The Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a wetland in central Spain known for its diverse fauna and flora. Covering 3,000 hectares, it contains both fresh water from the Guadiana River and brackish water from the Cigüela River, creating an unusual ecosystem. The park supports many migratory bird species that use it as a stopover, as well as resident fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals that live in and around the wetland area. Vegetation includes common reed thriving along the Guadiana and marsh plants like great fen-sedge dominating areas influenced by the Cigüela's briny water. Grassy areas within the
2. PARQUE NACIONAL DE
LAS TABLAS DE DAIMIEL
Tablas de Daimiel National
Park is a wetland on the La
Mancha plain, a mainly
arid area in the province of
Ciudad Real. With an area
of about 3,000 ha, the park
is the smallest of Spain's
fifteen national parks. The
protected area is in the
process of being expanded
outside the original nature
reserve to include
neighbouring ...
3. BIOLOGICAL PATRIMONY
Las Tablas de Daimiel are provided with two types of water
making an unusual ecosystem: the Guadiana contributes fresh
water, while its tributary the Cigüela is brackish.
4. FAUNA IN DAIMIEL
TABLES
WITHIN THE FAUNA OF
THE DAIMIEL TABLES WE
CAN HIGHLIGHT,
MIGRATORY FAUNA AND
RESIDENT FAUNA.
MIGRATORY FAUNA:
-Purple Heron
-- Great Bittern
-- Bearded Reedling
-- Northern Shoveler
-Etc…
6. In the spring and the summer we may find amphibians and
reptiles like the European tree frog , the Perez´s frog ,the Common Toad the
Grass Snake or the water snake
Also we may find mammals like the European Polecat ,the Red Fox ,
the European Otter, the Water Vole as well as the ones that live in
proximities of the wetlands: the European Rabbit , the Cape Hare ,the Least
Weasel or the Boar .
7. FLORA IN
DAIMIEL TABLES
The fresh water of
the Guadiana favors the growth
of the Common Reed and the
briny water of the Gigüela
favors the growth of the marshy
vegetation, principally the
Great Fen-sedge .
The Great Fen-sedge
abounded extraordinarily, and it
was one of the most extensive
zones in Occidental Europe.
There were groups of Bulrushes
and Rush in the least deep
areas.
Grasslands are one of the most
characteristic formations of the
National Park formed by
different sorts of Chara genus
Presentation elaborated by María Moreno.