Physiography and climate of Trás-os-Montes

• Author(s): Gonçalves, Dionísio ; Figueiredo, Tomás de
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6487
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Subject(s): Trás-os Montes physiography; Trás-os Montes climate; Serpentine areas; Mountain areas; NE Portugal
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Ultramafic rocks are rare lithotypes in Portugal. The main Portuguese ultramafic areas are restricted to the districts of Bragança and Portalegre, respectively located in the Trás-os-Montes (NE Portugal) and Alentejo (SE Portugal). The ultramafic rocks of the Trás-os-Montes are the largest and the richest in endemic species within Portugal. This text is a tour companion to the ultramafic rocks of northeastern Portugal. It contains, among other sections, a description of the physiography and climate of Trás-os-Montes, where the ultramafic rocks appear assembled in two massifs: Bragança, not far away from the Portuguese-Spanish border, and Morais, further south. (text slightly adapted from the Introduction section)