Memorias de investigación
Conferences:
Late Holocene wood remains from alluvial/colluvial deposits in the Caldera de Taburiente National Park (La Palma, Canary Islands)
Year:2012

Research Areas
  • Geomorphology,
  • Botany

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Abstract
The geomorphic dynamics of the Barranco de Taburiente (La Palma, Canary Islands) has exposed fossil organic levels in their banks, where a large number of woody remains have been recovered. Samples have been located along ~2 km of the river and are clustered in two sites. Radiocarbon dating of the remains indicates that the recovered samples date back to the Late Holocene and have been mainly identified as Pinus canariensis, a pine species that may have long been dominant and stable in the landscapes of the caldera through time. The geomorphic processes are reconstructed from a sedimentological perspective and its interactions with the palaeovegetation at the longterm scale are discussed.
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Entity
Entity Nationality
ESPAÑA
Place
San Cristóbal de la Laguna
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Historia y dinámica del paisaje vegetal