Research paper

Palaeontological Heritage: protected vs. unprotected areas. The case of Clot de Galvany Municipal Natural Park and Elche reservoir surroundings

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ESTEBAN JOSÉ SÁNCHEZ-FERRIS
Museo Paleontológico de Elche (MUPE), Plaza San Juan, 03203 Elche, Alicante, Spain. appalser@yahoo.es
Corresponding author

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ABSTRACT

Concerning palaeontological and geological heritage of a particular place, being or not being under legal protection infl uences its preservation. As two examples, cases of Clot de Galvany Municipal Natural Park and Elche reservoir surroundings are exposed. Developed by the Palaeontologic Museum of Elche, Project FOPALI assessment methodology has been applied.

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Key words: Clot de Galvany, Elche reservoir, palaeontological heritage, heritage assessment

How to cite: Sánchez-Ferris, E.J. 2019. Palaeontological Heritage: protected vs. unprotected areas. The case of Clot de Galvany Municipal Natural Park and Elche reservoir surroundings. Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, 34 (1), 81-84.

Received 12 February 2019, Accepted 17 May 2019, Published: 30 June 2019

https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.34.1.15252

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