http://www.iberianature.com A guide to Spain: environment, geography, nature, landscape, climate, culture, history, rural tourism and travel Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.iberianature.com/regions/andalucia/sierra-nevada/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Sierra Nevada selected for world climate change studies - Iberianature - A guide to Spain: environment, geography, nature, landscape, climate, culture, history, rural tourism and travel Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:49:52 +0000 http://www.iberianature.com/?page_id=446#comment-20 [...] The Sierra Nevada is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in Europe. All five of Spain’s bioclimatic zones are present here from Mediterranean up to crioromediterraneo, supporting up to 2,100 plant species of the total of 7,000 recorded for Spain. The fact that the whole of the British Isles only support some 1,900 plants will give you some idea of why botanists get so excited about the place. More [...] [...] The Sierra Nevada is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in Europe. All five of Spain’s bioclimatic zones are present here from Mediterranean up to crioromediterraneo, supporting up to 2,100 plant species of the total of 7,000 recorded for Spain. The fact that the whole of the British Isles only support some 1,900 plants will give you some idea of why botanists get so excited about the place. More [...]

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