It is one of the most important atlantic forests in the
Galicia Autonomous Community and a clear example of a "fraga",
a humid space covered by plants. At Pontedeume, where is the
most interesting area of the Park, next to the ruins of the
Monastery of Caaveiro, can be found the most characteristic
plant species.
There is an enormous variety of microclimates in the area.
The phenomena of thermical inversion in the depth of the
valleys, the different orientation of the hillsides and
the abruptness of the fluvial canyons bring about the proliferation
of varied climatic conditions.
The vegetation at As Fragas do Eume depends on the proximity
to the river. The most humid areas, by the rivers and brooks,
are home to Tertiary relict ferns, such as the Woodwardia
radicans, Culcita macrocarpa, Hymenophyllum tunbrigense
and the Vandenboschia speciosa. The park is also covered
by oaks, ash trees, chestnuts, birches, willows, maples,
hazel trees, laurels and strawberry trees.
The most significant animal species in the area include
invertebrates that can only be found in Galicia and Europe,
such as the Elona quimperiana, Geomalacus maculosus, Margaritifera
margaritifera, Coenagrion mercuriale, Euphydryas aurinea
and the Lucanus cervus.
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