DarCo: The vertical dimension of conservation: A cost-effective plan to incorporate subterranean ecosystems in post-2020 biodiversity and climate change agendas
University of Murcia
subterranean biodiversity, caves, database, artrhropoda, macroinvertebrates
Digit_Artro: Towards conservation of Iberian arthropods using digital tools
University of Murcia
biogeography, database, artrhropoda, macroinvertebrates
Fraggle: FoRecAstinG the fate of subterranean biodiversity to face climate chanGe from an experimentaL pErspective
University of Murcia
David Sánchez-Fernández
RockPools: Macroinvertebrate metacommunity dynamics in supralittoral rock pools
University of Murcia and Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF)
Josefa Velasco García
metacommunity, dispersal, beetles, coexistence, stress, physiological tolerance, environmental filters, niche
CAVEheAT: Climate change, thermal niche and conservation of subterranean biodiversity
University of Murcia, National Museum of Science / Natural-CSIC and Institute of Evolutionary Biology, CSIC
water beetles, distribution, bar-coding, threatened species, Ramsar wetlands, predictive models, conservation.
IberArtro: Development and application of faunal data management and analysis tools for the conservation of Iberian arthropods
University of Murcia, National Museum of Science / Natural-CSIC and Institute of Evolutionary Biology, CSIC
David Sánchez-Fernández and José Luis Yela (UCLM)
water beetles, distribution, bar-coding, threatened species, Ramsar wetlands, predictive models, conservation.
National Parks
Funded by Ministry of Environment, National Park area
University of Murcia and National Museum of Natural Sciences.
Andrés Millán Sánchez
Coleoptera, aquatic Biodiversity, models, global change, conservation, National Parks
Atlas and Red Book of Iberian Water Beetles
University of Murcia, National Museum of Science / Natural-CSIC and Institute of Evolutionary Biology, CSIC
Andrés Millán Sánchez
water beetles, distribution, bar-coding, threatened species, Ramsar wetlands, predictive models, conservation.
Others projects
- Observatory of the Biodiversity of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in the Framework of Climate Change in the Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas and Peña del Águila Regional Park: Monitoring and Follow-up. 2022-present
Funded by the Consejería de Agua, Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Medio Ambiente. Dirección General del Medio Natural.
Participating institutes: University of Murcia, National Museum of Natural Sciences y University of Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco.
Principal researcher: David Sánchez-Fernández and Andrés Millán Sánchez.
- Observatory of the Biodiversity of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in the Framework of Climate Change in the Calblanque, Monte de las Cenizas and Peña del Águila Regional Park: Monitoring and Follow-up. 2020-present
Funded by the Consejería de Agua, Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Medio Ambiente. Dirección General del Medio Natural.
Participating institutes: University of Murcia, National Museum of Natural Sciences y University of Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco.
Principal researcher: Andrés Millán Sánchez and David Sánchez-Fernández.
- TAXONOMIC AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF MACROINVERTEBRATES FROM IBERIAN SALINE STREAM: BASIS AND TOOLS FOR THEIR CONSERVATION. 2007-2010
Funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.
Participating institutes: University of Murcia, National Museum of Natural Sciences y University of Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco.
Principal researcher: Andrés Millán Sánchez.
- AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY IN THE INTERCONTINENTAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE OF SPAIN/MOROCCO (RBIM): ASSESSMENT, CONSERVATION STATUS AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS. 2007-2008
Funded by AECI in the framework of Interuniversity projects between Morocco and Spain.
Participating institutes: Deparment of Ecology and Hydrology (University of Murcia) and Unity of Hydrobiology (University of Abdelmalek Essaâdi).
Principal researcher: Andrés Millán Sánchez (Spain) and Nard Bennas (Morocco).
- AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS WITH AN SPECIAL CONSERVATION INTEREST IN THE MEDITERRANEAN WEST: THE CASE OF RIF BASIN (NORTH OF MOROCCO) AND THE SEGURA BASIN (SOUTHEAST OF IBERIAN PENINSULA). 2006-2007
Funded by AECI in the framework of Interuniversity projects between Morocco and Spain.
Participating institutes: Deparment of Ecology and Hydrology (University of Murcia) and Unity of Hydrobiology (University of Abdelmalek Essaâdi).
Principal researcher: Andrés Millán Sánchez (Spain) and Nard Bennas (Morocco).
- EFFECTS OF LAND USES CHANGES ON THE TROPHIC WEB OF A MEDITERRANEAN SALINE STREAMS. 2003-2006
Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, General Direction of research.
Participating institute: Deparment of Ecology and Hydrology (University of Murcia).
Principal researcher: Josefa Velasco García.