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Geodiversity and Geomorphosite Assessment Applied to a Natural Protected Area: the Ebro and Rudron Gorges Natural Park (Spain)

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Geodiversity and geomorphosites in a natural protected area in Spain are evaluated. The estimation of geodiversity has been calculated by habitat and by geomorphological unit based on the calculation method developed by Serrano and Ruiz-Flaño, and geomorphosites have been assessed for the same area. Finally, results from the calculation of geodiversity and geomorphosites are compared. The aim is to introduce a series of tools that the manager can apply to integrate abiotic aspects in the evaluation and protection of areas with outstanding natural diversity and considerable natural heritage.

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Acknowledgments

This study was conducted within the framework of the UNESCO09/05 project. It was also financed by the Program for University Teacher Training (FPU) of the Ministry for Education. The authors thank two anonymous reviewers for their suggestions and reflections, which have greatly improved the paper.

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  1. Departamento de Geografía, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Valladolid, Ps/Prado de la Magdalena s/n, 47011, Valladolid, Spain

    Ramón Pellitero, Purificación Ruiz-Flaño & Enrique Serrano

  2. Departamento de Geografía, Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad del País Vasco, C/Tomás y Valiente s/n, 01006, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

    Maria José González-Amuchastegui

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Pellitero, R., González-Amuchastegui, M.J., Ruiz-Flaño, P. et al. Geodiversity and Geomorphosite Assessment Applied to a Natural Protected Area: the Ebro and Rudron Gorges Natural Park (Spain). Geoheritage 3, 163–174 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-010-0022-9

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