Flora i vegetació de la serra d'Espadà
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2015
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28-01-2016
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Abstract
In this work, a botanical study of the Serra d’Espadà has been carried out in order to contribute to a better knowledge of the flora and the vegetation of the place. This territory is located in the regions of Alto Palancia and Plana Baixa (Castellón) and it goes from the coast to the interior. The work is structured into several sections or chapters.
In the first chapter, the previous studies and contributions to the knowledge of the flora and vegetation of the study area are briefly described. The need of this study is also shown and the aims and work plan is established.
In the second chapter, the physical environment is described in more detail. The situation, the extent and the limits of the study area are shown. Additional information is given about its geological features, soil units and their relation to the type of vegetation, geomorphological units that characterize the area, rivers and wetlands that can be found, its climatic and demographic characteristics, as well as areas that are under some kind of protection.
In the third chapter, the floristic study of the area and a floristic catalogue of this are provided. All the taxa that have been observed or we have references about them are listed in this catalogue. It finishes with a statistical analysis of the chorological spectrum and its life forms.
In the fourth chapter, a phytosociological study of the territory is done according to the sigmatist school. Then it is made with an exposure to syntaxonomical scheme, the hierarchical description of the different vegetation units observed in the area and the contribution of phytosociological tables. Finally, the dynamics of vegetation series is analyzed and the possible evolution is shown through schemes. The botanical valuation of the territory is made and those aspects related to the conservation or protection that we believe should be carried out are discussed.