Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar

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Autor(a) principal: Lumbreras, Ana
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Hikmat, Tahiri, Pinto-Cruz, Carla, Pardo, Cristina, Molina, José A.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7498
Resumo: We studied vernal pool (VP) ecosystems along a latitudinal gradient crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in order to determine its role in the distribution of VP plant communities. We analyzed flora, vegetation, physical–chemical water parameters, and climatic data from two vernal pool areas on both the European (Iberian) and African (Moroccan) sides of the Strait. Despite the minor distance between both territories, the pools clearly differed in species composition and ecology. However, they showed a similar vegetation zonation in growth forms, including isoetid, batrachiid, and helophytic vegetation. The distribution of the plant communities was related to nutrient load, temperature, and precipitation. Water nitrate concentration was higher in Morocco, where VPs are characterized by Isoetes velata subsp. adspersa and Ranunculus saniculifolius communities. Iberian VPs had lower water nitrate content, and were characterized by Isoetes velata subsp. velata and Ranunculus peltatus communities. We think this nutrient difference is likely to be caused by the different land management regime on each side of the Strait, with more intensive agriculture in Morocco. Long-term (historical) and present-day (ecological) processes have been proposed to account for the habitat variation in vernal pool ecosystems on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar.
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spelling Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of GibraltarBiogeographyCoastal temporary pondsCommunity ecologyEphemeral wetlandsPlant growth formsWestern Mediterranean BasinWe studied vernal pool (VP) ecosystems along a latitudinal gradient crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in order to determine its role in the distribution of VP plant communities. We analyzed flora, vegetation, physical–chemical water parameters, and climatic data from two vernal pool areas on both the European (Iberian) and African (Moroccan) sides of the Strait. Despite the minor distance between both territories, the pools clearly differed in species composition and ecology. However, they showed a similar vegetation zonation in growth forms, including isoetid, batrachiid, and helophytic vegetation. The distribution of the plant communities was related to nutrient load, temperature, and precipitation. Water nitrate concentration was higher in Morocco, where VPs are characterized by Isoetes velata subsp. adspersa and Ranunculus saniculifolius communities. Iberian VPs had lower water nitrate content, and were characterized by Isoetes velata subsp. velata and Ranunculus peltatus communities. We think this nutrient difference is likely to be caused by the different land management regime on each side of the Strait, with more intensive agriculture in Morocco. Long-term (historical) and present-day (ecological) processes have been proposed to account for the habitat variation in vernal pool ecosystems on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar.2013-01-21T10:47:00Z2013-01-212012-09-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/7498http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7498porLumbreras, A.; Tahiri, H.; Pinto-Cruz, C.; Pardo, C., and Molina, J.A., 2012. Habitat variation in vernal pool ecosystems on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. Journal of Coastal Research 28: 1032-1039.http://www.jcronline.org/doi/pdf/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00180.1ICAAManalumco@gmail.comndccruz@uevora.ptndjmabril@farm.ucm.es221Lumbreras, AnaHikmat, TahiriPinto-Cruz, CarlaPardo, CristinaMolina, José A.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T18:47:47Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/7498Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:02:01.007215Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
title Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
spellingShingle Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
Lumbreras, Ana
Biogeography
Coastal temporary ponds
Community ecology
Ephemeral wetlands
Plant growth forms
Western Mediterranean Basin
title_short Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
title_full Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
title_fullStr Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
title_full_unstemmed Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
title_sort Habitat Variation in Vernal Pool Ecosystems on Both Sides of the Strait of Gibraltar
author Lumbreras, Ana
author_facet Lumbreras, Ana
Hikmat, Tahiri
Pinto-Cruz, Carla
Pardo, Cristina
Molina, José A.
author_role author
author2 Hikmat, Tahiri
Pinto-Cruz, Carla
Pardo, Cristina
Molina, José A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lumbreras, Ana
Hikmat, Tahiri
Pinto-Cruz, Carla
Pardo, Cristina
Molina, José A.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Biogeography
Coastal temporary ponds
Community ecology
Ephemeral wetlands
Plant growth forms
Western Mediterranean Basin
topic Biogeography
Coastal temporary ponds
Community ecology
Ephemeral wetlands
Plant growth forms
Western Mediterranean Basin
description We studied vernal pool (VP) ecosystems along a latitudinal gradient crossing the Strait of Gibraltar in order to determine its role in the distribution of VP plant communities. We analyzed flora, vegetation, physical–chemical water parameters, and climatic data from two vernal pool areas on both the European (Iberian) and African (Moroccan) sides of the Strait. Despite the minor distance between both territories, the pools clearly differed in species composition and ecology. However, they showed a similar vegetation zonation in growth forms, including isoetid, batrachiid, and helophytic vegetation. The distribution of the plant communities was related to nutrient load, temperature, and precipitation. Water nitrate concentration was higher in Morocco, where VPs are characterized by Isoetes velata subsp. adspersa and Ranunculus saniculifolius communities. Iberian VPs had lower water nitrate content, and were characterized by Isoetes velata subsp. velata and Ranunculus peltatus communities. We think this nutrient difference is likely to be caused by the different land management regime on each side of the Strait, with more intensive agriculture in Morocco. Long-term (historical) and present-day (ecological) processes have been proposed to account for the habitat variation in vernal pool ecosystems on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar.
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