Characterisation of the Vascular Flora and Invertebrate Community of Mértola
Scientific Focus Area: Biodiversity
Team: Sónia Ferreira (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, EBM), Miguel Porto (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, EBM), Marisa Rodrigues (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, EBM), and Paulo Célio Alves (FCUP, BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, EBM).
Timeline: 2022
Location: Municipality of Mértola
This project involved the inventory of the vascular flora and invertebrates present in the municipality of Mértola, with three main actions: a) targeted surveying of species with conservation interest, aimed at enhancing the biological heritage of the municipality; b) identification, mapping, and characterisation of sites where threatened species occur, for their protection and monitoring; c) establishing fixed sampling points for communities, where changes in the diversity of plant and invertebrate communities are periodically characterised over time using the same methodology in the same locations.