Anthropic Pressure And Management Of The Municipal Natural Area Of The "Clot De Galvany" (Elche, Spain)

The Municipal Natural Park (MNP) of the "Clot de Galvany" is situated in the municipality of Elche (Alicante, South-East of Spain). It includes lagoons, small hills and its coastal area (beaches and sand dunes) and it has important wildlife (flora and fauna), geology and paleontology, soil...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on the Built Environment 2015-01, Vol.168, p.261
Main Authors: Gonzalez, M Vera, Pedreno, J Navarro, Lopez, J C Aranda, Lucas, I Gomez
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annual reports
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Coastal areas
Coastal zone
Coasts
Cultural values
Dunes
Environmental control
Flora
Fragmentation
Geographic information systems
Geology
Habitat fragmentation
Introduced species
Invasive species
Lagoons
Landscape
Landscapes
Management
Networks
Nonnative species
Paleontology
Pets
Pressure
Remote sensing
Sand dunes
Soils
Wildlife
Wildlife habitats
Wildlife management
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Summary:The Municipal Natural Park (MNP) of the "Clot de Galvany" is situated in the municipality of Elche (Alicante, South-East of Spain). It includes lagoons, small hills and its coastal area (beaches and sand dunes) and it has important wildlife (flora and fauna), geology and paleontology, soils and landscape diversity, and relevant socio-cultural values. This MNP is included in the European Natura 2000 Network inside the Site of Community Importance (SCI) of Tabarca (ES5213024). These data have been incorporated into a Geographic Information System and been analyzed. The results indicated that it is so clear that habitat fragmentation has been due to the different owners of the land (public or private) and urban pressure. The pressure from visitors is most important in spring and summer (especially in the coastal area), and it is notorious for the presence of invasive species due to the abandoning of animals that were previously pets. These measures improve the management of the Municipal Natural Area and the protection of the wildlife and landscape.
ISSN:1746-4498
1743-3509
DOI:10.2495/SD150231