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Springs and Wetlands: Landscapes of Water, Rock, and Biodiversity
In the Pyrenees, a significant part of rainwater doesn’t run on the surface but infiltrates into the soil. It slowly circulates underground until it encounters an impermeable layer or a discontinuity in the terrain, causing it to emerge again. This can happen in mass, forming springs or sources, or it can saturate the soil diffusely,…
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Completion of Conservation Measures at the Font de la Tosca
The Bonabé Valley, at an altitude of 1,400 m in Pallars Sobirà, hosts an outstanding example of a protected habitat: petrifying springs that form travertine. Although it is located next to a forest track with easy access, very close to the Fornet refuge, it lies within the Alt Pirineu Natural Park and is therefore in…
