ANNEX 2 : MAPS SPAIN
Map 1. Distribution of the Spanish ecosystems types.
Source: Spanish NEA
Table 1. Area currently occupied by terrestrial ecosystem
types considered in the Spanish NEA and percentage of land
territory they represent.
Ecosystems
Agro-ecosystems
Sclerophylous forest and
shrub
Atlantic forest
Mediterranean
continental forest and
shrubs
Alpine mountain
Mediterranean
mountain
Arid zones
Wetlands and lakes
Urban
Coastal- terrestrial
Insular
Area
(ha)
22.172.164
17.271.213
%
(of
land
territory)
43%
34%
3.199.963
6%
2.087.415
1.448.677
4%
3%
1.840.674
361.207
252.322
1.056.083
1.133.758
190.321
4%
1%
0,5%
2%
2%
0,4%
Map 2. Example of more detail information for agroecosystem. Source: Spanish NEA
Table 2. Area and percentages occupied by major Spanish
agro-ecosystems types.
Agroecosystem
types
Systems with
dominant
woody
elements
Grasslands
Monospecific
arable
Polycultures
Agro-ecosystem
subtypes
Silvopastoral
systems
(“dehesas” types)
Olive systems
Vineyards
Fruit based
systems
meadows and
pastures
Rain fed farmland
Irrigation (includes
traditional arable
and orchard)
Mediterranean
mosaic
Landscape
crosslinked in the
Atlantic area
Area (ha)
%
2.503.556
1.867.716
839.377
10%
7%
3%
892.986
4%
651.455
3%
9.763.665
38%
2.348.686
9%
5.436.095
21%
1.100.646
4%
Figure 7. Spatial distribution of natural protected areas (not
included Natura 2000). Source: Eruparc, 2009)
Figure 5. Terrestrial biodiversity: total species richness per 5
km2 sample plots from the Spanish inventory of terrestrial
species. Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Environment
Figure 8. Distribution of land use changes between 19902006 in Spain with a resolution of 1 km x 1 km, with a value
from 0 (lowest intensity of human use, green) to 1 (the
highest intensity of human use, red). Source: Corine land
cover.
Figure 6. Spatial distribution of threatened species per 5
km2 sample plots from the Spanish inventory of terrestrial
species. Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Environment
Figure 9. Distribution of intensified land use in 2006 with a
resolution of 1 km x 1 km, with a value from 0 (lowest
intensity of human use, green) to 1 (the highest intensity of
human use, red). Source: Corine land cover.
Figure 10. Distribution of intensified land use in 1990 with a
resolution of 1 km x 1 km, with a value from 0 (lowest
intensity of human use, green) to 1 (the highest intensity of
human use, red). Source: Corine land cover.
Figure 11. Spatial representation of provisioning of water
for human consumption Spain (mm/yr). Source (JRC, 2011).
Figure 19. Spatial representation of demographic driver:
change in population for each province between 1960 and
2011 (percentage increase or decrease in the value of
population compared to 1960 values). Source (National
Statistic Institute)
Figure 20. Spatial representation of Economic driver: change
in GDP of each province between 1995 and 2008
(percentage increase or decrease in the value of GDP
compared to 1995 values). Source (National Statistic
Institute)