El paisaje vegetal y los hábitats forestales de interés comunitario en la Montaña Central Asturiana

Abstract

The vegetal landscape and forest habitats of Community interest are studied in two zones of the Asturian Central Mountain: the Upper Pajares and the Aramo Range. The Upper Pajares is a high mountain valley that has undergone major landscape transformations due to the disappearance of rural society model and building facilities and infrastructure such as Valgrande-Pajares ski station and Huerna motorway. The Aramo Range is a chalky alignment of medium mountain, with a strong livestock tradition. According to floristic criteria and the vegetation communities and series constitutes a biogeographic hinge between the Cantabrian Atlantic and Orocantabric subprovinces within the Atlantic European Province of the Eurosiberian Region. Both mountainous areas are characterized by rich vegetal heritage, in particular, the Aramo has 7 habitats of Community interest covering an area of ​​2,235 ha, ie more than 28% of its forest area; while the Upper Pajares Valley, barely has 3 habitats, however, reaches an extension of 1,105.49 ha, which represents more than 70% of its forest area.