The Montesinho\/Nogueira Nature Conservation Area (ZEC) is located in the northeast of the Northern Region of Portugal, on the border with Spain. Its geographical position in the Montesinho Mountains, the altitude range reached, the geological and geomorphological diversity, and the human activity developed over the centuries have been and are key factors in the establishment of an extraordinary diversity of communities and species, among which the only population of Eryngium viviparum in the country stands out. Here, typical elements of the mountain ecosystems of the Pyrenees-Cantabrian axis, at the southern limit of its distribution, intersect with typically Mediterranean elements, at the northern limit, as well as typical elements of Atlantic and\/or continental ecosystems. The landscape is characterized by a mosaic of habitats, also the result of mountain agriculture, based mainly on extensive sheep and cattle farming, which, in most cases, has contributed to the maintenance of existing natural values. The great geological variety of this area favors the establishment of a wide variety of habitats, among which those corresponding to the vegetation typical of basic substrates stand out. <\/p>\n\n
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