THIRD WORKSHOP (14-16 May 2008)

Pond management and water quality for irrigation in greenhouse areas of Almería (southeast of Spain) Melchor Juan, Santiago Bonachela, Mª Antonia Elorrieta, Francisca Fuentes, Irene Gallego, Carmen Pérez, Pedro Sánchez and Jesús Casas [pdf 927 Ko]

Biomonitoring of heavy metals in fishpond littorals – their content in aquatic snails, reed stems and bottom sediments Jan Sychra, Olga Elechovská, Zdeka Svobodová & Oldrich Sychra [pdf 192 Ko]

Priority habitat restoration: mediterranean temporary ponds P. Pablo Ferrer, Inma Ferrando, Francisco Marco & Elena Estrellés [pdf 400 Ko]

Contribution of Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICWs) to catchment biodiversity and river water quality - A case study in Ireland Gustavo Becerra Jurado, Rory Harrington, Mary Kelly-Quinn

Succession of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a new creation coastal pond Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles and María Rieradevall [pdf 168 Ko]

Species richness of filamentous algae and submerged macrophytes in farm ponds of Andalusia (southern Spain ) Irene Gallego, Pedro Sánchez, Jesús Casas, Francisca Fuentes, Melchor Juan, David León, Patricio Peñalver, Carmen Pérez, Julia Toja [pdf 980 Ko]

Macroinvertebrate diversity in farm ponds of Andalusia (southern spain ): effects of substrate and water quality Francisca Fuentes, Jesús Casas, Irene Gallego, Melchor Juan, David León, Patricio Peñalver and Julia Toja [pdf 942 Ko]

Contribution of standing waters to regional aquatic biodiversity: the case of water beetles in southeast of Spain F. Picazo, A. Millan, J. L. Moreno, J. Velasco, J. De las Heras [pdf 482 Ko]

Zooplankton diversity in farm dams of Andalusia ( Southern Spain ). D. León, J. Toja , P. Peñalver, F. Fuentes, J. Casas, I. Gallego, M. Juan

Conservation of native pond fishes — How is the growth and condition of native crucian carp Carassius carassius affected by feral goldfish C. auratus G.H. Copp, A.S. Tarkan & M. Godard

Valuation of the diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in galician (NW Spain ) ponds included in the natura 2000 network A. Pérez-Bilbao, C.J. Benetti & J. Garrido [pdf 1'729 Ko]

Monitoring pond breeding amphibians according to the EU-Habitats Directive Maletzky Andreas

LILAZ project: a pilot study funded by Regione Lazio to verify the potential of Odonata as biological control agent against mosquitoes. Antonio Ruggiero, Marco Di Domenico, Stefano Cerioni, Cecilia Silvestri and Gianmaria Carchini.

Comparison of two standardised methods for assessing pond biodiversity (PLOCH-IBEM and NPS). Case study in a pond of Ramsar site “Grande Cariçaie” (wetlands of Lake Neuchâtel ; Switzerland ) SANDOZ Emilie, ANGELIBERT Sandrine, GANDER Antoine & OERTLI Beat [pdf 156 Ko]

From Pond Emergency to Pond Fashion: an international case-study of pond marketing in Trieste Nicola Bressi

Advances on the LIFE-Nature Project "Restoration of Priority Habitats for Amphibians". Ignacio Lacomba & Vicente Sancho [pdf 2'564 Ko]

Water points restoration and its effect on amphibian populations. Vicente Sancho & Ignacio Lacomba [pdf 1'709 Ko]

Introduction and radio-tracking of European pond turtle population (Emys orbicularis) in a restored habitat of the Valencia Community , Spain . Matthieu Lassalle; Jorge Godoy León [pdf 502 Ko]

The french pondscape: state of the art Olivier Scher [pdf 720 Ko]

Raising social awareness of conservation and management of Mediterranean temporary ponds in Minorca Mònica Allès Marqués, Eva Cardona Pons, Josep Mascaró Pons, Irene Estaún Clarisó, Pere Fraga i Arguimbau, Joan Juaneda Franco [pdf 950 Ko]

Human uses and the conservation of Mediterranean temporary ponds Josep Mascaró Pons, Mònica Allès Marqués, Irene Estaún Clarisó, Eva Cardona Pons, Pere Fraga i Arguimbau, Joan Juaneda Franco [pdf 728 Ko]

A preliminary assessment of Important Areas for Ponds (IAPs) in Wales Rebecca Good, Pascale Nicolet , Anita Weatherby, Jeremy Biggs and Penny Williams [pdf 152 Ko]

Nutrient loading in eutrophic urban ponds Samuel Teissier, Anatoly Peretyatkop, Sylvia de Backer and Ludwig Teissier

The role of fishes in the ecology of mediterranean ponds Saul Blanco, Eloy Becares

Chironomid based classification of reservoirs: comparison of schemes Peter Bitušík, Marek Svitok & Juraj Baík [pdf 388 Ko]

Toward an Inventory of small wetlands of Rome Province ( Lazio , Italy ) Valentina Della Bella & Corrado Battisti [pdf 2038 Ko]

Combat of the Pumpkinseed sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) Wilbert Bosman & Jeroen van Delft

The ecological importance of cripto-wetlands to develop biological conservation strategies Jesús Ruiz y Pedro J. Gutiérrez Yurrita

EPCN: Reviewing the network Andrew Hull [pdf 66 Ko]

The European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN). Promoting awareness, understanding and conservation of ponds in a changing European landscape EPCN [pdf 128 Ko]

Zooplankton diversity in relation to the degree of isolation De Bie T., Declerck S., Martens K., De Meester L., Brendonck L. [pdf 428 Ko]

Community Pond Warden Scheme for Lancashire ( UK ). A pilot project empowering local people to conserve ponds. Becca Cleaver [pdf 264 Ko]

Multi-group diversity partitioning in a pond complex at Tommelen ( Hasselt , Belgium ) and effects of pond management (dredging). De Bie T., Colson L., Declerck S., Denys L., Vanhecke L., Vanormelingen P., Villena M., Ercken D., Vyverman W., Van der Gucht K., Boudewijn G., Brendonck L., Martens K. and De Meester L. [pdf 277 Ko]

Occurence of Leeches (Hirudinea) in different Types of Water Bodies in Northeast Germany (Brandenburg) Magdalene Westendorff & Thomas Kalettka [pdf 86 Ko]

Changing Biodiversity in the Cheshire pond landscape: some preliminary findings Jim Hollinshead, Andrew Hull & Jonathan Guest [pdf 85 Ko]

Permeability of the pond landscape of northwest England: The Odonata perspective Chris Hassall, Andrew Hull, Jim Hollinshead [pdf 215 Ko]

Characterization of the zooplankton community of three peridunar ponds with different hydroperiod in L'Albufera Natural Park ( Valencia , Spain ) María Antón-Pardo, Juan Rueda, Antonio Vizcaíno and Xavier Armengol [pdf 308 Ko]

A 50 years of Cladocera and macrofossil assemblages dynamics of a shallow lake in the Duero 's Basin Luis Santos, B; Fernández Aláez, C; Bécares, E. [pdf 894 Ko]

Habitat heterogeneity and trophic interactions shape the response of biotic communities to humaninduced perturbation Cristina Trigal-Domínguez, Camino Fernández-Aláez, Margarita Fernández-Aláez [pdf 159 Ko]

Ecological assessment of Mediterranean ponds (north Iberian plateau) using macroinvertebrates Cristina Trigal-Domínguez, Camino Fernández-Aláez, Francisco García-Criado [pdf 223 Ko]

Ranavirus disease in British gardens - what do we know from the general public? Daniel Piec

Bacteria and protozoa in Mediterranean ponds and wetlands Ana Conty, Eloy Becares

Characterization of the aquatic macroinvertebrate community of Ullal de Baldoví (Sueca , Valencia , Spain) Rueda, Juan; Mezquita, Francesc y Valentín, Anna [pdf 352 Ko]

Flight activity of water beetles in a semi-permanent wetland – seasonal dynamics and effects of environmental variables. Jan Kleka, David Boukal

Macroinvertebrates of astatic ponds in Central Italy : a functional analysis Marcello Bazzanti, Valentina Della Bella, Francesco Grezzi [pdf 220 Ko]

Analysis of amphibians populations in Enguera: Valencia , Spain Guillem Pérez De Lanuza, Maria Virginia Escribano Escribano, Pablo Illera Jiménez, Francisco Ceacero Herrador, Carlos Lafita López, Jaime Madrigal García, Ramón Gómez Calabuig

Assessment of macrophyte community metrics in the determination of the ecological condition and trophic state of Mediterranean ponds Pozo Cuevas, R., Fernández Aláez, C., Fernández Aláez, M. [pdf 652 Ko]

Biodiversity of waterbird communities in southwestern French gravel pits Frédéric Santoul, Arnaud Gaujard, Sandrine Angélibert, Sylvain Mastrorillo, Régis Céréghino [pdf 567 Ko]

Benthic diatom diversity of coastal permanent ponds along a gradient of human impact in a Mediterranean eco-region Valentina Della Bella & Laura Mancini

The unseen majority: population dynamics of some non-insect pond invertebrates Céréghino Régis [pdf 388 Ko]

The impact of invasive alien plant species on species diversity and composition in aquatic communities Stiers I. & Triest L. [pdf 147 Ko]

Clonal diversityand spatial genetic structure of Potamogeton pectinatus in pond and river populations Stéphane Fénart & Ludwig Triest [pdf 446 Ko]

Sediment characterization of ponds in the Dombes wetland region, France D. Vallod, F. Arthaud, J. Robin [pdf 1017 Ko]

Experimental survey of the competition between a clonal species and a rare species of the Mediterranean temporary pools Rhazi Mouhssine, Grillas Patrick , Rhazi Laïla, Médail Frédéric & Charpentier Anne [pdf 100 Ko]

The impact of climatic fluctuations on the species composition and the dynamics of plant communities in Mediterranean temporary pools (western Morocco ) Rhazi Laïla, Grillas Patrick , Rhazi Mouhssine & Aznar Jean-Christophe [pdf 117 Ko]

Impact of grazing on the richness of plant communities in the Mediterranean temporary ponds in W-Morocco Bouahim Siham, Rhazi Laïla, Amami Ibtissam, Sahib Narjis, Patrick Grillas , Rhazi Mouhssine & François Mesleard [pdf 108 Ko]

Impact of physical soil disturbance on the vertical distribution of seed banks and the above ground plant community composition in a Mediterranean temporary pond ( Western Morocco ) Sahib Nargis, Rhazi Laïla, Grillas Patrick , Rhazi Mouhssine, Amami Btissam, Bouahim Siham & Muller Serge D. [pdf 108 Ko]

An experimental study of the recolonization process in vernal pools following disturbance: preliminary results Amami Btissam, Rhazi Laila, Bouahim Siham, Grillas Patrick , Rhazi Mouhssine & Muller Serge D. [pdf 152 Ko]

Inventory of the temporary pools of the province of Benslimane (Morocco) by remote sensing and implication for their conservation Saber Er-riyahi, Rhazi Laïla, Rhazi Mouhssine, Ballais Jean-Louis & Grillas Patrick [pdf 159 Ko]

Relationship between macrophyte composition, environmental conditions and life-history traits in mediterranean temporary ponds (Doñana, sw Spain ) Fernández-Zamudio, R., García-Murillo, P., Cirujano, S., Van Geest, G.J. & Coops, H.

The quillworts of the Sardinian Mediterranean temporary wet habitats Bagella S., Becca G. & Caria M.C.

Spatial pattern or habitat characteristics: which explain better large branchiopod assemblages? – a case study from the iberian peninsula Stéphanie Gascón - Margarida Machado - Jordi Sala - Luís Cancela da Fonseca - Margarida Cristo – Dani Boix

Temporary ponds typification according to vegetation structure and topography in the Comunidad Valenciana Joan Pedrola Monfort and Alfonso Garmendia Salvador

Water dynamics model for temporary ponds Joan Pedrola Monfort and Alfonso Garmendia Salvador

Pseudo-isolation, Environment Change and Biodiversity of Upland Ponds Anna Bransden

Limnological comparison between two mountain ponds with different hydroperiods Andreu Escrivà, Javier Armengol & Francesc Mezquita [pdf 1880 Ko]

Parasites and bacteria as microbial indicators of pond quality E. Becares, R. Reinoso, L. A. Torres

Drainage basin land uses and amphibians' richness in south-eastern Spain ponds Enrique García-Muñoz, Juan Diego Gilbert, Francisco Guerrero and Gema Parra

Hydrochemical characteristics of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds in Western Crete . Water pollution and hydrologic threats from human activities and climate change Elias Dimitriou, Elias Moussoulis and Nikolaos Skoulikidis [pdf 831 Ko]

Temporary ponds of northern Tunisia : a contribution to the assessment of a new hotspot for plant diversity in the Mediterranean basin Ferchichi H., Daoud-Bouattoura A., Gammar-Ghrabi Z., Gammar A.M., Grillas P., Karray M. R., Muller S.D., Rhazi L., Soulie-Marsche I. and Ben Saad-Liman S.

Monitoring the invasion of the aquatic bug Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Fieber, 1851) in Doñana (SW Spain ). Margarita Florencio, Hector Rodriguez-Perez, Carola Gómez-Rodríguez, Andy J Green, Carmen Diaz-Paniagua, Laura Serrano [pdf 269 Ko]

Temporal variation of macroinvertebrate assemblages in temporary ponds from the Doñana National (SW Spain). Florencio, Margarita; Díaz-Paniagua, Carmen; Millán, Andrés; Gómez-Flores, Azahara; Gómez-Rodríguez, Carola; Serrano, Laura [pdf 78 Ko]

The invertebrate community of small rain rockpools from València ( Spain ), with special reference to Ostracoda. Aguilar-Alberola, J. A; & Mezquita, F.

Microdistribution of macroinvertebrates in a temporary pond in Central Italy Marcello Bazzanti, Cristina Coccia and Maria Giuseppina Dowgiallo [pdf 206 Ko]

How to identify Mediterranean temporary wet habitats according to the Habitats Directive? Caria M.C., Bagella S.

Effects of the intense summer evaporation and the filling up after drought on the water chemistry in some Mediterranean temporary ponds Margarita Fernández-Aláez and Camino Fernández-Aláez [pdf 836 Ko]

High biodiversity of Crustaceans in a temporary pond (Lavajo de Sinarcas, East Spain): community trends and threats M. Sahuquillo, M.R. Miracle, E. Vicente [pdf 1948 Ko]

Morphometric analysis about the genus Isoetes in Puglia and observations on its distribution Ernandes Paola, Beccarisi Leonardo, Vincenzo Zuccarello

Vascular flora as a basis for classification of Mediterranean temporary ponds in Minorca Pere Fraga i Arguimbau, Josep Mascaró Pons, Mònica Allès Marqués, Irene Estaún Clarisó, Eva Cardona Pons, Joan Juaneda Franco [pdf 592 Ko]

Mediterranean temporary ponds in Minorca : threats and conservation status Pere Fraga i Arguimbau, Josep Mascaró Pons, Mònica Allès Marqués, Irene Estaún Clarisó, Eva Cardona Pons, Joan Juaneda Franco [pdf 540 Ko]