Chapter 9
Restoration of Andalusian Coastal
Juniper Woodlands
J. C. Muñoz-Reinoso, C. Saavedra Azqueta
and I. Redondo Morales
9.1 Introduction
Maritime juniper Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. macrocarpa (Sibth. & Sm.) Ball
1878 woodlands represent the late successional stage of the outer sandy dunes and
cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts. They constitute a singular vegetation type in an
environment that has been traditionally seen as a place for socio-economic
development, mainly urbanization and tourism. Owing to the reduction of its distribution, its habitats were included in the 92/43 EU Habitat Directive (2250
Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.) as prioritary (Anon 1992). Although some other
Juniperus species are included in this type of habitat, maritime juniper may be the
most characteristic of the Mediterranean sandy dunes and the most threatened.
This chapter reviews the ecology and conservation problems of the coastal
juniper woodlands of the maritime juniper in Andalusia (southern Spain), shows
the restoration efforts carried out by the Regional Government with regard to their
conservation, and focuses on the research work done within one typical coastal
juniper population showing the problems of those woodlands along the Andalusian
coastal dunes.
J. C. Muñoz-Reinoso (&)
Dpto. Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla,
Apdo. 1095 41080 Sevilla, Spain
e-mail: reinoso@us.es
C. Saavedra Azqueta
Jardín Botánico Dunas del Odiel (RAJBEN, Consejería de Medio Ambiente),
Huelva, Spain
e-mail: jbotanico.dunasodiel.cma@juntaodiel.es
I. Redondo Morales
Consejera Técnica de la Dirección General de la Red de Espacios Naturales,
Avda. Manuel Siurot 50 41071 Sevilla, Spain
e-mail: isabelm.redondo@juntadeandalucia.es
M. L. Martínez et al. (eds.), Restoration of Coastal Dunes, Springer Series
on Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33445-0_9,
Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Restoration of Andalusian Coastal
Juniper Woodlands
J. C. Muñoz-Reinoso, C. Saavedra Azqueta
and I. Redondo Morales
9.1 Introduction
Maritime juniper Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. macrocarpa (Sibth. & Sm.) Ball
1878 woodlands represent the late successional stage of the outer sandy dunes and
cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts. They constitute a singular vegetation type in an
environment that has been traditionally seen as a place for socio-economic
development, mainly urbanization and tourism. Owing to the reduction of its distribution, its habitats were included in the 92/43 EU Habitat Directive (2250
Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.) as prioritary (Anon 1992). Although some other
Juniperus species are included in this type of habitat, maritime juniper may be the
most characteristic of the Mediterranean sandy dunes and the most threatened.
This chapter reviews the ecology and conservation problems of the coastal
juniper woodlands of the maritime juniper in Andalusia (southern Spain), shows
the restoration efforts carried out by the Regional Government with regard to their
conservation, and focuses on the research work done within one typical coastal
juniper population showing the problems of those woodlands along the Andalusian
coastal dunes.
J. C. Muñoz-Reinoso (&)
Dpto. Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla,
Apdo. 1095 41080 Sevilla, Spain
e-mail: reinoso@us.es
C. Saavedra Azqueta
Jardín Botánico Dunas del Odiel (RAJBEN, Consejería de Medio Ambiente),
Huelva, Spain
e-mail: jbotanico.dunasodiel.cma@juntaodiel.es
I. Redondo Morales
Consejera Técnica de la Dirección General de la Red de Espacios Naturales,
Avda. Manuel Siurot 50 41071 Sevilla, Spain
e-mail: isabelm.redondo@juntadeandalucia.es
M. L. Martínez et al. (eds.), Restoration of Coastal Dunes, Springer Series
on Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33445-0_9,
Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
145