Publication: Actions for the Conservation and Restoration of the Dunes and Wetlands in the Salinas of San Pedro del Pinatar: LIFE-Salinas Project (Murcia, Southeast of Spain)
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Ballesteros Pelegrín, G.A. ; García Marín, R. ; Ibarra Marinas, D. ; Sánchez Balibrea, J. ; Belmonte Serrato, F. ; Zamora López, A. ; Fernández Ramos, J.F. ; Martínez Arnal, N.
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MDPI
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ eng3040028
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Abstract
The LIFE SALINAS project, co-financed by the European Union, aims for the conservation and improvement of the protected area named the Regional Park of Las Salinas and Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar (Region of Murcia, Spain). The main objectives are, among others, to stop the erosion of the dunes in front of a 500 m long beach and to expand the breeding habitat of aquatic birds. Between the dune and the beach, a barrier was placed to protect the dune from the effects of storms. The dunes were fenced, placed with sand traps and revegetation was carried out with native species in the most degraded areas. Within the salt pans, 1800 m of new sandy dikes were built to separate the salt ponds. The results have been the recovery of the dune ecosystem and the increase in the population of nesting aquatic birds and other species, as well as an increase in the quality and production of salt.
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Eng 2022, 3, pp.387–399.
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