Table 1 Climate, habitat, geological characteristics, and year of last fire (if any) of the nine localities included in the LFMC monitoring (see Fig. 1). The coordinates of the sampling sites and sampling periods are given in Table 2. MAP: mean annual precipitation (mm·year−1); MSP: mean summer precipitation (mm·year−1) (source: Digital Climatic Atlas of Catalonia 1961–1990); fire: year of last wildfire impacting the area. AWS code: nearest Automatic Weather Station Code (www.meteo.cat/wpweb/serveis/cataleg-de-serveis/dades-meteorologiques/#xema)
From: Live fuel moisture content time series in Catalonia since 1998
Locality | Code | MAP | MSP | Fire | Habitat | Lithology | AWS code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Port de la Selva | 1 | 550–600 | 80–100 | Silicicolous Cistus monspeliensis formations of maritime zones | Palaeozoic metamorphic lithologies (schists and slates) | D4 | |
Montmell | 2 | 600–650 | 120–140 | 1976 | Kermes oak garrigues with little or no thermo-Mediterranean plants | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks (limestones and dolomites) | UH |
Tivissa | 3 | 600–650 | 60–80 | 1994 | Calciphile Erica multiflora formations of maritime zones | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks (limestones and dolomites) | VB |
Torà | 4 | 500–550 | 100–120 | Lowland rosemary scrubs and kermes oak garrigues | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks (marls and sandstones) | VP | |
El Bruc | 5 | 650–700 | 100–120 | 1986 | Low land rosemary scrubs and calciphile Erica multiflora formations of maritime zones | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks (conglomerates) | CL |
Caldes de Malavella | 6 | 700–750 | 120–140 | Mixed woodland of cork-oak and pines with Erica arborea heaths | Palaeozoic intrusive igneous rocks (granodiorites) | CL | |
Begues | 7 | 600–650 | 100–120 | 1982 | Thermo-Mediterranean garrigues dominated by Chamaerops humilis and invaded by the high tussocks of Ampelodesmos mauritanica | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks (limestones and dolomites) | UF |
Camarasa | 8 | 550–600 | 100–120 | Kermes oak garrigues with little or no thermo-Mediterranean plants | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks (limestones) | WX | |
Badalona | 9 | 600–650 | 100–120 | 2003 | Silicicolous Cistus monspeliensis formations of maritime zones | Palaeozoic intrusive igneous rocks (granodiorites) | WU |