[HTML][HTML] A unique Pyrenean varved record provides a detailed reconstruction of Mediterranean vegetation and land-use dynamics over the last three millennia

V Rull, T Vegas-Vilarrúbia, JP Corella… - Quaternary Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Pyrenean Lake Montcortès sediments hold the longest continuous and
absolutely varve-dated record of the Mediterranean region, encompassing the last three …

Spatial patterns of temperature, precipitation, and settlement dynamics on the Iberian Peninsula during the Chalcolithic and the Bronze Age

J Schirrmacher, J Kneisel, D Knitter, W Hamer… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
In light of recent climate changes, it is important to also gain knowledge about the spatial
manifestation of past climate events and their potential impact on ancient societies across a …

Vegetation history, climate and human impact in the Spanish Central System over the last 9000 years

JA López-Sáez, D Abel-Schaad, S Pérez-Díaz… - Quaternary …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper we present a review of the available Holocene pollen records from the Spanish
Central System (113 sites and 150 14 C dates). Palynological data obtained from pollen …

Prediction scenarios of past, present, and future environmental suitability for the Mediterranean species Arbutus unedo L.

AM Almeida, MJ Martins, ML Campagnolo… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change is a challenge for forests in the coming decades, with a major impact on
species adaptation and distribution. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the most vulnerable …

Bronze Age to Medieval vegetation dynamics and landscape anthropization in the southern-central Pyrenees

V Rull, T Vegas-Vilarrúbia, JP Corella… - Palaeogeography …, 2021 - Elsevier
The varved sediments of Lake Montcortès (central pre-Pyrenees) have provided a
continuous high-resolution record of the last ca. 3000 years. Previous chronological and …

Vegetation changes in relation to fire history and human activities at the Peña Negra mire (Bejar Range, Iberian Central Mountain System, Spain) during the past …

D Abel-Schaad, JA López-Sáez - Vegetation history and archaeobotany, 2013 - Springer
Human impact is a key factor in the evolution of landscape since the mid-Holocene. In this
work landscape changes in a mountainous area in central Spain are examined through the …

Unraveling the naturalness of sweet chestnut forests (Castanea sativa Mill.) in central Spain

JA López-Sáez, A Glais, S Robles-López… - Vegetation History and …, 2017 - Springer
This paper describes the patterns and processes of vegetation change and fire history in the
Late Holocene (c. 3,140 cal bp) palaeoecological sequence of El Tiemblo, in a mountainous …

Potential responses and resilience of Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age societies to mid-to Late Holocene climate change on the southern Iberian Peninsula

M Weinelt, J Kneisel, J Schirrmacher… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this investigation, we use a socio-environmental multi-proxy approach to empirically test
hypotheses of recurrent resilience cycles and the role of climate forcing in shaping such …

Landscape dynamics and human impact on high-mountain woodlands in the western Spanish Central System during the last three millennia

JA López-Sáez, D Abel-Schaad… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental study (pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs, charcoal
particles) of a mire, located in the western Spanish Central System (Gredos range), was …

Holocene climates of the Iberian Peninsula: pollen-based reconstructions of changes in the west-east gradient of temperature and moisture

M Liu, Y Shen, P González-Sampériz… - Climate of the Past …, 2021 - cp.copernicus.org
The Iberian Peninsula is characterised by a steep west-east moisture gradient today,
reflecting the dominance of maritime influences along the Atlantic coast and more …