C25: Orocantabrian Juniperus communis subsp. alpina and Cotoneaster integerrimus-scrub with Vaccinium uliginosum on siliceous rocks

CountrySpain
Province western and southern Cantabrian mountains
References

Díaz González & Fernández Prieto 1987; Díaz González & Fernández Prieto 1994a; Díaz González & Fernández Prieto 1994b; Díaz González & Penas Merino 1984; Fernández Prieto 1983; García González 1990; Hernandez Hernandez 1987; Izco 1987; Ladero Alvarez, Díaz González, Penas Merino, Rivas-Martínez & Valle Gutierrez 1987; Lôpez Pacheco 1988; Lôpez Pacheco & Puente García 1987; Penas Merino, García González & Herrero Cembranos 1995; Perez Morales 1987; Puente García 1988; Rivas-Goday & Rivas-Martínez 1958a; Rivas-Martínez 1987; Rivas-Martínez, Díaz González, Fernández Prieto, Loidi Arregui & Penas Merino 1984

Remarks

CONIF
BLD
BLE
SCL
LEG
ZONPALM
ARBFERN
D-HERB
M-HERB
AZONAL WOODY
AZONAL NON-WOODY
AQUATIC
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
Sum of taxa
CONIF
1.00
BLD
0.60
BLE
1.16
SCL
1.08
LEG
1.16
ZONPALM
0.00
ARBFERN
0.00
D-HERB
0.00
M-HERB
0.00
AZONAL WOODY
0.00
AZONAL NON-WOODY
0.00
AQUATIC
0.00
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
0.00
Percentage of zonal taxa
CONIF
20.00
BLD
12.00
BLE
23.20
SCL
21.60
LEG
23.20
ZONPALM
0.00
ARBFERN
0.00
D-HERB
0.00
M-HERB
0.00
Percentage of zonal woody angiosperms
BLD
15.00
BLE
29.00
SCL
27.00
LEG
29.00
ZONPALM
0.00
Sum of all taxa5.00
Sum of zonal taxa5.00
Sum of zonal woody angiosperms4.00
Sum of % SCL + LEG56.00
Sum of % D-HERB + M-HERB (ZONAL HERB)0.00

Vegetation types

No vegetation types.

EuroVegMap information

Title

Orocantabrian Juniperus communis subsp. alpina and Cotoneaster integerrimus-scrub with Vaccinium uliginosum on siliceous rocks

Geographical distribution

Country/territory
Spain: western and southern Cantabrian mountains
area covered
620 km²
area frequency
8 polygons.

Scientific names of main plant communities and their most common synonyms (with author citation)

Junipero nanae-Vaccinietum microphylli Rivas Goday & Rivas-Martínez ex F. Prieto 1983 corr. Loidi & Biurrun 1995 (= Junipero nanae-Vaccinietum uliginosi Rivas Goday & Rivas-Martínez ex F. Prieto 1983).

Structural feature of the main community(ies) (layers, life-forms, etc.)

Thick relief-climatically determined scrub close to mountain peaks, often characterised by low growing nanophanerophytes and chamaephytes.

Dominant and most frequent species in different layers

Tree layer
---
Shrub layer
Juniperus communis subsp. alpina, Cotoneaster integerrimus
Lianas
---
Herb layer
Vaccinium uliginosum subsp. microphyllum, Vaccinium myrtillus, Calluna vulgaris
Moss layer (incl. lichens)
No details

Diagnostically important species

Juniperus communis subsp. alpina, Vaccinium uliginosum subsp. Microphyllum, Calluna vulgaris

Ecological variants

No details

Geographical variants (geogr. differential species)

No details

Natural accompanying vegetation (most important units in complex with the name giving mapping unit, scientific names)

alpine grasslands (Junco trifidi-Oreochloetum blankae); debris fan communities (Linario filicaulis-Sperguletum viscosae, Cryptogrammo crispae-Dryopteridetum abbreviatae, Cryptogrammo crispae-Silenetum gayanae); grasslands with succulent species (Agrostio durieui-Sedetum pyrenaici, Murbeckiello boryi-Saxifragetum willkommianae); meadows: Luzulo carpetanae-Pedicularietum sylvaticae, Campanulo herminii-Trifolietum alpini, Poo legionensis-Nardetum strictae.

Adjoining climax and permanent vegetation (with numbers of mapping units)

acidophilous oak forests (F24, F25), species-poor beech forests (F98), open Juniperus thurifera woodlands (K28).

Land use, substitute communities

forestry (substitute communities, plantations of economic tree-species, scrub)
---
grassland (meadows, pastures, herb-rich communities)
Subalpine psychro-xerophilic base-deficient pasture grounds (Teesdaliopsio confertae-Festucetum eskiae).
arable land (characteristic weed communities)
---
settlements (typical ruderal vegetation)
---

Site conditions of the mapping unit

Landscape type, geomorphology
peak areas of the high-mountain regions
Altitudinal belt and/or altitudinal range
subalpine; 1800-2300 m
Geology (bedrock)
base-deficient siliceous rock (Carboniferous, Devonian)
Soil conditions
soil type, also the depth of fine textured earth (soil), stone content; (international nomenclature)
ranker, ferrum-humus podzol; (dystric and umbric leptosols; podzols)
soil texture
No details
soil moisture, water balance
fresh, moderately dry
soil reaction
acidic, moderately acidic
soil fertility
oligotrophic
Climate incl. local climate
climate type (following Walter & Lieth)
X
average annual temperature
3-6 °C
average annual precipitation
>1400 mm
average temperature of the warmest month
10-12 °C
average temperature of the coldest month
-4 to -2 °C
local climate or other climatic peculiarities
---

Importance for nature protection

Present state and development trend of natural vegetation (degree of endangerment)
Little endangered.
endangered communities, species worthy of protection in natural vegetation
No details
causes of endangerment
Fires, tourism.
required measures for protection and restitution
No details

Localities of representative stands (loci typici) with state of protection

of the natural vegetation
Spain: Fuentes Carrionas, north of Palencia, Valle de San Emiliano, Muniellos (Somiedo), Ancares.
of characteristic substitute communities worthy of protection
---

Most important references (author, year)

Díaz González & Fernández Prieto 1987; Díaz González & Fernández Prieto 1994a; Díaz González & Fernández Prieto 1994b; Díaz González & Penas Merino 1984; Fernández Prieto 1983; García González 1990; Hernandez Hernandez 1987; Izco 1987; Ladero Alvarez, Díaz González, Penas Merino, Rivas-Martínez & Valle Gutierrez 1987; Lôpez Pacheco 1988; Lôpez Pacheco & Puente García 1987; Penas Merino, García González & Herrero Cembranos 1995; Perez Morales 1987; Puente García 1988; Rivas-Goday & Rivas-Martínez 1958a; Rivas-Martínez 1987; Rivas-Martínez, Díaz González, Fernández Prieto, Loidi Arregui & Penas Merino 1984

Compiled by

A. Penas Merino and L. Herrero Cembranos

© Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN)
Texts were extracted from the EuroVegMap application with permission from the authors.

Taxons

Taxon
CONIF
BLD
BLE
SCL
LEG
ZONPALM
ARBFERN
D-HERB
M-HERB
AZONAL WOODY
AZONAL NON-WOODY
AQUATIC
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
Taxon
Calluna vulgaris
CONIF
0.00
BLD
0.00
BLE
0.50
SCL
0.00
LEG
0.50
ZONPALM
0.00
ARBFERN
0.00
D-HERB
0.00
M-HERB
0.00
AZONAL WOODY
0.00
AZONAL NON-WOODY
0.00
AQUATIC
0.00
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
0.00
Taxon
Cotoneaster integerrimus
CONIF
0.00
BLD
0.60
BLE
0.00
SCL
0.40
LEG
0.00
ZONPALM
0.00
ARBFERN
0.00
D-HERB
0.00
M-HERB
0.00
AZONAL WOODY
0.00
AZONAL NON-WOODY
0.00
AQUATIC
0.00
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
0.00
Taxon
Juniperus communis subsp. alpina
CONIF
1.00
BLD
0.00
BLE
0.00
SCL
0.00
LEG
0.00
ZONPALM
0.00
ARBFERN
0.00
D-HERB
0.00
M-HERB
0.00
AZONAL WOODY
0.00
AZONAL NON-WOODY
0.00
AQUATIC
0.00
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
0.00
Taxon
Vaccinium myrtillus
CONIF
0.00
BLD
0.00
BLE
0.33
SCL
0.34
LEG
0.33
ZONPALM
0.00
ARBFERN
0.00
D-HERB
0.00
M-HERB
0.00
AZONAL WOODY
0.00
AZONAL NON-WOODY
0.00
AQUATIC
0.00
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
0.00
Taxon
Vaccinium uliginosum subsp. microphyllum
CONIF
0.00
BLD
0.00
BLE
0.33
SCL
0.34
LEG
0.33
ZONPALM
0.00
ARBFERN
0.00
D-HERB
0.00
M-HERB
0.00
AZONAL WOODY
0.00
AZONAL NON-WOODY
0.00
AQUATIC
0.00
PROBLEMATIC TAXA
0.00

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