Long-term persistence of Mediterranean pine forests in the Duero Basin (central Spain) during the Holocene

In the southern Duero Basin of central Spain, there are vast areas of aeolian sand sheets and dune fields. A comprehensive survey of the sand quarries in this area identified a number of palaeosols in sedimentary sequences. The identification and AMS radiocarbon dating of soil charcoal fragments collected in these palaeosols indicate the persistence of Pinus pinaster in this area throughout most of the Holocene. Although potential natural vegetation models have usually considered the Pinus pinaster forests in this inland area of artificial origin, soil charcoal analysis provides firm evidence of a natural origin. Our data fit perfectly with the pattern of Holocene vegetation development for inland areas of Iberia, which are characterised by stability of pine forests throughout the Holocene. Finally, the growing body of palaeobotanical evidence from Iberia (macrofossils and pollen) is contributing to improve our knowledge of P. pinaster ecology, showing that this species has been present in most Iberian regions during the Holocene, where it has inhabited areas characterised by a very diverse set of climatic and soil conditions

Archaeology · Biology · Charcoal · Geography · Holocene · Holocene climatic optimum · Macrofossil · Mediterranean climate · Physical geography · Pinus pinaster · Pollen · Radiocarbon dating · Vegetation (pathology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Tree-ring climate responses · Ecology · Geology · Paleontology

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