Habitat changes in coastal wetlands associated to hydrological changes in the watershed

In recent decades wetlands associated with the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain) have undergone several hydrological and biological changes as a consequence of increased water inputs from agricultural drainage off the watershed. Changes in the vegetal communities were studied by means of supervised classification of Landsat images, and TM and ETM+ sensors during the period 1984-2000, and a series of land cover maps was created. Changes in the wetland area during this period were analysed and a good fit was found with the total area of irrigated lands in the watershed. The series of land cover maps also allowed the study of the internal composition of the vegetal communities in each wetland. Important changes were detected, with an expansion of reedbeds and a significant reduction in the area occupied by priority habitats according to the Habitats Directive. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Carreno M.F. Esteve M.A. Martinez J. Palazon J.A. y Pardo M.T. Habitat changes in coastal wetlands associated to hydrological changes in the watershed. Elsevier B.V., 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.10.026

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Date of creation 2024-11-05
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Name of the dataset creator Carreno, M.F., Esteve, M.A., Martinez, J., Palazon, J.A. y Pardo, M.T.
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Other identifier DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.10.026
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