From
2003 to 2005 Dr. John Dover ran a research project
based in the Picos de Europa in northern Spain,
funded by the Boston-based Earthwatch Institute.
Together with colleagues from Staffordshire University,
Alterra (Netherlands), the Complutense University
of Madrid, the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
at Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire, and Basel University
(Switzerland) John was looking at land-use change
in the hay meadows, using butterfly and orchid distribution
as indicators of change. Fieldwork by volunteers
and investigators included botanical surveying,
mapping the study site using Differential Global
Positioning System (DGPS) and mark-release-recapture
of butterflies.
Principal
Investigators:
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left:
John
Dover expert on butterflies on farmed land
photo:
Shigeo Yasuda |
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left:
Paul Lunt
orchid expert
right:
Jon Fairburn GIS expert |
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left:
Alejandro Rescia
leader of
the socio-economic study |
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left: Pete Carey
orchid expert
right: Sara
Fungairino botanist and butterfly
ecologist |
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Lead PI
Dr. John Dover, Senior
Lecturer in Applied Ecology, Staffordshire University,
UK.
For John Dover's web pages see
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/sciences/biology/Acstaff/Jdover/jdoverhome.html
Dr. Alejandro Rescia, Associate Professor,
Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Dr. Peter Carey, Senior Scientific Officer,
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK.
Dr. Sara Fungairino, Specialist Laboratory
Technician and Associate Professor, Complutense University,
Madrid, Spain.
Dr. Charlie Arnot, Researcher, Staffordshire
University, UK.
Dr. Andreas Lang, Senior Scientist, University
of Basel, Institute of Environmental Geosciences,
Switzerland.
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Field
Guides
The project has been using the following
guides:
Orchids and other flora
Buttler, Karl Peter (1991): Field Guide to
Orchids of Britain and Europe. The Crowood
Press.
Rose, Francis (1981): The Wild Flower Key.
British Isles - N.W. Europe. Frederick
Warne.
Butterflies
Tolman, Tom and Lewington, Richard (1997):
Butterflies of Britain and Europe.
HarperCollins.
A new field guide has been published,
which the project used during the 2005 season:-
Lafranchis, Tristan (2004): Butterflies of
Europe. Diatheo. Paris. ISBN 2-9521620-0-X
This book has very clear guidelines on how to
identify species.Copies are obtainable from:
Diatheo, 35 rue
Broca, F-75005 Paris, France. e-mail:
lafranch@otenet.gr
Price £20 / 30 Euro +postage (Europe:
£4 / 6 Euro).
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EARTHWATCH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
PROJECTS
For further details about
the Earthwatch Institute ethos write to:
Earthwatch Institute
(Europe)
267 Banbury Road,
Oxford
OX2 7HT
UK
tel: +44
(0)1865 318838
fax +44 (0)1865 311383
e-mail:
info@earthwatch.org.uk
or visit www.earthwatch.org/europe/
The Butterflies and Orchids of Spain pages are
managed and updated by
Christine
Dover
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