Interdisciplinarity in action Linking science and policy to preserve biodiversity and restore ecosystem functions Luis Santamaria Pablo F. Méndez Laboratorio de Ecologia Espacial Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Mallorca, Spain Jaime Amezaga University of Newcastle, UK Interdisciplinarity in action 19/07/11
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Interdisciplinarity in action
Linking science and policy to preserve biodiversity and restore ecosystem
functions
Luis SantamariaPablo F. MéndezLaboratorio de Ecologia EspacialMediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Mallorca, Spain
Jaime AmezagaUniversity of Newcastle, UK
Interdisciplinarity in action 19/07/11
Interdisciplinarity in action 19/07/11
Halting biodiversity loss by 2010
2002
2006
2010
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Coverage of protected areas
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Aver
age
glo
bal t
empe
ratu
re (°
C)
Num
ber o
f pira
tes
(app
rox.
)
FSM Church: Pirates cause climate change
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Aver
age
glo
bal t
empe
ratu
re (°
C)
Num
ber o
f pira
tes
(app
rox.
)
Biod
iver
sity
Cove
r of p
rote
cted
are
as
FSM Church: Pirates cause climate changeProtected areas cause biodiversity loss
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Case study: Doñana Nature Reserves
Values
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Pressures
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Impacts
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Intrinsic hydrologic uncertainty, caused by strong inter-annual variation in precipitation regime + historical impact on inflows
% o
f sur
face
floo
ded
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Large spatial variation in flooding period (from 0.5 to 9 months/year)
Overimposed on a even stronger variation between years
E.g. maximum inundation in two consecutive years (1995 and 1996)
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Flooding intensity (timing, duration and water depth) is a key determinant of aquatic-ecosystem structure.
Why? Because turbidity caused by siltation determines the yearly shifts between two alternative stable states: