Altitude (m): 415 Topography: middle slope Orientation: W Slope (%): 35.0 Hydrology: middle slope in the river Landro basin, 10 km far from the Cantabric coast Soil type: UMBRISOLS Soil sub-type: cambic Parent rock: acid to intermediate plutonic rocks PH: 4.3
Climate
Average temperature (°C): 10.5 Average precipitation (mm): 1001 Number of frost days: 6 Reference period for climatic data: 2005-2012
History of the site
The oakwood area covers 45 ha, called “Fraga das Saimas”. The area is managed as a silvopastoral system with livestock, mainly cattle and horses, under low carrying capacities. It is also an area for game hunting, with roe deer and wild boar. Recreational uses are common due to the proximity of the touristic village of Viveiro. A good equilibrium was achieved through the different uses of the land. The surroundings are included in the list of Nature 2000 sites in the Atlantic region because of its high biodiversity value. A stream flows by the forest and tropical relictic ferns (Woodwardia radicans, Dryopteris guanchica) growth on their banks. DS24 is placed on a private land. The land is owned and managed by the Neighborhood Forest of San Andrés de Boimente, typical of Galician costumes. All the forest area belongs to a territorial demarcation, “parroquia”, which joins all the neighborhood members. Each citizen owns a percentage of the whole indivisible forest area and the management must be agreed with all the members of the community by a common consent. In Galicia, this way of forest property is called “Neighborhood Forest in Common Hand”. The stand shows an even-aged oak canopy covering a dense understory mainly with blackberry and some ferns. Thinning treatments were applied in 1998. Initial tree stand characteristics were: Age (60 years), Mean DBH (19.6 cm), Mean Height (13.7 m), Density (860 tree/ha).
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