Catálogo de las aves de la Región de Murcia (España)

La avifauna constituye uno de los componentes fundamentales y de mayor interés de conservación de la biodiversidad de la Región de Murcia (España). El catálogo que se presenta consta de un total de 339 especies agrupadas en 69 familias y 24 órdenes, de las cuales 78 se consideran principalmente invernantes, 51 migradoras, 41 estivales, 85 residentes, 82 ocasionales y 2 son exóticas naturalizadas. Para cada especie se describe sucintamente su estatus, abundancia y distribución en el territorio regional. Se aporta además un listado de 31 especies exóticas no naturalizadas. En comparación con el anterior catálogo de las aves murcianas, elaborado hace 30 años, el presente catálogo incorpora 71 nuevas especies, sin considerar las exóticas. Se discuten las posibles causas de este incremento, en el contexto de un escenario de cambio global, así como los cambios más significativos en la ornitofauna murciana. También se comentan los numerosos cambios producidos en relación con aspectos taxonómicos y la ordenación sistemática de especies

Rambla de Purias : cuaderno de campo

Este cuaderno de campo para el estudio de la flora de la Sierra de Almenara trata de abrir la escuela al conocimiento, la observación y la investigación del medio ambiental que rodea a los alumnos, propiciando la utilización de una metodología activa en la enseñanza. En concreto, recoge el estudio hecho sobre el itinerario realizado por la rambla de Purias, con el análisis de los distintos niveles que afectan directamente a la formación del medio: clima, suelo, flora y fauna. Pretende también facilitar la tarea de programación y el desarrollo de las técnicas de campo, ofreciendo al docente información acerca de diversas actividades.MurciaBiblioteca de Educación del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte; Calle San Agustín 5 -3 Planta; 28014 Madrid; Tel. +34917748000; [email protected]

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La avifauna constituye uno de los componentes fundamentales y de mayor interés de conservación de la biodiversidad de la Región de Murcia (España). El catálogo que se presenta consta de un total de 339 especies agrupadas en 69 familias y 24 órdenes, de las cuales 78 se consideran principalmente invernantes, 51 migradoras, 41 estivales, 85 residentes, 82 ocasionales y 2 son exóticas naturalizadas. Para cada especie se describe sucintamente su estatus, abundancia y distribución en el territorio regional. Se aporta además un listado de 31 especies exóticas no naturalizadas. En comparación con el anterior catálogo de las aves murcianas, elaborado hace 30 años, el presente catálogo incorpora 71 nuevas especies, sin considerar las exóticas. Se discuten las posibles causas de este incremento, en el contexto de un escenario de cambio global, así como los cambios más significativos en la ornitofauna murciana. También se comentan los numerosos cambios producidos en relación con aspectos taxonómicos y la ordenación sistemática de especies.Abstract Catalogue of the birds of the province of Murcia (Spain) The avifauna component is one of most important and of greatest conservation concern as regards the biodiversity of the province of Murcia. The present catalogue consists of a total of 339 species belonging to 69 families and 24 orders, of which 78 are principally considered winter visitors, 51 passage migrants, 41 summer visitors, 85 resident, 82 occasional visitors and 2 are naturalised exotic. For each species, we briefly describe its status, abundance and distribution in the study area. We also provide an additional list of 31 non-naturalised exotic species.Compared with the previous catalogue of birds of the province of Murcia, which was compiled 30 years ago, the present list includes 71 new species, excluding exotic species. We discuss the plausible causes of this increase in the context of global change, together with the most significant changes in the avifauna of the region. We also comment on the numerous changes regarding taxonomic aspects and the systematic ordering of species

Surviving on the isle of Formentera (Balearic Islands): Adaptation of economic behaviour by Bronze Age first settlers to an extreme insular environment

The isle of Formentera (Balearic Archipelago, Spain) was one of the latest insular contexts to be colonized in the Mediterranean. The first settlement occurred during the second millennium cal BCE, and this late human occupation is associated with insularity factors, including an extreme environment. Cap de Barbaria II is one of the biggest open-air naviform villages occupied during the first prehistoric settlement and for an extended period (ca. 1600–850 cal BCE). Multidisciplinary archaeological research conducted within the site reveals adaptation of the economic behaviour of these first settlers to an environment poor in resources. In this sense, aspects such as innovation, diversification, and intensification in the use of resources characterized the subsistence and technological patterns developed by the prehistoric inhabitants of Formentera. New data from different archaeological and paleoenvironmental studies, such as archaeobotanical, archaeozoological, or technological and functional, have been analyzed. In this sense, the assessed subsistence patterns, reveal adaptive strategies that encompass different local and exogenous resources and differ from those observed in the rest of the Balearic Islands.This paper was developed under the scientific objectives and funding of different research projects: HAR2015-67211-P; HAR2012-32602; HAR2011-29907-C03-03/HIST sponsored by the MINECO and MICINN (Spain). PS and EC had been funded by an FI grant (AGAUR-Catalonian Government); LPG by a BP Fellowship (BP A_00216) and the HAR2012-32602 project; JR is a beneficiary of FPU predoctoral grant sponsored by MECD (Spain) and MB received funding by Consell Insular de Formentera. Thanks to IMF-CSIC and LitoCAT (Barcelona) and IH·CSIC MicroLab and bioarchaeology group (Madrid) their support and infrastructural facilities during the lithic use-wear, starch grain and archaeometallurgical analysis.Peer Reviewe

Surviving on the isle of Formentera (Balearic Islands): Adaptation of economic behaviour by Bronze Age first settlers to an extreme insular environment

The isle of Formentera (Balearic Archipelago, Spain) was one of the latest insular contexts to be colonized in the Mediterranean. The first settlement occurred during the secondmillennium cal BCE, and this late human occupation is associated with insularity factors, including an extreme environment. Cap de Barbaria II is one of the biggest openair naviform villages occupied during the first prehistoric settlement and for an extended period (ca. 1600– 850 cal BCE).Multidisciplinary archaeological research conductedwithin the site reveals adaptation of the economic behaviour of these first settlers to an environment poor in resources. In this sense, aspects such as innovation, diversification, and intensification in the use of resources characterized the subsistence and technological patterns developed by the prehistoric inhabitants of Formentera. New data from different archaeological and paleoenvironmental studies, such as archaeobotanical, archaeozoological, or technological and functional, have been analyzed. In this sense, the assessed subsistence patterns, reveal adaptive strategies that encompass different local and exogenous resources and differ from those observed in the rest of the Balearic Islands

Monkeypox outbreak in Spain: clinical and epidemiological findings in a prospective cross-sectional study of 185 cases.

Since May 2022, a new outbreak of monkeypox has been reported in several countries, including Spain. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the cases in this outbreak may differ from those in earlier reports. To document the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of cases of monkeypox in the current outbreak. We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study in multiple medical facilities in Spain to describe the cases of monkeypox in the 2022 outbreak. In total, 185 patients were included. Most cases started with primarily localized homogeneous papules, not pustules, in the probable area of inoculation, which could be cutaneous or mucous, including single lesions. Generalized small pustules appeared later in some of them. Heterogeneous lesions occurred during this generalized phase. All patients had systemic symptoms. Less common lesions included mucosal ulcers (including pharyngeal ulcers and proctitis) and monkeypox whitlows. Four patients were hospitalized, none died. Smallpox vaccination and well-controlled HIV disease were not associated with markers of severity. Contact during sex is the most likely mechanism of transmission. In this outbreak, cases have been described in men who have sex with men and are strongly associated with high-risk sexual behaviours. Seventy-six per cent of the patients had other sexually transmitted diseases upon screening. The clinical findings in this outbreak differ from previous findings and highly suggest contact transmission and initiation at the entry site. The characterization of the epidemiology of this outbreak has implications for control. What is already known about this topic? Monkeypox eruption is described as consisting of pustules. The roles of HIV and previous smallpox vaccination in the prognosis are unknown. The transmission route was initially described as respiratory droplets and was later suggested to be via sexual contact. What does this study add? Initial lesions at the probable inoculation area were homogeneous and papular (pseudopustules). Generalized small pustules appeared later in some of them. Heterogeneous lesions occurred during this generalized phase. All patients had systemic symptoms. Less common signs included mucosal ulcers (including pharyngeal ulcers and proctitis) and monkeypox whitlows. Well-controlled HIV and previous smallpox vaccination were not associated with severity. No patient died. The data support the hypothesis of transmission via contact during sex. Although this might change, the outbreak is currently limited mostly to men who have sex with men, with high-risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases