{"id":2284,"date":"2020-01-27T05:21:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T04:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/dehesas\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T12:10:55","slug":"wood-pastures-in-andalusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/wood-pastures-in-andalusia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dehesas in Andalusia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The natural and cultural identity mark of the middle mountains of the Iberian southwest quadrant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1024070_1.jpg\" alt=\"pastures in Andalusia\" class=\"wp-image-1177 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1024070_1.jpg\" alt=\"pastures in Andalusia\" class=\"wp-image-1177\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1024070_1.jpg 972w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1024070_1-380x219.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1024070_1-800x461.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The dehesas in Andalusia, the Spanish ecosystem par excellence. Spanish ecosystem par excellence.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dehesa is a Mediterranean forest ecosystem. It is even the <strong>traditional Iberian ecosystem par excellence<\/strong>, typical of the southwestern part of the peninsula whose extension covers up to four million hectares (40,000 km\u00b2, the area of Extremadura), mainly in Salamanca, Extremadura, Andalusia (Sierra Morena) and Alentejo in Portugal.   <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is mainly an <strong>agro-silvo-pastoral system developed in forests of the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aulagaasociacion.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/quercus.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong><em>Genus Quercus<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, especially <strong>holm oaks<\/strong><em>(Quercus ilex = Quercus rotundifolia = Quercus ballota<\/em>) or <strong>cork oaks<\/strong><em>(Quercus suber<\/em>). In summary, the dehesa is an open forest with the <strong>presence of livestock<\/strong> (Iberian pigs that consume acorns or Merino sheep) and in some cases <strong>planted with fodder crops<\/strong> or cereals, without forgetting the use of forest products, mainly <strong>firewood and cork<\/strong>. The land can be private or communal (Dehesa Boyal).<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1518597482113.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2036 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1518597482113.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2036\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1518597482113.jpg 928w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1518597482113-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1518597482113-800x534.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The tree that represents the dehesa par excellence is the holm oak (Quercus ilex). A curiosity to be enjoyed in moderation: the acorn-based liqueur distilled in Extremadura. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dehesas resemble, in their physiognomy, the disappeared forests of the plains where the great herds of wild herbivorous mammals that our ancestors knew used to graze.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The holm oak is <a href=\"https:\/\/figshare.com\/articles\/dataset\/Quercus_ilex_chorology\/5114062\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE Iberian Quercus par excellence<\/a>, adapted to a great number of climates and soil conditions, and especially abundant in the southwest of the Peninsula. For this reason, <strong>the holm oak pastures are the most representative<\/strong> and common. However, the concept can be extended to all forest species, and even to curios such as <strong>tamarisks<\/strong> or <strong>cornicabras<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other parts of Europe, there are similar ecosystems, although smaller in extent, e.g. apple orchards in western France, \u00c4nge in Sweden, etc.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1518597482113.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png 1349w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-380x27.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-800x56.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>They are very varied<\/strong> depending on the characteristics of the managed forests, in particular the density of the trees and the main uses. The concept can also be considered in a broader sense, with other forest essences, for example tamarack pastures, with holm oak pastures being the most representative. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the degree of farming intensity, the plant diversity of herbaceous species is important.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In spring and summer, the <strong>tree canopy provides shade<\/strong> for animals and delays water stress to the herbaceous plants growing around it.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/GRULLAS-181215-e1605116669781.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" title=\"Common cranes (Grus grus) gathering at Sierra Boyera\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/GRULLAS-181215-e1605116669781.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Common cranes (Grus grus) gathering at Sierra Boyera\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Common Cranes (Crane grus grus) are large consumers of acorns during their Iberian winter.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In winter, <strong>cranes<\/strong><em>(Crane<\/em>), which breed mainly in Scandinavia, come to spend the season and consume acorns.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Common Crane counts<\/strong> on the banks of Sierra Boyera in midwinter &#8230; and the surprise of photographing <a href=\"https:\/\/aeaelbosqueanimado.org\/aino-la-grulla-viajera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aino, a telemarked Crane<\/a>, the first known individual to descend through Italy and ascend through Spain.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The natural and cultural identity mark of the middle mountains framing Southwest Iberian. Parklands and wood pastures in Andalusia (Dehesas). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[594],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecosystems-in-andalusia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}