New Contributions to the Ericion umbellatae Alliance in the Central Iberian Peninsula

José C. Piñar Fuentes, Mauro Raposo, Carlos J. Pinto Gomes, Sara del Río González, Giovanni Spampinato and Eusebio Cano
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José C. Piñar Fuentes: Department of Animal and Plant Biology and Ecology, Section of Botany, University of Jaén, Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Mauro Raposo: Department of Landscape, Environment and Planning, Institute for Mediterranean Agrarian and Environmental Sciences (ICAAM), School of Science and Technology, University of Évora (Portugal), Rua Romão Ramalho, n° 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
Carlos J. Pinto Gomes: Department of Landscape, Environment and Planning, Institute for Mediterranean Agrarian and Environmental Sciences (ICAAM), School of Science and Technology, University of Évora (Portugal), Rua Romão Ramalho, n° 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
Sara del Río González: Department of Biodiversity and Environmental Management (Botany), Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Vegazana s/n, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
Giovanni Spampinato: Department of Agraria, “Mediterranea” University of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Eusebio Cano: Department of Animal and Plant Biology and Ecology, Section of Botany, University of Jaén, Las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-23

Abstract: The study of heathlands dominated by Erica australis , E. umbellata and Cistus populifolius in the centre and west of the Iberian Peninsula allows us to separate the eight shrubland communities. The taxonomic analysis of E. australis distinguishes two subspecies: E. australis subsp. australis and E. australis subsp. aragonensis . The statistical treatment confirms the differences between the suballiances Ericenion aragonensis and Ericenion umbellatae . This ecological, bioclimatic, biogeographical and floristic study has allowed us to differentiate three new associations from the remaining five: TCp = Teucrio oxylepis-Cistetum populifolii nova. HEau = Halimio ocymoidis-Ericetum australis nova. DEu = Drosophyllo lusitanicae-Ericetum umbellatae nova. ECp = Erico australis-Cistetum populifolii Rivas Goday 1964. PCp = Polygalo microphyllae-Cistetum populifolii Rivas Goday 1964. HEa = Halimio ocymoidis-Ericetum aragonensis Rivas-Martínez 1979. HEu = Halimio ocymoidis-Ericetum umbellatae Rivas Goday 1964. UEu = Ulici eriocladi-Ericetum umbellatae.

Keywords: association; taxonomy; heathlands; habitats; shrubs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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