Answer to the research question

"To what extent are climate change and other anthropogenic actions affecting the ecosystem of the Padul peat bogs?"

Analyzing the rainfall and temperature statistics, we realized that in reality there are no major alterations, because it always rains quite a lot being at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. In addition, due to its depth of 20 meters, it is very difficult for it to dry out and the surfaces are not too reduced. On the other hand, human presence does affect the wetland and in many ways: the presence of crops causes fertilizers to infiltrate and end up in the river causing eutrophication, the road causes a constant noise pollution harmful to the birds of the ecosystem and the existence of a quarry less than 300 meters away produces a large amount of dust that ends up in the waters of the wetland. In addition, there are also visible wind turbines that have a landscape impact and cause the death of birds. But the most important thing is probably the presence of discharges from a sewage treatment plant in a section that is also channeled, so the ecosystem is fragmented, these wastewaters carry with them towelettes and other physical objects that remain in the water and cause the death of ducks, and of course produce eutrophication.

In conclusion, and in response to the research question, we have realized that climate change does not significantly affect this ecosystem, or at least not more than the rest of the world, and if in the short-medium term the wetland is in danger, it would not be due to this cause. On the contrary, anthropic actions do have a great impact on the area: taking into account that its origin is already created by man, all its characteristics can be modified by man. Specifically, the aforementioned human impacts cause the life of the wetland's living beings to be altered, in some cases ending the life of important species in Padul's trophic chains.