Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape
Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
	Serra de Montejunto
Coordinates	Coordinates: 39°10′30″N 9°03′00″W / 39.17500°N 9.05000°W
Area	48.97 km2 (18.91 sq mi)
Established	1999
Governing body	ICNF

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in the mountain range, spanning the municipalities of Alenquer and Cadaval in Lisbon District, Portugal. It is the highest natural viewpoint of Estremadura, rising to 666 metres (2,185 ft) of altitude.^[2] The area is part of the Estremenho Limestone Massif. Geologically is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) wide, and is rich in caves, sewage ponds and prehistoric fossils.

Fauna and flora[]

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is particularly noted for its colony of Miniopterus schreibersi, with a cave in Cadaval being classified as an Important National Bat Roost, with several thousand roosting during the winter months.^[3] Flora found in the area include Arabis sadina, Coincya cintrana, , Narcissus calcicola and Silene longicilia.^[4]

References[]

^ "Serra De Montejunto | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Serra de Montejunto" (in Portuguese). guiadacidade.pt. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "EMERGENCE, RETURN AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII AND RHINOLOPHUS SPP. AT CADAVAL BAT ROOST (PORTUGAL)". 14th European Bat Research Symposium. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ Espírito-Santo, Maria & Moreira, Ilídio & Rodríguez-González, Patricia (2005). "Vegetation and Landscape of Serra de Montejunto". Quercetea. 7. 81-92. Retrieved 8 April 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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[1] "Serra De Montejunto | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[2] "Serra de Montejunto" (in Portuguese). guiadacidade.pt. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[3] "EMERGENCE, RETURN AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII AND RHINOLOPHUS SPP. AT CADAVAL BAT ROOST (PORTUGAL)". 14th European Bat Research Symposium. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[4] Espírito-Santo, Maria & Moreira, Ilídio & Rodríguez-González, Patricia (2005). "Vegetation and Landscape of Serra de Montejunto". Quercetea. 7. 81-92. Retrieved 8 April 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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v t Protected areas of Portugal
National park	Peneda-Gerês
Nature parks	Alvão Arrábida Guadiana Valley Douro International Tagus International Madeira Montesinho Northern Littoral Ria Formosa Serra da Estrela Serra de São Mamede Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Sintra-Cascais Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast
Nature reserves	Arzila Bog Berlengas Boquilobo Bog Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Marsh Garajau Sado Estuary Santo André and Sancha Lagoons São Jacinto Dunes Savage Islands Serra da Malcata Tagus Estuary
Protected landscapes	Azibo Reservoir Bertiandos and São Pedro de Arcos Lagoons Corno do Bico Costa da Caparica Fossil Cliff Serra de Montejunto Serra do Açor
Natural monuments	Pegadas de Dinossáurios da Serra de Aire Portas de Ródão Carenque Pedreira do Avelino Cabo Mondego
National forests	Buçaco Choupal Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas
Others	Faia Brava