tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post90115953337101296..comments2024-03-02T17:02:16.292-08:00Comments on ARAÑAZOS EN EL CIELO: Planting in a Post-Wild World - Designing Plant Communites for Resilient Landscapes- English VersionMiguel Reciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11469611832237768911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-87461369228542009302016-02-13T15:13:11.263-08:002016-02-13T15:13:11.263-08:00Thanks, Miguel. The term Monte Bajo seems to share...Thanks, Miguel. The term Monte Bajo seems to share the physical characteristics of the Monte I saw in Uruguay, but the species in the plant community is entirely different--just as you speculated. James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-69517048141447447322016-02-08T09:38:18.126-08:002016-02-08T09:38:18.126-08:00I'm not sure James, but I guess we are talking...I'm not sure James, but I guess we are talking about the same ecosystem. In Spain the word Monte is used in a very generic way. Almost anything other than a cultivated or constructed field is called Monte. Monte can be both forests and shrubland and grassland, but Monte Bajo is an ecosystem of grasses, perennials, bushes and trees of low height. Quercus coccifera, Cistus, Rosmarinus, Lavandula, Thymus, Helychrysum and many others often form these ecosystem in the Mediterranean, and depending of the area and the specific ecosystem they have different names as garriga or maquis. I guess Amalia refers to an ecosystem with the same generic characteristics but different species. <br />For grassland we also use the word Pradera.Miguel Reciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469611832237768911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-64358873486463950542016-02-06T16:02:53.942-08:002016-02-06T16:02:53.942-08:00Miguel, I wonder if your term "monte" ha...Miguel, I wonder if your term "monte" has the same meaning as Amalia Robredo's use of "monte" to describe an indigenous shrub community in Uruguay. I have the sense Amalia uses the term to describe only a local type of plant community, but perhaps its usage is the same in all Mediterranean-type landscapes. Is that so? She also uses "pradera" for the grasslands surrounding the monte.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910895503263927177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-85216721788630642062016-02-01T07:30:35.792-08:002016-02-01T07:30:35.792-08:00Thanks James. It is a pleasure to hear from you.Thanks James. It is a pleasure to hear from you.Miguel Reciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469611832237768911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8864724893617956365.post-83774716376533450182016-01-31T16:00:22.313-08:002016-01-31T16:00:22.313-08:00How enlightening to read about your perspective on...How enlightening to read about your perspective on the book as a garden designer in a Mediterranean landscape. James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910895503263927177noreply@blogger.com