An approach towards the knowledge of Iberian high mountain calcareous grasslands
- Gavilán García, Rosario G.
- Díez Monsalve, Estrella
- Izquierdo, José Luis
- Gutiérrez Girón, Alba
- Fernández González, Federico
ISSN: 0210-9778
Year of publication: 2012
Volume: 33
Pages: 43-50
Type: Article
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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.