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brañas guarnecidas por acebales

English translation: upland meadows dotted with holly thickets


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Spanish term or phrase:brañas guarnecidas por acebales
English translation:upland meadows dotted with holly thickets
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21:56 Nov 9, 2011
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Science - Environment & Ecology
Spanish term or phrase: brañas guarnecidas por acebales
Description of protected areas in Cantabria, Spain.
Constituyen rasgos de interés los robledales de las zonas más bajas y septentrionales, como Ucieda, Cieza y Poniente, los hayedos de Saja y Bárcena Mayor en las zonas altas y las **brañas guarnecidas por acebales** en las cumbres.
Thanks in advance.
Andres Fekete
Uruguay
Local time: 03:35
upland meadows dotted with holly thickets
Explanation:
think "upland" is needed to distinguish type of meadow or even "sub-alpine" meadow or heathland.

Wiki has "mountain praire": Brañas, or mountain prairies in the municipality of Arenas de Iguña. In the distance, the Picos de Europa can be seen. Tordías Peak is 968 metres high
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantabria


www.unioviedo.es/marioquevedo/.../2008_MJB_etal_JOrnitholog...

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by MJ Banuelos - 2008 - Cited by 8 - Related articles
indicate refuge habitats where Cantabrian capercaillie can still breed successfully. .... holly (Ilex aquifolium) and mountain ash (Sorbus aucu- paria), to name a few of the ..... upland meadows and subalpine moors (Menoni 1990). Differences in ...


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glad to help:-)

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gallagy2
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2upland meadows dotted with holly thicketsgallagy2
2 +3meadows studded with holly thickets
Taña Dalglish
3upland pastures...
Christine Walsh
3upland grasslands protected by Holly trees canopy
Ana Terzaghi


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
meadows studded with holly thickets


Explanation:

bra·ña Feminine - Noun - Singular
meadow;

a·ce·bal Masculine - Noun - Singular
holly thicket;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thicket
http://thehighline.org/blog/2010/08/17/section-2-trees-arriv...

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 01:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert: High meadows (DRAE:. f. Ast. y Cantb. Pasto o prado situado en los lugares altos de las montañas cantábricas.).
56 mins
  -> Thank you so much Ace. Perhaps "high meadows" as you have suggested. Good idea. Un abrazo.

agree  Jenni Lukac
1 hr
  -> Thanks so much Jenni. Un abrazo.

agree  slothm
12 hrs
  -> Thank you slothm. Un abrazo.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
upland pastures...


Explanation:
Just another option for 'brañas'

Christine Walsh
Local time: 03:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
upland grasslands protected by Holly trees canopy


Explanation:
Brañas refers to different kind of pastures where cattle grazes in the upslope of the area.
Acebales refers to Ilex aquifolium, in English called "Holly tree".

Ana Terzaghi
Local time: 03:35
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
upland meadows dotted with holly thickets


Explanation:
think "upland" is needed to distinguish type of meadow or even "sub-alpine" meadow or heathland.

Wiki has "mountain praire": Brañas, or mountain prairies in the municipality of Arenas de Iguña. In the distance, the Picos de Europa can be seen. Tordías Peak is 968 metres high
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantabria


www.unioviedo.es/marioquevedo/.../2008_MJB_etal_JOrnitholog...

File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
by MJ Banuelos - 2008 - Cited by 8 - Related articles
indicate refuge habitats where Cantabrian capercaillie can still breed successfully. .... holly (Ilex aquifolium) and mountain ash (Sorbus aucu- paria), to name a few of the ..... upland meadows and subalpine moors (Menoni 1990). Differences in ...


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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2011-11-11 14:10:32 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help:-)



gallagy2
Ireland
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Thank you!

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr
  -> many thanks Muriel:-)

agree  slothm
10 hrs
  -> many thanks slothm:-)
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