Title
East Iberian oro-Mediterranean pine forests (Pinus sylvestris var. iberica) with Juniperus sabina, Pinus uncinata, Berberis vulgaris subsp. seroi, Rosa pulverulenta, Festuca gautieri on carbonate rocks
Geographical distribution
Country/territory
Spain: Sierra de Cuenca, Sierra del Albarracín, Sierra de Gúdar; sectors Maestracense and Celtibérico-Alcarreño
area frequency
6 polygons.
Scientific names of main plant communities and their most common synonyms (with author citation)
Sabino-Pinetum sylvestris Rivas Goday & Borja 1961.
Structural feature of the main community(ies) (layers, life-forms, etc.)
Open pine forest with a dense shrub layer mainly of different juniper species.
Dominant and most frequent species in different layers
Tree layer
Pinus sylvestris var. iberica, Pinus uncinata
Shrub layer
Juniperus sabina, Juniperus communis subsp. hemisphaerica, Rhamnus alpina, Prunus prostrata, Berberis vulgaris subsp. seroi, Rosa pulverulenta
Herb layer
Carex humilis, Festuca gautieri, Saponaria glutinosa, Geum sylvaticum, Clinopodium vulgare, Viola willkommi, Helleborus foetidus, Myosotis sylvatica, Hepatica nobilis
Moss layer (incl. lichens)
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Diagnostically important species
Pinus sylvestris var. iberica; Juniperus sabina; Carex humilis, Festuca gautieri, Saponaria glutinosa
Ecological variants
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Geographical variants (geogr. differential species)
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Natural accompanying vegetation (most important units in complex with the name giving mapping unit, scientific names)
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Adjoining climax and permanent vegetation (with numbers of mapping units)
Quercus pyrenaica-forests (G64), Quercus faginea-forests (G71, G72), Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia-forests (J9), open Juniperus thurifera woodlands (K29).
Land use, substitute communities
forestry (substitute communities, plantations of economic tree-species, scrub)
Pine plantations (Pinus sylvestris, Pinus nigra subsp. salzmanii); scrub: Sabino-Berberidetum hispanicae, Saturejo-Erinacetum.
grassland (meadows, pastures, herb-rich communities)
Pasture lands: Poo ligulatae-Festucetum hystricis on drier soils, Cirsio acaule-Onobrychietum hispanicae on moister soils, Paronychio-Artemisietum on soils influenced by cryoturbation.
arable land (characteristic weed communities)
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settlements (typical ruderal vegetation)
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Site conditions of the mapping unit
Landscape type, geomorphology
mountainous country
Altitudinal belt and/or altitudinal range
oro-Mediterranean; above 1600 m
Geology (bedrock)
chalk, dolomite rocks (Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic)
soil type, also the depth of fine textured earth (soil), stone content; (international nomenclature)
humus carbonate soil, calcareous brown soils; (calcaric, lithic and rendzic leptosols; stony calcic cambisols)
soil moisture, water balance
moderately dry, dry
soil reaction
weakly acidic, neutral
soil fertility
oligotrophic to mesotrophic
Climate incl. local climate
climate type (following Walter & Lieth)
X
average annual temperature
4-8 °C
average annual precipitation
1000-1600 mm
average temperature of the warmest month
12-16 °C
average temperature of the coldest month
-3 to -1 °C
local climate or other climatic peculiarities
humid, hyperhumid.
Importance for nature protection
Present state and development trend of natural vegetation (degree of endangerment)
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endangered communities, species worthy of protection in natural vegetation
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causes of endangerment
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required measures for protection and restitution
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Localities of representative stands (loci typici) with state of protection
of the natural vegetation
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of characteristic substitute communities worthy of protection
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Most important references (author, year)
Lôpez González 1976; Peinado Lorca & Rivas-Martínez (Ed.) 1987; Rivas-Goday & Borja 1961; Rivas-Martínez 1987
Compiled by
A. Penas Merino and L. Herrero Cembranos
