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Units

V. ASSESSMENT BY RESTORATION UNITS

V.2. STRUCTURE & BIODIVERSITY

1. Stand/unit age:
- Old
- Mature
YES Young

2. Tree canopy structure:
- Multi-layered
YES Mono-layered
- Absence of tree layer

3. Understorey:
YES Varied and multi-layered
- Herbaceous layer and scatter woody plants
- Absent
- Other. Describe:  

4. Spatial distribution of trees:
YES Regular
- Slightly clumped
- Patches and gaps

5. How natural is the composition of tree species?
YES Fully
- Partly
- Exotic

6. How natural is the composition of other species?
YES Fully
- Partly
- Exotic

7. List the alien species present, if any:
 

8. Cover of sprouter species:
Total: 5 % 
Tree species: 0 % 
Shrub species: 5 % 

9. Biological inventories:
Please list species inventoried and indicate number of species by taxa, if available
Taxa a) Before the project.  b) After the project.
Reference date:   Reference date:  2001 
Flora
Inventory:
 
 Dominant species:
Stipa tenacissima, Brachypodium retusum, Anthyllis cytisiodes, Rosmarinus officinalis 
Rare / Endangered /
Threatened / Protected:
Protected: Genista spartioides subsp. retamoides, Chaenorrhinum rupestre, Senecio auricula subsp. auricula, Juniperus oxycedrus subsp . oxycedrus, Jun 
Total number of species inventoried:
142 
Fauna
Inventory:
 
 Dominant species:
Rare / Endangered /
Threatened / Protected:
Lutra lutra, Capra pyrenaica hispanica, Phyrrocorax phyrrocorax, Bubo bubo, Aquila chrysaetos, Falco peregrinus, Mauremys leprosa 
Total number of species inventoried:
Others

10. Absence of keystone or dominant species that would be expected:
- Yes
YES No
- Unknown
If yes, please list:  

11. Are any functional groups (shrub layer, annual legumes, perennial grasses, etc.) missing or endangered?
- Yes
YES No
- Unknown
If yes, please list:  

12. Presence of key species indicative of ecosystems at particular succesional stage:
YES Yes
- No
- Unknown
If yes, please list: Stipa tenacissima, Brachypodium retusum, Thymus sp. pl., Teucrium sp. pl.., Fumana sp. pl. 

13. Presence of key species indicative of integrity of food webs:
- Yes
YES No
- Unknown
If yes, please list:  

14. Are there any genetic data available:
- Yes
- No
- Unknown
If yes, please list:  

REACTION: This research is supported by the "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" programme, under contract EVK2-2002-80025