{"id":2286,"date":"2020-01-25T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T17:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/ecosistemas-2\/cultivos\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T12:40:34","slug":"farmlands-in-andalusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/farmlands-in-andalusia\/","title":{"rendered":"Crops in Andalusia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Human-created habitats that can support rich biodiversity, especially in pseudosteppes.<\/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\/2020\/01\/P1000295_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3934 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1000295_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3934\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1000295_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1000295_1-380x253.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Organically produced olive trees bordered with vinaigrette (Oxalis pes caprae), a perennial plant particularly invasive in disturbed agricultural soils: a dense canopy of yellow flowers that is very decorative during the winter.<\/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\">Andalusia&#8217;s crops are very varied. Simplistically, they can be divided into two groups: <g id=\"gid_0\">perennial plantations of fruit trees and herbaceous crops<\/g>, mainly grasses. Agriculture greatly affects biodiversity, especially depending on the mode of production and whether these crops are grown in small plots or in large monocultures.   <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-5-background-color has-background\"><strong>Perennial crops: fruit orchards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most abundant fruit trees in Andalusia are typical of the Mediterranean climate.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Olive tree<\/strong><em>(Olea europaea<\/em>)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Almond tree<\/strong><em>(Prunus amygdaloides<\/em>)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Citrus<\/strong><em>(Citrus<\/em> spec.)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grapevine<\/strong><em>(Vitis vinifera<\/em>)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avocados<\/strong><em>(Persea<\/em><em> americana<\/em>), <strong>mangoes <\/strong><em>(Mangifera<\/em><em> indica<\/em>) and <strong>other <\/strong><strong>tropical<\/strong> <strong>fruits <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chestnut<\/strong><em>(Castanea sativa<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/?p=11586\">Flowering of fruit trees<\/a>. is one of the most spectacular due to its long phenology throughout the year.<\/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\/10\/IMG_2056-e1603403422148.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2056\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2056-e1603403422148.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2056\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Golden foliage of chestnut trees (Castanea sativa). One of the most favorable biotopes for forest birds in Andalusia. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chestnut groves are very naturalized crops with very old and large trees. It is a deciduous species limited to the most humid Andalusian mountain ranges. The almond trees bloom in January or February and are an important winter source of nectar for hymenoptera and butterflies. The vineyards host small populations of <strong>alzacolas<\/strong><em>(Cercotrichas galactotes<\/em>).     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-5-background-color has-background\"><strong>Annual crops: cereals and grasses<\/strong><\/h2>\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\/10\/IMG_9654-e1603403597776.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"crops in Andalusia, cereals\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_9654-e1603403597776.jpg\" alt=\"crops in Andalusia, cereals\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The large cereal fields, the main crops in Andalusia, are a favorable ecosystem for steppe bird populations, among the most endangered of the European ornithofauna.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wheat<\/strong><em>(Triticum<\/em> spec.)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sunflower<\/strong><em>(Helianthus annuus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cotton<\/strong><em>(Gossypium<\/em> spec.)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rice<\/strong><em>(Oryza sativa<\/em>)  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harvesting and crop rotation maintain a simplified vegetation of herbaceous strata comparable to some extent to the great plains of Asia. These pseudo-steppes are very favorable for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/341568205_Manifiesto_por_la_conservacion_de_las_aves_esteparias_de_Andalucia_y_sus_habitats#fullTextFileContent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">steppe birds<\/a>:<strong>Great Bustards<\/strong><em>(Otis tarda<\/em>), <strong>Little Bustards<\/strong><em>(Tetrax tetrax<\/em>), <strong>lapwings<\/strong><em>(Vanellus vanellus<\/em>), etc.   <\/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\/IMG_2697-1-e1580116771781.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"green fields and meadows in Andalucia\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_2697-1-e1580116771781.jpg\" alt=\"green fields and meadows in Andalucia\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>At the end of winter, the fields and meadows become intensely green &#8230; a spectacle as ephemeral as it is attractive to the inhabitants of Europe&#8217;s driest region.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, Seville&#8217;s rice fields are regularly flooded in autumn for cultivation and also receive numerous waterfowl, gulls and waders.  <\/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<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">One of the beautiful discoveries of my stop in C\u00f3rdoba: the location of <strong>a rather dense population of Alzacolas<\/strong> in the countryside near Fern\u00e1n N\u00fa\u00f1ez. This not very shy insectivorous species is becoming extremely rare. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Human-created habitats that can support rich biodiversity, especially in pseudosteppes. 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