Doñana Biological Station

The Doñana Protected Area is a unique field laboratory to investigate the ecology, evolution and management of biological diversity, and the impact of global change due to the extraordinary biodiversity and the outstanding state of conservation of its ecosystems.

The EBD-CSIC Doñana Biological Station introduces us to the world of the ecosystems and the fauna with three videos about the Functioning of Ecosystems seen from the space, the Geolocation of Fauna in Doñana and the Monitoring of Butterflies in Doñana.

The Functioning of Ecosystems seen from the space

The Doñana Ecosystem Observatory not only observes how the ecosystem of the National Park functions, but also compares the units with different degree of impact, allowing to evaluate the effect of global change on different land uses and on ecosystems more or less humanized.

Geolocation of Fauna in Doñana

The Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) has carried out remote fauna monitoring projects since its inception with the aim of contributing with crucial information such as movement patterns and distribution of species, which allows the study of other types of processes linked to faunal movements. Among them, for example, the epidemiology of emerging diseases transmitted through migratory birds.

Monitoring of Butterflies in Doñana

In the 1990s, the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme was implemented throughout Europe, a program created with the aim of establishing an international surveillance network of butterflies as bioindicator species. Butterflies are a clear example of what are known as biological indicators, that is, species that are very useful for knowing the state or health of an ecosystem. The data collected in Doñana can be used to study and illustrate changes in climate, vegetation and phenology. On a broader scale, Doñana provides data from the southernmost point of Europe which could contribute significantly to our understanding of global change.