Monte Pizzuta, Carpineto Coast, Moarda
Type of site: SIC - Site of Community Interest - SAC - Special Conservation Area
Code: ITA020026 - Hectares: 1949
Description:
The SIC area, which covers approximately 1947 hectares, covers the territory of the municipalities of Monreale, Piana degli Albanesi, S. Cristina Gela and Altofonte. It falls within the carbonate ridge that characterizes the internal part of the so-called "Palermo Mountains", located in the northernmost part of the Belice River basin, upstream of Lake Piana degli Albanesi. The same ridge culminates in the peaks of the Punte della Moarda (1090 m), Coste del Carpineto (1188 m), Pizzo Garrone (1123 m), Monte Pizzuta (1333 m), M. Maja and Pelavet (1279 m), Serre del Frassino (m 1310); to the east, the site also includes Portella di Rebuttone and the relief of Pizzo dello Sbanduto (868 m).
so-called “Imerese” paleobacino, characterized predominantly by graded and laminated doloarenites and dolorudites, marls, calcilulites, quartz sandstones, graded and laminated calcarenites, siliceous clayites, radiolarites and radiolar marls. From the bioclimatic point of view, the territory is mainly comprised between the thermo and mesomediterranean bands (average temperature: 16,5-13 ° C), with a shadow type varying between the lower and upper subhumid (average rainfall even over 1000 mm). The plant landscape is significantly affected by the intense uses of the past and by frequent fires. Aspects of prairie in Ampelodesma and other aspects of secondary vegetation dominate, in the context of which artificial forest plantings have been carried out,
through the use of conifers foreign to the territory (genera Pinus, Cupressus, etc.), which are also affected by the action of fire; the natural forest strips are very sporadic. The potential vegetation is mainly to be referred to the Holm oak series (especially the Aceri campestris-Querco ilicis sigmetum), which plays a pioneering role on the calcareous rocky substrates; on the deep and evolved soils, the series of the chestnut oak (Oleo-Querco virgilianae sigmetum) settles, while that of the pedicellated willow (Ulmo canescentis-Salico pedicellatae sigmetum) is located along the waterways. Various other micro-geoseries linked to particular edaphic conditions must also be added to the aforementioned sigmetas, such as in the case of rock walls, detrital areas, humid environments, etc.
Source: Ministry of the Environment Natura 2000 form
Ministerial data: Ministerial Map Natura 2000 form
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Photo: web
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Region of Sicily
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