NDLI: Negative responses of highland pines to anthropogenic activities in inland Spain: a palaeoecological perspective

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Author	Rubiales, Juan M. Morales Moli, César García Álvarez, Salvia García Antón, Mercedes
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Palaeoecological evidence indicates that highland pines were dominant in extensive areas of the mountains of Central and Northern Iberia during the first half of the Holocene. However, following several millennia of anthropogenic pressure, their natural ranges are now severely reduced. Although pines have been frequently viewed as first-stage successional species responding positively to human disturbance, some recent palaeobotanical work has proposed fire disturbance and human deforestation as the main drivers of this vegetation turnover. To assess the strength of the evidence for this hypothesis and to identify other possible explanations for this scenario, we review the available information on past vegetation change in the mountains of northern inland Iberia. We have chosen data from several sites that offer good chronological control, including palynological records with microscopic charcoal data and sites with plant macro- and megafossil occurrence. We conclude that although the available long-term data are still fragmentary and that new methods are needed for a better understanding of the ecological history of Iberia, fire events and human activities (probably modulated by climate) have triggered the pine demise at different locations and different temporal scales. In addition, all palaeoxylological, palynological and charcoal results obtained so far are fully compatible with a rapid human-induced ecological change that could have caused a range contraction of highland pines in western Iberia.
Starting Page	397
Ending Page	412
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09396314
Journal	Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	4-5
e-ISSN	16176278
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2011-11-15
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Iberian Peninsula Holocene Palaeoecology Human impact Fire Pinus Anthropology Archaeology Biogeosciences Paleontology Climate Change
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Plant Science Archeology (arts and humanities) Paleontology

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