An approach towards the knowledge of Iberian high mountain calcareous grasslands

  • Rosario G. Gavilán Departamento de Biología Vegetal II. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad Complutense
  • Estrella Díez-Monsalve Departamento de Biología Vegetal II. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad Complutense
  • José Luis Izquierdo
  • Alba Gutiérrez-Girón Departamento de Biología Vegetal II. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad Complutense
  • Federico Fernández-González Facultad de Ciencias del Medio Ambiente. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.
  • Daniel Sánchez-Mata Departamento de Biología Vegetal II. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad Complutense
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_LAZA.2012.v33.40285
Keywords: Community ecology, basophilous grasslands, alpine vegetation, Mediterranean vegetation, new association, Spain, Gúdar y Javalambre massif, Sierra de Guadarrama.

Abstract

We have carried out a study on the pastures growing at high altitudes on calcareous substrata in the central-eastern Iberian Peninsula. The study comprised two areas: the Gúdar and Javalambre mountain areas, and the calcareous outcrops of the Sierra de Guadarrama. Two datasets were analysed: relevés taken in the Sierra de Guadarrama in the summer of 2010; and the relevés of Rivas Goday & Borja (1961) above 1700 m of altitude. The results highlighted the similarities and differences between both datasets, and we have recognized the new association Festuco curvifoliae-Astragaletum mutici for the Sierra de Guadarrama high-mountain calcareous grasslands, with a presence on both types of substrata.

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Published
2012-10-22
How to Cite
Gavilán R. G., Díez-Monsalve E., Izquierdo J. L., Gutiérrez-Girón A., Fernández-González F. y Sánchez-Mata D. (2012). An approach towards the knowledge of Iberian high mountain calcareous grasslands. Lazaroa, 33, 43-50. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_LAZA.2012.v33.40285
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Vol. 33 (2012)
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