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Spanish Biodiversity Projects: Multinational Research Projects Funded by the Spanish Government
Animals: Fauna iberica - Iberian Fauna
	Description: Fauna iberica aims to produce well-documented inventories of fauna and to carry out all types of scientific studies that will allow the acquisition of basic zoological information about animal biodiversity in the Iberian-Balearic region. The main objectives of the Fauna iberica Project is to increase the systematic study of animals by analysing the species distribution in order to estimate the areas that need greater protection. Domain: Iberian and balearic metazoo. Main Researcher: M. Angeles Ramos. Coordination Centre : Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC). Starting date : 1987. More information...: http://www.fauna-iberica.mncn.csic.es

Vascular Plants: Flora iberica - Iberian Vascular Flora
	Description: Flora iberica aims to produce a modern multi-volume flora and an on-line botanical information system: available information comprises taxonomic names, synonyms and vernacular names, descriptions, observations, iconography, habitat, flowering and geographic distribution of vascular plants. Domain: Iberian and balearic metazoo. Main Researcher: Santiago Castroviejo Bolibar. Coordination Centre : Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC). Starting date : 1982. More information...: http://www.floraiberica.org/

Fungi: Flora Micológica Ibérica - Iberian Fungi
	Description: Flora Micológica Ibérica provides the user with identification keys, descriptions and original iconography. It is based on fungus specimens from the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. Domain: Spontaneous fruitful fungi in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands, excluding human and other mammals parasites. Main Researcher: Mª Teresa Tellería Jorge. Coordination Centre : Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC). Starting date : 1987. More information...: http://www.rjb.csic.es/fmi/FMI titulares.htm
Bryophytes: Flora Briofítica Ibérica - Iberian Bryophytes

	Description: Flora Briofítica Ibérica is an active project to research iberian-balearic briophytes, whose results have been exposed in some already published volumes. It includes identification keys, detailed descriptions, original iconography, and ecological and corological information of the taxa included in each volume. Domain: Iberian and Balearic bryophytes. Main Researchers: Juan Guerra Montes y Rosa M. Cros. Coordination Centre : Universidad de Murcia, Dpto. Biología Vegetal. Starting date : 1997. More information...: http://www.florabriofiticaiberica.com/

Algae: Flora Phycologica Ibérica - Iberian Seaweeds
Description: Flora Phycologica Ibérica is a long-term project, involving several algae researchers from different Spanish Universities. The study is carried out based on algae specimens collected in iberian and balearic coastline. Matherial from iberian institutional and private herbaria. Domain: Marine and continental Spanish algae. Starting date : 1997. See also...: Spanish Phycological Society - http://www.sefalgas.org/

Lichens - Flora Liquenológica Ibérica - Iberian Lichens
Description: Flora Liquenológica Ibérica is aimed to facilitate the identification of Lichens included in the Iberian Penninsula and Balearic Islands catalog, including a critic work to avoir posible errors. Domain: Iberian and balearic lichens. Starting date : 1997.

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