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NAME OF THE LOCAL AREA
Regional park Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli

COUNTRY
Italy

CITY
Pisa

THEMATIC AREA
Geography, Biology

DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCAL AREA
The territory now included within the boundaries of the Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Regional park has undergone, over the centuries, a series of changes ascribable to anthropization. Historical evidences allowed the reconstruction of the evolution of this environment, which has always been characterized by wide lagoons alternated with woods and Maquis, typical of the delta areas. Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli Regional park is a coastal area overlooking the eastern part of the northern Tyrrhenian sea. It is what remains of the planitial forest that once linked, with woods, swamps, lagoons and dunes, the mouth of the Magra river north to the marshes at the foot of the hills south of Livorno. UNESCO has recently established a new Biosphere reserve called 'Selva Pisana'


	Overview of San Rossore park	San Rossore estate (with a surface of 4,800 hectares) is the most significant natural environment within the Park. Its boundaries are situated north of the river Serchio and east of Pisa, south of the river Arno and west of the Ligurian Sea. The spontaneous vegetation changes depending on the areas: in the tombolos the vegetation is sub-mediterranean with the holm oak forest and pinewood, in the meanders it shows itself as a mesohygrophilic forest made up of deciduous plants typical of the original forests. Along the coast, between the two river mouths, the estate is limited towards the sea by high dunes. Among the animals which can be easily observed there are the fallow deers, the wild boar and several bird species, especially during overwintering and spring migrations.
	Maritime Pine tree	The maritime pine tree is one of the plants most frequently found in the Park of San Rossore Migliarino and Massaciuccoli
	Pinus Sylvestris	The Scotspine, or Pinus Sylvestris, belongs to the family of Pinaceae. Its leaves are useful for the production of perfume and shampoo
	Harvest of pinecones	The harvest of pinecones in San Rossore park takes place in October. A machine shakes the trees and the pinecones fall down
	Machine shaking trees	A machine shakes trees to make pinecones fall down; this is what is done before the harvest
	Erica scoparia	The erica scoparia, commonly called broom, is one of the eight species of Erica in Italy, it is present along the Italian west coast and on the highland areas close to the coasts.
	Plants treatment	Newborn holmes are protected with something similar to straws, to prevent deers eating them
	The pink flamingo	The pink flamingo is a particular type of bird which can live well protected within the boundaries of the park
	The mallard	The mallard is one of the species of animals that live in the Park


Flora at San Rossore park Gallery of various plants and flowers atSan Rossore Park
Fauna at San Rossore park Gallery of various types of animals at San Rossore park
Areas of Italy Common features and peculiarities of the areas selected as subject of study: Fucecchio marshes, Oasis of Arnovecchio, Migliarino, San Rossore and Massaciuccoli, Park on the river Elsa

Geographical Areas