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Palaeoecological significance of Late Pleistocene pine macrofossils in the lower Guadalquivir Basin (Doñana natural park, southwestern Spain)
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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . Sep2010, Vol. 295 Issue 1/2, p332-343. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Abstract: This paper reports on analysis of plant macrofossils in aeolian deposits exposed in El Asperillo cliff in the Province of Huelva. A significant find of a large number of macrofossils of Pinus (Pinus pinaster Ait. and Pinus nigra Arnold) makes a major contribution to our understanding of the role of Pine in the Upper Pleistocene landscapes of Iberia. P. pinaster Ait. and P. nigra Arnold, are meso-microthermic species and inhabited valleys excavated in aeolian sediments mainly deposited during OIS 4 and OIS 3 (based on OSL and radiocarbon ages). Their presence in these valleys during the last part of OIS4 and OIS 3 reflects a significant fall in temperature during certain periods of these isotopic stages and helps us better understand the response of coastal dynamics to climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00310182
- Volume :
- 295
- Issue :
- 1/2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52823920
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.06.013