Abstract
The habitat of the several territories in Ciudad Real (Castilla-La Mancha, Spain) are studued through the and mapping (scale 1:10.000) and vegetation analysis. The distribution and surface of the habitat presents in the Sites of Community Interest (SCIs), as well as pressures, threats, trends, and state of conservation are described. These site contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type or of a species of community intesess.These specially protected areas are part of the Natura 2000 network. We discuss the diversity of forest habitats characterized by species of the genus Quercus L., focusing only on the plant communities in the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC of 1992, regarding the conservation of fauna and flora and habitats of interest owing to their endemic or rare character. Habitats and species must be studied in combination to ensure the maximum reliability of the results. We concentrate on habitats with low representation in the territory as a consequence of their rarity or endemicity. We study the following habitats of special interest: 9230—Mediterranean-Ibero-Atlantic and Galaico-Portuguese oak woods of Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica; 9240—Iberian oaks of Quercus faginea and Quercus canariensis; 9320—Thermomediterranean forests of Olea and Ceratonia (Iberian Peninsula, Balearic and Canary Islands); 9540—Mediterranean pine forests of endemic Pinus pinaster (Pinus pinaster subsp. acutisquama); 9560—Endemic forests with Juniperus spp.; 5210. Arborescent scrub with Juniperus spp.
Highlights
The vegetation was interpreted using phytosociological inventories, taken following the Braun–Blanquet phytosociological methodology [8], where the abundance scale combines an estimate of the number of individuals from each species and the area they occupy in the relevé area
The syntaxa of interest published after the introduction of the six-digit code in Spain, they have been accepted by the scientific community, still have no code
The vegetation units were obtained from aerial photographs at a scale of 1:10,000, digital terrain models, bioclimatic and biogeographical models, and geological and soil maps, which were subsequently verified in the field by taking phytosociological inventories of the plant associations present in each vegetation unit
Summary
The habitat mapping has applications in land planning and management and is a necessary tool in drawing up conservation plans of nature and biodiversity. As well as that of other natural and semi-natural habitats, reflects the ecological conditions that occur in a given area, as well as changes in these conditions environmental and human influences. A good understanding of the conservation status and distribution of habitats is essential for planning long-term decisions. We study the EU forest habitats through map at a scale of 1:10,000 for five sites of community interest (SCIs). The habitats are dominated by species in the genus Quercus L
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