Serra da Estrelavegetation seriesThis work contains the study results of climatophilous vegetation series from Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain on the Portuguese mainland. Located in central-northern Portugal in the Estrelensean Sector (Carpetan-Leonese Subprovince), the Serra da Estrela has...
The Serra da Estrela is part of the Iberian Central Cordillera and is the highest mountain in mainland Portugal (40° 20′N, 7° 35′W, 1993 m a.s.l.). The topoclimates are controlled by the NNE-SSW direction of the mountain range, asymmetric exposure to the prevailing westerly air ...