Transhumance and long-term deforestation in the subalpine belt of the central Spanish Pyrenees: An interdisciplinary approach

JM García-Ruiz, G Tomás-Faci, P Diarte-Blasco… - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
A key problem in explaining the mountain landscapes of the Mediterranean region is the
relationship between the development of transhumance (seasonal movement of livestock …

What the past can say about the present and future of fire

JR Marlon - Quaternary Research, 2020 - cambridge.org
Wildfires are an integral part of most terrestrial ecosystems. Paleofire records composed of
charcoal, soot, and other combustion products deposited in lake and marine sediments …

[HTML][HTML] The role of plant species on runoff and soil erosion in a Mediterranean shrubland

A Cerdà, ME Lucas-Borja, I Franch-Pardo… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shrubland is a Mediterranean biome characterized by densely growing evergreen shrubs
adapted to fire events. To date, scientific research has focused on the impact of vegetation …

Multicentennial cycles in continental demography synchronous with solar activity and climate stability

KW Wirtz, N Antunes, A Diachenko, J Laabs… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human population dynamics and their drivers are not well understood, especially over the
long term and on large scales. Here, we estimate demographic growth trajectories from 9 to …

Environmental changes during MIS6-3 in the Basin of Mexico: A record of fire, lake productivity history and vegetation

LR Martínez-Abarca, S Lozano-García… - Journal of South …, 2021 - Elsevier
The responses of lake productivity, vegetation, and fire events in the Basin of Mexico to
orbital changes from late MIS 6 to MIS 3 (146–35 ka) have been studied based on …

Escenarios, tempo e indicadores paleoambientales para la identificación del Antropoceno en el paisaje vegetal del Pirineo Central (NE Iberia)[Scenarios, timing and …

P González Sampériz, L Montes, T Lasanta, J Aranbarri… - 2019 - zaguan.unizar.es
El Antropoceno puede considerarse como el origen de la configuración paisajística actual, y
en relación a la vegetación, como el periodo en el que la intervención humana es el agente …

Recent and historical pollution legacy in high altitude Lake Marboré (Central Pyrenees): A record of mining and smelting since pre-Roman times in the Iberian …

JP Corella, MJ Sierra, A Garralón, R Millán… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
We have analyzed potential harmful trace elements (PHTE; Pb, Hg, Zn, As and Cu) on
sediment cores retrieved from lake Marboré (LM)(2612 m asl, 42° 41′ N; 0° 2′ E). PHTE …

[HTML][HTML] Landscape dynamics and fire regime since 17,550 cal yr BP in the Cantabrian region (La Molina peat bog, Puente Viesgo, Spain)

M Sanchez-Morales, A Pelachs… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Our aim with this paper is to provide insight into the landscape dynamics of the Cantabrian
region (northern Iberian Peninsula) from the Last Glacial Period to the present. We present a …

What burned the forest? Wildfires, climate change and human activity in the Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in SE Iberian Peninsula

C Sánchez-García, J Revelles, F Burjachs, I Euba… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate variability such as higher or lower temperatures, changing precipitation patterns,
shifts in plant communities and other climate-related changes have particularly affected …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing 40,000 years of vegetation change in the Baetic-Rifan biodiversity hotspot

JS Carrión, J Ochando, F Michelangeli… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract This study presents a 40,000-year-old pollen record from Los Tollos Lake in the
Baetic-Rifan region of southernmost Spain. The data offer insights into the past ecosystems …