THE ECOSYSTEM OF MY VILLAGE
La Puebla de Alfindén, Zaragoza.
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La Puebla de Alfindén is a municipality in Spain, in the province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous region of Aragon. Belonging to the Comarca Central, it is located on the left bank of the river Ebro and near the mouth of the river Gállego. It has an area of 16.95 km² and a population of 6303 inhabitants.Loading...
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Average temperature: During the course of the year, the temperature generally varies from 3 °C to 33 °C and rarely drops below -2 °C or rises above 37 °C.
Average precipitations per year: La Puebla de Alfindén is 187 metres above sea level. ... According to Köppen and Geiger climate is classified as BSk. The temperature here is on average 15.5 °C. The precipitation is 408 mm per year.
Description of biotope: In terms of agricultural resources, the municipality is similar to neighbouring municipalities in terms of soil and crops. However, its industrial development has led to an increase in the industrial workforce, to the detriment of the agricultural workforce. In the last 20 years, the industrial workforce has risen from 30% to 80% and is likely to continue to increase.
BIOTIC FACTORS:
The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), is a species of rabbit native to the Iberian Peninsula. It is characterised by a body covered with thick, woolly, pale brown to grey fur, an oval head and large eyes. It weighs between 1.5 and 2.5 kg in the wild. It has long ears of up to 7 cm which help regulate body temperature and a very short tail. Its front legs are shorter than its hind legs. It measures 34 to 50 cm in gentle conditions, even more in domestic meat breeds. All these characteristics possessed by this species in the wild may vary significantly according to the breed.
It lives in dry areas close to sea level with soft sandy soil to facilitate the construction of burrows.
burrows. They inhabit forests, although they prefer large fields covered by bushes where they can hide. In the past, they were also common on arable land
although new ploughing methods include the destruction of rabbit burrows. Despite this, this species has adapted to human activity by living in parks, grassy fields or even cemeteries. They are sometimes found in agricultural crops where they feed on lettuce, grains or roots that were intended for human consumption.
It lives in dry areas close to sea level with soft sandy soil to facilitate the construction of burrows.
burrows. They inhabit forests, although they prefer large fields covered by bushes where they can hide. In the past, they were also common on arable land
although new ploughing methods include the destruction of rabbit burrows. Despite this, this species has adapted to human activity by living in parks, grassy fields or even cemeteries. They are sometimes found in agricultural crops where they feed on lettuce, grains or roots that were intended for human consumption.
The sheep (Ovis orientalis aries) is a domestic ungulate quadrupedal mammal, used as livestock. Like all ruminants, sheep are artiodactyla, or hoofed animals. Although the term "sheep" is applied to many species of the genus Ovis, it generally refers to the domestic subspecies of Ovis orientalis.
Sheep are relatively small ruminants, usually with a curly coat called wool and often with spiral-shaped side horns. Their height and weight vary depending on the breed. The rate of growth and their adult weight is an inherited trait and they are often selected for in breeding. Females usually weigh between 45 and 100 kg and males between 45 and 160 kg.
Sheep are exclusively herbivorous mammals. Most breeds prefer to eat grasses and other short-fibre plants, avoiding the higher woody parts of plants.
Sheep are relatively small ruminants, usually with a curly coat called wool and often with spiral-shaped side horns. Their height and weight vary depending on the breed. The rate of growth and their adult weight is an inherited trait and they are often selected for in breeding. Females usually weigh between 45 and 100 kg and males between 45 and 160 kg.
Sheep are exclusively herbivorous mammals. Most breeds prefer to eat grasses and other short-fibre plants, avoiding the higher woody parts of plants.
The prickly saltwort or prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum), among other names, is an annual plant of the Amaranthaceae family, which grows in sandy soils all over the world. Due to its very high sodium content (up to 6 % of solid matter), its ashes used to be used in the production of glass and in the manufacture of soda.
The plant is erect and grows up to one metre in height; it is highly branched from the base, the branches curving towards the stem, giving it a globular appearance. The branches are tender and green when young; with age they show coloured nodes with vertical purple striations on the internodes, and a marked hardening. The leaves are cylindrical, slightly larger at the base, alternate and with a spiny apex.
A species of Eurasian origin, it is distributed in Europe, Asia and North Africa, naturalised in North America. It prefers dry, saline soils and is able to withstand wide variations in pH and climate, being found from the Russian steppe to tropical areas. It is considered a weed and is actively combated.
It inhabits dry and desert areas; fallows, disturbed soils, roadsides, sandy shorelines.
The plant is erect and grows up to one metre in height; it is highly branched from the base, the branches curving towards the stem, giving it a globular appearance. The branches are tender and green when young; with age they show coloured nodes with vertical purple striations on the internodes, and a marked hardening. The leaves are cylindrical, slightly larger at the base, alternate and with a spiny apex.
A species of Eurasian origin, it is distributed in Europe, Asia and North Africa, naturalised in North America. It prefers dry, saline soils and is able to withstand wide variations in pH and climate, being found from the Russian steppe to tropical areas. It is considered a weed and is actively combated.
It inhabits dry and desert areas; fallows, disturbed soils, roadsides, sandy shorelines.
The white mulberry (Morus alba) is a tree species belonging to the genus Morus, family Moraceae.
Trees up to 15 m high, with greyish young branches. Leaves with petiole 1.5-2 cm and blade 4-6 by 4-5 cm, more or less ovate, subacute, irregularly toothed or lobed, obliquely cordate, slender, glabrous except along the veins, light green. Infrutescences (sorosis) as long as their peduncles (2.5 by 1 cm), white or pinkish-white, which are the blackberries.
The species is cultivated for its leaves, the only food for silkworms, whose cocoons are used to make silk.
These trees are native to the temperate zones of Central and East Asia (China, Manchuria and Korea) and are widely cultivated in Asia, Europe and America.
Trees up to 15 m high, with greyish young branches. Leaves with petiole 1.5-2 cm and blade 4-6 by 4-5 cm, more or less ovate, subacute, irregularly toothed or lobed, obliquely cordate, slender, glabrous except along the veins, light green. Infrutescences (sorosis) as long as their peduncles (2.5 by 1 cm), white or pinkish-white, which are the blackberries.
The species is cultivated for its leaves, the only food for silkworms, whose cocoons are used to make silk.
These trees are native to the temperate zones of Central and East Asia (China, Manchuria and Korea) and are widely cultivated in Asia, Europe and America.
The butterfly or silkworm (Bombyx mori) is a species of lepidopteran insect in the family Bombycidae.
The larva is up to 8 cm long; the twelve segments into which it is structured are clearly visible, the grey hatching colour turning either white or light yellow or white with black bands separating the segments.
The female butterfly expels orange to brown coloured internal fluid. Males are slightly smaller and move much more than females; they also have more streamlined abdomens and larger wings, although it is very rare for either of them to take flight.
The larva is up to 8 cm long; the twelve segments into which it is structured are clearly visible, the grey hatching colour turning either white or light yellow or white with black bands separating the segments.
The female butterfly expels orange to brown coloured internal fluid. Males are slightly smaller and move much more than females; they also have more streamlined abdomens and larger wings, although it is very rare for either of them to take flight.
