tpages = {513--526},\n}\n\n
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\n AimsWe study the high-mountain grasslands growing on siliceous substrata of the Iberian Peninsula to determine floristic patterns and affinities that best define the structure and phytosociological classification of this vegetation. LocationCantabrian Range, Sierra Nevada, Sistema Central, Sistema Iberico and the Pyrenees. MethodsWe analysed 1484 releves representing 25 phytosociological associations of high-mountain grasslands on siliceous substrata previously described in the study area. A first classification using noise clustering produced a large noise group containing over 50% of the releves. We then carried out a DCA to check the relative position of the noise group components with respect to the whole pool, and a K-means combined with species indicator analysis to obtain a more precise delimitation of clusters through their representative species. ResultsWe considered 17 groups as the optimum number of clusters when considering K-means and the corresponding indicator species. Pyrenean alpine vegetation separated first, showing a homogeneous pattern with a set of diagnostic taxa organized around two groups that coincide with one European class (Juncetea trifidi) and two alliances: Festucion eskiae in chionophilous environments and Festucion supinae in chionophobous habitats. The rest of the data correspond to the Iberian class Festucetea indigestae, recognized in three alliances corresponding to three territories: the Cantabrian Range, Central Iberian Peninsula (Sistema Central and Sistema Iberico) and Sierra Nevada. Four groups were extracted from the Cantabrian Range, which correspond to temperate (two groups) and Mediterranean (two groups) plant communities included in Teesdaliopsio-Luzulion. Two groups from Sierra Nevada - one oro- (Thymion serpylloidis) and another cryoromediterranean (Ptilotrichion purpurei) - were separated later on. Some relationships were found between the oromediterranean communities in the Central Mountains (Sierra de Guadarrama) and Sierra Nevada. This highlights the mediterranean character of this central Iberian mountain, compared to the rest of the central ranges (four groups representing cryoromediterranean vegetation) that were independently separated by the analysis and have a more submediterranean character. All are included in Jasionion carpetanae. ConclusionsThe Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Range show relationships in high-mountain vegetation but also differences since the Cantabrian Range has a major influence of Mediterranean taxa in their plant communities. Central Iberian mountains showed relationships with the other Mediterranean mountains through the presence of species of the Festuca indigesta gr. and other endemic taxa. The particular pattern of Sierra Nevada - very patchy and with lower cover values - hindered the separation of groups, but two groups were finally detected in the analysis based on the altitudinal gradient.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Diplurans of subsurface terrestrial habitats in the Iberian Peninsula, with a new species description (Diplura: Campodeidae).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sendra, A.; Jimenez-Valverde, A.; Gilgado, J. D.; Ledesma, E.; Baquero, E.; Perez-Suarez, G.; Cuesta, E.; Herrero-Borgonon, J. J.; Jordana, R.; Tinaut, A.; Barranco, P.; and Ortuno, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Zootaxa, 4291(1): 61–80. July 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{sendra_diplurans_2017,\n\ttitle = {Diplurans of subsurface terrestrial habitats in the {Iberian} {Peninsula}, with a new species description ({Diplura}: {Campodeidae})},\n\tvolume = {4291},\n\tissn = {1175-5326},\n\tdoi = {10/gbpnkf},\n\tabstract = {Although Iberian subsurface terrestrial habitats have been sampled for a half century, they remain poorly known. During the last five years much more sampling of these subsurface habitats has been made, mainly in scree slopes (also called colluvial Mesovoid Shallow Substratum habitats, MSS) but also in alluvial debris of temporal watercourses (alluvial MSS). In our study, diplurans, a basal hexapod group, were extracted from two hundred traps installed in 69 locations in the mountain ranges of six different regions of the Iberian Peninsula, from north to south: Cantabrian, Pyrenees, Iberic System, Central System, Prebaetic and Penibaetic Mountains. A total of 1251 specimens in fifteen dipluran species: thirteen described Campodeidae, one described Japygidae and one new Campodea species inhabiting the alluvial MSS habitats of the watercourses of Prebaetic Mountains. A few populations of these dipluran species show troglobiomorphic features as a consequence of the mediumsized voids of the MSS habitats, such as Campodea grassii Silvestri, 1912, collected in a scree slope connected with a deep subterranean system in Penyas Roset, Prebaetic Mountains. Most species found in MSS habitats are endogean or epiedaphic species living in the area, but this is not the case in Sierra de Guadarrama, where three species (Campodea propinqua Silvestri, 1932, Campodea neusae Sendra \\& Moreno, 2006 and Campodea zuluetai Silvestri, 1932) unknown in the soil of these mountains have appeared in these subsurface terrestrial habitats.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Zootaxa},\n\tauthor = {Sendra, Alberto and Jimenez-Valverde, Alberto and Gilgado, Jose D. and Ledesma, Enrique and Baquero, Enrique and Perez-Suarez, Gonzalo and Cuesta, Eva and Herrero-Borgonon, Juan J. and Jordana, Rafael and Tinaut, Alberto and Barranco, Pablo and Ortuno, Vicente M.},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {diversity, Arthropoda, taxonomy, alluvial MSS habitats, colluvial MSS habitats, Hexapoda, Mesovoid Shallow Substratum, scree slope fauna},\n\tpages = {61--80},\n}\n\n
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\n Although Iberian subsurface terrestrial habitats have been sampled for a half century, they remain poorly known. During the last five years much more sampling of these subsurface habitats has been made, mainly in scree slopes (also called colluvial Mesovoid Shallow Substratum habitats, MSS) but also in alluvial debris of temporal watercourses (alluvial MSS). In our study, diplurans, a basal hexapod group, were extracted from two hundred traps installed in 69 locations in the mountain ranges of six different regions of the Iberian Peninsula, from north to south: Cantabrian, Pyrenees, Iberic System, Central System, Prebaetic and Penibaetic Mountains. A total of 1251 specimens in fifteen dipluran species: thirteen described Campodeidae, one described Japygidae and one new Campodea species inhabiting the alluvial MSS habitats of the watercourses of Prebaetic Mountains. A few populations of these dipluran species show troglobiomorphic features as a consequence of the mediumsized voids of the MSS habitats, such as Campodea grassii Silvestri, 1912, collected in a scree slope connected with a deep subterranean system in Penyas Roset, Prebaetic Mountains. Most species found in MSS habitats are endogean or epiedaphic species living in the area, but this is not the case in Sierra de Guadarrama, where three species (Campodea propinqua Silvestri, 1932, Campodea neusae Sendra & Moreno, 2006 and Campodea zuluetai Silvestri, 1932) unknown in the soil of these mountains have appeared in these subsurface terrestrial habitats.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Fine-Tuning of a Protected Area Effectiveness Evaluation Tool: Implementation on Two Emblematic Spanish National Parks.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Rodriguez-Rodriguez, D.; Ibarra, P.; Martinez-Vega, J.; Echeverria, M.; and Echavarria, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environments, 4(4): 68. December 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{rodriguez-rodriguez_fine-tuning_2017,\n\ttitle = {Fine-{Tuning} of a {Protected} {Area} {Effectiveness} {Evaluation} {Tool}: {Implementation} on {Two} {Emblematic} {Spanish} {National} {Parks}},\n\tvolume = {4},\n\tissn = {2076-3298},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkftg},\n\tabstract = {As global biodiversity trends worsen, protected area (PA) environmental effectiveness needs to be assessed to identify strengths and areas to improve. Through a participatory process including PA managers and scientists, we refined the System for the Integrated Assessment of Protected Areas (SIAPA), in order to increase its legitimacy, credibility and salience to end users in Spain. Then, we tested the optimised version of the SIAPA on two emblematic Spanish national parks (NPs): Ordesa y Monte Perdido NP (Ordesa NP) and Sierra de Guadarrama NP (Guadarrama NP). PA managers and scientists largely coincided in the ratings of SIAPA's indicators and indices. Collaboration with Ordesa NP's managers was regular, allowing a nearly complete evaluation of the NP. However, greater collaboration between PA managers and scientists remains a priority in Guadarrama NP. Results show that potential effectiveness is moderate for Ordesa NP and low for Guadarrama NP, according to the indicators that could be evaluated. For Ordesa NP, lack of data on focal habitats and other focal features determined a deficient valuation of its conservation state, although the remaining indicators in that category showed adequate or moderate values. The compilation of those data should be overriding in the NP. In contrast, only climate change posed a serious threat in that NP. The social perception and valuation of both NPs was good, suggesting broad support from local populations and eased management.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Environments},\n\tauthor = {Rodriguez-Rodriguez, David and Ibarra, Paloma and Martinez-Vega, Javier and Echeverria, Maite and Echavarria, Pilar},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {knowledge, conservation, alps, environmental sustainability, indicators, assessment, index, indicator, land, reserve, siapa},\n\tpages = {68},\n}\n\n
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\n As global biodiversity trends worsen, protected area (PA) environmental effectiveness needs to be assessed to identify strengths and areas to improve. Through a participatory process including PA managers and scientists, we refined the System for the Integrated Assessment of Protected Areas (SIAPA), in order to increase its legitimacy, credibility and salience to end users in Spain. Then, we tested the optimised version of the SIAPA on two emblematic Spanish national parks (NPs): Ordesa y Monte Perdido NP (Ordesa NP) and Sierra de Guadarrama NP (Guadarrama NP). PA managers and scientists largely coincided in the ratings of SIAPA's indicators and indices. Collaboration with Ordesa NP's managers was regular, allowing a nearly complete evaluation of the NP. However, greater collaboration between PA managers and scientists remains a priority in Guadarrama NP. Results show that potential effectiveness is moderate for Ordesa NP and low for Guadarrama NP, according to the indicators that could be evaluated. For Ordesa NP, lack of data on focal habitats and other focal features determined a deficient valuation of its conservation state, although the remaining indicators in that category showed adequate or moderate values. The compilation of those data should be overriding in the NP. In contrast, only climate change posed a serious threat in that NP. The social perception and valuation of both NPs was good, suggesting broad support from local populations and eased management.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Assessing Land Use-Cover Changes and Modelling Change Scenarios in Two Mountain Spanish National Parks.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martinez-Vega, J.; Diaz, A.; Miguel Nava, J.; Gallardo, M.; and Echavarria, P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environments, 4(4): 79. December 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{martinez-vega_assessing_2017,\n\ttitle = {Assessing {Land} {Use}-{Cover} {Changes} and {Modelling} {Change} {Scenarios} in {Two} {Mountain} {Spanish} {National} {Parks}},\n\tvolume = {4},\n\tissn = {2076-3298},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrgw},\n\tabstract = {Land Use-Cover Changes (LUCCs) are one of the main problems for the preservation of biodiversity. Protected Areas (PAs) do not escape this threat. Some processes, such as intensive recreational use, forest fires or the expansion of artificial areas taking place inside and around them in response to their appeal, question their environmental sustainability and their efficiency. In this paper, we analyze the LUCCs that took place between 1990 and 2006 in two National Parks (NPs) belonging to the Spanish network and in their surroundings: Ordesa and Monte Perdido (Ordesa NP) and Sierra de Guadarrama (Guadarrama NP). We also simulate land use changes between 2006 and 2030 by means of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), taking into account two scenarios: trend and green. Finally, we perform a multi-temporal analysis of natural habitat fragmentation in each NP. The results show that the NPs analyzed are well-preserved and have seen hardly any significant LUCCs inside them. However, Socioeconomic Influence Zones (SIZs) and buffers are subject to different dynamics. In the SIZ and buffer of the Ordesa NP, there has been an expansion of built-up areas (annual rate of change = +1.19) around small urban hubs and ski resorts. There has also been a gradual recovery of natural areas, which had been interrupted by forest fires. The invasion of sub-alpine grasslands by shrubs is clear (+2735 ha). The SIZ and buffer of the Guadarrama NP are subject to urban sprawl in forest areas and to the construction of road infrastructures (+5549 ha and an annual rate of change = +1.20). Industrial area has multiplied by 3.3 in 20 years. The consequences are an increase in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), greater risk of forest fires and greater fragmentation of natural habitats (+0.04 in SIZ). In the change scenarios, if conditions change as expected, the specific threats facing each NP can be expected to increase. There are substantial differences between the scenarios depending on whether or not incentives are accepted and legal restrictions are respected.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Environments},\n\tauthor = {Martinez-Vega, Javier and Diaz, Andres and Miguel Nava, Jose and Gallardo, Marta and Echavarria, Pilar},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {protected areas, Spain, central spain, community, abandonment, artificial neural networks, change scenarios, grasslands, habitat fragmentation, land use-cover changes, landscape dynamics, maps, networks, states protected areas, validation, vulnerability},\n\tpages = {79},\n}\n\n
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\n Land Use-Cover Changes (LUCCs) are one of the main problems for the preservation of biodiversity. Protected Areas (PAs) do not escape this threat. Some processes, such as intensive recreational use, forest fires or the expansion of artificial areas taking place inside and around them in response to their appeal, question their environmental sustainability and their efficiency. In this paper, we analyze the LUCCs that took place between 1990 and 2006 in two National Parks (NPs) belonging to the Spanish network and in their surroundings: Ordesa and Monte Perdido (Ordesa NP) and Sierra de Guadarrama (Guadarrama NP). We also simulate land use changes between 2006 and 2030 by means of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), taking into account two scenarios: trend and green. Finally, we perform a multi-temporal analysis of natural habitat fragmentation in each NP. The results show that the NPs analyzed are well-preserved and have seen hardly any significant LUCCs inside them. However, Socioeconomic Influence Zones (SIZs) and buffers are subject to different dynamics. In the SIZ and buffer of the Ordesa NP, there has been an expansion of built-up areas (annual rate of change = +1.19) around small urban hubs and ski resorts. There has also been a gradual recovery of natural areas, which had been interrupted by forest fires. The invasion of sub-alpine grasslands by shrubs is clear (+2735 ha). The SIZ and buffer of the Guadarrama NP are subject to urban sprawl in forest areas and to the construction of road infrastructures (+5549 ha and an annual rate of change = +1.20). Industrial area has multiplied by 3.3 in 20 years. The consequences are an increase in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), greater risk of forest fires and greater fragmentation of natural habitats (+0.04 in SIZ). In the change scenarios, if conditions change as expected, the specific threats facing each NP can be expected to increase. There are substantial differences between the scenarios depending on whether or not incentives are accepted and legal restrictions are respected.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n The (lost) life of a historic rural route in the core of Guadarrama Mountains, Madrid (Spain). A geographical perspective.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Mazora, A. P.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Landscape History, 38(1): 81–94. January 2017.\n Publisher: Routledge _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2017.1322272\n\n\n\n
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@article{mazora_lost_2017,\n\ttitle = {The (lost) life of a historic rural route in the core of {Guadarrama} {Mountains}, {Madrid} ({Spain}). {A} geographical perspective},\n\tvolume = {38},\n\tissn = {0143-3768},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2017.1322272},\n\tdoi = {10.1080/01433768.2017.1322272},\n\tabstract = {Few studies in the geographical literature have focused on historic rural routes, which are traditionally considered to be part of the farming landscape. Today, this subject can be tackled from the perspective of changing rural spaces and the disappearance of traditional landscapes and societies. This work studies the evolution of routes that connected municipalities in a mountainous region in the north of the Madrid province, focusing on the creation and disappearance of one particular historic rural route. Various information sources are used: documentary and archival sources, fieldwork for geographical dating of the route and informal interviews and geoethnographical analysis of the elderly population of permanent residents in the area.},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\turldate = {2022-06-26},\n\tjournal = {Landscape History},\n\tauthor = {Mazora, Angel Paniagua},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tnote = {Publisher: Routledge\n\\_eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2017.1322272},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, landscape change, geography, Historic rural routes, qualitative methods},\n\tpages = {81--94},\n}\n\n
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\n Few studies in the geographical literature have focused on historic rural routes, which are traditionally considered to be part of the farming landscape. Today, this subject can be tackled from the perspective of changing rural spaces and the disappearance of traditional landscapes and societies. This work studies the evolution of routes that connected municipalities in a mountainous region in the north of the Madrid province, focusing on the creation and disappearance of one particular historic rural route. Various information sources are used: documentary and archival sources, fieldwork for geographical dating of the route and informal interviews and geoethnographical analysis of the elderly population of permanent residents in the area.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Influence of temperature on the asymmetry of weathering pits in a granitic environment. Implementation of a linear regression model.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; Sanchez-Jimenez, A.; Murciano, A.; Perez-Uz, B.; and Martin-Cereceda, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Boletin De La Sociedad Geologica Mexicana, 69(2): 479–494. 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-rodriguez_influence_2017,\n\ttitle = {Influence of temperature on the asymmetry of weathering pits in a granitic environment. {Implementation} of a linear regression model},\n\tvolume = {69},\n\tissn = {1405-3322},\n\tabstract = {Weathering pits represent a kind of geological form present in almost all climatic environments. This manuscript explores the role of thermal cycles as important agents in the modelling and asymmetry of the walls of weathering pits in a temperate-cold Mediterranean climate. This study has been developed in the granite massif from La Pedriza in Manzanares which is a protected area, with a great environmental value, allocated in the National Park Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain). The analysis of thermal variability was approached using periodic multiple regression that showed the influence of daily and annual cycles depending on the north and south orientation of the pit walls. A mathematical model of linear regression revealed the influence of the daily thermal variability on the alteration of the pit walls generating flat surfaces or a more or less pronounced concavity. This study also established relationships between the alteration degree of different areas of the pits with the lichen presence and with the relative hardness of the rock. The results support the hypothesis of a causal relationship between thermal variability and the shaping of the weathering pits depending on their north or south orientation.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Boletin De La Sociedad Geologica Mexicana},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Rodriguez, Manuel and Sanchez-Jimenez, Abel and Murciano, Antonio and Perez-Uz, Blanca and Martin-Cereceda, Mercedes},\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, evolution, mountains, tafoni, pedriza, manzanares, rocks, disintegration, gnamma, La Pedriza de   Manzanares, mathematical modelling, moisture, sandstone, surfaces, weathering granite, aquatic hyphomycetes},\n\tpages = {479--494},\n}\n\n
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\n Weathering pits represent a kind of geological form present in almost all climatic environments. This manuscript explores the role of thermal cycles as important agents in the modelling and asymmetry of the walls of weathering pits in a temperate-cold Mediterranean climate. This study has been developed in the granite massif from La Pedriza in Manzanares which is a protected area, with a great environmental value, allocated in the National Park Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain). The analysis of thermal variability was approached using periodic multiple regression that showed the influence of daily and annual cycles depending on the north and south orientation of the pit walls. A mathematical model of linear regression revealed the influence of the daily thermal variability on the alteration of the pit walls generating flat surfaces or a more or less pronounced concavity. This study also established relationships between the alteration degree of different areas of the pits with the lichen presence and with the relative hardness of the rock. The results support the hypothesis of a causal relationship between thermal variability and the shaping of the weathering pits depending on their north or south orientation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Distinctive Collembola communities in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum: First data for the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Central Spain) and a description of two new species of Orchesella (Entomobryidae).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Baquero, E.; Ledesma, E.; Gilgado, J. D.; Ortuno, V. M.; and Jordana, R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Plos One, 12(12): e0189205. December 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{baquero_distinctive_2017,\n\ttitle = {Distinctive {Collembola} communities in the {Mesovoid} {Shallow} {Substratum}: {First} data for the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Central} {Spain}) and a description of two new species of {Orchesella} ({Entomobryidae})},\n\tvolume = {12},\n\tissn = {1932-6203},\n\tdoi = {10/gcn6j5},\n\tabstract = {Two new species of the genus Orchesella Templeton, 1836 have been identified following intensive sampling in the Colluvial Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (Mesovoid Shallow Substratum, or MSS) of the Sierra de Guadarrama using Subterranean Sampling Devices (SSD). The data were obtained from the first extraction of the traps between May and October of 2015. During a study of the Collembola taxon, 32 different genera (61 species) were identified. The highest representative genus presence in almost all traps was Orchesella, with two new species. One of the two species described had been misidentified until this study was carried out, indicating that their preferential habitat had not been sampled; the second species had never been identified. The community of the Orchesella species in the Colluvial MSS was investigated, leading to the conclusion that this environment has its own assemblage of characteristic species. The opportunity to study specimens that belong to five species of the genus Orchesella, including three previously recollected, has allowed for obtaining reliable information regarding their macrochaetotaxy. A part of this chaetotaxy is proposed as a useful diagnostic tool for the species of the genus. In conclusion, it can be affirmed that this study has demonstrated that the Colluvial Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (Colluvial MSS) has its own fauna, and it supports the hypothesis that it constitutes a new biotope, at least for Collembola.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {12},\n\tjournal = {Plos One},\n\tauthor = {Baquero, Enrique and Ledesma, Enrique and Gilgado, Jose D. and Ortuno, Vicente M. and Jordana, Rafael},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {diversity, subterranean habitat, coleoptera, chordeumatida, diplopoda, mss},\n\tpages = {e0189205},\n}\n\n
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\n Two new species of the genus Orchesella Templeton, 1836 have been identified following intensive sampling in the Colluvial Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (Mesovoid Shallow Substratum, or MSS) of the Sierra de Guadarrama using Subterranean Sampling Devices (SSD). The data were obtained from the first extraction of the traps between May and October of 2015. During a study of the Collembola taxon, 32 different genera (61 species) were identified. The highest representative genus presence in almost all traps was Orchesella, with two new species. One of the two species described had been misidentified until this study was carried out, indicating that their preferential habitat had not been sampled; the second species had never been identified. The community of the Orchesella species in the Colluvial MSS was investigated, leading to the conclusion that this environment has its own assemblage of characteristic species. The opportunity to study specimens that belong to five species of the genus Orchesella, including three previously recollected, has allowed for obtaining reliable information regarding their macrochaetotaxy. A part of this chaetotaxy is proposed as a useful diagnostic tool for the species of the genus. In conclusion, it can be affirmed that this study has demonstrated that the Colluvial Mesovoid Shallow Substratum (Colluvial MSS) has its own fauna, and it supports the hypothesis that it constitutes a new biotope, at least for Collembola.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Geo-Climbing and Environmental Education: the Value of La Pedriza Granite Massif in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; and Fernandez-Escalante, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geoheritage, 9(2): 141–151. June 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-rodriguez_geo-climbing_2017,\n\ttitle = {Geo-{Climbing} and {Environmental} {Education}: the {Value} of {La} {Pedriza} {Granite} {Massif} in the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park}, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {9},\n\tissn = {1867-2477},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrgx},\n\tabstract = {Since the late nineteenth century, the Guadarrama mountain range (listed as a National Park in 2013) has attracted the attention of intellectuals, naturalists and mountaineers, for whom it has served as a scientific laboratory and area for mountaineering and climbing. La Pedriza or La Pedriza del Manzanares in the Spanish province of Madrid, with a granite landscape characterised by a craggy geomorphology consisting of high walls alternating with loose boulders, is perhaps the most emblematic part of this park. The many smooth walls towering over a hundred metres from the ground have made the area Spain's and arguably Europe's most prominent friction climbing training ground. With a view to supplementing writings on the area's value for science, education and sports initiated over 150 years ago, this article contains a detailed explanation of the geological and geomorphological processes involved in the formation of rock surfaces and their relationship to mountaineering. The findings described are applicable to similar geomorphologies where this sport is practised.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Geoheritage},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Rodriguez, Manuel and Fernandez-Escalante, Enrique},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {scale, batholiths, Case hardening, Geomorphology and climbing, La Pedriza del Manzanares, Polygonal cracking, polygonal cracking},\n\tpages = {141--151},\n}\n\n
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\n Since the late nineteenth century, the Guadarrama mountain range (listed as a National Park in 2013) has attracted the attention of intellectuals, naturalists and mountaineers, for whom it has served as a scientific laboratory and area for mountaineering and climbing. La Pedriza or La Pedriza del Manzanares in the Spanish province of Madrid, with a granite landscape characterised by a craggy geomorphology consisting of high walls alternating with loose boulders, is perhaps the most emblematic part of this park. The many smooth walls towering over a hundred metres from the ground have made the area Spain's and arguably Europe's most prominent friction climbing training ground. With a view to supplementing writings on the area's value for science, education and sports initiated over 150 years ago, this article contains a detailed explanation of the geological and geomorphological processes involved in the formation of rock surfaces and their relationship to mountaineering. The findings described are applicable to similar geomorphologies where this sport is practised.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n A new genus and species of Haplobainosomatidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida) from the MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gilgado, J. D.; Ledesma, E.; Enghoff, H.; Mauries, J.; and Ortuno, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Zootaxa, 4347(3): 492–510. November 2017.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gilgado_new_2017,\n\ttitle = {A new genus and species of {Haplobainosomatidae} ({Diplopoda}: {Chordeumatida}) from the {MSS} of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park}, central {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {4347},\n\tissn = {1175-5326},\n\tdoi = {10/gckmxh},\n\tabstract = {The chordeumatidan fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is far from being well known, but recent efforts are improving that knowledge. Samplings carried out in the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (also known as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum) on several screes of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain) have led to the discovery of a new species of chordeumatidan millipede. This new species belongs to the family Haplobainosomatidae, which is mainly known from the northern Iberian Peninsula, and thus this is the first record of the family in central Spain. However, the extremely simple gonopods of this species are so different from all other known species of the family that it must be placed in a new genus. In this work, a complete description of the species, named as Guadarramasoma ramosae gen. \\& sp. nov., with a detailed iconography based on scanning electron microscopy images is provided together with a distribution map and a brief discussion of the implications of this new finding.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Zootaxa},\n\tauthor = {Gilgado, Jose D. and Ledesma, Enrique and Enghoff, Henrik and Mauries, Jean-Paul and Ortuno, Vicente M.},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2017},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, diversity, subterranean habitat, coleoptera, new species, attems, blaniulidae, carabidae, julida, mesovoid shallow substratum, millipede, millipedes, orobiome, refugia, Subterranean environments},\n\tpages = {492--510},\n}\n\n
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\n The chordeumatidan fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is far from being well known, but recent efforts are improving that knowledge. Samplings carried out in the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (also known as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum) on several screes of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain) have led to the discovery of a new species of chordeumatidan millipede. This new species belongs to the family Haplobainosomatidae, which is mainly known from the northern Iberian Peninsula, and thus this is the first record of the family in central Spain. However, the extremely simple gonopods of this species are so different from all other known species of the family that it must be placed in a new genus. In this work, a complete description of the species, named as Guadarramasoma ramosae gen. & sp. nov., with a detailed iconography based on scanning electron microscopy images is provided together with a distribution map and a brief discussion of the implications of this new finding.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The Peninsular War 1808-1814: French and Spanish Cartography of the Guadarrama Pass and El Escorial.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Chias, P.; and Abad, T.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n In Liebenberg, E.; Demhardt, I. J.; and Vervust, S., editor(s), History of Military Cartography, pages 263–281. 2016.\n ISSN: 1863-2246\n\n\n\n
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@incollection{chias_peninsular_2016,\n\ttitle = {The {Peninsular} {War} 1808-1814: {French} and {Spanish} {Cartography} of the {Guadarrama} {Pass} and {El} {Escorial}},\n\tisbn = {978-3-319-25244-5 978-3-319-25242-1},\n\tabstract = {Many roads which still cross the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range to connect the two plateaus in the centre of Spain date back to Roman times. The mountain passes of Somosierra, Navacerrada, La Fuenfria and Guadarrama were consolidated between the Middle Ages and the eighteenth century as necessary stages on the routes from Bayonne (France) to Madrid and Andalusia. In particular, the passes of La Fuenfria and Guadarrama linked the San Lorenzo de El Escorial Monastery and Segovia with the Spanish capital, and were progressively improved by the Bourbon kings, as was reflected in detail in Spanish maps. As strategic passes, they played an important role during the Peninsular War, and consequently they were also mapped by English and French cartographers. Much of the cartography from before, during and after this war comprises a largely unpublished collection of very interesting maps that are held in Spanish archives. The objectives of this research were, firstly, to study and disseminate the maps of these mountain passes produced around the time of the war. Secondly, to analyse the collaboration of Spanish cartographers with their European colleagues, a process which began with Philip V in 1700 and continued throughout the eighteenth century. And, thirdly, to analyse the influence of this cartography on post-war maps.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tbooktitle = {History of {Military} {Cartography}},\n\tauthor = {Chias, Pilar and Abad, Tomas},\n\teditor = {Liebenberg, E. and Demhardt, I. J. and Vervust, S.},\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/978-3-319-25244-5_13},\n\tnote = {ISSN: 1863-2246},\n\tpages = {263--281},\n}\n\n
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\n Many roads which still cross the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range to connect the two plateaus in the centre of Spain date back to Roman times. The mountain passes of Somosierra, Navacerrada, La Fuenfria and Guadarrama were consolidated between the Middle Ages and the eighteenth century as necessary stages on the routes from Bayonne (France) to Madrid and Andalusia. In particular, the passes of La Fuenfria and Guadarrama linked the San Lorenzo de El Escorial Monastery and Segovia with the Spanish capital, and were progressively improved by the Bourbon kings, as was reflected in detail in Spanish maps. As strategic passes, they played an important role during the Peninsular War, and consequently they were also mapped by English and French cartographers. Much of the cartography from before, during and after this war comprises a largely unpublished collection of very interesting maps that are held in Spanish archives. The objectives of this research were, firstly, to study and disseminate the maps of these mountain passes produced around the time of the war. Secondly, to analyse the collaboration of Spanish cartographers with their European colleagues, a process which began with Philip V in 1700 and continued throughout the eighteenth century. And, thirdly, to analyse the influence of this cartography on post-war maps.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Regional reconstruction of flash flood history in the Guadarrama range (Central System, Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Rodriguez-Morata, C.; Ballesteros-Canovas, J. A.; Trappmann, D.; Beniston, M.; and Stoffel, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Science of the Total Environment, 550: 406–417. April 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{rodriguez-morata_regional_2016,\n\ttitle = {Regional reconstruction of flash flood history in the {Guadarrama} range ({Central} {System}, {Spain})},\n\tvolume = {550},\n\tissn = {0048-9697},\n\tdoi = {10/f8c3sb},\n\tabstract = {Flash floods are a common natural hazard in Mediterranean mountain environments and responsible for serious economic and human disasters. The study of flash flood dynamics and their triggers is a key issue; however, the retrieval of historical data is often limited in mountain regions as a result of short time series and the systematic lack of historical data. In this study, we attempt to overcome data deficiency by supplementing existing records with dendrogeomorphic techniques which were employed in seven mountain streams along the northern slopes of the Guadarrama Mountain range. Here we present results derived from the tree-ring analysis of 117 samples from 63 Pinus sylvestris L. trees injured by flash floods, to complement existing flash flood records covering the last similar to 200 years and comment on their hydro-meteorological triggers. To understand the varying number of reconstructed flash flood events in each of the catchments, we also performed a comparative analysis of geomorphic catchment characteristics, land use evolution and forest management. Furthermore, we discuss the limitations of dendrogeomorphic techniques applied in managed forests. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Science of the Total Environment},\n\tauthor = {Rodriguez-Morata, C. and Ballesteros-Canovas, J. A. and Trappmann, D. and Beniston, M. and Stoffel, M.},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {mountains, climate-change, Dendrogeomorphology, river, Guadarrama Mountains, catchment, frequency, disturbance, debris-flow, dendrogeomorphic reconstruction, Flash flood, Managed   forest, mass movements, Regional analysis, tangential   rows, Tree rings},\n\tpages = {406--417},\n}\n\n
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\n Flash floods are a common natural hazard in Mediterranean mountain environments and responsible for serious economic and human disasters. The study of flash flood dynamics and their triggers is a key issue; however, the retrieval of historical data is often limited in mountain regions as a result of short time series and the systematic lack of historical data. In this study, we attempt to overcome data deficiency by supplementing existing records with dendrogeomorphic techniques which were employed in seven mountain streams along the northern slopes of the Guadarrama Mountain range. Here we present results derived from the tree-ring analysis of 117 samples from 63 Pinus sylvestris L. trees injured by flash floods, to complement existing flash flood records covering the last similar to 200 years and comment on their hydro-meteorological triggers. To understand the varying number of reconstructed flash flood events in each of the catchments, we also performed a comparative analysis of geomorphic catchment characteristics, land use evolution and forest management. Furthermore, we discuss the limitations of dendrogeomorphic techniques applied in managed forests. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Infection and transmission heterogeneity of a multi-host pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) within an amphibian community.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, S.; Bosch, J.; and Bielby, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 118(1): 11–20. February 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{fernandez-beaskoetxea_infection_2016,\n\ttitle = {Infection and transmission heterogeneity of a multi-host pathogen ({Batrachochytrium} dendrobatidis) within an amphibian community},\n\tvolume = {118},\n\tissn = {0177-5103},\n\tdoi = {10/f8bxxn},\n\tabstract = {The majority of parasites infect multiple hosts. As the outcome of the infection is different in each of them, most studies of wildlife disease focus on the few species that suffer the most severe consequences. However, the role that each host plays in the persistence and trans mission of infection can be crucial to understanding the spread of a parasite and the risk it poses to the community. Current theory predicts that certain host species can modulate the infection in other species by amplifying or diluting both infection prevalence and infection intensity, both of which have implications for disease risk within those communities. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causal agent of the disease chytridiomycosis, has caused global amphibian population declines and extinctions. However, not all infected species are affected equally, and thus Bd is a good example of a multi-host pathogen that must ultimately be studied with a community approach. To test whether the common midwife toad Alytes obstetricans is a reservoir and possible amplifier of infection of other species, we used experimental approaches in captive and wild populations to determine the effect of common midwife toad larvae on infection of other amphibian species found in the Penalara Massif, Spain. We observed that the most widely and heavily infected species, the common midwife toad, may be amplifying the infection loads in other species, all of which have different degrees of susceptibility to Bd infection. Our results have important implications for performing mitigation actions focused on potential 'amplifier' hosts and for better understanding the mechanisms of Bd transmission.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Diseases of Aquatic Organisms},\n\tauthor = {Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, S. and Bosch, J. and Bielby, J.},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, biodiversity, prevalence, declines, life-history, trends, chytridiomycosis, threats, persistence, Alytes obstetricans, disease, Amphibian assemblage, Chytrid fungus, extinctions, Interspecific   transmission, Penalara Massif},\n\tpages = {11--20},\n}\n\n
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\n The majority of parasites infect multiple hosts. As the outcome of the infection is different in each of them, most studies of wildlife disease focus on the few species that suffer the most severe consequences. However, the role that each host plays in the persistence and trans mission of infection can be crucial to understanding the spread of a parasite and the risk it poses to the community. Current theory predicts that certain host species can modulate the infection in other species by amplifying or diluting both infection prevalence and infection intensity, both of which have implications for disease risk within those communities. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causal agent of the disease chytridiomycosis, has caused global amphibian population declines and extinctions. However, not all infected species are affected equally, and thus Bd is a good example of a multi-host pathogen that must ultimately be studied with a community approach. To test whether the common midwife toad Alytes obstetricans is a reservoir and possible amplifier of infection of other species, we used experimental approaches in captive and wild populations to determine the effect of common midwife toad larvae on infection of other amphibian species found in the Penalara Massif, Spain. We observed that the most widely and heavily infected species, the common midwife toad, may be amplifying the infection loads in other species, all of which have different degrees of susceptibility to Bd infection. Our results have important implications for performing mitigation actions focused on potential 'amplifier' hosts and for better understanding the mechanisms of Bd transmission.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Summer Freezing Resistance: A Critical Filter for Plant Community Assemblies in Mediterranean High Mountains.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pescador, D. S.; Sierra-Almeida, A.; Torres, P. J.; and Escudero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 194. February 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{pescador_summer_2016,\n\ttitle = {Summer {Freezing} {Resistance}: {A} {Critical} {Filter} for {Plant} {Community} {Assemblies} in {Mediterranean} {High} {Mountains}},\n\tvolume = {7},\n\tissn = {1664-462X},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrg7},\n\tabstract = {Assessing freezing community response and whether freezing resistance is related to other functional traits is essential for understanding alpine community assemblages, particularly in Mediterranean environments where plants are exposed to freezing temperatures and summer droughts. Thus, we characterized the leaf freezing resistance of 42 plant species in 38 plots at Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain) by measuring their ice nucleation temperature, freezing point (FP), and low-temperature damage (LT50), as well as determining their freezing resistance mechanisms (i.e., tolerance or avoidance). The community response to freezing was estimated for each plot as community weighted means (CWMs) and functional diversity (FD), and we assessed their relative importance with altitude. We established the relationships between freezing resistance, growth forms, and four key plant functional traits (i.e., plant height, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content (LDMC), and seed mass). There was a wide range of freezing resistance responses and more than in other alpine habitats. At the community level, the CWMs of FP and LT50 responded negatively to altitude, whereas the FD of both traits increased with altitude. The proportion of freezing-tolerant species also increased with altitude. The ranges of FP and LT50 varied among growth forms, and only leaf dry matter content was negatively correlated with freezing-resistance traits. Summer freezing events represent important abiotic filters for assemblies of Mediterranean high mountain communities, as suggested by the CWMs. However, a concomitant summer drought constraint may also explain the high freezing resistance of species that thrive in these areas and the lower FD of freezing resistance traits at lower altitudes. Leaves with high dry matter contents may maintain turgor at lower water potential and enhance drought tolerance in parallel to freezing resistance. This adaptation to drought seems to be a general prerequisite for plants found in xeric mountains.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Frontiers in Plant Science},\n\tauthor = {Pescador, David S. and Sierra-Almeida, Angela and Torres, Pablo J. and Escudero, Adrian},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {functional traits, drought, traits, alpine plants, patterns, functional diversity, abiotic filter, andean plants, central chile, drought-resistance, freezing events, frost-resistance, functional   diversity, growing-season, leaf dry matter content, lt50, water relations parameters},\n\tpages = {194},\n}\n\n
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\n Assessing freezing community response and whether freezing resistance is related to other functional traits is essential for understanding alpine community assemblages, particularly in Mediterranean environments where plants are exposed to freezing temperatures and summer droughts. Thus, we characterized the leaf freezing resistance of 42 plant species in 38 plots at Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain) by measuring their ice nucleation temperature, freezing point (FP), and low-temperature damage (LT50), as well as determining their freezing resistance mechanisms (i.e., tolerance or avoidance). The community response to freezing was estimated for each plot as community weighted means (CWMs) and functional diversity (FD), and we assessed their relative importance with altitude. We established the relationships between freezing resistance, growth forms, and four key plant functional traits (i.e., plant height, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content (LDMC), and seed mass). There was a wide range of freezing resistance responses and more than in other alpine habitats. At the community level, the CWMs of FP and LT50 responded negatively to altitude, whereas the FD of both traits increased with altitude. The proportion of freezing-tolerant species also increased with altitude. The ranges of FP and LT50 varied among growth forms, and only leaf dry matter content was negatively correlated with freezing-resistance traits. Summer freezing events represent important abiotic filters for assemblies of Mediterranean high mountain communities, as suggested by the CWMs. However, a concomitant summer drought constraint may also explain the high freezing resistance of species that thrive in these areas and the lower FD of freezing resistance traits at lower altitudes. Leaves with high dry matter contents may maintain turgor at lower water potential and enhance drought tolerance in parallel to freezing resistance. This adaptation to drought seems to be a general prerequisite for plants found in xeric mountains.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Cold-climate rodent indicators for the Late Pleistocene of Central Iberia: New data from the Buena Pinta Cave (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid Region, Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Laplana, C.; Sevilla, P.; Blain, H.; Carmen Arriaza, M.; Luis Arsuaga, J.; Perez-Gonzalez, A.; and Baquedano, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Comptes Rendus Palevol, 15(6): 696–706. August 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{laplana_cold-climate_2016,\n\ttitle = {Cold-climate rodent indicators for the {Late} {Pleistocene} of {Central} {Iberia}: {New} data from the {Buena} {Pinta} {Cave} ({Pinilla} del {Valle}, {Madrid} {Region}, {Spain})},\n\tvolume = {15},\n\tissn = {1631-0683},\n\tdoi = {10/f8sjtk},\n\tabstract = {In the Iberian Peninsula, the Late Pleistocene record of small mammal indicators of cold climates is largely restricted to two sets of sites at the eastern and western ends of the Pyrenees. Some assemblages from other sites at the Peninsular centre have, however, recently yielded such taxa. This work describes the remains of three such rodent species from the Buena Pinta Cave, a site in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains in the Spanish Central System. Excavation campaigns in the cave have taken place every summer since 2003. Thermoluminescence analyses of sediments from levels 2-5 of the site suggest an age corresponding to the middle of the Late Pleistocene, within Marine Isotope Stage 4 or the beginning of Marine Isotope Stage 3. Sieve-washing and picking out of the small fossils contained in the sediments of levels 2-5 yielded several thousand small mammal teeth and other remains, dominated by Microtus arvalis. Smaller numbers of remains belonging to other rodents typical of cold climates were also identified, such as Microtus oeconomus, Microtus gregalis and Chionomys nivalis. Thus, the small mammal record of the Buena Pinta Cave shows that rodent indicators of cold climates reached the centre of the Iberian Peninsula during the mid-Late Pleistocene, i.e., well before the Last Glacial Maximum. These findings represent one of the southernmost Pleistocene records for M. oeconomus in Europe, and the most southerly for M. gregalis. (C) 2015 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {6},\n\tjournal = {Comptes Rendus Palevol},\n\tauthor = {Laplana, Cesar and Sevilla, Paloma and Blain, Hugues-Alexandre and Carmen Arriaza, Mari and Luis Arsuaga, Juan and Perez-Gonzalez, Alfredo and Baquedano, Enrique},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {Taphonomy, Glaciation, landscape, record, remains, cueva, Iberian   Peninsula, mammalia, mountain environment, quaternary, Reworking, segovia, Range shift, Biogeography, eurasia, nivalis},\n\tpages = {696--706},\n}\n\n
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\n In the Iberian Peninsula, the Late Pleistocene record of small mammal indicators of cold climates is largely restricted to two sets of sites at the eastern and western ends of the Pyrenees. Some assemblages from other sites at the Peninsular centre have, however, recently yielded such taxa. This work describes the remains of three such rodent species from the Buena Pinta Cave, a site in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains in the Spanish Central System. Excavation campaigns in the cave have taken place every summer since 2003. Thermoluminescence analyses of sediments from levels 2-5 of the site suggest an age corresponding to the middle of the Late Pleistocene, within Marine Isotope Stage 4 or the beginning of Marine Isotope Stage 3. Sieve-washing and picking out of the small fossils contained in the sediments of levels 2-5 yielded several thousand small mammal teeth and other remains, dominated by Microtus arvalis. Smaller numbers of remains belonging to other rodents typical of cold climates were also identified, such as Microtus oeconomus, Microtus gregalis and Chionomys nivalis. Thus, the small mammal record of the Buena Pinta Cave shows that rodent indicators of cold climates reached the centre of the Iberian Peninsula during the mid-Late Pleistocene, i.e., well before the Last Glacial Maximum. These findings represent one of the southernmost Pleistocene records for M. oeconomus in Europe, and the most southerly for M. gregalis. (C) 2015 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The upper Pleistocene on the northern face of the Guadarrama Mountains (central Spain): Palaeoclimatic phases and glacial activity.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Bullon, T.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geomorphology, 268: 233–245. September 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n The present paper provides new information on Pleistocene glacial activity in a mountainous area of the Iberian Central System. A sediment analysis associated with Pleistocene modelling was carried out using: (1) granulometric and morphometric procedures, (2) quartz grain microtexture techniques (SEM) to discriminate between glacial and no glacial origins of sediments, (3) clay X-ray diffraction study to determine intra-Pleistocene climate variability, and (4) optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) absolute dating. The results show that the sediments were formed in two different phases associated with glacial dynamics, one of them was 35-30 ky BP and another was 25-20 ky BP, separated by a short intermediate warm-wet period. Identification of glacial phenomena is new for the northern slopes of the Guadarrama Mountains (facing the north Meseta, Duero basin), although they are not unusual within the general context of the Iberian Central System. From the data provided, we deduce that glaciation in these mountains was much more intense and widespread than had previously been thought because, on the northern slopes, glaciers occupied large areas reaching the base of the mountains. The evidence favours new interpretations of Pleistocene morphology in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula and, by extension, on the southwestern edge of Europe; it also highlights the sensitivity of mountainous areas with regard to Quaternary climate changes. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Zircon Hf signatures from granitic orthogneisses of the Spanish Central System: Significance and sources of the Cambro-Ordovician magmatism in the Iberian Variscan Belt.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Villaseca, C.; Merino Martinez, E.; Orejana, D.; Andersen, T.; and Belousova, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Gondwana Research, 34: 60–83. June 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{villaseca_zircon_2016,\n\ttitle = {Zircon {Hf} signatures from granitic orthogneisses of the {Spanish} {Central} {System}: {Significance} and sources of the {Cambro}-{Ordovician} magmatism in the {Iberian} {Variscan} {Belt}},\n\tvolume = {34},\n\tissn = {1342-937X},\n\tdoi = {10/f86ks2},\n\tabstract = {Metagranitic orthogneisses are abundant in the Central Iberian Zone (CIZ). This felsic magmatism has a highly peraluminous composition (A/CNK = 1.07-1.62) defining a typical S-type granite character, common in crustal thickening environments. The studied Spanish Central System (SCS) orthogneisses yield Late Cambrian to Early Ordovician U-Pb zircon ages (496 to 481 Ma), overlapping with the available literature data (mostly from 477 to 500 Ma). These orthogneisses are intrusive into metasedimentary sequences from the northern CIZ that have been recently dated at about 536 Ma. Late Ediacaran inherited zircons are common in the SCS orthogneisses (10\\% to 75\\% of the total zircon population). Most inheritance ranges from Neoproterozoic to Late Mesoproterozoic in age (0.52 to 1.25 Ga) and shows marked positive epsilon Hf-t values ({\\textgreater}+5). This long period of Proterozoic juvenile input is only recognized in the metasedimentary rocks of the Schist-Greywacke Complex, outcropping in the southern CIZ. The proposed linkage between the southern CIZ metasediments (as sources) and the studied orthogneisses is reinforced by their similar Nd isotopic signatures (from -2.81 to -4.95) and the highly peraluminous character of the orthogneisses. The intrusion of this felsic magmatism within the northern CIZ, having been generated by melting of the more distal southern CIZ metasediments, together with their recycled crustal origin, suggests crustal thickening of the northern Gondwana margin during a period of flat subduction. The orthogneisses define a large linear S-type magmatic belt cropping out for over 650 km from central Spain to Galicia. The similar to 35 Ma delay between sedimentation and granite intrusion is a typical time interval for crustal thickening models. This thickening stage evolved toward a passive margin setting, allowing the deposition of the siliciclastic Ordovician series which covered the previous terranes. Minor Floian-aged tholeiitic magmatism, giving rise to scarce metabasite outcrops in the SCS, probably postdates thickening and marks this tectonic change in central Iberia. (C) 2016 International Association for Gondwana Research. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Gondwana Research},\n\tauthor = {Villaseca, C. and Merino Martinez, E. and Orejana, D. and Andersen, T. and Belousova, E.},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {central spain, armorican quartzite, Cambrian-Ordovician orthogneisses, continental-crust, European Variscan orogeny, icp-ms, lu-hf, nd isotopic systematics, northern gondwana margin, paleozoic   evolution, sierra-de-guadarrama, U-Pb dating, u-pb zircon, Zircon Hf isotope   composition},\n\tpages = {60--83},\n}\n\n
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\n Metagranitic orthogneisses are abundant in the Central Iberian Zone (CIZ). This felsic magmatism has a highly peraluminous composition (A/CNK = 1.07-1.62) defining a typical S-type granite character, common in crustal thickening environments. The studied Spanish Central System (SCS) orthogneisses yield Late Cambrian to Early Ordovician U-Pb zircon ages (496 to 481 Ma), overlapping with the available literature data (mostly from 477 to 500 Ma). These orthogneisses are intrusive into metasedimentary sequences from the northern CIZ that have been recently dated at about 536 Ma. Late Ediacaran inherited zircons are common in the SCS orthogneisses (10% to 75% of the total zircon population). Most inheritance ranges from Neoproterozoic to Late Mesoproterozoic in age (0.52 to 1.25 Ga) and shows marked positive epsilon Hf-t values (\\textgreater+5). This long period of Proterozoic juvenile input is only recognized in the metasedimentary rocks of the Schist-Greywacke Complex, outcropping in the southern CIZ. The proposed linkage between the southern CIZ metasediments (as sources) and the studied orthogneisses is reinforced by their similar Nd isotopic signatures (from -2.81 to -4.95) and the highly peraluminous character of the orthogneisses. The intrusion of this felsic magmatism within the northern CIZ, having been generated by melting of the more distal southern CIZ metasediments, together with their recycled crustal origin, suggests crustal thickening of the northern Gondwana margin during a period of flat subduction. The orthogneisses define a large linear S-type magmatic belt cropping out for over 650 km from central Spain to Galicia. The similar to 35 Ma delay between sedimentation and granite intrusion is a typical time interval for crustal thickening models. This thickening stage evolved toward a passive margin setting, allowing the deposition of the siliciclastic Ordovician series which covered the previous terranes. Minor Floian-aged tholeiitic magmatism, giving rise to scarce metabasite outcrops in the SCS, probably postdates thickening and marks this tectonic change in central Iberia. (C) 2016 International Association for Gondwana Research. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Direct and indirect effects of shrub encroachment on alpine grasslands mediated by plant-flower visitor interactions.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lara-Romero, C.; Garcia, C.; Morente-Lopez, J.; and Iriondo, J. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Functional Ecology, 30(9): 1521–1530. September 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{lara-romero_direct_2016,\n\ttitle = {Direct and indirect effects of shrub encroachment on alpine grasslands mediated by plant-flower visitor interactions},\n\tvolume = {30},\n\tissn = {0269-8463},\n\tdoi = {10/f8785w},\n\tabstract = {1. Mutualistic interactions structure ecological communities and they are strongly influenced by the combined effect of different drivers of global change. Land-use changes and global warming have elicited rapid shrub encroachment in alpine grasslands in recent decades, which may have detrimental outcomes for native alpine forbs. In spite of the importance of this process, we lack knowledge about how shrub encroachment modifies community-wide patterns of plant-pollinator mutualistic interactions. 2. Based on the functional biodiversity hypothesis (FBH), which predicts higher pollinator biodiversity in species-rich plant communities, we asked whether the increase in nutritional resources available for pollinators due to shrub expansion modifies pollinator niche breadth and species richness, and whether these changes affect plant-plant interactions. 3. For this purpose, we compared quantitative plant-flower visitor interaction network assemblages at replicated plots in two habitat types in dry cryophilic grasslands of Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain): (i) encroached pastures (EP) and (ii) pastures dominated by forb species where shrub species are absent (PA). 4. As predicted by FBH, flower visitor richness increased in EP, but their niche breadth did not vary. Furthermore, shrubs had more interactions with flower visitors and received more visits per plant than forbs in EP in agreement with their significantly higher linkage and strength. 5. Overall, results revealed that moderate levels of shrub encroachment affected the flower visitation patterns of forb species in alpine grasslands as flower visitor diversity increased and plant-plant competition for shared flower visitors became greater. These findings highlight the need to use an integrative approach to study the cascading effects of global change drivers on species interactions and their impact on the structure and functioning of threatened ecological communities.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {9},\n\tjournal = {Functional Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Lara-Romero, Carlos and Garcia, Cristina and Morente-Lopez, Javier and Iriondo, Jose M.},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {diversity, impacts, patterns, land-use change, functional biodiversity, invasion ecology, native plant   communities, pollination networks, pollinator network, specialization, success, temporal stability},\n\tpages = {1521--1530},\n}\n\n
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\n 1. Mutualistic interactions structure ecological communities and they are strongly influenced by the combined effect of different drivers of global change. Land-use changes and global warming have elicited rapid shrub encroachment in alpine grasslands in recent decades, which may have detrimental outcomes for native alpine forbs. In spite of the importance of this process, we lack knowledge about how shrub encroachment modifies community-wide patterns of plant-pollinator mutualistic interactions. 2. Based on the functional biodiversity hypothesis (FBH), which predicts higher pollinator biodiversity in species-rich plant communities, we asked whether the increase in nutritional resources available for pollinators due to shrub expansion modifies pollinator niche breadth and species richness, and whether these changes affect plant-plant interactions. 3. For this purpose, we compared quantitative plant-flower visitor interaction network assemblages at replicated plots in two habitat types in dry cryophilic grasslands of Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain): (i) encroached pastures (EP) and (ii) pastures dominated by forb species where shrub species are absent (PA). 4. As predicted by FBH, flower visitor richness increased in EP, but their niche breadth did not vary. Furthermore, shrubs had more interactions with flower visitors and received more visits per plant than forbs in EP in agreement with their significantly higher linkage and strength. 5. Overall, results revealed that moderate levels of shrub encroachment affected the flower visitation patterns of forb species in alpine grasslands as flower visitor diversity increased and plant-plant competition for shared flower visitors became greater. These findings highlight the need to use an integrative approach to study the cascading effects of global change drivers on species interactions and their impact on the structure and functioning of threatened ecological communities.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Low temperature, authigenic illite and carbonates in a mixed dolomite-clastic lagoonal and pedogenic setting, Spanish Central System, Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Huggett, J.; Cuadros, J.; Gale, A. S.; Wray, D.; and Adetunji, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Applied Clay Science, 132: 296–312. November 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{huggett_low_2016,\n\ttitle = {Low temperature, authigenic illite and carbonates in a mixed dolomite-clastic lagoonal and pedogenic setting, {Spanish} {Central} {System}, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {132},\n\tissn = {0169-1317},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrg4},\n\tabstract = {The aim of this study was to further our understanding of the pedogenic and lacustrine modification of clay minerals. Some of these modifications are of special interest because they constitute reverse weathering reactions, rare in surface environments, and because there is not yet an accurate assessment of their global relevance in mineralogical and geochemical cycles. For this study, two sections from the Central System in Spain were selected. Both are sections through the Uppper Cenomanian-Turonian mixed clastic and carbonate succession, containing both calcite and dolomite, in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Mid-Turonian sea level fall resulted in the formation of a coastal plain environment in which extensive pedogenesis occurred around saline lagoons. The mineralogical changes that have occurred as a result of sedimentation in saline lagoons and as a consequence of pedogenesis are described. Textural relationships indicate that the dolomite cement pre-dates the calcite. Silicate minerals are represented by quartz, kaolinite, illite-smectite, illite, minor plagioclase and alkali feldspar, and trace chlorite and palygorskite. There is a positive correlation between the intensity of pedogenesis and the proportion of illite in the clay assemblage in one of the sections, indicating pedogenic illitisation. In this section, the intensity of the illitisation process increases up, reaching a maximum where pedogenesis is most intense in the middle part, and then decreases as marine influence increases towards the top of the Alcorlo Formation and the overlying marine Tranquera Formation. The clay assemblages are consistent with a slow transformation process from kaolinite to illite by way of illite-smectite, taking place under surface conditions. The illitisation process has resulted in a less Fe-rich, more Mg-, and Al-rich illite than the majority of previously documented cases in the near surface. Formation of Al-rich illite is not therefore restricted to the deep subsurface. The mechanism for low temperature illitisation involves enhanced layer charge resulting from Mg2+ substitution for Al3+ (or Fe3+) and Fe3+ to Fe2+ reduction. Mg2+ enrichment may have occurred principally in saline lagoons or lakes, while Fe3+ to Fe2+ reduction occurred as a result of wetting and drying in a pedogenic environment. So far as it has been possible to establish, this dual mechanism has not previously been documented. This study indicates clearly that the dolomite and calcite are authigenic cements that precipitated in a clastic sediment, probably soon after deposition. Dolomitisation and Mg enrichment of the clay may have occurred at the same time. Seawater is the most probable source of Mg. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved,},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Applied Clay Science},\n\tauthor = {Huggett, Jennifer and Cuadros, Javier and Gale, Andrew S. and Wray, David and Adetunji, Jacob},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {burial diagenesis, clay-minerals, cretaceous   dolomites, Dolomite, early oligocene, Illitisation, Kaolinite, Lagoonal, late eocene, north-sea, olduvai gorge, Pedogenesis, saline   lake, Smectite, southern-africa, wight hampshire basin},\n\tpages = {296--312},\n}\n\n
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\n The aim of this study was to further our understanding of the pedogenic and lacustrine modification of clay minerals. Some of these modifications are of special interest because they constitute reverse weathering reactions, rare in surface environments, and because there is not yet an accurate assessment of their global relevance in mineralogical and geochemical cycles. For this study, two sections from the Central System in Spain were selected. Both are sections through the Uppper Cenomanian-Turonian mixed clastic and carbonate succession, containing both calcite and dolomite, in the Sierra de Guadarrama. Mid-Turonian sea level fall resulted in the formation of a coastal plain environment in which extensive pedogenesis occurred around saline lagoons. The mineralogical changes that have occurred as a result of sedimentation in saline lagoons and as a consequence of pedogenesis are described. Textural relationships indicate that the dolomite cement pre-dates the calcite. Silicate minerals are represented by quartz, kaolinite, illite-smectite, illite, minor plagioclase and alkali feldspar, and trace chlorite and palygorskite. There is a positive correlation between the intensity of pedogenesis and the proportion of illite in the clay assemblage in one of the sections, indicating pedogenic illitisation. In this section, the intensity of the illitisation process increases up, reaching a maximum where pedogenesis is most intense in the middle part, and then decreases as marine influence increases towards the top of the Alcorlo Formation and the overlying marine Tranquera Formation. The clay assemblages are consistent with a slow transformation process from kaolinite to illite by way of illite-smectite, taking place under surface conditions. The illitisation process has resulted in a less Fe-rich, more Mg-, and Al-rich illite than the majority of previously documented cases in the near surface. Formation of Al-rich illite is not therefore restricted to the deep subsurface. The mechanism for low temperature illitisation involves enhanced layer charge resulting from Mg2+ substitution for Al3+ (or Fe3+) and Fe3+ to Fe2+ reduction. Mg2+ enrichment may have occurred principally in saline lagoons or lakes, while Fe3+ to Fe2+ reduction occurred as a result of wetting and drying in a pedogenic environment. So far as it has been possible to establish, this dual mechanism has not previously been documented. This study indicates clearly that the dolomite and calcite are authigenic cements that precipitated in a clastic sediment, probably soon after deposition. Dolomitisation and Mg enrichment of the clay may have occurred at the same time. Seawater is the most probable source of Mg. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved,\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain): bridging the gap between geology and architecture.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; and Gomez-Heras, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n In Prikryl, R.; Torok, A.; GomezHeras, M.; Miskovsky, K.; and Theodoridou, M., editor(s), Sustainable Use of Traditional Geomaterials in Construction Practice, volume 416, pages 101–112. 2016.\n ISSN: 0305-8719\n\n\n\n
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@incollection{garcia-rodriguez_sierra_2016,\n\ttitle = {Sierra de {Guadarrama} ({Madrid}, {Spain}): bridging the gap between geology and architecture},\n\tvolume = {416},\n\tisbn = {978-1-86239-725-5},\n\tabstract = {The knowledge that societies have of their geological environment and of the materials used in their heritage is of great importance for the sustainable use and conservation of traditional natural stone architecture. Similar weathering mechanisms occur in natural environments and the built environment and, in both cases, weathering may endanger both natural and built heritage. The Sierra de Guadarrama (Spanish Central System) is a privileged area in which natural and built heritage coexist. This paper describes an area of particular monumental and geological interest on the northern slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama; its main aim is to propose an itinerary for members of the public, presented as a route through the area around Segovia, in which architecture/cultural heritage and an Earth sciences approach are brought together with an educational purpose. To this end, some connections are established between weathering forms in natural and built environments, as well as between the lithological characteristics of the rocks used in construction of ancient monuments in the area and the distribution of stresses and loads of walls.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tbooktitle = {Sustainable {Use} of {Traditional} {Geomaterials} in {Construction} {Practice}},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Rodriguez, Manuel and Garcia-Rodriguez, Miguel and Gomez-Heras, Miguel},\n\teditor = {Prikryl, R. and Torok, A. and GomezHeras, M. and Miskovsky, K. and Theodoridou, M.},\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tdoi = {10.1144/SP416.11},\n\tnote = {ISSN: 0305-8719},\n\tkeywords = {sandstone, decay, fatigue, granites},\n\tpages = {101--112},\n}\n\n
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\n The knowledge that societies have of their geological environment and of the materials used in their heritage is of great importance for the sustainable use and conservation of traditional natural stone architecture. Similar weathering mechanisms occur in natural environments and the built environment and, in both cases, weathering may endanger both natural and built heritage. The Sierra de Guadarrama (Spanish Central System) is a privileged area in which natural and built heritage coexist. This paper describes an area of particular monumental and geological interest on the northern slopes of the Sierra de Guadarrama; its main aim is to propose an itinerary for members of the public, presented as a route through the area around Segovia, in which architecture/cultural heritage and an Earth sciences approach are brought together with an educational purpose. To this end, some connections are established between weathering forms in natural and built environments, as well as between the lithological characteristics of the rocks used in construction of ancient monuments in the area and the distribution of stresses and loads of walls.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Joint effects of habitat, zooplankton, host stage structure and diversity on amphibian chytrid.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Hite, J. L.; Bosch, J.; Fernández-Beaskoetxea, S.; Medina, D.; and Hall, S. R.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1835). July 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{hite_joint_2016,\n\ttitle = {Joint effects of habitat, zooplankton, host stage structure and diversity on amphibian chytrid},\n\tvolume = {283},\n\tdoi = {10/ghksnc},\n\tabstract = {Why does the severity of parasite infection differ dramatically across habitats? This question remains challenging to answer because multiple correlated pathways drive disease. Here, we examined habitat–disease links through direct effects on parasites and indirect effects on parasite predators (zooplankton), host diversity and key life stages of hosts. We used a case study of amphibian hosts and the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in a set of permanent and ephemeral alpine ponds. A field experiment showed that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) killed the free-living infectious stage of the parasite. Yet, permanent ponds with more UVR exposure had higher infection prevalence. Two habitat-related indirect effects worked together to counteract parasite losses from UVR: (i) UVR reduced the density of parasite predators and (ii) permanent sites fostered multi-season host larvae that fuelled parasite production. Host diversity was unlinked to hydroperiod or UVR but counteracted parasite gains; sites with higher diversity of host species had lower prevalence of infection. Thus, while habitat structure explained considerable variation in infection prevalence through two indirect pathways, it could not account for everything. This study demonstrates the importance of creating mechanistic, food web-based links between multiple habitat dimensions and disease.},\n\tnumber = {1835},\n\tjournal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},\n\tauthor = {Hite, Jessica L. and Bosch, Jaime and Fernández-Beaskoetxea, Saioa and Medina, Daniel and Hall, Spencer R.},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {Peñalara, Anfibios},\n}\n\n
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\n Why does the severity of parasite infection differ dramatically across habitats? This question remains challenging to answer because multiple correlated pathways drive disease. Here, we examined habitat–disease links through direct effects on parasites and indirect effects on parasite predators (zooplankton), host diversity and key life stages of hosts. We used a case study of amphibian hosts and the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in a set of permanent and ephemeral alpine ponds. A field experiment showed that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) killed the free-living infectious stage of the parasite. Yet, permanent ponds with more UVR exposure had higher infection prevalence. Two habitat-related indirect effects worked together to counteract parasite losses from UVR: (i) UVR reduced the density of parasite predators and (ii) permanent sites fostered multi-season host larvae that fuelled parasite production. Host diversity was unlinked to hydroperiod or UVR but counteracted parasite gains; sites with higher diversity of host species had lower prevalence of infection. Thus, while habitat structure explained considerable variation in infection prevalence through two indirect pathways, it could not account for everything. This study demonstrates the importance of creating mechanistic, food web-based links between multiple habitat dimensions and disease.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Ozone levels in the Spanish Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range are above the thresholds for plant protection: analysis at 2262, 1850, and 995 m a.s.l.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Elvira, S.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, I.; Alonso, R.; Sanz, J.; and Bermejo-Bermejo, V.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188(10): 593. October 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{elvira_ozone_2016,\n\ttitle = {Ozone levels in the {Spanish} {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} mountain range are above the thresholds for plant protection: analysis at 2262, 1850, and 995 m a.s.l.},\n\tvolume = {188},\n\tissn = {0167-6369},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrg6},\n\tabstract = {The Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, located at 60 km from Madrid City ( Spain), includes high valuable ecosystems following an altitude gradient, some of them protected under the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. The characteristic Mediterranean climatic conditions and the precursors emitted from Madrid favor a high photochemical production of ozone ( O-3) in the region. However, very little information is available about the patterns and levels of O-3 and other air pollutants in the high elevation areas and their potential effects on vegetation. Ozone levels were monitored at three altitudes ( 2262, 1850, and 995 m a.s.l.) for at least 3 years within the 2005-2011 period. NOx and SO2 were also recorded at the highest and lowest altitude sites. Despite the inter-annual and seasonal variations detected in the O-3 concentrations, the study revealed that SG is exposed to a chronic O-3 pollution. The two high elevation sites showed high O-3 levels even in winter and at nighttime, having low correlation with local meteorological variables. At the lower elevation site, O-3 levels were more related with local meteorological and pollution conditions. Ozone concentrations at the three sites exceeded the thresholds for the protection of human health and vegetation according to the European Air Quality Directive ( EU/50/2008) and the thresholds for vegetation protection of the CLRTAP. Ozone should be considered as a stress factor for the health of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain ecosystems. Furthermore, since O-3 levels at foothills differ from concentration in high elevation, monitoring stations in mountain ranges should be incorporated in regional air quality monitoring networks.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {10},\n\tjournal = {Environmental Monitoring and Assessment},\n\tauthor = {Elvira, S. and Gonzalez-Fernandez, I. and Alonso, R. and Sanz, J. and Bermejo-Bermejo, V.},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {forest, trends, growth, Iberian peninsula, National Park, air-pollution, ambient ozone, background ozone, drought stress, mediterranean annual pastures, Mediterranean mountain   range, Ozone critical levels, Ozone risk assessment, Sierra de Guadarrama Mountains, surface ozone, Surface ozone, tropospheric ozone},\n\tpages = {593},\n}\n\n
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\n The Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range, located at 60 km from Madrid City ( Spain), includes high valuable ecosystems following an altitude gradient, some of them protected under the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. The characteristic Mediterranean climatic conditions and the precursors emitted from Madrid favor a high photochemical production of ozone ( O-3) in the region. However, very little information is available about the patterns and levels of O-3 and other air pollutants in the high elevation areas and their potential effects on vegetation. Ozone levels were monitored at three altitudes ( 2262, 1850, and 995 m a.s.l.) for at least 3 years within the 2005-2011 period. NOx and SO2 were also recorded at the highest and lowest altitude sites. Despite the inter-annual and seasonal variations detected in the O-3 concentrations, the study revealed that SG is exposed to a chronic O-3 pollution. The two high elevation sites showed high O-3 levels even in winter and at nighttime, having low correlation with local meteorological variables. At the lower elevation site, O-3 levels were more related with local meteorological and pollution conditions. Ozone concentrations at the three sites exceeded the thresholds for the protection of human health and vegetation according to the European Air Quality Directive ( EU/50/2008) and the thresholds for vegetation protection of the CLRTAP. Ozone should be considered as a stress factor for the health of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain ecosystems. Furthermore, since O-3 levels at foothills differ from concentration in high elevation, monitoring stations in mountain ranges should be incorporated in regional air quality monitoring networks.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Space use of a reintroduced population of Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) in a protected natural area.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Refoyo, P.; Olmedo, C.; and Munoz, B.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Canadian Journal of Zoology, 94(3): 181–189. March 2016.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{refoyo_space_2016,\n\ttitle = {Space use of a reintroduced population of {Iberian} ibex ({Capra} pyrenaica) in a protected natural area},\n\tvolume = {94},\n\tissn = {0008-4301},\n\tdoi = {10/f8mpd7},\n\tabstract = {In Europe, wild ungulates have undergone major expansion and population growth during recent decades. In certain cases, the high density achieved by these populations has led to excessive pressure on the environment, which eventually becomes a limiting factor for the population itself. One of these reintroductions was performed with the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838) in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Spain). This reintroduced population was monitored during six field seasons (2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2014) by direct observation of the animals along transects using the distance sampling method to determine the degree of expansion over the years and the use of different habitats according to different seasons. The abundances obtained for each field season showed a significant increase from 4.16 to 8.65 individuals/km, showing a linear relationship between abundance and extent of the area occupied by the species. We observed that differences between habitat availability and use were significant for all seasons. Our data can be used as an example of the colonization process of a population of wild ungulates and their impact on vegetation to better manage future reintroductions.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Canadian Journal of Zoology},\n\tauthor = {Refoyo, P. and Olmedo, C. and Munoz, B.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2016},\n\tkeywords = {large herbivores, dynamics, reintroduction, Capra pyrenaica, density dependent, density-dependence, habitat   selection, home-range overlap, Iberian ibex, mechanisms, predation risk, resource selection, Sierra   de Guadarrama National Park, spanish ibex, ungulate},\n\tpages = {181--189},\n}\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Genetic management of an amphibian population after a chytridiomycosis outbreak.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Albert, E. M.; Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, S.; Godoy, J. A.; Tobler, U.; Schmidt, B. R.; and Bosch, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Conservation Genetics, 16(1): 103–111. February 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{albert_genetic_2015,\n\ttitle = {Genetic management of an amphibian population after a chytridiomycosis outbreak},\n\tvolume = {16},\n\tissn = {1566-0621},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr6j},\n\tabstract = {An epidemic of the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, induced a massive decline of populations of the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) inhabiting the Pealara Massif (Guadarrama National Park, Central Spain) in the years 1997-2001. The disease outbreak caused the disappearance of about 90 \\% of populations, leaving only eight remnant breeding populations. In response to the disease-induced population decline, a captive breeding program was started in 2008. Populations were kept separate to minimize possible outbreeding depression. Here, we examined indices of genetic diversity and population structure in these remnant populations to inform future reintroductions. Analysis of ten microsatellite loci showed strong genetic structure between breeding sites suggesting little genetic exchange and relatively low global genetic diversity. In accordance with the demographic bottleneck observed in the last years we found strong evidence for a reduction in genetic diversity. Our results suggest that the captive breeding program should mix animals from multiple sites from the Guadarrama Mountain Range, but avoid the genetically most divergent populations.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Conservation Genetics},\n\tauthor = {Albert, Eva M. and Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, Saioa and Godoy, Jose A. and Tobler, Ursina and Schmidt, Benedikt R. and Bosch, Jaime},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, diversity, Amphibian decline, extinction, declines, batrachochytrium-dendrobatidis, landscape genetics, Reintroduction, Alytes obstetricans, allele frequency data, Bottleneck, bottlenecks, disease, Fungal disease, microsatellite loci, toad alytes-obstetricans},\n\tpages = {103--111},\n}\n\n
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\n An epidemic of the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, induced a massive decline of populations of the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) inhabiting the Pealara Massif (Guadarrama National Park, Central Spain) in the years 1997-2001. The disease outbreak caused the disappearance of about 90 % of populations, leaving only eight remnant breeding populations. In response to the disease-induced population decline, a captive breeding program was started in 2008. Populations were kept separate to minimize possible outbreeding depression. Here, we examined indices of genetic diversity and population structure in these remnant populations to inform future reintroductions. Analysis of ten microsatellite loci showed strong genetic structure between breeding sites suggesting little genetic exchange and relatively low global genetic diversity. In accordance with the demographic bottleneck observed in the last years we found strong evidence for a reduction in genetic diversity. Our results suggest that the captive breeding program should mix animals from multiple sites from the Guadarrama Mountain Range, but avoid the genetically most divergent populations.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Restoration of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) in Mediterranean mountains: importance of seedling nursery fertilization and post-planting light levels.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Nicolas Peragon, J. L.; Benito Matias, L. F.; and Puertolas Simon, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Forest Systems, 24(3): e041. December 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Aim of the study: We studied the influence of nursery fertilization and post-planting light environment on the growth and survival of out-planted two-year-old yew (Taxus baccata) seedlings. Area of study: Post-planting performance was assessed at two sites in the Valsain Forest (Central Mountain Range, Segovia, Spain). Materials and Methods: Seedlings were grown using the same seed-lot, container type and fertirrigation schedule. A soluble fertilizer with two contrasting doses resulting in 239 and 376 mg N per seedling was applied during the whole culture period. Seedlings grown under the highest level of fertilization had greater root collar diameter, height, shoot to root ratio, root and shoot mass, and root growth potential before planting. Post-planting performance was assessed at two sites in the Valsain Forest (Central Mountain Range, Segovia, Spain). In each site, seedlings from both fertilization treatments were planted in three plots with contrasting light environment (full sunlight, and under Pinus sylvestris stands with moderate and deep shade conditions). Survival, diameter and height growth were monitored for six years. Main results: Nursery fertilization did not affect survival, but high fertilization enhanced post-planting growth. Survival was highest under deep shade conditions but growth in this microsite was lower than in higher light sites, revealing a trade-off for survival and growth across light levels. Research highlights: The lower fertilization rate used in this study was suitable to produce seedlings with acceptable quality. Planting under shaded conditions (light availability\\textless30%) is recommended to maximize the initial success of yew plantations in Mediterranean mountains.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Structural control of polygonal cracks in La Pedriza del Manzanares (Madrid).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; Aroztegui, J.; and Lopez Portillo, H.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Observatorio Medioambiental, 18: 149–163. 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-rodriguez_structural_2015,\n\ttitle = {Structural control of polygonal cracks in {La} {Pedriza} del {Manzanares} ({Madrid})},\n\tvolume = {18},\n\tissn = {1139-1987},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrg9},\n\tabstract = {Polygonal cracks represent a common way of modeling granite whose origin and evolution continues under study not even existing a systematization of these diverse structures. Some authors explain their origin by internal geodynamic processes relating to movements of fracture planes in later stages of magmatic consolidation. Other authors attribute their formation and development to external factors related to climate regime. The great variety of polygonal cracks requires the use of a greater number of variables to define their different origins, the possible interrelations between external and internal factors, to explain the evolution of these structures and advance the classification of specific patterns. This work aims to contribute to systematize the mechanisms involved in the development of polygonal cracks. For that only polygonal cracks formed on flat vertical or subvertical fractures are studied. In particular relations are established between the presence of polygonal cracks with: the fracturing network, height of appearance, angle and tilt of the wall, plaque morphology and depth of incision of the perimeter cracks. Moreover it establishes relationships between internal geodynamic processes and external weathering processes.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tjournal = {Observatorio Medioambiental},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Rodriguez, Manuel and Aroztegui, Javier and Lopez Portillo, Haday},\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {Polygonal cracking, granite forms, granite weathering, National Park   Sierra de Guadarrama},\n\tpages = {149--163},\n}\n\n
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\n Polygonal cracks represent a common way of modeling granite whose origin and evolution continues under study not even existing a systematization of these diverse structures. Some authors explain their origin by internal geodynamic processes relating to movements of fracture planes in later stages of magmatic consolidation. Other authors attribute their formation and development to external factors related to climate regime. The great variety of polygonal cracks requires the use of a greater number of variables to define their different origins, the possible interrelations between external and internal factors, to explain the evolution of these structures and advance the classification of specific patterns. This work aims to contribute to systematize the mechanisms involved in the development of polygonal cracks. For that only polygonal cracks formed on flat vertical or subvertical fractures are studied. In particular relations are established between the presence of polygonal cracks with: the fracturing network, height of appearance, angle and tilt of the wall, plaque morphology and depth of incision of the perimeter cracks. Moreover it establishes relationships between internal geodynamic processes and external weathering processes.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Polygonal cracking associated to vertical and subvertical fracture surfaces in granite (La Pedriza del Manzanares, Spain): considerations for a morphological classification.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; Gomez-Heras, M.; Alvarez de Buergo, M.; Fort, R.; and Aroztegui, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Iberian Geology, 41(3): 365–383. 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-rodriguez_polygonal_2015,\n\ttitle = {Polygonal cracking associated to vertical and subvertical fracture surfaces in granite ({La} {Pedriza} del {Manzanares}, {Spain}): considerations for a morphological classification},\n\tvolume = {41},\n\tissn = {1698-6180},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr4m},\n\tabstract = {The area known as Pedriza de Manzanares forms part of the Upper Manzanares River Basin and of the recently (June 2013) listed Sierra de Guardarrama National Park, located in the Spanish province of Madrid. The region is home to Late Palaeozoic granites characteristic of the Spanish Central Systam, which were intruded during the Variscan Orogeny and uplifted to their present position during the Alpine Orogeny. Previous studies of polygonal cracking in granite suggest several possible control mechanisms. Some authors contend that weathering patterns are governed by internal geodynamic factors, such as the final stages of magmatic consolidation or differential movements in fault planes as a result of their structural position. Others claim that climate-related external factors, specifically insolation rates and thermal differences, can explain the predominance of a given orientation in such patterns. The present paper is a study of the effect of case hardening on polygonal cracking, and the role of variables such as temperature and rock surface hardness in granite weathering. It also aims to establish a general systematic classification for polygonal cracking, focusing particularly on the cracking associated with the sub-vertical planes of fracture at Pedriza de Manzanares. The morphometric parameters associated with cracks and fractures, including strike and dip, are analysed, along with the height of occurrence and shape of polygonal cracks.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Iberian Geology},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Rodriguez, M. and Gomez-Heras, M. and Alvarez de Buergo, M. and Fort, R. and Aroztegui, J.},\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {scale, networks, batholiths, Polygonal cracking, rocks, granite weathering, origin, case hardening, generation, insolation, Sierra de   Guardarrama National Park},\n\tpages = {365--383},\n}\n\n
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\n The area known as Pedriza de Manzanares forms part of the Upper Manzanares River Basin and of the recently (June 2013) listed Sierra de Guardarrama National Park, located in the Spanish province of Madrid. The region is home to Late Palaeozoic granites characteristic of the Spanish Central Systam, which were intruded during the Variscan Orogeny and uplifted to their present position during the Alpine Orogeny. Previous studies of polygonal cracking in granite suggest several possible control mechanisms. Some authors contend that weathering patterns are governed by internal geodynamic factors, such as the final stages of magmatic consolidation or differential movements in fault planes as a result of their structural position. Others claim that climate-related external factors, specifically insolation rates and thermal differences, can explain the predominance of a given orientation in such patterns. The present paper is a study of the effect of case hardening on polygonal cracking, and the role of variables such as temperature and rock surface hardness in granite weathering. It also aims to establish a general systematic classification for polygonal cracking, focusing particularly on the cracking associated with the sub-vertical planes of fracture at Pedriza de Manzanares. The morphometric parameters associated with cracks and fractures, including strike and dip, are analysed, along with the height of occurrence and shape of polygonal cracks.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Population turnover, habitat use and microclimate at the contracting range margin of a butterfly.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Wilson, R. J.; Bennie, J.; Lawson, C. R.; Pearson, D.; Ortuzar-Ugarte, G.; and Gutierrez, D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Insect Conservation, 19(2): 205–216. April 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{wilson_population_2015,\n\ttitle = {Population turnover, habitat use and microclimate at the contracting range margin of a butterfly},\n\tvolume = {19},\n\tissn = {1366-638X},\n\tdoi = {10/f685vp},\n\tabstract = {Climate change is expected to drive patterns of extinction and colonisation that are correlated with geographic gradients in the climate, such as latitude and elevation. However, local population dynamics also depend on the fine-scale effects of vegetation and topography on resource availability and microclimate. Understanding how this fine-scale variation influences population survival in the face of changing climatic favourability could provide clues for adapting conservation to climate change. Here, we document a long-term decline of the butterfly Parnassius apollo in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range in central Spain, and examine recent population turnover and habitat use by the species to make inferences about its ecology and conservation. A decline since the 1960s throughout the elevation range suggests a regional deterioration in favourability for the species. Since 2006, local habitat quality has been the main correlate of population persistence, with populations that persisted from 2006 to 2012 associated with high availability of larval host plants. At a finer resolution, the larval distribution in a network of suitable habitat in 2011 and 2012 was most closely related to bare ground cover. Thus, although slope, aspect and elevation lead to considerable variation in microhabitat temperatures during the period of P. apollo larval development, vegetation structure appears to have been the most critical factor for local habitat use and population persistence. The results show that site selection and management retain key roles in conservation despite the broad-scale effects of environmental change.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Insect Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Wilson, Robert J. and Bennie, Jonathan and Lawson, Callum R. and Pearson, David and Ortuzar-Ugarte, Gorka and Gutierrez, David},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {climate-change, insect, dynamics, variability, distributions, boundaries, Connectivity, Extirpation, Habitat heterogeneity, lepidoptera, Metapopulation, papilionidae, parnassius-apollo, Range   limit, Range shift, shifts},\n\tpages = {205--216},\n}\n\n
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\n Climate change is expected to drive patterns of extinction and colonisation that are correlated with geographic gradients in the climate, such as latitude and elevation. However, local population dynamics also depend on the fine-scale effects of vegetation and topography on resource availability and microclimate. Understanding how this fine-scale variation influences population survival in the face of changing climatic favourability could provide clues for adapting conservation to climate change. Here, we document a long-term decline of the butterfly Parnassius apollo in the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range in central Spain, and examine recent population turnover and habitat use by the species to make inferences about its ecology and conservation. A decline since the 1960s throughout the elevation range suggests a regional deterioration in favourability for the species. Since 2006, local habitat quality has been the main correlate of population persistence, with populations that persisted from 2006 to 2012 associated with high availability of larval host plants. At a finer resolution, the larval distribution in a network of suitable habitat in 2011 and 2012 was most closely related to bare ground cover. Thus, although slope, aspect and elevation lead to considerable variation in microhabitat temperatures during the period of P. apollo larval development, vegetation structure appears to have been the most critical factor for local habitat use and population persistence. The results show that site selection and management retain key roles in conservation despite the broad-scale effects of environmental change.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Evaluating the effectiveness of two distance-sampling techniques for monitoring roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) densities.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Horcajada-Sanchez, F.; and Barja, I.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Annales Zoologici Fennici, 52(3): 167–176. June 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Monitoring wild cervid populations have become a priority for management. However, accurate and reliable estimates of densities are difficult to achieve since they may be affected by environmental variation, species behaviour or observational issues. Therefore, to obtain unbiased estimates of densities it is necessary to adopt sampling methods that quantify the probability to detect the target species. In this study, we compare the results of roe deer sampling based on distance detection performed by two techniques: surveys on foot in the evening and nocturnal surveys by car. Estimates of roe deer population densities were conducted in Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain). Distance sampling was conducted along tracks in 10 pine forests in October. Observations from the surveys done on foot were better fitted with detection functions, although this technique required more days and more observers for its realization, hence increasing field effort. Nocturnal surveys by car were also a proper technique and decreased distance sampling costs, since only three people were needed for 6 days to carry them out. However, observations obtained with this technique showed an imbalance in the detection function in the first few metres. This model was limited by the small number of roe deer observed in or near the line of progression. This is a handicap because functions used by the Distance software assume that the highest probability of detecting specimens is in the line of progression, causing an imbalance in the detection function at zero distance. To compensate for this, data were lefttruncated at 20 m. Therefore, when it is necessary to estimate absolute densities of roe deer populations, nocturnal distance sampling by car seems to be the most appropriate method due to its low cost, yet the influence of the vehicle on the distribution of roe deer and, therefore, on the estimated density, must be taken into account when carrying out such studies.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Water vapour flux patterns and precipitation at Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range (Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Duran, L.; Rodriguez-Fonseca, B.; Yague, C.; and Sanchez, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n International Journal of Climatology, 35(7): 1593–1610. June 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Leaf litter breakdown in streams of Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Casado, C.; Molla, S.; Manuel Gonzalez, J.; Roblas, N.; and Descals, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Limnetica, 34(1): 115–134. June 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{casado_leaf_2015,\n\ttitle = {Leaf litter breakdown in streams of {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} {National} {Park} ({Madrid})},\n\tvolume = {34},\n\tissn = {0213-8409},\n\tabstract = {The main goal of this study was to identify the main drivers of natural variability of leaf litter processing in six well preserved Mediterranean mountain streams in the Sierra de Guadarrama, through the analysis of the breakdown rates of alder litter, content and dynamics of leaf nutrients, and associated fungal and invertebrates communities. In general, breakdown rates of alder leaves, both exponential (k = 0.013 +/- 0.005 dd(-1), k = 0.041 +/- 0.011 d(-1)) and lineal (b = 0.470 +/- 0.121 \\% PSLC dd(-1), b' = 1.522 +/- 0.153 \\% PSLC d(-1)) were very high. Variability in breakdown rates among streams was not correlated to environmental characteristics (discharge, slope or water temperature) neither to stream water characteristics (nutrient concentration, pH, or conductivity). This may be due to the low environmental heterogeneity observed among these streams and also because the physical factors that could regulate this process were outweighed by biological processes that mask them. The highest breakdown rates were recorded in the coldest waters where the activity of decomposers aquatic fungi was very low (measured by sporulation rates, 98.36 +/- 148.84 conidia mg(-1) PSLC d(-1)), suggesting that consumer invertebrates played a key role in the faster leaf litter processing rates in these sites. Family richness (13.67 +/- 3.44 fam. bag(-1)) and macroinvertebrate density (25.33 +/- 10.42 ind bag(-1)), as well as shredder density (16.17 +/- 7.44 ind bag(-1)) did not show any relationship with the breakdown rates (p {\\textgreater} 0.100, neither linear nor exponential rates). A positive relationship was only found between percentage of leaf litter lost and abundance of Limnephilidae (p {\\textless} 0.010), that pointed out a higher relevance of shredder traits than their total abundance. Limnephilidae are caddisfly shredders adapted to low thermal regimes, they have large body and are able to feed on unconditioned litter debris and poor colonized by aquatic hyphomycetes, which seem to exert a decisive control over leaf litter processing rate in this type of aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, we can suppose that in colder headwater mountain streams consumer macroinvertebrates (shredders) might have a major relevance in the processing of litter debris whereas decomposers (aquatic hyphomycetes) would play an increasing role in warmer streams.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Limnetica},\n\tauthor = {Casado, Carmen and Molla, Salvador and Manuel Gonzalez, Jose and Roblas, Neftali and Descals, Enrique},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, land-use, macroinvertebrates, community, river, decomposition, organic-matter, headwater streams, aquatic hyphomycetes, Breakdown rate, functional indicators, integrity, litter bags, mediterranean   stream, northern spain, siliceous headwater mountain streams},\n\tpages = {115--134},\n}\n\n
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\n The main goal of this study was to identify the main drivers of natural variability of leaf litter processing in six well preserved Mediterranean mountain streams in the Sierra de Guadarrama, through the analysis of the breakdown rates of alder litter, content and dynamics of leaf nutrients, and associated fungal and invertebrates communities. In general, breakdown rates of alder leaves, both exponential (k = 0.013 +/- 0.005 dd(-1), k = 0.041 +/- 0.011 d(-1)) and lineal (b = 0.470 +/- 0.121 % PSLC dd(-1), b' = 1.522 +/- 0.153 % PSLC d(-1)) were very high. Variability in breakdown rates among streams was not correlated to environmental characteristics (discharge, slope or water temperature) neither to stream water characteristics (nutrient concentration, pH, or conductivity). This may be due to the low environmental heterogeneity observed among these streams and also because the physical factors that could regulate this process were outweighed by biological processes that mask them. The highest breakdown rates were recorded in the coldest waters where the activity of decomposers aquatic fungi was very low (measured by sporulation rates, 98.36 +/- 148.84 conidia mg(-1) PSLC d(-1)), suggesting that consumer invertebrates played a key role in the faster leaf litter processing rates in these sites. Family richness (13.67 +/- 3.44 fam. bag(-1)) and macroinvertebrate density (25.33 +/- 10.42 ind bag(-1)), as well as shredder density (16.17 +/- 7.44 ind bag(-1)) did not show any relationship with the breakdown rates (p \\textgreater 0.100, neither linear nor exponential rates). A positive relationship was only found between percentage of leaf litter lost and abundance of Limnephilidae (p \\textless 0.010), that pointed out a higher relevance of shredder traits than their total abundance. Limnephilidae are caddisfly shredders adapted to low thermal regimes, they have large body and are able to feed on unconditioned litter debris and poor colonized by aquatic hyphomycetes, which seem to exert a decisive control over leaf litter processing rate in this type of aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, we can suppose that in colder headwater mountain streams consumer macroinvertebrates (shredders) might have a major relevance in the processing of litter debris whereas decomposers (aquatic hyphomycetes) would play an increasing role in warmer streams.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Erosion and exhumation of granitic blocks in La Pedriza del Manzanares, Spain. Historical evolution from relative dating.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Rodriguez, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas, 32(3): 492–500. December 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-rodriguez_erosion_2015,\n\ttitle = {Erosion and exhumation of granitic blocks in {La} {Pedriza} del {Manzanares}, {Spain}. {Historical} evolution from relative dating},\n\tvolume = {32},\n\tissn = {1026-8774},\n\tabstract = {La Pedriza del Manzanares is a granite landscape protected within the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid, Spain). These granites create a landscape alternating fresh outcrops, regolith zones and numerous individual boulders that have been transported and partially buried by slope deposits. Erosion of the materials covering these boulders has allowed the identification of several levels of flared slopes and tafoni formed from successive episodes of soil stabilisation. By relating peak height from flared slopes and/or tafoni to the erosion rates for similar climatic areas, we estimated the required time for the formation of these morphologies. The method used provides an adequate tool for the relative dating of slopes in areas of similar geomorphology.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Rodriguez, Manuel},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, tafoni, weathering, rock, aquatic hyphomycetes, erosion rate, granite, La Pedriza del   Manzanares, slope, southern apennines},\n\tpages = {492--500},\n}\n\n
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\n La Pedriza del Manzanares is a granite landscape protected within the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Madrid, Spain). These granites create a landscape alternating fresh outcrops, regolith zones and numerous individual boulders that have been transported and partially buried by slope deposits. Erosion of the materials covering these boulders has allowed the identification of several levels of flared slopes and tafoni formed from successive episodes of soil stabilisation. By relating peak height from flared slopes and/or tafoni to the erosion rates for similar climatic areas, we estimated the required time for the formation of these morphologies. The method used provides an adequate tool for the relative dating of slopes in areas of similar geomorphology.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Teaching and research through the analysis and territorial photointerpretation. Guadarrama landscapes (Segovia, Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martinez Fernandez, L. C.; and Molina de la Torre, I.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Eria-Revista Cuatrimestral De Geografia, (98): 309–326. 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n The study provides an educational landscape utility to take into account in university education training. This didactic interest derives attention to the landscapes of the Sierra de Guadarrama (Segovia, Spain), presenting a teaching and research experience to the acquisition of skills in geographical terms from the analysis and photointerpretation of this territory.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Preliminary estimation of the rockfall travel distance in the sierra de La Cabrera, Madrid, Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Paredes, C.; Sarro, R.; and Ramos, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas, 32(3): 475–491. December 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{paredes_preliminary_2015,\n\ttitle = {Preliminary estimation of the rockfall travel distance in the sierra de {La} {Cabrera}, {Madrid}, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {32},\n\tissn = {1026-8774},\n\tabstract = {When a rockfall occurs, the main problem for the populations located at the foot of the slopes is that the block or rock avalanche produces personal and/or property damages. To quantify the risk involved in such geologic hazard it is essential to carry out mapping studies in order to identify susceptible areas and their risk level. Although the size of the mobilized rock mass can vary from place to place, the small size avalanches ({\\textless}100 m(3)) are the most frequent ones in mountainous regions. The hazard assessment mainly involves two stages: (i) detection and characterization of boulders source areas, and (ii) calculation of their reach distance and energy. In particular, the phenomenon of sudden falling rock boulders in the sierra de La Cabrera, southeastern edge of the sierra de Guadarrama (Spanish Central System), is a relatively frequent event. The areas from which detachment occur in the Paleozoic granite massif are on ridges and granite peaks of difficult access that are distributed by certain areas of the ridge cap. To locate and characterize the source areas, geological, structural and geomorphological data were collected. They have been integrated into the morphometric and statistical analysis of the digital elevation model of the study area. The cluster analysis of the data allowed us to identify four families of joints : J1: 80 degrees, 212 degrees; J2: 83 degrees, 155 degrees; J3: 83 degrees, 83 degrees; J4: 13 degrees, 358 and J4*: 13 degrees, 178 degrees. The joint planes form dihedral angles that limit the boulder geometry and size. According to their average spacing and the blocks found in the field, they can reach up to 12 m(3). The joint assessment of field data and morphometry from the elevation model of the area has enabled to locate a set of detachment areas, in more detail than previous studies: geomorphologically homogeneous area with slopes {\\textgreater}40 degrees and oriented according to the prevailing tectonic pattern in the area (NNE and WNW). To calculate the prone rockfall affected areas, numerical simulations were performed based on an empirical frictional Coulomb model. Geometrically, this model is represented as the intersection of a vertical cone with the topographic surface. Its apex rests on each source area and its slant height is calibrated as its slope (angle of shade) considering the GPS location of past events. The calibrated shadow: 25 degrees-32 degrees and opening: 16 degrees-28 degrees angles are not applicable to other rockfall sites, or source areas in the same site. The simulations show that a block of 12 m(3) can reach more than 500 m, with speeds up to 25.7 m/s, and can get to the city limits with sufficient energy (about 104 kJ) to cause serious damages. Despite the simplicity of the empirical model used here, since it greatly simplifies the need to incorporate geomechanical parameters, the results obtained have allowed an exact figure for the maximum ranges and energies of fallen blocks, which is similar to those recognized in the field in case of a possible rock block detachment.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geologicas},\n\tauthor = {Paredes, Carlos and Sarro, Roberto and Ramos, Maria},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, model, areas, gis, landslides, slopes, aquatic hyphomycetes, empirical model, Espana, geological hazard, hazard assessment, regional-scale, rockfall, runout zones, sierra de La Cabrera, simulation, susceptibility, yosemite valley},\n\tpages = {475--491},\n}\n\n
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\n When a rockfall occurs, the main problem for the populations located at the foot of the slopes is that the block or rock avalanche produces personal and/or property damages. To quantify the risk involved in such geologic hazard it is essential to carry out mapping studies in order to identify susceptible areas and their risk level. Although the size of the mobilized rock mass can vary from place to place, the small size avalanches (\\textless100 m(3)) are the most frequent ones in mountainous regions. The hazard assessment mainly involves two stages: (i) detection and characterization of boulders source areas, and (ii) calculation of their reach distance and energy. In particular, the phenomenon of sudden falling rock boulders in the sierra de La Cabrera, southeastern edge of the sierra de Guadarrama (Spanish Central System), is a relatively frequent event. The areas from which detachment occur in the Paleozoic granite massif are on ridges and granite peaks of difficult access that are distributed by certain areas of the ridge cap. To locate and characterize the source areas, geological, structural and geomorphological data were collected. They have been integrated into the morphometric and statistical analysis of the digital elevation model of the study area. The cluster analysis of the data allowed us to identify four families of joints : J1: 80 degrees, 212 degrees; J2: 83 degrees, 155 degrees; J3: 83 degrees, 83 degrees; J4: 13 degrees, 358 and J4*: 13 degrees, 178 degrees. The joint planes form dihedral angles that limit the boulder geometry and size. According to their average spacing and the blocks found in the field, they can reach up to 12 m(3). The joint assessment of field data and morphometry from the elevation model of the area has enabled to locate a set of detachment areas, in more detail than previous studies: geomorphologically homogeneous area with slopes \\textgreater40 degrees and oriented according to the prevailing tectonic pattern in the area (NNE and WNW). To calculate the prone rockfall affected areas, numerical simulations were performed based on an empirical frictional Coulomb model. Geometrically, this model is represented as the intersection of a vertical cone with the topographic surface. Its apex rests on each source area and its slant height is calibrated as its slope (angle of shade) considering the GPS location of past events. The calibrated shadow: 25 degrees-32 degrees and opening: 16 degrees-28 degrees angles are not applicable to other rockfall sites, or source areas in the same site. The simulations show that a block of 12 m(3) can reach more than 500 m, with speeds up to 25.7 m/s, and can get to the city limits with sufficient energy (about 104 kJ) to cause serious damages. Despite the simplicity of the empirical model used here, since it greatly simplifies the need to incorporate geomechanical parameters, the results obtained have allowed an exact figure for the maximum ranges and energies of fallen blocks, which is similar to those recognized in the field in case of a possible rock block detachment.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Thermal control of weathering of hardened surfaces on granitic rocks (Pedriza de Manzanares, Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Rodriguez, M.; Gomez-Heras, M.; Fort, R.; and Alvarez de Buergo, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Boletin De La Sociedad Geologica Mexicana, 67(3): 533–544. 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-rodriguez_thermal_2015,\n\ttitle = {Thermal control of weathering of hardened surfaces on granitic rocks ({Pedriza} de {Manzanares}, {Spain})},\n\tvolume = {67},\n\tissn = {1405-3322},\n\tabstract = {Pedriza de Manzanares is part of the Guadarrama National Park in the Spanish Central System. It is characterized by a labyrinthine landscape composed of alternating blocks and large walls of granite. Case-hardened crusts of millimetric thickness covering most of these rock surfaces control the surface alteration and favor the development and distribution of micro-reliefs on the walls. Some variables such as temperature, sclerometric index and micro-relief morphology are analyzed in this paper in order to explain the destructive process of alteration that favors the formation of irregularities on the granite surface. On the other hand, the paper establishes the relation between the first stage of case-hardening in sub-edaphic conditions, which is associated with the alteration front, and the thickness of such crusts and regolith erosion. These results can be applied to other granitic regions with similar characteristics all over the world.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Boletin De La Sociedad Geologica Mexicana},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Rodriguez, Manuel and Gomez-Heras, Miguel and Fort, Rafael and Alvarez de Buergo, Monica},\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, scale, tafoni, sandstone, granite weathering, aquatic hyphomycetes, Case-hardening, Guadarrama   National Park, Pedriza de Manzanares},\n\tpages = {533--544},\n}\n\n
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\n Pedriza de Manzanares is part of the Guadarrama National Park in the Spanish Central System. It is characterized by a labyrinthine landscape composed of alternating blocks and large walls of granite. Case-hardened crusts of millimetric thickness covering most of these rock surfaces control the surface alteration and favor the development and distribution of micro-reliefs on the walls. Some variables such as temperature, sclerometric index and micro-relief morphology are analyzed in this paper in order to explain the destructive process of alteration that favors the formation of irregularities on the granite surface. On the other hand, the paper establishes the relation between the first stage of case-hardening in sub-edaphic conditions, which is associated with the alteration front, and the thickness of such crusts and regolith erosion. These results can be applied to other granitic regions with similar characteristics all over the world.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Doctor Rubio's Colony: the utopia of the higienists in the Guadarrama.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Soto Caba, M. A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Arte Y Ciudad-Revista De Investigacion, (8): 83–114. October 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{soto_caba_doctor_2015,\n\ttitle = {Doctor {Rubio}'s {Colony}: the utopia of the higienists in the {Guadarrama}},\n\tissn = {2254-2930},\n\tabstract = {Doctor Rubio's Colony, built in the early years of the twentieth century near the source of the medicinal waters of The Porqueriza (Guadarrama, Madrid), consisted of a hotel, a casino with theatre, chapel, cottages or villas, and a whole service infrastructure. The colony use the name of Dr. Federico Rubio y Gali, an important figure in medicine in this period, linked with intelectual movement of Higienismo and Institucion Libre de Ensenanza. This project was contemporary with the development of Ciudad Lineal, designed by Arturo Soria, and mimics the ways and fashions of the Belle Epoque in the spas of this period. It is also an expression of changes in tuberculosis treatment, replicating the model sanatorium cure instituted for decades in mountain areas in european countries and USA. In this paper we have investigated the origins of the project, the ideas and influences and the architectural language of this "health utopia."},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {8},\n\tjournal = {Arte Y Ciudad-Revista De Investigacion},\n\tauthor = {Soto Caba, Miguel Angel},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, aquatic hyphomycetes, Ciudad Lineal, Federico Rubio y Gali, Guadarrama Range, Spa, tuberculosis sanatorium},\n\tpages = {83--114},\n}\n\n
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\n Doctor Rubio's Colony, built in the early years of the twentieth century near the source of the medicinal waters of The Porqueriza (Guadarrama, Madrid), consisted of a hotel, a casino with theatre, chapel, cottages or villas, and a whole service infrastructure. The colony use the name of Dr. Federico Rubio y Gali, an important figure in medicine in this period, linked with intelectual movement of Higienismo and Institucion Libre de Ensenanza. This project was contemporary with the development of Ciudad Lineal, designed by Arturo Soria, and mimics the ways and fashions of the Belle Epoque in the spas of this period. It is also an expression of changes in tuberculosis treatment, replicating the model sanatorium cure instituted for decades in mountain areas in european countries and USA. In this paper we have investigated the origins of the project, the ideas and influences and the architectural language of this \"health utopia.\"\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The effects of the NAO on the ice phenology of Spanish alpine lakes.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sánchez-López, G.; Hernández, A.; Pla-Rabes, S.; Toro, M.; Granados, I.; Sigró, J.; Trigo, R.; Rubio-Inglés, M.; Camarero, L.; Valero-Garcés, B.; and Giralt, S.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Climatic Change,1–13. March 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{sanchez-lopez_effects_2015,\n\ttitle = {The effects of the {NAO} on the ice phenology of {Spanish} alpine lakes},\n\tissn = {0165-0009},\n\tdoi = {10/f69hdd},\n\tabstract = {Three Spanish alpine lakes located in the Central Range (Peñalara Lake and Cimera Lake) and the Pyrenees (Redon Lake) are selected to understand the effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on ice phenology. A conceptual lake model is formulated based on Pearson’s correlation coefficients obtained between season-scale time series of the NAO index, climatic data (i.e., precipitation, air temperature and snow data) and limnological variables (ice phenology records). The results suggest that the effects of the NAO are only reflected in the thawing process via the air temperature and the insulating effect of snow accumulation on the ice cover. An altitude component is evident in our survey because the effects of the NAO on Peñalara Lake (the lowest altitude studied lake) are restricted to winter, whereas for Redon Lake (the highest altitude studied lake), the effects extend into spring. A latitudinal component is also clear when comparing our data with northern European lakes. Snow accumulation primarily depends on the air temperature at high latitudes, and both precipitation and the air temperature control snow accumulation at lower latitudes. Consequently, in northern Europe, the NAO signal is primarily reflected in lake ice phenology via the air temperature, whereas our results confirm that in southern Europe, the strong dependence of precipitation on the NAO determines the importance of the NAO for lake ice cover.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Climatic Change},\n\tauthor = {Sánchez-López, G. and Hernández, A. and Pla-Rabes, S. and Toro, M. and Granados, I. and Sigró, J. and Trigo, R.M. and Rubio-Inglés, M.J. and Camarero, L. and Valero-Garcés, B. and Giralt, S.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tpages = {1--13},\n}\n\n
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\n Three Spanish alpine lakes located in the Central Range (Peñalara Lake and Cimera Lake) and the Pyrenees (Redon Lake) are selected to understand the effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on ice phenology. A conceptual lake model is formulated based on Pearson’s correlation coefficients obtained between season-scale time series of the NAO index, climatic data (i.e., precipitation, air temperature and snow data) and limnological variables (ice phenology records). The results suggest that the effects of the NAO are only reflected in the thawing process via the air temperature and the insulating effect of snow accumulation on the ice cover. An altitude component is evident in our survey because the effects of the NAO on Peñalara Lake (the lowest altitude studied lake) are restricted to winter, whereas for Redon Lake (the highest altitude studied lake), the effects extend into spring. A latitudinal component is also clear when comparing our data with northern European lakes. Snow accumulation primarily depends on the air temperature at high latitudes, and both precipitation and the air temperature control snow accumulation at lower latitudes. Consequently, in northern Europe, the NAO signal is primarily reflected in lake ice phenology via the air temperature, whereas our results confirm that in southern Europe, the strong dependence of precipitation on the NAO determines the importance of the NAO for lake ice cover.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Unravelling past flash flood activity in a forested mountain catchment of the Spanish Central System.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ballesteros-Canovas, J. A.; Rodriguez-Morata, C.; Garofano-Gomez, V.; Rubiales, J. M.; Sanchez-Salguero, R.; and Stoffel, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Hydrology, 529: 468–479. October 2015.\n Patent Number: 2\n\n\n\n
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@article{ballesteros-canovas_unravelling_2015,\n\ttitle = {Unravelling past flash flood activity in a forested mountain catchment of the {Spanish} {Central} {System}},\n\tvolume = {529},\n\tissn = {0022-1694},\n\tdoi = {10/f7w986},\n\tabstract = {Flash floods represent one of the most common natural hazards in mountain catchments, and are frequent in Mediterranean environments. As a result of the widespread lack of reliable data on past events, the understanding of their spatio-temporal occurrence and their climatic triggers remains rather limited. Here, we present a dendrogeomorphic reconstruction of past flash flood activity in the Arroyo de los Puentes stream (Sierra de Guadarrama, Spanish Central System). We analyze a total of 287 increment cores from 178 disturbed Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris L.) which yielded indications on 212 growth disturbances related to past flash flood impact. In combination with local archives, meteorological data, annual forest management records and highly-resolved terrestrial data (i.e., LiDAR data and aerial imagery), the dendrogeomorphic time series allowed dating 25 flash floods over the last three centuries, with a major event leaving an intense geomorphic footprint throughout the catchment in 1936. The analysis of meteorological records suggests that the rainfall thresholds of flash floods vary with the seasonality of events. Dated flash floods in the 20th century were primarily related with synoptic troughs owing to the arrival of air masses from north and west on the Iberian Peninsula during negative indices of the North Atlantic Oscillation. The results of this study contribute considerably to a better understanding of hazards related with hydrogeomorphic processes in central Spain in general and in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in particular. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Hydrology},\n\tauthor = {Ballesteros-Canovas, Juan A. and Rodriguez-Morata, Clara and Garofano-Gomez, Virginia and Rubiales, Juan M. and Sanchez-Salguero, Raul and Stoffel, Markus},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2015},\n\tnote = {Patent Number: 2},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, Paleohydrology, iberian peninsula, central spain, north-atlantic oscillation, Dendrogeomorphology, tree-rings, Flash flood, avalanche activity, debris flows, historical archives, Hydrometeorological triggers, paleoflood hydrology, resin ducts, tangential rows, Tree ring},\n\tpages = {468--479},\n}\n\n
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\n Flash floods represent one of the most common natural hazards in mountain catchments, and are frequent in Mediterranean environments. As a result of the widespread lack of reliable data on past events, the understanding of their spatio-temporal occurrence and their climatic triggers remains rather limited. Here, we present a dendrogeomorphic reconstruction of past flash flood activity in the Arroyo de los Puentes stream (Sierra de Guadarrama, Spanish Central System). We analyze a total of 287 increment cores from 178 disturbed Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris L.) which yielded indications on 212 growth disturbances related to past flash flood impact. In combination with local archives, meteorological data, annual forest management records and highly-resolved terrestrial data (i.e., LiDAR data and aerial imagery), the dendrogeomorphic time series allowed dating 25 flash floods over the last three centuries, with a major event leaving an intense geomorphic footprint throughout the catchment in 1936. The analysis of meteorological records suggests that the rainfall thresholds of flash floods vary with the seasonality of events. Dated flash floods in the 20th century were primarily related with synoptic troughs owing to the arrival of air masses from north and west on the Iberian Peninsula during negative indices of the North Atlantic Oscillation. The results of this study contribute considerably to a better understanding of hazards related with hydrogeomorphic processes in central Spain in general and in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in particular. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Demographic trends of a reintroduced Iberian ibex Capra pyrenaica victoriae population in central Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Refoyo, P.; Olmedo, C.; Polo, I.; Fandos, P.; and Munoz, B.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Mammalia, 79(2): 139–145. May 2015.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n One reintroduced population of Iberian ibex was monitored between 2000 and 2007 in the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Central Spain) using the distance sampling method. The densities obtained from three samplings show a significant increase between 2000 (6.57 ind./km(2)) and 2007 (33.16 ind./km(2)) despite a range extension. After an initial period of balance, the sex ratio became unbalanced over time in favor of females. The age pyramid also changed after a dramatic population increase. The birth rate oscillated at relatively high values for the species (0.69-0.99 kids/female). The group size reduced significantly over time. Females with kids dispersed from the release area significantly less than males and mixed groups.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Demography of common toads after local extirpation of co-occurring midwife toads.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Bosch, J.; Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, S.; Scherer, R. D.; Amburgey, S. M.; and Muths, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Amphibia-Reptilia, 35(3): 293–303. 2014.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{bosch_demography_2014,\n\ttitle = {Demography of common toads after local extirpation of co-occurring midwife toads},\n\tvolume = {35},\n\tissn = {0173-5373},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr6k},\n\tabstract = {Estimating demographic parameters like survival or recruitment provides insight into the state and trajectory of populations, but understanding the contexts influencing those parameters, including both biotic and abiotic factors, is particularly important for management and conservation. At a high elevation national park in Central Spain, common toads (Bufo bufo) are apparently taking advantage of the near-extirpation of the midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), as colonization into new breeding ponds is evident. Within this scenario, we expected demographic parameters of common toad populations to be affected favorably by the putative release from competition. However, we found the population growth rate was negative in 4 of 5 years at the long-standing population; survival probability at the long-standing population and newly-colonised breeding ponds was lower than reported for other toads living at high elevations and the probability of recruitment was inadequate to compensate for the survival rate in maintaining a positive trajectory for either of the breeding ponds. We assessed weather covariates and disease for their contribution to the context thatmay be limiting the common toad's successful use of the niche vacated by the midwife toad.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Amphibia-Reptilia},\n\tauthor = {Bosch, Jaime and Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, Saioa and Scherer, Rick D. and Amburgey, Staci M. and Muths, Erin},\n\tyear = {2014},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, conservation, chytridiomycosis, Bufo bufo, populations, Alytes obstetricans, bufo-bufo, capture-recapture, chytrid fungus, Guadarrama National Park, probability, recapture, recruitment, robust, survival, temporary emigration},\n\tpages = {293--303},\n}\n\n
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\n Estimating demographic parameters like survival or recruitment provides insight into the state and trajectory of populations, but understanding the contexts influencing those parameters, including both biotic and abiotic factors, is particularly important for management and conservation. At a high elevation national park in Central Spain, common toads (Bufo bufo) are apparently taking advantage of the near-extirpation of the midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), as colonization into new breeding ponds is evident. Within this scenario, we expected demographic parameters of common toad populations to be affected favorably by the putative release from competition. However, we found the population growth rate was negative in 4 of 5 years at the long-standing population; survival probability at the long-standing population and newly-colonised breeding ponds was lower than reported for other toads living at high elevations and the probability of recruitment was inadequate to compensate for the survival rate in maintaining a positive trajectory for either of the breeding ponds. We assessed weather covariates and disease for their contribution to the context thatmay be limiting the common toad's successful use of the niche vacated by the midwife toad.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Geomorphology of La Pedriza Granitic Massif, Guadarrama Range.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n de Pedraza, J.; Carrasco, R. M.; and Dominguez-Villar, D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n In Gutierrez, F.; and Gutierrez, M., editor(s), Landscapes and Landforms of Spain, pages 71–80. 2014.\n ISSN: 2213-2090\n\n\n\n
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@incollection{de_pedraza_geomorphology_2014,\n\ttitle = {Geomorphology of {La} {Pedriza} {Granitic} {Massif}, {Guadarrama} {Range}},\n\tisbn = {978-94-017-8628-7 978-94-017-8627-0},\n\tabstract = {The Pedriza de Manzanares, located in the Guadarrama Range, Iberian Central System, is a Variscan massif formed by I-type peraluminous leucogranites intruded in the late Paleozoic (similar to 307 ma). The morphostructure of the massif is largely the result of the reactivation of faults during the Alpine Orogeny (Paleogene-Pliocene) and the associated etching/exhumation processes. The former produced a stair-stepped topography (block faulting), and the latter gave rise to granitic domes and crests related to differential erosion. The domes, and to a lesser extent the crests with tors and widespread chaotic blocks, are the essential features of the landscape in the Pedriza de Manzanares. The low chemical weathering susceptibility of the granites in this area, together with the fracture system, favour the development of structural landforms. Moreover, on bare rock exposures, minor landforms formed by diverse weathering processes are frequent.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tbooktitle = {Landscapes and {Landforms} of {Spain}},\n\tauthor = {de Pedraza, Javier and Carrasco, Rosa M. and Dominguez-Villar, David},\n\teditor = {Gutierrez, F. and Gutierrez, M.},\n\tyear = {2014},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/978-94-017-8628-7_5},\n\tnote = {ISSN: 2213-2090},\n\tkeywords = {Etchplanation, Granite landforms, Iberian   Central System, Stair-stepped morphology},\n\tpages = {71--80},\n}\n\n
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\n The Pedriza de Manzanares, located in the Guadarrama Range, Iberian Central System, is a Variscan massif formed by I-type peraluminous leucogranites intruded in the late Paleozoic (similar to 307 ma). The morphostructure of the massif is largely the result of the reactivation of faults during the Alpine Orogeny (Paleogene-Pliocene) and the associated etching/exhumation processes. The former produced a stair-stepped topography (block faulting), and the latter gave rise to granitic domes and crests related to differential erosion. The domes, and to a lesser extent the crests with tors and widespread chaotic blocks, are the essential features of the landscape in the Pedriza de Manzanares. The low chemical weathering susceptibility of the granites in this area, together with the fracture system, favour the development of structural landforms. Moreover, on bare rock exposures, minor landforms formed by diverse weathering processes are frequent.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Determination of the elastic constants of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood by means of compression tests.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Aira, J. R.; Arriaga, F.; and Iniguez-Gonzalez, G.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Biosystems Engineering, 126: 12–22. October 2014.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{aira_determination_2014,\n\ttitle = {Determination of the elastic constants of {Scots} pine ({Pinus} sylvestris {L}.) wood by means of compression tests},\n\tvolume = {126},\n\tissn = {1537-5110},\n\tdoi = {10/f6jt9r},\n\tabstract = {This presents an exploratory analysis of a method for the determination of elastic constants using strain gauges in compression tests. The elastic constants of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood from the "Valsain" sawmill (Segovia, Spain) were obtained. Compression tests were performed on small clear specimens, varying grain direction with respect to the direction of the load applied. Deformations were measured by strain gauges bonded on specimen surfaces. The modulus of elasticity parallel to the grain was obtained for prismatic specimens measuring 20 x 20 x 60 mm. The modulus of elasticity perpendicular to the grain in both radial and tangential directions was obtained for 16 x 16 x 48 mm prismatic specimens and for 48 x 48 x 48 mm cubic specimens. The shear modulus in the LR, LT and TR (longitudinal (L), radial (R) and tangential (T)) planes was obtained for 16 x 16 x 48 mm prismatic specimens with the grain at 45 degrees. Larger stiffness values than typical average values for softwood were obtained. It can be concluded that this method is suitable for determining the modulus of elasticity (longitudinal and transversal), and that the values obtained are greater than the average values for softwoods. On the other hand, the Poisson ratios obtained parallel to the grain were similar to values in the literature, though values for v(RT) and v(TR) were greater. (C) 2014 IAgrE. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Biosystems Engineering},\n\tauthor = {Aira, Jose R. and Arriaga, Francisco and Iniguez-Gonzalez, Guillermo},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2014},\n\tkeywords = {Elastic constants, Small clear specimens, Strain gauges, Wood},\n\tpages = {12--22},\n}\n\n
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\n This presents an exploratory analysis of a method for the determination of elastic constants using strain gauges in compression tests. The elastic constants of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) wood from the \"Valsain\" sawmill (Segovia, Spain) were obtained. Compression tests were performed on small clear specimens, varying grain direction with respect to the direction of the load applied. Deformations were measured by strain gauges bonded on specimen surfaces. The modulus of elasticity parallel to the grain was obtained for prismatic specimens measuring 20 x 20 x 60 mm. The modulus of elasticity perpendicular to the grain in both radial and tangential directions was obtained for 16 x 16 x 48 mm prismatic specimens and for 48 x 48 x 48 mm cubic specimens. The shear modulus in the LR, LT and TR (longitudinal (L), radial (R) and tangential (T)) planes was obtained for 16 x 16 x 48 mm prismatic specimens with the grain at 45 degrees. Larger stiffness values than typical average values for softwood were obtained. It can be concluded that this method is suitable for determining the modulus of elasticity (longitudinal and transversal), and that the values obtained are greater than the average values for softwoods. On the other hand, the Poisson ratios obtained parallel to the grain were similar to values in the literature, though values for v(RT) and v(TR) were greater. (C) 2014 IAgrE. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n MIS 5/4 transition in a mountain environment: herpetofaunal assemblages from Cueva del Camino, central Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Blain, H.; Laplana, C.; Sevilla, P.; Luis Arsuaga, J.; Baquedano, E.; and Perez-Gonzalez, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Boreas, 43(1): 107–120. January 2014.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{blain_mis_2014,\n\ttitle = {{MIS} 5/4 transition in a mountain environment: herpetofaunal assemblages from {Cueva} del {Camino}, central {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {43},\n\tissn = {0300-9483},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrhb},\n\tabstract = {The Cueva del Camino site (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain) is located in the upper valley of the Lozoya River in the Sierra de Guadarrama, a mountain range extending NE-SW within the Central Range System. Due to its location within a mountain range on the central Iberian Peninsula at an altitude of 1114ma.s.l. and the numerical dating of its sediments, the palaeontological site of Cueva del Camino has proved a highly relevant location for studying the ecological changes linked to the climatic fluctuations at the end of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 and the beginning of MIS 4. Environmental reconstructions suggest a rather open, patchy landscape throughout the succession, with abundant evidence of dry meadows, scrublands and rocky habitats. The climate can be considered as generally warm, reaching mean annual temperatures (MATs) of up to 13.8 degrees C (i.e. higher than today's by up to 2.9 degrees C). Three cooler events can be seen throughout the succession as reflected by the presence of Rana iberica, Anguis fragilis and Coronella austriaca. The first of these events may correlate with MIS 5b; the second in the Central sector may correlate with the Stadial I pollen event occurring at the end of MIS 5a; and the third event, corresponding to the coldest MAT of the entire succession with MATs 0.9 degrees C lower than today's, may correspond to the transition from MIS 5a to MIS 4. The evolution of mean annual precipitation (MAP) is characterized by warm periods, drier and cold periods, as well as wetter periods (up to +356mm compared to today's MAP values), similar to what occurs today in the high-elevation areas of the neighbouring mountains. Our study gives new quantitative estimations for the climatic fluctuations in mountain environments of central Spain at the MIS 5/4 transition and their associated ecological changes.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Boreas},\n\tauthor = {Blain, Hugues-Alexandre and Laplana, Cesar and Sevilla, Paloma and Luis Arsuaga, Juan and Baquedano, Enrique and Perez-Gonzalez, Alfredo},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2014},\n\tkeywords = {record, cave, atapuerca, micromammals, middle pleistocene, sites, squamate reptile, valley},\n\tpages = {107--120},\n}\n\n
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\n The Cueva del Camino site (Pinilla del Valle, Madrid, Spain) is located in the upper valley of the Lozoya River in the Sierra de Guadarrama, a mountain range extending NE-SW within the Central Range System. Due to its location within a mountain range on the central Iberian Peninsula at an altitude of 1114ma.s.l. and the numerical dating of its sediments, the palaeontological site of Cueva del Camino has proved a highly relevant location for studying the ecological changes linked to the climatic fluctuations at the end of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5 and the beginning of MIS 4. Environmental reconstructions suggest a rather open, patchy landscape throughout the succession, with abundant evidence of dry meadows, scrublands and rocky habitats. The climate can be considered as generally warm, reaching mean annual temperatures (MATs) of up to 13.8 degrees C (i.e. higher than today's by up to 2.9 degrees C). Three cooler events can be seen throughout the succession as reflected by the presence of Rana iberica, Anguis fragilis and Coronella austriaca. The first of these events may correlate with MIS 5b; the second in the Central sector may correlate with the Stadial I pollen event occurring at the end of MIS 5a; and the third event, corresponding to the coldest MAT of the entire succession with MATs 0.9 degrees C lower than today's, may correspond to the transition from MIS 5a to MIS 4. The evolution of mean annual precipitation (MAP) is characterized by warm periods, drier and cold periods, as well as wetter periods (up to +356mm compared to today's MAP values), similar to what occurs today in the high-elevation areas of the neighbouring mountains. Our study gives new quantitative estimations for the climatic fluctuations in mountain environments of central Spain at the MIS 5/4 transition and their associated ecological changes.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Assessing Intraspecific Variation in Effective Dispersal Along an Altitudinal Gradient: A Test in Two Mediterranean High-Mountain Plants.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Lara-Romero, C.; Robledo-Arnuncio, J. J.; Garcia-Fernandez, A.; and Iriondo, J. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Plos One, 9(1): e87189. January 2014.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{lara-romero_assessing_2014,\n\ttitle = {Assessing {Intraspecific} {Variation} in {Effective} {Dispersal} {Along} an {Altitudinal} {Gradient}: {A} {Test} in {Two} {Mediterranean} {High}-{Mountain} {Plants}},\n\tvolume = {9},\n\tissn = {1932-6203},\n\tdoi = {10/f5vhr4},\n\tabstract = {Background: Plant recruitment depends among other factors on environmental conditions and their variation at different spatial scales. Characterizing dispersal in contrasting environments may thus be necessary to understand natural intraspecific variation in the processes underlying recruitment. Silene ciliata and Armeria caespitosa are two representative species of cryophilic pastures above the tree line in Mediterranean high mountains. No explicit estimations of dispersal kernels have been made so far for these or other high-mountain plants. Such data could help to predict their dispersal and recruitment patterns in a context of changing environments under ongoing global warming. Methods: We used an inverse modelling approach to analyse effective seed dispersal patterns in five populations of both Silene ciliata and Armeria caespitosa along an altitudinal gradient in Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain). We considered four commonly employed two-dimensional seedling dispersal kernels exponential-power, 2Dt, WALD and log-normal. Key Results: No single kernel function provided the best fit across all populations, although estimated mean dispersal distances were short ({\\textless}1 m) in all cases. S. ciliata did not exhibit significant among-population variation in mean dispersal distance, whereas significant differences in mean dispersal distance were found in A. caespitosa. Both S. ciliata and A. caespitosa exhibited among-population variation in the fecundity parameter and lacked significant variation in kernel shape. Conclusions: This study illustrates the complexity of intraspecific variation in the processes underlying recruitment, showing that effective dispersal kernels can remain relatively invariant across populations within particular species, even if there are strong variations in demographic structure and/or physical environment among populations, while the invariant dispersal assumption may not hold for other species in the same environment. Our results call for a case-by-case analysis in a wider range of plant taxa and environments to assess the prevalence and magnitude of intraspecific dispersal variation.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Plos One},\n\tauthor = {Lara-Romero, Carlos and Robledo-Arnuncio, Juan J. and Garcia-Fernandez, Alfredo and Iriondo, Jose M.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2014},\n\tkeywords = {climate, local adaptation, pinus-sylvestris, armeria-caespitosa, gene   flow, modeling seed dispersal, pollen dispersal, recruitment limitation, reproductive success, temperate forest},\n\tpages = {e87189},\n}\n\n
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\n Background: Plant recruitment depends among other factors on environmental conditions and their variation at different spatial scales. Characterizing dispersal in contrasting environments may thus be necessary to understand natural intraspecific variation in the processes underlying recruitment. Silene ciliata and Armeria caespitosa are two representative species of cryophilic pastures above the tree line in Mediterranean high mountains. No explicit estimations of dispersal kernels have been made so far for these or other high-mountain plants. Such data could help to predict their dispersal and recruitment patterns in a context of changing environments under ongoing global warming. Methods: We used an inverse modelling approach to analyse effective seed dispersal patterns in five populations of both Silene ciliata and Armeria caespitosa along an altitudinal gradient in Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain). We considered four commonly employed two-dimensional seedling dispersal kernels exponential-power, 2Dt, WALD and log-normal. Key Results: No single kernel function provided the best fit across all populations, although estimated mean dispersal distances were short (\\textless1 m) in all cases. S. ciliata did not exhibit significant among-population variation in mean dispersal distance, whereas significant differences in mean dispersal distance were found in A. caespitosa. Both S. ciliata and A. caespitosa exhibited among-population variation in the fecundity parameter and lacked significant variation in kernel shape. Conclusions: This study illustrates the complexity of intraspecific variation in the processes underlying recruitment, showing that effective dispersal kernels can remain relatively invariant across populations within particular species, even if there are strong variations in demographic structure and/or physical environment among populations, while the invariant dispersal assumption may not hold for other species in the same environment. Our results call for a case-by-case analysis in a wider range of plant taxa and environments to assess the prevalence and magnitude of intraspecific dispersal variation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Decline of dry grassland specialists in Mediterranean high-mountain communities influenced by recent climate warming.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Jimenez-Alfaro, B.; Gavilan, R. G.; Escudero, A.; Maria Iriondo, J.; and Fernandez-Gonzalez, F.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Vegetation Science, 25(6): 1394–1404. November 2014.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{jimenez-alfaro_decline_2014,\n\ttitle = {Decline of dry grassland specialists in {Mediterranean} high-mountain communities influenced by recent climate warming},\n\tvolume = {25},\n\tissn = {1100-9233},\n\tdoi = {10/f6nhkz},\n\tabstract = {QuestionsWhat changes have occurred in Mediterranean high-mountain communities during the last 50yr? Do these changes reflect upward shifts and decline in dry grassland specialists due to climate warming? LocationUpper belt (1900-2400m a.s.l.) in Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain. MethodsWe re-surveyed dry grassland communities in 50 summits that were previously sampled between the 1960s and 1980s. New plots were placed in the same localities and the same conditions as the original surveys. Changes at the species level were evaluated by comparing, between the two survey periods, species frequencies and optimal altitude estimated by local distribution models done with Maxent. Changes at the community level were assessed by comparing species richness and composition of the two surveys in relation to altitude, plot size and time between surveys. We evaluated observed changes in the whole data set and species groups by structuring the species into dry grassland specialists, other alpine species and generalists occurring at wider altitudinal ranges. ResultsThere was a general decline in the frequency of dry grassland specialists, an increase in frequency of generalists and no clear trends in the other species. Upward shifts were mainly detected in generalists, with significant increases in frequency. At the community level, we found a general increase in species richness that was mainly determined by the increase in generalists; coupled with a decline in number of dry grassland specialists. The structure of the communities evidenced changes between the historical surveys and the re-survey, which were mainly correlated with the number of years and the increasing dominance of generalists. ConclusionsIn contrast with trends observed in other Mediterranean high-mountain communities, our study reports a general increase in species richness, although this effect is concurrent with a decline in dry grassland specialists. The observed trends support on-going replacement of endemic species by low-altitude species, and associated changes in community assemblages. Despite the limitations of re-visitation studies for assessing climate-driven changes, our results highlight the necessity of developing more studies for assessing the effects of drought in Mediterranean high-mountain communities.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {6},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Vegetation Science},\n\tauthor = {Jimenez-Alfaro, Borja and Gavilan, Rosario G. and Escudero, Adrian and Maria Iriondo, Jose and Fernandez-Gonzalez, Federico},\n\tmonth = nov,\n\tyear = {2014},\n\tkeywords = {Climate change, Iberian Peninsula, diversity, Vegetation change, Alpine communities, Dry habitats, Maxent, Mediterranean climate, Plant community dynamics, Re-survey, Species range shifts, range, vegetation, limits, responses, alpine plant-communities, databases, drive downhill shifts, increases, vascular plants},\n\tpages = {1394--1404},\n}\n\n
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\n QuestionsWhat changes have occurred in Mediterranean high-mountain communities during the last 50yr? Do these changes reflect upward shifts and decline in dry grassland specialists due to climate warming? LocationUpper belt (1900-2400m a.s.l.) in Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain. MethodsWe re-surveyed dry grassland communities in 50 summits that were previously sampled between the 1960s and 1980s. New plots were placed in the same localities and the same conditions as the original surveys. Changes at the species level were evaluated by comparing, between the two survey periods, species frequencies and optimal altitude estimated by local distribution models done with Maxent. Changes at the community level were assessed by comparing species richness and composition of the two surveys in relation to altitude, plot size and time between surveys. We evaluated observed changes in the whole data set and species groups by structuring the species into dry grassland specialists, other alpine species and generalists occurring at wider altitudinal ranges. ResultsThere was a general decline in the frequency of dry grassland specialists, an increase in frequency of generalists and no clear trends in the other species. Upward shifts were mainly detected in generalists, with significant increases in frequency. At the community level, we found a general increase in species richness that was mainly determined by the increase in generalists; coupled with a decline in number of dry grassland specialists. The structure of the communities evidenced changes between the historical surveys and the re-survey, which were mainly correlated with the number of years and the increasing dominance of generalists. ConclusionsIn contrast with trends observed in other Mediterranean high-mountain communities, our study reports a general increase in species richness, although this effect is concurrent with a decline in dry grassland specialists. The observed trends support on-going replacement of endemic species by low-altitude species, and associated changes in community assemblages. Despite the limitations of re-visitation studies for assessing climate-driven changes, our results highlight the necessity of developing more studies for assessing the effects of drought in Mediterranean high-mountain communities.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Summer rainfall variability in European Mediterranean mountains from the sixteenth to the twentieth century reconstructed from tree rings.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ruiz-Labourdette, D.; Génova, M.; Schmitz, M.; Urrutia, R.; and Pineda, F.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n International Journal of Biometeorology, 58(7): 1627–1639. September 2014.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Dahlica navacerradensis Sobczyk, sp n. from Central Spain (Lepidoptera: Psychidae).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sobczyk, T.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Shilap-Revista De Lepidopterologia, 42(165): 65–69. March 2014.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{sobczyk_dahlica_2014,\n\ttitle = {Dahlica navacerradensis {Sobczyk}, sp n. from {Central} {Spain} ({Lepidoptera}: {Psychidae})},\n\tvolume = {42},\n\tissn = {0300-5267},\n\tabstract = {A new psychid, Dahlica navacerradensis Sobczyk, sp. n., is described from central Spain. The differences to Dahlica larella (Chretien, 1906) from Penalara (Madrid, Spain) are given and comparison with related species within the genus Dahlica Enderlein, 1912 is made.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {165},\n\tjournal = {Shilap-Revista De Lepidopterologia},\n\tauthor = {Sobczyk, T.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2014},\n\tkeywords = {⛔ No DOI found, Spain, Lepidoptera, new species, aquatic hyphomycetes, Dahlica, Psychidae, Sierra Guadarrama},\n\tpages = {65--69},\n}\n\n
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\n A new psychid, Dahlica navacerradensis Sobczyk, sp. n., is described from central Spain. The differences to Dahlica larella (Chretien, 1906) from Penalara (Madrid, Spain) are given and comparison with related species within the genus Dahlica Enderlein, 1912 is made.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Noninvasive molecular and morphological evidences for an undiscovered population of snow vole in Southern Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Alasaad, S.; Jowers, M. J.; Garrido-Garcia, J. A.; Wandeler, P.; Fickel, J.; Sanchez, A.; and Soriguer, R. C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Mitochondrial Dna, 24(5): 596–601. October 2013.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{alasaad_noninvasive_2013,\n\ttitle = {Noninvasive molecular and morphological evidences for an undiscovered population of snow vole in {Southern} {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {24},\n\tissn = {1940-1736},\n\tdoi = {10/gf4fjv},\n\tabstract = {Capturing wild animals can be time consuming and difficult or even impractical. Noninvasive sampling is potentially a cost-effective and efficient means to monitor wild animals, thereby avoiding the need of capture and disturb species in the wild. On the basis of the morphological and genetic analyses of owl pellet contents, a so far undetected European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis) population was discovered in the Sierra Segura mountain range (Southern Spain). The mtDNA sequence from the newly discovered haplotype was compared with sequences from vole populations of the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Penalara mountain ranges (Spain) and from Churwalden (Switzerland). The nine recovered haplotypes clustered in four distinct lineages according to their geographical origin. The vole sequence from the Sierra Segura owl pellet belonged to a new haplotype, constituting a new lineage. The evolutionary divergence between sequences from the Sierra Segura and other Spanish populations was higher than that among other Spanish haplotypes. The new snow vole haplotype from this new locality duplicates the number of occurrence sites of this critically endangered species in Southern Spain, which is of great interest for further conservation and management plans of the European snow vole in the most southwestern area of its entire distribution range.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {5},\n\tjournal = {Mitochondrial Dna},\n\tauthor = {Alasaad, Samer and Jowers, Michael J. and Garrido-Garcia, Jose A. and Wandeler, Peter and Fickel, Joerns and Sanchez, Antonio and Soriguer, Ramon C.},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2013},\n\tkeywords = {dna, Sierra Nevada, size, breeding success, Chionomys nivalis, diet, eagle owl, food-habits, mtDNA, owl pellet, rabbit hemorrhagic-disease, Sierra Penalara, Sierra Segura, small mammals, wild   rabbit},\n\tpages = {596--601},\n}\n\n
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\n Capturing wild animals can be time consuming and difficult or even impractical. Noninvasive sampling is potentially a cost-effective and efficient means to monitor wild animals, thereby avoiding the need of capture and disturb species in the wild. On the basis of the morphological and genetic analyses of owl pellet contents, a so far undetected European snow vole (Chionomys nivalis) population was discovered in the Sierra Segura mountain range (Southern Spain). The mtDNA sequence from the newly discovered haplotype was compared with sequences from vole populations of the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Penalara mountain ranges (Spain) and from Churwalden (Switzerland). The nine recovered haplotypes clustered in four distinct lineages according to their geographical origin. The vole sequence from the Sierra Segura owl pellet belonged to a new haplotype, constituting a new lineage. The evolutionary divergence between sequences from the Sierra Segura and other Spanish populations was higher than that among other Spanish haplotypes. The new snow vole haplotype from this new locality duplicates the number of occurrence sites of this critically endangered species in Southern Spain, which is of great interest for further conservation and management plans of the European snow vole in the most southwestern area of its entire distribution range.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Verification of the MM5 model using radiosonde data from Madrid-Barajas Airport.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Posada, R.; Garcia-Ortega, E.; Sanchez, J. L.; and Lopez, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Atmospheric Research, 122: 174–182. March 2013.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{posada_verification_2013,\n\ttitle = {Verification of the {MM5} model using radiosonde data from {Madrid}-{Barajas} {Airport}},\n\tvolume = {122},\n\tissn = {0169-8095},\n\tdoi = {10/f4qp9x},\n\tabstract = {Vertical profiles of temperature, water vapor and wind field were traditionally obtained from radiosonde observations for the analysis of mesoscale phenomena. The scarce amount of radiosonde data available and the inadequate temporal and spatial resolution, motivated the development of prognostic soundings derived from Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models. Their use should be subject to previous quality verification of model outputs. This work is focused on the evaluation of the NCAR/Penn State Fifth Generation Mesoscale Model MM5 outputs under snow precipitation conditions in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid). A comparison of forecasted vertical profiles of temperature, water vapor density and wind field with those observed by the Madrid-Barajas Airport rawinsonde was carried out. The results showed that the MM5 vertical profiles were able to represent thermodynamic conditions during winter precipitation events. Correlation coefficients of temperature and water vapor were close to 1 at both times. Wind field forecast was also accurate since wind direction and wind speed correlation coefficients were statistically significant for a 95\\% confidence. It was also found that MM5 simulations remained accurate after 24 h from the initialization. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Atmospheric Research},\n\tauthor = {Posada, R. and Garcia-Ortega, E. and Sanchez, J. L. and Lopez, L.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2013},\n\tkeywords = {radiation, climatology, Continuous measuring, errors, forecast mesoscale phenomena, generated soundings, Ground-based microwave radiometer, initial assessment, parameterization, Radiosonde sounding, supercell, Temperature and humidity profiles, tornado environments, update},\n\tpages = {174--182},\n}\n\n
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\n Vertical profiles of temperature, water vapor and wind field were traditionally obtained from radiosonde observations for the analysis of mesoscale phenomena. The scarce amount of radiosonde data available and the inadequate temporal and spatial resolution, motivated the development of prognostic soundings derived from Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models. Their use should be subject to previous quality verification of model outputs. This work is focused on the evaluation of the NCAR/Penn State Fifth Generation Mesoscale Model MM5 outputs under snow precipitation conditions in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid). A comparison of forecasted vertical profiles of temperature, water vapor density and wind field with those observed by the Madrid-Barajas Airport rawinsonde was carried out. The results showed that the MM5 vertical profiles were able to represent thermodynamic conditions during winter precipitation events. Correlation coefficients of temperature and water vapor were close to 1 at both times. Wind field forecast was also accurate since wind direction and wind speed correlation coefficients were statistically significant for a 95% confidence. It was also found that MM5 simulations remained accurate after 24 h from the initialization. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Climatology of precipitation over the Iberian Central System mountain range.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Duran, L.; Sanchez, E.; and Yaguee, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n International Journal of Climatology, 33(9): 2260–2273. July 2013.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{duran_climatology_2013,\n\ttitle = {Climatology of precipitation over the {Iberian} {Central} {System} mountain range},\n\tvolume = {33},\n\tissn = {0899-8418},\n\tdoi = {10/f5ff2k},\n\tabstract = {An analysis of the observed precipitation for the last 22years (1989-2010) over Sierra de Guadarrama (centre of Iberian Central System) has been performed. Since this area has received less attention compared with other mountain ranges in Europe and the rest of the world, an exhaustive compilation of literature on precipitation main characteristics on Central Iberia (SW Europe) has been done. The analysis, based on both rain gauges and reanalysis, is focused on the search of the atmospheric mechanisms and moisture sources that lead to precipitation. Also, emphasis has been made in the role played by orography conditioning, the complex spatial patterns observed in the region. This work shows how it behaves as an orographic island that rises over an extensive plateau with a marked Atlantic forcing despite the distance these masses have to travel inlands, with mostly of wet days due to advection of moisture from the ocean and small amount of rain due to local sources of humidity and convective precipitation. It also shows the great enhancement of precipitation caused by the range due to orographic precipitation and the big differences found at the downwind and upwind side of the mountain leading to marked spatial patterns seasonal dependent, complex vertical gradients and high wind direction dependency. Finally, statistically significant mean conditions of variables related with orographic precipitation are given in order to be used as boundary conditions for orographic precipitation modelling exercises. This works gives a climatic framework for future precipitation assessments that could be conducted combining measurements and such models.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {9},\n\tjournal = {International Journal of Climatology},\n\tauthor = {Duran, L. and Sanchez, E. and Yaguee, C.},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2013},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, north-atlantic oscillation, variability, scale, alpine climate, atmospheric circulation, hydrological cycle, moisture advection, orographic precipitation, rainfall, sea-surface temperature, orographic   precipitation, Iberian   Central System, temporal   patterns, winter},\n\tpages = {2260--2273},\n}\n\n
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\n An analysis of the observed precipitation for the last 22years (1989-2010) over Sierra de Guadarrama (centre of Iberian Central System) has been performed. Since this area has received less attention compared with other mountain ranges in Europe and the rest of the world, an exhaustive compilation of literature on precipitation main characteristics on Central Iberia (SW Europe) has been done. The analysis, based on both rain gauges and reanalysis, is focused on the search of the atmospheric mechanisms and moisture sources that lead to precipitation. Also, emphasis has been made in the role played by orography conditioning, the complex spatial patterns observed in the region. This work shows how it behaves as an orographic island that rises over an extensive plateau with a marked Atlantic forcing despite the distance these masses have to travel inlands, with mostly of wet days due to advection of moisture from the ocean and small amount of rain due to local sources of humidity and convective precipitation. It also shows the great enhancement of precipitation caused by the range due to orographic precipitation and the big differences found at the downwind and upwind side of the mountain leading to marked spatial patterns seasonal dependent, complex vertical gradients and high wind direction dependency. Finally, statistically significant mean conditions of variables related with orographic precipitation are given in order to be used as boundary conditions for orographic precipitation modelling exercises. This works gives a climatic framework for future precipitation assessments that could be conducted combining measurements and such models.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Changes in tree species composition in Mediterranean mountains under climate change: Indicators for conservation planning.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ruiz-Labourdette, D.; Schmitz, M. F.; and Pineda, F. D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecological Indicators, 24: 310–323. 2013.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ruiz-labourdette_changes_2013,\n\ttitle = {Changes in tree species composition in {Mediterranean} mountains under climate change: {Indicators} for conservation planning},\n\tvolume = {24},\n\tissn = {1470-160X},\n\turl = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X12002610},\n\tdoi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.06.021},\n\tabstract = {Since the last glacial–interglacial cycles, Mediterranean mountains in Southern Europe have constituted the southern refuge of numerous species of Eurosiberian and Boreal origin. Some vestiges of European Tertiary flora have also remained in this area. These mountains present one of the continent's highest plant diversity indices deriving from their geographic and historical circumstances throughout the Quaternary. Throughout this century, a change in the biogeographic characteristics of these mountains is to be expected as a result of climate change. Based on four Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios, we developed a multivariate analysis model for mountain ranges in Central Spain (Southern Europe), enabling us to adjust data on vegetation, climate, lithology and availability of soil water. With high-resolution data on species occurrences and abiotic characteristics for better accounting of micro-refugia and topographic complexity in mountain regions, we assess the future potential distribution of tree species and changes in plant communities under climate change. Our model provides the climate descriptors that most influence changes in species distribution and which lead us to consider the parameters of these changes as indicators for management. We project for this century a significant spread of Mediterranean tree communities in detriment to temperate or cold-adapted tree communities. In mountain forests in northern Europe, limitations on plant growth are mainly thermic, and the boreal and subalpine species in high- and mid-mountain regions are therefore the ones most threatened by the predicted global warming. To the contrary, our results show that in mountains in southern Europe, the formations that will undergo the greatest changes will be at piedmonts and low-mountain levels, due to increased hydric deficit. These results suggest that nature conservation strategies currently call for new approaches that take into account the fact that climate change is a driving force of species distribution. The results can be used at the landscape scale for management of forest species and for the design of protected areas.},\n\tjournal = {Ecological Indicators},\n\tauthor = {Ruiz-Labourdette, Diego and Schmitz, María Fe and Pineda, Francisco D.},\n\tyear = {2013},\n\tkeywords = {Biological community shifts, Distribution models, Eurosiberian-Mediterranean boundary, Forest landscape management, IPCC emissions scenarios, Mountain biodiversity},\n\tpages = {310--323},\n}\n\n
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\n Since the last glacial–interglacial cycles, Mediterranean mountains in Southern Europe have constituted the southern refuge of numerous species of Eurosiberian and Boreal origin. Some vestiges of European Tertiary flora have also remained in this area. These mountains present one of the continent's highest plant diversity indices deriving from their geographic and historical circumstances throughout the Quaternary. Throughout this century, a change in the biogeographic characteristics of these mountains is to be expected as a result of climate change. Based on four Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios, we developed a multivariate analysis model for mountain ranges in Central Spain (Southern Europe), enabling us to adjust data on vegetation, climate, lithology and availability of soil water. With high-resolution data on species occurrences and abiotic characteristics for better accounting of micro-refugia and topographic complexity in mountain regions, we assess the future potential distribution of tree species and changes in plant communities under climate change. Our model provides the climate descriptors that most influence changes in species distribution and which lead us to consider the parameters of these changes as indicators for management. We project for this century a significant spread of Mediterranean tree communities in detriment to temperate or cold-adapted tree communities. In mountain forests in northern Europe, limitations on plant growth are mainly thermic, and the boreal and subalpine species in high- and mid-mountain regions are therefore the ones most threatened by the predicted global warming. To the contrary, our results show that in mountains in southern Europe, the formations that will undergo the greatest changes will be at piedmonts and low-mountain levels, due to increased hydric deficit. These results suggest that nature conservation strategies currently call for new approaches that take into account the fact that climate change is a driving force of species distribution. The results can be used at the landscape scale for management of forest species and for the design of protected areas.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Dendrochronology course in Valsain forest, Segovia, Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Touchan, R.; Meko, D. M.; Ballesteros-Canovas, J. A.; Sanchez-Salguero, R.; Julio Camarero, J.; Kerchouche, D.; Muntan, E.; Khabcheche, M.; Blanco, J. A.; Rodriguez Morata, C.; Garofano-Gomez, V.; Martin, L. A.; Alfaro-Sanchez, R.; Garah, K.; Hevia, A.; Madrigal-Gonzalez, J.; Sanchez-Miranda, A.; Shestakova, T. A.; and Tabakova, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Tree-Ring Research, 69(2): 93–100. 2013.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{touchan_dendrochronology_2013,\n\ttitle = {Dendrochronology course in {Valsain} forest, {Segovia}, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {69},\n\tissn = {1536-1098},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr4t},\n\tabstract = {This report describes an international summer course, "Tree Rings, Climate, Natural Resources, and Human Interaction", held in Valsain, Spain, in summer of 2012. The course, with 14 participants from three countries (Spain, Algeria, and Russia), included basic training in dendrochronology skills as well as applied projects in dendroclimatology, dendroecology and dendrogeomorphology.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Tree-Ring Research},\n\tauthor = {Touchan, Ramzi and Meko, David M. and Ballesteros-Canovas, Juan A. and Sanchez-Salguero, Raul and Julio Camarero, J. and Kerchouche, Dalila and Muntan, Elena and Khabcheche, Madjda and Blanco, Juan A. and Rodriguez Morata, Clara and Garofano-Gomez, Virginia and Martin, Luis A. and Alfaro-Sanchez, Raquel and Garah, Kenza and Hevia, Andrea and Madrigal-Gonzalez, Jaime and Sanchez-Miranda, Angela and Shestakova, Tatiana A. and Tabakova, Maria},\n\tyear = {2013},\n\tkeywords = {Pinus sylvestris, time-series, dendroclimatology, tree rings, dendrogeomorphology, program, dendroecology, Scots   pine},\n\tpages = {93--100},\n}\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Genetic patterns of habitat fragmentation and past climate-change effects in the mediterranean high-mountain plant Armeria Caespitosa (plumbaginaceae).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Fernandez, A.; Iriondo, J. M.; Escudero, A.; Fuertes Aguilar, J.; and Nieto Feliner, G.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n American Journal of Botany, 100(8): 1641–1650. August 2013.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-fernandez_genetic_2013,\n\ttitle = {Genetic patterns of habitat fragmentation and past climate-change effects in the mediterranean high-mountain plant {Armeria} {Caespitosa} (plumbaginaceae)},\n\tvolume = {100},\n\tissn = {0002-9122},\n\tdoi = {10/f5d2mg},\n\tabstract = {Premise of the Study: Mountain plants are among the species most vulnerable to global warming, because of their isolation, narrow geographic distribution, and limited geographic range shifts. Stochastic and selective processes can act on the genome, modulating genetic structure and diversity. Fragmentation and historical processes also have a great influence on current genetic patterns, but the spatial and temporal contexts of these processes are poorly known. We aimed to evaluate the microevolutionary processes that may have taken place in Mediterranean high-mountain plants in response to changing historical environmental conditions. Methods: Genetic structure, diversity, and loci under selection were analyzed using AFLP markers in 17 populations distributed over the whole geographic range of Armeria caespitosa, an endemic plant that inhabits isolated mountains (Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain). Differences in altitude, geographic location, and climate conditions were considered in the analyses, because they may play an important role in selective and stochastic processes. Key Results: Bayesian clustering approaches identified nine genetic groups, although some discrepancies in assignment were found between alternative analyses. Spatially explicit analyses showed a weak relationship between genetic parameters and spatial or environmental distances. However, a large proportion of outlier loci were detected, and some outliers were related to environmental variables. Conclusions: A. caespitosa populations exhibit spatial patterns of genetic structure that cannot be explained by the isolation-by-distance model. Shifts along the altitude gradient in response to Pleistocene climatic oscillations and environmentally mediated selective forces might explain the resulting structure and genetic diversity values found.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {8},\n\tjournal = {American Journal of Botany},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Fernandez, Alfredo and Iriondo, Jose M. and Escudero, Adrian and Fuertes Aguilar, Javier and Nieto Feliner, Gonzalo},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2013},\n\tkeywords = {climate change, diversity, spatial autocorrelation, population-structure, adaptation, selection, alpine plant, detect candidate loci, divergent selection, genetic structure, genome-scan, genotyping errors, glacial refugia, mountain   habitat, outlier loci, population genetics, postglacial colonization},\n\tpages = {1641--1650},\n}\n\n
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\n Premise of the Study: Mountain plants are among the species most vulnerable to global warming, because of their isolation, narrow geographic distribution, and limited geographic range shifts. Stochastic and selective processes can act on the genome, modulating genetic structure and diversity. Fragmentation and historical processes also have a great influence on current genetic patterns, but the spatial and temporal contexts of these processes are poorly known. We aimed to evaluate the microevolutionary processes that may have taken place in Mediterranean high-mountain plants in response to changing historical environmental conditions. Methods: Genetic structure, diversity, and loci under selection were analyzed using AFLP markers in 17 populations distributed over the whole geographic range of Armeria caespitosa, an endemic plant that inhabits isolated mountains (Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain). Differences in altitude, geographic location, and climate conditions were considered in the analyses, because they may play an important role in selective and stochastic processes. Key Results: Bayesian clustering approaches identified nine genetic groups, although some discrepancies in assignment were found between alternative analyses. Spatially explicit analyses showed a weak relationship between genetic parameters and spatial or environmental distances. However, a large proportion of outlier loci were detected, and some outliers were related to environmental variables. Conclusions: A. caespitosa populations exhibit spatial patterns of genetic structure that cannot be explained by the isolation-by-distance model. Shifts along the altitude gradient in response to Pleistocene climatic oscillations and environmentally mediated selective forces might explain the resulting structure and genetic diversity values found.\n
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@article{ernst_bryozoan_2012,\n\ttitle = {Bryozoan fauna from the lower devonian (middle lochkovian) of {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {86},\n\tissn = {0022-3360},\n\tdoi = {10/fx482f},\n\tabstract = {A bryozoan fauna containing 11 species is described from the Lower Devonian (middle Lochkovian) of Arroyo del Agua, Sierra de Guadarrama, Guadalajara, Spain. One genus containing one species is new: rhabdomesine cryptostome Fehlerpora insolita n. gen. n. sp. Six additional new species are described: three cystoporates: Cystiramus gracilis n. sp., Fistuliramus guadarramaensis n. sp., and Fistuliphragma tenuis n. sp.; and three trepostomes: Eridotrypella hispanica n. sp., Boardmanella dubia n. sp., and Leptotrypella inesae n. sp. Four further trepostome species were identified: Leioclema incompositum Duncan, 1939, Minussina spinosoformis Astrova, 1964b, Leptotrypella Astrova, 1970, and Leptotrypella vulgata Astrova, 1964b. The association is distributed over three different sedimentary environments. The high-energy one representing accumulation of debris from bryozoan-coral-pelmatozoan thickets contains eight species dominated by erect branched forms (six species). Tabulate corals are present, especially branches which most likely belong to Subcladopora? abnormis (Mironova, 1974). The environment with moderate to low wave influence contains only two bryozoan species, one erect branched and one encrusting. The third setting represents bryozoan thickets in situ situated in deeper water, the most tranquil environment characterized by four bryozoan species, dominated by three erect forms. Fenestrate bryozoans are absent from the two higher energy environments, whereas the bryozoan thickets in deeper water contain rare unidentified fragments of fenestrates. The bryozoan fauna shows distinct relations to the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of Ukraine, one species is known from the Middle Devonian of U.S.A.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Paleontology},\n\tauthor = {Ernst, Andrej and May, Andreas},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tkeywords = {diversity, trepostome, zlaty kun},\n\tpages = {60--80},\n}\n\n
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\n A bryozoan fauna containing 11 species is described from the Lower Devonian (middle Lochkovian) of Arroyo del Agua, Sierra de Guadarrama, Guadalajara, Spain. One genus containing one species is new: rhabdomesine cryptostome Fehlerpora insolita n. gen. n. sp. Six additional new species are described: three cystoporates: Cystiramus gracilis n. sp., Fistuliramus guadarramaensis n. sp., and Fistuliphragma tenuis n. sp.; and three trepostomes: Eridotrypella hispanica n. sp., Boardmanella dubia n. sp., and Leptotrypella inesae n. sp. Four further trepostome species were identified: Leioclema incompositum Duncan, 1939, Minussina spinosoformis Astrova, 1964b, Leptotrypella Astrova, 1970, and Leptotrypella vulgata Astrova, 1964b. The association is distributed over three different sedimentary environments. The high-energy one representing accumulation of debris from bryozoan-coral-pelmatozoan thickets contains eight species dominated by erect branched forms (six species). Tabulate corals are present, especially branches which most likely belong to Subcladopora? abnormis (Mironova, 1974). The environment with moderate to low wave influence contains only two bryozoan species, one erect branched and one encrusting. The third setting represents bryozoan thickets in situ situated in deeper water, the most tranquil environment characterized by four bryozoan species, dominated by three erect forms. Fenestrate bryozoans are absent from the two higher energy environments, whereas the bryozoan thickets in deeper water contain rare unidentified fragments of fenestrates. The bryozoan fauna shows distinct relations to the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of Ukraine, one species is known from the Middle Devonian of U.S.A.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Terrestrial Movement Patterns of the Common Toad (Bufo bufo) in Central Spain Reveal Habitat of Conservation Importance.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Daversa, D. R.; Muths, E.; and Bosch, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Herpetology, 46(4): 658–664. December 2012.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{daversa_terrestrial_2012,\n\ttitle = {Terrestrial {Movement} {Patterns} of the {Common} {Toad} ({Bufo} bufo) in {Central} {Spain} {Reveal} {Habitat} of {Conservation} {Importance}},\n\tvolume = {46},\n\tissn = {0022-1511},\n\tdoi = {10/f4nhwv},\n\tabstract = {Widespread amphibian declines and habitat fragmentation, coupled with advancements in tracking, have sparked increased emphasis on studying movements and the use of terrestrial habitats by amphibians. Penalara Natural Park, Sierra de Guadarrama, Central Spain, provides habitat for a number of amphibians that use upland sites. In response to increased pressure on habitat in this region by tourism, we used 4 months of radiotelemetry data for 17 adult Common Toads (Bufo bufo) to characterize the terrestrial movements, assess the factors influencing these movements, and determine the distribution and cover characteristics of summer refugia for these toads. We found that: 1) movements were most pronounced following the breeding season in June, and adults made movements of up to 470 m away from breeding sites, 2) movements were not influenced by basin size, climatic variables, or the sex of the individual, 3) the amount of terrestrial habitat used by toads ranged from 245 m(2) to 2.5 ha, and 4) within these areas toads most often used rock piles and juniper patches (Juniperus communis nana) as cover during the summer. Our study emphasizes the importance of considering terrestrial landscapes when developing conservation strategies, and we suggest that a buffer of minimal development extending 550 m from the shoreline of each natal pond be considered when conservation plans are developed for Common Toad habitat in Penalara Natural Park.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Herpetology},\n\tauthor = {Daversa, D. R. and Muths, E. and Bosch, J.},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tkeywords = {pond, dispersal, genetic-structure, migration, natterjack toad, sexual differences, ecology, amphibians, populations, selection},\n\tpages = {658--664},\n}\n\n
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\n Widespread amphibian declines and habitat fragmentation, coupled with advancements in tracking, have sparked increased emphasis on studying movements and the use of terrestrial habitats by amphibians. Penalara Natural Park, Sierra de Guadarrama, Central Spain, provides habitat for a number of amphibians that use upland sites. In response to increased pressure on habitat in this region by tourism, we used 4 months of radiotelemetry data for 17 adult Common Toads (Bufo bufo) to characterize the terrestrial movements, assess the factors influencing these movements, and determine the distribution and cover characteristics of summer refugia for these toads. We found that: 1) movements were most pronounced following the breeding season in June, and adults made movements of up to 470 m away from breeding sites, 2) movements were not influenced by basin size, climatic variables, or the sex of the individual, 3) the amount of terrestrial habitat used by toads ranged from 245 m(2) to 2.5 ha, and 4) within these areas toads most often used rock piles and juniper patches (Juniperus communis nana) as cover during the summer. Our study emphasizes the importance of considering terrestrial landscapes when developing conservation strategies, and we suggest that a buffer of minimal development extending 550 m from the shoreline of each natal pond be considered when conservation plans are developed for Common Toad habitat in Penalara Natural Park.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Taraxacum penyalarense (Asteraceae), a new species from the Central Mountains of Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Galan de Mera, A.; Linares Perea, E.; and Vicente Orellana, J. A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Annales Botanici Fennici, 49(1-2): 91–94. April 2012.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{galan_de_mera_taraxacum_2012,\n\ttitle = {Taraxacum penyalarense ({Asteraceae}), a new species from the {Central} {Mountains} of {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {49},\n\tissn = {0003-3847},\n\tdoi = {10/f3xbfx},\n\tabstract = {Taraxacum penyalarense A. Galan, E. Linares \\& Vicente Orell. is described and illustrated as a new species. It was found in the Iberian Central Mountains, on the Penalara mountain, Madrid, Spain. It resembles some species of sect. Naevosa, but differs in its rough leaves, horned exterior phyllaries with a scarious border, and pale green achenes.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1-2},\n\tjournal = {Annales Botanici Fennici},\n\tauthor = {Galan de Mera, Antonio and Linares Perea, Eliana and Vicente Orellana, Jose A.},\n\tmonth = apr,\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tkeywords = {iberian peninsula},\n\tpages = {91--94},\n}\n\n
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\n Taraxacum penyalarense A. Galan, E. Linares & Vicente Orell. is described and illustrated as a new species. It was found in the Iberian Central Mountains, on the Penalara mountain, Madrid, Spain. It resembles some species of sect. Naevosa, but differs in its rough leaves, horned exterior phyllaries with a scarious border, and pale green achenes.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Ploidy level and genome size of locally adapted populations of Silene ciliata across an altitudinal gradient.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Fernandez, A.; Iriondo, J. M.; Valles, J.; Orellana, J.; and Escudero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Plant Systematics and Evolution, 298(1): 139–146. January 2012.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{garcia-fernandez_ploidy_2012,\n\ttitle = {Ploidy level and genome size of locally adapted populations of {Silene} ciliata across an altitudinal gradient},\n\tvolume = {298},\n\tissn = {0378-2697},\n\tdoi = {10/cf8jpb},\n\tabstract = {Silene ciliata Poiret is a small perennial that presents several ploidy levels and inhabits the mountain ranges of the European Mediterranean basin. Recent studies have shown evidence of local adaptation in populations located across an altitudinal gradient in Sierra de Guadarrama (Central Spain) at the species' southernmost distribution limit. In this study, we assessed whether the existence of local adaptation in these populations was related to differences in karyological features (ploidy level or chromosome number modification) or in nuclear DNA amount. Optical microscope (phase contrast and epifluorescence after DAPI staining) and flow cytometry were used to estimate the ploidy level and genome size of several family lines in three populations across the altitude gradient. With a sampling three times higher than usual in genome size assessments, all individuals showed a constant diploid set (2n = 24), so that polyploidy or other chromosome number modifications were discarded. The small genome size found (mean +/- A SD; 2C = 1.76 +/- A 0.06 pg) was within the range of those found in other Silene species. Significant differences in genome size were found when the three populations of S. ciliata were compared. The largest genome size found at the intermediate population may be associated to lower environmental stress at the mid elevation, in line with the recent studies in this area.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Plant Systematics and Evolution},\n\tauthor = {Garcia-Fernandez, Alfredo and Iriondo, Jose M. and Valles, Joan and Orellana, Juan and Escudero, Adrian},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tkeywords = {climate, consequences, Altitude gradient, angiosperms, genetic-variation, Genome size, high-andes, nuclear-dna content, Ploidy level, polyploidy, Silene ciliata, stoichiometric error, recruitment, plant},\n\tpages = {139--146},\n}\n\n
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\n Silene ciliata Poiret is a small perennial that presents several ploidy levels and inhabits the mountain ranges of the European Mediterranean basin. Recent studies have shown evidence of local adaptation in populations located across an altitudinal gradient in Sierra de Guadarrama (Central Spain) at the species' southernmost distribution limit. In this study, we assessed whether the existence of local adaptation in these populations was related to differences in karyological features (ploidy level or chromosome number modification) or in nuclear DNA amount. Optical microscope (phase contrast and epifluorescence after DAPI staining) and flow cytometry were used to estimate the ploidy level and genome size of several family lines in three populations across the altitude gradient. With a sampling three times higher than usual in genome size assessments, all individuals showed a constant diploid set (2n = 24), so that polyploidy or other chromosome number modifications were discarded. The small genome size found (mean +/- A SD; 2C = 1.76 +/- A 0.06 pg) was within the range of those found in other Silene species. Significant differences in genome size were found when the three populations of S. ciliata were compared. The largest genome size found at the intermediate population may be associated to lower environmental stress at the mid elevation, in line with the recent studies in this area.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Extreme pointer years in tree-ring records of Central Spain as evidence of climatic events and the eruption of the Huaynaputina Volcano (Peru, 1600 AD).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Genova, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Climate of the Past, 8(2): 751–764. 2012.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{genova_extreme_2012,\n\ttitle = {Extreme pointer years in tree-ring records of {Central} {Spain} as evidence of climatic events and the eruption of the {Huaynaputina} {Volcano} ({Peru}, 1600 {AD})},\n\tvolume = {8},\n\tissn = {1814-9324},\n\tdoi = {10/f3x5wc},\n\tabstract = {The study of pointer years of numerous tree-ring chronologies of the central Iberian Peninsula (Sierra de Guadarrama) could provide complementary information about climate variability over the last 405 yr. In total, 64 pointer years have been identified: 30 negative (representing minimum growths) and 34 positive (representing maximum growths), the most significant of these being 1601, 1963 and 1996 for the negative ones, and 1734 and 1737 for the positive ones. Given that summer precipitation was found to be the most limiting factor for the growth of Pinus in the Sierra de Guadarrama in the second half of the 20th century, it is also an explanatory factor in almost 50\\% of the extreme growths. Furthermore, these pointer years and intervals are not evenly distributed throughout time. Both in the first half of the 17th and in the second half of 20th, they were more frequent and more extreme and these periods are the most notable for the frequency of negative pointer years in Central Spain. The interval 1600-1602 is of special significance, being one of the most unfavourable for tree growth in the centre of Spain, with 1601 representing the minimum index in the regional chronology. We infer that this special minimum annual increase was the effect of the eruption of Huaynaputina, which occurred in Peru at the beginning of 1600 AD. This is the first time that the effects of this eruption in the tree-ring records of Southern Europe have been demonstrated.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Climate of the Past},\n\tauthor = {Genova, M.},\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tkeywords = {temperature, iberian peninsula, reconstruction, droughts, northwest, signals, southern, summer, trends, variability},\n\tpages = {751--764},\n}\n\n
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\n The study of pointer years of numerous tree-ring chronologies of the central Iberian Peninsula (Sierra de Guadarrama) could provide complementary information about climate variability over the last 405 yr. In total, 64 pointer years have been identified: 30 negative (representing minimum growths) and 34 positive (representing maximum growths), the most significant of these being 1601, 1963 and 1996 for the negative ones, and 1734 and 1737 for the positive ones. Given that summer precipitation was found to be the most limiting factor for the growth of Pinus in the Sierra de Guadarrama in the second half of the 20th century, it is also an explanatory factor in almost 50% of the extreme growths. Furthermore, these pointer years and intervals are not evenly distributed throughout time. Both in the first half of the 17th and in the second half of 20th, they were more frequent and more extreme and these periods are the most notable for the frequency of negative pointer years in Central Spain. The interval 1600-1602 is of special significance, being one of the most unfavourable for tree growth in the centre of Spain, with 1601 representing the minimum index in the regional chronology. We infer that this special minimum annual increase was the effect of the eruption of Huaynaputina, which occurred in Peru at the beginning of 1600 AD. This is the first time that the effects of this eruption in the tree-ring records of Southern Europe have been demonstrated.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Glacial landforms and their paleoclimatic significance in Sierra de Guadarrama, Central Iberian Peninsula.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Palacios, D.; de Andres, N.; de Marcos, J.; and Vazquez-Selem, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geomorphology, 139: 67–78. February 2012.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{palacios_glacial_2012,\n\ttitle = {Glacial landforms and their paleoclimatic significance in {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}, {Central} {Iberian} {Peninsula}},\n\tvolume = {139},\n\tissn = {0169-555X},\n\tdoi = {10/b8wvp9},\n\tabstract = {This paper investigates the glacial evolution on the east face of Pico de Pefialara (40 degrees 51'N, 3 degrees 57'W; 2428 m), the highest elevation of Sierra de Guadarrama in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. The geomorphologic stability of glacial landforms and permanence of snow cover were examined, and 18 samples were selected for dating with cosmogenic isotope (CI)-C-36 from moraine formations in four well-differentiated phases, as well as from a pre-glacial periglacial blockfield and a glacial threshold near the headwall. The results show the synchrony between the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) advance and most results obtained recently by cosmogenic dating in southern Europe, within the MIS (Marine Isotope Stage) 2 stadial but earlier than the global LGM, i.e. between 25 and 19 ka BP. There was slow glacial retreat with minor re-advances between 19 and 16 ka and rapid deglaciation from 16 ka. This paper presents initial results, still pending confirmation, for the minimum age of the periglacial summit block formation around 80 ka for the existence of moraine formations older than the last advance and for the existence of glaciers during the Younger Dryas stadial. To explain the synchrony between two moraine formations at different altitudes, this paper formulates the hypothesis of the 'secondary moraine' evidenced in currently existing glaciers similar to those which existed on Pefialara. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tjournal = {Geomorphology},\n\tauthor = {Palacios, David and de Andres, Nuria and de Marcos, Javier and Vazquez-Selem, Lorenzo},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, Last Glacial Maximum, Deglaciation, mediterranean mountains, Glacial landforms, european alps, spanish pyrenees, Cosmogenic   dating, cosmogenic cl-36, eastern alps, exposure ages, ice-core, late pleistocene, northern alpine foreland, sea-level change},\n\tpages = {67--78},\n}\n\n
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\n This paper investigates the glacial evolution on the east face of Pico de Pefialara (40 degrees 51'N, 3 degrees 57'W; 2428 m), the highest elevation of Sierra de Guadarrama in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. The geomorphologic stability of glacial landforms and permanence of snow cover were examined, and 18 samples were selected for dating with cosmogenic isotope (CI)-C-36 from moraine formations in four well-differentiated phases, as well as from a pre-glacial periglacial blockfield and a glacial threshold near the headwall. The results show the synchrony between the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) advance and most results obtained recently by cosmogenic dating in southern Europe, within the MIS (Marine Isotope Stage) 2 stadial but earlier than the global LGM, i.e. between 25 and 19 ka BP. There was slow glacial retreat with minor re-advances between 19 and 16 ka and rapid deglaciation from 16 ka. This paper presents initial results, still pending confirmation, for the minimum age of the periglacial summit block formation around 80 ka for the existence of moraine formations older than the last advance and for the existence of glaciers during the Younger Dryas stadial. To explain the synchrony between two moraine formations at different altitudes, this paper formulates the hypothesis of the 'secondary moraine' evidenced in currently existing glaciers similar to those which existed on Pefialara. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Glaucony from the Cretaceous of the Sierra de Guadarrama (Central Spain) and its application in a sequence-stratigraphic context.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Amorosi, A.; Guidi, R.; Mas, R.; and Falanga, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n International Journal of Earth Sciences, 101(2): 415–427. March 2012.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n Detailed sedimentological and geochemical analyses of Upper Cretaceous glaucony-bearing deposits from the middle portion of the Castro de Fuentiduena Formation, in Central Spain, enable identification of a multiphase history of glaucony accumulation. Despite its relatively high maturity (K2O \\textgreater 7%), glaucony from the transgressive subtidal sandstones has anomalously low concentration in the host rock (generally \\textless10%), suggesting remobilization from a different source. The remarkable thickness of the glaucony-bearing horizons, concurrently with concentration of glaucony in laminae, small size, and high degree of roundness and sorting provide further evidence for an allochthonous origin of the green grains. In contrast, authigenic glaucony from the overlying offshore clays exhibits higher abundance (up to 45%) and lower maturity (K2O \\textless 7%) and is interpreted to have formed in situ. Allochthonous glaucony originally developed in more distal areas during a prolonged period of sediment starvation. The green grains were then swept away from their place of origin and concentrated into tidal bars and channels within the upper transgressive systems tract of the third-order depositional sequence. Maximum concentration of autochthonous glaucony is recorded at the transition from tidal-influenced to offshore deposits: this glaucony, which is relatively less evolved due to lower time available for maturation, is interpreted to reflect the turnaround from transgressive to highstand conditions, marking the condensed section of the depositional sequence. As postulated by previous sequence-stratigraphic models, this study documents that allochthonous glaucony can be widespread throughout the transgressive systems tract (TST), while the condensed section (CS) typically hosts autochthonous glaucony. Contrary to the existing literature, however, this study shows that glaucony from the TST may be even more mature than glaucony from the CS, if enough time for maturation during transgression is allowed before the ultimate concentration of the green grains. Identification of spatial and temporal characteristics of glaucony, thus, is critical to a reliable sequencestratigraphic interpretation of the glaucony-bearing deposits.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Forest composition in Mediterranean mountains is projected to shift along the entire elevational gradient under climate change.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ruiz-Labourdette, D.; Nogués-Bravo, D.; Ollero, H. S.; Schmitz, M. F.; and Pineda, F. D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Biogeography, 39(1): 162–176. 2012.\n _eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02592.x\n\n\n\n
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@article{ruiz-labourdette_forest_2012,\n\ttitle = {Forest composition in {Mediterranean} mountains is projected to shift along the entire elevational gradient under climate change},\n\tvolume = {39},\n\turl = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02592.x},\n\tdoi = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02592.x},\n\tabstract = {Abstract Aim Species distribution models have been used frequently to assess the effects of climate change on mountain biodiversity. However, the value and accuracy of these assessments have been hampered by the use of low-resolution data for species distributions and climatic conditions. Herein we assess potential changes in the distribution and community composition of tree species in two mountainous regions of Spain under specific scenarios of climate change using data with a high spatial resolution. We also describe potential changes in species distributions and tree communities along the entire elevational gradient. Location Two mountain ranges in southern Europe: the Central Mountain Range (central west of the Iberian Peninsula), and the Iberian Mountain Range (central east). Methods We modelled current and future distributions of 15 tree species (Eurosiberian, sub-Mediterranean and Mediterranean species) as functions of climate, lithology and availability of soil water using generalized linear models (logistic regression) and machine learning models (gradient boosting). Using multivariate ordination of a matrix of presence/absence of tree species obtained under two Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios (A2 and B2) for two different periods in the future (2041–70 and 2071–2100), we assessed the predicted changes in the composition of tree communities. Results The models predicted an upward migration of communities of Mediterranean trees to higher elevations and an associated decline in communities of temperate or cold-adapted trees during the 21st century. It was predicted that 80–99\\% of the area that shows a climate suitable for cold–wet-optimum Eurosiberian coniferous and broad-leaved species will be lost. The largest overall changes were predicted for Mediterranean species found currently at low elevations, such as Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Quercus ilex ssp. ballota and Juniperus oxycedrus, with sharp increases in their range of 350\\%. Main conclusions It is likely that areas with climatic conditions suitable for cold-adapted species will decrease significantly under climate warming. Large changes in species ranges and forest communities might occur, not only at high elevations within Mediterranean mountains but also along the entire elevational gradient throughout this region, particularly at low and mid-elevations. Mediterranean mountains might lose their key role as refugia for cold-adapted species and thus an important part of their genetic heritage.},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Biogeography},\n\tauthor = {Ruiz-Labourdette, Diego and Nogués-Bravo, David and Ollero, Helios Sáinz and Schmitz, María F. and Pineda, Francisco D.},\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tnote = {\\_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02592.x},\n\tkeywords = {Climate change, Spain, logistic regression, mountain biodiversity, species distribution models, community shifts, gradient boosting, multiple correspondence analysis},\n\tpages = {162--176},\n}\n\n
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\n Abstract Aim Species distribution models have been used frequently to assess the effects of climate change on mountain biodiversity. However, the value and accuracy of these assessments have been hampered by the use of low-resolution data for species distributions and climatic conditions. Herein we assess potential changes in the distribution and community composition of tree species in two mountainous regions of Spain under specific scenarios of climate change using data with a high spatial resolution. We also describe potential changes in species distributions and tree communities along the entire elevational gradient. Location Two mountain ranges in southern Europe: the Central Mountain Range (central west of the Iberian Peninsula), and the Iberian Mountain Range (central east). Methods We modelled current and future distributions of 15 tree species (Eurosiberian, sub-Mediterranean and Mediterranean species) as functions of climate, lithology and availability of soil water using generalized linear models (logistic regression) and machine learning models (gradient boosting). Using multivariate ordination of a matrix of presence/absence of tree species obtained under two Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios (A2 and B2) for two different periods in the future (2041–70 and 2071–2100), we assessed the predicted changes in the composition of tree communities. Results The models predicted an upward migration of communities of Mediterranean trees to higher elevations and an associated decline in communities of temperate or cold-adapted trees during the 21st century. It was predicted that 80–99% of the area that shows a climate suitable for cold–wet-optimum Eurosiberian coniferous and broad-leaved species will be lost. The largest overall changes were predicted for Mediterranean species found currently at low elevations, such as Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Quercus ilex ssp. ballota and Juniperus oxycedrus, with sharp increases in their range of 350%. Main conclusions It is likely that areas with climatic conditions suitable for cold-adapted species will decrease significantly under climate warming. Large changes in species ranges and forest communities might occur, not only at high elevations within Mediterranean mountains but also along the entire elevational gradient throughout this region, particularly at low and mid-elevations. Mediterranean mountains might lose their key role as refugia for cold-adapted species and thus an important part of their genetic heritage.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Effects of a protected area on land-use dynamics and socioeconomic development of local populations.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Schmitz, M. F.; Matos, D. G. G.; De Aranzabal, I.; Ruiz-Labourdette, D.; and Pineda, F. D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Biological Conservation, 149(1): 122–135. 2012.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{schmitz_effects_2012,\n\ttitle = {Effects of a protected area on land-use dynamics and socioeconomic development of local populations},\n\tvolume = {149},\n\tissn = {0006-3207},\n\tshorttitle = {Effects of a protected area on land-use dynamics and socioeconomic development of local populations},\n\turl = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320712000560},\n\tdoi = {10/f3323v},\n\tabstract = {Specific land uses, many of them considered as traditional practices, have contributed to nature conservation in that they have given rise to a valued landscape and a high degree of biological and cultural diversity. The result is the rural cultural landscape, also characterised by its multi-functionality, stability and adaptation to local conditions. Nonetheless, the abandonment of rural cultural landscapes constitutes the current trend in many regions. Although one way to preserve rural cultural landscapes involves establishing protected areas, management often forgets, or even restricts, the traditional rural activities that had contributed to the high conservation values recognised in these areas. In the present paper we applied a quantitative model to examine changes in rural cultural landscapes and in the socioeconomy of local populations following the establishment of a protected area. We formalised the relationship of dependence between landscape change and socioeconomy by means of multivariate ordination analysis and multiple regression calculation. The simple equation obtained shows the socioeconomic parameters that best account for change in the landscape and indicate their sign and importance. The results show that providing Regional Park protection status has not prevented the decline of traditional farming activities and, in turn, ecological succession has led to an intense shrub encroachment process. Such a change could be considered to be the result of a nature protection policy inspired by ideas of naturalness and wilderness. Our model also helps us to establish and formalise the dependence of the cultural landscape upon a socio-cultural system, which is currently undergoing rapid change, and brings us to consider the parameters of this change as indicators for management.},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Biological Conservation},\n\tauthor = {Schmitz, M. F. and Matos, D. G. G. and De Aranzabal, I. and Ruiz-Labourdette, D. and Pineda, F. D.},\n\tyear = {2012},\n\tkeywords = {Landscape-socioeconomy model, Naturalness, Protected area management, Rural abandonment, Shrub encroachment, Socio-ecological systems},\n\tpages = {122--135},\n}\n\n
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\n Specific land uses, many of them considered as traditional practices, have contributed to nature conservation in that they have given rise to a valued landscape and a high degree of biological and cultural diversity. The result is the rural cultural landscape, also characterised by its multi-functionality, stability and adaptation to local conditions. Nonetheless, the abandonment of rural cultural landscapes constitutes the current trend in many regions. Although one way to preserve rural cultural landscapes involves establishing protected areas, management often forgets, or even restricts, the traditional rural activities that had contributed to the high conservation values recognised in these areas. In the present paper we applied a quantitative model to examine changes in rural cultural landscapes and in the socioeconomy of local populations following the establishment of a protected area. We formalised the relationship of dependence between landscape change and socioeconomy by means of multivariate ordination analysis and multiple regression calculation. The simple equation obtained shows the socioeconomic parameters that best account for change in the landscape and indicate their sign and importance. The results show that providing Regional Park protection status has not prevented the decline of traditional farming activities and, in turn, ecological succession has led to an intense shrub encroachment process. Such a change could be considered to be the result of a nature protection policy inspired by ideas of naturalness and wilderness. Our model also helps us to establish and formalise the dependence of the cultural landscape upon a socio-cultural system, which is currently undergoing rapid change, and brings us to consider the parameters of this change as indicators for management.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Ambient Ultraviolet B Radiation and Prevalence of Infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Two Amphibian Species.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ortiz-Santaliestra, M. E.; Fisher, M. C.; Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, S.; Fernandez-Beneitez, M. J.; and Bosch, J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Conservation Biology, 25(5): 975–982. October 2011.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ortiz-santaliestra_ambient_2011,\n\ttitle = {Ambient {Ultraviolet} {B} {Radiation} and {Prevalence} of {Infection} by {Batrachochytrium} dendrobatidis in {Two} {Amphibian} {Species}},\n\tvolume = {25},\n\tissn = {0888-8892},\n\tdoi = {10/cjzv5r},\n\tabstract = {Chytridiomycosis, the emerging disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is responsible for declines and extirpations of amphibian populations worldwide. Environmental covariates modify the host-Bd interaction and thus affect the ongoing spread of the pathogen. One such covariate may be the intensity of ultraviolet B (UV-B) radiation. In a field experiment conducted in Laguna Grande de Penalara (central Spain), a mountainous region where the presence of Bd has been documented since 1997, we analyzed the potential effect of environmental UV-B (daily maximum 2.5-3.9 W/m(2)) on the susceptibility of larvae of the common toad (Bufo bufo) to Bd. The proportion of infected individuals increased as tadpoles developed. The prevalence of Bd was significantly lower in tadpoles exposed to environmental UV-B intensities (2.94\\%) than in tadpoles not exposed to the radiation (9.72\\%). This finding mirrors that seen for a second amphibian species, the European midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), for which conditional prevalence (i.e., prevalence of infection conditioned on the probability of a site being infected) across the Iberian Peninsula was inversely correlated with the intensity of UV-B.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {5},\n\tjournal = {Conservation Biology},\n\tauthor = {Ortiz-Santaliestra, Manuel E. and Fisher, Matthew C. and Fernandez-Beaskoetxea, Saioa and Fernandez-Beneitez, Maria J. and Bosch, Jaime},\n\tmonth = oct,\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tkeywords = {global change, amphibian declines, mortality, chytridiomycosis, multiple stressors, central   spain, bufo-bufo, survival, disease, anurans, chytrid pathogen, emergent diseases, population declines, solar uv-b, uv-b},\n\tpages = {975--982},\n}\n\n
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\n Chytridiomycosis, the emerging disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is responsible for declines and extirpations of amphibian populations worldwide. Environmental covariates modify the host-Bd interaction and thus affect the ongoing spread of the pathogen. One such covariate may be the intensity of ultraviolet B (UV-B) radiation. In a field experiment conducted in Laguna Grande de Penalara (central Spain), a mountainous region where the presence of Bd has been documented since 1997, we analyzed the potential effect of environmental UV-B (daily maximum 2.5-3.9 W/m(2)) on the susceptibility of larvae of the common toad (Bufo bufo) to Bd. The proportion of infected individuals increased as tadpoles developed. The prevalence of Bd was significantly lower in tadpoles exposed to environmental UV-B intensities (2.94%) than in tadpoles not exposed to the radiation (9.72%). This finding mirrors that seen for a second amphibian species, the European midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), for which conditional prevalence (i.e., prevalence of infection conditioned on the probability of a site being infected) across the Iberian Peninsula was inversely correlated with the intensity of UV-B.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Micromammals from the Late Pleistocene site of PRERESA in the Manzanares valley and its contribution to the paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Madrid basin during the Pleistocene.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sese, C.; Rubio-Jara, S.; Panera, J.; and Perez-Gonzalez, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Estudios Geologicos-Madrid, 67(2): 471–494. 2011.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{sese_micromammals_2011,\n\ttitle = {Micromammals from the {Late} {Pleistocene} site of {PRERESA} in the {Manzanares} valley and its contribution to the paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the {Madrid} basin during the {Pleistocene}},\n\tvolume = {67},\n\tissn = {0367-0449},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrhd},\n\tabstract = {PRERESA (Getafe, Madrid) is a site of the first third of the Late Pleistocene, at the end of MIS 5, of which 255 m(2) have been excavated, and where 754 stone pieces and abundant remains of micro-and macrovertebrates have been recovered. This paper deals with the study of the following identified micromammals at the site: Erinaceomorpha: Erinaceus europaeus; Soricomorpha: Crocidura russula; Chiroptera: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum; Rodentia: Eliomys quercinus quercinus, Apodemus sp., Cricetulus (Allocricetus) bursae, Arvicola aff. sapidus, Microtus cabrerae, Microtus duodecimcostatus; Lagomorpha: Oryctolagus cuniculus. This faunal association, mainly due to the presence of Microtus cabrerae, belongs to the Late Pleistocene. The evolved stage of Microtus cabrerae and Arvicola aff. sapidus indicate the antiquity of this association within the first part of this period, which is consistent with the date of 84 +/- 5,6 ka BP obtained by OSL. All the taxa recorded in PRERESA are currently living in the area where the site is located, except Cricetulus (Allocricetus) bursae that became extinct in the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the Late Pleistocene. Observations on the material indicate that the accumulation of the small mammal remains could have been mainly caused by predators, most likely by pellets of birds of prey. The association of small mammals from PRERESA indicates temperate conditions with some moisture and vegetation development with some wooded areas and mainly open areas but mostly shrubby, herbaceous, wet and dry grasslands, and riparian vegetation. The comparison of the small mammals from PRERESA with those of the Middle Pleistocene sites from Aridos and Valdocarros, indicate a similarity of the climatic conditions and lansdcape in the low sections of the Manzanares and Jarama rivers in the moments that these sites represent (the advanced Middle Pleistocene and the first third of the Late Pleistocene). However, and as it is the case today, these conditions would be somewhat different in the Lozoya valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama during the first third of the Late Pleistocene, as the association of micromammals from Cueva del Camino (Pinilla del Valle) indicate, that suggests a relatively more humid climate and an environment with a greater variety of habitats. The association of small mammals from the Late Pleistocene site of PRERESA from the low section of the Manzanares valley, compared with that from Cueva del Camino that has a similar chronology, and with those of others sites of del Late Pleistocene from the North of Madrid, after our observations suggests a paleoclimate and biogeographic differentiation among those already during this period, which limiting area would be roughly the southern and eastern foothills of the Central System.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Estudios Geologicos-Madrid},\n\tauthor = {Sese, C. and Rubio-Jara, S. and Panera, J. and Perez-Gonzalez, A.},\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tkeywords = {Late Pleistocene, Madrid, atapuerca, chronology, gran dolina, Micromammals, Middle Paleolithic, Paleoenvironmental reconstruction, series},\n\tpages = {471--494},\n}\n\n
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\n PRERESA (Getafe, Madrid) is a site of the first third of the Late Pleistocene, at the end of MIS 5, of which 255 m(2) have been excavated, and where 754 stone pieces and abundant remains of micro-and macrovertebrates have been recovered. This paper deals with the study of the following identified micromammals at the site: Erinaceomorpha: Erinaceus europaeus; Soricomorpha: Crocidura russula; Chiroptera: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum; Rodentia: Eliomys quercinus quercinus, Apodemus sp., Cricetulus (Allocricetus) bursae, Arvicola aff. sapidus, Microtus cabrerae, Microtus duodecimcostatus; Lagomorpha: Oryctolagus cuniculus. This faunal association, mainly due to the presence of Microtus cabrerae, belongs to the Late Pleistocene. The evolved stage of Microtus cabrerae and Arvicola aff. sapidus indicate the antiquity of this association within the first part of this period, which is consistent with the date of 84 +/- 5,6 ka BP obtained by OSL. All the taxa recorded in PRERESA are currently living in the area where the site is located, except Cricetulus (Allocricetus) bursae that became extinct in the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the Late Pleistocene. Observations on the material indicate that the accumulation of the small mammal remains could have been mainly caused by predators, most likely by pellets of birds of prey. The association of small mammals from PRERESA indicates temperate conditions with some moisture and vegetation development with some wooded areas and mainly open areas but mostly shrubby, herbaceous, wet and dry grasslands, and riparian vegetation. The comparison of the small mammals from PRERESA with those of the Middle Pleistocene sites from Aridos and Valdocarros, indicate a similarity of the climatic conditions and lansdcape in the low sections of the Manzanares and Jarama rivers in the moments that these sites represent (the advanced Middle Pleistocene and the first third of the Late Pleistocene). However, and as it is the case today, these conditions would be somewhat different in the Lozoya valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama during the first third of the Late Pleistocene, as the association of micromammals from Cueva del Camino (Pinilla del Valle) indicate, that suggests a relatively more humid climate and an environment with a greater variety of habitats. The association of small mammals from the Late Pleistocene site of PRERESA from the low section of the Manzanares valley, compared with that from Cueva del Camino that has a similar chronology, and with those of others sites of del Late Pleistocene from the North of Madrid, after our observations suggests a paleoclimate and biogeographic differentiation among those already during this period, which limiting area would be roughly the southern and eastern foothills of the Central System.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Biological notes and description of egg and first instar larva of Carabus (Oreocarabus) ghilianii La Ferte-Senectere 1847 (Coleoptera: Carabidae).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gilgado, J. D.; and Ortuno, V. M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Annales De La Societe Entomologique De France, 47(3-4): 444–456. December 2011.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gilgado_biological_2011,\n\ttitle = {Biological notes and description of egg and first instar larva of {Carabus} ({Oreocarabus}) ghilianii {La} {Ferte}-{Senectere} 1847 ({Coleoptera}: {Carabidae})},\n\tvolume = {47},\n\tissn = {0037-9271},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkrhc},\n\tabstract = {In this work, the authors describe the egg and first instar larva, hitherto unknown, of Carabus (Oreocarabus) ghilianii La Ferte-Senectere 1847, a threatened and protected species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. With respect to the larval morphology, a comprehensive study of the chaetotaxy of the three tagmata is presented, accompanied by a detailed iconography. In addition, data on the biology of imagoes are provided, taken in its natural habitat and in captivity, highlighting the novel fact that this species produces winter larvae. Thus, reproduction begins in late spring. Both the eggs and the larvae were obtained after captive rearing of nine specimens collected in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain).},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3-4},\n\tjournal = {Annales De La Societe Entomologique De France},\n\tauthor = {Gilgado, Jose D. and Ortuno, Vicente M.},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, growth, reproduction, biological notes, chaetotaxy, egg, glabratus, Larval description, life-cycles},\n\tpages = {444--456},\n}\n\n
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\n In this work, the authors describe the egg and first instar larva, hitherto unknown, of Carabus (Oreocarabus) ghilianii La Ferte-Senectere 1847, a threatened and protected species endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. With respect to the larval morphology, a comprehensive study of the chaetotaxy of the three tagmata is presented, accompanied by a detailed iconography. In addition, data on the biology of imagoes are provided, taken in its natural habitat and in captivity, highlighting the novel fact that this species produces winter larvae. Thus, reproduction begins in late spring. Both the eggs and the larvae were obtained after captive rearing of nine specimens collected in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain).\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Demographic processes of upward range contraction in a long-lived Mediterranean high mountain plant.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gimenez-Benavides, L.; Jose Albert, M.; Maria Iriondo, J.; and Escudero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecography, 34(1): 85–93. February 2011.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gimenez-benavides_demographic_2011,\n\ttitle = {Demographic processes of upward range contraction in a long-lived {Mediterranean} high mountain plant},\n\tvolume = {34},\n\tissn = {0906-7590},\n\tdoi = {10/bz4438},\n\tabstract = {Transition matrices revealed great spatio-temporal variability in demographic traits. Seedling recruitment was very low each year in all populations. Maximum longevity of S. ciliata individuals in the lower peripheral population was much lower compared to the central population, probably due to higher adult mortality. Population growth rate (lambda) showed a declining trend at the lowest altitude and a relatively stable trend at the central population. Long-term simulations also indicated a great risk of quasi-extinction at the lowest population. Our results suggest that rear edge populations of S. ciliata at Sierra de Guadarrama are suffering demographic processes that may be leading to the latitudinal displacement of the species' range.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Ecography},\n\tauthor = {Gimenez-Benavides, Luis and Jose Albert, Maria and Maria Iriondo, Jose and Escudero, Adrian},\n\tmonth = feb,\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tkeywords = {climate-change, dynamics, life-history, altitudinal gradient, variability, pinus-sylvestris, change impacts, clonal plant, population-size, seedling establishment},\n\tpages = {85--93},\n}\n\n
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\n Transition matrices revealed great spatio-temporal variability in demographic traits. Seedling recruitment was very low each year in all populations. Maximum longevity of S. ciliata individuals in the lower peripheral population was much lower compared to the central population, probably due to higher adult mortality. Population growth rate (lambda) showed a declining trend at the lowest altitude and a relatively stable trend at the central population. Long-term simulations also indicated a great risk of quasi-extinction at the lowest population. Our results suggest that rear edge populations of S. ciliata at Sierra de Guadarrama are suffering demographic processes that may be leading to the latitudinal displacement of the species' range.\n
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@article{diaz-pines_aboveground_2011,\n\ttitle = {Aboveground soil {C} inputs in the ecotone between {Scots} pine and {Pyrenean} oak in {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}},\n\tvolume = {20},\n\tissn = {2171-5068},\n\tdoi = {10/fzx236},\n\tabstract = {Aboveground litterfall from Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd. a semi-deciduous species), mixed Pyrenean oak-pine and pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest stands was surveyed in two sites in a Mediterranean mountain area during a period of 36 and 29 months, respectively. Separation in different litterfall fractions was performed, and C content of each fraction was measured to calculate the C flux to the soil due to litterfall. Our results showed that litterfall input was higher in pine stands than in Pyrenean oak stands (1.8-2.4 Mg C ha(-1) year(-1) at pine plots and 0.9-1.4 Mg C ha(-1) year(-1) at oak plots) and mixed plots showed intermediate values. Needles or leaves contributed about 50\\% to total litterfall, underpinning the importance of the rest of materials in the soil C input. The seasonal pattern showed a maximum in Pyrenean oak stands in autumn-early winter, while the pine stands had the maximum in summer, which is in consonance with the physiology of fall of broadleaves and coniferous trees in these latitudes, but clearly differs from needle-shed in Central and Northern Europe. A dry-spring year corresponded to a lower leaf fall during the following autumn, and leaf abscission came some weeks earlier than a year with a rainy spring.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Forest Systems},\n\tauthor = {Diaz-Pines, E. and Rubio, A. and Montes, F.},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tkeywords = {climate, Pinus sylvestris, Quercus pyrenaica, spain, decomposition, carbon   allocation, ecotone, fall, forest ecosystems, litter production, litterfall, Mediterranean   mountain, nutrient return, sylvestris l., throughfall},\n\tpages = {485--495},\n}\n\n
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\n Aboveground litterfall from Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd. a semi-deciduous species), mixed Pyrenean oak-pine and pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest stands was surveyed in two sites in a Mediterranean mountain area during a period of 36 and 29 months, respectively. Separation in different litterfall fractions was performed, and C content of each fraction was measured to calculate the C flux to the soil due to litterfall. Our results showed that litterfall input was higher in pine stands than in Pyrenean oak stands (1.8-2.4 Mg C ha(-1) year(-1) at pine plots and 0.9-1.4 Mg C ha(-1) year(-1) at oak plots) and mixed plots showed intermediate values. Needles or leaves contributed about 50% to total litterfall, underpinning the importance of the rest of materials in the soil C input. The seasonal pattern showed a maximum in Pyrenean oak stands in autumn-early winter, while the pine stands had the maximum in summer, which is in consonance with the physiology of fall of broadleaves and coniferous trees in these latitudes, but clearly differs from needle-shed in Central and Northern Europe. A dry-spring year corresponded to a lower leaf fall during the following autumn, and leaf abscission came some weeks earlier than a year with a rainy spring.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Leaf-litter decomposition in headwater streams: a comparison of the process among four climatic regions.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Pozo, J.; Casas, J.; Menendez, M.; Molla, S.; Arostegui, I.; Basaguren, A.; Casado, C.; Descals, E.; Garcia-Aviles, J.; Gonzalez, J. M.; Larranaga, A.; Lopez, E.; Lusi, M.; Moya, O.; Perez, J.; Riera, T.; Roblas, N.; and Jacoba Salinas, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 30(4): 935–950. December 2011.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{pozo_leaf-litter_2011,\n\ttitle = {Leaf-litter decomposition in headwater streams: a comparison of the process among four climatic regions},\n\tvolume = {30},\n\tissn = {0887-3593},\n\tdoi = {10/b8jz69},\n\tabstract = {The main purpose of our work was to elucidate factors responsible for the geographical differences in leaf-litter decomposition rates in Spanish oligotrophic headwater streams. Decomposition experiments with alder (Alnus glutinosa) leaf litter were carried out in 22 headwater streams in 4 different climatic regions across the Iberian Peninsula (Cornisa Cantabrica, Cordillera Litoral Catalana, Sierra de Guadarrama, and Sierra Nevada). Streams that were similar in size, flowed mainly over siliceous substrate in catchments with scarce human settlements and activities, and fell within a range of low nutrient concentrations were chosen in each region. Breakdown rates were regionally variable and were low (0.109-0.198\\% ash-free dry mass [AFDM]/degree day [dd]) in the Cornisa Cantabrica, the most mesic and Atlantic region, and high (0.302-0.639\\% AFDM/dd) in Sierra de Guadarrama, one of the coldest and most inland areas. Temperature was not the determining factor affecting differences in breakdown rates among regions, and breakdown rates were not related to concentrations of dissolved nutrients. However, microbial reproductive activity (sporulation rates) was significantly correlated with dissolved P concentration. Breakdown rates were explained better by presence and feeding activities of detritivores than by decomposer activity. Incorporation of breakdown rates in assessment schemes of stream ecological status will be difficult because leaf processing does not respond unequivocally to environmental factors when climatic regions are considered. Thus, regional adjustments of baseline standards in reference conditions will be required.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Journal of the North American Benthological Society},\n\tauthor = {Pozo, Jesus and Casas, Jesus and Menendez, Margarita and Molla, Salvador and Arostegui, Inmaculada and Basaguren, Ana and Casado, Carmen and Descals, Enrique and Garcia-Aviles, Javier and Gonzalez, Jose M. and Larranaga, Aitor and Lopez, Enrique and Lusi, Mirian and Moya, Oscar and Perez, Javier and Riera, Tecla and Roblas, Neftali and Jacoba Salinas, M.},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tkeywords = {eutrophication, Spain, biodiversity, nutrients, water-quality, river, fungi, decomposition, invertebrates, headwater streams, leaf litter, alder, breakdown, responses},\n\tpages = {935--950},\n}\n\n
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\n The main purpose of our work was to elucidate factors responsible for the geographical differences in leaf-litter decomposition rates in Spanish oligotrophic headwater streams. Decomposition experiments with alder (Alnus glutinosa) leaf litter were carried out in 22 headwater streams in 4 different climatic regions across the Iberian Peninsula (Cornisa Cantabrica, Cordillera Litoral Catalana, Sierra de Guadarrama, and Sierra Nevada). Streams that were similar in size, flowed mainly over siliceous substrate in catchments with scarce human settlements and activities, and fell within a range of low nutrient concentrations were chosen in each region. Breakdown rates were regionally variable and were low (0.109-0.198% ash-free dry mass [AFDM]/degree day [dd]) in the Cornisa Cantabrica, the most mesic and Atlantic region, and high (0.302-0.639% AFDM/dd) in Sierra de Guadarrama, one of the coldest and most inland areas. Temperature was not the determining factor affecting differences in breakdown rates among regions, and breakdown rates were not related to concentrations of dissolved nutrients. However, microbial reproductive activity (sporulation rates) was significantly correlated with dissolved P concentration. Breakdown rates were explained better by presence and feeding activities of detritivores than by decomposer activity. Incorporation of breakdown rates in assessment schemes of stream ecological status will be difficult because leaf processing does not respond unequivocally to environmental factors when climatic regions are considered. Thus, regional adjustments of baseline standards in reference conditions will be required.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Equilibrium of vegetation and climate at the European rear edge. A reference for climate change planning in mountainous Mediterranean regions.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ruiz-Labourdette, D.; Martínez, F.; Martín-López, B.; Montes, C.; and Pineda, F. D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n International Journal of Biometeorology, 55(3): 285–301. May 2011.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ruiz-labourdette_equilibrium_2011,\n\ttitle = {Equilibrium of vegetation and climate at the {European} rear edge. {A} reference for climate change planning in mountainous {Mediterranean} regions},\n\tvolume = {55},\n\tissn = {1432-1254},\n\turl = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0334-0},\n\tdoi = {10.1007/s00484-010-0334-0},\n\tabstract = {Mediterranean mountains harbour some of Europe’s highest floristic richness. This is accounted for largely by the mesoclimatic variety in these areas, along with the co-occurrence of a small area of Eurosiberian, Boreal and Mediterranean species, and those of Tertiary Subtropical origin. Throughout the twenty-first century, we are likely to witness a climate change-related modification of the biogeographic scenario in these mountains, and there is therefore a need for accurate climate regionalisations to serve as a reference of the abundance and distribution of species and communities, particularly those of a relictic nature. This paper presents an objective mapping method focussing on climate regions in a mountain range. The procedure was tested in the Cordillera Central Mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, in the western Mediterranean, one of the ranges occupying the largest area of the Mediterranean Basin. This regionalisation is based upon multivariate analyses and upon detailed cartography employing 27 climatic variables. We used spatial interpolation of data based on geographic information. We detected high climatic diversity in the mountain range studied. We identified 13 climatic regions, all of which form a varying mosaic throughout the annual temperature and rainfall cycle. This heterogeneity results from two geographically opposed gradients. The first one is the Mediterranean-Euro-Siberian variation of the mountain range. The second gradient involves the degree of oceanicity, which is negatively related to distance from the Atlantic Ocean. The existing correlation between the climatic regions detected and the flora existing therein enables the results to be situated within the projected trends of global warming, and their biogeographic and ecological consequences to be analysed.},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {International Journal of Biometeorology},\n\tauthor = {Ruiz-Labourdette, Diego and Martínez, Felipe and Martín-López, Berta and Montes, Carlos and Pineda, Francisco D.},\n\tmonth = may,\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tpages = {285--301},\n}\n\n
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\n Mediterranean mountains harbour some of Europe’s highest floristic richness. This is accounted for largely by the mesoclimatic variety in these areas, along with the co-occurrence of a small area of Eurosiberian, Boreal and Mediterranean species, and those of Tertiary Subtropical origin. Throughout the twenty-first century, we are likely to witness a climate change-related modification of the biogeographic scenario in these mountains, and there is therefore a need for accurate climate regionalisations to serve as a reference of the abundance and distribution of species and communities, particularly those of a relictic nature. This paper presents an objective mapping method focussing on climate regions in a mountain range. The procedure was tested in the Cordillera Central Mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, in the western Mediterranean, one of the ranges occupying the largest area of the Mediterranean Basin. This regionalisation is based upon multivariate analyses and upon detailed cartography employing 27 climatic variables. We used spatial interpolation of data based on geographic information. We detected high climatic diversity in the mountain range studied. We identified 13 climatic regions, all of which form a varying mosaic throughout the annual temperature and rainfall cycle. This heterogeneity results from two geographically opposed gradients. The first one is the Mediterranean-Euro-Siberian variation of the mountain range. The second gradient involves the degree of oceanicity, which is negatively related to distance from the Atlantic Ocean. The existing correlation between the climatic regions detected and the flora existing therein enables the results to be situated within the projected trends of global warming, and their biogeographic and ecological consequences to be analysed.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Effect of special protected areas in the macroinvertebrate community in the Manzanares upper basin (Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Casado, C.; Losada, L.; and Molla, S.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Limnetica, 30(1): 71–88. June 2011.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{casado_effect_2011,\n\ttitle = {Effect of special protected areas in the macroinvertebrate community in the {Manzanares} upper basin ({Sierra} de {Guadarrama}, {Madrid})},\n\tvolume = {30},\n\tissn = {0213-8409},\n\tabstract = {This contribution focuses on studying the quality and diversity of the three main rivers of the Upper Manzanares basin in Central Spain: the Samburiel-Navacerrada River, the Mediano River, and the Manzanares River. The main objective is the diagnosis of it's alterated state and to evaluate the current deterioration of the biological diversity of macroinvertebrates. To this effect a sampling was carried out during the most critical time of year for the system, summer of 2001. Despite the fact that the physical environment is rather homogeneous in the whole area, there are differences in the characteristics and functional features of the streams. Those differences seem mainly related to land-use and water management, factors themselves dependent on whether the sub-basin is located inside or outside the protected area of 'Cuenca Alta del Manzanares' Regional Park (PRCAM). The Manzanares river is the one presenting the highest state of conservation and water quality, with high values for richness, diversity, and biotic indexes. The Samburiel river, on the other hand, is the one presenting the worst conditions and the greatest degree of deterioration, due to flow regulation as well as pollution. It's macroinvertebrate communities are extremely impoverished and present high spatial heterogeneity. The Median() stream shows an intermediate condition, partly due to its artificial temporary flow (water withdrawals in its middle reach). This explains and the fact that the macroinvertebrate communities have low-density populations, with diminishing species richness as well as water quality.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Limnetica},\n\tauthor = {Casado, Carmen and Losada, Laura and Molla, Salvador},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2011},\n\tkeywords = {protected areas, ⛔ No DOI found, management, conservation, diversity, fresh-water, macroinvertebrates, ibmwp, network, catchment, water quality, ecosystems, stream, aquatic hyphomycetes, Headwater mountain streams, running waters},\n\tpages = {71--88},\n}\n\n
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\n This contribution focuses on studying the quality and diversity of the three main rivers of the Upper Manzanares basin in Central Spain: the Samburiel-Navacerrada River, the Mediano River, and the Manzanares River. The main objective is the diagnosis of it's alterated state and to evaluate the current deterioration of the biological diversity of macroinvertebrates. To this effect a sampling was carried out during the most critical time of year for the system, summer of 2001. Despite the fact that the physical environment is rather homogeneous in the whole area, there are differences in the characteristics and functional features of the streams. Those differences seem mainly related to land-use and water management, factors themselves dependent on whether the sub-basin is located inside or outside the protected area of 'Cuenca Alta del Manzanares' Regional Park (PRCAM). The Manzanares river is the one presenting the highest state of conservation and water quality, with high values for richness, diversity, and biotic indexes. The Samburiel river, on the other hand, is the one presenting the worst conditions and the greatest degree of deterioration, due to flow regulation as well as pollution. It's macroinvertebrate communities are extremely impoverished and present high spatial heterogeneity. The Median() stream shows an intermediate condition, partly due to its artificial temporary flow (water withdrawals in its middle reach). This explains and the fact that the macroinvertebrate communities have low-density populations, with diminishing species richness as well as water quality.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Petrogenesis of highly fractionated I-type peraluminous granites: La Pedriza pluton (Spanish Central System).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Perez-Soba, C.; and Villaseca, C.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geologica Acta, 8(2): 131–149. June 2010.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{perez-soba_petrogenesis_2010,\n\ttitle = {Petrogenesis of highly fractionated {I}-type peraluminous granites: {La} {Pedriza} pluton ({Spanish} {Central} {System})},\n\tvolume = {8},\n\tissn = {1695-6133},\n\tdoi = {10/ghkr4n},\n\tabstract = {The La Pedriza pluton stands out as the most extensively fractionated granite (Rb {\\textless} 629; Sr {\\textless} 2 and Ba {\\textless} 2 ppm) of the Spanish Central System Batholith. These granites show a strong enrichment in some rare metal contents (Nb = 44, Y = 136, Yb = 10.7, U = 17, Ta = 7, Sc = 15 ppm). The petrography and geochemistry (including Sr-Nd isotopes) reveal that the pluton is composed of at least four units. These are classified as I-type peraluminous leucogranites (A/CNK=1.03-1.17), P-poor (P2O5{\\textless}0.2 wt\\%) and Na2O-rich ({\\textless}4.24 wt\\%) exhibiting differences in their HFSE and REE contents and epsilon Nd compositions. Moreover, the units of the La Pedriza granite display different trends of fractional crystallization. REE spectra of the two most fractionated units suggest the involvement of a fluorine-rich melt in the last stages favouring the crystallization of xenotime and niobotantalates. Intermediate meta-igneous granulite protoliths are proposed as source rocks. The most evolved units of the La Pedriza pluton show chemical features convergent to A-type granites; these are explained by extensive fractional crystallization of a P-poor, I-type granite magma.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Geologica Acta},\n\tauthor = {Perez-Soba, Cecilia and Villaseca, Carlos},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2010},\n\tkeywords = {central spain, a-type granites, geochemical   characteristics, Hercynian-Variscan orogeny, High field   strength elements, lower continental-crust, Multiple intrusions, nova-scotia, origin, Peraluminous I-type granites, s-type, topaz-bearing, trace-elements, u-pb},\n\tpages = {131--149},\n}\n\n
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\n The La Pedriza pluton stands out as the most extensively fractionated granite (Rb \\textless 629; Sr \\textless 2 and Ba \\textless 2 ppm) of the Spanish Central System Batholith. These granites show a strong enrichment in some rare metal contents (Nb = 44, Y = 136, Yb = 10.7, U = 17, Ta = 7, Sc = 15 ppm). The petrography and geochemistry (including Sr-Nd isotopes) reveal that the pluton is composed of at least four units. These are classified as I-type peraluminous leucogranites (A/CNK=1.03-1.17), P-poor (P2O5\\textless0.2 wt%) and Na2O-rich (\\textless4.24 wt%) exhibiting differences in their HFSE and REE contents and epsilon Nd compositions. Moreover, the units of the La Pedriza granite display different trends of fractional crystallization. REE spectra of the two most fractionated units suggest the involvement of a fluorine-rich melt in the last stages favouring the crystallization of xenotime and niobotantalates. Intermediate meta-igneous granulite protoliths are proposed as source rocks. The most evolved units of the La Pedriza pluton show chemical features convergent to A-type granites; these are explained by extensive fractional crystallization of a P-poor, I-type granite magma.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Relationship between climate change and vegetation distribution in the Mediterranean mountains: Manzanares Head valley, Sierra De Guadarrama (Central Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Garcia-Romero, A.; Munoz, J.; Andres, N.; and Palacios, D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Climatic Change, 100(3-4): 645–666. June 2010.\n \n\n\n\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Carbon dioxide fluxes across the Sierra de Guadarrama, Spain.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Inclan, R.; Uribe, C.; De La Torre, D.; Sanchez, D. M.; Clavero, M. A.; Fernandez, A. M.; Morante, R.; Cardena, A.; Fernandez, M.; and Rubio, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n European Journal of Forest Research, 129(1): 93–100. January 2010.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{inclan_carbon_2010,\n\ttitle = {Carbon dioxide fluxes across the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}, {Spain}},\n\tvolume = {129},\n\tissn = {1612-4669},\n\tdoi = {10/bw66ss},\n\tabstract = {Understanding the spatial and temporal variation in soil respiration within small geographic areas is essential to accurately assess the carbon budget on a global scale. In this study, we investigated the factors controlling soil respiration in an altitudinal gradient in a southern Mediterranean mixed pine-oak forest ecosystem in the north face of the Sierra de Guadarrama in Spain. Soil respiration was measured in five Pinus sylvestris L. plots over a period of 1 year by means of a closed dynamic system (LI-COR 6400). Soil temperature and water content were measured at the same time as soil respiration. Other soil physico-chemical and microbiological properties were measured during the study. Measured soil respiration ranged from 6.8 to 1.4 mu mol m(-2) s(-1), showing the highest values at plots situated at higher elevation. Q (10) values ranged between 1.30 and 2.04, while R (10) values ranged between 2.0 and 3.6. The results indicate that the seasonal variation of soil respiration was mainly controlled by soil temperature and moisture. Among sites, soil carbon and nitrogen stocks regulate soil respiration in addition to soil temperature and moisture. Our results suggest that application of standard models to estimate soil respiration for small geographic areas may not be adequate unless other factors are considered in addition to soil temperature.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {European Journal of Forest Research},\n\tauthor = {Inclan, R. and Uribe, C. and De La Torre, D. and Sanchez, D. M. and Clavero, M. A. and Fernandez, A. M. and Morante, R. and Cardena, A. and Fernandez, M. and Rubio, A.},\n\tmonth = jan,\n\tyear = {2010},\n\tkeywords = {Pinus sylvestris, Altitudinal   transects, Carbon and nitrogen stocks, co2 efflux, components, Microbial biomass carbon, oak forest, ponderosa pine plantation, soil respiration, Soil respiration, Soil temperature, Soil water content},\n\tpages = {93--100},\n}\n\n
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\n Understanding the spatial and temporal variation in soil respiration within small geographic areas is essential to accurately assess the carbon budget on a global scale. In this study, we investigated the factors controlling soil respiration in an altitudinal gradient in a southern Mediterranean mixed pine-oak forest ecosystem in the north face of the Sierra de Guadarrama in Spain. Soil respiration was measured in five Pinus sylvestris L. plots over a period of 1 year by means of a closed dynamic system (LI-COR 6400). Soil temperature and water content were measured at the same time as soil respiration. Other soil physico-chemical and microbiological properties were measured during the study. Measured soil respiration ranged from 6.8 to 1.4 mu mol m(-2) s(-1), showing the highest values at plots situated at higher elevation. Q (10) values ranged between 1.30 and 2.04, while R (10) values ranged between 2.0 and 3.6. The results indicate that the seasonal variation of soil respiration was mainly controlled by soil temperature and moisture. Among sites, soil carbon and nitrogen stocks regulate soil respiration in addition to soil temperature and moisture. Our results suggest that application of standard models to estimate soil respiration for small geographic areas may not be adequate unless other factors are considered in addition to soil temperature.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Spatial patterns and interspecific relations analysis help to better understand species distribution patterns in a Mediterranean high mountain grassland.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gutierrez-Giron, A.; and Gavilan, R. G.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Plant Ecology, 210(1): 137–151. September 2010.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gutierrez-giron_spatial_2010,\n\ttitle = {Spatial patterns and interspecific relations analysis help to better understand species distribution patterns in a {Mediterranean} high mountain grassland},\n\tvolume = {210},\n\tissn = {1385-0237},\n\tdoi = {10/cqzfjx},\n\tabstract = {The aim of this study is to investigate distribution patterns of species occurring at definite spatial scales and to address the main ecological factors that structure a Mediterranean high mountain grassland community. Following the protocols of the GLORIA long-term study, four summits were sampled during the year 2006 and 2007 in Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain). The data recorded on two of those summits were analysed for spatial pattern of species, interspecific associations and environmental relationships were determined from the recorded data. This was done by multivariate analyses (ordinations), SADIE analyses (distance indices) and Pearson chi(2) test, respectively. Results showed that chamaephyte species were more abundant in less disturbed situations whilst caespitose hemicryptophyte species and mosses were more abundant in disturbed ones. High mountain species were more abundant in less disturbed situations. Higher spatial heterogeneity was detected on northern and eastern slopes, which could be related to the increased environmental severity of northern exposures and to the greater intensity of the disturbances on eastern exposures. The frequent aggregated distribution of a few species may be related to facilitation processes due to their frequent participation in positive interactions. Finally we observed that positive pairwise associations of species were more frequent than negative associations. The relevance of the studied relationships lied in a better understanding of those threats on high mountain biodiversity induced by climate warming.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Plant Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Gutierrez-Giron, Alba and Gavilan, Rosario G.},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2010},\n\tkeywords = {climate-change, consequences, dynamics, Co-occurrence, positive interactions, alpine vegetation, facilitation, gradients, plant-communities, Alpine ecosystems, gloria, heterogeneity, sadie, vascular   plants},\n\tpages = {137--151},\n}\n\n
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\n The aim of this study is to investigate distribution patterns of species occurring at definite spatial scales and to address the main ecological factors that structure a Mediterranean high mountain grassland community. Following the protocols of the GLORIA long-term study, four summits were sampled during the year 2006 and 2007 in Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain). The data recorded on two of those summits were analysed for spatial pattern of species, interspecific associations and environmental relationships were determined from the recorded data. This was done by multivariate analyses (ordinations), SADIE analyses (distance indices) and Pearson chi(2) test, respectively. Results showed that chamaephyte species were more abundant in less disturbed situations whilst caespitose hemicryptophyte species and mosses were more abundant in disturbed ones. High mountain species were more abundant in less disturbed situations. Higher spatial heterogeneity was detected on northern and eastern slopes, which could be related to the increased environmental severity of northern exposures and to the greater intensity of the disturbances on eastern exposures. The frequent aggregated distribution of a few species may be related to facilitation processes due to their frequent participation in positive interactions. Finally we observed that positive pairwise associations of species were more frequent than negative associations. The relevance of the studied relationships lied in a better understanding of those threats on high mountain biodiversity induced by climate warming.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The contributions of topoclimate and land cover to species distributions and abundance: fine-resolution tests for a mountain butterfly fauna.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gutierrez Illan, J.; Gutierrez, D.; and Wilson, R. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19(2): 159–173. March 2010.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gutierrez_illan_contributions_2010,\n\ttitle = {The contributions of topoclimate and land cover to species distributions and abundance: fine-resolution tests for a mountain butterfly fauna},\n\tvolume = {19},\n\tissn = {1466-822X},\n\tdoi = {10/c2rxs5},\n\tabstract = {Aim Models relating species distributions to climate or habitat are widely used to predict the effects of global change on biodiversity. Most such approaches assume that climate governs coarse-scale species ranges, whereas habitat limits fine-scale distributions. We tested the influence of topoclimate and land cover on butterfly distributions and abundance in a mountain range, where climate may vary as markedly at a fine scale as land cover. Location Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain, southern Europe) Methods We sampled the butterfly fauna of 180 locations (89 in 2004, 91 in 2005) in a 10,800 km2 region, and derived generalized linear models (GLMs) for species occurrence and abundance based on topoclimatic (elevation and insolation) or habitat (land cover, geology and hydrology) variables sampled at 100-m resolution using GIS. Models for each year were tested against independent data from the alternate year, using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) (distribution) or Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (r(s)) (abundance). Results In independent model tests, 74\\% of occurrence models achieved AUCs of {\\textgreater} 0.7, and 85\\% of abundance models were significantly related to observed abundance. Topoclimatic models outperformed models based purely on land cover in 72\\% of occurrence models and 66\\% of abundance models. Including both types of variables often explained most variation in model calibration, but did not significantly improve model cross-validation relative to topoclimatic models. Hierarchical partitioning analysis confirmed the overriding effect of topoclimatic factors on species distributions, with the exception of several species for which the importance of land cover was confirmed. Main conclusions Topoclimatic factors may dominate fine-resolution species distributions in mountain ranges where climate conditions vary markedly over short distances and large areas of natural habitat remain. Climate change is likely to be a key driver of species distributions in such systems and could have important effects on biodiversity. However, continued habitat protection may be vital to facilitate range shifts in response to climate change.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {2},\n\tjournal = {Global Ecology and Biogeography},\n\tauthor = {Gutierrez Illan, Javier and Gutierrez, David and Wilson, Robert J.},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2010},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, climate-change, diversity, impacts, landscape, Abundance, Lepidoptera, habitat, vegetation, gis, distribution maps, elevational range, hierarchical partitioning, richness, auc, bioclimate envelope models, biotic interactions, future, glm, species range   margins},\n\tpages = {159--173},\n}\n\n
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\n Aim Models relating species distributions to climate or habitat are widely used to predict the effects of global change on biodiversity. Most such approaches assume that climate governs coarse-scale species ranges, whereas habitat limits fine-scale distributions. We tested the influence of topoclimate and land cover on butterfly distributions and abundance in a mountain range, where climate may vary as markedly at a fine scale as land cover. Location Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain, southern Europe) Methods We sampled the butterfly fauna of 180 locations (89 in 2004, 91 in 2005) in a 10,800 km2 region, and derived generalized linear models (GLMs) for species occurrence and abundance based on topoclimatic (elevation and insolation) or habitat (land cover, geology and hydrology) variables sampled at 100-m resolution using GIS. Models for each year were tested against independent data from the alternate year, using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) (distribution) or Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (r(s)) (abundance). Results In independent model tests, 74% of occurrence models achieved AUCs of \\textgreater 0.7, and 85% of abundance models were significantly related to observed abundance. Topoclimatic models outperformed models based purely on land cover in 72% of occurrence models and 66% of abundance models. Including both types of variables often explained most variation in model calibration, but did not significantly improve model cross-validation relative to topoclimatic models. Hierarchical partitioning analysis confirmed the overriding effect of topoclimatic factors on species distributions, with the exception of several species for which the importance of land cover was confirmed. Main conclusions Topoclimatic factors may dominate fine-resolution species distributions in mountain ranges where climate conditions vary markedly over short distances and large areas of natural habitat remain. Climate change is likely to be a key driver of species distributions in such systems and could have important effects on biodiversity. However, continued habitat protection may be vital to facilitate range shifts in response to climate change.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Fine-scale determinants of butterfly species richness and composition in a mountain region.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Gutierrez Illan, J.; Gutierrez, D.; and Wilson, R. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Biogeography, 37(9): 1706–1720. September 2010.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{gutierrez_illan_fine-scale_2010,\n\ttitle = {Fine-scale determinants of butterfly species richness and composition in a mountain region},\n\tvolume = {37},\n\tissn = {0305-0270},\n\tdoi = {10/b5h476},\n\tabstract = {Aim Global patterns of species richness are often considered to depend primarily on climate. We aimed to determine how topography and land cover affect species richness and composition at finer scales. Location Sierra de Guadarrama (central Iberian Peninsula). Methods We sampled the butterfly fauna of 180 locations (89 in 2004, 91 in 2005) at 600-2300 m elevation in a region of 10800 km2. We recorded environmental variables at 100-m resolution using GIS, and derived generalized linear models for species density (number of species per unit area) and expected richness (number of species standardized to number of individuals) based on variables of topoclimate (elevation and insolation) or land cover (vegetation type, geology and hydrology), or both (combined). We evaluated the models against independent data from the alternative study year. We also tested for differences in species composition among sites and years using constrained ordination (canonical correspondence analysis), and used variation partitioning analyses to quantify the independent and combined roles of topoclimate and land cover. Results Topoclimatic, land cover and combined models were significantly related to observed species density and expected richness. Topoclimatic and combined models outperformed models based on land cover variables, showing a humped elevational diversity gradient. Both topoclimate and land cover made significant contributions to models of species composition. Main conclusions Topoclimatic factors may dominate species richness patterns in regions with pronounced elevational gradients, as long as large areas of natural habitat remain. In contrast, both topoclimate and land cover may have important effects on species composition. Biodiversity conservation in mountainous regions therefore requires protection and management of natural habitats over a wide range of topoclimatic conditions, which may assist in facilitating range shifts and alleviating declines in species richness related to climate change.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {9},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Biogeography},\n\tauthor = {Gutierrez Illan, Javier and Gutierrez, David and Wilson, Robert J.},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2010},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean, mountains, climate-change, diversity, assemblages, spatial scale, Lepidoptera, distributions, habitat, land-cover, species composition, distribution patterns, Elevational diversity gradient, rarefaction, variation partitioning, elevational gradients, energy, species   richness-energy},\n\tpages = {1706--1720},\n}\n\n
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\n Aim Global patterns of species richness are often considered to depend primarily on climate. We aimed to determine how topography and land cover affect species richness and composition at finer scales. Location Sierra de Guadarrama (central Iberian Peninsula). Methods We sampled the butterfly fauna of 180 locations (89 in 2004, 91 in 2005) at 600-2300 m elevation in a region of 10800 km2. We recorded environmental variables at 100-m resolution using GIS, and derived generalized linear models for species density (number of species per unit area) and expected richness (number of species standardized to number of individuals) based on variables of topoclimate (elevation and insolation) or land cover (vegetation type, geology and hydrology), or both (combined). We evaluated the models against independent data from the alternative study year. We also tested for differences in species composition among sites and years using constrained ordination (canonical correspondence analysis), and used variation partitioning analyses to quantify the independent and combined roles of topoclimate and land cover. Results Topoclimatic, land cover and combined models were significantly related to observed species density and expected richness. Topoclimatic and combined models outperformed models based on land cover variables, showing a humped elevational diversity gradient. Both topoclimate and land cover made significant contributions to models of species composition. Main conclusions Topoclimatic factors may dominate species richness patterns in regions with pronounced elevational gradients, as long as large areas of natural habitat remain. In contrast, both topoclimate and land cover may have important effects on species composition. Biodiversity conservation in mountainous regions therefore requires protection and management of natural habitats over a wide range of topoclimatic conditions, which may assist in facilitating range shifts and alleviating declines in species richness related to climate change.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoning a Protected Area: Proposal Based on a Multi-thematic Approach and Final Decision.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ruiz-Labourdette, D.; Schmitz, M. F.; Montes, C.; and Pineda, F. D.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 15(6): 531–547. December 2010.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ruiz-labourdette_zoning_2010,\n\ttitle = {Zoning a {Protected} {Area}: {Proposal} {Based} on a {Multi}-thematic {Approach} and {Final} {Decision}},\n\tvolume = {15},\n\tissn = {1420-2026},\n\tshorttitle = {Zoning a {Protected} {Area}: {Proposal} {Based} on a {Multi}-thematic {Approach} and {Final} {Decision}},\n\turl = {://000283368200007},\n\tdoi = {10/cvwdw9},\n\tabstract = {The Madrid Regional Government (Central Spain) proposes a zone of the Guadarrama Mountains to be declared as a National Park. This paper reports on the zoning method developed to this end. The procedure followed considers compatibility of land uses with landscape characteristics and proposes protecting a part of the zone through declaration of National Park status and declaring another part as a Regional Park. The approach is based upon a multivariate environmental analysis aimed at zoning for optimal location of potential activities. The zoning permits the design of protected areas following the criteria underlying the declaration of these two categories in accordance with the Spanish environmental legislation in force. A practical tool for policy decision-making is provided. However, the final decision taken by policymakers in the design and zoning of protected areas differed from the model output used by the scientists. This is discussed in the paper to illustrate the interactions between political decision-making and scientific modelling.},\n\tnumber = {6},\n\tjournal = {Environmental Modeling \\& Assessment},\n\tauthor = {Ruiz-Labourdette, D. and Schmitz, M. F. and Montes, C. and Pineda, F. D.},\n\tmonth = dec,\n\tyear = {2010},\n\tkeywords = {Peñalara, Conservation, Guadarrama, Espacios naturales},\n\tpages = {531--547},\n}\n\n
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\n The Madrid Regional Government (Central Spain) proposes a zone of the Guadarrama Mountains to be declared as a National Park. This paper reports on the zoning method developed to this end. The procedure followed considers compatibility of land uses with landscape characteristics and proposes protecting a part of the zone through declaration of National Park status and declaring another part as a Regional Park. The approach is based upon a multivariate environmental analysis aimed at zoning for optimal location of potential activities. The zoning permits the design of protected areas following the criteria underlying the declaration of these two categories in accordance with the Spanish environmental legislation in force. A practical tool for policy decision-making is provided. However, the final decision taken by policymakers in the design and zoning of protected areas differed from the model output used by the scientists. This is discussed in the paper to illustrate the interactions between political decision-making and scientific modelling.\n
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@article{baonza_diaz_vegetation_2009,\n\ttitle = {The vegetation of weathering pits from {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} and {La} {Serena} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {66},\n\tissn = {0211-1322},\n\tdoi = {10/fg33fk},\n\tabstract = {Weathering pits are wetlands of geomorphologic and biological interest, but this common fact is darken by the different names used by biologists, such as the ambiguous name of rock pool. Aquatic or amphibious plant communities are known around the world, principally from SE North-America and Tropical Africa, but few are known from Spain. Here, I study the vegetation of weathering pits from two different localities: La Serena (Southweast Spain) and Sierra de Guadarrama (central Spain). Plant communities change with depth of water and depth of sediment in the weathering pits. Some of them are characterized by Crassula vaillantii or Isoetes velatum.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {1},\n\tjournal = {Anales Del Jardin Botanico De Madrid},\n\tauthor = {Baonza Diaz, Jorge},\n\tmonth = jun,\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, ecology, habitats, amphibian plants communities, gnammas, gotland, granite outcrops, inselbergs, Mediterranean ephemeral wetlands, plant-communities, pools, rock pools, rock-alvar, temporary ponds, vascular flora, vernal pools, weathering pits, west},\n\tpages = {109--129},\n}\n\n
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\n Weathering pits are wetlands of geomorphologic and biological interest, but this common fact is darken by the different names used by biologists, such as the ambiguous name of rock pool. Aquatic or amphibious plant communities are known around the world, principally from SE North-America and Tropical Africa, but few are known from Spain. Here, I study the vegetation of weathering pits from two different localities: La Serena (Southweast Spain) and Sierra de Guadarrama (central Spain). Plant communities change with depth of water and depth of sediment in the weathering pits. Some of them are characterized by Crassula vaillantii or Isoetes velatum.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Effects of temperature and elevation on habitat use by a rare mountain butterfly: implications for species responses to climate change.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Ashton, S.; Gutierrez, D.; and Wilson, R. J.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Ecological Entomology, 34(4): 437–446. August 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{ashton_effects_2009,\n\ttitle = {Effects of temperature and elevation on habitat use by a rare mountain butterfly: implications for species responses to climate change},\n\tvolume = {34},\n\tissn = {0307-6946},\n\tdoi = {10/fdmszg},\n\tabstract = {1. The present study used the mountain specialist butterfly Parnassius apollo as a model system to investigate how climate change may alter habitat requirements for species at their warm range margins. 2. Larval habitat use was recorded in six P. apollo populations over a 700 m elevation gradient in the Sierra de Guadarrama (central Spain). Larvae used four potential host species (Sedum spp.) growing in open areas amongst shrubs. 3. Parnassius apollo host-plant and habitat use changed as elevation increased: the primary host shifted from Sedum amplexicaule to Sedum brevifolium, and larvae selected more open microhabitats (increased bare ground and dead vegetation, reduced vegetation height and shrub cover), suggesting that hotter microhabitats are used in cooler environments. 4. Larval microhabitat selection was significantly related to ambient temperature. At temperatures lower than 27 degrees C, larvae occupied open microhabitats that were warmer than ambient temperature, versus more shaded microhabitats that were cooler than ambient conditions when temperature was higher than 27 degrees C. 5. Elevational changes in phenology influenced the temperatures experienced by larvae, and could affect local host-plant favourability. 6. Habitat heterogeneity appears to play an important role in P. apollo larval thermoregulation, and may become increasingly important in buffering populations of this and other insect species against climatic variation.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {4},\n\tjournal = {Ecological Entomology},\n\tauthor = {Ashton, Sarah and Gutierrez, David and Wilson, Robert J.},\n\tmonth = aug,\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {Climate change, larvae, conservation, consequences, range, habitat heterogeneity, host plant, limits, microhabitat, Parnassius apollo, thermoregulation, animals, host-plant, parnassius, preferences},\n\tpages = {437--446},\n}\n\n
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\n 1. The present study used the mountain specialist butterfly Parnassius apollo as a model system to investigate how climate change may alter habitat requirements for species at their warm range margins. 2. Larval habitat use was recorded in six P. apollo populations over a 700 m elevation gradient in the Sierra de Guadarrama (central Spain). Larvae used four potential host species (Sedum spp.) growing in open areas amongst shrubs. 3. Parnassius apollo host-plant and habitat use changed as elevation increased: the primary host shifted from Sedum amplexicaule to Sedum brevifolium, and larvae selected more open microhabitats (increased bare ground and dead vegetation, reduced vegetation height and shrub cover), suggesting that hotter microhabitats are used in cooler environments. 4. Larval microhabitat selection was significantly related to ambient temperature. At temperatures lower than 27 degrees C, larvae occupied open microhabitats that were warmer than ambient temperature, versus more shaded microhabitats that were cooler than ambient conditions when temperature was higher than 27 degrees C. 5. Elevational changes in phenology influenced the temperatures experienced by larvae, and could affect local host-plant favourability. 6. Habitat heterogeneity appears to play an important role in P. apollo larval thermoregulation, and may become increasingly important in buffering populations of this and other insect species against climatic variation.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Effects of macro and micro-environmental factors on the species richness of terrestrial tardigrade assemblages in an Iberian mountain environment.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Guil, N.; Hortal, J.; Sanchez-Moreno, S.; and Machordom, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Landscape Ecology, 24(3): 375–390. March 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{guil_effects_2009,\n\ttitle = {Effects of macro and micro-environmental factors on the species richness of terrestrial tardigrade assemblages in an {Iberian} mountain environment},\n\tvolume = {24},\n\tissn = {0921-2973},\n\tdoi = {10/ctv839},\n\tabstract = {Tardigrade communities are affected by micro and macro-environmental conditions but only micro-environmental variables, and altitudinal gradients have been studied. We review previous reports of altitudinal effects and evaluate the influence by interacting macro- (climate, soils, biome, and others) and micro-environmental (vegetation, moss and leaf litter) factors on tardigrade assemblages at the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range (Iberian Central System Mountains, Spain). Terrestrial tardigrade assemblages were sampled using standard cores to collect leaf litter and mosses growing on rocks. General Linear Models were used to examine relationships between Tardigrada species richness and abundance, and macro- and micro-environmental variables (altitude, habitat characteristics, local habitat structure and dominant leaf litter type, and two bioclimatic classifications). Variation partitioning techniques were used to separate the effects of altitude and habitat variation, and to quantify the independent influences of climate and soil, vegetation structure and dominant type of leaf litter. Altitude shows a unimodal relationship with tardigrade species richness, although its effect independent of habitat variation is negligible. The best predictors for species richness were bioclimatic classifications. Separate and combined effects of macro-environmental gradients (soil and climate), vegetation structure and leaf litter type are important determinants of richness. A model including both macro- and micro-environmental variables explained nearly 60\\% of tardigrade species richness in micro-scale plots. Abundance was significantly related only to soil composition and leaf litter type. Tardigrade abundance was not explained by macro-environmental gradients analysed here, despite a significant correlation between abundance and richness.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Landscape Ecology},\n\tauthor = {Guil, Noemi and Hortal, Joaquin and Sanchez-Moreno, Sara and Machordom, Annie},\n\tmonth = mar,\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {Iberian Peninsula, Climate, biogeography, diversity, Abundance, community structure, scale, patterns, invertebrate communities, Soil, Altitude, bdelloid rotifers, Diversity gradients, ecological distribution, humid tropical forest, Leaf litter, microscopic animals, Scale, Tardigrada communities, Vegetation structure},\n\tpages = {375--390},\n}\n\n
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\n Tardigrade communities are affected by micro and macro-environmental conditions but only micro-environmental variables, and altitudinal gradients have been studied. We review previous reports of altitudinal effects and evaluate the influence by interacting macro- (climate, soils, biome, and others) and micro-environmental (vegetation, moss and leaf litter) factors on tardigrade assemblages at the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range (Iberian Central System Mountains, Spain). Terrestrial tardigrade assemblages were sampled using standard cores to collect leaf litter and mosses growing on rocks. General Linear Models were used to examine relationships between Tardigrada species richness and abundance, and macro- and micro-environmental variables (altitude, habitat characteristics, local habitat structure and dominant leaf litter type, and two bioclimatic classifications). Variation partitioning techniques were used to separate the effects of altitude and habitat variation, and to quantify the independent influences of climate and soil, vegetation structure and dominant type of leaf litter. Altitude shows a unimodal relationship with tardigrade species richness, although its effect independent of habitat variation is negligible. The best predictors for species richness were bioclimatic classifications. Separate and combined effects of macro-environmental gradients (soil and climate), vegetation structure and leaf litter type are important determinants of richness. A model including both macro- and micro-environmental variables explained nearly 60% of tardigrade species richness in micro-scale plots. Abundance was significantly related only to soil composition and leaf litter type. Tardigrade abundance was not explained by macro-environmental gradients analysed here, despite a significant correlation between abundance and richness.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Local biodiversity patterns in micrometazoans: Are tardigrades everywhere?.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Guil, N.; Sanchez-Moreno, S.; and Machordom, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Systematics and Biodiversity, 7(3): 259–268. September 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{guil_local_2009,\n\ttitle = {Local biodiversity patterns in micrometazoans: {Are} tardigrades everywhere?},\n\tvolume = {7},\n\tissn = {1477-2000},\n\tdoi = {10/d2fdns},\n\tabstract = {The aim of this paper was to assess the relationships between habitat type and diversity indices, richness and abundance of terrestrial tardigrade communities. Our analyses are based on results from a survey performed in Sierra de Guadarrama, in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. We performed a multi-habitat intensive sampling in terrestrial environments (mosses and lichens on rocks, tree trunks and leaf litter), to test if local biodiversity patterns for tardigrades exist, to test the 'everything is everywhere' hypothesis, and if distributions can be attributed exclusively to environmental properties (as proposed for protists), or to a combination of historical and environmental events (as proposed for larger metazoans). Our analyses of richness, diversity indices and abundance of tardigrade communities revealed habitat-dependent patterns on these community descriptors. Leaf litter habitats showed high species richness and low abundances, rock habitats (mosses and lichens) showed intermediate species richness scores and high abundances, and trunk habitats (mosses and lichens) showed low numbers of both richness and abundances. Besides, common tardigrade species, and not scarce ones, determined the difference on tardigrade community composition between different habitats. We also describe two opposite patterns in tardigrade assemblages characterised by Heterotardigrada vs. Eutardigrada species; while Heterotardigrada-based communities presented low species richness and large tardigrade numbers, Eutardigrada-based assemblages showed high species richness and low abundances. in conclusion, tardigrade local biodiversity across habitats exhibited patterns closer to larger animals than to unicellular microorganisms even when environmental and biological conditions (small size, dispersal forms) are closer to these last organisms. Implications of these findings are discussed.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Systematics and Biodiversity},\n\tauthor = {Guil, Noemi and Sanchez-Moreno, Sara and Machordom, Annie},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, biogeography, diversity, species richness, richness, abundance, populations, microorganisms, ecological distribution, humid tropical forest, invertebrate   communities, leaf litter, lichen, litter, moss, rock, terrestrial tardigrades, tree trunk},\n\tpages = {259--268},\n}\n\n
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\n The aim of this paper was to assess the relationships between habitat type and diversity indices, richness and abundance of terrestrial tardigrade communities. Our analyses are based on results from a survey performed in Sierra de Guadarrama, in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. We performed a multi-habitat intensive sampling in terrestrial environments (mosses and lichens on rocks, tree trunks and leaf litter), to test if local biodiversity patterns for tardigrades exist, to test the 'everything is everywhere' hypothesis, and if distributions can be attributed exclusively to environmental properties (as proposed for protists), or to a combination of historical and environmental events (as proposed for larger metazoans). Our analyses of richness, diversity indices and abundance of tardigrade communities revealed habitat-dependent patterns on these community descriptors. Leaf litter habitats showed high species richness and low abundances, rock habitats (mosses and lichens) showed intermediate species richness scores and high abundances, and trunk habitats (mosses and lichens) showed low numbers of both richness and abundances. Besides, common tardigrade species, and not scarce ones, determined the difference on tardigrade community composition between different habitats. We also describe two opposite patterns in tardigrade assemblages characterised by Heterotardigrada vs. Eutardigrada species; while Heterotardigrada-based communities presented low species richness and large tardigrade numbers, Eutardigrada-based assemblages showed high species richness and low abundances. in conclusion, tardigrade local biodiversity across habitats exhibited patterns closer to larger animals than to unicellular microorganisms even when environmental and biological conditions (small size, dispersal forms) are closer to these last organisms. Implications of these findings are discussed.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The effects of thermal biology and refuge availability on the restricted distribution of an alpine lizard.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Monasterio, C.; Salvador, A.; Iraeta, P.; and Diaz, J. A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Journal of Biogeography, 36(9): 1673–1684. September 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{monasterio_effects_2009,\n\ttitle = {The effects of thermal biology and refuge availability on the restricted distribution of an alpine lizard},\n\tvolume = {36},\n\tissn = {0305-0270},\n\tdoi = {10/ft8smb},\n\tabstract = {Aim In an effort to disentangle the ecological processes that confine ectotherms to alpine environments, we studied the thermoregulatory and microhabitat selection behaviours of the rock lizard Iberolacerta cyreni, which is endemic to some mountains of central Spain, and of the wall lizard Podarcis muralis, which is a potential competitor of rock lizards. Location We chose three areas in the Sierra de Guadarrama (central Spain) that differed in their thermal quality [mean deviation of environmental operative temperatures from the lizards' preferred thermal range (PTR)] and refuge availability: a pine forest (1770 m a.s.l.) in which P. muralis was the only species found, and two mixed shrub and rock sites (1770 and 1900 m a.s.l.) where both species were present. Methods In the field we collected data on refuge availability, sun exposure, body temperature (T(b)) and operative temperature (T(e)). Thus, we estimated the thermal habitat quality of the areas sampled and the thermoregulation accuracy and effectiveness of both species. Results The pine forest had the lowest thermal quality and refuge availability. The lower-elevation shrub site offered the best thermal quality, but refuges were much scarcer than at the higher-elevation site. Both species thermoregulated accurately, because mean deviations of body temperature (T(b)) from PTR were considerably smaller than those of T(e). Podarcis muralis had higher T(b) values than did I. cyreni, which had similar T(b) values at both shrub sites, whereas P. muralis had lower T(b) values at higher elevation. Overall, the thermoregulatory effectiveness (extent to which T(b) values are closer to the PTR than are T(e) values) of both species was similar, but whereas I. cyreni thermoregulated more efficiently at higher elevation, the opposite was true for P. muralis. At the lower-elevation shrub site, I. cyreni remained closer to refuges than did P. muralis. Main conclusions Our results suggest that the pine forest belt might prevent the expansion of rock lizards towards lower elevations as a result of its low thermal quality and scarcity of refuges, that the thermoregulatory effectiveness of rock lizards in alpine environments depends more on refuge availability than on thermal habitat quality, and that competition with wall lizards is unlikely to explain either the distribution or the thermoregulatory effectiveness of rock lizards.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {9},\n\tjournal = {Journal of Biogeography},\n\tauthor = {Monasterio, Camila and Salvador, Alfredo and Iraeta, Pablo and Diaz, Jose A.},\n\tmonth = sep,\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {Spain, mountains, elevation, competition, thermoregulation, Altitude, ectotherms, habitat selection, high-altitude lizard, iberian rock-lizard, Iberolacerta cyreni, iberolacerta-cyreni, lacerta-monticola, microhabitat selection, pinus-sylvestris, Podarcis muralis, temperate lizard, thermoregulatory behavior, zootoca-vivipara},\n\tpages = {1673--1684},\n}\n\n
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\n Aim In an effort to disentangle the ecological processes that confine ectotherms to alpine environments, we studied the thermoregulatory and microhabitat selection behaviours of the rock lizard Iberolacerta cyreni, which is endemic to some mountains of central Spain, and of the wall lizard Podarcis muralis, which is a potential competitor of rock lizards. Location We chose three areas in the Sierra de Guadarrama (central Spain) that differed in their thermal quality [mean deviation of environmental operative temperatures from the lizards' preferred thermal range (PTR)] and refuge availability: a pine forest (1770 m a.s.l.) in which P. muralis was the only species found, and two mixed shrub and rock sites (1770 and 1900 m a.s.l.) where both species were present. Methods In the field we collected data on refuge availability, sun exposure, body temperature (T(b)) and operative temperature (T(e)). Thus, we estimated the thermal habitat quality of the areas sampled and the thermoregulation accuracy and effectiveness of both species. Results The pine forest had the lowest thermal quality and refuge availability. The lower-elevation shrub site offered the best thermal quality, but refuges were much scarcer than at the higher-elevation site. Both species thermoregulated accurately, because mean deviations of body temperature (T(b)) from PTR were considerably smaller than those of T(e). Podarcis muralis had higher T(b) values than did I. cyreni, which had similar T(b) values at both shrub sites, whereas P. muralis had lower T(b) values at higher elevation. Overall, the thermoregulatory effectiveness (extent to which T(b) values are closer to the PTR than are T(e) values) of both species was similar, but whereas I. cyreni thermoregulated more efficiently at higher elevation, the opposite was true for P. muralis. At the lower-elevation shrub site, I. cyreni remained closer to refuges than did P. muralis. Main conclusions Our results suggest that the pine forest belt might prevent the expansion of rock lizards towards lower elevations as a result of its low thermal quality and scarcity of refuges, that the thermoregulatory effectiveness of rock lizards in alpine environments depends more on refuge availability than on thermal habitat quality, and that competition with wall lizards is unlikely to explain either the distribution or the thermoregulatory effectiveness of rock lizards.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Comparative risk assessment of residential radon exposures in two radon-prone areas, Stei (Romania) and Torrelodones (Spain).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Sainz, C.; Dinu, A.; Dicu, T.; Szacsvai, K.; Cosma, C.; and Santiago Quindos, L.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Science of the Total Environment, 407(15): 4452–4460. July 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{sainz_comparative_2009,\n\ttitle = {Comparative risk assessment of residential radon exposures in two radon-prone areas, {Stei} ({Romania}) and {Torrelodones} ({Spain})},\n\tvolume = {407},\n\tissn = {0048-9697},\n\tdoi = {10/cqd998},\n\tabstract = {Radon and radon progeny are present indoors, in houses and others dwellings, representing the most important contribution to dose from natural sources of radiation. Most studies have demonstrated an increased risk of lung cancer at high concentration of radon for both smokers and nonsmokers. The work presents a comparative analysis of the radon exposure data in the two radon-prone areas, Stei. Transylvania, (Romania), in the near of old Romanian uranium mines and in the granitic area of Torrelodones town, Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain). Measurements of indoor radon were performed in 280 dwellings (Romania) and 91 dwellings (Spain) by using nuclear track detectors, CR 39. The highest value measured in Stei area was 2650 Bq m(-3) and 366 Bq m(-3) in the Spanish region. The results are computed with the BEIR VI report estimates using the age-duration model at an exposure rate below 2650 Bq m(-3). We used the EC Radon Software to calculate the lifetime lung cancer death risks for individuals groups in function of attained age, radon exposures and tobacco consumption. A total of 233 lung cancer deaths were observed in the Stei area for a period of 13 years (1994-2006), which is 116.82\\% higher than expected from the national statistics. In addition, the number of deaths estimated for the year 2005 is 28, which is worth more than 2.21 times the amount expected by authorities. In comparison, for Torrelodones was rated a number of 276 deaths caused by lung cancer for a period of 13 years, which is 2.09 times higher than the number expected by authorities. For the year 2005 in the Spanish region were reported 32 deaths caused by pulmonary cancer. the number of deaths exceeding seen again with a factor of 2.10 statistical expectations. This represents a significantly evidence that elevated risk can strongly be associated with cumulated radon exposure. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {15},\n\tjournal = {Science of the Total Environment},\n\tauthor = {Sainz, Carlos and Dinu, Alexandra and Dicu, Tiberius and Szacsvai, Kinga and Cosma, Constantin and Santiago Quindos, Luis},\n\tmonth = jul,\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {impact, Risk, EC Radon Software, indoor radon, Lung cancer, lung-cancer, miners, Radon exposure},\n\tpages = {4452--4460},\n}\n\n
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\n Radon and radon progeny are present indoors, in houses and others dwellings, representing the most important contribution to dose from natural sources of radiation. Most studies have demonstrated an increased risk of lung cancer at high concentration of radon for both smokers and nonsmokers. The work presents a comparative analysis of the radon exposure data in the two radon-prone areas, Stei. Transylvania, (Romania), in the near of old Romanian uranium mines and in the granitic area of Torrelodones town, Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain). Measurements of indoor radon were performed in 280 dwellings (Romania) and 91 dwellings (Spain) by using nuclear track detectors, CR 39. The highest value measured in Stei area was 2650 Bq m(-3) and 366 Bq m(-3) in the Spanish region. The results are computed with the BEIR VI report estimates using the age-duration model at an exposure rate below 2650 Bq m(-3). We used the EC Radon Software to calculate the lifetime lung cancer death risks for individuals groups in function of attained age, radon exposures and tobacco consumption. A total of 233 lung cancer deaths were observed in the Stei area for a period of 13 years (1994-2006), which is 116.82% higher than expected from the national statistics. In addition, the number of deaths estimated for the year 2005 is 28, which is worth more than 2.21 times the amount expected by authorities. In comparison, for Torrelodones was rated a number of 276 deaths caused by lung cancer for a period of 13 years, which is 2.09 times higher than the number expected by authorities. For the year 2005 in the Spanish region were reported 32 deaths caused by pulmonary cancer. the number of deaths exceeding seen again with a factor of 2.10 statistical expectations. This represents a significantly evidence that elevated risk can strongly be associated with cumulated radon exposure. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Plant colonization in Condesa nivation hollow, Sierra de Guadarrama (spanish central system).\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Munoz Jimenez, J.; and Garcia Romero, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Geografiska Annaler Series a-Physical Geography, 91A(3): 189–204. 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{munoz_jimenez_plant_2009,\n\ttitle = {Plant colonization in {Condesa} nivation hollow, {Sierra} de {Guadarrama} (spanish central system)},\n\tvolume = {91A},\n\tissn = {0435-3676},\n\tdoi = {10/fwrpn9},\n\tabstract = {The purpose of this study was to determine plant distribution at a nivation hollow located in a Mediterranean high mountain area and to analyse the effects of snow cover, wind exposure, proximity to moisture and the characteristics of the substrate on the vegetation. We analyse these factors and interpret concurrent effects due to recent climate change. The nivation hollow, called Ventisquero de la Condesa, is located at 2258 m a.s.l., 40 degrees 47'10 ' N and 3 degrees 58'35 ' W, in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain). We established 579 small sample plots in the study area, and grouped them into 29 transects where snow duration, wind exposure, availability of meltwater, geomorphologic instability and surface rockiness were examined directly and indirectly. The types of plants and the number of individuals per species were registered for each plot to establish ecological affinities among the 28 distinguishable species. Six showed the highest level of chionophily while nine showed the lowest adaptation to snow cover duration. A statistical study incorporating other variables applied in the research revealed that wind exposure, moisture capture and the intensity of geomorphologic dynamics have a highly significant correlation with nivation, while surface rockiness is a virtually independent factor. Due to environmental changes caused by recent global warming, several plant species, especially adapted to survival in snow conditions, coexist in the hollow with saxicolous plants that have invaded the site from adjacent grass and shrublands.},\n\tlanguage = {English},\n\tnumber = {3},\n\tjournal = {Geografiska Annaler Series a-Physical Geography},\n\tauthor = {Munoz Jimenez, Julio and Garcia Romero, Arturo},\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, climate change, Sierra de   Guadarrama, mediterranean mountains, snow cover, mediterranean high mountain, nival biogeography, nivation hollow, penalara, high-mountain vegetation},\n\tpages = {189--204},\n}\n\n
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\n The purpose of this study was to determine plant distribution at a nivation hollow located in a Mediterranean high mountain area and to analyse the effects of snow cover, wind exposure, proximity to moisture and the characteristics of the substrate on the vegetation. We analyse these factors and interpret concurrent effects due to recent climate change. The nivation hollow, called Ventisquero de la Condesa, is located at 2258 m a.s.l., 40 degrees 47'10 ' N and 3 degrees 58'35 ' W, in the Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain). We established 579 small sample plots in the study area, and grouped them into 29 transects where snow duration, wind exposure, availability of meltwater, geomorphologic instability and surface rockiness were examined directly and indirectly. The types of plants and the number of individuals per species were registered for each plot to establish ecological affinities among the 28 distinguishable species. Six showed the highest level of chionophily while nine showed the lowest adaptation to snow cover duration. A statistical study incorporating other variables applied in the research revealed that wind exposure, moisture capture and the intensity of geomorphologic dynamics have a highly significant correlation with nivation, while surface rockiness is a virtually independent factor. Due to environmental changes caused by recent global warming, several plant species, especially adapted to survival in snow conditions, coexist in the hollow with saxicolous plants that have invaded the site from adjacent grass and shrublands.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n The Germans and the landscape of the Sierra de Guadarrama.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Molla Ruiz-Gomez, M.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Boletin De La Asociacion De Geografos Espanoles, (51): 51–64. 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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@article{molla_ruiz-gomez_germans_2009,\n\ttitle = {The {Germans} and the landscape of the {Sierra} de {Guadarrama}},\n\tissn = {0212-9426},\n\tabstract = {The Germans and the landscape of the Sierra de Guadarrama.- Between 1876 and 1936 excursionism had an important thrust in Sierra de Guadarrama, almost unknown by the people from Madrid until those dates. First, educators like Francisco Giner de los Rios and his new methods of teaching in contact with Nature. Then, scientists like Ignacio Bolivar, Salvador Calderon, with the precedent of Casiano de Prado, between some others distinguished researchers from those decades, connected mainly to the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, who made new ways to know and visit the Guadarrama. Also sports societies were created, like Real Sociedad Alpina Penalara, Sociedad Militar de Excursiones or the Club Alpino Espanol. In those years, an important group of German business men and profesionals were living in Madrid for different reasons. So, they were coming from a country with a new understanding of sports and leisure. These people saw in the Guadarrama a perfect place to practice sky and alpinism, and they showed to the Madrid society these new activities.},\n\tlanguage = {Spanish},\n\tnumber = {51},\n\tjournal = {Boletin De La Asociacion De Geografos Espanoles},\n\tauthor = {Molla Ruiz-Gomez, Manuel},\n\tyear = {2009},\n\tkeywords = {Sierra de Guadarrama, ⛔ No DOI found, aquatic hyphomycetes, excursionism, German hikers, Sports},\n\tpages = {51--64},\n}\n\n
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\n The Germans and the landscape of the Sierra de Guadarrama.- Between 1876 and 1936 excursionism had an important thrust in Sierra de Guadarrama, almost unknown by the people from Madrid until those dates. First, educators like Francisco Giner de los Rios and his new methods of teaching in contact with Nature. Then, scientists like Ignacio Bolivar, Salvador Calderon, with the precedent of Casiano de Prado, between some others distinguished researchers from those decades, connected mainly to the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, who made new ways to know and visit the Guadarrama. Also sports societies were created, like Real Sociedad Alpina Penalara, Sociedad Militar de Excursiones or the Club Alpino Espanol. In those years, an important group of German business men and profesionals were living in Madrid for different reasons. So, they were coming from a country with a new understanding of sports and leisure. These people saw in the Guadarrama a perfect place to practice sky and alpinism, and they showed to the Madrid society these new activities.\n
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\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n A plan for the systematization of the Sierra de Guadarrama.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Martinez de Pison, E.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Boletin De La Asociacion De Geografos Espanoles, (51): 65–92. 2009.\n \n\n\n\n
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