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New data concerning the evolution of the vegetation in Lillo pinewood (Leon, Spain)
Author(s) -
García Antón M.,
Franco Múgica F.,
Maldonado J.,
Morla Juaristi C.,
Sainz Ollero H.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of biogeography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1365-2699
pISSN - 0305-0270
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00181.x
Subject(s) - humanities , cartography , geography , art
A pollen study of a peat-bog sited in the pinewood of Lillo (Le6n, Spain) is presented. The diagram shows an initial phase where a well-developed pinewood was dominant with deciduous species, followed by a selective clearance process of Pinus. Finally, the pinewood recovers again towards a similar state to that described at the beginning of the profile. Radiocarbon dates point that the timing of peat formation took place around 1720 + 60 years BP and the deforestation on 780+80 years BP. The results have allowed to explain the autochthonous character of Lillo pinewood, which remains as one of the few relics of the southern slopes of the Cantabrian Range.