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One of the activities of the CRBA is the publication of scientific works. Results from expeditions and zoological studies are made public by the means of books that can be downloaded in pdf format from here.
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Clave de Familias de Heterópteros de la Península Ibérica (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera). Versión 1, Diciembre 2010" |
The key to the families of Heteroptera from the Iberian peninsula follows the taxonomy set by Goula et al. (2010). It has been ellaborated from an unpublished key by Jordi Ribes including contributions from keys proposed by several authors.
This key offers the following innovations: (I) it includes all families from the Iberian fauna quoted so far; (II) characters that are hard to observe or interpret have been excluded; (III) it presents a list of comments and observations to certain alternatives that include relevant exceptions; and (IV) digital photography is incorporated with the aim of bringing interpretation and reality closer and making character observation much easier.
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Checklist of Heteroptera of Catalonia (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera). V. 1, June 2010 |
Heteroptera citations from Catalonia compiled in the Banc de Dades de Biodiversitat de Catalunya (BioCat) were the basis to prepare a catalog of True Bug species in Catalan fauna (J. Ribes et al., 2004).
In 2007, the Proceedings of the Sessió Conjunta d'Entomologia included a communication with citations on new species of Heteroptera for Catalonia as well as changes that affected the group taxonomy.
The "Llista dels Heteròpters de Catalunya" adds the new True Bug species found in the principality. Further versions shall be published in the CRBA webpage to keep updated the taxonomical information on this group.
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The Abune Yosef Massif: Birds and Mammals of a Hidden Jewel of Ethiopia (2009) |
Between 1999 and 2004, five expeditions wewre conducted in the Abune Yosef massif, in Ethiopia. The purpose of these expeditions to the Lalibela area was providing an inventory of birds and mammals and a complete photographic report of the region with the aim of establishing a base document for the proposal of the Abune Yosef massif as a Biosphere Reserve. The Man and Biosphere Programme of the UNESCO grants this title to the areas where biodiversity conservation is combined with the sustainable development of local communities and research on their natural and cultural values.
The book, edited by Deli Saavedra and with photographs by Dantart, contains checklists and studies of bird and mammal species living in the Abune Yosef massif, as well as a revision of micromammal species and maps. Moreover, it includes a set of management proposals for the area, such as the use of solar cookers to stop deforestation.
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In 1998, in collaboration with the Fundaçao Florestal de Sao Paulo, an expedition to the Brazilian Mata Atlantica was performed. The aim of this expedition was the assessment of population denisties of reptiles, birds and mammals in the area.
The Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest is a biodiversity hotspot. Deforestation during the XVII century reduced it to thousands of isolated fragments separated by pastures, roads and cities. Edited by E. Mateos, J.C. Guix, A. Serra and K. Pisciotta, the book is a set of scientific papers showing the results of censuses and inventories of several threatened vertebrate species living in one of the best preserved areas of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest: the Paranapiacaba fragment. |
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