JAIZKIBEL - Oreka mendian · 2017-12-12 · Jaizkibel has two clearly differentiated slopes: the...
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JAIZKIBEL Description and situation Mountainous elevation located at the eastern end of Gipuzkoa's coast Surface area 2,470 ha Protection status NATURA 2000 (ES2120017) Other regional or national protections --------- Main uses Extensive, low-intensity grazing, and forestry. High recreational use. Ownership 80% Public Utility Mountain. Habitats targeted by LIFE (4020) Wet Atlantic Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix heath, (4030) Dry European heath, (4040) Dry coastal Atlantic heath with Erica vagans, (6210) semi-natural dry meadows, (6230) plant formations with Nardus, (6410) meadows with molinias, (7140) transition mires, (7210) calcareous cladiummariscus fens and with cariciondavallana species. These habitats occupy 29% of the total surface area of the ZEC. Mount Jaizkibel rises over the Bajo Bidasoa region as an immense sandstone mass, running east-west. It is an important orographic element on the Basque coast, due to its dimensions, height (547m) and impact on the landscape.
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JAIZKIBEL
Descriptionandsituation Mountainouselevationlocatedatthe
easternendofGipuzkoa'scoast
Surfacearea 2,470ha
Protectionstatus NATURA2000(ES2120017)
Otherregionalornationalprotections ---------
Mainuses Extensive,low-intensitygrazing,and
forestry.Highrecreationaluse.
Ownership 80%PublicUtilityMountain.
HabitatstargetedbyLIFE (4020)WetAtlanticEricaciliarisandEricatetralixheath,(4030)DryEuropeanheath,(4040)DrycoastalAtlanticheathwithEricavagans,(6210)semi-naturaldrymeadows,
(6230)plantformationswithNardus,(6410)meadowswithmolinias,(7140)transitionmires,(7210)calcareouscladiummariscus
fensandwithcariciondavallanaspecies.
Thesehabitatsoccupy29%ofthetotalsurfaceareaoftheZEC.
MountJaizkibelrisesovertheBajoBidasoaregionasanimmensesandstonemass,running
east-west.ItisanimportantorographicelementontheBasquecoast,duetoitsdimensions,
height(547m)andimpactonthelandscape.
Jaizkibelhastwoclearlydifferentiatedslopes:thesouthernside,withwooded,steepsides,
andthenorthernside,thatslopesdowntowardtheseawithacomplexreliefandmorerich
andvariedlandscapeintermsofenvironments.
Themountain'ssurfaceisdeeplyalteredbyitspast,markedbyrepeatedfires.Itsnorthern
slopeisde-forestedanddominatedbypasturesandbrushwithferns,heathandgorse.Ofnote
amongsttheseformations,thankstotheirsurfaceareaandrelativeimportancewithin
Euskadi,arewetheath,theMoliniameadowsandcoastalheath.Intheautochthonousforests,
theoakgroveswithquercusroburandPyreneanoak(Quercuspyrenaica)areofnote.25%oftheterrainisoccupiedbyforestryplantations.
Thereisgreatbotanicalinterestinthelocation,sinceithostsseveralmicro-habitatssheltering
veryrarespeciesintheBasqueCountry,andeveninEurope.Notablespeciesofthistypeare
Armeriaeuscadiensis,Spiranthesaestivales,Droseraintermedia,CarexhostianaandPingulicalusitánica.
Regardingfauna,coloniesofseabirdswithunusualnestssuchasthelesserblack-backedgull,
ornecrophagousbirds,suchasthegriffonvultureandtheEgyptianvulture,areofnote.
Theauthorisedlivestock,dominatedbylargelivestock(maresandcows)hasdecreasedby25%
overthepastyears,whichisobservedinthestateofpreservationofhabitatsofgrazing
interest.Forthisreason,withthisLIFEproject,workwillbeconductedtoalleviatethese
effectsbyestablishingappropriatelivestockloadsforeachhabitat,andthezoneswithgrazing
aptitudewillbedelimitedfromthezonesforPyreneanoakrestoration.
