Late holocene environments in Las Tablas de Daimiel (south central Iberian peninsula, Spain)

The use of a high resolution pollen record in combination with geochemical data from sediments composed mainly of layers of charophytes alternating with layers of vegetal remains plus some detrital beds permits the reconstruction of the environmental evolution of the last 3000 years in an inland wet...

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Published in:Vegetation history and archaeobotany 2007-05, Vol.16 (4), p.241-250
Main Authors: García, María José Gil, Zapata, María Blanca Ruiz, Santisteban, Juan Ignacio, Mediavilla, Rosa, López-Pamo, Enrique, Dabrio, Cristino José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic plants
Aridity
Climate change
Deforestation
Drying
Glacial ages
Holocene
Hydrology
Ice ages
Middle Ages
Mud
Paleoclimatology
Pollen
Sediments
Shrubs
Tablas
Taxa
Variation
Vegetation
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Summary:The use of a high resolution pollen record in combination with geochemical data from sediments composed mainly of layers of charophytes alternating with layers of vegetal remains plus some detrital beds permits the reconstruction of the environmental evolution of the last 3000 years in an inland wetland of the Mediterranean domain, thus introducing a new climatic dataset for the Late Holocene. Hydrological fluctuations, reflected in the relationship between emerged and aquatic vegetation and inorganic and organic C and N changes, can be related to aridity or humid phases, while relations among arboreal taxa (Quercus and Pinus) and Artemisia are used as temperature indicators. Five climatic periods have been identified: a Subatlantic Cold Period (A.D. 1400) indicated by a cooling and drying trend. Despite the lack of any direct evidence of human action, there are some episodes related to deforestation during the Reconquista (Middle Ages) that mask the real climatic signal.
ISSN:0939-6314
1617-6278
DOI:10.1007/s00334-006-0047-9