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permanent plot is located at the base of a steep NW-facing slope, and has two
zones of different slope: the lower part is relatively level (mean slope 7°) and
the upper part is steeper (mean 23°). At Figar6 the bedrock is phyllite,
schists, and granodiorite. The sampling plots lie on steep slopes (mean between 20 and 36°) of widely different aspect.
LA CASTA YA
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Fig. 2.3. Monthly distribution of precipitation (solid symbols) and temperature (open symbols)
at Montseny (La Castanya and Figar6) and at Prades (Poblet)