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Stratified scree in the Central Spanish Pyrenees: palaeoenvironmental implications

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  • J. M. García‐Ruiz
  • B. Valero‐Garcés
  • P. González‐Sampériz
  • A. Lorente
  • C. Martí‐Bono
  • S. Beguería
  • L. Edwards

Abstract

Sedimentological, geomorphological and palynological study of three stratified screes from two environments in the central Spanish Pyrenees allows reconstruction of climate and vegetational change since the last glacial maximum. In both localities (at 700 and 1000 m a.s.l.) the deposits show a similar stratigraphy: (i) a basal stratified scree, in one case fossilized by speleothems; (ii) a palaeosol, with abundant charcoal and evidence of human activity; and (iii) a massive coarse scree. The stratified scree developed during the glacial maximum and late glacial. A humid period during the early Holocene was characterized by speleothem formation and carbonate cementation in some screes. Forest fires around 3300 BP were widespread in the Pyrenees and were probably related to human impact. Recent scree reactivation due to an increase in clast supply is limited to cold stages during the late Holocene. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. L'étude sédimentologique, géomorphologique et palynologique de trois dépôts de pente stratifiés localisés dans deux environnments des Pyrénées centrales espagnoles permet de reconstituer des changements du climat et de la végétation depuis le dernier maximum glaciaire. Dans les deux sites, les dépôts présentent la même stratigraphie: (i) un éboulis stratifié basal parfois fossilisé par des spéleothèmes; (ii) un paléosol, avec de nombreux charbons de bois et des preuves dapos;activités humaines; et (iii) un éboulis grossier massif. Les éboulis stratifiés se sont développés pendant le dernier maximum glaciaire et le Tardiglaciaire. Une période humide au début de l'Holocène est caracterisée par la formation de spéleothèmes et de cimentations carbonatées dans quelques éboulis. Les feux de forêt autour de 3300 ans BP semblent être très répandus dans les Pyrénées et ils sont en rapport, probablement, avec l'impact humain. La dernière réactivation de l'éboulisation due à l'accroissement de la fourniture de débris est limitée aux épisodes froids de la fin de l'Holocène. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • J. M. García‐Ruiz & B. Valero‐Garcés & P. González‐Sampériz & A. Lorente & C. Martí‐Bono & S. Beguería & L. Edwards, 2001. "Stratified scree in the Central Spanish Pyrenees: palaeoenvironmental implications," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 12(3), pages 233-242, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:12:y:2001:i:3:p:233-242
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp.388
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