EDP Baixo Sabor: Exploration Phase – Vascular Flora and Habitats: Compensatory Measures Program, Compensatory Measure MC1: improvement and restoration of the riparian gallery [2015-2020]

Study Extent

Data were collected along the Vilariça stream, from the mouth up to 8.5 km, and in other small lower Sabor’s tributary streams (Relvas, Calvário, Ribeirinha, Vale de Moinhos, Poio, Inferno and Latas streams), up to 90 km from the Sabor dam, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Vila Flor, Alfândega da Fé, Mogadouro and Macedo de Cavaleiros.

Sampling

Sampling was designed to cover the last 5 km of the Vilariça stream, upstream and downstream the adduction system (intervention sites). The downstream sites (4) corresponded to the improvement of the riparian gallery (MC1.3, “VGR” points), whereas the upstream sites (4) were dedicated to the restoration of the riparian gallery (MC1.4, “RGR” points). A set of controls (10 of the “M” type and 8 of the “D” type) were located in the Vilariça stream, north of the intervention plots (2 “M” sites), and in seven small streams in the lower Sabor sub-basin, upstream the dam (8 “M” plots and 8 “D” plots). Plant inventories were performed at each site, once per season, depending on the respective flowering period, from March to September, encompassing between 10 and 15 work-days. They were carried out on samples of 100 m2 (50 x 2 m). The sampling plots were delimited using a braided nylon rope, previously graded, which followed the line of the riparian corridor for 50 m, to which 1 m in width was added for each side. The entire floristic list was listed up to the taxonomic category of species or subspecies, and through visual estimates a degree of coverage was assigned to each cast member, in percentage. These data were used in the calculation of several structure and composition parameters (not recorded in this dataset, which deals only with the plant inventories. Coverage estimates are presented up to the minimum area equivalent to 1% (i.e. 4 m2 in plots of 20 m x 20 m and 1 m2 in those measuring 50 m x 2 m) and take a standard minimum value of 0.5% when the cover is less than 1%. The coverage of the natural regenerated trees, less than 1.30 m was recorded separately. Specimens of doubtful identification were collected and pressed between two sheets of paper for later identification and deposit in the Herbarium of Vila Real (HVR -according to Index Herbariorum codes -Thiers, 2010). A list was kept of all species RELAPE, as well as of invasive/infesting species in each inventory.

Quality Control

All individual identifications were performed by qualified technicians. In some cases the species synonymy was changed since the sampling events, so a specific column with the accepted synonymy was added to reflect this.

Method steps

1. To be completed

The taxonomic coverage of this dataset spans 1 kingdom, 1 phylum, 4 classes, 34 orders, 80 families, 293 genus and 512 species or infra-specific categories.

1. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
2. Tracheophyta
   rank: phylum
3. Liliopsida
   rank: class
4. Magnoliopsida
   rank: class
5. Pinopsida
   rank: class
6. Polypodiopsida
   rank: class
7. Alismatales
   rank: order
8. Apiales
   rank: order
9. Asparagales
   rank: order
10. Asterales
    rank: order
11. Boraginales
    rank: order
12. Brassicales
    rank: order
13. Caryophyllales
    rank: order
14. Cucurbitales
    rank: order
15. Dipsacales
    rank: order
16. Discoreales
    rank: order
17. Equisetales
    rank: order
18. Ericales
    rank: order
19. Fabales
    rank: order
20. Fagales
    rank: order
21. Gentianales
    rank: order
22. Geraniales
    rank: order
23. Lamiales
    rank: order
24. Malpighiales
    rank: order
25. Malvales
    rank: order
26. Myrtales
    rank: order
27. Oxalidales
    rank: order
28. Pinales
    rank: order
29. Piperales
    rank: order
30. Poales
    rank: order
31. Polypodiales
    rank: order
32. Proteales
    rank: order
33. Ranunculales
    rank: order
34. Rosales
    rank: order
35. Santales
    rank: order
36. Sapindales
    rank: order
37. Saxifragales
    rank: order
38. Solanales
    rank: order
39. Vitales
    rank: order
40. Alismataceae
    rank: family
41. Amaranthaceae
    rank: family
42. Amaryllidaceae
    rank: family
43. Anacardiaceae
    rank: family
44. Apiaceae
    rank: family
45. Apocynaceae
    rank: family
46. Araceae
    rank: family
47. Araliaceae
    rank: family
48. Aristolochiaceae
    rank: family
49. Asparagaceae
    rank: family
50. Asphodelaceae
    rank: family
51. Aspleniaceae
    rank: family
52. Asteraceae
    rank: family
53. Athyriaceae
    rank: family
54. Betulaceae
    rank: family
55. Boraginaceae
    rank: family
56. Brassicaceae
    rank: family
57. Campanulaceae
    rank: family
58. Cannabaceae
    rank: family
59. Caprifoliaceae
    rank: family
60. Caryophillaceae
    rank: family
61. Cistaceae
    rank: family
62. Convolvulaceae
    rank: family
63. Crassulaceae
    rank: family
64. Cucurbitaceae
    rank: family
65. Cupressaceae
    rank: family
66. Cyperaceae
    rank: family
67. Cystopteridaceae
    rank: family
68. Dennstaedtiaceae
    rank: family
69. Discoreaceae
    rank: family
70. Dryopteridaceae
    rank: family
71. Equisetaceae
    rank: family
72. Euphorbiaceae
    rank: family
73. Fabaceae
    rank: family
74. Fagaceae
    rank: family
75. Gentianaceae
    rank: family
76. Geraniaceae
    rank: family
77. Heliotropiaceae
    rank: family
78. Hypericacease
    rank: family
79. Iridaceae
    rank: family
80. Juglandaceae
    rank: family
81. Juncaceae
    rank: family
82. Lamiaceae
    rank: family
83. Linaceae
    rank: family
84. Lythraceae
    rank: family
85. Malvaceae
    rank: family
86. Montiaceae
    rank: family
87. Moraceae
    rank: family
88. Oleaceae
    rank: family
89. Onagraceae
    rank: family
90. Orobanchaceae
    rank: family
91. Oxalidaceae
    rank: family
92. Papaveraceae
    rank: family
93. Phytolaccaceae
    rank: family
94. Pinaceae
    rank: family
95. Plantaginaceae
    rank: family
96. Platanaceae
    rank: family
97. Poaceae
    rank: family
98. Polygonaceae
    rank: family
99. Polypodiaceae
    rank: family
100. Portulacaceae
     rank: family
101. Primulaceae
     rank: family
102. Pteridaceae
     rank: family
103. Ranunculaceae
     rank: family
104. Rhamnaceae
     rank: family
105. Rosaceae
     rank: family
106. Rubiaceae
     rank: family
107. Salicaceae
     rank: family
108. Santalaceae
     rank: family
109. Scrophulariaceae
     rank: family
110. Solanaceae
     rank: family
111. Tamaricaceae
     rank: family
112. Thymelaeaceae
     rank: family
113. Typhaceae
     rank: family
114. Ulmaceae
     rank: family
115. Urticaceae
     rank: family
116. Verbenaceae
     rank: family
117. Viburnaceae
     rank: family
118. Violaceae
     rank: family
119. Vitaceae
     rank: family

Data were collected along the Vilariça stream, from the mouth up to 8.5 km, and in other small lower Sabor’s tributary streams (Relvas, Calvário, Ribeirinha, Vale de Moinhos, Poio, Inferno and Latas streams), up to 90 km from the Sabor dam, in the municipalities of Torre de Moncorvo, Vila Flor, Alfândega da Fé, Mogadouro and Macedo de Cavaleiros.