High-mountain peatlands are essential ecosystems for habitats, biodiversity, water, and carbon cy... more High-mountain peatlands are essential ecosystems for habitats, biodiversity, water, and carbon cycling, butthere is little comprehensive information in central Iberia. We present results of research concerning the distribution,geormorphology, floristic, geobotany, and habitat diversity of peatlands in the Gredos Regional Park (Iberian Central System).We identified 72 peatlands covering 117 ha and ranging in size from 0.01 to 17.34 ha. Peatlands occur primarily in theupper orosubmediterranean bioclimatic belt at 1775–2230 m asl. From a geomorphological point of view, 9 differentpeatland typologies have been defined. Multivariate analyses (agglomerative cluster analysis and principal componentanalysis) of 103 relevés allowed us to classify the sampled peatland stands into 7 plant communities and 4 Europeanhabitats that formed along complex hydrogeomorphic conditions, and to propose a new subassociation of other communitypreviously described (Caricetum echinato-nigrae lycopodielletosum...
Poster presentado en el 2nd International APLE-APLF Congress: "Pollen biotechnology, diversi... more Poster presentado en el 2nd International APLE-APLF Congress: "Pollen biotechnology, diversity and function in a changing environment" celebrado en Madrid del 17 al 20 de septiembre 2013
We performed a five-year assessment of the natural vegetation restoration capacity following the ... more We performed a five-year assessment of the natural vegetation restoration capacity following the 2012 fires in Valdemaqueda (Madrid, Spain) via the characterization of the post-fire and residual vegetation and the analysis of soil physico-chemical characteristics. Six pilot-plots were established in the affected site. Forest species, representative of the potential natural vegetation of the area (Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. lagunae and Quercus rotundifolia woodlands) and broom shrubs (Cytisus scoparius, Retama sphaerocarpa) were planted to assess the relationship among the stages of ecological succession, competition, and soil restoration processes following devastating fire events. The fire-driven alteration of the soil’s physico-chemical properties was evident, given the increased pH and reduced C/N ratio in the first years of the study. However, we observed an increased soil enrichment in the last years of study, accompanied by the propagation of herbaceous species, su[1]pporting ...
... el género Festuca L. (Gramineae) en la Peninsula Iberica = Données taxonomiques sur le genre ... more ... el género Festuca L. (Gramineae) en la Peninsula Iberica = Données taxonomiques sur le genre Festuca L. (Gramineae) dans la Péninsule IbériqueTaxonomical data on the genus Festuca L. (Gramineae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Auteur(s) / Author(s). DE LA FUENTE GARCIA U ...
Another example of cryptic diversity in lichen-forming fungi: the new species Parmelia mayi (Asco... more Another example of cryptic diversity in lichen-forming fungi: the new species Parmelia mayi (Ascomycota: Parmeliaceae)
Se revisan fitosociologicamente los bosques y matorrales oromediterraneos del Sistema Central per... more Se revisan fitosociologicamente los bosques y matorrales oromediterraneos del Sistema Central pertenecientes a la alianza Pino-Cytision oromediterranei . Un suborden, una asociacion y seis subasociaciones se proponen como nuevos: Juniperenalia nanae, Echinosparto pulviniformis-Cytisetum oromediterranei, Cytiso-Echinospartetum barnadesii ericetsoum arboreae, Junipero-Cytisetum oromediterranei adenocarpetosum hispanici, arctostaphylletosum crassifoliae, ericetosum aragonensis, genistetosum cinerascentis y populetosum tremulae . Asimismo, se proponen diversas correcciones nomenclaturales y se tipifican los principales sintaxones de la clase. Por ultimo, se presenta un esquema sintaxonomico de la misma en la Peninsula Iberica hasta el nivel de asociacion, con la diagnosis biogeografica, ecologica y floristica de los sintaxones de rango superior. Finalmente, en el apendice floristico se proponen tres nuevas combinaciones nomenclaturales: Echinospartum ibericum Rivas-Martinez, Sanchez-Mat...
Vegetation is the most easily recognisable component of the ecosystem, and is the result of the j... more Vegetation is the most easily recognisable component of the ecosystem, and is the result of the joint action of environmental factors: it reflects climate, the nature of the soil, the availability of water and nutrients, and biotic and anthropic factors. It therefore acts as an indicator of the characteristics and status of ecosystems (Whittaker 1975; Matteucci and Colma 1982). The study of vegetation is of exceptional importance as it is a vital part of the ecological system: it captures, transforms and stores solar energy, protects the soil, regulates the local climate and serves as sustenance and refuge for fauna; it is the origin of raw materials for humans and a source of spiritual and cultural well-being thanks to its aesthetic, recreational and educational value. It is the essential basis for obtaining information on the composition, structure, dynamic and distribution of plant communities within a specific plant formation (Braun-Blanquet 1964; Whittaker 1975; Matteucci and C...
The composition and distribution of the vegetation in the subtropical montane forests of the Serr... more The composition and distribution of the vegetation in the subtropical montane forests of the Serranias de Zapla Multiple Use Ecology Reserve was determined using the phytosociological methodology of the Zurich-Montpellier school (Braun-Blanquet 1979) adapted to the study area, which allowed the identification and delimitation of the different plant communities along the altitudinal gradient in the Reserve.
High-mountain peatlands are essential ecosystems for habitats, biodiversity, water, and carbon cy... more High-mountain peatlands are essential ecosystems for habitats, biodiversity, water, and carbon cycling, butthere is little comprehensive information in central Iberia. We present results of research concerning the distribution,geormorphology, floristic, geobotany, and habitat diversity of peatlands in the Gredos Regional Park (Iberian Central System).We identified 72 peatlands covering 117 ha and ranging in size from 0.01 to 17.34 ha. Peatlands occur primarily in theupper orosubmediterranean bioclimatic belt at 1775–2230 m asl. From a geomorphological point of view, 9 differentpeatland typologies have been defined. Multivariate analyses (agglomerative cluster analysis and principal componentanalysis) of 103 relevés allowed us to classify the sampled peatland stands into 7 plant communities and 4 Europeanhabitats that formed along complex hydrogeomorphic conditions, and to propose a new subassociation of other communitypreviously described (Caricetum echinato-nigrae lycopodielletosum...
Poster presentado en el 2nd International APLE-APLF Congress: "Pollen biotechnology, diversi... more Poster presentado en el 2nd International APLE-APLF Congress: "Pollen biotechnology, diversity and function in a changing environment" celebrado en Madrid del 17 al 20 de septiembre 2013
We performed a five-year assessment of the natural vegetation restoration capacity following the ... more We performed a five-year assessment of the natural vegetation restoration capacity following the 2012 fires in Valdemaqueda (Madrid, Spain) via the characterization of the post-fire and residual vegetation and the analysis of soil physico-chemical characteristics. Six pilot-plots were established in the affected site. Forest species, representative of the potential natural vegetation of the area (Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. lagunae and Quercus rotundifolia woodlands) and broom shrubs (Cytisus scoparius, Retama sphaerocarpa) were planted to assess the relationship among the stages of ecological succession, competition, and soil restoration processes following devastating fire events. The fire-driven alteration of the soil’s physico-chemical properties was evident, given the increased pH and reduced C/N ratio in the first years of the study. However, we observed an increased soil enrichment in the last years of study, accompanied by the propagation of herbaceous species, su[1]pporting ...
... el género Festuca L. (Gramineae) en la Peninsula Iberica = Données taxonomiques sur le genre ... more ... el género Festuca L. (Gramineae) en la Peninsula Iberica = Données taxonomiques sur le genre Festuca L. (Gramineae) dans la Péninsule IbériqueTaxonomical data on the genus Festuca L. (Gramineae) in the Iberian Peninsula. Auteur(s) / Author(s). DE LA FUENTE GARCIA U ...
Another example of cryptic diversity in lichen-forming fungi: the new species Parmelia mayi (Asco... more Another example of cryptic diversity in lichen-forming fungi: the new species Parmelia mayi (Ascomycota: Parmeliaceae)
Se revisan fitosociologicamente los bosques y matorrales oromediterraneos del Sistema Central per... more Se revisan fitosociologicamente los bosques y matorrales oromediterraneos del Sistema Central pertenecientes a la alianza Pino-Cytision oromediterranei . Un suborden, una asociacion y seis subasociaciones se proponen como nuevos: Juniperenalia nanae, Echinosparto pulviniformis-Cytisetum oromediterranei, Cytiso-Echinospartetum barnadesii ericetsoum arboreae, Junipero-Cytisetum oromediterranei adenocarpetosum hispanici, arctostaphylletosum crassifoliae, ericetosum aragonensis, genistetosum cinerascentis y populetosum tremulae . Asimismo, se proponen diversas correcciones nomenclaturales y se tipifican los principales sintaxones de la clase. Por ultimo, se presenta un esquema sintaxonomico de la misma en la Peninsula Iberica hasta el nivel de asociacion, con la diagnosis biogeografica, ecologica y floristica de los sintaxones de rango superior. Finalmente, en el apendice floristico se proponen tres nuevas combinaciones nomenclaturales: Echinospartum ibericum Rivas-Martinez, Sanchez-Mat...
Vegetation is the most easily recognisable component of the ecosystem, and is the result of the j... more Vegetation is the most easily recognisable component of the ecosystem, and is the result of the joint action of environmental factors: it reflects climate, the nature of the soil, the availability of water and nutrients, and biotic and anthropic factors. It therefore acts as an indicator of the characteristics and status of ecosystems (Whittaker 1975; Matteucci and Colma 1982). The study of vegetation is of exceptional importance as it is a vital part of the ecological system: it captures, transforms and stores solar energy, protects the soil, regulates the local climate and serves as sustenance and refuge for fauna; it is the origin of raw materials for humans and a source of spiritual and cultural well-being thanks to its aesthetic, recreational and educational value. It is the essential basis for obtaining information on the composition, structure, dynamic and distribution of plant communities within a specific plant formation (Braun-Blanquet 1964; Whittaker 1975; Matteucci and C...
The composition and distribution of the vegetation in the subtropical montane forests of the Serr... more The composition and distribution of the vegetation in the subtropical montane forests of the Serranias de Zapla Multiple Use Ecology Reserve was determined using the phytosociological methodology of the Zurich-Montpellier school (Braun-Blanquet 1979) adapted to the study area, which allowed the identification and delimitation of the different plant communities along the altitudinal gradient in the Reserve.
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