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Isaura Mayeti
Isaura Mayeti
Isaura Mayeti
In the Iberian system (Spain) one can find a high number of temporary waters called “navajos” or “lavajos” which are mainly small METHODS
rain pools that have been traditionally used as watering-places for cattle, but also there are others with more entity located in larger In winter-spring 2006 and 2007 (February to May) 85 temporary pools
were sampled in Valencian community . Branchiopod samples were taken
basins. Although these temporary pools constitute a special habitat of high biodiversity in this part of the country, little is known with a hand net of 90mm mesh size and plankton net of 45mm mesh and
about them and their fauna or flora. This research is part of a wider project on the aquatic fauna and the preservation of amphibians preserved in 4 % formaline.
in these Mediterranean temporary waters and it is focused in the ecology and distribution of large branchiopods, endangered
LIMNOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS
invertebrates of greatest conservation need.
50 30
Area (m2) Z máx (m)
DISTRIBUTION MAP AND LOCATIONS 40 25
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10 5
Chirocephalus diaphanus
0 500 2000 3000 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0
Branchipus schaefferi
35 35
Branchinecta sp.
Temperature (ºC)
Magrebestheria
Conductivity (uS/cm)
Isaura mayeti
30 30
maroccanna
B. visnyai
B. cortesi
25 25
bucheti
20 20
Locations LONG. LAT. m.a.s.l.
15 15