Valoración y evaluación paisajística de los encinares de Ciudad Real. Aplicación de la metodología lanbioeva

Résumé

One of the main aspects of Geography is the evaluative one, which tries to verify the current state of the landscape for its qualitative evaluation and management. At the south of the Iberian Peninsula, within the province of Ciudad Real, we find Mediterranean inland type conditions with moderate temperatures and relatively little precipitation. Together with this, the geomorphological structure gives rise to surfaces of extensive glacis and fluvial terraces along with volcanic extrusions in the Campo de Calatrava. All these characteristics determine a potential vegetation dominated by the holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia) which, however, has been deeply transformed so that the secular landscapes of this countryside have dominated for many centuries. The most unproductive sectors have traditionally been used as pasture landscapes and, to a lesser extent, they collect precisely the few tiles of well‐preserved potential vegetation. With this communication, we want to present the data obtained from the inventory and the biogeographic evaluation based on the LANBIOEVA (Landscape Biogeographic Evaluation) methodology of this type of landscapes, which are very residual in this sector, but with a great ecological and cultural value. The results clearly show their high interest based on important natural and cultural values, but also on other criteria such as structural roots or those related to the threats that hang over them in recent times.