Maquis vegetation in the eastern Cantabrian coastal fringe

The typology and distribution are discussed of hitherto poorly known Mediterranean-type maquis vegetation from the eastern stretch of the coastal fringe of the Cantabrian Mountains. 51 phytosociological relevés of maquis with Arbutus unedo ('madroñales') and Quercus coccifera (kermes oak s...

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Published in:Journal of vegetation science 1994-08, Vol.5 (4), p.533-540
Main Authors: Loidi, Javier, Herrera, Mercedes, Olano, José M., Silván, Fran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arbutus unedo
Biogeography
Biological taxonomies
checklists
Coastal forests
flora
Forest ecology
Fringe
Genisto occidentalis-Quercetum cocciferae
geographical distribution
Maquis
Ordination
Phillyreo latifoliae-Arbutetum unedonis
Phytosociology
plant communities
Quercus coccifera
Relic vegetation
Shrubs
spatial distribution
Species
Syntaxonomy
Taxa
taxonomy
Ulici gallii-Arbutetum unedonis
Vegetation
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Summary:The typology and distribution are discussed of hitherto poorly known Mediterranean-type maquis vegetation from the eastern stretch of the coastal fringe of the Cantabrian Mountains. 51 phytosociological relevés of maquis with Arbutus unedo ('madroñales') and Quercus coccifera (kermes oak shrubland or 'coscojares') were submitted to Correspondence Analysis and table rearrangement. The results are discussed and interpreted in the light of actual biogeographical and palaeohistorical knowledge. A sharp division between (uniform) acidophilous and (diversified) basophilous communities was revealed. On the basis of the phytosociological classification four new syntaxa are described: the associations Ulici gallii-Arbutetum unedonis, Phillyreo latifoliae-Arbutetum unedonis - with two subassociations: arbutetosum unedonis and viburnetosum tini - and the association Genisto occidentalis-Quercetum cocciferae.
ISSN:1100-9233
1654-1103
DOI:10.2307/3235980