Las Tablas de Daimiel: A Wetland Being Drained
Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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Las Tablas de Daimiel: A Wetland Being Drained
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Tablas fluviales form where a river spills over its own banks in its middle course on almost flat ground with nowhere to drain, and Las Tablas de Daimiel — at the meeting of the Guadiana and the Cigüela — is one of the last surviving examples of that ecosystem anywhere. Over two thousand species live in it. It is also in serious trouble: the aquifer underneath has been over-pumped for irrigation for decades, and in 2007 four conservation organisations complained to UNESCO that La Mancha Húmeda and Daimiel in particular had degraded to the point of losing the values they were listed for.
Required Activities
1
of 5
Walk the boardwalks out across the tablas and work out what a tabla fluvial actually is
2
of 5
Work out why it forms here: two rivers meeting on flat ground with almost nowhere to drain
3
of 5
Count wildfowl from the hides — over two thousand species live in the park
4
of 5
Find out what happened to the aquifer underneath and what the 2007 complaint to UNESCO said
5
of 5
Decide for yourself whether a wetland that depends on groundwater can survive irrigated farming around it
Walk the boardwalks out across the tablas and work out what a tabla fluvial actually is
Work out why it forms here: two rivers meeting on flat ground with almost nowhere to drain
Count wildfowl from the hides — over two thousand species live in the park
Find out what happened to the aquifer underneath and what the 2007 complaint to UNESCO said
Decide for yourself whether a wetland that depends on groundwater can survive irrigated farming around it
Before you go
Water levels vary enormously and parts of the park can be dry. Mosquitoes are severe in warm weather.
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Challenge XP
300 XP
Spain country bonus
+100 XP
Potential total
400 XP
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