Propuesta inicial de una red ampliada de Áreas Protegidas en España peninsular bajo el enfoque de su conexión con la matriz territorial

A first proposal of an enlarged network of protected areas in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain), on the basis of their surrounding zones It offers the opportunity to expand the existing network of protected areas of mainland Spain under a global conservation strategy of nature that goes far beyond of the preservation of spaces that already have a protection figure . Through the use of Geographic Information Technologies are designed buffer zones and ecological corridors to function as connectors core areas are the current Protected Natural Areas. This extended ecological network occupies 345,733 km 2 , equivalent to the 70 % of the total area of the study area. By way of validation, has combined this coverage maps Protected Areas scarcity, representativeness and diversity of forest ecosystems. According to these indicators of Landscape Ecology, 82.25 % of scarce forest ecosystems mainland Spain are within the expanded network of protected areas proposed, like the 82.88 % of the most representative mountains and 89.21 % of forest areas more diverse.