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Ancient pine forest on inland dunes in the Spanish northern meseta |
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| Authors: | Fátima Franco-Múgica Mercedes García-Antón Javier Maldonado-Ruiz Carlos Morla-Juaristi Helios Sainz-Ollero |
| Institution: | a Departamento de Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain b Departamento de Biología (Botánica), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain c Departamento de Silvopascicultura, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Montes, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain |
| Abstract: | We present a new stratigraphic (pollen and nonpollen microfossils and charcoal particle) sequence with five AMS dates, covering about the last 9000 yr, of a core collected from the Spanish northern meseta, one of the territories of the Iberian Peninsula for which little paleobotanical information is available. The results support the hypothesis of the permanence of the pine forests, in more or less pure masses or large timber stands, during the Holocene in some Iberian continental zones. The typical substitution in postglacial dynamics of heliophyllous species, such as pines or Cupressaceae, by broadleaf trees did not occur in this inland region. Presumably, factors linked to the substrate, in this case very deep sand dunes covering vast areas, may have contributed to the scarce local competitiveness of the broadleaf trees, which would account for the hegemony of pines in this region. Based on the dynamics of aquatic plants and nonpollen microfossils, an initial phase previous to 7500 14C yr B.P. of high levels in the lake can be identified by high percentages of hydrophytes. A progressive increase in helophytes and the gradual infilling of the lake over the last 5000 yr appear to indicate a phase of aridification similar to those established for the western Mediterranean. Study of charcoal particles, more abundant in the last 2500 yr, has given rise to certain hypotheses regarding the incidence of recurring fires of a local or regional nature. |
| Keywords: | Pollen Paleovegetation Pinus Proxy records Holocene Northern meseta Spain |
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