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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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BARDENAS REALES |
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| General Description | The Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park is located in the northern part of Spain, comprising the Natural Reserve ‘Rincón del Bú’ and the Reserva Natural ‘Caídas de la Negra’ .The landscape can be described as a cuesta landscape with mesa shaped highs, steep slopes and deeply dissected valleys. Its botanical singularity is associated with the Ebro River depression, which has permitted the conservation of diverse communities in the steppes. It comprises evergreen Juniperus forest, woodland or scrubsaline steppes, ravines and valleys in deforested areas. Some Mediterranean grazing lands, reeds and sedges of permanent water bodies, matorral, and agroecosystems are also found. The biosphere reserve contains one of the populations of griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) more extense in the Iberian peninsula. The bird’s community exceeds 100 varieties of species such as the rapacious great bustard (Otis tarda), sison (Tetrax tetrax) and the stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus). There are no people living in the reserve, but the area has traditionally been used for transhumance activities. It also includes a military zone. About 90,000 sheep are moved into the area for winter grazing after being moved up to the Pyrenees in summer. There are more than 250 archeological sites from the Bronze and Iron Age, and the Roman period. The objectives of the biosphere reserve are not only the conservation of ecosystems and species but also its traditional forms of sustainable use of natural resources, which constitutes its cultural heritage. | |||
| Major ecosystem type | Evergreen sclerophyllous forest, woodland or scrub | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Saline steppes/ravines and valleys in deforested areas characterized by Limonium spp., Salsola sola, Atriplex halimus, Salicornia ramosissima etc.; xerophytic Mediterranean grazing lands including Brachypodium retusum, Dactylis hispanica, Avenula bromoides, Phlomis lychnitis etc.; reeds and sedges of permantent water bodies/grazing lands with aquatic vegetation such as Potamogeton pectinatus, Typho-Schoenoplectetum tabernaemontani, Scirpetum compacto-littoralis etc.; matorral/grazing lands and abandoned agricultural areas with Salsolo-Artemisietum herba-albae, Salsolo-Peganetum harmalae communities; grazing areas; agroecosystems; military zone | |||
| Location | ||||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 39,273 | |||
| Core area(s) | 1,917 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | 12,865 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | 24,491 | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +280 to +659 | |||
| Year designated | 2000 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Comunidad de Bardenas, la Junta General, la Comisión Permanente | |||
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| Brief description |
Traditional land-use |
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| Abiotic | n.a. | |||
| Biodiversity | n.a. | |||
| Socio-economic | Traditional practices/Ethnology/Traditional knowledge. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Land use/Land cover. | |||
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| Contact address |
Enrique Eraso Centelles Servicio de Conservación de la Biodiversidad Tudela 20 31003 Pamplona-Iruña Spain |
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eerasoce@cfnavarra.es |
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| Contact address |
Alejandro Urmeneta Comunidad de Bardenas Reales de Navarra San Marcial 19 31500 Tudela Spain |
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| Telephone | (34.948) 82 00 20 | |||
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bardenas@alehop.com |
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| Contact address |
Juan José Martínez Jarauta Secretario General Parque Nat. Bardenas Reales San Marcial, 19 31500 Tudela Navarra Spain |
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| Telephone | (34.948) 82 00 20 | |||
| Fax | (34.948) 82 34 67 | |||
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junta@bardenasreales.es |
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| Last updated: 2/27/2007 |
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