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Frequently, leguminous plants predominate in the scrub of the underbrush. Stage of pine forests. The native species have practically disappeared, as has the associated vegetation. Together with the pines, heliophilic (preferring dry and sunny habitats) and invasive brush start to appear, almost always based on the families Cistaceae and Ericaceae.
For the most part, the history of forestry in Spain was one of increasing deforestation. [1] Wood ( Spanish : madera ) long was the main source of energy. [ 1 ] In the 20th century, efforts were taken to reverse the trend, increasing the forested area in the country from then on.
Irati Forest. The Irati Forest (French: Forêt d'Iraty; French pronunciation: [fɔʁɛ diʁati]; Spanish: Selva de Irati；Basque: Iratiko oihana), found in the western Pyrenees, covers 17,300 ha (43,000 acres) of the Navarre region, astride on the Soule and Basse-Navarre (Mendive and Lecumberry) provinces (France) and Navarre (Spain), framed by Mount Okabe (1,466 m) and Pic d'Orhy (2,017 m).
The illegal wildlife trade is the illegal trading of plants and wildlife. This illegal trading is worth an estimate of 7-23 billion [30] and an annual trade of around 100 million plants and animals. [31] In 2021 it was found that this trade has caused a 60% decline in species abundance, and 80% for endangered species. [31]
Topographic map of Spain. The wildlife of Spain includes the diverse flora and fauna of Spain.The country located at the south of France has two long coastlines, one on the north on the Cantabrian Sea, another on the East and South East on the Mediterranean Sea, and a smaller one on the west and south west on the Atlantic Ocean, its territory includes a big part of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...
The winners of the 2024 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Launched in 2001, this competition is one of the most prestigious in modern nature photography. This ...
The Baetic mountains share many plant species with the Rif mountains of northern Morocco, and many Baetic species' closest relatives are native to the Rif. These species, known as the Baetic-Rifan flora, constitute about 10% of the Sierra Nevada's plant diversity.
The forest floor supports a variety of plants, ferns, grasses, and tree seedlings, as well as animals such as ants, amphibians, spiders, and millipedes. Understory is made up of bushes, shrubs, and young trees that are adapted to living in the shade of the canopy. Canopy is formed by the mass of intertwined branches, twigs, and leaves of mature ...