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Laurisilvas térmicas
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Monteverde y Laurisilva (con incidencia directa de los Alisios).
a) Laurisilvas térmicas:
Ambiente de Transición alto, entre 800-900 (1000) m de cota, precipitaciones de 300-500 mm anuales, bioclimas Inframediterráneo y Termomediterráneo pluviestacional seco.
Bordes septentrionales de Tamadaba-Guayedra y en las estribaciones del norte de Altavista-Tirma), bosquetes lauroides de Apollonias, Heberdenia, Visnea, Sideroxylon, Arbutus, Phyllirhea, etc.
Thermal laurel forests? Can't find any reference on the web. TIA for your help/suggestions.
Monteverde y Laurisilva (con incidencia directa de los Alisios).
a) Laurisilvas térmicas:
Ambiente de Transición alto, entre 800-900 (1000) m de cota, precipitaciones de 300-500 mm anuales, bioclimas Inframediterráneo y Termomediterráneo pluviestacional seco.
Bordes septentrionales de Tamadaba-Guayedra y en las estribaciones del norte de Altavista-Tirma), bosquetes lauroides de Apollonias, Heberdenia, Visnea, Sideroxylon, Arbutus, Phyllirhea, etc.
Thermal laurel forests? Can't find any reference on the web. TIA for your help/suggestions.
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Thermophilic laurisilva
Or thermophilic/thermophilous laurel forests.
I've also seen sub-tropical/semitropical laurel forests but I'm not sure if it's quite the same. Thermophile refers to the forest's sponge and canopy effect.
Laurisilva
As the prevailing northerly winds encounter the abrupt peaks of the westernmost Canary Islands they are forced upwards, such that the air cools and water vapour condenses, creating a dense, persistent cloud layer between 500 and 1,200 m on the north-facing slopes. This humid, montane zone is occupied by the renowned laurel forests - known locally as laurisilva - of the archipelago. Wreathed in perpetual mist, these damp, shady woodlands represent some of the last remaining examples of the semi-tropical vegetation that dominated much of Europe during the Tertiary period, with exceptional stands preserved within the Garajonay National Park on La Gomera.
Ixanthus viscosus © Teresa Farino
Ixanthus viscosus
© Teresa Farino
Among the trees of the laurisilva, adaptation to high levels of humidity has resulted in an overriding morphological stereotype, similar to that frequently encountered in the tropical forests of the world: tough, evergreen, glossy leaves with pronounced 'drip-tips', such that water runs off easily and doesn't accumulate to rot the foliage. As a result, it is hard to differentiate between the various tree species that make up the canopy, only four of which are in fact laurels (family Lauraceae): Laurus novocanariensis, Ocotea foetens, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana.
http://www.iberianwildlife.com/canary-islands/forest-habitat...
http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/17981/1/Th...
FLORA
Laurel forest is a subtropical forest characterised by high levels of humidity and relatively stable temperatures. The laurel forest that survives in Tenerife is the descendant of the ancient tertiary forests of the Mediterranean basin that disappeared millions of years ago. In its purest state, is made up of some twenty different species of trees, with a thick undergrowth of ferns, mosses and other typical plants of dark and shady habitats.
http://www.todotenerife.es/en/article/show/167/laurisilva-fa...
I've also seen sub-tropical/semitropical laurel forests but I'm not sure if it's quite the same. Thermophile refers to the forest's sponge and canopy effect.
Laurisilva
As the prevailing northerly winds encounter the abrupt peaks of the westernmost Canary Islands they are forced upwards, such that the air cools and water vapour condenses, creating a dense, persistent cloud layer between 500 and 1,200 m on the north-facing slopes. This humid, montane zone is occupied by the renowned laurel forests - known locally as laurisilva - of the archipelago. Wreathed in perpetual mist, these damp, shady woodlands represent some of the last remaining examples of the semi-tropical vegetation that dominated much of Europe during the Tertiary period, with exceptional stands preserved within the Garajonay National Park on La Gomera.
Ixanthus viscosus © Teresa Farino
Ixanthus viscosus
© Teresa Farino
Among the trees of the laurisilva, adaptation to high levels of humidity has resulted in an overriding morphological stereotype, similar to that frequently encountered in the tropical forests of the world: tough, evergreen, glossy leaves with pronounced 'drip-tips', such that water runs off easily and doesn't accumulate to rot the foliage. As a result, it is hard to differentiate between the various tree species that make up the canopy, only four of which are in fact laurels (family Lauraceae): Laurus novocanariensis, Ocotea foetens, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana.
http://www.iberianwildlife.com/canary-islands/forest-habitat...
http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/17981/1/Th...
FLORA
Laurel forest is a subtropical forest characterised by high levels of humidity and relatively stable temperatures. The laurel forest that survives in Tenerife is the descendant of the ancient tertiary forests of the Mediterranean basin that disappeared millions of years ago. In its purest state, is made up of some twenty different species of trees, with a thick undergrowth of ferns, mosses and other typical plants of dark and shady habitats.
http://www.todotenerife.es/en/article/show/167/laurisilva-fa...
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Comment: "Thanks Helena. This would appear to make the most sense. "
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andres-larsen
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laurisylvan thermics [thermic bioclimate conditions]
World National Parks List - Webs
www.freewebs.com/bobbyparks/parkslist.htm
Witjira, Australia, 136.39, -27.0, 1985, desert thermal springs, rare species, 4 wheel drive ...... Garajonay, Spain, -17.13, 28.08, Laurisylvan forest, Gomera Island.
Landscape conscience: awareness raising, training and education ...
https://www.researchgate.net/.../282664464_Landscape_conscie...
Table 1.3: Thermic and hydric conditions of bioclimates, and levels of ...... laurisylvan forest do, however, survive as reminders of what Greece was like so.
www.freewebs.com/bobbyparks/parkslist.htm
Witjira, Australia, 136.39, -27.0, 1985, desert thermal springs, rare species, 4 wheel drive ...... Garajonay, Spain, -17.13, 28.08, Laurisylvan forest, Gomera Island.
Landscape conscience: awareness raising, training and education ...
https://www.researchgate.net/.../282664464_Landscape_conscie...
Table 1.3: Thermic and hydric conditions of bioclimates, and levels of ...... laurisylvan forest do, however, survive as reminders of what Greece was like so.
Discussion
http://www.iberianwildlife.com/canary-islands/forest-habitat...
Once the alisios reach the northern parts of the higher Canary Islands, this moisture is trapped by the dense laurisilva and fayal-brezal (heath) vegetation on the mountain slopes. This vegetation acts as a sponge, condensing moisture in drops as large as 3 mm3 and producing a phenomenon called horizontal rain...
Along the transition zone from 50 to 500m, between the sea level coastal community and giving way to laurisilva vegetation, there are thermophiles and pre-steppe bush...
http://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/pa1203
Above 500-600 meters there is Monteverde, the most characteristic vegetal floor in the island and the one with the greatest ecological value because of the number of endemism. In this area we find the Fayal-Brezal, a forest that is located in transitional areas and in changing meteorological conditions. In the farthest and wet areas of the Monteverde the Laurisilva is grown, a subtropical forest...
http://www.vallehermosoweb.es/turismo/index.php/en/nature/ve...
Palm groves, thermal forests (heat-loving) are found throughout the island, taking centre stage in the landscapes of many of the ravines in the north and south.
http://www.gomeraexperience.co.uk/index.php/inspirate/latido...
My anti-virus software has told me that the page can't be trusted.
HOWEVER, this article is posted by a certain Luís Garajonay, so the English may also be a little suspect (???). May be worth researching a little more on EN sites, if there are any?