@article{10272/28561,
year = {2026},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10272/28561},
abstract = {The Doñana Biosphere Reserve is one of the most recognized and studied natural areas in the world, hence the importance of having an openly accessible species checklist. Previous lists are outdated, often have limited taxonomic scope, lack clearly defined inclusion and exclusion criteria, or are practically inaccessible. Here, an updated checklist of vertebrate species for the Doñana Biosphere Reserve based on explicit spatial, temporal, and biological criteria is presented, reviewed and complemented by expert zoologists. The resulting inventory includes 700 vertebrate species, with birds (60%) and fishes (26%) being the most diverse groups. Seven species are considered extinct in the region, two are possibly extinct (i.e., have not been recorded in the past decade), and 32 are classified as exotic. This updated and curated checklist fills a critical gap in regional biodiversity knowledge and establishes a robust foundation for future monitoring, research, and conservation efforts in this ecologically unique and increasingly threatened area of southwestern Europe.},
organization = {This work has been carried out within the context of the NaturaConnect project (grant agreement no. 101060429, funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme), and within the Framework of Actions for the Territorial Development of the Area of Influence of the Doñana Natural Park. This programme is partially funded by Junta de Andalucía. MD was supported by the project “Plan Complementario de I+D+i en el área de Biodiversidad (PCBIO)”, funded by the European Union within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan – NextGenerationEU and by the Regional Government of Andalusia. LMN is funded by the Spanish State Agency for Innovation’s Ramon y Cajal fellowship (RYC2022-036870-I).},
publisher = {Pensoft Publishers},
title = {Updated checklist of the vertebrate fauna of the Doñana Biosphere Reserve, Spain},
doi = {10.3897/zookeys.1269.166028},
author = {Román Sancho, Jacinto and Calzada Samperio, Javier and Navarro, Laetitia M.},
}