Species

Climate change is already threatening the Mediterranean ecosystems of Catalonia

An extensive review of studies and databases reveals that drought and an increase in temperature are already causing species substitutions, greater aridity, higher forest fire risk, lower soil fertility, and lower water availability, among other negative impacts.

Adaptation Aridity Beech Climate change Droughts Ecosystems Fire risk Forest Forest management Garraf @en Geu @en Holm oak Impacts Joan llusià @en Jordi sardans @en Josep peñuelas @en Mediterranean Monitoring Montseny @en Mortality Plants Prades @en Rise Scrublands Soils Species Substitution Temperatures @en Water Wildfire

“There are unknown species living right next door”

Raúl Bonal (Madrid, 1974) is a researcher at the University of Extremadura and is associated researcher at CREAF since 2009. In the Western world, what Raúl has achieved has become quite rare: describe a new species. The species discovered by Raúl is known as the “holm oak spider” and was given the Latin name Cheiracanthium ilicis. More such discoveries may be in store in the not-too-distant future.

Arachnid Biodiversity Biodiversity @ca @en Cheiracanthium ilicis @en Conservation Holm oak Indehesa @en Josep maria espelta @en Meadow Quercus ilex @en Raúl bonal @en Species Spider Universidad de extremadura @en Zookeys @en